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W hen North Texas officials satdown to begin searching for anew head football coach in

the middle of last season, they had onegoal — finding a man who could changethe face of the program.

A few weeks later, they settled on DanMcCarney, a former Iowa State headcoach who will begin to see if he is up tothe task this fall.

Ryan defensive end Mario Edwards haslittle in common with McCarney, but hetoo could have a dramatic impact on foot-ball in Denton this season.

The Ryan defensive end is ranked asthe No. 1 high school recruit in the coun-try by ESPN and is one of the most fearedplayers in Texas high school footballbecause of his freakish athletic ability.

Those two figures could well dominatethe local football scene this year, but whenit comes to the storylines of 2011 wewould be remiss if we didn’t focus in onthe opening of Apogee Stadium as well.UNT will play its first game in the $79million venue on Sept. 10 when the MeanGreen hosts Houston.

The addition of the stadium is expectedto forever change the perception of UNT’sprogram, and its prospects for the future.

McCarney, Edwards and ApogeeStadium will impact the local footballscene in different ways, but they allchange the game. That is why the DentonRecord-Chronicle’s sports staff settled onthe theme “Game-changers” for this year’sfootball preview edition.

We asked fans, students and UNT play-ers how McCarney has changed their per-ception of the program since he arrived inDenton and quickly set out to tell every-one he could find about his plan to revital-ize the school’s team.

We also talked to UNT fans, new andold, about the way Apogee Stadiumimpacts the way they feel about the future

of Mean Green football.When it comes to high school football

in Denton, every year there seems to be agame-changing player who is entering hissenior season.

Over the years, fans in Denton haveseen players like Jarvis Moss, J.W. Walshand Taylor Bible.

We talked to Edwards and those whoknow him best about how he fits into thatlegacy.

The ranks of game-changers in the areathis season goes well beyond Edwardswhen it comes to players, though.

Guyer wide receiver Conner Craneshould have a huge year before he headsto Stanford.

Ryan’s Alex De La Torre and JordanRichmond are two of the best linebackersin the state.

Matt Perry is moving from wide receiv-er to running back for Denton. If heproves to be a game-changing player, theBroncos could make the playoffs for a sec-ond consecutive year.

The area high schools are also loadedwith game-changers as well, includingquarterbacks Austin Aune of Argyle andDane Evans of Sanger, who have commit-ted to TCU and Tulsa, respectively.

Watching those game-changing playersand coaches while seeing how a new sta-dium impacts UNT will be what makesthis season special.

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FOOTBALL 2011Game-changers

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SECTION OVERVIEW

ON THE COVER

Staff photographer David Minton took photos of North Texas head coach

Dan McCarney and Ryan defensive end Mario Edwards and placed them

over a photo of the turf at Apogee Stadium, which is pictured in the inset

photo. McCarney is expected to have a dramatic impact in his first season

at UNT, while Edwards is expected to be one of the top high school players

in the country as a senior. The opening of Apogee Stadium is also expect-

ed to change the fortunes of UNT’s football program. The $79 million sta-

dium will open on Sept. 10 when UNT hosts Houston.

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Experienced leader building enthusiasm in UNT’s program

Dan McCarneyNew North Texas head coach

By Brett VitoStaff Writer

Dan McCarney left his whistle atthe office and traded in the shortsand T-shirt he usually wears to

practice for khakis and a green collaredshirt.

There wasn’t a football in sight, butthere was little doubt North Texas’ newhead coach was in his element this sum-mer when he took the floor to speak infront of a ballroom full of fans who werehushed to the point one could hear everycough or sniffle.

“One of the many goals I have set forthis program is to break the attendancerecord in our first home game againstHouston on September 10th,” McCarneynearly shouted. “Wouldn’t that be cool?”

The question hung in the air for amoment as heads nodded throughout the

room at a coaches’ caravan event inDenton.

That dream is just one of manyMcCarney has been selling over the lastnine months since taking over as UNT’shead coach.

The former Iowa State head coach hasspoken to anyone who will listen ofreturning UNT to the top of the Sun BeltConference, playing in bowl games andbecoming a regional power.

Along the way, he has built a newenthusiasm for the program, a task heconsiders almost as important as buildinghis team.

“It’s important and one of the manyhats we wear,” McCarney said of sellingthe program to the public. “If you don’tlike doing it and being out there in thecommunity, you really shouldn’t be aDivision I head coach.”

McCarney knew when he took over in

November that dragging UNT back to theranks of respected programs was going torequire a whole lot more than recruitingand coaching on Saturdays. McCarneywas going to have to be a salesman.

He was going to have to speak at frater-nity houses, at fan gatherings and fresh-man orientation. He was going to have tojump on radio shows when asked. He wasgoing to have to convince players thatthey could win consistently, even thoughnone of them had ever won back-to-backgames in their college careers.

Dan McCarney was going to have to bethe pied piper of North Texas football.

The task is one McCarney has tackledwith gusto.

“If you take Dan into a restaurant andintroduce him to one person, by the time

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“It’s important and one of the many hats we

wear. If you don’t like doing it and being out

there in the community, you really shouldn’t be a

Division I head coach.”

— Dan McCarney on the importance of promoting UNT football to the community

Denton Record-Chronicle/David Minton

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you leave, he has introduced himself toeveryone there,” UNT athletic directorRick Villarreal said. “That has been atrademark everywhere we go.

“He’s everything we thought he wouldbe and gone beyond that.”

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Villarreal knew before he began inter-viewing candidates to take over the pro-gram last fall that he needed a salesmanto take over as UNT’s head coach.

He said exactly that when heannounced that he had fired Todd Dodge,the former Southlake Carroll head coachwho never moved to Denton or built thelong-lasting enthusiasm in the programUNT had hoped he would foster in nearlyfour long years leading the program.

UNT never won more than two gamesin a season under Dodge, suffered ademoralizing 77-20 pounding at thehands of Rice in 2008 and won just one ofthe last 15 home games he coached.

By the time Dodge was fired after start-ing 1-6 last season, UNT was drawing fewerthan 15,000 fans a game and had become alaughing-stock in college football.

Villarreal knew fixing what ailed theprogram wouldn’t be easy and that heneeded someone willing to do more thanjust coach.

“We need someone who is in this com-munity on a regular basis,” Villarreal saidafter announcing he had fired Dodge. “Weare opening a new stadium. Our newcoach is going to have to help us sell seats,put people in the stands and get peopleexcited about the program.”

McCarney promised to do just thatwhen he was introduced as UNT’s newhead coach.

“If it takes getting into the dormitories,getting out with the fraternities andsororities, getting out in Denton, gettingout in Dallas-Fort Worth, getting out inthe state of Texas, that is what I’ll do,”McCarney said. “There is absolutely noreason why that first game we playagainst Houston we can’t have a full stadi-um. If we don’t, I’ll die trying.”

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Kellie Hill had a front-row seat for sev-eral stops on the Dan McCarney tour thissummer, when she served as a freshmanorientation leader.

UNT brings its incoming freshmen infor a short stay to help them get their

bearings at the school. They learn aboutlife in the dorms, how to get around andwhere to go for help, if they need it.

Beginning this year, they also learnedabout how important McCarney considersthem for the future of the football program.

McCarney spoke at every freshman ori-entation he could get to. By the end of thesummer, he had given his sales pitch tonearly 4,000 incoming students and ledthem on a tour of UNT’s new stadium.

“Coach McCarney is a wonderfulspeaker and got the crowd fired up,” Hillsaid. “He recognizes the passion of thestudents is going to make the players feellike we are behind them. The freshmenwould come into the locker room and hewould talk to them like they could have animpact. He made them feel special.”

McCarney believes an enthusiastic stu-dent section could make a huge differencein the environment in UNT’s new stadi-um, just like it does at any college venue.

“If we can get them to start supportingus as freshmen, then we will have one ofthe great environments in all of collegefootball for years to come,” McCarney said.

After hearing McCarney speak,Savannah McCutchin was certain shewould be one of those students. TheAubrey graduate will be a freshman atUNT this fall.

“He got all of us excited about the sea-son,” McCutchin said. “I was planning ongoing to games because I am into schoolspirit, but now that the freshmen havemet coach McCarney we are more excited

because we got to talk to him.”

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Paula Dinuta was a little surprised atfirst when McCarney, a coach with whomshe has so little in common, took an inter-est in her and the rest of her teammateson the UNT tennis team.

