PAC 2025

[Titan32]

Indiana Mr Football Candidate

Brody Klem / Gibson Southern/ DL-OL/5-11. 240

Klem is the heart and soul of The Titans , a 3 time All Stater and Primetime 25 Player.

Ultra aggressive defender with a whopping 28 TFLs to pace the GS defense

2024 78tackles 28TFL

2022 2023 2024 All State

2024 Team MVP

2025 Griddy Prime 25 Recipient

3.86 GPA

Bench 385

Squat 490

Clean 305

 

 

[HereComesTheBoom]

1 hour ago, TigerFan20 said:

I saw he wants to commit sometime in June, so you know if there are any leaders? Guessing Purdue is up there since his dad went there.

He has official visits scheduled with Ole Miss, Rutgers, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Purdue.  It moves quickly but I believe those are correct.  
 

Tyler Ruxer with official visits scheduled with West Virginia, Duke, Northwestern, Purdue.   Not sure if there is a fifth scheduled.  

Edited April 30, 2025 by HereComesTheBoom

[HereComesTheBoom]

8 minutes ago, HereComesTheBoom said:

Tyler Ruxer with official visits scheduled with West Virginia, Duke, Northwestern, Purdue.   Not sure if there is a fifth scheduled

Tyler has a nice offers list as well …

Edited April 30, 2025 by HereComesTheBoom

[Titan32]

2 minutes ago, HereComesTheBoom said:

Tyler has a nice offers list as well …

I'd say that list exceeds nice.

[HereComesTheBoom]

Just now, Titan32 said:

I'd say that list exceeds nice.

I figured you’d pick at something, but agree.  lol.  

[HHPatriots]

2 hours ago, TigerFan20 said:

I saw he wants to commit sometime in June, so you know if there are any leaders? Guessing Purdue is up there since his dad went there.

Mississippi ranks up there pretty high.

[HHPatriots]

Ty has a visit with Auburn coming up too.

[Titan32]

[Cappy]

From Facebook page Hoosier Prep Gridiron…

The Coaches Corner - Sponsored By American Family Insurance

Brandon Neighbors takes over at Class 1A South Spencer and inherits a roster full of experienced and athletic offensive skill players and a solid offensive line with plenty of varsity game experience

Q&A with Coach Brandon Neighbors

Question 1
Hello Coach Neighbors and welcome to Hoosier Prep Gridiron.  Congratulations on your new role as Head Coach at South Spencer High School.  As we head full steam into spring, what has been the primary focus of your offseason workouts, and what are your priorities with spring football as you begin to prep this team for the 2025 season?  

Response
 Thank you, and I appreciate the opportunity to talk about our program.  The platform you provide for coaches and players was much needed, and I enjoy reading all the interviews and seeing the player profiles.  Our offseason focus has been structured around building strength and explosiveness in our athletes.  Our kids have really bought into the weight room over the last 4-5 seasons, so we are seeing great strength numbers in our testing and now we want to start building on being more explosive on the field.  During spring practices our primary focus has been on fundamentals, working to install new schemes and terminology on the offensive side of the ball, and getting our younger kids familiar with the new system. 

Question 2
Entering your 1st season now as HC at South Spencer , this program is coming off a 5-5 season with a first round sectional loss to Forest Park.   When watching tape, what were the biggest challenges that you and your staff pinpointed coming out of last season for the Rebels, and do you feel improvements have been made and new systems installed that will address those issues and put this football team into position to take that next step up the ladder? 

Response
The last couple of seasons we were very reliant on one person carrying a majority of the workload for us. Unfortunately, when he went down in the Sectional we were unable to finish the game the way we had hoped. We have a group that is anxious to take                              over that workload and  have worked extremely hard this off season to be ready.  Physically we have all the tools to succeed.  We are going to focus on improving our mental and physical toughness as we go through the summer as well as shore                                                up some holes that need to be replaced from graduation.   We are entering year 2 of our leadership academy as well, and hope to reap some benefits from that going into next season.    

Question 3
From an offensive position group standpoint, what appear to be the areas of strength and depth on your 2025 roster, and who are some of the rising underclassmen whom you and your staff will count on for off field leadership and on field production in the season ahead?

Response
Offensively, we have a good group of Wide Receivers returning including our top WR from last year Braydon Hughes along with Ashton Rhoades and Tate Schulte, and some younger guys that are developing.  Braydon is a hard nosed, football/wrestling kid and works extremely hard in the weight room.  We are excited to see him have a big senior year.  Ashton is football/ basketball kid with great size, speed and range.  Tate, has completely changed his body over the last 2 years, we saw spurts of his ability last year,  and we look for big things from him in 2025.  At running back we have our returning starter from last year, Ethan Fuqua who had a really solid jr season, and have 2 sophomore running backs Detravion Lance, and Zackary Downs, that we are really excited about.  Our offensive line returns 5 guys that have starter experience and some good size returning up front including,
 All Conference Sr. Briley Roth,  Sr. Stone Kirchgessner, Jr. Kaden Adcock, Jr. Chase Harmon, and Soph. JaQuar Johnson.  We also have 4-5 others that are competing to crack the starting line up.  At QB, Rhoades was our back up last year, and we have a couple sophomores Jaycek Miller and Quinton Chapman that are working hard.  
                 

