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Denton Record-Chronicle

Football 2010

North Texas set to closedown Fouts Field this

season as move to newvenue looms

Denton will depend on new set of playmakers

to lead way to breakout campaign

Traditional offensivejuggernaut Ryan will

rely on a standout defense this year

Busy summer has Guyer prepared to

continue success at Class 5A level

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T he football scene in the Dentonarea has changed dramaticallyover the last several decades.

What was once a one-high school townnow has three schools dividing resourcesand fans.

Only a few years ago, North Texas was aDivision I-AA school that played in a rap-idly deteriorating venue. UNT still playsat Fouts Field, but that will soon change.A new stadium is on the way.

When Kansas State visits UNT on Nov.27, it will be the last game Fouts Fieldhosts before the Mean Green moves into anew $78 million stadium for the 2011 sea-son.

Any way one looks at it, change is allaround this season.

When the Denton Record-Chroniclesports staff sat down to pick a theme forour 2010 preview section, we quickly set-tled on examining those changes and theway they have affected the game that ispart of the fabric of life during the fall inthis part of the state.

We tracked down some of the legendsin the history of UNT football to ask themabout their favorite memories of FoutsField and what they will miss about thevenue.

UNT Hall of Famer Ken Bahnsenrecalled scoring the first touchdown in thehistory of the stadium, all the way back in1952. Abner Haynes and Leon King couldstill remember the first few days theyspent practicing with teammates at Foutsin 1956 while making history as the firstblack players to join the team. Hayden Frycoached some of the best teams in UNThistory at Fouts during the 1970s, some-thing he still takes pride in.

And then there were the years whenUNT dominated the Sun Belt Conference,winning four straight titles and going tofour consecutive New Orleans Bowl

games.The changes occurring at high schools

in and around Denton are just as dramat-ic as those going on at UNT.

Just ask some of the high school coach-es and administrators in the area.

The population is booming in Dentonand the cities that surround it like PilotPoint, Argyle and Aubrey.

Daryl Hellman played at Aubrey andreturned to his alma mater as a coach.That history has given him a unique per-spective on the effects population growthhave had on area high school football.

Hellman and several of his colleagues inthe region said that high school football isn’tthe same as it once was when there was justone team in every town in the region.

What hasn’t changed about football inthe Denton area is that there are severalteams that appear poised to make a run atdistrict and possibly state titles.

Ryan is ranked among the top Class 4Ateams in the state, Pilot Point is aiming forits second straight state title, and severalother teams in the region are expected tocontend for playoff berths.

In that sense, not much has changedabout high school football in the Dentonarea. The region has turned out standoutplayers and teams for years.

That should be the case once again.

BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870. His e-mail address [email protected].

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Football 2010:A changing landscape

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Denton Record-Chronicle

Football 2010

North Texas set to closedown Fouts Field this

season as move to newvenue looms

Denton will depend on new set of playmakers

to lead way to breakout campaign

Traditional offensivejuggernaut Ryan will

rely on a standout defense this year

Busy summer has Guyer prepared to

continue success at Class 5A level

Change all around in area football

Staff Photographer David Minton shot North Texas head coach Todd Dodge and quarterbacksNathan Tune, center, and Derek Thompson in front of the school’s new football stadium from thedeck of the Mean Green Athletic Center. The trio will look to send UNT into the new venue on awinning note. Bottom photos from left, Lance Dunbar of UNT, Denzel King of Denton, Ty Hook ofRyan and J.W. Walsh of Guyer will also be critical to their team’s chances of success this season.

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SECTION OVERVIEW

6 Football August 24, 2010 Denton Record-Chronicle

By Brett VitoStaff Writer

Joe Greene still remembers the day hefirst heard the cheer echoing down fromthe stands at Fouts Field.

Greene was anchoring North Texas’defense that day in 1966 in a gameagainst UTEP, which ran straight intowhat must have seemed like an oncomingtrain.

“The year before, I was a freshman anddidn’t get to play against them becausefreshmen weren’t eligible back then,”Greene said. “We lost big, but the nextyear we played again and held them tominus-44 yards rushing when you count-ed in sacks. That is the first time I canremember the fans chanting, ‘Go, MeanGreen. Go, Mean Green.’”

That moment, which was one of the ini-tial steps toward the school adopting thenickname Mean Green, is one of the mile-stones the legends of UNT football havethought back on over the last few monthsas the school prepares to usher out Fouts.The grand old dame will host her lastUNT game this fall.

Over the course of 58 seasons, Foutshas pretty much seen it all. There was theday Abner Haynes and Leon King helpedbreak the color barrier in the Southwest,the seasons that Greene dominated theline of scrimmage, the years that leg-endary coach Hayden Fry stalked thesidelines and, more recently, a four-yearstretch in which UNT won four Sun BeltConference titles.

Oh, if Fouts could talk, she would havestories to tell.

She can’t speak, but fortunately thereare those who are willing to tell the talefor Fouts, the worn-down home of theMean Green, as she limps to the finishline.

It’s easier to recall the good times nowthat UNT is about to bid her farewell.There isn’t any reason to nitpick at all herflaws like cracks in the concrete, leakyceilings in the locker rooms, or a press boxfilled with wasps’ nests, now that herreplacement is emerging from the groundacross the highway.

Now it’s time to listen as current andformer UNT coaches, players and schoolofficials recall the good times the old ladyhas seen as they prepare to bid Fouts

farewell before the Mean Green movesinto a new stadium in 2011.

“I’m not going to be sorry to see theprogress of having a new stadium, but Iwill miss the memories at Fouts,” Haynessaid. “A lot of my teammates are deceasednow and that place is like a home to us. Ittells me that your time comes and goes.We are all in that process. We came fromsomewhere to here. I’m happy to havetraveled that road with teammates andthe people who were there at the time.”

Remembering the beginningKen Bahnsen thought UNT was mov-

ing into a palace back in 1952, when Foutsfirst opened.

Bahnsen was a senior and had playedup until that point at UNT’s old 4,000-seat venue with a barbed-wire fencearound it on a patch of land where theschool’s library now sits.

“The lights were 40 feet in the air,”Bahnsen said. “Golly, you could punt itout of the lights in the old stadium. Wewere so pumped to play in Fouts.”

Bahnsen was around just long enoughto make his mark in that first gameagainst North Dakota.

Bahnsen scored the first touchdown inthe history of the stadium on a short run-ning play.

Not long afterward, quarterback DonBaker spun one way on another runningplay, while Bahnsen ran to the oppositeside. When Bahnsen stretched out tograb the ball, he was hit in the side of hishelmet.

Bahnsen was knocked out cold, makinghim not only the first player to score atFouts, but also the first player to be car-ried off the turf.

“I woke up three hours later and said Iwanted to go back out for the second half,”

Bahnsen said. “They told me the gamehad been over for awhile.”

UNT won 55-0 in its first game atFouts, which like Bahnsen, was just get-ting its start. Bahnsen went on to rush for658 yards that season. He still ranks sev-enth in UNT history with 2,095 careerrushing yards and was also a longtimefootball coach at the school.

“I kid around with the coaches and theplayers that I have to get in shape so I canscore the first touchdown in the new sta-dium, too,” Bahnsen said.

Breaking the color barrierWhen Haynes looks back on arguably

the most historically significant seasonin UNT history, it isn’t the tough timesthat stand out. It’s the support hereceived from the university and Denton

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Former North Texas player and coach Ken Bahnsen scored the first touchdown in the history of Fouts Field in a 55-0 win

over North Dakota in 1952. He went on to coach Abner Haynes and Leon King, who were the first black players at the school.

He is among several UNT legends who are looking back on their time at Fouts, which will host its last UNT game this fall.

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communities when he and King, his for-mer high school teammate, became twoof the first black players to integrate a col-lege football team in the Southwest.

Haynes and King joined UNT’s fresh-man team in 1956, just four years afterFouts opened and a full decade beforeJerry LeVias played for SMU and becamethe first black player in the SouthwestConference.

“The encouragement came in so manyways at Fouts Field and in the communi-ty,” Haynes said. “I would get dollar bills inthe mail from people. We would answerevery letter. It was amazing the way peo-ple welcomed us.”

Haynes and King practiced with thefirst white teammates they ever had atFouts, where they were quickly accept-ed.

What they experienced on the road wasfar different.

Haynes and King endured the worst ofthe abuse in their careers at UNT duringa game against Navarro College inCorsicana.

“The fans there were very rowdy andwere yelling out, ‘Kill that [expletive],”Haynes said. “We were in a bucket of soupand came together. The Navarro guystried to punish me and scratch me, butmy teammates came to help me.”

Those experiences made Fouts some-thing of a cocoon for UNT’s players.

Bahnsen coached Haynes and King intheir first season at UNT and creditedthem for helping speed the process ofintegration in the South.

“They made it easy,” Bahnsen said.“They didn’t have a chip on their shoul-ders. They were just players. I didn’t haveany problem with them at all. I took upfor them and they took up for me.”

Haynes went on to a decorated careerin professional football and is a memberof the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame,while King went on to become one of thefirst black school administrators in theDallas Independent School District.

The pair attributes some of their suc-cess in life to their experiences at Fouts.

“My time at North Texas really pre-pared me for what I did later on in life,”King said. “My background at UNT wasone of the reasons I was selected to be oneof the first black administrators in theDISD.”

The Greene yearsThere are plenty of standout

moments Greene remembers from hisdays playing at Fouts for UNT in thelate 1960s, when he picked up the nick-name “Mean” Joe Greene.

UNT won back-to-back MissouriValley Conference titles in 1966-67 andposted wins over teams like Cincinnati,Tulsa and Louisville.

But just like Bahnsen, what stood outfor Greene were the amenities he hadnever experienced before playing at Foutsand the atmosphere at the stadium dur-ing one of the most successful eras inUNT history.

“When I went into the locker roomthere at the time, I thought Fouts Fieldwas a great place,” Greene said. “Ourlockers had wooden frames with chickenwire on the sides. When I was in highschool, we dressed in auditoriums andhad our pre-game talks in the endzones.”

UNT went 14-1 at Fouts and 23-5-1overall from 1966-68 while Greene devel-

oped into one of the best defensive tacklesin the history of college football. Greenewent on to become an All-Pro with thePittsburgh Steelers and a member of thePro Football Hall of Fame. He was one ofseveral standout UNT players during thelate 1960s and early 1970s.

Chuck Beatty played with Greene bothat UNT and with the Steelers, while theSan Francisco 49ers selected UNT defen-sive end Cedric Hardman with the ninthoverall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft.

“There were a lot of talented guys onthat team who played within the teamconcept,” Beatty said. “The competitionwas good for everybody.”

That was true for Greene, maybe thebest player in the history of UNT athletics.

“Playing at North Texas was a spring-board for my NFL career,” Greene said. “Iwas fortunate to play there. The style ofplay I developed at North Texas was one Iwas able to take to the NFL. I didn’t haveto change what I was doing. Some of theother players I played with in the NFLdidn’t have that opportunity.”

The Fry eraBy the time Fry arrived at UNT in 1973,

the success of the Greene years was begin-ning to fade. UNT won just seven gamesin the previous three years combined andwas coming off a 1-10 season.

Fry quickly turned UNT around, usher-ing in another era of success at Fouts. TheMean Green won the Missouri ValleyConference title in Fry’s first seasonbefore leaving the league to become anindependent.

“It was an inspirational season becausethe players were down and had beenkicked around,” Fry said of his first year atUNT. “I spent my time turning aroundprograms at SMU, North Texas and Iowa.Every place I ever coached, I inherited abunch of players who had their tailskicked. Those are the easiest players tomotivate.”

By the end of Fry’s time at UNT andFouts, it was the Mean Green that wasdoing the kicking. UNT beat Southern

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Fouts

The Dallas Morning News file photo

Hayden Fry was North Texas’ head coach during one of the best eras in the history of the program. UNT won at least seven

games in each season from 1975-78, posted one of the great wins in program history at Tennessee in 1975, and went 10-

1 in 1977, a total that included a forfeit win over Mississippi State. UNT went 9-2 in 1978, Fry’s final season at the school.

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Mississippi, UTEP and New Mexico Stateat Fouts from 1977-78, when the team alsoplayed home games at Texas Stadium.

“There is no question we had one of thebest teams in the country,” Fry said. “Evenwhen we went down to Texas when theyhad Earl Campbell, we took them to thewire.”

That era is best remembered for a sin-gle game, though, one UNT played on theroad at Tennessee in 1975.

Sears Woods scored all three touch-downs in a 21-14 win over the Volunteers,including a game-winning 98-yard kickoffreturn after Tennessee had tied the gamewith 4:28 left in the fourth quarter.

“Coach Fry was a great motivator,”Woods said. “That was one of his biggeststrengths. He could communicate andmotivate players. He made us believe wecould win that game.”

UNT went on to win its last threegames of the 1975 season, including twoat home. The next three years the MeanGreen finished 7-4, 10-1 and 9-2, but wasnever invited to a bowl game.

“There was a great atmosphere at Foutsafter we beat Tennessee,” Woods said.“There were a lot of people who came tothe games, and we won the rest of themthat season. It was great for the team andgreat for North Texas.”

Fry enjoyed those times, but left forIowa after becoming frustrated by UNTbeing passed over year after year for abowl invitation.

“We should have gone to four bowlgames, but never did,” Fry said. “I foundout later when I was talking with the guysat the American Coaches Association thatwe didn’t get an invite because no onewanted to play us.

“North Texas is a special place for me. Iwould have stayed if we had gotten to abowl.”

The bowl runBy the time the 2001 season arrived,

UNT had the longest bowl drought inmajor college football at 41 years and hadplayed in just three bowls in its entire his-tory.

The wait was part of what made UNT’sfour-year run as Sun Belt Conferencechampions from 2001-04 so special.UNT capped each of those seasons with atrip to the New Orleans Bowl and reached

several milestones along the way, many ofthem at Fouts.

UNT produced back-to-back nationalrushing champions in Patrick Cobbs andJamario Thomas in 2003-04 and ran off26 straight conference wins, beginningwith an upset win at Middle Tennessee in2001.

The Mean Green was nearly unbeat-able at home after that win over the BlueRaiders, posting a 16-3 record at Foutsduring its bowl streak.

“I always felt that no matter who wascoming in there, we were going to win,”said Scott Hall, the starting quarterbackon three of those bowl teams. “After the2001 season when we beat MiddleTennessee and won all those games in arow, we had that confidence.”

UNT clinched its first New OrleansBowl berth with a win at Idaho in 2001before sealing its second straight bowltrip by beating New Mexico State at homethe next season.

“The first time we clinched a confer-ence championship here, the kids floodedthe field,” UNT athletic director RickVillarreal said. “Even though we had doneit before, it was a really special momenton campus.”

UNT clinched the conference title

again at home against Arkansas State in2003 and Idaho in 2004.

“There was definitely excitement atFouts at that time,” Hall said. “There wasa buzz before and after the games. Therewas excitement with the fraternities andsororities and in class. It got you excited.”

Those times were what made Fouts aspecial place for Hall.

“It wasn’t nice or big,” Hall said. “Thefans were a mile away, but none of thatmattered to us. We didn’t need the fancyweight room or things like that. We had

our mojo there. We were happy bangingheads in the 105-degree heat.”

The feeling is one that former playerslike Greene and Bahnsen and coaches likeFry share.

The grand old dame of UNT footballhasn’t been pretty for years, but she wastheir home, the place where they foughttogether, earned bowl bids together andestablished a legacy for a program theyhope is on its way to new heights.

“Moving to a new stadium will changethe face of the athletic department,” saidC. Dan Smith, a former player and thechairman of the UNT Board of Regentswho helped the school get its stadiumproject started. “There is no doubt it willbe a huge benefit to the university in gen-eral.”

One last season is all that is left forFouts. And even for a man who workedhard to have the old lady replaced, seeingher go won’t be easy.

“A lot of people have bad feelings aboutFouts,” Smith said. “But they will have alump in their throats when they see theirlast game there.”


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Fouts

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Former North Texas head coach Darrell Dickey and defensive lineman Brandon Kennedy celebrate a 38-27 win over New

Mexico State at Fouts Field during the 2003 season that clinched UNT’s third of four consecutive New Orleans Bowl berths.

“It wasn’t nice or big. The fans were a

mile away, but none ofthat mattered to us.We didn’t need the

fancy weight room orthings like that. Wehad our mojo there.

We were happybanging heads in the

105-degree heat.”— Former UNT quarterback Scott Hall



There might not be a player on theNorth Texas roster that knows the poten-tial Lance Dunbar possesses and the pres-sure he is under this season better thanBrandon Akpunku.

After all, Akpunku spends a significantamount of time chasing the junior run-ning back all over the field in practice.

“Dunbar has limitless potential,” saidAkpunku, a returning starter at defensiveend. “He is always a step in front of every-one else. He is someone who can lead thisteam with his legs, get us into the endzone, and take pressure off whoever ourquarterback is going to be.”

UNT’s season and the fate of the cur-rent coaching staff, not to mention theschool’s hopes to field a competitive teamduring the first season in a new stadium,could well depend on whether Dunbarcan meet expectations and play at an all-conference level yet again this season.

Dunbar is aware of his role and wel-comes it.

“There is more pressure on me,”Dunbar said. “I am going to have to workeven harder to try to improve on what Idid last year and prove it wasn’t a one-time thing.”

What Dunbar accomplished in 2009ranks among the great single-season per-formances for a running back in UNThistory.

Dunbar rushed for 1,378 yards, thefourth-highest single-season total ever fora UNT player, in a breakout season fewanticipated.

Dunbar began the season as a backupto senior Cam Montgomery and wasworking his way back from a knee injurythat prevented him from playing in thelast seven games of his freshman season.

Montgomery carried the load early lastseason but, the more carries Dunbarreceived, the better he played.

His breakout game came in the fourthweek of the season in a loss to MiddleTennessee. The first time Dunbar touchedthe ball, he scored on a 66-yard run.

By the end of the night, Dunbar hadscored on another 18-yard run and hadracked up 101 yards on just five carries.

Dunbar’s career took off from there. Hecleared the 100-yard mark in eight ofUNT’s last nine games and posted the

best game for a Mean Green running backsince Jamario Thomas rushed for 247yards against Colorado in 2004. He post-ed 238 yards and three touchdowns onjust 25 carries in a loss to Florida Atlanticin the fifth week of the season.

UNT is depending on Dunbar to puttogether several performances like theone he had against FAU and help theMean Green break a string of five straightseasons in which it has failed to win morethan three games.

“Lance is going to be a consistent guy,”UNT head coach Todd Dodge said.“When he played as a freshman, he pro-duced. When he played behind Cam, hewas averaging 8.5 yards a carry. And then

when he got a chance to start, he turnedin 100-yard game after 100-yard gameand had a few 200-yard games. He’s soexplosive. What surprised me most is thatwhen he was in high school he was a 185-pound back who could fly. He went to 205pounds and hasn’t lost any of his speed.”