Dinuta, who grew up in Romania, metMcCarney shortly after he arrived at UNTand was there when he spoke to her teambefore an important match. Ever sincethen, Dinuta has come to expect a friend-ly hello when she and the rest of her team-mates see McCarney in the weight roomor on campus.

“He always talks to us and encouragesus to work hard,” Dinuta said. “He tells usthat he is proud of us and is very nice. Itsurprises us. I never saw the previouscoach or interacted with him. CoachMcCarney is nice and talks to everyone.

“All the athletes on campus know him.”The way McCarney cares about the

entire athletic program at UNT and notjust his team is the reason tennis coachSujay Lama asked UNT’s new footballcoach to speak to his players.

“What’s great is that his interest is gen-uine,” Lama said. “He absolutely loves col-lege athletics. You can see it and feel it.This is his mission. This is who he is. Heknows he has a huge impact on all of usand understands that.”

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Brandon Akpunku is one of the more

visible players McCarney inherited for hisfirst team at UNT.

The senior defensive end is entering histhird year as a starter and is one of themore articulate and outgoing players onUNT’s roster.

After three years on campus, there arehundreds of students who know one ofthe Mean Green’s top players. These daysseveral of them stop him to talk about thenew coach on campus.

“My friends will come up and say, ‘Hey,I met your coach’ or ‘Hey, I like yourcoach,’” Akpunku said. “It’s kind of oddthat people have met him outside of foot-ball. He has really been trying to reach outto student organizations. This isn’t aschool known for athletics. He wants tochange that.”

McCarney spoke at a fraternity housethis summer, appeared on a radio show inArkansas and made guest appearances onDallas television stations.

“I will do any interview as long as itdoesn’t take away from my first responsi-bility and that is building this programand turning it around,” McCarney said.

Those who heard McCarney speak onthat opening night of the coaches’ caravanin Denton, visited with him on campus oreven just said hello to him at a restaurantbelieve he is well on his way to doing justthat, including Rhey Nolan.

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Nolan drove all the way from Tyler andchecked into a hotel for an overnight stay justto pick up his season tickets and listen toMcCarney speak at the Denton caravan stop.

Green and white balloons floated in theair and talk centered on a new era inDenton with a new football stadiumopening in the fall.

Nolan purchased high-priced club seatsin the new stadium largely because hebelieves in the direction of the programwith its new stadium and its new coach.

Hearing McCarney speak only strength-ened Nolan’s confidence that UNT’s foot-ball program is about to improve dramat-ically under its new head coach.

It’s a feeling many share after coming incontact with a man who spent the last fewmonths on a mission to create a newenthusiasm in the program.

“It’s the honesty, the enthusiasm andexcitement that he presents that haseveryone excited,” Nolan said. “He’s some-one for everyone to really rally around.That is absolutely going to make a differ-ence for the program. He is trying to con-nect with everyone out there who has aninterest in the program.”

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McCarney


New North Texas head coach Dan McCarney speaks at a press conference ear-

lier this summer. McCarney has spent months reaching out to UNT fans.

8 August 25, 2011 DRC Football APOGEE STADIUM

Stadium changes game for UNT fansBy Brett VitoStaff Writer

Derrick Jackson had graduallygiven up on North Texas footballsince graduating from the school

in 1995.Jackson hadn’t come back for a game

and even quit paying attention to whatwas going on with the program for sever-al years. The arrival of former head coachTodd Dodge and his son Riley Dodgesparked Jackson’s interest for a while, butthe team’s fortunes didn’t change, soJackson once again joined the thousandsof UNT graduates living within minutesof Denton who just couldn’t bring them-selves to care about the program.

It wasn’t until the past year thatJackson’s feelings began to change as hewatched Apogee Stadium grow out of theground adjacent to the Mean GreenAthletic Center.

The new $79 million, 30,850-seatvenue will open when UNT hostsHouston on Sept. 10.

“I don’t know why, but I became enam-ored with it,” Jackson said. “There is justsomething about it. Knowing that it wasdesigned by the same people who builtCowboys Stadium made me want to go togames again. I went to Fouts [Field]when I was a student. I feel like we arestepping up and saying that we are aDivision I program. We don’t have to gosomewhere else to experience the setupwe will have at North Texas now.”

Jackson is just one of several fans, bothnew and old, who say their perception ofUNT football was forever changed whenthe school decided to replace Fouts Field.

Fouts opened in 1952. Back then, it wassomething the school could be proud of.But over time, the venue became an alba-tross around the neck of a program thathas floundered the last six years.

Some of UNT’s oldest fans rememberwhen Fouts wasn’t all that bad, watched itdeteriorate over the years and will gettheir reward for sticking through the badtimes this fall when they sit in the newstadium for the first time.

For younger students and fans, thegood times at Fouts were something theyonly heard about. All they knew was thatwhen they arrived at UNT, they left stadi-ums that were nicer behind at Dallas-FortWorth area high schools. They will get thechance to see what having a top venue can

do for their alma mater.UNT’s current players can’t wait to play

in the stadium they believe will changethe trajectory of the program beginningthis fall under former Iowa State headcoach Dan McCarney, who is entering hisfirst season with the Mean Green.

“People have seen the stadium from thelocal community and it gives them a dif-ferent feeling and a different outlook onthe program,” UNT athletic director RickVillarreal said. “The simple comparison ishow you dress. If you come to work everyday in wrinkled pants and mismatchedsocks, you are viewed one way. If youcome in with your hair combed, yourpants pressed and looking neat, peoplesee you differently. They want to be asso-ciated with excellence. People who haveseen the inside of the stadium, walked inour club level and even our concoursesand green spaces outside the stadiumknow that this is a special place.”

How the addition of the venue haschanged the program for the UNT com-munity is best seen through people likeJackson and Grant Gilbert, a pair of rela-tively new fans, longtime fans like AdamDriver and Steve Boedeker and the play-ers and coaches who will try to capitalizeon what the stadium has to offer begin-ning this fall.

A new generation of fansWhen Jackson was a student at UNT, it

was easy to get to games at Fouts. He sim-ply had to make the short drive acrossDenton.

Like a lot of UNT graduates, Jacksonmoved away after graduating and nevercame back to a game.

He needed a reason to return, andUNT’s program didn’t provide one hefound compelling, not even during theMean Green’s four-year run as Sun BeltConference champions from 2001-04.

“Once you move away from Denton,what was going on with the team wasn’tsuch a great story that you felt like youneeded to get over there to games,”Jackson said. “We always said we wouldgo to a game, but we never did.”

Gilbert graduated in 2010 and falls intothe same new generation of fan asJackson, who was a student at UNT morethan a decade before him.

Gilbert attended games while he wasa student as well. The fact he would beable to see the Mean Green play in anew venue helped UNT retain him as afan — not to mention convince him tomake a significant contribution to theprogram.

Gilbert purchased two club seats for$7,700.

UNT’s new stadium features a clubsection and 21 luxury boxes. Those


Adam Driver, left, and Steve Boedeker walk through the Club Level at Apogee Stadium during the Kickoff Cookout in

late July at the Apogee Stadium. Both are long-time UNT fans who have increased their commitment to the school by

joining up with a group of friends to buy a luxury box in the new venue.

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high-priced seats will help the schoolpay down debt on the stadium.

“I paid a lot of money to becomeinvolved,” Gilbert said. “I wouldn’t havepaid $7,700 to sit in Fouts. The stadiumgot me involved monetarily.”

The new venue also helped draw Gilbertinto a community of UNT football fans theschool hopes will grow over the years.

“The cool part is being involved withpeople like me who want to be involvedwith UNT football,” Gilbert said. “Thestadium brought us together. It gives ussomething to be proud of, even after wehave gotten it handed to us the last sever-al years.”

Jackson is among the UNT graduateswho could well be lured back, especially ifthe team turns the corner after six straightlosing seasons. Several UNT graduateshave latched on to other successful pro-grams like Texas that they now support.

Jackson is one of the fans UNT has achance to bring back.

“I have never gotten into TCU andSMU,” Jackson said. “I still feel like UNTis my home school. I spent a lot of time atUNT and in Denton. It’s fun to see theschool’s name back out there with the newstadium.”

A reward for sticking with itDriver always stuck with the UNT foot-

ball program, even though he had plentyof reasons to give up on the team.

