TEAM OUTLOOK

It’s season number four for Derek Pennington and the Caledonia Fighting Scots. The 2022 state runners-up in division one will have a bit of a new-look team in 2024, after graduating a lot of key contributors from their 2022 and 2023 squads, including a pair of MAC-signed leaders in Derek Pennignton Jr. and Brock Townsend. 

One thing will remain the same, and that is the QB position this season. As Brody Betser returns for his second season at the helm of the Scot offense, he’ll have a mix of retiring and new talent to find out of the Scots power-spread system. Lincoln Senti returns for his second season after starting as a wide receiver as a freshman in 2023, and the coaching staff expects the out of the 6’1 190 lb sophomore. One key note on offense from Coach Pennington, is that going into camp they will ultimately wind up playing a group of tail backs without any varsity experience, so a big jump will need to be made by that position group to fill the shoes of now-CMU Chippeaw  Brock Townsend. 

Defensively, there also will be a lot of changes, but some key pieces from the 2022 state finalist team and last year’s group remain together. Reed Vogeler makes a big jump as the talented Sr, playing his third varsity season, will be making the move from safety to linebacker in 2024. He’ll be joined in the middle of the defense by River Swanlund, who missed the bulk of the 2023 season with an injury suffered week one in their win over Romeo at Michigan Stadium. And lastly on defense, look to the middle where massive Nose tackle Jackson Olin Is expected to be the next in a line of great run-stuffing and pass-disrupting players in the middle of the Caledonia 3-4 defense.