He wasn't expected to win the game with his arm. The Chargers limited Snead's expectations and put him in positions to make easier plays. I was a little nervous to begin with, but I always play better when I'm nervous.' I think I'm getting pretty great at it, but (no), not really, I didn't expect to have such a big performance. 'It was tough, but I'm trying to learn the playbook. I had to, obviously, prepare with my receiver and my O-line,' said Snead, who was the starter on the JV last year. Which is saying something considering his first varsity start was in a 115,109-seat college football stadium. Snead was 5 of 10 passing for 195 yards and three touchdowns. We put a young group on the field today, and a lot of guys stood out and made some great plays.' We're just at the point right now where every year when our younger guys come up, they know the standards and they know the expectations. 'When we lose good players, you want to make sure we have other guys coming in, and we want to make sure we can develop them really quick. 'That's kind of been part of our program,' coach Bill DeFillippo said.

And guess what? It appears a few stars have been born.

The team entered this season with unknowns across the board. In fact, its most well-known stars returning were center Caleb LeBar, linebacker Malachi Bratton and defensive back Dylan Wilczynski. (Adrian College), receiver Bailey Brooks (Concordia-Ann Arbor) and slot Joshua Brown (Saginaw Valley State University) just from their offensive skill positions alone.Ĭhurchill didn't have any true brand names coming back at those spots. While losing Williams was a big deal, the Chargers also graduated running back Boston Clegg Jr. And it was a who's who of star players it graduated. Of course, Williams wants to see his former team continue its success.Ĭhurchill returned only four starters from last year's squad. The fact that he's checking on me while he's already in college says the relationship with the players after high school is a strong bond.' Do not duplicate in any form without permission.'He was telling me to go through my progressions, go through my reads,' the junior said following Churchill's 32-14 victory against Plymouth at Michigan Stadium.

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