The 1997 UNT graduate has onlymissed two games in the last 10 years. Hesuffered through a 1-11 season in whichUNT lost every home game in 2008 andsat through games in the searing heat anddriving rain.

And that wasn’t even the worst part.“I lost my wedding ring in a portapotty

while tailgating once,” Driver said. “I tookmy gloves off in there, came out and real-ized I didn’t have my ring. We looked allthrough there and figured out there wasonly one place it could have gone, and Iwasn’t going to go fishing for it.”

Like a lot of UNT fans, Driver gotcaught up in the excitement surroundingthe school’s new stadium and decided toincrease his commitment to the program.

Driver had planned to purchase clubseats for him and his wife, but reconsid-ered when he had a solid year financially.

He decided to upgrade and purchase aluxury box.

Driver contacted his friends from his

days as a student at UNT and eventuallyfound several who agreed to split the cost,including Boedeker.

“This is a nice way to give back to theuniversity and get something in return,”Boedeker said. “We were spending about$500. Now it will be $2,000 a year forme. The athletic department has done itspart. It’s only fair that we do ours.”

Driver’s friends are among the long-time UNT fans who are increasing theircommitment to the program as the open-ing date for the school’s new stadiumapproaches. By late June, UNT had soldall 21 of its luxury boxes in the new venue,not to mention more than more than 600of its 754 club seats.

“Having a new stadium brings a littlebit of validity to the program,” Boedekersaid. “A lot of fans who have been in it forthe long haul feel like this is theirmoment. They have been waiting for theprogram to become the big program theyhave envisioned. The changes that havebeen made bring validity to their passion.A lot of older fans have tried to bring theirfriends and family out for a few games ora few seasons, but they quit coming. Thiswill bring them back.”

UNT’s longtime fans are hoping thatthose who do come back stay around forthe long haul, just like they have.

“The pride factor will change,”Boedeker said. “That has been missingwith a lot of people. Maybe it hasn’t beenthe cool thing to be a Mean Green fan,and they didn’t have the passion to back itup. Now they have some muscle behind it.It gives everyone a fresh start with a newcoach and a new facility to play in. We canstart over.”

Trying to build a new legacyThe opening of a new stadium hasn’t

just changed the way fans feel about theprogram, it has also brought a new prideand sense of responsibility to UNT’s play-ers and coaches who are well aware of theinvestment that people have made in theprogram.

“It’s not easy to change the wholecoaching staff and build a new stadium,”UNT defensive end Brandon Akpunkusaid. “We have to earn the new things thatare being put in place around here. Wewant to give back to the people who havegiven to us. We want to see that stadiumfilled every single game.”

When McCarney was introduced asUNT’s new head coach in November, hesaid he would do everything in his powerto ensure the first game in the new stadi-um would be sold out. He spoke to frater-nities and community groups and

appeared on radio and television pro-grams to promote UNT football through-out the summer.

UNT’s coaches have also used the stadi-um as a recruiting tool while selling awhole new generation of players on play-ing for the Mean Green, including LifeSchool Oak Cliff wide receiver RoderickLancaster.

“When I came to junior day inFebruary, I thought, ‘Man, this place isreally nice and has some good thingsgoing with the new stadium,’” Lancastersaid. “I want to be a part of it.”

McCarney knows how important land-ing players like Lancaster will be if UNT isto take advantage of having a new stadium.

“It helps to have a new stadium, but ifyour football team is not worth a damnyou can build as many new stadiums asyou want; people are not going to comesupport you,” McCarney said. “You have toput a good product on the field.”

McCarney says UNT has a chance to dojust that in the next few years, thanks toits new stadium that has fostered a newsense of excitement among the MeanGreen’s fans.

“We are all extraordinarily excited,”Driver said. “It’s going to be the hardestsummer of my life waiting for that firstgame.”

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Stadium


North Texas graduate Grant Gilbert, his wife Kristin and son Jaxon, check out the view from their club level seat at

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The list of milestones Lance Dunbarhas reached at North Texas is an impres-sive one.

The senior has posted a 1,500-yard sea-son, been named to All-America teamsand established himself as an NFLprospect.

That list is even more remarkable whenone stops to consider one fact — Dunbarhas been part of a whole lot of horribleteams.

In three years at UNT, Dunbar hasexperienced a grand total of six wins. He’snever been a part of a team that has wonback-to-back games.

It’s a history that haunts one of the bestplayers to ever run the ball for UNT, andhas him motivated for his senior year.

“It’s all about winning,” Dunbar said.“All those individual accomplishmentsdon’t mean anything. That is one of thereasons I came to North Texas. I wantedto help the team win and change the pro-gram.”

Dunbar has one last chance this fall.And he knows that if UNT has any chanceof winning more than three games in aseason for the first time since 2004, letalone make a run at a winning season, hewill have to play a major part.

UNT will have a new starting quarter-back in Derek Thompson. The MeanGreen’s top two wide receivers from a yearago are gone, as are two all-conferenceoffensive linemen.

That set of circumstances will makeDunbar the focal point for opposingdefenses, even more than he was lastseason, when he rushed for 1,553 yardsand 13 touchdowns. Dunbar rankedsixth nationally in 2010 with an averageof 129.4 rushing yards a game and post-ed 270 yards in a loss to Kansas State atthe end of what he considered a disap-pointing season because UNT finished3-9.

“It’s not an orchestrated answer whenhe says he wants win,” UNT head coachDan McCarney said. “He doesn’t say itbecause it sounds good. He knows this isit. He has one more year of college foot-

ball. He has one more year left at NorthTexas. How do you want to be remem-bered, as a guy who got a whole bunch ofyards and maybe set the rushing record,but got your tail kicked all throughoutyour career?”

Dunbar’s teammates can also sensethat winning is what drives him.

“Lance is a selfless person,” senioroffensive lineman J.J. Johnson said. “Henever talks about himself. It’s all about theteam.”

Dunbar believes he can help UNT postthat turnaround this season, when he willhave a chance to run down two of thegreat running backs in school history.

Patrick Cobbs set the school rushingrecord of 4,050 yards during the 2001-05

seasons, while Jamario Thomas rushedfor 3,496 yards from 2004-07.

The pair won back-to-back nationalrushing titles beginning in 2003, whenCobbs claimed the title. UNT won theSun Belt Conference championship inthat season and the next year, whenThomas won his rushing title.

Dunbar has rushed for 3,109 yardswhile carrying on UNT’s legacy of greatrunning backs and can sit atop theschool’s career rushing leaders list if hecan rush for 942 more yards. It’s a pos-sibility that rarely crosses Dunbar’smind.

“The rushing record doesn’t matter,”Dunbar said. “I want to win. If we do that,all that other stuff will come with it.”

Quick factsConference: Sun Belt

2010 record: 3-9 (2-5)Coach: Dan McCarney(first season at UNT; 56-85 overall)Returning starters: Six on offense, sevenon defenseKey players: QB Derek Thompson, OL J.J.Johnson, LB Jeremy Phillips, DE BrandonAkpunku, CB Royce Hill, OL MattTomlinson

Returning lettermen: 52

Offense: SpreadDefense: 4-3

School enrollment: 36,206

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Winning the last goal left for Dunbar


NORTH TEXAS’GAME-CHANGER

Senior running back Lance Dunbar has already established himself as one of the great players in North Texas historyand enters his senior season just 942 yards short of breaking Patrick Cobbs school rushing record of 4,050 yards.Dunbar (5-9, 203) possesses an unusual combination of speed, agility, vision and size.

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season

FIND NEW OFFENSIVE STARSUNT knows what it has in running

back Lance Dunbar, the preseason co-Offensive Player of the Year in the SunBelt, but has very few proven playmakersother than the senior.

UNT lost its top twowide receivers from lastseason and must findplayers to fill the void,especially with a newstarter stepping in atquarterback in DerekThompson.

Running back James Hamilton andwide receiver Chris Bynes return aftermissing most of last season with injuriesand could play large roles.

“We have one guy who can take it tothe house,” McCarney said of Dunbar.“We don’t want to be in a situation wherea defense is looking for No. 5 [Dunbar]knowing that they can erase the rest ofour guys with their players. There aresome players with potential, but we needthose playmakers to show up.”