Dunbar was able to sneak up on oppo-nents early last year when Montgomerywas the starter. He also had the advantageof having Riley Dodge at quarterbackwhen he was in the game. Dodge was athreat in the running game and rankedthird in total offense in the Sun Belt at theend of the season with an average of

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243.8 yards a game.Dunbar knows he will be the focal

point for not only UNT’s offensive gameplan this year, but the main concern foropposing defensive coordinators as well.Riley Dodge has moved to wide receiver,

leaving UNT to break in a new quarter-back under new offensive coordinatorMike Canales.

Dunbar and a loaded offensive line withfour starters returning will be the strengthof a UNT team that is under pressure to

turn around the program to ensure thecoaching staff ’s return.

Dunbar is comfortable with facing thesituation.

“I’m ready to be the leader and the go-to guy,” Dunbar said.

UNT’s season could well depend onhow Dunbar fares in filling that role.


FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark season

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North Texas head coach Todd Dodge, left, and new offensive coordinator Mike

Canales talk during UNT’s first scrimmage of fall practice at Fouts Field. One of

the challenges the Mean Green faces this season is adjusting to Canales’ offense.

ADJUST TO A NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATORNorth Texas head coach Todd Dodge did

what would have seemed unthinkable whenhe took over the program after the 2006season and gave up control of the MeanGreen’s offense during the off-season.

Dodge came to UNTwith a reputation as a pass-ing-game guru. His expert-ise helped the Mean Greenmake the transition from arun-based attack to aspread system, one that heturned over to former SouthFlorida offensive coordinator Mike Canales.

Canales will call the plays, coach UNT’squarterbacks, and huddle with Dodge topick Nathan Tune or Derek Thompson tostart at quarterback.

How UNT adjusts to Canales’ systemand how Tune and Thompson fare will goa long way in determining if the Mean

Green can post a winning season.Canales and UNT’s players say the tran-

sition has been a smooth one.“I feel good about our offense and the

receivers we have,” UNT wide receiverJamaal Jackson said. “We are going tosling it around. It’s the same offense witha few tweaks like motion that will creatematchup problems for a defense. Wehave grown into a more confident team.”

Tune and Thompson have both quicklyadjusted to playing in Canales’ system,which could be a good sign for UNT.

“I think we have the right setup,” Tunesaid. “We have the most talent and depthsince I have been here at the skill positionsand at tight end, where we really didn’thave anyone last year. We have all of ouroffensive linemen back and [running backLance] Dunbar back. We are in a lot bet-ter position to be successful.”

IMPROVE DEFENSIVELYNorth Texas started to see the return of

Gary DeLoach as its defensive coordina-tor pay dividends last season, when theMean Green dropped the number ofpoints it allowed per game by 12.

UNT still didn’t reach the levels ithoped to attain while allowing 35.6 pointsa game, but it was a step in the right direc-tion, one the Mean Green hopes to buildon this year. UNT returns nearly all of itskey players from a year ago and addedseveral junior college transfers it hopeswill make an impact.

“We are most definitelycapable of making a bigjump,” UNT defensiveend Brandon Akpunkusaid. “The whole defen-sive line is back and so ismost of our secondary.Those guys were part ofour defense dropping 12

points a game last year and know how toget it done. That makes all the difference.”

When UNT looks back on last season,it sees the difference one or two addi-tional defensive stands would havemade. UNT lost five games when itsdefense gave up a touchdown late in thefourth quarter or overtime that proved tobe the difference.

One of UNT’s biggest problems was notmaking enough big plays. The Mean Greentied for 116th nationally with an average ofone sack a game and tied for 111th inturnovers forced with 15 among 120 amongFootball Bowl Subdivision teams.

UNT has emphasized forcing turnoversthroughout fall practice. The Mean Green ishoping the adjustments it has made and theexperience its key players gained last seasonwill lead to another dramatic improvementin its performance this season.

“The focus and concentration arethere,” UNT senior linebacker CraigRobertson said. “We have that want-to. Itmakes me hungry for that first game.”

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DO THE LITTLE THINGS RIGHTSpecial teams play and turnover margin

don’t immediately come to mind whenone thinks of the factors that influence aseason the way quarterback play does.

One look at UNT’s 2009 season showshow important they are, though.

The Mean Green finished with aturnover margin of minus-14 last seasonafter forcing 15 turnovers while commit-ting 29. All three totals ranked last in theSun Belt Conference.

“There is no doubt about it, we have toflip our turnover stat,” head coach ToddDodge said. “That equals about threewins in itself. We also need to improve onspecial teams.”

Former UNT kicker Jeremy Knottmade just 10 of 15 field attempts. UNTalso missed six extra points.

Freshman Zach Olen will have everyopportunity to take over for Knott. Howhe performs could determine if UNTimproves its special teams play.

MAKE THE KEY PLAYS LATEHead coach Todd Dodge has said

throughout the off-season that the MeanGreen was very close to winning sixgames last season.

He is right. UNT lost five games it led inthe fourth quarter, largely because itcouldn’t capitalize on key opportunities inclutch situations.

UNT had a field goal blocked late in thefourth quarter of its game against Army,setting up the Black Knights’ game-win-ning touchdown drive in a 17-13 victory.The way the game unfolded was a micro-cosm of UNT’s season.

Louisiana-Lafayette scored the game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds leftin a 38-34 win, while UNT was outscored21-0 in the second half of a 35-28 loss toFlorida International.

“You could take six or seven plays whereif we would have made plays, the seasoncould have flipped,” Dodge said.

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Dasher, MTSU stocked for run at SBC title By Brett VitoStaff Writer

Fielding one of the Sun BeltConference’s elite teams is nothing new atMiddle Tennessee under head coach RickStockstill.

The Blue Raiders have become accus-tomed to competing for the Sun Belt titleand playing in bowls after making thepostseason in two of thelast four seasons.

What MTSU hasn’t hadto deal with is being theleague favorite at thebeginning of the season.

That will change thisyear.

Even with four-timedefending Sun Belt cham-pion Troy aiming to main-tain its grip on the league,the Blue Raiders are thepopular pick to come outon top this season.

The scenario is oneStockstill thinks his teamcan handle.

“We have got a very grounded team,”Stockstill said. “We know what we haveaccomplished, but that has no bearing onhow we are going to do this year. … Weknow it’s just a prediction. It will comedown to how we perform.”

There are plenty of reasons the SunBelt’s coaches picked the Blue Raiders towin the title this year in their preseasonpoll. Senior quarterback Dwight Dasher,who returns for MTSU after being namedthe Sun Belt’s Preseason Offensive Playerof the Year, had a standout junior seasonin which he threw for 2,789 yards andrushed for another 1,154.

Dasher finished off last season with aspectacular performance in the NewOrleans Bowl, where he rushed for 201yards and threw for another 162 on hisway to being named the game’s MVP.

Dasher will have a little more help thisyear with the return of Phillip Tanner,who is back from a medical redshirt sea-son following a knee injury. MTSU alsoreturns D.D. Kyles, who filled in at run-ning back for Tanner last year.

“We are going to try to utilize all of ourskill players,” Stockstill said. “I am glad we

got Phillip back.”MTSU has more than enough talent on

the defensive side of the ball as well withdefensive back Jeremy Kellem and defen-sive end Jamari Lattimore back. Bothwere preseason All-Sun Belt selections.

“We paid attention to it a little bit,”Kellum said of the preseason rankings.“But we still have to go out there andprove it on the field. If we don’t play likethe No. 1 team, we won’t be.”

If there is any team with the capabili-ty to prevent MTSU from meetingexpectations, it’s Troy, which is enjoyingnot being a near-unanimous pick to winthe league as it has been in the past.

The Trojans lost quarterback LeviBrown and defensive end CameronSheffield to the NFL Draft during the off-season in addition to several other keyplayers. Linebackers Bear Woods andBoris Lee along with defensive endBrandon Lang were all multiple-seasonstandouts for the Trojans that will not bereturning this season.

The challenge for Troy will be replacingthose players.

“I am not sure if we can win every game

and continue that streak of conferencetitles,” Troy head coach Larry Blakeneysaid. “But that is going to be our goal.”

While nearly everyone is pickingMTSU or Troy to win the Sun Belt, sever-al coaches in the league said it isn’t out ofthe question that another team could stuneveryone and come out on top.

North Texas will be among those teamslooking to make a jump after finishingnear the bottom of the league standings ineach of the last five years.

UNT head coach Todd Dodge felt likehis team was close to breaking out in2009, when the Mean Green lost sixgames by a touchdown or less in a 2-10season. UNT was picked to finish eighth inthe Sun Belt in the preseason coaches poll.

“I definitely think we have the ability todo better, but it is not surprising we werepicked eighth,” Dodge said. “We have notwon as many games as we thought wewould and have lost a lot of close games. Weneed to turn those close losses into wins.”


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Middle Tennessee quarterback Dwight Dasher, right, runs past North Texas

defensive end Eddrick Gilmore during a game at Fouts Field in 2007.

SBC Preseason coaches’ pollAs voted on by the league’s nine headcoaches. First-place votes are listed inparenthses:1. Middle Tennessee (5). . . . . . . . . . . . 75 2. Troy (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733. Arkansas State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) . . . . . . . . . . 495. Florida Atlantic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456. Florida International. . . . . . . . . . . . . 427. Louisiana-Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328. North Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279. Western Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SBC All-conference teamAs chosen by the conference’s nine headcoaches and media members selected byleague officials.

OOffffeennsseeQQBB —— Dwight Dasher, Middle Tennessee,Sr.RRBB —— Alfred Morris, Florida Atlantic, Jr.;Lance Dunbar, UNT, Jr.WWRR —— T.Y. Hilton, Florida International, Jr.;Jerrel Jernigan, Troy, Sr.TTEE —— Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette,Jr.OOLL —— Derek Newton, Arkansas State, Sr.;Brad Serirni, Florida International, Sr.;Mark Fisher, Middle Tennessee, Sr.,Esteban Santiago, UNT, Sr., Tyler Clark,Troy, Sr.

DDeeffeennsseeDDLL —— Bryan Hall, Arkansas State, Sr.; TroyEvans, Louisiana-Monroe, Jr.; JamariLattimore, Middle Tennessee, Sr.; BrandonAkpunku, UNT, Jr.LLBB —— Demario Davis, Arkansas State, Jr.;Grant Fleming, Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.;Craig Robertson, UNT, Sr.DDBB —— Tavious Polo, Florida Atlantic, Sr.;Anthony Gaitor, Florida International, Sr.;Jeremy Kellem, Middle Tennessee, Sr.;Bryan Willis, Troy, So.

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RED WOLVESCCooaacchh:: Steve Roberts (ninth season, 41-55 atArkansas State, 90-88-1 in 16 seasons overall).50 lettermen, 7-4 starters return from a 4-8team (3-5 Sun Belt). 25 lettermen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: OLDerek Newton, DL Bryan HallTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: CB DarronEdwards, WR DwayneFrampton, DE Brandon JoinerKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Running backDerek Lawson provided a sec-ondary threat behind ReggieArnold, who rushed for morethan 1,000 yards in three of his seasons at ASU.Lawson will start this year and will have to carrythe load. He rushed for 695 yards as a redshirtfreshman in 2008.OOuuttllooookk:: Roberts is under the gun and couldface a tough road after the departure of threekey seniors: Arnold, defensive end AlexCarrington and quarterback Corey Leonard. RyanAplin and Phillip Butterfield are competing forthe starting quarterback job. Aplin started threegames last year as a redshirt freshman.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLSCCooaacchh:: Howard Schnellenberger (10th season,53-55 at Florida Atlantic, 153-132-3 in 25seasons overall). 32 lettermen, 3-9 startersreturn from a 5-7 team (5-3 Sun Belt). 18 let-termen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: RB Alfred Morris, TERob Housler

TToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: QB Stephen Curtis, DE Cory HenryKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Jeff VanCamp stepped in at quarter-back when Rusty Smith was injured last seasonand threw for 1,372 yards in 10 games. He isprojected to start as a senior and could be oneof the top quarterbacks in the Sun Belt.OOuuttllooookk:: FAU came into the 2009 having wonbowl games in back-to-back seasons, a streakthat came to an end with a five-win campaign.The Owls lose Smith but return Morris, the 2009Sun Belt rushing champion.

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CCooaacchh:: Mario Cristobal (fourth season, 9-27 atFlorida International). 44 lettermen, 6-2 startersreturn from a 3-9 team (3-5 Sun Belt). 22 let-termen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: WR T.Y. Hilton, CBAnthony Gaitor, DB Marcus BartelsTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: DL Jericho Lee, WR GlennColeman, WR Willis WrightKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Hilton is one of the best widereceivers in the Sun Belt and one of the mostelectrifying players at a non-BCS conferenceschool nationally. He was slowed by injuries lastseason and still managed to catch 57 passesfor 632 yards and five touchdowns. He shouldreturn to top form this year.OOuuttllooookk:: FIU appeared poised for a breakout sea-son in 2009 after improving from 1-11 to 5-7 inCristobal’s second year, but fell back to 3-9 lastseason. The Golden Panthers must improve defen-sively after giving up 35.3 points a game, whichwill be tough with only two starters returning.

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RAGIN’ CAJUNSCCooaacchh:: Rickey Bustle (ninth season, 38-56 atLouisiana-Lafayette). 43 lettermen, 8-5 startersreturn from a 6-6 team (4-4 Sun Belt). 20 let-termen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: PSpencer Ortego, TE LadariusGreen, DB Grant FlemingTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: RB AaronSpikesKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Junior quarter-back Chris Masson enjoyed abreakout year in 2009, whenhe threw for 2,406 yards and 10 touchdowns.Masson could move into the upper echelon ofquarterbacks in the Sun Belt this season.OOuuttllooookk:: ULL has finished 6-6 each of the lasttwo years and will look to break though for abowl berth behind an experienced defense thatreturns eight starters, including preseason All-Sun Belt linebacker Grant Fleming.

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CCooaacchh:: Todd Berry (first season). 40 lettermen,6-4 starters return from a 6-6 team (5-3 SunBelt). 26 lettermen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: RB Frank GoodinTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: OL Josh Allen, WR Luke Russell,OL Jeremy BurtonKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Berry called having Goodin a hugeplus heading into his first season at ULM. The

senior rushed for 1,126 yards last season andwill be the player the Warhawks will depend onto carry their offense.OOuuttllooookk:: Berry took over for Charlie Weatherbiein the off-season and inherits what could be asolid Sun Belt team with 10 starters returning.Redshirt freshman Kolton Browning could openthe season as ULM’s starting quarterback. He islocked in a battle with returning starter TreyRevell that will go down to the final days beforethe Warhawks’ season opener against Arkansas.

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CCooaacchh:: Rick Stockstill (27-23 in four seasons atMiddle Tennessee). 41 lettermen, 8-6 startersreturn from a 10-3 team (7-1 Sun Belt). 14 let-termen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: QB Dwight Dasher,S Jeremy Kellum, K Alan Gendreau, DE JamariLattimore, RB Phillip TannerTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: OL Preston Bailey, QB LoganKilgore, CB Arness Ikner, WR Tyler Mason.KKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Dasher might be the best player inthe Sun Belt. He was named MVP of the NewOrleans Bowl last season and is the preseasonSun Belt Offensive Player of the Year.OOuuttllooookk:: This could be MTSU’s window of oppor-tunity to win the Sun Belt title. Dasher is backafter leading the Blue Raiders to a win overSouthern Mississippi in the New Orleans Bowl.Running back Phillip Tanner returns after spend-ing the 2009 season as a redshirt due to aknee injury and will look to build on a 714-yardseason as a junior.

TROY TROJANSCCooaacchh:: Larry Blakeney (153-77-1 in 19 seasonsat Troy). 44 lettermen, 6-2 starters return from a9-4 team (8-0 Sun Belt). 25 lettermen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: WR Jerrel Jernigan,DB Bryan Willis, RB Shawn SouthwardTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: WR Brett Moncrief, CB JimmieAnderson, OL Demarkus UnderwoodKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Jernigan is among the most explo-sive players in the Sun Belt and is coming off astandout junior season that saw him catch 71passes for 1,101 yards. He is also Troy’s quarter-back in the Wildcat formation and should be infor a big season.OOuuttllooookk:: Troy must rebuild defensively and losesthe Sun Belt’s Player of the Year in quarterbackLevi Brown, but no team has been more consis-tent in the league the last four seasons.

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CCooaacchh:: Willie Taggart (first season). 44 letter-men, 8-9 starters return from an 0-12 team (0-8 Sun Belt). 18 lettermen lost.AAllll--ccoonnffeerreennccee ccaannddiiddaatteess:: RB BobbyRaineyTToopp nneewwccoommeerrss:: QB Matt Pelesasa, S XaviusBoyd, OL Cameron Clemmons, S JeromeSpeightsKKeeyy ppllaayyeerr:: Rainey was one of the few brightspots for WKU last season, when he rushed for939 yards and six touchdowns.OOuuttllooookk:: WKU will look to rebuild under Taggart,a former Hilltoppers assistant who spent the lastthree years as an assistant coach at Stanford.He will have an experienced team with 17starters retuning.

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North Texas. All four are multi-year starters the Mean Green will rely on to spark its offense.


A smile spreads across LanceDunbar’s face at the mention of thequartet that helped make one of thebreakout players last year in the SunBelt Conference.

Together Esteban Santiago, VictorGill, J.J. Johnson and Kelvin Drakecleared the way for Dunbar to rack up1,378 rushing yards while starting justeight games.

The fact they kept him laughing thewhole time made the experience all themore enjoyable.

“They are all different,” Dunbar said.“Esteban is the crazy one. Gill is the onewho tries to bully me all the time andDrake is the goofy one who is alwayscracking jokes. J.J. is goofy, too.”

Put them all together and they formone of the best offensive lines in the SunBelt, not to mention the foundation forUNT’s offense. Santiago has started 33games in his career, tops among Mean

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Green players, while Johnson has started24, Drake 22 and Gill 22.

If UNT is to succeed in a season inwhich it will have a new starting quarter-back in either Derek Thompson orNathan Tune, a new offensive coordinatorin Mike Canales and a new offensive linecoach in Jeff Bryant, its veteran offensivelinemen will have to lead the way.

“I have talked to those guys about it,”UNT head coach Todd Dodge said of hislinemen being the basis for the MeanGreen’s offense. “We have not had a unitwith the experience they have since I havebeen here. We have to take advantage of it.… If they continue to improve, we have achance to be outstanding on that side ofthe ball.”

UNT’s linemen take that challenge seri-ously as they head toward the end of solidcareers. Santiago, Gill and Drake are allseniors, while Johnson is a junior.

Santiago was a second-team All-SunBelt selection last season and was a pre-season first-team all-conference pick thisyear.

UNT will need to add one player to thatcore group at right guard, but has plentyof solid candidates including MattTomlinson, Jeremy Bean and ColemanFeeley.

“We have to be the bell cow for ouroffense,” Gill said. “I feel really confidentin everyone we have. You look to your leftand you have someone there with experi-ence. You look to your right and havesomeone there with experience. That putsyour mind at ease.”

