Paraclete Spirits: 2019 Division 3 Southern Section high school football preview

CJ Montes and Amir Bankhead will spearhead Paraclete's explosive offense. Here's an inside look at the 2019 Spirits.

Links: Paraclete team page | 2019 schedule

2018 IN REVIEW

5-7 (0-1) #2 in Golden League, Division 3 quarterfinalist (lost 76-40 to Cajon)

COACHING RESUME

Dean Herrington – 4th season – 30-13 overall record (2016 D-6 CIF Champions and 3AA state champions)

RETURNING STARTERS

Offense - 8. Defense - 6. (This includes transfers who started at their schools last season.)

TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

QB CJ Montes - Junior (transfer from LB Poly, has D-1 offers from San Jose St., Nevada and Florida Atlantic)

RB Amir Bankhead - Junior (Was ALL-CIF as a freshman, missed last year with an ACL injury)

OT Ryan Hannoun - Senior, 6-5, 285 (Offered by Sacramento St., Montana St., Portland St.)

WR Nick Wyatt - Senior (Played RB last year; had 1,100+ yards in 7 games)

OG Alan Rennie - Senior, 6-5, 330

TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS

Corner Jalen Williams - Junior

SS Micha Adams - Senior

CB Dawit Wasse - Senior

DE Nick Cunningham - Senior

LB Richard Semeatu
- Junior

DE Isaiah Navarro – Junior

THREE TO SEE

CJ Montes, QB

Montes is very talented but he has moved around a lot. Time will tell if Paraclete is his final landing spot.

Amir Bankhead, RB

Bankhead is fully healthy for 2019 after missing last
season. He was recently offered by Colorado.

Jalen Williams, CB

Intercepted two passes and made 20 tackles last season.

OUTLOOK

Paraclete should have a better season than last year’s 5-7 one. Sierra Canyon will most likely win the Gold Coast League, but Paraclete is a playoff team.

CJ Montes is a good quarterback. Amir Bankhead is a great running back. If Dean Herrington gets the team to gel they’ll have a shot at the semifinals. Defensive depth is a question.