Big Paws - The Career of Darrenn Pawlikowski

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Once again I'm starting anew with a player career. Unfortunately my last two have fallen victim to save file corruption. Rather than restart one of those two I have decided on a new character. I have taken steps to prevent another file failure. Hopefully. Please allow a few posts for formatting, then feel free to jump in.

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The Main Characters

Spoiler

Darrenn Pawlikowski - Glenbard West Senior Quarterback, now at Northwestern.

Michael Weisbecker - Glenbard West Senior tight end and Darrenn's best friend, also at Northwestern.

Ryan Harvey - Glenbard West Senior Kicker, now at Minnesota.

Alex Howell - Glenbard West Senior Runningback, now at Illinois.

Billy Wilson - Glenbard West Junior Runningback. Breaks Records as a senior and goes to Oklahoma.

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DARRENN PAWLIKOWSKI CAREER STATS AND AWARDS

HIGH SCHOOL STATS - SENIOR SEASON


COLLEGE STATS

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Reserved Three.

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Last year's success will be hard to repeat for Glenbard West
posted Aug 10, 2012

Glenbard West coach Chad Hetlet puts the team through running drills during the first day of football practice on Wednesday in Glen Ellyn.

Last season Glenbard West rode a strong running game, a stellar defense and a big senior class to a 10-0 start before falling to Lake Zurich by a score of 10-3 in the second round of the Chicago Class 7A state playoffs. This year looks to be a different story in Glen Ellys.

With an astonishing 11 starters from last year's team moved on due to graduation coach Chad Hetlet will be leaning on a number of underclassmen and first time starters at several key positions.

"We're confident in the players we have here now." Hetlet said last week. "We can't dwell on last season and we can't use those guys being gone as an excuse for this season."

Two of the most important positions with new faces are at quarterback and along the offensive line.

Senior Darrenn Pawlikowski looks to be the front runner for the quarterback position. Pawlikowski played organized football for the first time as a sophomore and split time as the JV quarterback that year.

Last season he was listed as the team's backup QB but only saw minimal playing time at wide receiver at tight end.

Glenbard West does have an experienced group of runningbacks to help take some pressure off of Pawlikowski. Senior tailback Alex Howell has been the teams leading rusher for the past two seasons and junior Billy Wilson proved to be a reliable second option last season. Senior fullback Narayan Glick is a punishing runner and strong lead blocker.

At receiver it's a mixed bag of youth and experience with all three top wideouts being new starters. Craig Ostrander, Thien Nguyen and Geo Sarria were fourth, fifth and sixth on the depth chart in 2011 but top it in 2012. The most experienced player in the receiving corps is senior tight end Michael Weisbecker who started six games last season.

The offensive line will have four new starters as Senior Carlton Grover will be the only returning starter from last season. He'll move from right guard over to center.

An inexperienced offensive line and quarterback are not a good formula in the ultra competitive top division of prep football.

Defensively things look a bit more consistent from 2011 as the team will return seven starters on that side of the ball.

"We have a strong, experienced defense and we're going to lean on them. Especially early in the season." Hetlet explained. "Like I said before, we're confident in the players we're going to put on the field."

One other player of note is senior kicker Ryan Harvey, one of the top kickers in the nation. Harvey will handle the kicking and punting duties for the team, as he has for the past two seasons. Harvey is being heavily recruited by teams in the MAC and Big Ten already and should garner national attention if he has another great season.

Expect a .500 season or so from Glenbard West. Anything better than that would require a number of players to step up and a masterful job of coaching by Hetlet.

Glenbard West opens their season with a home game against crosstown rivals Glen Ellyn High.

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Quote: Originally Posted by el_rousso

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thanks man, hoping this one goes for a long time!

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damn every time I see a player dynasty I want to make one lol. good luck, you know I'm following