No. 8 Lincoln Hornets: San Diego Section 2019 high school football preview
We continue our countdown of the Top 15 high school football teams in the San Diego Section with an inside look at No. 8 Lincoln.
Links: Lincoln team page | 2019 schedule | Roster
2018 REVIEW
11-5 (1-3), CIF Division 2 Champions
COACHING RESUME
David Dunn, 9th season, 48-48-1 overall record
RETURNING
Offense - 6. Defense - 4.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
QB Chris Davila 5-11, 180, sr.
WR Keyshawn Smith 6-0, 175, sr.
WR Benjamin O’Brien WR 5-9, 160, sr.
RB Kenneth Stevenson 6-0, 185, jr.
WR Leviticus Tharpe 5-11, 180, sr.
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS
DB Patrick White 6-2, 170, sr.
DB Trequan Catlin 6-1, 155, sr.
DB Ke’shun Ford 6-0, 175, sr.
LB Marquese Allen-Patmon 6-2, 175, sr.
DL Curon Brown-Dunn 6-0, 180, sr.
THREE TO SEE
Keyshawn Smith, wide receiver
Averaged 21.3 yards per catch as a junior with 14 touchdowns
receptions that earned him offers from nearly all of the Mountain West.
Kenneth Stevenson, running back
Next in line as the primary ball carrier for the Hornets but
was also the leading tackler a season ago.
Marquese Allen-Patmon, linebacker
Junior season performance earned him double-digit scholarship offers while maintaining a GPA of 4.08.
OUTLOOK
Chris Davila returns at QB from the 2018 season, and talented junior Tyler Jensen has transferred in giving the Hornets two solid options.
The Hornets picked up several transfers in the offseason that added to an already talented roster returning. Depth will come in handy to coach Dunn who dealt with a very thin roster at times last season.
The 2018 Hornets played a 16-game schedule that included a D-2 CIF Championship and an eventual loss in the D3-AA state title game, but a jump up to D-1 and a Western League that remains strong will make the chances of a repeat extremely tough.
2019 SCHEDULE
8/23: at
Monte Vista, 7pm
8/30: at
El Camino, 7:15pm
9/6:
Eastlake, 6:30pm
9/13: at
San Clemente, 7pm
9/27: at
Mater Dei Catholic, 7pm
10/4: at
Madison, 6:30pm
10/11: St.
Augustine, 6:30pm
10/18: at
La Jolla, 6:30pm
10/25: at
Point Loma, 6:30pm
11/1:
Cathedral Catholic, 6:30pm