RESPOND TO A COACHING STAFF HEADED BY DAN MCCARNEY AND SEVEN NEW ASSISTANTS

SURVIVE THE FIRST FIVENorth Texas has a brutal stretch of five

games to open the season, one that coulddetermine how the season unfolds.

The Mean Green opens the season atdefending Sun Belt Conference and LittleCaesars Pizza Bowlchampion Florida Inter-national before facingHouston in its homeopener. UNT then facesnational championshipcontender Alabama onthe road, Indiana athome and Hawaii Bowl champion Tulsaon the road.

“It would be easy if we were lining up toplay some I-AA teams that would allow usto say that we are winning and things aregoing great,” head coach Dan McCarneysaid. “There are going to be some roughtimes and some adversity. How we handle itwill determine how we grow as a team.”

UNT’s schedule becomes much morefavorable beginning with a home gameagainst Florida Atlantic in the sixth gameof the season.

If UNT can get through those first fivegames relatively injury-free and maybeeven pull off an early upset, it will have achance to make a run at a milestone cam-paign late in the season.

FIND DEFENSIVE PLAYMAKERS TO BOLSTER A UNIT THAT MADE TOO FEW KEY PLAYS LAST YEAR

UNT changed nearly its entire coachingstaff in the off-season, when the schoolbrought on McCarney to try to revive aprogram that has not won more than threegames in a season since 2004.

The early returns have been promis-ing. UNT’s players improved their aca-demic performance in the spring semes-ter and there was a renewed enthusiasm

in spring practice and the beginning offall camp. UNT will have a large adjust-ment to make this season and no oneknows for sure how the Mean Green willrespond to adversity until that pointarrives.

There is always a chance that individualplayers will not do well during the transi-tion. Key wide receiver Darius Carey was

kicked off the team over the summer.Several of UNT’s veteran players said

that they are confident in the direction ofthe team and believe they are ready tomake dramatic improvement immediately.

“We have to be ready to hit the groundrunning,” senior offensive lineman J.J.Johnson said. “For the seniors, this is ourlast chance.”

By Brett Vito/Staff Writer


Clint Bowen watches as his players go through an afternoon practice this spring. North Texas’ new defensive coordi-

nator is one of seven new assistant coaches on Dan McCarney’s staff this season. McCarney arrived at UNT in

November. The Mean Green’s fortunes will depend largely on how the team adapts to a new coaching staff.

UNT ranked near the bottom of theNCAA rankings in every category forgame-changing defensive plays last sea-son. The Mean Green ranked 114th out of120 teams nationally in tackles for loss(4.08 per game), tied for 108th inturnovers forced (15), tied for 99th ininterceptions (eight), tied for 88th insacks (1.58 per game) and tied for 87th infumble recoveries (seven).

UNT knows it will have to improve onthose totals this season.

New defensive coordinator ClintBowen said that he went back and totaled

up those categories andothers he counts amongdisruptive defensiveplays and said UNTranked last in the SunBelt in that overall cate-gory.

“It’s a huge emphasisfor us,” Bowen said. “In college football,you need disruptive plays. “You need asecond-and-12, you need a sack to turn itinto third-and-12.”

UNT didn’t have many players whoranked among the Sun Belt leaders in dis-

ruptive plays like sacks and interceptionsin 2010. Returning defensive endsBrandon Akpunku and K.C. Obi had foursacks each last season, while linebackerJeremy Phillips had 6.5 tackles for lossand two interceptions.

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“We definitely have people who can getthe job done,” Akpunku said. “It’s not amatter of if they are playmakers. It’s amatter of if they are willing to go andmake a play.”

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Of the coaches in the Sun BeltConference, there might not be a manwith a better sense of the league’s historythan Larry Blakeney.

Blakeney has been the head coach atTroy for 20 years, including the last seventhe school has spent in the Sun Belt. Thatexperience gives Blakeney a sense of per-spective and a certain amount of respectfor what he will be facing when it comesto a drastically altered lineup of headcoaches in the league this season.

The Sun Belt will have five coaches whoare entering their first or second year attheir respective schools in 2011.

How those coaches fare will go a longway toward determining how the leaguerace unfolds, and if Troy can keep alive astreak of five straight seasons in which ithas won at least a share of the league title.

“I have a high regard for the coacheswho came in this year and the couple whocame in last year,” Blakeney said. “Thisleague is continuing to improve andupgrade. Schools are paying more forcoaches. I don’t feel like there is a weaklink.”

North Texas made arguably the biggestsplash in terms of a coaching hire in theoff-season when it landed Dan McCarney,who led Iowa State to five bowl gamesfrom 1995-2006.

UNT wasn’t the only school that pickedup an experienced coach, though.

Mark Hudspeth was a highly successfulhead coach for seven years at NorthAlabama and spent two seasons as anassistant coach at Mississippi State beforetaking over at Louisiana-Lafayette. HughFreeze was the passing game coordinatorfor a season at Arkansas State beforebeing promoted to head coach and alsohas experience as a head coach.

Freeze spent two seasons at Lambuth,an NAIA school.

Willie Taggart, a former Stanford assis-tant, is in his second season at WesternKentucky.

Other than McCarney, second-yearLouisiana-Monroe coach Todd Berry isthe most experienced of the Sun Belt’snew generation. He is in his second sea-son at ULM, but his 10th overall as a headcoach counting his time at Army andIllinois State.

“We are at the point that we have sometraction because of the quality of the

league,” Berry said. “That has helpedattract coaches.”

The Sun Belt’s newcomers enter theseason chasing two of the veteran coachesand their teams.

Mario Cristobal posted his breakoutseason in his fourth year at FloridaInternational, which tied with Troy forthe Sun Belt title a year ago, just one sea-son after finishing 3-9. Troy beat Ohio inthe New Orleans Bowl last season, its sec-ond bowl win during its five-year run atopthe Sun Belt.

FIU and Troy were picked to finish firstand second, respectively, in the preseasoncoaches’ poll.

FIU came out of nowhere to win ashare of the league title last season. Withso many new and talented coaches com-ing into the league, there’s always a

chance another team could breakthrough.

“There is no question that one of theteams with a new coach could be in con-tention,” Hudspeth said. “There’s a lot ofparity in this league. It’s great from top tobottom.”

The next generationSUN BELT COACHESThe Sun Belt Conference will have five head coaches in their first or second season, includingDan McCarney at North Texas. The following is a look at each:

FIRST YEARDan McCarney, North Texas

McCarney, above, led Iowa State to five bowlgames in 12 seasons from 1995-2006 andwill get his second chance to be a headcoach at the Football Bowl Subdivision levelat UNT. He was the assistant head coach atFlorida last season.

Hugh Freeze, Arkansas StateFreeze was promoted to head coach afterserving as ASU’s offensive coordinator lastseason, when the Red Wolves ranked No. 43nationally in total offense. He posted a 20-5record in two seasons at Lambuth, an NAIAprogram.

Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana-LafayetteHudspeth was the passing game coordinatorat Mississippi State before coming to ULL andalso has seven years of experience as a head

coach from his tenure at Division II NorthAlabama, where he posted a 66-21 recordand led the Lions to the playoffs five times.

SECOND SEASONTodd Berry, Louisiana-Monroe

Berry posted a 29-60 record in eight sea-sons as a head coach at Illinois State andArmy before taking over at ULM, which heled to a 5-7 record in his first season withthe Warhawks.

Willie Taggart, Western KentuckyTaggart spent three seasons as the runningbacks coach at Stanford before taking overat WKU last season. The former WKU quar-terback and assistant coach had an immedi-ate impact while leading a team that hadfinished 0-12 the previous year to a 2-10finish in his debut season.

