The Culver City Centaurs 2017 football is poised for a potentially big year. The roster includes some serious offensive talent that could make for an even more explosive high scoring offense than the team had last year.
Senior QB Jonathan Martin is back to lead the pass first air raid offense after throwing for over 3,200 yards and 41 TD's in 11 games last year. This will be his third and final year as the starting QB for the Centaurs. His health is key to the success of the team. The skill level of any back-up QB is unknown at this time. Santa Monica transfer Tee Barnes (a JR) is the only other listed QB on the roster. The team is also suggesting Martin is fleet of foot (4.4) although they kept him mostly in the pocket last year after he suffered an ACL injury in his first varsity season as a sophomore.
One wide receiver is senior University of Nevada-Reno commit Charles Ross. Ross 6'1", 170 has 4.5 speed and great receiver hands. Ross had 975 yards receiving with 12 TD's last season including a long of 67 yards.
The other receiver is senior Alex Smith, a University of Wisconsin commit. He is listed at 6'1" 175, also with 4.5 speed. He likely got the attention of Wisconsin based more upon his kick return and defensive back skills but with that speed he will surely be dangerous.
Running back Brandon Oum returns for his senior year after rushing for 875 yards & 7 TD's with an 8.3 yard per carry average. His longest run went for 70 yards last season.
The biggest question mark for the Centaurs, and it is a big one, is whether last year's super sophomore Kevin McGuire will be suiting up for CC. He explored playing for the #2 team in Nevada, Liberty, this season but some recent tweets and roster updates suggest he is likely to be in a Centaur uniform. Why is this big? McGuire had 62 receptions for 922 yards and 9 TD's as well as another 333 yards rushing and 4 TD's for CC last season as a sophomore. Needless to say, he will be a big asset to any team.
The offense returns 8 starters from a team that scored an average of more than 40 points per game last year.
The kicking game should be in the reliable hands of Robert Simon and Carlos Barillo. Simon handled most of the KO & punt duties last year while Barillo went 59 out of 61 on his PAT's and 7 of 9 on FG's.
The big question mark most recent years for CC has been will they have any beef on the line of scrimmage? And while they will still not be the biggest or deepest team on the line, even within their own league, recent roster updates suggest they will have more depth and size than last year. They also return several starters among last year's linemen.
The defense returns 6 starters from last year's team. They averaged giving up 27 points a game, but usually not a problem for the high scoring offense to offset. CC did not score less than 31 points in any one game last year. If the defense is any better than last year and the offense is everything that it could be, the sky is the limit for this team.
Culver City hosts Mira Costa in what I assume is a scrimmage this Thursday, the 24th. They open play at home, September 1st, the Friday of Labor Day weekend, against West Torrance.
In the Ocean League, Culver City is projected to finish second
Senior QB Jonathan Martin is back to lead the pass first air raid offense after throwing for over 3,200 yards and 41 TD's in 11 games last year. This will be his third and final year as the starting QB for the Centaurs. His health is key to the success of the team. The skill level of any back-up QB is unknown at this time. Santa Monica transfer Tee Barnes (a JR) is the only other listed QB on the roster. The team is also suggesting Martin is fleet of foot (4.4) although they kept him mostly in the pocket last year after he suffered an ACL injury in his first varsity season as a sophomore.
One wide receiver is senior University of Nevada-Reno commit Charles Ross. Ross 6'1", 170 has 4.5 speed and great receiver hands. Ross had 975 yards receiving with 12 TD's last season including a long of 67 yards.
The other receiver is senior Alex Smith, a University of Wisconsin commit. He is listed at 6'1" 175, also with 4.5 speed. He likely got the attention of Wisconsin based more upon his kick return and defensive back skills but with that speed he will surely be dangerous.
Running back Brandon Oum returns for his senior year after rushing for 875 yards & 7 TD's with an 8.3 yard per carry average. His longest run went for 70 yards last season.
The biggest question mark for the Centaurs, and it is a big one, is whether last year's super sophomore Kevin McGuire will be suiting up for CC. He explored playing for the #2 team in Nevada, Liberty, this season but some recent tweets and roster updates suggest he is likely to be in a Centaur uniform. Why is this big? McGuire had 62 receptions for 922 yards and 9 TD's as well as another 333 yards rushing and 4 TD's for CC last season as a sophomore. Needless to say, he will be a big asset to any team.
The offense returns 8 starters from a team that scored an average of more than 40 points per game last year.
The kicking game should be in the reliable hands of Robert Simon and Carlos Barillo. Simon handled most of the KO & punt duties last year while Barillo went 59 out of 61 on his PAT's and 7 of 9 on FG's.
The big question mark most recent years for CC has been will they have any beef on the line of scrimmage? And while they will still not be the biggest or deepest team on the line, even within their own league, recent roster updates suggest they will have more depth and size than last year. They also return several starters among last year's linemen.
The defense returns 6 starters from last year's team. They averaged giving up 27 points a game, but usually not a problem for the high scoring offense to offset. CC did not score less than 31 points in any one game last year. If the defense is any better than last year and the offense is everything that it could be, the sky is the limit for this team.
Culver City hosts Mira Costa in what I assume is a scrimmage this Thursday, the 24th. They open play at home, September 1st, the Friday of Labor Day weekend, against West Torrance.
In the Ocean League, Culver City is projected to finish second
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