The fact that UNT’s players have gainedthat experience together while meshingtheir contrasting personalities has helpedmake them that much more effective as aunit. Johnson came from one of the Dallasarea’s largest high schools in Plano Westand has developed into the group’s leader.Santiago is an El Paso native with wildhair and a lip ring, while Gill is a small-town product from Argyle. Drake is anolder player who missed a season due toinjury and has been at UNT since 2006.

Despite their differences, UNT’s line-men have chemistry that has helped themwork together.

“I trust everyone on the line, and that’sthe first thing you need,” Santiago said. “Youcan have all the talent in the world, but ifyou don’t have chemistry, it doesn’t matter.

If you don’t trust the person next to you, youare not going to get the block right.”

Thompson is just as confident in UNT’sline as Dunbar. He played just one seriesat the end of the Mean Green’s loss toArkansas State in the final game of lastseason and completed all three of hispasses on a four-play touchdown drive.

Thompson never felt much pressure inthe pocket during that series, which issomething he doesn’t expect to change thisyear for whoever starts at quarterback.

“It’s a great feeling as a quarterback todrop back and know your line is going tohave your back,” Thompson said. “Wehave a lot of guys on our line with experi-ence. That makes your job easier.”


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MEAN GREEN Offensive lineNorth Texas will have an offensive line filledwith experienced players this season. Thefollowing is a look at the Mean Green’sfour returning starters:PPoossiittiioonn PPllaayyeerr SSttaarrttssRight tackle Esteban Santiago 33Center J.J. Johnson 24Left guard Kelvin Drake 22Left tackle Victor Gill 22


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Stradford to get hisshot at college levelBy Brett VitoStaff Writer

New North Texas offensive coordinatorMike Canales heard about Tyler Stradfordquickly when he first considered joining theMean Green’s coaching staff in the offseason.

Everyone, it seemed, was talking aboutthe wide receiver who transferred fromOklahoma and the expectation that hewould become a difference-maker themoment he steps on thefield.

“Everyone expects Tylerto make an impact,”Canales said. “I am a per-son who wants players toshow me, not tell me. Ihave heard the hype. Weare hoping he becomesthe guy. He has the characteristics you arelooking for. The question is if Tyler is will-ing to pay the price on and off the field tobe that guy.”

Stradford says he is ready to make thatsacrifice after traveling a long road to get toa school where he will have a chance to play.

Stradford signed with Oklahoma out ofNew Orleans O. Perry Walker HighSchool in 2007, left the team in the mid-dle of the 2008 season and ended up atUNT, where he sat out last season to fulfillNCAA transfer rules.

“I got buried on the depth chart atOklahoma and lost focus,” Stradford said.“It was my first time being far away fromhome and I acted crazy. I needed to findsomeplace where I could get focused. Iknow that I found it.”

UNT running backs coach SheltonGandy, while he was at Louisiana Tech,had recruited Stradford during his highschool career and eventually convincedhim to come to Denton. UNT had hopedthat the NCAA would grant a waiverrequest that would have made Stradfordeligible last season.

That request was denied, which leftStradford to spend another season with-out playing in a real game. By the timeUNT opens the season at Clemson onSept. 4, Stradford will have gone threeyears without playing in an official game.

Stradford called last season a tough time

in his life. He wanted to help his teammatesand felt like he had the talent to make a dif-ference, but was forced to sit on the sidelinewhile UNT trudged to a 2-10 finish.

“I never had any doubts that I would geta chance to play,” Stradford said. “CoachDodge told me to be patient and that every-thing would work out. He told me I have thepotential to play at the next level. I am try-ing to help my team win a championship.”

The knock on Stradford throughout ishis career is that while he has exceptionalspeed and good size at 6-2, he lacks pass-catching skills.

Stradford has worked to improve sincearriving at UNT, which has helped himgain the trust of his teammates.

“Tyler is a special player,” UNT quarter-back Derek Thompson said. “He is a tallreceiver who can beat anyone down thefield. The fact that he can go and get theball makes my job and [fellow quarter-back Nathan Tune’s] job a lot easier.”

UNT’s other wide receivers seeStradford as one of the pieces the teamwas missing last season.

“Tyler can stretch the field and give usthe deep threat we didn’t have last year,”UNT wide receiver Jamaal Jackson said.“That will open up our slot receivers.”

Finding what appears to be the right fitat UNT has been particularly rewardingfor Stradford.

“It’s exciting,” Stradford said. “I havebeen working for a long time, basicallysince 2006, to show what I can do at thecollege level. I want to be a part of some-thing special and win a championship.”


“It’s exciting. I have beenworking for a long time,basically since 2006, toshow what I can do on

the college level.”— North Texas

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Daryl Hellman has spent the vastmajority of his life in Aubrey.

And in most communities the size ofAubrey, the general belief is that everyoneknows everyone.

That is definitely the case for Hellman,who started kindergarten in Aubrey morethan 30 years ago, went on to be a starathlete at Aubrey High School and stillholds some passing records for theChaparrals from when he was the team’sstarting quarterback in 1988, which wasthe first time Aubrey made the playoffs.

He then was the head coach for theChaparrals from 2001 to 2008 beforestepping down to focus on his athleticdirector duties. Hellman took over thebaseball team on a whim in the springand led it four rounds deep into the post-season.

When Aubrey takes the field for its2010 football opener under second-yearhead coach G.A. Moore, the Chaparralswill be competing in Class 3A for the firsttime in school history, a year after its boysathletic programs began to show signs ofbecoming a perennial 2A power.

“We’re still a small town, and we stillidentify ourselves by how our athletic pro-grams are,” said Hellman. “We still have alot of goals and a lot of things to achieve,but I feel like we’ve been going in the rightdirection for many years and growth has alot to do with that.”

Growth has been a resounding trend inDenton and Collin counties in recent years,which has helped revive and strengthensmall-town athletic programs in the area.

The 380 effectWhen asked what started the change in

population growth north of Denton,Hellman quickly had an answer.

When U.S. Highway 380 was widenedto six lanes and the Dallas North Tollwaywas expanded, people in the Dallas-FortWorth area saw an opportunity to live asimpler, quieter country life while stillenjoying the amenities of the city. Thatquickly led them to communities off of380 such as Aubrey, Pilot Point, Celinaand Prosper.

“It’s the 380 corridor, without a doubt,”Hellman said. “When they widened thatto six lanes and they had the tollway go

up, it really changed things. From Aubrey,you can get to downtown Dallas on thetollway in 40 minutes and that’s been abig key.”

This year alone, Aubrey has 50 move-instudents, brand new to the district, sinceit turned in its snapshot number of 470for February’s realignment. As of Aug. 13,the high school’s enrollment was at 530,and Hellman said there were also severalnew students enrolled at the middleschool and elementary school.

Pilot Point, meanwhile, moved up toClass 3A in the 2006 realignment andstruggled at the 3A level before movingback down to Class 2A in 2008.

The Bearcats won the Class 2A DivisionI football state championship inDecember and now appear more pre-pared to play in a higher classification.They too will move up to 3A along withAubrey beginning this season.

If you build it, they will comeIn addition to its presence within the

Aubrey city limits, Aubrey ISD draws stu-dents from Cross Roads and Krugerville.Both of these communities sit just southof Aubrey, with Cross Roads sittingdirectly on 380.

Hellman credited Aubrey’s schoolboard and superintendent for making akey move early in the decade when thecommunity voted to build $7 millionworth of new athletic facilities at the highschool.

The new athletic complex and footballstadium were built in 2003 and used as ameasuring stick for other area small-school towns.

“Before that, you really couldn’t saymuch about our facilities,” Hellman said.“In the early 1980s, they were adequate.Being able to move into that new complexreally helped. It increased participationand excitement and community involve-ment. We’ve kind of been building eversince. It’s all worked out. We got thatbond and the complex going before all thegrowth really hit.

“We went from the outhouse to thepenthouse in one bond election.”

The growth of the school and its pre-dicted jump to Class 3A were among themain reasons why Hellman resigned asthe head football coach to concentrate onhis athletic director duties. TheChaparrals responded by hiring the win-ningest coach in Texas high school foot-ball history in Moore. In his debut seasonwith Aubrey last year, Moore led theChaparrals to an 11-2 record and set anew school mark for wins in a season.

“There’s been times when Aubrey was adoormat and the punch line of a lot ofjokes,” Hellman said. “That was my pas-sion for getting into coaching was to even-tually return to Aubrey. I had a lot ofschool pride, and I’m very proud of whereI’m from. I felt like that’s what I wanted todo was come back to my hometown anddo all I could to help us be respectable.

“Since 2001, the things we’ve accom-


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Aubrey athletic director Daryl Hellman has lived in the community for almost his entire life. He is a former quarterback

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plished now double and triple all theyears before that. It’s been an accumula-tion of our community growing, the facil-ities improving and the participationincreasing. The results we’re getting fromour teams have definitely improved.”

The other end of the spectrumWhile schools such as Aubrey, Pilot

Point, Celina and Prosper have benefitedfrom expanded growth from urban areasinto rural ones, other smaller towns in thearea haven’t seen the same type of exacer-bated growth.

Argyle is a good example.The Eagles played in the Class 2A state

championship game in 2005, and thenmoved up to Class 3A in the 2006 realign-ment, where they have remained.

But the growth Argyle has seen in itslocation just south of Denton has not beennearly as drastic as the towns in northernDenton County.

“Some people think Argyle is urban andwant a more rural location,” said Argylehead coach and athletic director ToddRodgers. “So Pilot Point and Aubrey arebenefiting. Land was purchased up thereat a reasonable rate and was developed, sothese communities are now changingfrom these static communities that havebeen the same size for years to having todeal with an influx of new ideas, new peo-ple, and they’re having to manage that.

“It’s bringing a shot to their athletic pro-grams across the board.”

The Eagles are the favorite to winDistrict 9-3A this year, which now fea-tures Pilot Point and Aubrey.

“There’s just such solid leadership atthose places [Pilot Point and Aubrey] thatthey’re managing the change and they’retransforming their communities intopowerhouse athletic programs,” Rodgerssaid. “I think it’s a great thing.”

Rodgers said the housing and landprices in Argyle have restricted growthwhile other small towns are growing atrapid rates. As a result, Argyle has been a3A school for three realignments and isstill on the small end of the classificationwhen it comes to enrollment.

“We haven’t gotten an influx of peoplebecause there’s only a small group of peo-ple that can afford the zoning here and theprices of the houses,” Rodgers said.“There’s not a lot of developments that are

affordable.”Rodgers said the growth in the rural

towns has been good for area football andthat teams such as Lovejoy and Prosperhave gotten huge advantages due to thetwo-year realignment program.

Lovejoy, for instance, turned in num-bers to the UIL for this year’s realignmentthat were just shy of the Class 4A cutoff.Before school has even started in the firstyear of the alignment, Lovejoy already has4A numbers, meaning it will compete atthe 3A level for two years before a likelymove to 4A.

“If we have one great strength, it’s thatthey’re [the community] behind us, thewhole community is,” Rodgers said.“We’ve got all our chips pushed to the mid-dle of the table, let’s go have fun and win.That’s the essence of this small-town foot-ball and the populations growing, is youcan go out there and be a part of some-thing. The community becomes the team.”

Moore, who began coaching in the early1960s and made his name at Pilot Pointand Celina, said the instances where hecoaches second-and third-generation kidsare a lot more rare nowadays.

“A lot more people are moving to thisarea, especially the smaller towns, becauseit is a better atmosphere,” he said. “But it isstill a lot different. The pride isn’t there asmuch as it used to be. It used to be whereI knew the parents, the grandparents and

the whole family of a player. You don’t seethat anymore. The legacies aren’t there asmuch.”

Another point of viewRyan head coach Joey Florence has

been leading the Raiders for a decade now.Some would call him the dean of high

school coaches in the area because of hislong tenure and his success on the field —including four consecutive Class 4A statechampionship game appearances and twotitles.

But Florence hasn’t always been a big-school coach. He got his start coaching atClass 2A Cooper, and has now coached atevery classification except for Class A and3A.

Florence said there are some benefits ofgrowth, but there are just as many nega-tive aspects to it.

“You’re seeing new schools and multi-ple-school districts, and its changingTexas high school football,” Florence said.“There’s some good and some bad. It getsmore kids participating, obviously, but thenegatives are the lack of the one-schoolmentality where a community ralliesaround the team and you won’t sell outgames. For me, that’s the bad part of it.”

Though small towns like Aubrey, PilotPoint and Argyle aren’t quite to the pointwhere they will be opening multiple highschools, the growth of schools such as

Southlake Carroll show things can changein a hurry. Carroll was a Class 3A school asrecently as the mid-1990s and became a5A school in 2002.

“There’s not as many farmers out thereanymore, either,” said Florence, whosefather, Mickey, was a longtime coach andadministrator at Rockwall High School.“You’re seeing the smaller schools change,too. I was a third-generation kid atRockwall. I grew up there when it was afarming community. That was very impor-tant to me growing up, that I would be aRockwall Yellowjacket.

“That’s something that’s unique andwhat made Texas football special. I’msomewhat concerned now, where youdon’t have kids growing up as generationalRyan Raiders, though we are getting somenow. That’s where high school [football] isheading, though.”

Moore said he remembers a time whenthe thriving 5A programs of today werenothing more than a tiny dot on a map.

“I have coached in this area most of mycareer and it has changed a ton here,” hesaid. “Everything is growing. When I firststarted, Allen was playing six-man andPlano was a Class B [2A] school.Lewisville was Class A. A lot of families aremoving here and a lot more kids just wantto play football.”

Florence said he fears more towns mor-phing into what he saw his hometownbecome.

Rockwall-Heath High School made itsvarsity football debut in 2006, and whenHeath played Rockwall for the first time,Florence saw first-hand the effects of pop-ulation growth on Texas high school foot-ball.

“I’m not gonna say it’s [populationgrowth] all bad,” Florence said. “There’smore kids participating, but at the sametime it’s harder for the community to rallyaround a school.

“My mother had season tickets atRockwall on the 50-yard line. The firstgame a few years ago when Heath andRockwall played for the first time, andRockwall was the visitor, she wasn’t goingto go sit on the visitor side. That’s very dif-ficult to explain to people. Now she’s goingto have to go sit on the other side of thestadium my dad helped build. She was nothappy. That town hasn’t been the same.There’s good and bad to it, I guess.”

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Pilot Point’s Jarman Johnson, left, celebrates with his teammates after a 35-18

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To say J.W. Walsh had a busy summerwould be an understatement.

The Guyer senior quarterback was allover the country honing his skills andhelping the Wildcats get on the nationalmap when it comes to high school footballtalent.

Oh, and he got to get a nice break fromthe dreaded Texas summer heat whilespending time in Oregon and California.

“I think the biggest thing about thesummer I’ve had was that there was a lotof big events I was fortunate enough to bea part of,” said the Oklahoma State com-mit. “All that I went through just helps theWildcats. It helps me become a betterquarterback and a better leader for myteam.”

Walsh helped lead his Guyer 7-on-7team to the championship game of theNike 7On Tournament in Beaverton,Ore., where the Wildcats lost in doubleovertime to famed Miami Northwestern.

Then last month, he went to AlisoViejo, Calif., to participate in the ESPNRise Elite 11 quarterback camp, whichfeatures 12 of the best high school quar-terbacks in the country.

“The Elite 11 was a great experience,”said Guyer head coach John Walsh, whois J.W.’s father. “A lot of quarterbackcamps are money-making schemes, andthe Elite 11 is about those 12 guys and aplan to make them better. They did abouttwo hours of film study every day, andthey worked with college quarterbacksthat are going to be drafted. Two hours onthe field and two hours in the film roomevery day.

“He’s a better quarterback because of it,and we feel like we train him well here.He’s been raised around good football, butthat week was great as far as him realizingthere’s a lot more to learn and there’s a lotmore room for improvement.”

And that could be a scary bit of news forGuyer’s new rivals in District 7-5A.

Last season in Class 4A, Walsh led theWildcats to their second straight DivisionI state semifinal appearance and endedhis career as a 4A quarterback with a 21-3 record as a starter. He is coming off hisbest statistical season last year when hethrew for 2,599 yardswith 27 touchdownsand six interceptions in 15 games. He also

rushed for 1,554 yards and 22 scores.Recruiting website Rivals.com rankedWalsh as the No. 4 dual-threat quarter-back in the country.

Yet, he’s still, by all accounts, better thisyear.

“When he got back from Elite 11, he wasjust telling me how much it helped himout,” said Guyer senior receiver QuintGardener. “He said he’s a smarter quarter-back now and it showed him how to readplays and read defense.”

John Walsh said the biggest thing hisson was able to do at the quarterbackcamp was learn how to break down filmat a higher level than the average highschool quarterback.

“They made it harder in the film room,”John Walsh said. “In high school, if youwatch a team, there’s gonna be one,maybe two coverages you’ve got to dealwith. A good high school quarterback,after one film session, will have a goodidea of where those guys will be. But theyhad to break down NFL film and collegefilm where there’s six or seven coveragesgoing on and they’re mixing up blitzes. Hehad to answer questions on the spot onthose films, and that’s only gonna slow itdown completely for him at the highschool level.”

J.W. Walsh said his team’s depth at the

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STAY HEALTHYThe Wildcats have to avoid injuries. As the smallest

school in its new 5A district, depth will be an issue. Asfar as first units go, the Wildcats can match just aboutanyone in the state with their talent, especially at theskill positions, but if injuries become abundant, theycould be in trouble.

FIND SOME DEPTHTwo seasons ago, the Wildcats had a highly effective

kicker. Now, John Walsh thinks he has his first DivisionI kicker in junior Josh King. The former LibertyChristian kicker will bring a dynamic the Wildcats’defense was missing last year – consistently winning thefield position battle. King routinely gets his kickoffsthrough the end zone and should force opponents to

have to go 80 yards to score against a stout defense.

BE STRONG IN THE TRENCHESThe new faces on the offensive line

have to fill some big shoes from last sea-son as just two starters return from lastyear’s group that helped lead Guyer tonew offensive heights. Those new faces,led by John Ferguson and JesseRoberson, will have to open holes forGuyer’s three-headed rushing attack,but more importantly must keep J.W. Walsh on his feet.

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LOCK DOWN OPPONENTSJosh Stewart had two breakout games last year and

will look to take his game to a new level this year, whenhe not only starts at cornerback but also will be gettingthe ball on offense 6-10 times a game, where he can getin the open field and use his play-making abilities.Stewart will force opposing coaches to account for himon offense, defense and special teams.

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Guyer senior Josh Stewart can puthis finger on the moment he realizedhe could be a star on the footballfield.

It was a preseason scrimmageagainst Midlothian during his soph-omore year. Guyer starting corner-back Chuks Orabuchi was injured ina weight room mishap prior to thegame, forcing Stewart, then a 5-7,140-pound cornerback slotted tostart the season on the junior varsitysquad, into starting duty coveringMidlothian star receiver EddieJohnson, who is 6-3 and 220pounds and is now a freshman atBaylor.

