Five Year Trend (Playoffs)
- 2020: 1-8 (First Round)
- 2019: 2-9 (Second Round)
- 2018: 0-10 (First Round)
- 2017: 0-10 (First Round)
- 2016: 3-7 (First Round)
2020 REVIEW
It was a tough season for the Patriots, and a lot of it had to do with putting a lot of young or inexperienced guys out there against a schedule of really good teams. East Newton had just five letter-winners back last season from 2019. “We had a ton of kids who had never played a down on Friday night,” says head coach Kyle Wood, “The speed and physicality of the Big 8 was a bit of a shock to everyone to start the year. That was the biggest challenge. It was a big eye-opener. We had to re-focus and adjust, but in the end, we continued to get better. The conference is brutal. The scores did not always show the growth that was happening, but it was there and I think we will show it this season.”
RETURNING STARTERS (2020 stats)
OL/DL Lane Baker (Sr) 6’2″, 225 lb – 2nd team All-District OL
OL Kaden Burbridge (Sr) 5’8″, 180 lb – 19 tackles
OL/DL Collin Farley (Sr) 6’1″, 195 lb – 13 tackles
OL/DL Mason Hailey (Jr) 6’2″, 220 lb – HM All-Area DL
OL/DL Dominic Shaw (Jr) 6’3″, 275 lb – HM All-Area OL
WR/DB Matthew Knight (Sr) 6’1″, 175 lb – 32 tackles, 1 interception
RB/LB Nathan Evey (Sr) 6’0″, 185 lb – 1st team All-District RB, 680 rush yds, 5 TD
RB/LB Ty Bowman (Jr) 5’11”, 185 lb – 1st team All-District LB, 83 tackles, 1 interception
OL/ Elijah Mojica (Sr) 5’10”, 210 lb
DB Riley Downum (Jr) 5’10”, 150 lb – 82 rush yds, TD
LB Barrett Burkey (Sr) 5’9″, 150 lb – 20 tackles, 1 interception
OTHER KEY RETURNERS
WR/DB Glenn Bunch (Sr) 6’0″, 175 lb
QB/DB Shane Rawllins (Sr) 5’10”, 165 lb
RB/DB Jo Jackson (Jr) 5’7″, 150 lb
RB/LB Zach Jordon (Sr) 5’10”, 200 lb
OL/DL Xavier Long (Jr) 5’7″, 225 lb
OL/DL Alex Heatley (Jr) 5’7″, 205 lb
WR/DB Hayden Heatley (Jr) 5’8″, 175 lb
RB/LB Noah Hood (So) 5’9″, 150 lb
TE/LB Eden Enlow (So) 5’10”, 170 lb
WR/DB Jessen Morales (So) 5’6″, 145 lb
KEY NEWCOMERS
WR/DB Charlie Yang (Sr) 5’6″, 145 lb
OL/DL Haze Hagedon (So) 5’10”, 220 lb
WR/DB Marshall Renner (Jr) 6’0″, 165 lb
WR/DB Jack Xiong (Jr) 5’9″, 150 lb
QB/WR/DB Easton Schrader (Sr) 6’0″, 160 lb
OL/DL Tyler Millett (Sr) 5’11”, 210 lb
OL/DL Tristin Chang (Sr) 5’6″, 180 lb