With the recruiting season winding down, the Cardinal football team currently has commitments from 33 excellent high school players. While the class will continue to grow through the next few months, the Cards believe they have the foundation in place for what looks to be an excellent recruiting year.
The class of 2014 will look to contribute to the North Central football team's "Drive for Five" consecutive CCIW titles this Fall. The committed players are:
| Name | Pos. | Hometown/Previous School | ||
| Jonathan Adkins | LB | Lombard, Ill./Glenbard West | ||
| Brandon Borkovec | WR | Erie, Ill./Erie | ||
| Andrew Bradburn | OL | St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East | ||
| Alejandro Castaneda | RB | Elmwood Park, Ill./Elmwood Park | ||
| Tyler Claeys | LB | Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo | ||
| Nick Dace | K | Freeport, Ill./Freeport | ||
| Shane Dierking | DB | Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South | ||
| Connor Douglas | DB | Lombard, Ill./Glenbard South | ||
| Trey Hartema | DB | Bloomington, Ill./Normal West | ||
| Tony Kennedy | DB | Skokie, Ill./Niles North | ||
| Jack Klein | DB | Aurora, Ill./Oswego East/Truman State Univ. | ||
| Steven Kmiotek | WR | Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South | ||
| Christian Lentz | DL | Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka | ||
| Patrick Manion | OL | Elmhurst, Ill./Immaculate Conception | ||
| Alex Mann | DL | Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South | ||
| Peter Mann | DL | Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South | ||
| Jacob McCarty | OL | Champaign, Ill./St. Thomas More | ||
| Chad O'Kane | WR | Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton | ||
| Nolan Possley | QB | St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East | ||
| Ryne Rezac | WR | Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Vista | ||
| Ryan Rizzio | LB | Loves Park, Ill./Harlem | ||
| Ben Simons | DL | Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka | ||
| Nick Slezak | WR | Warrenville, Ill./Glenbard South | ||
| Jacob Steele | K | Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru | ||
| Adam Szudarski | WR | Wonder Lake, Ill./Marian Central Catholic | ||
| Ryan Szudarski | WR/DB | Wonder Lake, Ill./Marian Central Catholic | ||
| A.J. Thomas | TE | Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago | ||
| Alex Tripp | LB | Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North | ||
| Shane Walsh | TE | Vernon Hills, Ill./Stevenson | ||
| Michael Weidner | LB | Wyanet, Ill./Bureau Valley | ||
| Greg Whalen | DL | Algonquin, Ill./Marian Central Catholic |
Coach Thorne and the rest of the football staff would like to thank the recruits, the Cardinal players and the faculty of North Central for their contributions to another successful recruiting season. The Cardinals are currently in Spring Ball which runs Tuesday-Thursday, from 4-6 PM and is open to the public at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.