Stewart shut the big, physicalreceiver down, holding Johnson tozero catches in the scrimmage.

“He didn’t catch a ball on me, sothat gave me faith and I went fromthere,” Stewart said.

Fast-forward to last Decemberwhen Guyer met Ryan for a chance

to go to the Class 4A Division I statesemifinals — arguably the biggesthigh school football game Dentonhas ever hosted.

Guyer won the game, 28-25, toadvance, and Stewart was one of the

big reasons why.The bulked-up cornerback blan-

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Guyer’s Josh Stewart runs the ball during a 7-on-7 scrimmage

against Lake Dallas on June 30.

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Ty Hook wants to make every tackle forRyan this season.

The senior defensive end wants tocause every fumble, slap every ball andsack every quarterback.

“I want to be in on every play,” he said.“That’s the way I play.”

Hook has the ability to be in on a lot ofplays for the Raiders this season. But he’llhave to fight to be in on all of them.

Ryan is loaded on defense as it entersthe 2010 season after a stellar 2009 thatsaw the Raiders reach the Class 4ADivision II Region I final.

“I say I want to be in on every play, butit’s going to be tough with the guys sur-rounding me,” Hook said. “All of us aregoing to be fighting to make the big plays.We are all going to be fighting for thatball. This is not a one-man-show defense.”

He can say that again.The Raiders’ 4-2-5 defense expects to

be one of the best in Class 4A this season,and head coach Joey Florence said hisdefensive unit is comparable to those thathelped Ryan take home state titles in2001 and 2002.

“We won championships here becausewe had stars on defense,” Florence said.“We feel like this year’s unit is really goodand has the potential to be really great.The talent is exciting.”

On a scale of one to 10, how good is thisyear’s defense?

“Potentially they can be a 10,” Florencesaid. “But they are not a 10 yet. Talent-wisethey are going to be as good as the defens-es we had in the early 2000s. They are justgoing to have to show hard work. But nodoubt, we do have a good group of kids.”

Check the roster.Leading the way on the defensive line

are Hook and Mario Edwards, anotherdefensive end. Edwards, a junior, trans-ferred from Prosper and is expected to bea blue-chip recruit.

“He is as good as advertised,” Florencesaid. “He has a ton of athletic ability. Hehas the talent and he works hard.”

Hook is looking forward to playingalongside Edwards.

“I haven’t seen him in a game situation,but what I have seen in practice has real-ly impressed me,” Hook said. “He is bigand athletic and will help us.”

Hook is still the leader on the line,though.

Last year he led the Denton area with14 sacks and also tallied 117 tackles.Currently, Air Force, Wyoming andLouisiana Tech have extended offers tohim. He said he will decide by the thirdweek of the season where he will commit.

Don’t be surprised if bigger schools alsoextend Hook an offer soon.

“Ty is a great player because he is toughand physical,” Florence said. “He is a tire-less worker. He takes care of his body andhe is one of the better players in the state.His work ethic is second to none.”

Ryan’s linebackers — Jonny Paramore,Alex De La Torre and Jordan Richmond

— also are expected to be stars on defense.“Our box is going to be hard to get by,”

Hook said. “It is definitely our strongpoint.”

Trey Mohair and Sterling Fuggett willbe the leaders in the secondary.

“The key for us is how we play in theback end,” Florence said. “But we havesome good speed in our secondary.”

Having a personality as a defensiveteam is new for Ryan, which in recentyears has been known for its high-scoringoffense. That’s fine with Hook.

“It’s kind of cool because they [theoffense] have had a lot of the attention

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TRUST KNIGHTQuarterback Nash Knight is filling the biggest shoes

in the area this season. He has the tough task of replac-ing Scotty Young, who is now a redshirt freshman atTexas Tech. The Raiders’ offense must stand behindKnight and trust him. Knight may not be as big orstrong as Young, but the kid can still sling it. He is aproven athlete who will play Division I baseball at DallasBaptist next season.

DON’T WATCH THE POLLSEveryone likes polls and high school kids may not

admit it, but they like to see where they are ranked. Ryancan’t worry about that. Some high school football gurus,project the Raiders to win the Class 4A Region I title this

season. It’s nice to hear, but Ryan needs to make surerankings don’t hinder its performance on the field.

RUN THE BALLRyan’s best offensive player heading

into the season is Kaylon Alexander. Thefleet-footed running back is expected tobe a big part of the offense again. Ryanisn’t going to pass like it has the last twoyears under Young. So the Raiders mustgo with their strength on offense by let-ting Alexander grab a handoff or catch a pass out of thebackfield.

FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark season RAIDERS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee HHtt.. WWtt.. CCllaassss PPooss..1 Kaylon Alexander 6-1 215 Sr. RB2 Michael Cudd 5-11 185 Sr. WR3 Hunter Wakefield 5-8 170 Sr. QB/WR4 Xaviere Scott 5-8 215 Jr. LB/RB5 Damon Medcafe 6-5 250 Sr. DT6 Kamrun Bowen 6-0 220 Sr. DT7 Trey Mohair 5-10 185 Jr. FS/WR8 Nash Knight 5-11 185 Sr. QB9 Ty Hook 6-1 230 Sr. DE10 Trey Cook 6-1 190 Jr. WR/CB11 Jonny Paramore 5-11 195 Sr. OLB12 Xavier Rose 5-11 170 Sr. DB13 Daniel Martin 6-2 180 Sr. QB/DB14 LeDarian Sims 5-11 175 Jr. DB/WR15 Sam Johnson 6-4 180 Jr. WR16 Dominic Thompson 5-10 205 Sr. WR17 Mario Edwards 6-4 250 Jr. DE18 Masinura Price 6-1 250 Sr. DT19 Ron Turner 5-8 185 Sr. DT20 Jordan Richmond 6-2 225 Jr. LB21 Craig Moore 5-9 160 So. WR22 Dominique Banks 6-3 230 Jr. DE23 Jerrick Harvey 5-10 150 Jr. DB/RB24 Cedric Harris 5-10 150 Jr. CB25 Corey Cox 5-9 150 Sr. DB26 Sterling Fuggett 6-2 190 Jr. DB/WR27 Ed Martey 5-8 160 Sr. DB28 Jacoby Lawson 5-7 190 Sr. RB29 Devontae Myers 5-8 160 Jr. DB30 Devante Traylor 5-8 175 Sr. LB31 Marcus Holcomb 5-9 195 So. LB/RB32 O.T. Walker 5-10 170 Sr. CB33 Alex De La Torre 6-2 225 Jr. LB34 Matt Donahew 5-10 185 Sr. DE35 Taylor Greer 5-8 200 Jr. LB36 Emanuel Smith 5-11 230 Sr. DL37 Dustin Scott 5-10 160 Sr. OLB38 Zach Brown 5-8 150 Sr. DB39 Philip Cristales 5-8 160 Sr. Kicker40 Jose Benitez 5-10 190 Sr. DL42 Colten Gutierrez 5-9 150 Sr. Kicker43 Jacob Reed 5-11 175 Sr. Punter48 Chris Velasco 6-1 200 Sr. DL50 Zach Hopkins 6-2 250 Sr. OL53 Gabe Lopez 5-10 230 Jr. OL55 Luther Currin 5-10 210 Sr. OL56 Aaron Workman 6-0 210 Sr. OL57 Rodrick Jimmerson 5-10 240 Jr. OL58 Favian Ramirez 5-10 240 Sr. OL60 Blake Sprayberry 5-8 240 Sr. OL63 Yusef Logan 5-11 270 Sr. OL65 Matt Griffin 6-3 275 So. OL66 Drew Ferguson 6-2 270 Sr. OL72 Ronnie Crawford 5-11 270 Sr. OL73 Tevin McCray 6-4 300 Jr. OL75 Jackson Greenhaw 6-1 265 Sr. OL76 Jordan Williams 6-3 225 Jr. OL81 David Tryon 6-0 165 Sr. WR83 Sam Benton 5-9 160 Jr. WR88 Quincy Jones 6-1 170 So. WR90 Travis Reynolds 5-10 185 Sr. DL99 Rahjian Patterson 5-6 290 Sr. DL

PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHSRyan’s biggest team strength is defense, especially in

the box. If the Raiders can stay healthy they will have agood chance of slowing down a lot of good offenses.Behind linemen Ty Hook and Mario Edwards, alongwith linebackers Jonny Paramore, Alex De La Torre andJordan Richmond, the Raiders are shaping up to be oneof the best defenses in Class 4A.

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These days, Nash Knight can’thave a conversation without hearingthe name Scotty Young.

It’s understandable, though.Knight is Ryan’s new starting

quarterback, replacing the record-setting Young, who excelled for theRaiders for two seasons and now isat Texas Tech.

“Pretty much everyone I talk toasks about me replacing Scotty,”Knight said. “It is expected and Iknow it is going to be tough toreplace him. But I am excited to bethe guy who has the job.”

Ryan head coach Joey Florencehas coached numerous talentedquarterbacks during his 10 years atRyan. He has no worries aboutKnight.

“Nash is going to step right in forus,” he said. “Yes, we are going tomiss Scotty. But part of being a highschool football coach is losing greatplayers.”

Knight does not expect to put up

the flashy statistics that Young tal-lied his last two seasons.

He knows he won’t throw for asmany yards, and he knows he won’ttoss as many touchdowns.

But he does know he can do thejob.

“Our offense is still going to put

up some big numbers this season,”he said. “We may have lost somegood players, but we still have someguys who will step up.”

Stepping up is what Ryan playershave done the last decade.

Knight fully aware of task ahead of him


Ryan quarterback Nash Knight looks to pass during a scrimmage

against Grapevine.

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The defending Class 5A champions fillthe top two spots in The Associated Presspreseason Texas high school football pollfor the second straight year.

Abilene coach Steve Warren, whoseteam is No. 2, says that should happenevery year.

“I think until somebody defeats thedefending champs, that’s where theyshould be — 1 and 2,” Warren said. “Ithink that’s the way I’ve kind of looked atit every year.”

Euless Trinity is No. 1 after winning the5A Division I championship a year ago. Itwas the third title in five seasons for theTrojans, and they are bringing back thereceiver who caught the title-winningpass in overtime and a potential star run-ning back who missed most of last seasonwith a knee injury.

Like last year, when Katy and Allentopped the poll, the margin is close.Trinity earned 15 first-place votes and 235points while Abilene had the other 10

first-place votes and 231 points. The voting panel includes 25 Texas

media members who cover high schoolfootball.

Trinity considered moving receiverBrandon Carter to quarterback after histitle-game heroics last year, but he willstill catch passes and return kicks.

The other top teams this year are three-time defending champion Lake Travis in4A, Brownwood in 3A, Daingerfield in 2Aand Goldthwaite in 1A. Daingerfield haswon back-to-back titles.

Lake Travis has a new coach in HankCarter after Chad Morris left to becomean assistant at Tulsa. Morris inherited astate champion and won a pair of titles inhis only two seasons.

Ryan checks in at No. 5 in the 4A poll,behind Aledo, Brenham and Stephenville.

Brownwood is looking for its eighthtitle and first since 1981 with receiverJaxon Shipley leading the way. Shipley isthe younger brother of former Texasreceiver Jordan Shipley, who’s now withthe Cincinnati Bengals.

CLASS 5ASScchhooooll 22000099 PPttss PPrrvv1. Euless Trinity (15) 14-2 235 2 2. Abilene (10) 15-0 231 6 3. Katy 14-2 182 7 4. Austin Westlake 13-3 150 3 5. RR Stony Point 13-2 117 9 6. Cedar Hill 12-1 89 1 7. Katy Cinco Ranch 13-2 87 —8. Allen 10-2 85 5 9. Beaumont West Brook 9-4 48 — 10. GP North Shore 8-4 36 —

CLASS 4A SScchhooooll 22000099 PPttss PPrrvv1. Lake Travis (23) 16-0 239 1 2. Aledo (2) 15-1 223 6 3. Brenham 13-3 187 — 4. Stephenville 9-3 134 — 5. Ryan 12-2 127 7 6. Angleton 11-2 124 10 7. Tyler John Tyler 12-2 79 — 8. Kerrville Tivy 9-5 70 — 9. Highland Park 11-2 55 4 10. Smithson Valley 6-4 33 —

CLASS 3A SScchhooooll 22000099 PPttss PPrrvv1. Brownwood (9) 10-3 217 — 2. Lovejoy (6) 12-2 214 — 3. Carthage (5) 16-0 194 2 4. Cuero (3) 13-1 174 3 5. Prosper 11-2 73 8 6. Celina 7-5 71 — 7. Gilmer (2) 15-0 70 1 8. Abilene Wylie 12-2 65 8 9. Sealy 11-1 63 5 10. Giddings 9-2 60 7

CLASS 2A SScchhooooll 22000099 PPttss PPrrvv1. Daingerfield (20) 15-1 245 3 2. Refugio (4) 14-1 173 5 3. Newton (1) 12-2 172 10 4. Littlefield 10-2 135 — 5. Arp 12-1 106 1 6. Tatum 6-5 83 — 7. Bushland 15-1 77 2 8. Godley 12-1 64 8 9. New London West Rusk 8-3 59 — 10. Altair Rice 10-2 46 9


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Perhaps Dentton Hudspeth was bornto play quarterback for Denton HighSchool. After all, he was named after thecity in which he has lived his whole life.

He’s at least been expected to becomethe starting quarterback for the Broncosfor the past couple of seasons, includinglast fall, when he was the backup signalcaller while serving as a starting outsidelinebacker on the Denton defense.

This season, Hudspeth gets his oppor-tunity to move into the spotlight full timeas the starter under center. It’s a role thathas his name on it.

“I used to be made fun of all the time, butnow I just laugh it off,” Hudspeth said abouthis unusual moniker. “It’s a source of pride.”

Broncos head coach Randy Patzkowskisaid Hudspeth, a junior, has the physicaltools and the mental toughness to takethe reins for Denton.

“So far he’s been really good,” saidPatzkowski, who is entering his sixth sea-son at Denton. “He’s a very smart kid andhe’s very football-savvy.”

The Broncos hope Hudspeth will be theleader who helps spur a resurgence in aprogram that has won just two games inthe past three seasons combined, includ-ing a 1-9 mark in 2009.

The junior will take the place of HunterDozier, who racked up some impressiveindividual statistics during his two seasonsas the starter. Dozier threw for 1,865 yardsand nine touchdowns last season whileaveraging almost 30 attempts per game.

Patzkowski said Denton will transitionaway from the spread offense it used withDozier at the helm toward a more tradi-tional run-based approach. He said thedecision is simply a matter of playing tothe strengths of the roster.

The Broncos lost their top six receiversfrom a year ago. Four of them graduatedand two others transferred, includingleading receiver Josh McClure, who isnow at Victoria East.

But in the backfield, Denton is moreexperienced. Denzel King returns for hissenior season after being injured for por-tions of the past two years.

He will be joined by Jerome Emory,who showed promise last year as a sopho-more before blowing out his knee againstFort Worth Western Hills, and senior

Darren Smith, who played at the juniorvarsity level a year ago.

“We have three great backs,” Hudspethsaid. “It’s gonna help me a lot because Ican get comfortable. When I get comfort-able, the offense starts to click.”

King is the running back with morebreakaway speed, while Emory is strongand elusive. All three backs likely will splitcarries early in the season.

“We really shifted gears and decided wewere gonna do things differently,”Patzkowski said. “It’s a matter of adaptingto our personnel.”

The coach hopes it also is beneficial toHudspeth, allowing him to deflect someof the pressure early in the season in order

to gain confidence along with experience.“I think he’s gonna develop into being a

really fine quarterback for us,” Patzkowskisaid. “We’re not asking him to carry the load.We’re asking him to manage the game.”

Hudspeth originally was supposed tospend his sophomore season as the start-ing junior varsity quarterback for Denton.But he wound up as a varsity linebackerand safety because of his athletic abilityand a lack of depth for the Broncos.

He took only a handful of snaps inmop-up duty, completing 1 of 4 passes.But Patzkowski said the experience stillwas helpful for his quarterback.

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WIN EARLYIt is no secret that Denton has struggled during the

last four seasons. A lot of that has to do with confidence.And that all starts in the nondistrict season. If theBroncos can build some momentum early with two ormaybe three wins, they could surprise some people witha few wins in District 4-4A.

PLAY SMARTIt may sound like a cliché, but Denton has to take

better care of the football. Turnovers have been theBroncos’ downfall during their long skid. If quarter-back Dentton Hudspeth can play smart and keep thechains moving, Denton will be able to work the clockand slow the game down.

RUN THE BALLHunter Dozier is gone, which means

his arm is gone. All four of Denton’sstarting receivers from last year havealso departed. Bottom line is Dentonneeds to win with its strength — run-ning backs Denzel King and JeromeEmory. King has the speed and Emoryhas the size to make plays for the Broncos.

FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark season BRONCOS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee CCllaassss1 Darren Smith Sr.2 Manny Mendoza Jr.3 Kameron Sneed Sr.4 Julian Howard Jr.5 Jacarian Jordan So.6 Ruperto Guttierz Jr.7 Dentton Hudspeth Jr.8 Carlos Fleury Jr.9 Nick Carrell Jr.10 Raylon Sims Jr.11 Cy Ward Fr.12 Denzel King Sr.13 Joey Ayers Sr.14 Isaac Johnson Sr.15 Ezekiel Johnson Sr.17 Jerome Emory Jr.18 Gabe Castro Jr.19 Jamar Franklin Sr.20 Marcos Morales Sr.21 Andrew Villegas Sr.22 Luis Vega Sr.23 Clayton Hubbard Sr.24 Gevontae Maple Jr.25 Wyatt Braden Jr.26 Matthew Perry Jr.27 Tresphord Chintankwa Jr.28 Corbin Rodriguez Jr.33 Miguel Perez Jr.42 Chris Clark Sr.43 Michael Husbands Fr.45 Alex Moreno-Pena Sr.50 Jose Jimenez Sr.55 Nick Behning Jr.64 Russ Atkins Sr.65 Gage Hoadley So.66 Alex Howell Jr.67 Henry Davis Jr.68 Andres Pizana Sr.72 Manny Valadez Jr.73 Eduardo Ibarra Jr.75 Alex Martin Jr.77 Denzal Hughes Jr.78 John Tinsley Sr.81 Carl Whitmore Jr.88 Dan Tinsley So.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELFThe attitude at Denton has to change from the players’

perspective if the Broncos are to break through for a win-ning season. If the football team is to follow the paths ofDenton’s volleyball, boys basketball and girls soccerteams (each of which overachieved last year and madethe playoffs), the Broncos must win a few games andgain momentum with a group of young players trying togain varsity experience.

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When the right-hand man inDenton head coach RandyPatzkowski’s offensive coachingstaff left following last season, hedidn’t need tosearch far to find areplacement.

Richard Lay, whowas the offensiveline coach for theBroncos, was pro-moted to replaceCory Campbell, whohad been the coordi-nator in Denton’sspread scheme forPatzkowski’s firstfive seasons at theschool. Campbellleft to become anassistant coach atLake Highlands.