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Coaches’ pollSBCAs voted on by the league’s nine headcoaches. (First-place votes in parentheses):1. Florida International (5) . . . . . . . . .752. Troy (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .663(t). Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . .543(t). Louisiana-Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . .545. Arkansas State (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . .496. North Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337. Western Kentucky (1) . . . . . . . . . . .288. Louisiana-Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . .269. Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

All-conference teamSBCAs chosen by the conference’s ninehead coaches and media membersselected by league officials:

OFFENSECorey Robinson, Troy, So., QB; LanceDunbar, UNT, Sr., RB; Bobby Rainey, WKU,Sr., RB; Dwayne Frampton, ASU, Sr., WR;T.Y. Hilton, FIU, Sr., WR; Luther Ambrose,ULM, Sr., WR; Ladarius Green, ULL, Sr.,TE; Tom Castilaw, ASU, Sr. OL; CaylinHauptmann, FIU, Jr., OL; Ryan McCaul,ULM, Sr., OL; Matt Tomlinson, UNT, Sr.,OL; James Brown, Troy, Sr., OL; WesJeffries, WKU, Sr., OL:

DEFENSEDorvus Woods, ASU, Sr., DL; TourekWilliams, FIU, Jr., DL; Ken Dorsey, ULM,Sr., DL; Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy, Jr., DL;Demario Davis, ASU, Sr., LB; WinstonFraser, FIU, Jr., LB; Xavier Lamb, Troy, Sr.,LB; Kelcie McCray, ASU, Sr., DB; JonathanCyprien, FIU, Jr., DB; Marcus Bartels, FAU,Sr., DB; Darius Prelow, ULM, Sr., DB

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Derek Thompson has faced situationsvery similar to the one he finds himself inthis fall.

What transpired in each of those timeshe stepped in as North Texas’ startingquarterback has the redshirt sophomoreall the more determined to make this time— the 2011 season — turn out differently.

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How he fares will go a long way towarddetermining if the Mean Green can breakits streak of six consecutive losing seasons.

“I’m ready,” Thompson said. “I haveenough confidence now in what we do. Ican lead this team to success.”

If Thompson can win just a handful ofgames, he will separate himself from along line of quarterbacks who have triedto lead UNT out of what has seemed likea never-ending funk only to fail for onereason or another. Some were forced intothe lineup too early, others didn’t have thephysical tools, while others were doomedby playing on teams that lacked talent.

Thompson will try to be the man to dowhat the players before him couldn’t andbe the first player to lead UNT to a win-ning season since Scott Hall in 2004. TheMean Green has not won more than threegames in a season since.

Thompson seemingly has all the physi-cal tools. He has size at 6-4, 220, and astrong arm. After two years in the system,he has a feel for what UNT wants to do.

He just doesn’t have a lot of experience,mostly due to factors that were out of hiscontrol. When he arrived at UNT,Thompson was buried on the depth chartuntil he came on for one series in anemergency situation and led the MeanGreen on a late touchdown drive in a sea-son-ending loss to Arkansas State.

Thompson was the second-string quar-terback for two games last year beforeNathan Tune separated his hip in a loss toRice. Thompson started the next weekand promptly broke his leg in the first halfof a loss to Army.

The former Glen Rose standout hasthrown a total of 21 passes in his career,

but is being thrown into the starting line-up by head coach Dan McCarney.

“We are going to find out if Derek is step-ping into that leadership role,” McCarneysaid. “He has to. I have never been arounda successful team that hasn’t had a greatleader at quarterback. That is being vocal,leading with your performance, how youhandle taking a blind shot in the back, howyou handle scoring a touchdown, how youlead in the locker room and how you han-dle yourself on campus.”

Thompson’s teammates say he hastaken the challenge of becoming a leaderseriously.

“Derek is working hard and pushingus,” senior running back Lance Dunbarsaid. “He is starting to become a morevocal leader. He’s a quarterback andknows that he has to do it.”

The opportunity is one Thompson hasbeen waiting for over the last severalyears. When the opportunity came afterlast season, he took advantage of it bywinning a battle with JUCO transferBrent Osborn for the starting job inspring practice.

The outcome was especially satisfyingfor Thompson, who had suffered hisshare of setbacks along the way.

“Sometimes there are obstacles, but youhave to find a way to overcome them,”Thompson said. “This coaching staff hasinstilled in us that when adversity hits,you have to step up.”

Thompson has thought he would havea chance to set the tone before and left lit-tle doubt that this opportunity feels differ-ent than those that came before.

“This is my time,” Thompson said.“This is my time.”

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56 J.J. Johnson . . . . . . .C . . .6-3 . . .275 . . Sr.57 Mason Y’Barbo . . . . .OL . .6-2 . . .312 . RFr.58 Michael Ladner . . . .DT . .5-11 .280 . . Jr.59 Jarrod Lynn . . . . . . .DE . .6-0 . . .235 . . Fr.60 Aaron Fortenberry . .OL . .6-4 . . .300 . . Jr.62 Cyril Lemon . . . . . . .OL . .6-3 . . .313 . . Fr.63 Nicolas Summerfield .OL . .6-1 . . .268 . So.64 LaChris Anyiam . . . .OL . .6-4 . . .292 . So.67 Ryan Long . . . . . . . .DE . .6-4 . . .245 . . Jr.68 Grant Shaw . . . . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .287 . . Fr.69 Jason Bruner . . . . .OL . .6-9 . . .311 . . Sr.70 Coleman Feeley . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .305 . . Jr.71 Antonio Johnson . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .285 . RFr.72 Matt Tomlinson . . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .298 . . Sr.73 Jeremy Bean . . . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .306 . . Sr.74 Cam Feldt* . . . . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .308 . RFr.77 Travis Ellard . . . . . . .OL . .6-3 . . .282 . . Fr.78 Troy Kokjohn . . . . . . .OL . .6-2 . . .227 . . Sr.79 Ayodele Adedipe . . . .OL . .6-5 . . .301 . . Jr.80 Brelan Chancellor . . .WR . .5-9 . . .177 . So.81 Chris Bynes . . . . . . .WR . .6-1 . . .220 . RJr.82 Mike Outlaw . . . . . . .WR . .6-0 . . .191 . . Sr.83 Jamize Olawale . . . .WR . .6-2 . . .231 . . Sr.84 Greg Brown . . . . . . .WR .6-1 . .230 . . Sr.85 Matthew Lux . . . . . .WR . .6-0 . . .180 . . Jr.86 Drew Miller . . . . . . .TE . .6-1 . . .253 . So.87 Casey Schutza . . . . .WR . .5-10 .182 . . Jr.88 Garrett Etheridge . . .WR . .6-0 . . .175 . . Fr.89 Daniel Prior . . . . . . .TE . .6-2 . . .240 . . Jr.90 Ryan Boutwell . . . . .DT . .6-3 . . .261 . So.91 Austin Orr . . . . . . . . .DE . .6-4 . . .245 . . Fr.91 Austin Otto . . . . . . . .TE . .5-11 .215 . . Fr.92 Micah Thompson . . .DT . .6-4 . . .307 . . Fr.93 De’Andrew Lewis . . .TE . .6-0 . . .223 . So.93 Brandon McCoy . . .DE . .6-2 . . .270 . . Jr.94 Marcus Smith . . . . .TE . .6-4 . . .223 . . Fr.94 Kyle White . . . . . . . .DT . .6-2 . . .309 . . Jr.95 Alexander Lincoln . . .DE . .6-2 . . .249 . . Fr.96 Tevinn Cantly . . . . . .DT . .6-4 . . .311 . . Jr.97 Richard Abbe . . . . . .DT . .6-4 . . .319 . So.98 Daryl Mason . . . . . .DE . .6-3 . . .209 . . Fr.98 Tanner Smith . . . . . .TE . .6-3 . . .243 . RFr.99 Terell Brooks . . . . . .DT . .6-4 . . .320 . . Fr.

* Will spend the 2011 season as a redshirtafter transferring

Date Opponent TimeSept. 1 at Fla. International 6 p.m.Sept. 10 Houston 6 p.m.Sept. 17 at Alabama 6:30 p.m.Sept. 24 Indiana 6 p.m.Oct. 1 at Tulsa 6 p.m.Oct. 8 Florida Atlantic* 6:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at UL-Lafayette* 4 p.m.Oct. 22 Louisiana-Monroe* 6 p.m.Oct. 29 at Arkansas State* TBANov. 12 at Troy* TBANov. 19 Western Kentucky* 3 p.m.Dec. 3 Middle Tennessee* 3 p.m.* Sun Belt Conference game

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Ryan defensive end Mario Edwards enters his senior season ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the country by ESPN. He has

committed to Florida State and is expected to be a part of a stacked Raiders defense.

Nation’s No. 1 recruitcarries on legacy oftop players in DentonBy Marshall MooreStaff Writer

To hear Mario Edwards talk, you’dthink he was just another high schooldefensive end.

“I just go out there and do what thecoach tells me to do. I just try to get thejob done,” he says, shifting the focus awaythe national media hype surroundinghim. “I’m just like everyone else.”

There are plenty of people out therethat would beg to differ.

