Lincoln Way West will face the Champaign Centennial Chargers in a match up on Friday, October 11.
Champaign Centennial
Aug 30 @ Peoria
Sept. 6 vs. Champaign Central
Sept 13 vs. Peoria Richwoods
Sept. 21 @ Danville
Sept. 27 vs. Peoria Notre Dame
Oct. 4 @ Urbana
Oct. 11 @ Lincoln-Way West
Oct. 18 vs. Normal Community
Oct. 25 @ Bloomington
Enrollment: 1,363
Communities Served: Champaign, Bondville, Savoy in Champaign County
Head Coach: Kyle Jackson (five seasons, 20-22 record)
Assistant Coaches: Justin Barnhart, Chase Andree, Jason Fisher, Laquandris Gladney, Casey Kashnig, Jaylen Wilson, Tony Simons, Brenden Mattfolk, Orlando Rosario. Jeff Hasenstab
Conference: Big 12
2023 Record: 6-4; Lost to Crete-Monee in IHSA 6A Playoffs Round 1
Players to watch:
Kellen Davis-Foltz Sr. 6’1 195 QB/S
Plamedie Ibinimion, Sr. 6’0 175 WR
Gabe Schaub Sr. 6’1 265 OL
Cade Cox Sr. 6’0 265 OL
Jakari Myles Jr. 6’2 260 OL
Zi’yir Aker Soph. 5’10 175 RB
Trevon Hall, Sr. 6’1 225 OLB
Ralph Mietcheu Sr. 5’10 185 MLB
Nathan Kalonji Sr. 6’0 180 CB
Finn Scott Sr. 6’0 175 OLB
Game Notes
Davis-Foltz is a three-year starter at quarterback for Champaign Centennial who threw for 1,766 yards and 24 touchdowns while running for 574 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior.
Champaign Centennial Head Coach Kyle Jackson went 0-9 in his first season (2019), but he has since led Champaign Centennial to the IHSA playoffs three years in a row.
Champaign Centennial assistant coach Jeff Hasenstab is a Belleville West H.S. graduate who played defensive tackle for the University of Illinois from 1990-1994. He was a Fighting Illini teammate of future NFL veterans Simeon Rice (Mt. Carmel) and John Holecek (Marian Catholic). Holecek later coached Loyola Academy’s football team for 17 years, winning three state titles. Hasenstab was head coach at Champaign Central from 2001-04, where his son, David, is a senior tight end.
Champaign Centennial won the state 3A boys basketball title in 2008, going 32-1, led by guards James Kinney (San Jose State) and Rayvonte Rice (Drake/University of Illinois).
Rice, who currently plays for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association, played football for Centennial on the same team as his cousin, future Illini and Detroit Lion running back Mikel Leshoure.
The Chargers went 8-4 in Leshoure’s junior year, falling in the IHSA 6A Quarterfinals to Oak Forest, 40-7. LeShoure managed 121 yards rushing on 18 attempts. He ran for 2,451 yards his junior season.