So far, Lay has turned out to bethe perfect fit. He has been incoaching for almost four decades atthe college and high school levels, asboth an assistant and head coach.

That diverse resume proved valu-able when Patzkowski was lookingfor someone to help transition to anew offense that would better suitnew Broncos quarterback DenttonHudspeth.

“He’s a very old-school throwbacktype,” Patzkowski said. “It probably

couldn’t have worked out any betterfor Dentton and our offensivescheme.”

Lay has helped the Broncos installa more traditional run-based offensedesigned to ease Hudspeth into thestarting quarterback role after hespent last season primarily playingas an outside linebacker.

It also will allow Denton to fea-ture its stable of three runningbacks, including three-year varsitystarter Denzel King. He is expectedto share carries with junior JeromeEmory and senior Darren Smith asthe season opens.

Patzkowski said the transitionamong coordinators has been seam-less. He and Lay will share the play-calling duties this season.

“He really helps me see what hesees on the football field,” Hudspethsaid of Lay. “He gives the details tome.”

On defense, Patzkowski hopesnew coordinator Keith Hall can helpimprove a unit that allowed 48points or more in five games lastseason.

Hall was the head coach at Vernonfor the past seven years, where he ledthe Lions to the Class 3A Division IIregional finals in 2006 and 2007.

“He’s a guy who knows defenseand has that experience,”Patzkowski said. “He’s very organ-ized and thorough, and he’s as harda worker as we have on our staff. Theplayers feed off of that.”

The new coaching staff is confi-dent about the potential forimprovement in a roster that has 11returning starters and more experi-ence across the board. Only seven ofDenton’s 20 seniors have varsityexperience, but the Broncos have astrong junior class.

“Very possibly this could be a yearwhen we start breaking some ground,”said Patzkowski, whose team finished1-9 last season. “We’re gonna be betterthan we were last year.”

TODD JORGENSON can bereached at 940-566-6871. His e-mail address is [email protected].

Denton adjusts to new coordinators

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“He’s a very old-school

throwback type. Itprobably couldn’t

have worked out anybetter for Denttonand our offensive

scheme.” — Denton head coach

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Dalyn Williams is preparing to bethrust into the spotlight as a first-yearstarting varsity quarterback.

But the Lake Dallas junior is no varsitynewcomer.

As a sophomore last season, Williamsbroke through at wide receiver, catchingpasses from former Falcon quarterbackJames Franklin, who’s now a freshman atMissouri. He caught 38 balls for 613 yardsand six touchdowns, while completing 13of 15 passes for 117 yards in mop-up dutyat quarterback.

That varsity experience from 2009 iswhat Williams said will make his startingquarterback debut not that big of a deal.

“I think it helped a lot actually becauseI learned a lot,” Williams said of about lastseason. “The speed of the game is a lot dif-ferent. Being at receiver helped me antic-ipate coverages. If I’m running my route, Imight see the [defensive back] is doingthis, and I can actually react off him bet-ter. I can think like a receiver now so I canexpect the unexpected at that position,because it’s something I’ve done before.”

Williams has some big shoes to fill, asFranklin was arguably the most decoratedoffensive player to come out of LakeDallas while starting under center for thepast two seasons.

But everyone involved with the LakeDallas program believes Williams will havea seamless transition from receiver to themost pressure-packed position on the field.

“Oh yes, I think he’s gonna surprisesome people,” said junior receiverDontonio Jordan. “Him and James arebasically the same, but Dalyn is more elu-sive than James. He brings the samethings to the table that James did.”

Williams is also the starting shortstopfor the Lake Dallas baseball team, whichadvanced two rounds deep into the play-offs this spring, causing him to miss theFalcons’ spring drills.

That could be a concern for many, asWilliams was not able to participate in hisfirst set of true practices as a starting quar-terback, but Lake Dallas coach MichaelYoung said Williams’ time this summer in7-on-7 competition helped establish chem-istry and timing with his receivers, all ofwhich are new except for Jordan.

“The summer 7-on-7 was a time to get a

lot of work,” Young said. “That really helpsquarterbacks. We saw him get better andbetter through the summer. We knew hewasn’t going to be around for spring foot-ball. ... He just gets better every day here,though. He’s the kid that likes to be hereearly and late working. He’s smart andunderstands defenses.”

Williams does not have a wealth ofexperience back with him, as only fouroffensive starters return from last year’sexplosive unit. Perhaps most importantly,he only has one offensive lineman comingback from last year’s group in centerJordan Brazzel.

Young’s biggest question mark headinginto this season is that offensive line, but

he said the group is coming along.“It’s a little different,” Young said.

“We’ve had linemen that are big andmobile, but these guys aren’t as mobile aswhat we’re used to. You have to changesome stuff you do when those guys aren’tas fast as what we’ve had in the past. Butthey’re real big and strong.”

That affects Lake Dallas’ senior run-ning back Tyler Waller, one of those fourreturning starters.

Waller suffered a torn knee ligament inthe fourth quarter of Lake Dallas’ first-round playoff win over Birdville, but onthe season he rushed for 948 yards on 113

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Young is a big fan of hisstarting defensive frontfour with Patrick Alonzoback as the only returningstarter. But the concern forYoung is the depth on thedefensive line. Last year, the Falcons were

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PROTECT THE QUARTERBACKWith only one offensive line starter

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark season FALCONS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. HHtt.. WWtt..CCllaassss1 Michael Jurcak WR 5-9 155 Jr.2 Daveon Parrish DB 6-1 175 Jr.3 Tre Dickerson RB 5-11 160 Jr.4 Keenan Benson DB 5-10 160 Jr.5 Logan Waller LB 5-11 190 Sr.6 Brian Fonville WR 5-9 165 Sr.7 Matt Fiala DB 5-10 170 Sr.8 Alex Hamilton DL 6-1 230 Sr.9 Jarrett Cheadle WR 6-1 175 Jr.10 Dalyn Williams QB 6-0 185 Jr.11 Tyler Vance WR 6-1 180 Jr.12 Marshall Dominy QB 6-0 175 So.14 Tim Drozd DB 5-9 165 Jr.15 Ryan Vaught TE 6-1 200 Sr.16 Brandon Womack K 5-10 155 Jr.19 Brandon Dillie LB 5-10 180 Sr.20 Kody Wade DB 5-9 180 Sr.21 Tyler Waller RB 5-7 170 Sr.22 Aran Farrell WR 6-2 180 Sr.23 Dontonio Jordan WR 5-11 185 Jr.24 Charles Gowans DB 5-11 185 Jr.27 Ferrando Joseph DB 5-10 180 Jr.32 John Parson LB 5-11 195 Jr.36 Jacob Jones LB 5-9 165 So.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. HHtt.. WWtt..CCllaassss37 Travis Simon DB 6-3 185 Sr.40 Daltyn Marchuk LB 5-10 180 Jr.43 Vinnie DePiazza DB 5-9 165 Sr.44 Kyle Brewer DL 6-2 210 Sr.48 Za’chary Clark DL 6-0 215 Jr.55 Zach Rosser DL 6-0 240 Sr.58 Justin Howse LB 5-8 170 Jr.60 Chris Woodmansee DL 5-10 220 Jr.61 Luke Medlicott DL 6-1 205 So.62 Patrick Alonzo DL 5-10 270 Sr.64 Lee Vinton DL 5-8 210 Sr.66 Sam Baird OL 6-1 220 Jr.67 Adam Garcia DL 6-1 200 Sr.71 Jordan Brazzel OL 5-9 240 Sr.72 Paul Farris OL 5-7 230 Sr.73 Darrell West OL 5-10 260 Sr.74 William Stinson OL 6-0 305 Sr.75 John Laubacher OL 6-4 315 So.76 Brandon Charles OL 6-3 285 Jr.77 Andrew Gresham OL 6-3 315 Sr.78 Nick Crumholt OL 6-0 190 Sr.79 William Medlicott OL 6-2 240 Jr.84 Colton Lively TE 6-0 215 So.85 Gunnar Sanchez DL 5-11 195 Jr.

2010 SCHEDULEDDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 27 Richardson Pearce 7:30 p.m.Sept. 3 Red Oak 7:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Arlington Sam Houston 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 at Sherman 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 Ryan 7 p.m.Oct. 1 at Wichita Falls Rider 7 p.m.Oct. 8 The Colony 7 p.m.Oct. 15 at Denton 7 p.m.Oct. 22 Wichita Falls 7 p.m.Oct. 29 at Little Elm 7 p.m.

LOCK DOWN OPPONENTSOne of the unquestioned strengths of the

Falcons is their secondary. Safety FerrandoJoseph returns and is joined at safety byDenton transfer Daveon Parrish. TheFalcons also have one of the biggest corner-backs in the area in 6-3, 185-pound TravisSimon, leading Young to praise the group’sathleticism.

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Evans led all Class 3Aquarterbacks in theDallas-Fort Worth areawith 2,389 passing yardsduring a breakout sopho-more campaign. He threwfor 21 touchdowns withonly seven interceptions,and was last year’s offensive newcomer of theyear in 9-3A.


PRESEASON ALL-AREA TEAM: OFFENSEQB DDane EEvans, Sanger, Jr.

After thriving last seasonbehind the potent Ryanpassing attack, Alexandershould take on a moreprominent role in theoffense this season. He’scoming off a junior year inwhich he rushed for 957yards and 12 touchdowns, earning first-teamall-district honors.

RB KKaylon AAlexander, Ryan, Sr.

Waller had 948 rushingyards and six touchdownsand was voted as a first-team all-district selectionin 5-4A during the 2009season before tearing aknee ligament in LakeDallas’ playoff win overBirdville, a game in which he rushed for 155yards.

RB TTyler WWaller, Lake DDallas, Sr.

Walton should have abreakout season followingthe departure of JaimaineWilhite from the Guyerbackfield. After a brokenarm ended his seasonbefore Guyer’s playoff runa year ago, he has bulkedup to 6-1 and 190 pounds and should be thego-to ball carrier.

RB TTreavon WWalton, Guyer, Sr.

His 940 receiving yardsand 12 touchdowns wouldbe enough to lead manyteams, but ranked thirdamong receivers in Ryan’shigh-octane offense in2009. Look’s for Cudd’sbig-play ability to havemore of an impact working with new quarter-back Nash Knight.

WR MMichael CCudd, Ryan, Sr.

Gardener posted 616receiving yards and fivetouchdowns last season.He was a key contributorduring the Wildcats’ run tothe Class 4A state semifi-nals last year, and made astrong impression on col-lege scouts at the Nike 7On tournament thissummer in Oregon.

WR QQuint GGardener, Guyer, Sr.

The offensive line was amajor reason why Pilot Pointrolled to an undefeated sea-son and won the Class 2Astate title last year. Allenwas a first-team all-districtchoice at center, and returnsas one of the more experi-

enced members of the Bearcats’ offense thisyear.

OL WWill AAllen, Pilot PPoint, Jr.

Davis made an impressionas a sophomore and looksto become one of the keysto a Denton resurgencethis season. After earningsecond-team all-districthonors in 2009, he is partof an experienced offensive

line in front of new quarterback DenttonHudspeth.

OL HHenry DDavis, Denton, Jr.

With his brother Cam grad-uated and headed toArkansas, Feldt becomesthe anchor of the offensiveline for the Bearcats asthey transition to Class 3Athis season. He will beresponsible for protecting

the backfield for last year’s 2A Division I statechampions.

OL BBoone FFeldt, Pilot PPoint, Jr.

Ferguson (6-4, 240) isdrawing praise from Guyer’scoaching staff though hehas yet to start a varsitygame. He helps fill a voidfrom last year’s line, whichlost three of its fivestarters, and he has big

shoes to fill replacing Stanford freshman ColeUnderwood.

OL JJohn FFerguson, Guyer, Jr.

Willis used his athleticismto emerge last season asthe Wildcats made a run tothe Class 4A state semifi-nals. He has added somemuscle during the offseasonand should become a lineleader for Guyer after receiv-

ing second-team all-district honors in 5-4A lastyear.

OL AAlec WWillis, Guyer, Sr.

Hedlund converted 14 of 20field-goal attempts last sea-son, including a season-long 50-yard boot thathelped to defeat power-house Prosper, and made53 of 56 extra points. TheTCU commit also had 19

touchbacks and was voted as a first-team all-state 3A kicker.

K CChad HHedlund, Argyle, Sr.In two seasons as Guyer’s starting quarterback, Walsh is 21-3, having started just eight games in2008 due to injury. His three losses came in two Class 4A Division I state semifinal games toLongview, and to Ryan last year in the regular-season finale. Now Walsh is a senior and is poised tohave his best statistical season yet while hoping to help break the Wildcats into Class 5A on a suc-cessful note. Walsh had a superb season in 2009, throwing for 2,599 yards with 27 touchdowns andjust six interceptions. He also rushed for 1,554 yards and 22 touchdowns, earning him the status asthe fourth-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the country by recruiting website Rivals.com. TheOklahoma State commit honed his skills this summer at the ESPN Rise Elite 11 camp. The senior sig-nal caller also led his Guyer 7-on-7 squad to the final of the Nike 7On tournament in Beaverton, Ore.,where it lost in double overtime to perennial powerhouse Miami Northwestern.

Player oof tthe YYear:J.W. Walsh, QB, Guyer


PRESEASON ALL-AREA TEAM: DEFENSE

Taylor Bible and RobertSatterfield might be gone,but Bean looks to upholdthe strong performance ofthe Guyer defensive line.The Oklahoma State com-mit posted 60 tackles,seven sacks, 23 quarter-back hurries and blocked two kicks last sea-son for the Wildcats.

DL JJimmy BBean, Guyer, Sr.

Edwards (6-4, 250), ablue-chip recruit, will beone of the focal points ofthe elite Ryan defenseafter transferring fromClass 3A Prosper, wherehe was an honorablemention all-state choicefollowing a season in which he accumulated57 tackles and three sacks.

DL MMario EEdwards, Ryan, Jr.

After a standout season atmiddle linebacker, Terrywill move to defensive endthis season to help theWildcats add depth upfront. Last season, theKentucky commit had 135tackles, three sacks andtwo forced fumbles to earn first-team all-dis-trict honors.

DL BBlake TTerry, Guyer, Sr.

Cantrell is one of the fewreturnees from a stoutArgyle defense that ledthe Eagles to an unbeatenregular season a year ago.He had 110 tackles andwill be counted on to helpreplace the loss of fellowlinebackers Blake Dunham and Murphy Ellisto graduation.

LB TTrent CCantrell, Argyle, Sr.

De La Torre emerged asone of the top linebackersin the area as a sopho-more, leading the Ryandefense with a monstrous156 tackles, including 25for loss. He added ninesacks and two forced fum-bles and made the first-team all-districtdefense in 5-4A.

LB AAlex DDe LLa TTorre, Ryan, Jr.

Another in the stable ofexcellent Ryan lineback-ers, Paramore is comingoff a junior year in whichhe tallied 121 tackles,including 12 for loss, plustwo sacks and threeforced fumbles. He is alsoone of the more versatile players on defensefor the Raiders.

LB JJonny PParamore, Ryan, Sr.

Along with De La Torre andParamore, Richmond couldround out one of thestrongest linebacker corpsfor any Class 4A team inthe state. After recoveringfrom a shoulder injury,Richmond’s experience is

expected to be a valuable asset for the Ryandefense.

LB JJordan RRichmond, Ryan, Sr.

His experience will be keyin the front seven this yearfor the Wildcats after aseason in which Smith wasa second-team all-districtchoice. The UT-San Antoniocommit collected 93 tack-les and had a return

touchdown for Guyer during the 2009 cam-paign.

LB JJake SSmith, Guyer, Sr.

Griffin was an honorablemention all-state selectionin Class 3A last season,when he accumulated 85tackles as a member ofthe stout Argyle defensiveunit that helped lead theEagles to a perfect regular

season. He is one of the top returnees forArgyle.

DB SStorm GGriffin, Argyle, Jr.

Emerged as one of the topdefensive playmakers inDistrict 5-4A as a sopho-more last year, when herecorded 45 tackles and ateam-high four intercep-tions. This season, the sec-ondary is expected to be

one of the strongest in recent years for theFalcons.

DB FFerrando JJoseph, L. Dallas, Jr.

Stewart has turned into amonster in the Guyer sec-ondary, where he posted 53tackles, 13 pass breakupsand five interceptions ayear ago. The Texas A&Mcommit blocked two kicksand returned an intercep-

tion for a touchdown during a playoff win overRyan.

DB JJosh SStewart, Guyer, Sr.

Griffin is back on both sidesof the ball after missing partof last season with an injury.He still led Aubrey into theplayoffs with 1,083 rushingyards and 17 touchdowns.He might be even better ondefense, where Griffin post-

ed 54 tackles and had four interceptions as asafety.

Util. Justin GGriffin, Aubrey, Sr.

The senior defensive end is at the top of a defense that could arguably be the best in Class 4A thisseason. Hook (6-1, 270) was a pest for opposing quarterbacks and running backs during his juniorcampaign in 2009 as he helped lead Ryan to a share of the District 5-4A title. He has great speedfor a player his size, including a 40-yard dash time of 4.38 seconds. He posted an area-high 14sacks and tallied 117 tackles last year. He is expected to be a huge threat on the line again along-side transfer Mario Edwards and in front of top-tier linebackers Alex De La Torre, Jonny Paramore andJordan Richmond. Hook already has scholarship offers from Wyoming, Louisiana Tech and Air Force.Don’t be surprised if schools from bigger conferences start knocking on Hook’s door. Oklahoma, TexasA&M and Oklahoma State are a few of the big schools who have shown interest in the senior.

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Austin Aune entered last season atArgyle looking to split time at quarter-back as a sophomore.

Adam Khan started last season as ajunior varsity wide receiver.

And though their paths were slightlydifferent last season, they both went frompart-timers to full-time starters at the var-sity level and helped lead the Eagles to thethird round of the Class 3A Division IIplayoffs.

Aune was seemingly thrown to thewolves last season, making his first careerstart in the Eagles’ District 9-3A openeragainst defending state championProsper. He led Argyle to a 17-14 win tobegin an unbeaten run in district play forthe Eagles’ first outright district champi-onship in Class 3A.

Khan was moved up to varsity midwaythrough the season and was promoted toa starting receiver job for the postseason.

“It was a big change last year, but I gotsome time to really get used to it [varsityfootball] in the playoffs, and I think main-ly what helped me change and get better soquickly was our team was so good it helpedme to practice with them,” Khan said.

Khan and Aune have known each otherfor some time, as both moved to Argyle ineighth grade from Coppell, and Aune saidit was nice to see Khan’s path be similar tohis in 2009.

“There’s a comfort level there [betweenAune and Khan], but his position is ourmain receiver,” Aune said of Khan. “I real-ly think all of our receivers are very good,though. We’ve got one returning guy[Justin Hommel], but I think we mightbe better than last year.”