Despite his insistence to the contrary,Edwards is a game-changer in every senseof the word.

On Friday nights, the Ryan defensiveend has the ability to almost single-hand-ily dominate his half of the line. He forcescoaches to change their game plans — torun away from his 6-foot-4, 275-poundframe and hope that his 4.8 speed doesn’tblow up plays from behind. His very pres-ence on the field, in fact, makes theRaiders one of the best defensive units inthe state.

“He’s very talented,” Ryan defensivecoordinator David Thomas said duringEdwards’ breakout junior campaign. “Thething about him is that we’ve had JarvisMoss, we’ve had Brian Smith — we’ve hadsome great defensive ends. But he just hasthat physical presence. I’ve never coachedanyone as big and as athletic and strongas he is.”

In the wider scheme of things, though,Edwards is more than a game day super-star. Instead, he represents the Dentonarea’s continued evolution into a recruit-ing hotbed that rivals nearly any otherarea in the state.

As the top-ranked recruit in the entirecountry as rated by the ESPNU 150 and atop-five national recruit on every otherrecruiting site under the sun, Edwards isthe crown jewel of Denton football. He’sbeen on the front page of ESPN.com andhis picture has appeared in the featuredspot on countless recruiting pay sites.

Quite simply, he’s the new face ofDenton football.

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The wide receiver screen has been acrucial part of Guyer’s prolific offense overthe past few years.

Star receivers Quint Gardener and JoshStewart, who excelled at the play last year,both graduated and took their skills else-where after receiving Football BowlSubdivision scholarship offers.

Conner Crane, a senior who’s commit-ted to Stanford, has never run the play ina game.

Not once.But as Crane accepts a bigger, more

diverse role at wide receiver this upcom-ing season, that’s all about to change.

“He’s actually the guy on those littlescreens now,” Guyer head coach JohnWalsh said. “Your first step has to be fastand his first step is fast now. It’s not longanymore. It’s quick.”

Guyer’s offensive success in 2011depends on a few factors, but one of themain ones is how some of the team’s newfaces will step into some big shoes.

Crane is the only offensive skill playerwho is a returning starter this year.

Departed are Gardener, Stewart, quar-terback J.W. Walsh, running backTreavon Walton and wide receiverCameron Hunter – who combined for justmore than 5,000 yards of offense.

Crane returns after racking up 844receiving yards and leading the team with11 touchdowns while averaging a gaudy24.1 yards per catch, predominantly as avertical threat among a corps full of FBSreceivers.

Crane, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs185 pounds with elite track speed, said ithas helped him grow as a receiver notbeing thrust into the spotlight as a sopho-more, when he was exclusively a deepthreat for Guyer.

When Gardener missed a handful ofgames with an injury last season, Cranewas forced to take on a more diverse rolein the offense and made the most of it, butthis year, he’ll be a do-it-all threat for theWildcats.

Reverses, reverse passes, screens — itdoesn’t matter to Crane. He’s ready.

“It definitely helped me from the factI’ve had to work for it,” Crane said. “I did-n’t come in and have to be the guy. If Iwanted to run a square-in, I had to showthem [coaches] I could. I had to showthem I could go deep. This year I want toshow them I can do anything, and hope-fully it opens stuff up for other guys.”

The “other guys” are just that for fringefollowers of Guyer’s program.

There’s only one other player on theroster who had a reception last season,and it’s just that — one.

But he’s not just some bench warmer,he’s Ellis Jefferson — a 6-4, 190-poundjunior, who was brought up to the varsityfor the postseason last year and whoseone reception was a 55-yard catch-and-

run in Guyer’s blowout of Abilene Cooper.That works out well for new quarter-

back Jerrod Heard.Heard will play two games as the

starter for the defending Class 5ADivision II state runner-up before heturns 16 years old, and he’ll have Crane asa safety net early on while he adjusts tothe speed of the varsity game.

“It’s really nice because I know he’ll bethere,” Heard said of Crane. “He knowshis routes and he’s a big leader on theteam. He tells all the other receiverswhere to be. He’s just a great help.”

And Heard won’t be the only personrelying on Crane, especially early on while

Quick factsDistrict: 7-5A2010 record: 13-3 (6-1,District 7-5A)Coach: John Walsh (39-27 in five seasons atGuyer)Returning starters: Four on offense, threeon defenseKKeeyy ppllaayyeerrss:: LB Dominic Ramacher, DLCody Hennessee, RB Sebastain Williams,QB Jerrod Heard, DB Josh Harris, WR EllisJefferson, OL Patrick MorrisOffense: MultipleDefense: MultipleSchool enrollment: 2,074Stadium: C.H. Collins Athletic Complex

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Conner Crane returns this season as the lone experienced member of the Wildcats’ receiving corps. He’ll be counted onnot only to expand his game to include a more versatile number of routes but he will also be a nice safety outlet forsophomore quarterback Jerrod Heard as he adjusts to the speed of the varsity game at the Class 5A level.

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several starters will adjust to new roles.“There is hardly any experience coming

back in our skill set,” Walsh said. “We feelgood about them, but they have to do itunder the lights. I’m gonna lean onConner in the huddle to make sure every-one’s right and Jerrod will for sure beleaning on him too if things aren’t goingright.”

Crane accepted that responsibility earlyon in the off-season.

He began showing up early in themorning, before the rest of his team-mates, and working with strength andconditioning coach Bryan Kegans.

“I just wanted to be quicker in and out

of my breaks,” Crane said. “I want to bequicker in lateral movements, make amove and get by a guy. I’ve always had thestraight-line speed, but I’m going to be adoing a lot more things this year, so I’vebeen working on quickness and strength-ening my legs up.”

When asked to assess Crane’s prospectsfor this season, Walsh said he thinksCrane is ready to rise to the occasion nowthat it’s his turn.

“Last year, he was limited on what hecould do because of who we had aroundhim,” Walsh said. “We had to make sureConner and Josh and Q [Gardener] andCameron all got the ball, so they all hadtheir roles. This year’s gonna be different.We’re counting on him to do a little bit ofeverything.”

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season WILDCATS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . . . .Pos. . .Ht. . .Wt . . . Yr.1 Josh Harris . . . . . . .WR/DB .5-10 .170 . . Jr.2 Jerrod Heard . . . . . .QB . . . .6-2 . .180 . So.3 D.J. Breedlove . . . . .RB . . . .5-8 . .160 . So.4 Lance Cullum . . . .WR/DB .6-2 . .175 . . Sr.5 Tavi Sanches . . . . . .WR/DB .5-10 .180 . . Jr.6 Cory Miller . . . . . . .FB/LB . .5-8 . .175 . . Sr.7 Keiondre Ballard . . .LB/FB . .5-9 . .180 . . Sr.8 Josh Kim . . . . . . . .FB/DB . .5-9 . .180 . . Sr.9 Michael Fischer . . .WR/DB .5-9 . .170 . . Sr.10 Conner Crane . . . .WR . . . .6-4 . .185 . . Sr.11 John Schilleci . . .WR/DB .6-1 . .190 . . Jr.12 Mason McKnight . .QB/DB .6-1 . .185 . . Jr.13 Chad Sheppard . .WR/DB .6-2 . .185 . . Sr.14 Dominic Ramacher .LB/TE . .6-2 . .220 . . Sr.15 Preston Thrailkil . .WR/DB .5-9 . .160 . . Jr.16 Antonio Massagli .WR/DB .5-9 . .170 . . Sr.17 Thomas Ferguson .TE/DE . .6-1 . .220 . So.18 Terrell Singleton . .RB/LB . .5-9 . .175 . . Jr.19 Ellis Jefferson . . . .WR . . . .6-4 . .190 . . Jr.20 Drake Shead . . . .RB . . . .5-10 .185 . . Sr.21 Ryan Williams . . .DB/WR .6-0 . .170 . . Sr.22 Dylan Martinez . . .WR/DB .5-10 .175 . . Sr.23 Kenny Arnold . . . .WR/DB .5-10 .165 . . Sr.24 Terence Belton . . .RB/LB . .5-10 .180 . . Jr.25 Ashar Butt . . . . . .WR/DB .5-9 . .175 . . Sr.26 Bronson Addison .FB/LB . .5-10 .170 . . Sr.27 Caleb English . . . .WR/DB .5-7 . .150 . . Sr.28 Sebastain Williams .RB . . . .6-1 . .190 . . Sr.29 Andres Fuentes . . .K/P . . . .5-9 . .160 . . Sr.30 Tyrone Bass . . . . .FB/DE . .5-10 .205 . . Jr.31 Hayden Brown . . .WR/DB .5-9 . .160 . . Sr.32 Ryan Roche . . . . .FB/LB . .5-8 . .180 . . Sr.33 Jesse Aristondo . .RB/DB .5-9 . .170 . . Sr.34 Marcel Thomas . . .FB/LB . .5-9 . .180 . So.35 Dan Kottman . . . .DL . . . . .6-1 . .245 . . Sr.36 Mac Gibson . . . . .WR/DB .5-10 .170 . . Sr.37 Dylan Slovacek . . .TE/DE . .6-1 . .210 . . Sr.38 Keeting Lee . . . . .RB/LB . .5-8 . .180 . . Sr.41 Josh King . . . . . . .K/P . . . .5-8 . .170 . . Sr.

