By Nicholas Lee Staff Writer
This year’s Detroit Loyola football team already has clinched a spot in the 2014 Catholic Championship game, where they will seek their fifth consecutive title.
The team hopes that the Catholic Championship game will lead to another chance at the division title. There was some anxiety felt after the team lost some of its best players to graduation. The question became whether the Bulldogs would be able to maintain their position as one of the best teams in the division. But they have. The team is led by middle linebacker Paul Engram, a senior who has already committed to Central Michigan University.
Loyola’s football team is currently 8-0 so far this season.
There was some anxiety felt after the team lost some of its best players to graduation. The question became whether the Bulldogs would be able to maintain their position as one of the best teams in the division.
However, the current record shows that this year’s team has been able to keep up the Bulldogs’ winning tradition. Loyola’s varsity football team consists mostly of new seniors and juniors, and they have stepped up to the challenge.
Although the Bulldogs are happy with their record, they wish to schedule more competitive games against the state’s best teams.
“It would be nice if we could play teams outside of our division. Then we could play teams that are in the same ranking,” Junior Clayborn Allen said.
The Bulldogs are ranked fifth in the state. It is very rare for a Division 7 team to rank so high among all competitive high school football teams. Coach John Calahan has been given credit for turning around Loyola's football program.
