HI G H S C H O O L FO OTBAL L PREVIEW
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN
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he 2020 season lived up to preseason hype for Community Christian as the Royals collected their third consecutive playoff berth, posted a 9-3 record and recorded the program’s first playoff win since joining the OSSAA over traditional powerhouse Davis, 35-7. With a 19-13 loss to Oklahoma Christian School, CCS walked away wanting more. The Royals dug themselves an early three-touchdown deficit but rallied back by pitching a second-half shutout and had multiple opportunities to take the lead in the second half. “When we walked off the field last year at Oklahoma Christian School, we had multiple opportunities to win that game that we let slip through our hands,” Community Christian head coach Mat McIntosh said. “As great as the season was for our school, we walked off the field feeling like we could’ve done more. We’re excited to try to take another step for our program and excited to prove that last year wasn’t a fluke for us.” Offensively, the CCS attack starts with a three-year starting quarterback Boyce McIntosh (Sr, 6’1”, 205). After having never taken so much as a practice snap at quarterback ahead of his sophomore season, Boyce McIntosh has guided Community Christian to the playoffs in both of his seasons at quarterback and continues to progress in the Royals’ spread, air raid offensive attack. “As a coach, to have a senior, three-year starter coming back who has led us two years in a row to the playoffs, there’s a lot worse positions to be in as a football team,” Mat McIntosh said. On the offensive line, CCS returns a pair of three-year starters, Jesse Hodgson (Sr, 5’11”, 215) and Jay Kroeger (Sr, 6’, 190). The Royals are moving Kallen Montgomery (Sr, 6’1”, 205) from the slot receiver position into the backfield where he will be the primary running back.
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“He was great for us at slot, but he’s a good-sized kid,” Mat McIntosh said. “He’ll be our starting tailback and we expect big things from him.”
“We’re excited to take another step for our program...”
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Mat McIntosh
Outside wide receiver Charlie Peterson (Sr, 6’3”, 185) led the team in catches and yardage a season ago. Slot receiver Josiah Fuller (Jr, 5’9”, 150) will be joined by a pair of slot receivers that CCS was able to convert into dual-sport athletes off the basketball team, Keaton Schallhorn (Sr, 6’, 170) and Gershom Smith (Sr, 6’2”, 175). Bai Jobe (Jr, 6’5”, 210) already holds six power-five school of-
