Junior QB Luke Stewart returns for the 2025 Season Luke was an HM All-Class 2A QB a season ago, broke numerous single season passing records and has racked up 2,713 Passing Yards and 27 Passing TDs already in his career. Sports in Kansas The Mercury Sports Kansas Pregame #GoBraves

Jr. David McDiffett takes over duties at Middle Safety this year for the Braves. A season ago, he stepped in and started 5 games.. racked up 67 tkls. Had monster 12 tkl game in first round of playoffs vs. Caney Valley. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas Kansas Pregame #BeAShark

Sr. Tyler Hutchinson returns up front at Guard and Nose this year. Multiple year starter/All-League offensively and became a stud starting nose down the stretch for us last year. Also a 515 lb. squatter / 335 lb. cleaner. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas Kansas Pregame #GoBraves

Jr. Reid Buttrey returns as an edge on defense and SB/utility lineman on offense. An All-League pick last year, he owns the school record for total tackles in a player’s first 2 seasons (116), with 19 TFL and 10 combined INT/FR/FF/BK. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas Kansas Pregame

Braves are Preseason #13 in Class 2A (MaxPreps) The Mercury Sports #GoBraves #BeAShark

Jr. Maddox Ziegler returns this year. Ziegler was an All-League OL with 15 pancakes in 8 games before suffering a season-ending injury right before the playoffs. He’s back healthy and ready to step into a 2-way role for us this season! The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas Kansas Pregame

Sr. 1st Team All-Class CB Blaise French is back for 2025. Kid had 6 INTs a season ago. One of the strongest P4P players to come through CG and also an 11.1 100m runner his Jr. year. Will also look to use that explosion as a RB/SB. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas Kansas Pregame

Sr. Kayden Hewitt returns for the 2025 season. Hewitt stepped into a starting role at guard last year and ran with it. Moves to center this year and defensively will be an edge. He is a 415 squatter/315 pound cleaner with great explosivity! The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas #GoBraves

Jr. H-Back/Edge Rusher Mason Samuels is back for 2025. He earned HM All-Class 2A honors a season ago as just a So. Racked up 32 catches for 457 yards and 6 TDs (multiple in big playoff moments). Will take on a much larger role this year defensively. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas

Jr. HM All-Class 2A LB Bradley Doornbos is back for 2025. Doornbos had 65 Tkls, 12.5 TFL and last year at a position not designed to have impressive stats. He will move into a RB/SB role on offense this year. Also is a 2x state placer in wrestling. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas

Sr. OT/DE Gunner Gleason returns for the 2025 season. Gunn has started games dating back to his Fr. year and is a nasty puller who sets the tone up front. He’s earned 2-way All-District honors and brings state-level power as a 2x shot put qualifier. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas

Sr. DB Kayden Schmidt is back for the 2025 season. A season ago he started at CB for the Braves racking up 33 Tkls, 3 INTs, and 6 PDs. The hard hitter will also expand into an offensive role this year as an outside receiver. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas #GoBraves #BeAShark

Jr. Grady Kepley returns for the 2025 season. Kep started multiple games a season ago and moves into a full-time starting role this year at outside receiver. He has some of the best hands on the team! Also will be an OLB/Edge Rusher on defense. The Mercury Sports Sports in Kansas

Council Grove enters the 2025 season under first-year head coach Derron Reddick, who brings 12 years of coaching experience and spent the last five seasons as the team’s defensive coordinator. Reddick earned SIK Small Classes Assistant Coach of the Year honors last fall as the