Football 2015: A look at the Independent Panthers
Coach: Jeff Boone, first season
League: Central Plains
Last season: 2-7
Last five seasons: 15-32
Projected 2015 playoff team? Yes
Top skill players
Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. |
Chad Eikleberry | 5-8 | 150 | WR | Sr. |
Shase Williams | 5-10 | 150 | WR | Sr. |
Chris Taylor | 5-10 | 160 | RB | Sr. |
Cade Dotson | 6-0 | 180 | LB | Sr. |
Top linemen
Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. |
Justin Newman | 6-5 | 270 | OL | Sr. |
2014 results
Opponent
Score
Chaparral
L,47-13
Trinity Academy
L,55-0
Cheney
L,42-0
Garden Plain
L,65-19
Conway Springs
L,56-21
Belle Plaine
W,41-8
Douglass
W,34-25
Collegiate
L,60-7
Bluestem
L,42-34
2015 schedule
Date
Opponent
Sept. 4
Chaparral
Sept. 11
at Trinity Academy
Sept. 18
Cheney
Sept. 25
at Conway Springs
Oct. 2
at Garden Plain
Oct. 9
Belle Plaine
Oct. 16
at Douglass
Oct. 23
at Collegiate
Oct. 30
Bluestem
Justin Newman on his team
What Independent does well: “We’ve got a lot of really fast running backs this year. We might be short on the line, we might have to bring a couple guys up. But the guys we’re bringing up, they’ve all played line before.”
What has to improve: “We have less players and we always try to work on that. During the summer we had about a max of in the 20s of people showing up. As soon as we get to school, we go and talk to all the guys and try to get a bunch of guys to come out and play.”
This story was originally published September 1, 2015 at 5:18 PM with the headline "Football 2015: A look at the Independent Panthers."