Cards Welcome 2010 Recruiting Class!

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.