30 years of Shiloh Christian Football – Decade 3 2009-2019 By the beginning of the third decade of Saints football, the team had become the winningest program in Arkansas. They produced 37 collegiate athletes, earned 12 conference titles, won 5 state championships, and played in the state championship game 9 years (out of the previous 13 years.) The team in 2009 was ranked #24 in the nation by USA Today. In 2010, the Saints had 6 state titles, earning 4A state championship number 6 by defeating Pulaski Academy 40-6. The 2010 Saints were the #1 ranked team in AR with two Division I linemen including Travis Bodenstein and Sam Harvill, who was the strongest player in the country. Anchoring the offense was All-American quarterback and National Player of the Year Kiehl Frazier, who passed for more than 3,800 yards and had 48 touchdowns in 2009. In 2012, the Saints were re-classified to Division 5A, and they powered through the first season and produced a 4-6 overall record. In 2013, the team went 6-4-1 and made it to the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. All-State quarterback, Daniel Shimmer suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 8. The Saints still went on to play for the 5A West conference title in the second season in Class 5A. The 2014 season heralded new head coach, Jeff Conaway. This year the Saints moved back to division 4A and made it to back-toback quarterfinal state playoff games. By the end of the 2016 season, behind senior Connor Reece's arm, Shiloh Christian had scored forty plus points in the first three playoff games. In Reece’s three-year starting career, he completed 60% of his passes and accounted for over 7,700 yards passing with 80 touchdowns, while adding 1,250 yards rushing and 15 more scores. The Saints made it to the semi-finals to end this season. 16 18 SHILOH FOOTBALL
19 Publizr Home