24 • SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2018 • TRIBUNE-REVIEW
JACOB JOHNSON
Mt. Pleasant bidding for playoff return
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experience after throwing for
1,011 yards and 12 touchdowns
as a junior in his first season as
a starter.
“He was brand new last year,”
Fazekas said. “He was very raw,
but I was real happy with how he
came on. Obviously, he has to be a
big part of our offense.”
It’s an offense that also is expected
to rely on senior running
back Alex Kadylak, who doubles
as an outside linebacker on
defense, junior wide receiver/
cornerback Jacob Johnson and
6-foot, 235-pound senior guard/
defensive end Ethan Donitzen.
The 6-4, 190-pound Pieszak,
whom Fazekas said is receiving
attention from Division II schools,
began as a wide receiver before
being converted to quarterback
during his sophomore season.
He was expected to lead the Mt.
Pleasant JV team that year but
missed a majority of games with
an ankle injury.
Mt. Pleasant must overcome
the losses of leading rusher Mike
Govern (1,041 yards) and leading
receiver Ryan Quin (25 receptions
for 489 yards).
“We’re trying hard to take the
necessary steps,” Fazekas said.
“The conference is going to be very
challenging again.”
With a year of leading the Mt.
Pleasant program, Fazekas figures
to be more comfortable in his new
role.
“It was quite a year,” he said of
2017. “We were able to keep almost
everyone (on staff) together for the
whole time.”
The roster grew last season to
60 players, an increase of 18 from
the previous year. Mt. Pleasant
welcomed 59 players to camp this
season.
Abig reason was the addition of
freshmen to the roster.
“I actually had some
ninth-graders who put their hand
on the ground in games,” Fazekas
said.
With Fazekas helping to coordinate
efforts, Mt. Pleasant added a
seventh- and eighth-grade team,
allowing him to move the school’s
freshman players to varsity.
“It was the right move, because
now we’re starting to build up our
depth again,” he said.
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