The St. Cloud Tech High School football team returns in 2024 with a strong core group of players, and head coach Jon Benson is excited to see what they can do. Benson joined me on WJON to preview the Tigers. Tech had a 1-8 record in 2023, winning only against Sartell-St. Stephen. Tech has over 20 seniors on the roster, and Benson expects to lean heavily on that group.
Photo – Andrew Ritter
Benson describes the group as guys with strong character and commitment who bring a lot of positive energy to practice every day. The key offensive players for Tech are expected to be halfbacks/slots Max Kiffmeyer and Jackson Sheetz, both of whom have been starting since their sophomore year. Other expected offensive players are fullbacks Owen Demars and BT Teboh. The starting quarterback for Tech will be Noah Thies. Thies’ main targets are expected to be Gavin Gall and Elliott Wayne. The anchor of the offensive line is senior center Elijah Novak.
Tech returns 5 of its top 6 tacklers from last season on defense. Benson highlighted linebacker David Otto, Max Kiffmeyer, Jackson Sheetz, Elijah Novak and Gavin Gall as key returners. Benson was impressed with veteran defensive lineman/linebacker Josh Vogel’s improvement from last season to this season.
Tech Football Schedule 2024
Thursday, August 29, Cambridge-Isanti, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 6 against Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 13 against Alexandria, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 20, Bemidji, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 27 against Moorhead, 6 p.m.
Friday, October 4, Brainerd, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 11, Sartell-St. Stephen, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 16 against New Prague, 7 p.m.
Tech Offense (Image courtesy of Jon Benson)
Tech Defense (Image courtesy of Jon Benson)
If you would like to listen to my conversation with Jon Benson, it is available below.
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