42 Dominic Pickering .FB/DL . .5-9 . .190 . . Jr.43 Ian Kies . . . . . . . .TE/DL . .6-2 . .215 . . Jr.44 Connor Allen . . . . .FB/LB . .6-0 . .200 . . Jr.45 Leo Garcia . . . . .FB/LB . .5-9 . .190 . . Sr.46 Cody Hennessee .DL . . . . .6-4 . .260 . . Sr.47 John Ward . . . . . .OL/DL . .5-10 .220 . . Sr.48 Diontre Thomas . .OL/DL . .6-2 . .235 . . Sr.49 Casey Leetch . . . .OL/DL . .5-10 .200 . . Sr.50 Eric Dorsey . . . . . .OL/DL . .5-11 .250 . . Sr.54 Hunter Krastin . . .OL/DL . .5-10 .220 . So.55 John Ferguson . . .OL . . . . .6-4 . .240 . . Sr.56 Patrick Morris . . .OL . . . . .6-2 . .270 . . Jr.62 Brent Nicholson . .OL/DL . .6-3 . .240 . . Sr.66 Martin Romo . . . .OL/DL . .6-0 . .220 . . Jr.70 Bryan Barrett . . . .OL/DL . .6-1 . .280 . So.71 Matthew Johnston .OL/DL . .6-1 . .210 . . Sr.72 Jesse Roberson . .OL/DL . .6-2 . .270 . . Sr.75 Ryan Felan . . . . . .OL/DL . .6-0 . .260 . . Jr.80 Aaron Wagner . . .TE/DE . .6-0 . .180 . . Sr.81 Michael Freeman .WR/DB .6-0 . .175 . . Sr.82 Kyle Soltero . . . . .TE/DE . .6-1 . .220 . So.83 Josh Gadberry . . .WR/DB .5-10 .165 . . Sr.88 Zach Osteen . . . .TE/DE . .6-1 . .200 . . Sr.92 Anthony Rodriquez .OL/DL . .6-0 . .240 . . Sr.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 27 Garland^ 4 p.m.Sept. 5 Cedar Hill# 8 p.m.Sept. 16 at Mesquite Horn 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Justin Northwest* 7:30 p.m.Sept. 29 Coppell* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at Keller Central* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 13 Saginaw* 7 p.m.Oct. 22 at Keller* 2 p.m.Oct. 28 at Keller Fossil Ridge* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 Southlake Carroll* 7:30 p.m.* District 7-5A game^ at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton# at Cowboys Stadium

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PLAY WITHIN YOURSELFJerrod Heard isn’t going to replace J.W.

Walsh, at least not this year. But Guyercoaches have been highon the sophomore sincehe was in middle schooland now is his chance toshine. Heard just needs toplay within himself andnot push too hard. Thelast thing the Wildcatsneed is an abundance of turnovers whilebreaking in a new quarterback.

RUN THE BALLGuyer has never been a finesse team,

and that won’t change this year. TheWildcats will look to pound opponentsinto submission, especially early on whileHeard is still getting his feet wet.Sebastain Williams is the only returningvarsity ball-carrier, but be on the lookoutfor sophomore phenom D.J. Breedlove

and move-in Drake Shead as Guyer willrun, run and run some more early on.

FIND OFFENSIVE LEADERSWith five or six sophomore starters on

offense, there has been a ton of turnoveron what was a high-octane offense lastseason that averaged 39 points per game.The defense is secure, with nine seniorstarters, but the offense will likely be ledby Conner Crane, a Stanford commit, andwhoever else steps into the role.

SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMSSenior kicker Josh King has aspirations

of being a Division I kicker. He was 9-for-10 on field goals in 2010 with a long of 43yards and a fifth of his kickoffs weretouchbacks. Guyer coach John Walsh saidKing has been a touchback machine inpractice, which will help Guyer win thebattle of field position with their talent-rich defense.

Heard

Ramacher adjusting aftermaking move to defenseBy Adam BoedekerStaff Writer

Dan Kottman said his new defensiveteammate came over a tad on the softside.

It was in a joking manner, but still, it’squite a way to describe a player as fero-cious as Dominic Ramacher was for theGuyer offense last season.

Entering this season, Ramacher hasmade a move from a fullback/tight endhybrid, which earned him a scholarship toOklahoma State, where he committed inMay after sifting through 14 offers.

He’ll now be anchoring Guyer’s defenseas its middle linebacker, which accordingto most, is the most important position ona defense.

“When you talk about starting a seasonyou better have two spots in line,” Guyerhead coach John Walsh said. “You betterhave your quarterback in line and yourmike [middle] linebacker in line, and heis the best candidate for mike linebacker.As a head coach, it was an easy move. Asa [offensive] play caller, I went home andbeat my head against the wall, but I thinkit’s gonna work out for us.”

Ramacher, a 6-3, 230 pounder, seems

to be a viable candidate for just aboutanything.

After moving to Texas from Minnesota,Ramacher realized he wasn’t going to bethe starting quarterback for Guyer withJ.W. Walsh on campus.

He started last season as the backupunder center but due to injury he was


Guyer’s Dominic Ramacher is making

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By Marshall MooreStaff Writer

Denton is used to preseason expecta-tions.

For the past few seasons, the Broncoshave been expected to fail. They’ve beenexpected to live in the cellar come districtplay. They’ve been expected to lose – a lot.

This year, though, something differentis making the rounds over on FultonStreet. For the first time in a while, there’stalk of winning. There’s talk of the play-offs. The negative outlook that has, for thebetter part of the last decade, definedDenton football has faded into the back-ground and been replaced by optimism.

Don’t look now, but the Broncos arestarting to build a little bit of hype.

With 16 starters returning from lastyear’s team that took District 4-4A off-guard by grabbing its first playoff berthsince 2002, Denton heads into 2011 with achance to improve on last year’s historic sea-son and take the next step toward emergingfrom the struggles that have plagued it for amajority of the 21st century.

“It’s definitely nice having those expec-tations outside of the program for once,”Broncos head coach Randy Patzkowskisaid. “It sure beats the alternative.”

Unfortunately for Denton, the alterna-tive has been bleak — and accurate.

In the three-year span leading up to lastseason’s playoff run, the Broncos wonthree games — two of which came in2007. Denton went 0-10 in 2008, wonjust one game in 2009 and was expectedto finish at the bottom of 4-4A in 2010.

Then, after picking up non-districtwins over Carrollton R.L. Turner and FortWorth Brewer, the Broncos upendedLittle Elm on the road and The Colony athome in close games to slip into the dis-trict’s fourth and final playoff spot.

Denton’s trip to the playoffs last seasoncame as a shock. This time around, theBroncos are hardly under the radar.

Among the returners for Denton is sen-ior quarterback Dentton Hudspeth — theinexperienced first-year starter from lastseason who engineered his team’s run tothe postseason. A dual-threat playmakerwho ran for 733 yards and eight touch-

downs last season while throwing for1,357 yards and 10 scores, Hudspethreturns with something that no Dentonhigh quarterback has had in quite sometime — playoff experience.

“It’s nice to have a returning quarter-back that’s as savvy as Dentton,”Patzkowski said. “As a coach, it’s nice hav-ing a player like him that’s as smart as heis and loves playing the game with playoffexperience under his belt.”

Last year’s leading receiver Matt Perryalso returns and will take over at runningback after the graduation of leading rush-er Denzel King.

