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2020 SIOUXLAND FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2020 SIOUXLAND FOOTBALL PREVIEW Thep2 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 Same Coopersiouxcityjournal.COM LEVEL HEADED DeJean’s star has risen but it hasn’t affected the OABCIG senior 2020 SIOUXLAND FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2020 SIOUXLAND FOOTBALL PREVIEW TheP2 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 Same CooperSIOUXCITYJOURNAL.COM rushing yards and 24 touchdowns. DeJean’s a star now On the other side of the ball, DeJean displayed his athleticism but it hasn’t gone to with five interceptions, which he returned for 155 yards and two the senior’s head touchdowns. JUSTIN RUST “He’s pretty special. Just the [email protected] biggest thing is everything he IDA GROVE, Iowa — Cooper does is so natural,” Allen said. “For DeJean’s star rose quickly in the the way he jumps on the court or state of Iowa. makes plays at shortstop. What- Those who had to play against ever he does, it’s just the fluid stuff DeJean in different sports al- that he doesn’t have to work very ready knew of his talent, whether hard to do.” it was on the football field as a DeJean started to get invites wide receiver, defensive back to attend D-I games as a recruit or quarterback, on the basket- during the middle of his junior ball court, on the season. track or on the “After the UNI-Dome is when baseball field. it really started to pick up for OABCIG’s De- me,” DeJean said. “It was defi- Jean was a force nitely kind of a surprise because to be reckoned before the season, no one was re- with; the rest of ally talking to me. Then after the Iowa didn’t know season we had, everyone started it yet. to talk to me. It was definitely cool DeJean Everyone found talking to all of the colleges, vis- out what coaches iting them and seeing what they and players in Northwest Iowa had to offer.” knew during the 2019 Class 2A DeJean picked up offers from state semifinals. Iowa, North Dakota State, North- In the 41-32 win over Algona, ern Iowa, Northern Illinois and DeJean completed 23-of-34 South Dakota State. passes for 397 yards and four It didn’t take long for DeJean, touchdowns. He rushed for 80 who is rated as a four-star recruit more yards and another score. by 247Sports and is ranked as the Then in the 2A state champi- No. 6 safety in the nation, to make onship game against Waukon, a his decision. In March, DeJean, a team that had only given up 20 lifelong Hawkeye fan, committed points twice coming into the to play for Kirk Ferentz and the game, OABCIG scored 37 points University of Iowa. in the 37-12 victory. DeJean TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL “Just what they have to offer was held to 252 yards and two there, it doesn’t get much better touchdowns on 21-of-37 pass- Senior OABCIG quarterback Cooper DeJean looks to pass the ball as head coach Larry Allen watches during than that,” DeJean said. ing. However, he rushed for 168 practice Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at the Ida Grove, Iowa, high school. yards and two touchdowns on 20 All-Around Athlete carries. Plus, he had an intercep- knew who I was. It was pretty coach Larry Allen still sees the College Interest While the focus was on DeJean’s tion on defense. cool but I never expected it to same player he coached last year It wasn’t just people around commitment to Iowa, he was busy DeJean quickly became a well- get that big. It’s definitely dif- and the two seasons prior. the state that took notice. NCAA on the court in the winter and on known name around the state af- ferent. People went from saying “You talk to him and see him Division I schools saw the num- the baseball field in the summer. ter those two performances. No. 1 (his jersey number) to peo- interact with others and you bers DeJean put up even before the On the court, DeJean averaged “It’s kind of crazy, actually. I ple saying my name. wouldn’t know he is the player state semifinals. And not just on 25.6 points, 4.2 assists and 7.7 re- never thought it would get that “I try not to focus on that. I he is,” Allen said. “He’s very low the offensive side but what he was bounds per game. This summer, big,” DeJean said. “This summer try and stay humble. My parents key. He gets excited if things ar- doing as a safety, as well. DeJean batted .511 with 14 steals when I was playing AAU tourna- help me with that.” en’t going our way because he DeJean finished the season ments, I would see people and The recent stardom hasn’t wants to have success for ev- with 3,546 passing yards with 42 they would talk to me and they changed DeJean, either. OABCIG erybody. He leads by example.” touchdowns to go along with 1,292 Please