Loyola 2017 football team honors
The Cub football program held its varsity team banquet on December 13. The young men honored are listed below.
 

LOYOLA 2017 SEASON AWARDS
AWARD	RECIPIENT	PRESENTER
All-Mission League (7)	Nick Barr-Mira-Second Team Offense	Rick Pedroarias
	Alex Blake-Second Team Defense	Rick Pedroarias
	Jacob McBride-Second Team Defense	Rick Pedroarias
	Kevin Parada-Second Team Defense	Rick Pedroarias
	Jack Fitzgerald-First Team Defense	Rick Pedroarias
	Alex Johnson-First Team Defense	Rick Pedroarias
	Tommy Vanis-First Team Defense	Rick Pedroarias
Captains' Awards (3)	Ty Mahar	Rick Pedroarias
	Dakota Smith	Rick Pedroarias
	Tommy Vanis	Rick Pedroarias
Rookies of the Year (2)	Alex Blake	Jorge Torres
	Kevin Parada	Martin Mays
Lineman of the Year	Brayden Utley	Fernando Hernandez
Coaches' Award	Michael Graves	PJ Pascale
	Alex Johnson	Martin Mays
Pat Jacobs Award (2)	Jacob McBride	Zach Murray
	Jordan McMillan	Mike Gilhooly
Most Inspirational	Ty Mahar	PJ Pascale
Scholar-Athlete of the Year	Nathan Bustos	Rick Pedroarias
Special Teams Excellence	Nick Barr-Mira	Zach Murray
Steve Grady Offensive Excellence	Dakota Smith	Casey Quedenfeld
Jon Dawson/Greg Wells Defensive Excellence	Jack Fitzgerald	Mike Gilhooly
Al Pollard Most Valuable Player	Tommy Vanis	Joe Vivo

Loyola has announced its football schedule for next fall
2018 LOYOLA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
 
0 – Scrimmage – vs. Servite (August 16^th)
 
1 – at Fairfax (August 24^th)/Freshman game opponent TBA
 
2 – vs. St. Augustine (August 31^st)
 
3 – vs. Cathedral (September 7^th)
 
4 – vs. Valencia (September 14^th)
 
5 – at Vista Murrieta (September 21^st)
 
6 – at Alemany (September 28^th)
 
7 – vs. Notre Dame (October 5^th)
 
8 – at Chaminade (October 12^th)
 
9 – vs. Amat (October 19^th)
 
10 – at Serra (October 26^th)


Loyola college recruiting updates
A number of senior Loyola football players are considering their collegiate football options.
Among the players and interested college football programs are the following:

Senior corner ALEX JOHNSON has been offered a scholarship by the University of Montana

Senior wide receiver/running back/ linebacker DAKOTA SMITH is considering Columbia, Dartmouth, Cal and South Dakota.

Senior linebacker TOMMY VANIS is looking at Harvard and Cal

Senior punter COLIN FLINTOFT has been contacted by the University of Notre Dame
Senior longsnapper JAC Cassasante is considering Utah and USC.

Several other members of the 2017 squad are considering multiple options.

This is the first year the program has a coach, MARTIN MAYS, assigned full time to assist players in college football recruiting. Coach Mays interfaces with college recruiters and and assists Cub players who desire to play at the next level to find collegiate programs that fit their ability, academic goals and assistance needs.