Cy Woods All-Time Roster: Number 58

First day of July. The countdown is now at 58.

Will Pierce, a defensive end in 2008, was the first player to wear #58. He was one of the main backups on the defensive line that year.

Will Pierce, 2008

Cole Gunderson made the varsity in 2009, his junior year, and eventually became a two-year starter at center. He was selected to serve as a team captain during his senior year in 2010. Cole also competed in track & field for the Wildcats as a shot putter and a discus thrower.

After Cy Woods, Cole went to England to serve as a missionary, in accordance with the Mormon faith. He returned to America in 2013. His younger sister, Paige, was a volleyball player and was also a thrower for the Wildcats. Another sister, Haley, was a WildThing and the student council president during her senior year. He also has a younger brother, Brock, who also played as an offensive lineman and he will continue his football career at BYU after he returns from his mission. His family, especially his father, continues to be ardent supporters of Cy Woods athletics.

Cole Gunderson, 2009-10

Brad Sharp was the starting center in 2011. He continued a tradition of undersized centers that began with Matt Ferguson in Year One. He was a solid performer and a bulldog on an outstanding offensive line. Brad played as a tight end at Friends University, an NAIA school in Wichita, Kansas, alongside his good friend, Michael Gallagher.

Brad Sharp, Cypress Woods Wildcats, 2011

Photo from Friends University athletics website

Brad Sharp, Friends Falcons, 2014-17

Andrew Gallagher (no relation to Michael Gallagher) played two years as an offensive lineman for the Wildcats. He made the varsity in 2013, his junior year, and became an important member of the offensive line rotation as a senior, mainly playing as a guard.

Andrew Gallagher (right), 2013-14

David Heskin was the starting center in 2016. His brother-in-law, Tim Barnhill, graduated the same year as I did; he played the French horn in the Cy Woods band and was a drum major during our senior year.

Charlie Morgan played as a backup defensive lineman in 2018.

Braden Barrett was called up as a sophomore in 2018 but he started the 2019 season on the JV. He didn't have to wait long to be recalled, however; Braden was called up before the game against Spring and immediately became the starting center. He was a 2nd-team All-District 14-6A selection in his junior year.

Photo courtesy: Phlox Photography

Braden Barrett, 2018-present; wore #52 in 2018