MAX’s Prep Gridiron Elite 11
As we embark on yet another Indiana high school football season, it’s worth noting northern Indiana has some of the best teams in the state of Indiana, along with some high-profile players and coaches.
Of the seven teams MAX 98.3 FM WYMR regularly covers, two are ranked among the top 10 in their class and another is receiving votes to be in the top 10 in the preseason polls.
Triton is No. 7 in Class 1A and LaVille is No. 8 in the same class.
Bremen received votes to be in the top 10 in 2A.
The dedication and loyalty that Coach Andy Dorrel has shown at Culver Academy is impressive to say the least. Dorrel enters his 27th season on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee.
Then there’s Jeff Kaiser, LaVille’s head coach who in is first year in charge of the Lancer program led the Big Blue to an 11-2 record and sectional crown.
No doubt we are in store for what should be another exciting season of gridiron action.
So before we kick things off tomorrow night, MAX thought it would unveil its players to watch list so here goes …
Bremen WR/FS Sr. Ty Graverson – arguably the best two-way player in our area; finished third in state in receiving yards with 1,323 and 10 TD catches; as DB, led team with 98 tackles & three picks; as a kicker converted 32-of-33 PATs and 10-of-12 field goals; 1st Team All-NIC; 1st team All-State 2024 Indiana Football Digest Class 2A; has 126 career receptions for 2,235 yds & 20 TDs; recorded 100 career tackles, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries & two touchdowns
Plymouth QB Exzander Ramirez – combined to throw & run for 1,900 yds & 11 scores in ’23 in spread offense; completed 103-of-159 passes for 1,185 yds with three TDs and ran 127 times for 723 yards and eight scores as a junior
LaVille RB/DB Sr. Cody Allen – 1,515 rushing yds & 21 TDs on the ground & 38 tackles, two INTs & one fumble recovery; ’23 South Bend Tribune all-area team; 1st team All-State 2024 Indiana Football Digest Class 1A
Triton WR/DB Sr. Dante Workman – 32 catches for 807 yds & 8 TDs with 54 tackles; two-time all-conference pick; 1st team All-State 2024 Indiana Football Digest Class 1A
LaVille OL/DL Jr. Braedyn Foster – played in all 13 games as a sophomore in ’23; was a dominating force on D, recording 98 tackles, including 19 for loss, two sacks & two fumble recoveries; 1st team All-State 2024 Indiana Football Digest Class 1A
John Glenn LB Sr. Eli Beeney – one-man wrecking crew who totaled a staggering 126 tackles in ’23; 13 tackles for loss, two sacks & two fumble recoveries
Plymouth LB Jr. Brady Coffin – 67 tackles with three for loss & three fumble recoveries in ‘23
Bremen QB/DB Sr. Silas Laidig – threw for 2,378 yds & 19 TDs in ’23 & also ran for two scores en route to All-NIC honors
Triton RB Jr. Vinny Prater – as a sophomore led all Trojan rushers with 764 yds on 119 carries & six TDs
Triton RB Jr. Jayden Overmyer – all-conference pick in ’23 rushed 78 times for 502 yds & eight scores
John Glenn LB/TE/KR Sr. Julian McMahan – at 6-foot-4, 225-pound is one of the most physically intimidating players you will find; 8 catches for 122 yds & two scores; All-NIC as LB in ’23 with 38 tackles, including seven for loss & three sacks; 425 kick return yards in 12 games
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