see DEJEAN, Page P67 SIOUXCITYJOURNAL.COM FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 | P3 2020 SIOUXLAND FOOTBALL PREVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS We’ve Got COVER STORY Page 2 CITY PREPS You Covered! EAST Page 5 NORTH Page 7 WEST Page 8 School Page(s) School Page(s) HEELAN Page 9 Cherokee 4 BRLD 36 Remsen St. Mary’s 5 Kingsley Pierson 37 METRO SCHOOLS Akron Westfield 6 West Monona 39 SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON Page 4 Westwood 7 East High 40, 41 DAKOTA VALLEY Page 6 MMCRU 8 Whiting 42 SOUTH SIOUX CITY Page 13 Le Mars Gehlen 9 Woodbury Central 43 Heelan 10, 11 Wayne 45 CITY COLLEGES East Sac 12 North High 50, 51 MORNINGSIDE Page 15 Hinton 13 Le Mars 52 BRIAR CLIFF Page 16 Sheldon 15 River Valley 54 AREA COLLEGES Oakland Craig 16 Ridgeview 56 Elk Point Jefferson 17 Emerson Hubbard 59 NORTHWESTERN Page 17 South O’Brien 18 Dakota Valley 60, 61 DORDT Page 18 Hartley Melvin Sanborn 19 Lawton 63 SIOUXLAND PREPS Sergeant Bluff Luton 20, 21 Laurel Concord Colridge 65 Wakefield 23 Hartington New Castle 67 IOWA PREVIEWS Page 35 Homer 24 Ponca 69 NEBRASKA PREVIEWS Page 53 MVAO COU 25 West High 70, 71 SOUTH DAKOTA PREVIEWS Page 57 Walthill 26 West Sioux 75 PREP SCHEDULES OABCIG 27 Allen 28 IOWA Page 58 South Sioux City 30, 31 NEBRASKA Page 65 Sioux Center 33 SOUTH DAKOTA Page 73 Pender 35 COLLEGE SCHEDULES GPAC Page 68 Editorial content in this section was compiled by Journal sports writers Justin Rust, Zach James and Steve Schmidt with photos from Tim Hynds, Jesse Brothers and the Journal photo staff. Have a COVER PHOTO Senior OABCIG quarterback Cooper DeJean is shown after practice Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at the Ida Grove, Iowa, high school. great season! TIM HYNDS, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL P4 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 2020 SIOUXLAND FOOTBALL PREVIEW SIOUXCITYJOURNAL.COM Warriors coming off another deep run JUSTIN RUST ically, their strength, their speed kid with just anybody. game has been, the offense really [email protected] SB-L schedule and their understanding of the “You take those concepts out seemed to click when the running SERGEANT BLUFF — Last sea- offense and the defense. and put things in with the orga- game found consistency last sea- son Sergeant Bluff-Luton had to 2020 SCHEDULE “There’s a lot of growth over the nization of the offense and tweak son. Jorma Schwedler was starting replace 16 starters. The result was Aug. 28: West Home last year.” it to the strengths. That happens to find his stride but suffered an a 10-2 season in which the team For the last three seasons, Dan- every week.” injury midseason after rushing advanced to the Class 3A state Sept. 4: Lewis Central Home iel Wright had been under center Whichever one takes over at for 564 yards. The Iowa track and semifinals for the Sept. 11: Boyden-Hull but he graduated and will be at the quarterback will be without the field recruit stayed on the defen- second straight /Rock Valley Home University of Wisconsin. Wright top two receivers from last season. sive side of the ball the rest of the season. threw for 2,997 yards, 32 touch- Both Deric Fitzgerald, who caught season. Once again, Sept. 18: Le Mars Home downs and five interceptions last 78 passes for 906 yards and nine Kaden Helt, now a senior, took SB-L head coach Sept. 25: Storm Lake Away season. touchdowns, and Carter Schum- over the top spot and he was able Justin Smith, Sophomore Tyler Smith and acher, who caught 56 passes for to shine. He rushed for 458 yards who is entering Oct. 2: Bishop Heelan Away senior Hayden Sweum are com- 851 yards and nine scores, grad- and six touchdowns on only 65 his eighth season Oct. 9: Spener Home peting for the No. 1 spot and ju- uated. Plus Ben Freiberg added 22 carries, averaging 7 yards per leading the War- nior tight end/linebacker Jacob receptions for 243 yards and four game. Helt suffered an injury, al- Smith riors, is trusting Imming, who already has an offer touchdowns. lowing Cory Bates to thrive as the some backups to will step up for another success- from Iowa State, has also taken a But the Warriors still have two lead back in the playoffs, but Bates fill some starting spots. Coming ful season. few snaps. key options in the passing game graduated. into the 2020 campaign, the War- “We have more starters back “There is (a leader) but I am not with Imming, who is 6-foot-2, Smith said Helt has put on 20 riors are returning five starters this year than last year and we going to say,” Smith said with a 205 pounds and caught 47 passes pounds and is heavier and more on offense and four on defense, feel good about the guys we have,” laugh.
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