Question 4
On the defensive side of the football, who are your top returning kids and what if any changes do you plan to implement to the overall system and scheme? 

Response
Schematically we are going to keep running the 4-2-5 and try to apply some more pressure this year.  We had a solid year defensively and return a lot of key pieces including leading tackler and middle linebacker Briley Roth. We have some good team speed on the defensive side of the ball so we hope to be able to contain opposing offenses, rally to the football and be great tacklers.  Many of the same kids on the offensive side with be key contributors for us on defense.  

Question 5
Coming off the results of the 2024 season,  what are your goals and expectations for South Spencer Football in 2025 as you begin to put your game plan together and hit the ground running with the opening of August camp? 

Response
Our goals are simple, be our best, no matter what the outcome is on the scoreboard we want to strive to be our best all the time.  I believe our best would put us in position to compete for a small school PAC conference title, and compete for a Sectional Championship.

[HereComesTheBoom]

Updated offers list for Jett …
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJSAmblRmtX/?igsh=MWd5MG92dzNnczN5MQ== 

 

[Titan32]

Gibson Southern Linebacker Deacon Dressler (165, 16U) at the ISWA Freestyle and Greco State Finals.

Deacon won 1st place in both Freestyle & Greco, and punching his ticket to Fargo this July.

 

[HHPatriots]

[HereComesTheBoom]

1 hour ago, HHPatriots said:

Surely this is forbidden and both received verbal reprimands from their coaches?!?!  lol

[HHPatriots]

1 hour ago, HereComesTheBoom said:

Surely this is forbidden and both received verbal reprimands from their coaches?!?!  lol

Being mortal enemies, you'd think so.  

[Titan32]

PAC fans.....what if???

24. (8): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Heritage
Hills, Jasper, Washington

32. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton
Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln

39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion,

 

[HHPatriots]

6 hours ago, Titan32 said:

PAC fans.....what if???

24. (8): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Heritage
Hills, Jasper, Washington

32. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton
Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln

39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion,

 

I'm picking up what you are putting down, but if it did happen, would the PAC still not get any love?  

[tango]

12 hours ago, Titan32 said:

PAC fans.....what if???

24. (8): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Heritage
Hills, Jasper, Washington

32. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton
Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln

39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion,

 

She'd be my Uncle?

[gonzoron]

On 5/5/2025 at 3:58 PM, Titan32 said:

Gibson Southern Linebacker Deacon Dressler (165, 16U) at the ISWA Freestyle and Greco State Finals.

Deacon won 1st place in both Freestyle & Greco, and punching his ticket to Fargo this July.

 

Michael ‘Sideshow’ Cain linebacker from Hamilton Heights heading to Fargo as well! He’ll be wrestling at Wabash College next fall.

Edited May 8, 2025 by gonzoron

[Titan32]

10 hours ago, tango said:

She'd be my Uncle?

You're right....Linton is a huge concern! 🤣

[HHPatriots]

 

They have their top 6!

For those who care.....

[First_Backer_Inside]

On 4/30/2025 at 10:18 AM, Titan32 said:

Indiana Mr Football Candidate

Brody Klem / Gibson Southern/ DL-OL/5-11. 240

Klem is the heart and soul of The Titans , a 3 time All Stater and Primetime 25 Player.

Ultra aggressive defender with a whopping 28 TFLs to pace the GS defense

2024 78tackles 28TFL

2022 2023 2024 All State

2024 Team MVP

2025 Griddy Prime 25 Recipient

3.86 GPA

Bench 385

Squat 490

Clean 305

 

 

Any relation to Cory Klem? Played at Gibson Southern class of 2016 I believe. Played football with him at Uindy for 4 or 5 years. Great teammate and an even better guy. Not surprised if there is a relation there.

[Titan32]

7 hours ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

Any relation to Cory Klem? Played at Gibson Southern class of 2016 I believe. Played football with him at Uindy for 4 or 5 years. Great teammate and an even better guy. Not surprised if there is a relation there.

Yes...this is his little brother.  My oldest son played with Cory and was a 2016 grad.

Edited May 22, 2025 by Titan32

[HereComesTheBoom]

On 5/21/2025 at 7:04 AM, HHPatriots said:

 

They have their top 6!

For those who care.....

We can't question much about what Cignetti has done so far, but I'm surprised they are letting these two out of his backyard without an offer.    

[HHPatriots]

6 hours ago, HereComesTheBoom said:

We can't question much about what Cignetti has done so far, but I'm surprised they are letting these two out of his backyard without an offer.    

I literally had this conversation about 15 minutes ago.  There are quite a few more significant programs that have extended the offer.  

[HereComesTheBoom]

6 hours ago, HHPatriots said:

I literally had this conversation about 15 minutes ago.  There are quite a few more significant programs that have extended the offer.  

Yes, many great options!  So happy for these two, no matter where they end up!