Look out for rising sophomore Demoria Harris(6-2, 165lbs), younger brother of Travon and Darvell Harris.
Last Year: 7-5-0 overall; 4-1 2nd place in the Illini-Red Bird Conference; 50-0 CPS playoff win vs Collins; 40-14 CPS playoff loss to Harper; 66-26 1st round state playoff win vs Taft; 29-0 2nd round state playoff loss to Loyola Academy.
This year:
Illlini-Red Bird Conference with Simeon, Whitney Young, Lane Tech, Curie, and CVS.
Quick Take:
Despite the graduation of two of one of Dunbar's all time athletes in QB Darvell Harris and WR Travon Harris, Darvell should still be a very solid team. The sting of last year's unexpected 40-14 loss to Harper in the CPS playoffs still reverberates.
The first task for redemption will be to find a replacement for Darvell Harris at the QB slot. One strong candidate for the starting QB position will be junior Kyler Dawson. He's got the Harris like build. Dawson was 6-2 176lbs last year as as sophomore. He will probably be bigger and taller this year. Although he is not as athletic as Harris. Dawson is just one possibilty at the QB position, there are more potential candidates.
The Mighty Men have plenty of playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. One name you will hear a lot this year is Jayton Doresey. Doresey played a lot of receiver last year. He caught a lot of balls last year from his cousin Darvell Harris. Doresey can also play running back, but I feel his future is receiver as he can really catch balls.
Jayton will have help from another Harris brother in Demoria Harris. Coach Glen Johnson usually likes to break in young players at the right pace, so last year we did not see all what Damoria Harris can do. This year, as a sophomore we may see more of Damoria Harris. From what I've seen Damoria from track, he is a beast. He has the size, look, and build of a senior. He was officially listed as 6-0, 150lbs on the official Dunbar roster. But I have personally seen him and he seems more in the 6-2, 165lbs range with a chiseled build.
Dunbar also has a plethore of up and coming players in #20 Claudis Johnson(5-7,130lbs, sr. RB/DB), #52 Jason Dawson(5-11, 195lbs, so, LB), #55 Norman McKissack(6-0, 203lbs, jr, LB), and #62 Elijah McCoy(5-11, 250lbs, jr. OL/DL).
Neilski's Outlook
I have Dunbar ranked #6 in my CPS pre-season football rankings. They could be ranked higher as the season progresses depending on how much their young players develop. I really like the overall team speed and young talent that this team has. Coach Glenn Johnson is a proven winner and is capable of developing the team into much more.
I see Dunbar to contend for the Illini Red Bird conference home of #1 Simeon and #2 Curie. They have the players and coaching to play with them
Players to Watch:
#7 Jayton Doresey(5-11,170lbs, jr, WB/DB)
#42 Kyler Dawson (6-2,176lbs, jr, QB/LB)(Candidate for starting QB)
#20 Claudis Johnson(5-7,130lbs, sr. RB/DB)
#52 Jason Dawson(5-11, 195lbs, so, LB)
#55 Norman McKissack(6-0, 203lbs, jr, LB)
#10 Demoria Harris(6-1,165lbs, so, DB)(brother of Darvell and Travon Harris)
#62 Elijah McCoy(5-11, 250lbs, jr. OL/DL)
Hey Neil when are we gonna see the rest of the position and overall rankings for CPS??
Posted by: ?? | July 19, 2012 at 05:16 PM
Nice preview Neilski. Should be a very good season for the CPS. Dunbar plays Curie in the first conference game and it should be a VERY GOOD GAME. I see the winner of that game will ultimatley have a chance to WIN the conference and compete with Simeon. NEILSKI CAN WE NOW ALL GET A CURIE FOOTBALL TEAM PREVIEW!?
Posted by: HEHE | July 19, 2012 at 05:43 PM
Can we get a King Jaguars preview please??
Posted by: come on | July 19, 2012 at 05:50 PM
When will CPS finally get around to posting schedules on IHSA.org
Posted by: Still no schedules | July 19, 2012 at 07:59 PM
I heard the revised CPS schedule was sent to IHSA Monday and should be showing up online any day now. AD's should get an updated version soon also. Hopefully we don't have a strike which will impact football more than anything else sportswise. A 2 week strike would almost wipe the season out. Let's hope for no strike.
Posted by: Old Man's Friend | July 19, 2012 at 08:30 PM
the birds will strike. them birds will be flying high and them come swoopin down to strike hard. strike gon b long. u got a bad bad bad mayor. he stank booty.
Posted by: Birds | July 19, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Dammm how many kids did his mother have ..
Posted by: . | July 20, 2012 at 01:03 AM