Aune, who also stars on Argyle’s baseballteam, completed 109 of 198 pass attemptslast season and threw for 1,308 yards withan efficient 15 touchdowns offset by justfive interceptions. He let the Eagles’ stoutdefense from last season shoulder the loadof a sophomore quarterback being brokenin to being a full-time varsity starter.

This season, Aune might not have thatluxury. Argyle graduated many of its stardefenders from a year ago and returns justthree defensive starters. But at the sametime, he might not need that luxury either.

“I think Austin made a decision afterlast season that he would reallocate his

time and make sure he spent some timeon football in the off-season,” Argyle headcoach Todd Rodgers said. “And as a result,he did some football in the spring andattended several camps to work on hisskills and worked alongside with baseballand married the two together.

“He was very committed to improvinghimself between last season and this sea-son. I think it’s paid dividends. He’s in verygood shape. His arm is strong and his mindis right, and he’s an amazing athlete.”

Even though Aune is entering this sea-son entrenched as the starting quarter-back, he is approaching the season as ifhe’s fighting for a job.

Chad Hedlund, who started last year as

the starting quarterback before becomingprimarily a kicker, is now exclusively akicker and landed a scholarship to TCU.

Now Aune said he has Drew Davis formotivation. Davis is also a junior quarter-back and helps push Aune in practice.

“I’ve gotta go to practice trying to get bet-ter every day,” Aune said. “I can’t just be lazybecause I’m the starting quarterback. Ihave to work hard every day. I do have abackup, and if I start playing bad or notshowing up for practice, they’re gonna puthim [Davis] in. I still have to look at it asthough I do have competition.”

With just one returning starter on the

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EAGLES Quick factsDDiissttrriicctt:: 9-3A22000099 rreeccoorrdd:: 12-1, 3ADiv. II regional finalistCCooaacchh:: Todd Rodgers(62-25, seven seasons)RReettuurrnniinngg ssttaarrtteerrss:: Four on offense, threeon defenseOOffffeennssee:: SpreadDDeeffeennssee:: 3-4SScchhooooll eennrroollllmmeenntt:: 611SSttaaddiiuumm:: Eagle StadiumAAssssiissttaanntt ccooaacchheess:: Jeff Harp, GregMouser, Bryan Beene, Ricky Griffin, SteveChancelor, Tommy Ledford, Marc Koke, JayMcCook, Jake Fischer and Aaron Dodson


Argyle quarterback Austin Aune made his first career start last season against defending state champion Prosper. The

Eagles’ victory in that game kicked off a perfect run through District 9-3A.

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Argyle High School – Go Eagles!Argyle Eagles 2010Football Schedule

Date Opponent Time

Fri., Aug. 27 Lovejoy 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 3 at Mineral Wells 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 10 at TCA-Addison 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 Burkburnett 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 24 at Prosper 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 8 x-Aubrey 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 x-at Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 22 x-Gainesville 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 29 x-Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.

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PROTECT THE QUARTERBACKThe Eagles have plenty of potential on the

offensive line, but with just one returningstarter, head coach Todd Rodgers is waitingfor some of that potential to be realized upfront in helping to protect quarterbackAustin Aune. The junior quarterback canrun when called upon but is more comfort-able handing the ball off or staying in thepocket looking for receivers.

TRUST A SENIOR FOOTChad Hedlund will have a huge impact

on his team at kicker. The TCU commit sur-rendered the starting quarterback gig toAune last year but never batted an eye as hewent on to help Argyle go deep into theplayoffs with his booming leg. He controlled

field position for the Eagles’ defense andwas a security blanket for a young quarter-back, which will still be the case this season.

IDENTIFY NEW STANDOUTSArgyle returns just three starters on the

defensive side of the ball, but Rodgers stillbelieves the Eagles’ identity will be itsdefense. While safety Storm Griffin andlinebacker Trent Cantrell highlight thereturning starters, there is plenty of experi-ence on the unit even though most of theplayers have never started a varsity game.


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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark seasonARGYLE

EAGLES RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss2 Austin Aune QB Jr.3 Chadd Bossow TE Jr.4 Storm Griffin DB Sr.5 Patrick Vickery DB Sr.6 Adam Khan WR Jr.7 Drew Davis QB Jr.8 Christian Pucciarello DB Jr.9 Will Forrer WR Jr.10 Dillon Harp TE So.11 Will DeSpain WR Jr.12 Chad Hedlund K Sr.13 Jackson Durham DB Sr.14 Justin Hommel WR Sr.17 Matt Ryon DB Jr.19 Ian Sadler QB Fr.20 Tyler Eveleth RB Jr.21 Antonio Griffin LB Sr.22 Layton Lowry RB Sr.23 Reese Thompson WR Fr.25 Hunter Malcuit DB Sr.27 Wood Speed LB So.28 Trevor Kuketz RB Sr.30 Omero Reyna DL Sr.32 Kyle Thompson DB Sr.33 Jimmy Manos K So.35 Sam Davidson LB Sr.36 Jay Gonzales DL Jr.40 Nick Chrestopoulos RB Sr.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss41 Sam Sizelove LB Fr.42 Clayton Cullen LB Jr.43 Carston Bossow LB Jr.44 Tucker Ray LB Jr.45 Seth Jones TE So.46 Cody Smith TE Sr.48 Mason Clark LB Jr.52 Hayden Muns OL Jr.53 Trent Cantrell LB Sr.54 James Forrest DL Sr.55 Jeremy Holcombe OL Sr.56 Harrison Hood OL Sr.58 Staton DeShazo DL Jr.61 Ryan Bowe OL Jr.62 Alex Hartmann OL Jr.64 Zach Rogers OL Jr.65 Tyler Luce DL Jr.66 Mitchell Bateman OL Sr.70 Tanner Fought OL So.72 Jordan Deagen OL So.73 Dylan Taylor DL Sr.74 Willis Stirman DL Jr.75 Clint Merka OL Jr.76 Travis Wright OL Sr.77 Trey Keenan OL Jr.79 Thomas Ledbetter OL Sr.81 Jaxson Taylor WR Sr.83 Matson Kane WR Jr.

2010 SCHEDULEDDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 27 Lovejoy 7:30 p.m.Sept. 3 at Mineral Wells 7:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at TCA-Addison 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Burkburnett 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Prosper 7:30 p.m.Oct. 8 Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Gainesville 7:30 p.m.Oct. 29 Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Nov. 5 at Sanger 7:30 p.m.

GET OFF TO A STRONG STARTThe Eagles will get a lot from a successful

nondistrict performance. They start the sea-son against top-ranked Lovejoy and a winthere would send confidence surgingthrough the youthful, inexperienced squad.A poor performance could cripple theEagles for a couple of weeks. The odds-onfavorite to win District 9-3A, Argyle coulduse a hot start to propel it into district play.

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Some may think life for G.A. Moore is alittle easier these days compared with lastyear, when he came out of retirement tocoach at Aubrey.

Don’t tell that to Moore.Even though the all-time winningest

high school coach in Texas has one yearunder his belt at the helm of theChaparrals, the veteran coach said his jobcould be more difficult this season than itwas last year.

“We are right back where we were ayear ago,” he said. “We have a lot of holesto fill just like last year. Last year we werefortunate to have some guys step up. Wehope that happens again.”

He doesn’t have to worry about fillingholes at running back or strong safety.Moore has Justin Griffin.

“There are not many players in thiscountry who are like Griffin,” Moore said.“He is a good one and one of the beststrong safeties I’ve ever seen. He just playssmart. He really makes the defense go.”

Griffin, however, does not like the hype.He would rather show off his skills on thefield rather than in print this season whilehe starts at running back and strong safe-ty for the Chaps.

“It is nice to hear people say nice thingsabout me,” he said. “But I am not trying tolisten to that. I want to just prove that onthe field and let my play speak for itself.”

He will be counted on with a roster thatlost numerous seniors from last year’splayoff team, which went to the regionalsemifinals.

“We know Justin can play, and we don’thave to worry about that,” Moore said.“Right now we need to see about the newplayers. We need to see who else is goingto play for us.”

Moore doesn’t have to worry about hisquarterback, as James Wurster is backunder center. He also has role playersJustin Dossey, Skyler Craig and SkylarStarling back in red and blue.

His biggest concern is in the trenches.Aubrey lost four starters on the offen-

sive line and three on the defensive line.“We didn’t know who was going to play

on the line a year ago, but we had somekids step up and do their job,” Moore said.“Hopefully we will have some kids step up.”

Moore is going to need them to.

Aubrey is moving up to Class 3A for thefirst time in school history and playing inarguably the toughest district in the region— maybe even the hardest in the state.

“We have a schedule that is very, verytough,” Moore said. “We have a long wayto go. But we will work hard and hopeful-ly we will get some luck on our side.”

In all, the Chaparrals return sevenstarters and 15 lettermen from a team thatset a school record with 11 wins in 2009.

Aubrey won nine games to start theregular season, including a string of fivestraight shutouts, and later advanced tothe Class 2A Region II semifinals

That increases expectations on the2010 team, which will have a bye on the

opening week before starting the seasonon Sept. 3 with a home game againstPlainview (Okla.). District 9-3A playstarts on Oct. 8 at Argyle.

Griffin believes Aubrey can and willmake the playoffs.

“I expect us to get as far as we did lastyear,” he said. “This team is pretty close.We are all best friends.”

Griffin also has a few personal goals.He would like to steal some of the

school rushing records held by his broth-er, Austin.

“He has 17 records,” Griffin said. “Iwould like them all but I know its going tobe tough. Hopefully I can get six or sevenof them.”

AUBREY

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Aubrey running back Justin Griffin also is a standout at strong safety. The senior says he is more concerned about play-

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Moore trying to build around Griffin


Aubrey High School – Go Chaparrals!

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2010 FootballSchedule

Date Opponent Time

Fri., Sept. 3 Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 10 Carrollton Ranchview 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 17 at Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 24 Grandview 7:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 8 x-at Argyle 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 x-Sanger 7:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 22 x-at Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 29 x-at Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Fri., Nov. 5 x-Gainesville 7:30 p.m.


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FORGET ABOUT LAST YEARAubrey had a huge turnaround season in

2009 under G.A. Moore and surprisedmany with a deep run in the Class 2A play-offs. But the secret is out on Aubrey and theChaps can’t afford to walk around with aswagger. Aubrey does have the talent tomake the playoffs again, but the quicker theteam forgets about last season’s success thebetter off it will be.

BELIEVE IN JUSTIN GRIFFINAubrey’s best player is senior Justin

Griffin — no doubt about that. He will makethe team go on offense and defense. He willstart at two positions — tailback and strongsafety. But Griffin must stay healthy. Lastyear he had a high-ankle sprain the week

before Aubrey played Pilot Point. TheChaps lost the game and Griffin never sawthe field during the playoffs.

LISTEN TO THE BOSS When Moore talks, the Aubrey football

players need to listen. Moore has a coachingresume that is legendary. He has won moregames than any coach in Texas history andhe has a knack of turning struggling pro-grams into winners. If the Chaps, especiallythe underclassmen, listen to Moore, Aubreyhas a shot to make the playoffs.

FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark seasonAUBREY

CHAPARRALS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss1 James Baker WR/DB Sr.2 James Wurster QB/DB Sr.3 Charlie Radford RB/LB Jr.4 Anthony DeLaTorre RB/LB So.5 Justin Dossey TE/DE Sr.6 Brodie Dittmar WR/DB Sr.7 James Reeves WR/DE Sr.8 Matt Anson RB/LB Jr.9 Dexter Loza RB/LB Jr.10 Skyler Craig RB/LB Sr.11 Nick Shovlin QB/DB So.12 Kristian Wiseman RB/LB Sr.13 Karson Hall WR/DB Jr.14 Irving Saucedo K Sr.15 Paul Freeman WR/DB Sr.16 Skyler Starling QB/DB Jr.20 Sam Rodriguez RB/LB So.21 Jose Lopez RB/LB Jr.22 David Holliger RB/LB So.23 Mike Trimble RB/LB Sr.24 Colton Kelly RB/DB Jr.30 Anthony Alford RB/LB So.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss33 Justin Griffin RB/DB Sr.41 Albert Silva RB/DB Jr.51 Cole Scribner OL/DE So.52 Zack Friday OL/DT Sr.53 Tony Rameriz OL/DE Jr.54 Donovan Inman OL/DE Jr.55 Caleb Moody OL/DT Jr.57 Matt Robbins OL/DT Sr.58 Erik Rodriguez OL/LB Jr.61 Andrew Todd OL/DT Sr.62 Ryan Anderton OL/DE Jr.65 Jordan Gullette OL/DT So.66 Jarred Peach OL/DT Jr.68 John Miller OL/DT Jr.70 Jacob Johnson OL/DT So.72 Ethan Saye OL/DT Jr.75 Devron Inman OL/DT Jr.76 Weston Osterman OL/DT Fr.77 Thomas McAdoo OL/DT So.78 Tyler Townsend OL/DL Sr.82 Matt Davis TE/DE So.88 Collin Scribner TE/DE So.

2010 SCHEDULEDDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeSept. 3 Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Sept. 10 Carrollton Ranchview 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 at Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 Grandview 7:30 p.m.Oct. 1 Arlington Grace Prep* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Argyle 7:30 p.m.Oct. 15 Sanger 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 at Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Oct. 29 at Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Nov. 5 Gainesville 7:30 p.m.* — at Burleson

WIN THE WINNABLE GAMESAubrey will be playing in arguably the

toughest district in Class 3A in the region, ifnot the state. Argyle, Pilot Point, Sanger,Gainesville and Whitesboro are on the sched-ule, and each is a hurdle Aubrey must clear toearn a playoff berth. The Chaps need to winthose games in which they are favored inorder to make the schedule less daunting.

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Playing in Pilot Point has always been apressure-filled job in a town that expectsto win every week.

But for senior Mason Guthrie, the pres-sure is shrugged off.

“I don’t get nervous,” said Guthrie, whowill be Pilot Point’s starting running backthis season. “I try not to think about pres-sure.”

Last season’s star on offense was all-state running back Jarman Johnson, whotallied 2,048 rushing yards and 34 touch-downs to lead Pilot Point to a Class 2ADivision I state title during his senior sea-son.

Guthrie is the man tabbed to fill hisshoes in 2010. Any pressure?

“No,” he said. “No one can think aboutfilling his shoes. If I can do half of what hedid, I will be fine.”

Guthrie also is playing in the shadow ofhis older brother, Cooper, who graduatedtwo years ago and was a standout runningback for the Bearcats for three seasons.

Any pressure now?“I really don’t think about that stuff,” he

said. “I think about being a good footballplayer.”

Guthrie will be Pilot Point’s leader onoffense at tailback and captain on defenseat the middle linebacker spot this season.

“Mason is a great football player and nodoubt will be very important this season,”said Pilot Point head coach Blake Feldt.“He has started for us for four years andright now he is playing the best he hasever played.”

And while many will say Guthrie has alot of pressure on him, Feldt, like Guthrie,has no worries that the pressure will get tohim.

“Mason doesn’t feel any pressure,” Feldtsaid. “He wants the ball on offense. Hewants to make all the tackles on defense.Pressure isn’t in the mix.”

Guthrie expects to play most of everygame on offense and defense. That is a lotof running, a lot of contact and few restbreaks.

“I’ll be ready,” he said. “I’ll be in shape.”Feldt is not concerned about his star

player taking the field on both sides of theball at crucial positions.

“He wants to play both, and we aregoing to let him play both,” Feldt said. “He

is a tough guy. He certainly is up to thetask.”

The Bearcats’ biggest task is trying tomaintain momentum from last year’sundefeated season that ended with a 2Astate title. This season, the Bearcats are inClass 3A.

But don’t expect Feldt and Guthrie tobe intimidated about the move up in clas-sification.

“One thing about moving to 3A is allthe teams we are playing, we have beenplaying for 20-plus years,” Feldt said. “Wehave been 3A before, so this is not new tous. The teams aren’t new. 3A is not new.So really the change hasn’t entered in ourmind that much.”

Johnson isn’t the only player who grad-uated last season. The Bearcats also loststandout quarterback Seth Tilley, currentArkansas offensive lineman Cam Feldtand current Louisiana Tech defensive endCarter Street.

Guthrie said the outgoing seniors aregoing to be hard to replace, but he alsosaid he is confident the Bearcats won’tmiss a beat this season.

“It is going to be a great opportunity forus to make a big statement,” he said. “Ithink some people think we are not goingto be very good after losing all these sen-iors. Hopefully we can push through that

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Pilot Point senior running back Mason Guthrie steps in to fill the shoes of departed standout Jarman Johnson. Guthrie

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REPLACE JARMAN JOHNSONIt is a lot easier said than done to fill the

void left by all-state running back JarmanJohnson. Johnson was the offense last sea-son for Pilot Point and one person will notbe able to fill his shoes. The Bearcats willneed RB Mason Guthrie, QB Jeshua Priceand slot receivers Conner Comacho andJacob Lock to take on the offensive load andtry to match what Johnson did.

MIRROR TILLEY Last season’s quarterback, Seth Tilley,

was not the biggest or strongest, but he wasone of the most efficient triggermen in thestate last season. He rarely made mistakesand did all the smart things. Incomingquarterback Price must follow Tilley’s leadif Pilot Point wants to make a deep run in

the playoffs under head coach Blake Feldt.

DON’T BE SCARED OF 3APilot Point can’t get too worked up with

moving up to Class 3A. The Bearcats havealready been at this level and they shouldn’tbe intimidated by moving up in class again.Plus, with the exception of Argyle, theBearcats’ opponents are not new to them.The Bearcats are still an elite team.

FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark seasonPILOT POINT

BEARCATS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss1 Willie Davis Slot/DB Sr.2 Bruce Randle HB/DL Sr.3 Clay Laughrey WR/DB Jr.5 Alfred Harris WR/DE Jr.8 Daniel Berry WR/DB Sr.10 Austin Trinklein WR/DB So.11 Ruben Martinez K Jr.13 Rudy Williams WR/DB Sr.14 Austin Balderas WR/LB Sr.18 Jeshua Price QB/DB Sr.19 Chase Chenault RB/LB Jr.20 Tristen Jureka RB/LB Fr.21 Conner Comacho Slot/LB Jr.22 Jacob Lock Slot/DB So.24 Ricky Campbell WR/DB Jr.30 Beau Ewton RB/LB So.34 Corbin Sitzes HB/LB Sr.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss40 Mason Guthrie HB/LB Sr.47 Ryan Hagenbucher Slot/LB Jr.50 Mathew Poursoltani OL/DL So.51 Will Allen OL/DL Jr.52 Austin Accettura OL/DL Sr.53 Clay Nowlin OL/DL Sr.54 Kody Peacock OL/DL Sr.56 Joseph Mascari OL/LB Jr.57 Brett Larson OL/DL Jr.60 Jason Mendoza OL/DL Sr.66 Coyt Kimbrell OL/DL So.70 Ethan Berkley OL/DL Jr.78 Riley Howard OL/DL Jr.79 Boone Feldt OL/DL Jr.80 Blaine Eberts WR/DB Sr.88 James Hamilton WR/DB Jr.2010 SCHEDULE

DDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 27 Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 3 at Iowa Park 7:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Celina 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Fort Worth Nolan 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Boyd 7:30 p.m.Oct. 8 Sanger 7:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Gainesville 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Oct. 29 at Argyle 7:30 p.m.Nov. 5 Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.

