School: Springfield High
Mascot: Senators
Head Coach: Jon Hebb
Years at School: 3
Overall Record: 12-16
Assistant Coaches: Seth Hill, Troy Dalby, Kevin Norris, Tim Simon, James Hickman, Mike Taylor, Eric Turner, Tyrese Reed
Last Year’s Conference Record: 3-2
Last Year’s Overall Record: 5-5
Postseason: Lost 1st Round to East St. Louis
School State Championships: 0
School Conference Championships: 0
Biggest Rival Game Every Year: SHG
Number of returning letterman: 35
Number of returning starters: 17
Offense: 10
Defense: 7
Top Returnees from Fall 2024 (name-position-year)
Offensive: Dax Moreno, OT, Sr.; Niko Stepniewski, OT, Sr.; Cooper Smith, C, Sr.; Isaac Alexander, TE/H/T, Sr.; Trey Sutton, OG, So.; Brody Scheffler, QB, Sr.; Kale Thurman, WR, Sr.; Deandre Brown, WR, Sr.; Armanze Lewis, RB, Sr.; Mekhi Newman, WR, Sr.; Bryce Bryant, RB, Jr.
Defensive: Mekhi Newman, S, Sr.; Niko Stepniewski, LB, Sr.; Terry’onne Coleman, DT/N, Sr.; Trey Sutton, DT/N, So.; Declan Brown, S, Sr.; Deandre Brown, CB, Sr.; Damarion Davis, DE, Sr.; Bryce Bryant, LB, Jr.
Who are the newcomers we should know about and why? Braydon Semon, WR, Sr. – Missed all of junior season due to injury during week 0 scrimmage; Ed Horton, RB/OLB, Jr. – Super athletic and physical for his size; Zikerion McKinney, RB/CB, Jr. – Transfer from SHG, strong defender in the secondary; Don Criss, OL, So. – Started some on offensive line and lettered as a freshman; Rashawn Crawford, RB/LB, So. – Long and athletic with good speed, in the mix at RB; Tyree Sullivan, LB/H/TE/RB, So. – Big and athletic, versatile enough to play several positions, nicknamed “Freak,” because of his freak athleticism.
Head Coach says: We feel like we have good reason to have high expectations for ourselves coming into the season. Last year was a building block toward where we want to be as a program. This year’s seniors have done a nice job of taking ownership over the program, which is always an awesome thing to see play out in real-time. That said, they know we have to continue to get better each day and not squander opportunities.