GROW FASTPilot Point has numerous

new players in the mix thisseason after losing many keyplayers to graduation. TheBearcats are going to needsome juniors and sopho-mores to step into the spot-light before district play starts. Pilot Point has33 consecutive winning seasons and thestreak will continue if some new names makehighlights this season.

and show some people what’s up.”Replacing Tilley under center is sen-

ior Jeshua Price, who played receiverlast season. Price is expected to do justfine running the offense, Feldt said.

“I am confident in Price, 100 per-cent,” Feldt said. “He is comfortable inthe offense and has a strong arm. Hewill be just fine for us.”

But in the end, it is going to beGuthrie who will be looked upon tocarry the Bearcats in 2010.

“I’m ready,” he said. “I’m excited.”No pressure.

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At this point last year, Sanger quarter-back Dane Evans was an unproven com-modity.

The then-sophomore had plenty ofpotential — the son of Sanger’s offensivecoordinator possessed all the physicaltools a pocket passer needs.

But none of that matters until talent isproven on the field.

A quick look at his 2009 statistics willprove Evans is capable of living up to hispotential.

As a sophomore, Evans threw for 2,389yards and 21 touchdowns while complet-ing 63 percent of his pass attempts andthrowing just seven interceptions, allwhile being thrown into the fire at thevarsity level in arguably what was thetoughest Class 3A district in the state.

“Everything last year was like I waslearning on the run,” Evans said. “Thisyear is more of I know things and I’veseen it before, and it’s all easier to see. Ialso know all the guys and where they’regonna be. We all know where everyone’sgonna be.”

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Sanger head coach Chuck Galbreath isimagining some pretty good things for the2010 edition of his squad.

“He’s made a lot of improvement fromhis sophomore year to now,” Galbreathsaid. “We all expect some great thingsfrom him. He has to show it on the field,but we all think he will.”

In all, Sanger returns 14 starters fromlast year’s team, and with eight being onthe offensive side of the ball, it’s natural toexpect better chemistry and awareness.But something else helped the unit jellthis summer.

Sanger competed for the first time inthe state 7-on-7 tournament in CollegeStation, and Evans said it helped fine-tune his timing and chemistry with hisreceivers, namely his two returning all-district outside receivers — Ryan Scottand Nathan Rotter.

“I think it’s really helped a lot,” Evanssaid of the 7-on-7 experience. “We wentout the first day of two-a-days, and last

year one in four or five throws would begood. This year it was boom, boom, boom,and everything was down. We’re definite-ly ahead of the curve this year because ofour 7-on-7 run.”

Scott and Rotter combined for 1,212yards and 12 touchdowns last season, andwith the addition of move-in Jon Garza inthe slot, the Indians are solidified in thestarting spots.

But with all three of those players start-ing on defense as well, Sanger will needdepth to help spell the two-way startersand the Indians have just that withHayden Smith and Blake Manning.

Scott said he is excited about the addi-tion of Garza, whom Galbreath described

as simply “a football player.”“He’s gonna do good,” Scott said. “He

brings his own kind of swagger to thegame. He gets out there and talks a littletrash but he also backs it up. He runs hismouth. It’s a good thing to have. Officialsdon’t like fights, but if you want someone tofight with you, you want him on your side.You don’t want him on the other team.”

That kind of camaraderie is evident inall aspects for the Indians, and Scott saidthe offense will pick up where it left off atthe end of the last season instead of start-ing in a crawl and ending in a sprint likein 2009.

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Evans to build on year of experience

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Quarterback Dane Evans threw for 2,389 yards and 21 touchdowns last year as a sophomore. He is one of eight offen-

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Fri., Oct. 15 x-at Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 22 x-Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 29 x-at Gainesville 7:30 p.m.Fri., Nov. 5 x-Argyle 7:30 p.m.


Fri., Aug. 27 at Wichita Falls Hirschi 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 3 Lake Worth 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 10 at Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 17 Vernon 7:30 p.m.Fri., Sept. 24 Princeton 7:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 8 x-at Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.



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DO MORE WITH THE ARM Junior quarterback Dane Evans has to

take the next step in order for Sanger tobreak through into the postseason. Afterthrowing for more than 2,000 yards and 21touchdowns last year, Evans will be asked todo more this season with a year of experienceunder his belt. He has plenty of weapons athis disposal in returning all-district widereceivers Nathan Rotter and Ryan Scott.

TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVELSanger has plenty of intangibles working

in its favor this season. The team is a heavi-ly junior- and senior-laden group that hashad plenty of success throughout highschool. The school has experienced success

at the sub-varsity levels, and now they willlook to put everything together to bring theIndians a winning season at the varsity leveland break a three-year playoff drought.

LEAN ON THE LINEOne of the most experienced returning

units for the Indians is up front on the offen-sive line. The Indians return four of fivestarters from 2009, led by three-year startingcenter D.J. Marick. Left guard Jake Garrett isback along with tackles David Grace andJarrett Stastny, who split time last year atright tackle and will be starting at right andleft tackle, respectively, this year.


INDIANS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. HHtt.. WWtt.. CCllaassss1 Hayden Smith WR/DB 6-3 185 Sr.2 Collin Bradfield WR/DB 5-8 165 Sr.3 Zane Paddack WR/LB 6-1 210 Sr.4 Nathan Rotter WR/DB 5-9 170 Sr.5 Gage Hundley PK 5-7 140 Jr.6 Jon Garza WR/DB 5-10 180 Jr.7 Blake Manning WR/DB 5-9 140 Jr.8 Mitch Hassell QB/DB 5-9 165 Jr.9 Dakota Cotten WR/DB 6-2 170 Jr.12 Jordan Padron WR/DB 6-1 165 Jr.14 Ryan Scott WR/DB 6-2 180 Sr.15 Adrian Guay RB/LB 5-9 160 Jr.17 Dane Evans QB 6-2 180 Jr.18 Jay Cain WR/LB 6-1 170 Jr.22 Josh Richardson RB/DB 5-9 160 Sr.24 Hayden Thomas RB/LB 6-0 190 Jr.25 Dylan Lopez RB/DE 6-0 170 Sr.30 John Eskue RB/LB 6-0 170 Jr.34 Brock Squier RB/DB 5-10 185 Jr.36 Tyler Heimdal RB/DB 5-9 160 Sr.41 Andrew Lemus RB/LB 5-7 155 Jr.44 Grant Briney RB/LB 5-11 190 Sr.50 Adoniz Delgado OL/DL 6-0 230 Jr.51 Eric Trevino OL/DE 6-0 170 Jr.52 Kade Erwin RB/LB 5-10 180 Sr.53 Jared Morrison OL/DE 5-11 190 Jr.54 Jared Stastny OL/DE 6-4 260 Jr.55 Garrett McFerren OL/DE 5-11 230 Jr.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. HHtt.. WWtt CCllaassss56 Nick Conklin OL/LB 5-10 185 Jr.60 Austin Davidson OL/DE 5-8 170 Sr.62 Kyle Carrow OL/DL 6-1 230 Sr.63 James Ward OL/DL 5-9 270 Jr.64 Derrick Penno OL/DL 6-3 220 Sr.65 Colt Nelson OL/DL 5-9 240 Jr.66 D.J. Marick OL/DL 6-1 220 Sr.70 Oscar Alvarez OL/DL 5-9 250 Sr.71 Ben Gray OL/DL 6-2 230 Sr.72 Jake Garrett OL/DL 6-0 240 Sr.73 Mark Roberson OL/DL 6-2 270 Sr.75 James Metker OL/DL 5-10 280 Sr.76 David Grace OL/DE 6-4 255 Sr.

2010 SCHEDULEDDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 27 at Wichita Falls Hirschi 7:30 p.m.Sept. 3 Lake Worth 7:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Vernon 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 Princeton 7:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Oct. 29 at Gainesville 7:30 p.m.Nov. 5 Argyle 7:30 p.m.

AVOID INJURIESWhile depth isn’t a problem for Sanger at

wide receiver, it is a bit of a concern up fronton both sides of the ball. The interior ofSanger’s defense should be one of itsstrengths with returning defensive tacklesKyle Carrow and Mark Roberson backalong with linebackers Kade Erwin andHayden Thomas, who had 80 tackles and10 sacks from his strong-side position.

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Dalton Brown has been waiting for thismoment for five years, since he was insixth grade.

His teammate Reid Sanders has hadthe calendar marked in his head sincefifth grade.

Ponder has been waiting for thismoment forever.

Finally, varsity football has arrived inthe small town just 10 miles from Dentonas the Lions officially join Class 2A thisseason.

“The countdown is over,” said Brown, ajunior. “When they first announced thatfootball would be here I began lookingforward to my junior year when I knewvarsity would be starting. So for it to behere it is exciting.”

The excitement is at an all-time high forBrown, who also happens to be one of twoquarterbacks for the Lions this season.

Sanders, a sophomore, will share theduties with Brown, and the two will forev-er be linked together as the first trigger-men for Ponder in its school history.

“It is kind of crazy and it has gonethrough my head,” Brown said. “I thoughtabout it when I was younger. But it istotally different now that it is happening.We will always be the two guys that godown in history as the first two QBs.Hopefully, we will represent the city andmake everyone proud.”

Sanders, however, has not thought aboutwhat he and Brown are about to achieve.

“I can’t think about that stuff,” he said.“It will make me mess up.”

Ponder head coach Rubin Covington isconfident in his two quarterbacks. He saidthe pair will share the snaps all season.

“They are both very dynamic players,”he said. “We have no problem using bothof them at quarterback. They both knowhow to play the position and we knowthey can play the position.”

They are also both top-tier athletes.Brown and Sanders also happen to be theonly two students in the school who areon the varsity football, baseball and bas-ketball teams.

“That’s pretty cool,” Sanders said. “Inever really thought about that.”

The pair of quarterbacks agreed Brownis more of a passer and Sanders is more ofa runner. However, Covington is not ready

to throw tags on his two young athletes.“They both can run, they both can

pass,” he said. “Dalton may say he is apasser but he is a very capable runner.And Reid can throw it also. Reid may runmore and Dalton may pass more, but thathas nothing to do with ability. I think it ismore of a mindset.”

Sanders said he has no problem sharingthe quarterback duties with Brown.

“It is good for competition and I thinkit makes us both better,” he said. “I thinkwe are both a little nervous so we arehelping each other out. But what we arereally focusing on his winning somegames and making the town proud.”

Both quarterbacks and Covington said

Ponder’s strong point is its offensive line.Anchored by senior Tyler Ashman, the

Lions’ front five has been playing togetheras a unit for more than five years.

“We have full confidence that they willprotect us,” Brown said.” They definitely areour strong point and they are our leaders.”

When it was first announced Ponderwas getting football, some members of thecommunity were against the changebecause the town has been built aroundbasketball.

But Covington believes more people arein favor of football than what is perceived.

“I really think the majority of Ponder

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Ponder Lions2010 Football

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CALM THE NERVESPonder is heading into its first full season

of varsity football and the Lions’ nervesunderstandably might be shaky. But if theLions are going to make any moves towardthe playoffs they quickly must forget aboutthe first-season jitters. By the time theDistrict 5-2A season rolls around, Ponderneeds to be calm or its first season couldturn sour.

STICK TO THE PLANCovington has preached that his offensive

and defensive lines will be the keys to theteam’s success. If that is the case, Ponderneeds to stick with letting the lines carry theLions in 2010. Running the ball and stop-

ping the run need to be the priority. IfPonder tries to get too fancy with trick playsand blitz schemes, the young offense anddefense might get into trouble.

STAY HEALTHYThe Lions will carry one of the smallest

rosters in Class 2A this season with just morethan 20 players. That means there won’t bemuch depth. Seven to eight Lions are expect-ed to play both offense and defense, and headcoach Rubin Covington cannot afford to loseany of his players to injury. The last thing hewants to do is bring up a freshman to playunder the Friday night lights.

FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark season LIONS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. WWtt..CCllaassss3 Austin Leveridge WR/LB 140 So.5 Dylan Nichelson WR/LB 140 So.11 Tanner Yeager WR/DB 145 So.12 Ryan Hughes WR/DB 138 Jr.15 T.J. Ferryman WR/DB 150 Jr.16 Dalton Brown QB/DB 229 Jr.17 Reid Sanders QB/DB 185 So.21 Cameron Chapman K 186 Sr.22 Taylor Littleton WR/LB 155 So.23 Logan Marchmen RB/LB 160 Sr.28 Jayson Alexander RB/LB 140 Fr.32 Jake Wendt RB/DB 150 Jr.34 Louis Goodman WR/DB 140 Jr.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. WWtt.. CCllaassss44 Cole Carter RB/DL 175 Sr.50 Spencer Deal OL/DL 240 Jr.52 Tyler Ashman OL/DL 240 Sr.54 Jack Beer OL/LB 200 So.62 Ranger Perry OL/DL 215 Jr.65 Colton Baird OL/DL 270 Sr.66 Tory Ferryman OL/DL 217 Sr.67 Clay Futch OL/DL 220 Jr.71 Cole Nunn OL/DL 192 Jr.79 Zach Smith OL/DL 195 Jr.84 John Burke WR/DB 151 Jr.89 Brandon Gee WR/DB 123 Jr.

2010 SCHEDULEDDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 27 Muenster 7:30 p.m.Sept. 3 at Wichita Falls Hirschi 7:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at McKinney Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Whitewright 7:30 p.m.Oct. 1 Perrin-Whitt 7:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Callisburg 7:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Pottsboro 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Howe 7:30 p.m.Oct. 29 at Paradise 7:30 p.m.Nov. 5 Boyd 7:30 p.m.

GET LUCKYCovington is not afraid to admit luck is

part of the game. But he also realizes luckdoesn’t just fall into laps. He believes if ateam works hard, luck will find its way tothe sideline. No Lion on the roster has everfelt the pressure of playing district competi-tion, and if Ponder is going to win games, itwill need a little help from the football gods.

wants football and the people who did-n’t just spoke a little louder. Thesqueaky wheel got the grease. This townwants football and they are behind theprogram. This town is unlike any otherI have been in. They support the com-munity and they will support football.”

Covington is not going to call thisseason a rebuilding season because of

the program’s lack of varsity experience,which included a handful of games asan independent last season. He fullyexpects the Lions to compete for a play-off spot.

“We are expecting to make the play-offs,” he said. “If you don’t play to makethe playoffs then you don’t belong outon the field.”

Sanders said the goal is simple.“We hope to win some games this

year,” he said. “And we want to have fundoing it.”

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Make no mistake, Jared Lawson andBrett Metzler are competitors.

Sure, the two Liberty Christian seniorrunning backs have been best friends onand off the field since ninth grade. Theyplay for the same team, work toward thesame goals and, judging by their on-fieldperformances, should be the top return-ers from the Warriors’ run to the TAPPSDivision II state championship game lastseason.

Cooperative? Yes. Friendly? Definitely.Complacent?

Not a chance.“We push each other like crazy,” Metzler

said with a smile as Lawson laughed fromhis seat just a few feet away. “Especially inthe weight room. If he ends up doingmore weight than me, I end up gettingmad and throwing some more on there.”

It’s the kind of friendly, competitivenature one would expect from two run-ning backs fighting for carries in the samebackfield. It also may be exactly whatLiberty needs to compete in a districtfilled with some of the stiffest competitionTAPPS has to offer following its move toDivision I starting this season.

The Warriors will make the move to thelargest classification in TAPPS this yearand will be realigned into a district thatincludes Plano Prestonwood, the teamthat knocked off Liberty for the DivisionII title last year, Division I state championFort Worth Nolan, Division I runner-upTCA-Addison, and Division I semifinalistBishop Lynch.

Needless to say, after finishing districtplay unbeaten last season on their way toa 10-4 overall record, the Warriors mayfind that their path to another districtchampionship a bit more challenging fol-lowing the realignment.

“We have to remind ourselves every dayduring practice that we’re going to need tostep it up every single week,” Lawson said.“We have a tough, tough schedule aheadof us. It’s going to be a really big chal-lenge.”

In order to keep up, the Warriors willhave to rely on Lawson and Metzler.

The two split carries last season, withLawson finishing with 1,252 yards on 159carries with 14 touchdowns. Metzler,meanwhile, had 662 yards on 70 carries

and six touchdowns while averaging 9.4yards per touch.

Both backs bring different skills to thetable. Metzler is the shiftier back thatrelies on making defenders miss, whileLawson is a more straight-line, powerrunner. Both, however, have the break-away speed to pull away from defendersin the open field.

So which one is better?“I don’t know,” Liberty head coach Greg

Price said. “I think both of them are a lit-tle bit different and I wish one was morelike the other in both cases. I wish thatJared had the same hips that Brett has,and I wish Brett would run straight aheadlike Jared does. They complement each

other, and they both have the ability toscore from anywhere on the field.”

The Warriors will have plenty of oppor-tunities to showcase their abilities againstquality opponents, starting with twoearly-season nondistrict match upsagainst public-school opponents PilotPoint and Aubrey.

The real focus, however, is on Liberty’srematch with Prestonwood, set for Oct. 7at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

Price is quick to point out that there arefive games leading up to the showdown,which pits the Warriors against the teamthat ended their state title hopes last year.

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Warriors move into a district with several Dallas-Fort Worth area TAPPS powerhouses.

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Date Opponent Time

Fri., Aug. 27 at Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 10 at Arlington Grace Prep 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 Aubrey 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 24 x-Fort Worth Nolan 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 1 x-at Dallas Bishop Lynch 7:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7 x-Plano Prestonwood* 7 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 15 x-at Dallas Bishop Dunne 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 22 x-Plano John Paul II 7:30 p.m.

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NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassssJoe Angel FB/LB Sr.Cameron Balkey FB/LB Sr.Rylee Brown WR/DB Sr.Caden Compton WR/DB Sr.Jared Cook OL/DE Sr.Kelly Cossey OL/DT Sr.Corey Dodd RB/LB Sr.Scott Gee OL/DE Sr.Jamie Gray WR/DB Sr.Dakotah Jesel ATK Sr.Howard Jung OL/DT Sr.Lance Kay OL/DE Sr.Evan Key OL/DE Sr.Jared Lawson RB/DB Sr.Tyler Malia OL/DE Sr.Chance McClure WR/DB Sr.Tanner McDonald WR/DB Sr.Brent McQuirk FB/DE Sr.Brett Metzler RB/LB Sr.Hayden O’Bryan OL/DT Sr.Chris Ocasio OL/DE Sr.Trevor Simms WR/DB Sr.Steven Strawn OL/DT Sr.Eric Watts QB/DE Sr.Ryan Clifford WR/DB Jr.Josh Cousins QB/DB Jr.

NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassssTim Douglas FB/LB Jr.John Hamel OL/DT Jr.Adam Hawkins WR/DB Jr.Brad Horton WR/DE Jr.Daneil Loch WR/DB Jr.Kyle Metzger WR/DB Jr.Jett Milner RB/LB Jr.Nate Nicholson WR/DB Jr.Alexander Reece OL/DT Jr.Miles Smith RB/DB Jr.Nick Waldman RB/DB Jr.Zach Wilson FB/LB Jr.Christian Burks WR/DB So.Garrett Carter OL/DE So.Camron Cornett RB/DB So.Aaron Deaver QB/LB So.Morgan Engle WR/DE So.Foster Ford QB/DB So.Conner Hutcherson WR/DE So.Michael Kephart OL/DT So.Jake Newman OL/DE So.Graham Richardson WR/DB So.Jordan Sharp OL/DT So.Dylan Sprock FB/LB So.Mikael Sroka ATK So.Micah Stateson OL/DE So.

LEARN FROM EXPERIENCEWith the largest senior

class in the school’s history,the Warriors will have todepend on their upperclass-men to make an impact onthe field. Liberty will field24 senior players this sea-son in addition to 13 jun-iors. That includes Brett Metzler, JaredLawson, Tanner McDonald, CadenCompton and Trevor Simms.

IDENTIFY A GUNSLINGERWith sure-handed Compton and speedy

Simms returning this year, the Warriorsshould have plenty of playmaking ability atreceiver. The only problem is finding some-one to actually throw them the ball. Midway

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KEEP UP THE INTENSITY Liberty has no shortage of quality opposi-

tion on its schedule in 2010. The scheduleincludes five TAPPS playoff teams from lastyear and Class 3A competitors Pilot Pointand Aubrey. The Warriors will need to finda way to compete at a high level from weekto week in order to contend in Division I.

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2010 SCHEDULEDDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 27 at Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Sept.10 at Arlington Grace Prep 7:30 p.m.Sept. 17 Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 Fort Worth Nolan 7:30p.m.Oct. 1 at Bishop Lynch 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 Plano Prestonwood* 7 p.m.Oct. 15 at Bishop Dunne 7:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Plano John Paul II 7:30 p.m.Oct. 29 at TCA-Addison 7:30 p.m.Nov. 5 El Paso Cathedral 7:30 p.m.* — at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington

BE QUICK AND NIMBLEAlthough the Warriors return only one

full-time starter on defense in McDonald,Price expects his defense to be stout due toits quickness. Liberty will need to rely onthat quickness against the largest schools inDivision I in order to give its run-orientedoffense a chance to keep pace on the score-board.

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They received the news during the sum-mer before their sophomore year, severalmonths after their team made a thrillingrun to the state championship game.

Kenneth Grunden and Tim Quiringfound out that Calvary would be forced todiscontinue its football program for the2008 season because of a lack of male ath-letes at the school. The boys basketball andbaseball programs also were put on hiatus.

Such an occurrence might be unique,but in the world of TAPPS six-man foot-ball, it’s not unprecedented. And it leftboth players with a tough decision.

“Everyone was deciding what theywanted to do, whether they wanted to goto another school to play,” Quiring said. “Ijust really like Calvary and the environ-ment, so I decided to stay.”

Both Grunden and Quiring were fresh-men who were moved up from junior var-sity in time for the 2007 playoff run thatculminated in Calvary falling toGreenville Christian in the TAPPSDivision I six-man state title game.

Now they are seniors at Calvary andhope to be the players who can lead theLions on another playoff run in theirreturn to the TAPPS ranks in 2010 after aseason playing as an independent last fall.

“It’s really exciting to play again,”Grunden said. “It was a lot of fun last year,and we’re excited to be back in a district.”

When the program was shut down, theschool didn’t plan to make the move per-manent, so the existing players werepatient while the enrollment anomalycorrected itself.

They could see a promising crop ofyoungsters rising through Calvary’s middleschool program. In Grunden’s case, he livesin Krum, which doesn’t yet have a varsityfootball program. So transferring therewouldn’t have allowed him to play, either.

Now the idea of making another playoffrun offers added motivation for the twoseniors on Calvary’s 12-man varsity roster.

“I definitely think we will make it deepinto the playoffs,” Grunden said. “We wantto be good leaders and keep a good atti-tude ourselves on the field. We want to seta good example.”

Calvary head coach Jay Houser, an assis-tant on the 2007 team who took over theprogram last fall, said he expects the Lions

to be competitive immediately in their full-time return to a TAPPS schedule.

For starters, the Lions went 7-3 lastyear while playing an independent sched-ule with an inexperienced roster. Hethinks those games will benefit Calvary asit increases the level of competition.

In addition, Calvary is now in theDivision II classification of TAPPS six-man football, placing it with schools morecomparable in terms of enrollment.

“That’s why I think we’ve got a chance,”Houser said. “I think our team is poten-tially just as talented as that 2007 team.”

Houser acknowledges the Lions mightneed a while to find their footing. Theyhave four freshmen who will play regular-

ly, including starting quarterback JustinRush.

The nondistrict schedule also is daunt-ing, with games against more establishedprograms such as Watauga Harvest andRockwall Heritage, as well as public-school foe Saint Jo. Those will be thetimes when Houser will experiment withdifferent formations and lineups to tryand find the right combinations.

But Houser hopes the early tests willmake Calvary better when it opens dis-trict play Oct. 1, at Granbury Happy Hill.

“This freshman class is as talented asany we’ve ever had,” Houser said. “We’re

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Fri., Sept. 3 Decatur Hope 7:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 9 Saint Jo 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 17 at Watauga Harvest 7:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 23 Rockwall Heritage 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 1 x-at Granbury Happy Hill 7:30 p.m.

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STAY HEALTHY ALL SEASONThe Lions have only 12 players on their

varsity roster, a number that is small evenfor the six-man ranks. It will have a hand-ful of players who will rarely leave the field.Combine that with inexperience — four ofthe team’s 12 players are freshmen — andthe Lions will certainly need to avoidinjuries.

GIVE IT TO GRUNDENSenior Kenneth Grunden is Calvary’s

most experienced player, and the Lions willneed to put the ball in his hands frequentlyin order for their offense to run most effec-

tively. Houser compares Grunden’s poten-tial to that of David Hudspeth, who is per-haps the best player in the program’s histo-ry.

DISCIPLINE ON DEFENSEHead coach Jay Houser said his team

excels in terms of teamspeed and athleticism, butthe Lions need to use thosequalities to their advantage.Defensive coordinatorJason McBride’s unit willtry to put pressure on thequarterback without allow-ing themselves to be beaten by screen pass-es, cutbacks and other quick-hit plays.

FOUR DOWNS Keys to a landmark seasonCALVARY

LIONS RosterNNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss4 Sammy Quiring LB So.5 Jesse Wells RB/CB So.6 Joseph Peters WR/CB Fr.8 Kenneth Grunden RB/LB Sr.9 Chandler Cramer WR/S Jr.11 Justin Rush QB Fr.

NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. CCllaassss20 Byron Crouch QB So.24 Zach Elder WR Fr.27 Matt Hood WR/DE So.31 Ty Grant C Fr.44 Tim Quiring FB/DE Sr.72 Collin Phillips DE So.

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schedule that includes such establishedTAPPS six-man programs as WataugaHarvest and Rockwall Heritage, as well asSaint Jo from the public-school ranks. Theidea is to steadily improve and prepare fordistrict play without losing confidence.

Houser

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skill positions this year will help themadjust quickly to the 5A competition andperennial powerhouses such as SouthlakeCarroll, which Guyer plays in the regularseason finale.

“We’ve built that [depth] in our pro-gram this year,” he said. “Especially at theskill positions. Last year, [inside receiver]Luke [Russell] was unbelievable for us.He could do anything we wanted him to,and we had Jaimaine [Wilhite] at run-ning back. It’s never been this deepthough. We always had that [one] guy ortwo guys. This year it’s probably eight ornine guys [at receiver] that can be greatfor us.”

And that longer list of capable receivershas Walsh entering his senior season withan amount of confidence he hasn’t had inthe past.

“I have a ton of confidence in the wholeteam,” he said. “The biggest reason forthat confidence is that I can trust anybodyto come in and do the right thing and be a

playmaker. They understand that if[Gardener] goes down we’ll have a youngguy in and they’ll understand they have tostep up. That’s what that Oregon tourna-ment did, it opened those young guys’eyes and just told them, ‘Hey, we can playwith anyone, we’ve just got to play.’”

And even though they’re moving up inclassification, don’t try to tell Walsh histeam’s results will be any different thanthe past two seasons, in which Guyer has25-5 and been one win from the statechampionship game both times.

“We’ve prepared the exact same way wehave every other year,” he said. “We don’tsee it as a big change. The way we look atit is we don’t care how many A’s you put inour last name, we’re still gonna play foot-ball. We’re still gonna play the same foot-ball we’ve been playing.”


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Guyerthe end zone while also blocking a fieldgoal attempt and an extra point.

“When it’s a money game, he’s makingmoney plays,” said Guyer head coach JohnWalsh. “He’s gonna be on the field for usas long as he can keep breathing.”

And Walsh isn’t exaggerating.Now a senior who’s up to 5-10 and 170

pounds, Stewart is not only going to beGuyer’s shutdown corner but will also seeplenty of time at wide receiver, plus returnpunts and kicks and even handle back-upquarterback duty.

“When Josh Stewart first got here, hehad incredible instincts and play-makingability,” Walsh said. “He just had to workon being more explosive and stronger.He’s done everything we’ve asked.”

If Stewart needed any more confidenceheading into his senior season, the TexasA&M commit got it this summer whenthe Guyer 7-on-7 team traveled to theNike 7On tournament in Beaverton, Ore.The tournament featured eight of the topprograms in the country, and Guyer didn’tlose until the championship game.

In the tournament, Stewart coveredsome of the country’s top high schoolreceivers, including Gardena Serra (Calif.)receiver George Farmer, whom ESPNlists as the No. 2 receiver in the countryand the No. 13 player overall.

Stewart held him to three catches.“It’s a real big boost,” Stewart said.

“Especially going to Oregon and playingagainst those guys. Every team had atleast three guys in the ESPN Top 150. Ifelt pretty good about myself and thatgave me some confidence. If I can guardhim [Farmer] then all these otherreceivers are nothing.”

But make no mistake, Stewart said heapproaches every game like he’s coveringFarmer.

“Every receiver I play I’m gonna playthem like they’re the best receiver in thenation,” he said. “I’m never going tounderestimate a receiver, but I want themto know I’m gonna give it my all.”


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Ryansince I have been here,” he said. “But real-ly, it’s not that big of a deal. We are all ateam at the end of the day.”

Now, it’s up to Ryan to see if its defense

can live up to the hype. Hook said a statetitle is definitely within reach.

“We have the players to get there,” hesaid. “That is what we are shooting for.”

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KnightPlayers leave. New players come in. It’s

the Ryan way.“That is how it is every year at Ryan,”

Knight said. “I grew up watching greatplayers and I always wanted to be startingat quarterback. Here at Ryan, you knowthat good players are going to leave, andthat means it is your time to step up.”

Out is Bud Sasser, a record-setting widereceiver who is at Missouri now. In areMichael Cudd, Trey Mohair and SamJohnson, at 6-4 a big target for Knight.

“We still have a lot of guys that willmake this team go,” Florence said. “Ouroffense isn’t going to slow down.”

Raider fans can’t forget about runningback Kaylon Alexander, who will mostlikely be the cornerstone of the offensethis season. Last year he rushed for morethan 1,200 yards.

Knight said he looks forward to gettingas many people as possible involved in theoffense.

“I learned that from Scotty,” he said. “Iwatched him a lot last year, and when wewatched film I listened to him. Scotty did

everything right.”Knight wasn’t even sure he was going to

be the full-time starter at quarterbackuntil a few weeks ago, when junior MackLeftwich moved to Tulsa, Okla., after hisfather left North Texas for an assistantcoaching job with the Tulsa GoldenHurricane.

Leftwich and Knight were going to bat-tle it out for the starting job during two-a-days. Now, it’s only Knight’s job.

“It surprised me when he left,” Knightsaid. “He is a great quarterback and agreat guy. I didn’t want him to leave. Buthe did. And I guess you can say it workedout well for me.”

Knight said his main goal is to take careof the football. He isn’t going to try andput up 50 points a game because heknows Ryan does not need that manypoints to win.

“We have a great defense and I know Ijust need to take care of the football andscore a couple of times,” he said. “Thedefense will do their job. We don’t need alot of points to win.”


Ryan’s Alex De La Torre (33), Colby Boliver, bottom, and Jonny Paramore, right,

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“I think we have a lot of inexperience inour offensive line,” Rodgers said. “I stillthink the base of our football team isgonna be our defensive unit, I really do.Those kids that are maybe not returningstarters gained valuable experience lastyear. Just being around those guys, prac-ticing with them, they gained valuable

experience. I’d default back to saying ourstrength as a team right now is our defen-sive unit.”

But make no mistake, while Aune wasthe young, inexperienced player last year,this year will be a different story.

“I guess I could say I like the pressure,”Aune said. “I like everybody being on me.It makes me work harder and makes meknow I have to work hard with everyonelooking at me. That’s what I like about it.I like the pressure.”

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Argyle

carries and scored nine total touchdowns.Now, he’s back healthy and will serve as

a nice security blanket for his brand newquarterback.

“It’s real nice because right now I don’tthink defenses really know I’m a quarter-back,” Williams said. “They aren’t gonnaknow Dalyn Williams at quarterback. I feellike they’ll know him [Waller] more. I fig-ure the defense is gonna hit him first andthat’s gonna open up the passing game.”

And as Lake Dallas begins the 2010campaign, Williams said he’s ready to get

back to what he does best, which is playquarterback — the position he’s playedsince middle school.

“I’ve just been working hard,” he said. “Iplayed quarterback freshman year, too,and it’s nothing new to me. I’m a quarter-back. I knew the offense the year before,so I’m just trying to fill in and do what Ican and help the other people around methat don’t have any experience.”


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Lake Dallas

gonna be young, but Justin has amazingpotential. He’s got a tremendous head forthe game.”

Houser expects Grunden to shoulderthe load on offense for Calvary as theteam’s spreadback, a position unique tothe six-man game.

Houser compares Grunden’s potentialto that of David Hudspeth, a formerCalvary standout who scored 62 touch-downs during his senior season.

“He’s an extremely smart football play-er,” Houser said. “He’s got the speed tomake it to the next level if he keeps work-ing. What sets him apart is his vision onthe football field. He can see the hole andhe can get through it. We can buildaround him.”

Calvary will run its offense primarilyout of a spread formation to take advan-tage of its team speed, including players

such as Rush, Grunden and Jesse Wells, asmall but shifty ball carrier.

The team’s top defenders could includeChandler Cramer, a safety who has shownan aggressive mentality in practice, andQuiring, a lineman who was the team’sdefensive MVP a year ago.

The Lions hope that athleticism canhelp overcome a lack of size and depthand give themselves another shot at astate title. A roster of 12 is small even forthe six-man ranks, although DuncanvilleChristway won the state title in the sameclassification last season with 13 players.

“What separates us is the athletic abili-ty and the team speed,” Houser said.“We’re giving them the expectation thatwe’re gonna make it back.”

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RIGHT: Liberty Christian running back Jared Lawson (3)

slips into the end zone for a touchdown in a game against

Tyler Grace on Nov. 14 at Bowles Stadium in Argyle.


Momentson the

gridiron


Will Clark of Ryan runs through the Arlington Heights defense and the rain on Nov. 20 in Keller.

Denton Record-Chronicle/Al Key

Sanger’s Nathan Rotter, left, and Bo Bob

Howard celebrate after Rotter scored against

Gainesville on Oct. 16 in Sanger.

Denton Record-Chronicle photographerscaptured the excitement of area high

school football during the 2009 season.


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Lake Dallas wide receiver Tyler McGee, right, dodges Sherman defender Geoff Hooker on Aug. 28 at Falcon Stadium.

LEFT: Pilot Point’s Justin Chambers, left, and Wes

Haughton celebrate after a play against Aubrey

on Nov. 6 at Massey Stadium in Pilot Point.


ABOVE: Guyer linebacker

Jake Smith loses his hel-

met while attempting to

tackle a Stephenville ball

carrier on Sept. 4.



“Everyone trusts each other,” Scott said.“I was new last year [on varsity] and thefirst half of the season we started off slow,but once district hit, it clicked. We startedkind of clicking in district and getting itgoing, but we were facing some of the bestdefenses there were. Everyone knowswhere everyone’s gonna be and we alltrust each other. Me and Dane have a con-nection we didn’t have last year at thestart of the season.”

Scott, a senior, said he knows howEvans felt last season as a first-year varsi-ty player himself. But he said his juniorquarterback is ready to roll when the sea-son begins this week.

“There’s a big difference,” Scott said of

his quarterback from last season to thisyear. “Everyone’s first year on varsity islike a deer in headlights. Last year was myfirst year on varsity and it’s completely dif-ferent — the atmosphere, the speed, thecritical plays, everything. He was goodlast year, but I really see him taking it to awhole other level this year.”

And Evans is looking for one main dif-ference in 2010 — a playoff appearancefor the Indians, which would be their firstsince 2006, the year before Galbreatharrived.

“I definitely feel like this is our year,”Evans said. “We have all the right peopleat the right time. That’s what I feel likeright now.”

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Sanger

Both Metzler and Lawson admitted thatthey circled the game a while ago.

And not just because of the Jumbotron,either.

“Even in track last year we were talkingabout it,” Metzler said. “Every break we’dsay, ‘Beat Prestonwood.’ Even when weweren’t running against them.”

Still, as Price said, the game is just oneof many that will prove challenging forthe Warriors. Even after finishing as theDivision II runner-up last season, Libertywas recently picked to finish fifth in its

district in a coaches’ poll.Price insists that he doesn’t see the pre-

diction as disrespectful or even inaccu-rate. Instead, he said that he sees anopportunity.

“I don’t necessarily look at it as, ‘Do Ithink we can do it?’ so much as what anawesome opportunity this is,” Price said.“This is the only time we’ll have theopportunity to step up and do somethingof this magnitude. This is our one chanceto make a jump to tough odds like thisand make an impact.”

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Another key for Hudspeth and theBroncos will be the maturity of the offen-sive line, which returns four starters froma year ago, including center Nick Behningand guard Henry Davis, who are bothjuniors this season.

The secondary, led by junior safetyNick Carrell, should be the strength of thedefense for Denton.

Patzkoswki said the depth problemsthat have plagued Denton in recent sea-sons are getting “marginally better.” He

cites increased numbers of underclass-men in the program, especially among thefreshman ranks, and said the talent levelis on the rise.

Denton still has a handful of playerswho will play on both sides of the ball thisseason, however, making it critical thatthe Broncos stay healthy if they expect tobe competitive in District 4-4A.

“We still have some depth issues, but thisteam is close. There’s some really goodchemistry. We had a really good summer interms of strength and development,”Patzkowski said. “We’re not where we needto be, but we’re moving in the right direc-tion.”

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