Perry has packed on nearly 20 poundsof muscle in preparation for his new roleand looked impressive in the spring.

“The coaches have taught me everythingI need to know,” Perry said of the switch.“I’m just trying to perfect it, and I’ve gotsome good guys by my side to help.”

While the offense should revolvearound Hudspeth and Perry, the defensebrings back eight starters including line-backer Raylon Simms, safety Nick Carrelland junior Wyatt Braden, who missedmost of last year with a knee injury.

That should give Denton a chance tobuild on last year’s performance.

“We’re just taking it one step at a time,”Perry said. “We’re trying not to thinkabout last year, but at the same time we’retrying to build on what we accomplished.We’re just going to get better and keep ourexpectations high.”

Quick factsDistrict: 4-4A2010 record: 4-7 (2-4,District 4-4A)Coach: Randy Patzkowski(11-50 in six seasons atDenton)Returning starters: Eight on offense, eighton defense.Key players: QB Dentton Hudspeth, RB MattPerry, DT Henry Davis, DT Denzal Hughes, OTNick Behning, S Nick Carrell, LB GevontaMaple, DE Carl WhitmoreOffense: SpreadDefense: MultipleSchool enrollment: 1,612Stadium: Bronco Field

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DENTON’S GAME-CHANGER

After posting 710 yards and five touchdowns as Denton’s leading receiver last year, Matt Perry is ready to step in as theBroncos new running back after the graduation of leading rusher Denzel King. Perry has put on 20 pounds to preparefor his new role and looks to be a focal point of the offense after an impressive spring.

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Aug. 26 Woodrow Wilson 7 p.m.Sept. 2 R.L. Turner 7 p.m.Sept. 9 McKinney North 7 p.m.Sept. 16 at Fort Worth Brewer 7:30 p.m.Sept. 30 x-at Wichita Falls 7 p.m.Oct. 7 x-Little Elm 7 p.m.Oct. 14 x-at Lake Dallas 7 p.m.Oct. 21 x-Ryan* 7 p.m.Oct. 28 x-at Wichita Falls Rider 7 p.m.Nov. 4 x-The Colony 7 p.m.


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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season BRONCOS RosterNNoo.. PPllaayyeerr .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..PPooss.. .. .. ..HHtt.. .. ..WWTT .. .. YYrr..1 Connor Gibson . . . . .WR . . . .5-7 .170 . Sr.2 Manny Mendoza . . . .WR/DB .5-3 .130 . Sr.3 Michael Husbands . .DB . . . .5-8 .150 . So.4 Jermaine Elliott . . . .WR . . . .5-8 . .165 . Sr.5 Charles Boosa . . . . .RB . . . .5-8 . .150 . . Jr.7 Dentton Hudspeth . .QB . . . .5-10 160 . Sr.8 Julian Howard . . . . .DB . . . .5-4 .135 . Sr.9 Nick Carrell . . . . . . .DB . . . .5-9 .175 . Sr.10 Raylan Sims . . . . . .LB . . . . .5-10 190 . Sr.11 Matthew Perry . . . .RB . . . .5-10 175 . Sr.12 CyWard . . . . . . . . .QB . . . .5-10 170 . So.13 BJ Ballard . . . . . . .LB . . . . .6-0 .170 . Sr.14 Ke-von Buris . . . . .WR . . . .5-8 .140 . So.15 Deandre Coleman .WR . . . .5-6 .135 . So.17 Denis Adrole . . . . .WR/DB .5-7 .150 . So.18 Gabriel Castro . . . .LB . . . . .5-9 .185 . Sr.19 Paul Hunter . . . . . .WR/DB .5-9 .140 . So.20 Jerome Emory . . . .RB . . . .5-10 185 . Sr.21 Daniel Zavala . . . . .DB . . . .5-9 .165 . Sr.22 Deavonte Doucet . .RB/DB .5-5 .145 . So.23 Trevor Perry . . . . . .LB . . . . .5-9 .160 . Sr.24 Gevonta Maple . . .TE/LB . .5-10 190 . Sr.25 Wyatt Braden . . . . .LB . . . . .5-9 .175 . Sr.26 Jake Cleveland . . . .TE . . . . .6-0 .170 . So.27 Mike Hollis . . . . . . .DB . . . .5-8 .155 . . Jr.28 Monroe Huband . . .RB/DB .5-8 .145 . . Jr.33 Dylan Tekell . . . . . .RB/LB . .5-9 .180 . So.34 Leon Atkinson . . . .DB . . . .5-9 .155 . . Jr.35 Justin Grisham . . . .LB . . . . .5-8 .160 . . Jr.36 Ruperto Gutierrez . .TE . . . . .5-8 .200 . Sr.37 Charles Mayberry . .DB . . . .5-8 .160 . Sr.40 Dan Tinsley . . . . . .DE . . . .6-2 .165 . . Jr.42 Zachary Muthiani . .TE . . . . .6-0 .190 . So.43 Akinniyi Akinwande DB . . . .6-0 .175 . Sr.44 Oscar Chavez . . . . .LB . . . . .5-10 175 . Sr.

45 Ryan Duggan . . . . .LB . . . . .5-11 175 . . Jr.50 Connor Disbrow . . .OL/DL . .5-9 .220 . Sr.52 Cameron Pharr . . .OL . . . .5-9 .215 . . Jr.55 Nick Behning . . . .OL . . . .6-4 .225 . Sr.60 Lucas Munoz . . . . .DL . . . .5-10 210 . . Jr.61 Aaron Maxwell . . . .DL . . . .6-0 .230 . So.62 Dorian Adams . . . .OL . . . .5-10 225 . . Jr.64 Domnic Kelley . . . .OL . . . .5-10 230 . Sr.65 Gage Hoadley . . . .OL . . . .6-0 .230 . . Jr.66 Alex Howell . . . . . .DL . . . .6-1 .290 . Sr.67 Henry Davis . . . . . .OL/DL . .6-1 .275 . Sr.70 Oswaldo Palao . . . .OL . . . .5-7 .225 . Sr.72 Tra-mon Gladman . .OL/DL . .6-0 .295 . Sr.73 Eduardo Ibarra . . . .OL . . . .5-10 260 . Sr.75 Alex Martin . . . . . .OL . . . .6-0 .270 . Sr.78 Darren Diamond . .OL . . . .6-2 .240 . Sr.79 Denzel Hughes . . . .OL/DL . .6-0 .260 . Sr.80 Bobby Stephens . .WR . . . .6-0 .180 . Sr.81 Carl Whitmore . . . .LB . . . . .6-3 .190 . Sr.NA Corbin Rodriguez . .WR . . . .5-4 .140 . Sr.

DDaattee OOppppoonneenntt TTiimmeeAug. 26 Woodrow Wilson 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 Carrollton R.L. Turner 7 p.m.Sept. 9 McKinney North 7 p.m.Sept. 16 at Fort Worth Brewer 7:30 p.m.Sept. 30 at Wichita Falls* 7 p.m.Oct. 7 Little Elm* 7 p.m.Oct. 14 at Lake Dallas* 7 p.m.Oct. 21 Ryan^ 7 p.m.Oct. 28 at Wichita Falls Rider* 7 p.m.Nov. 4 The Colony* 7 p.m.* District 4-4A game^ at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex

ScheduleDENTONPOUND THE GROUNDHudspeth is an adequate passer at best

and the Broncos are extremely young atreceiver after moving leading pass-catch-er Matt Perry to running back. If Dentonis going to move the ball, it’ll have to focuson the ground game behind an offensiveline still trying to acclimate to positionchanges. Blockers and ball carriers alikeneed to adjust early on for Denton to getrolling.

WIN THE WINNABLE GAMESThe Broncos are much improved, but

should still struggle with District 4-4Afavorites Ryan, Wichita Falls Rider and LakeDallas. Last season, it blew a game it shouldhave won at home against last-place WichitaFalls and needed upsets over Little Elm andThe Colony to make it to the playoffs. Thisyear, the Broncos need to make it easy onthemselves by winning the manageablegames on their schedule.

STAY COOL, STAY CLUTCHFrom its fourth quarter heroics against

the Little Elm and The Colony to closewins over Carrollton R.L. Turner and FortWorth Brewer, Denton proved it couldkeep its composure down the stretch.With a majority of those same playersfrom last year returning, the Broncosneed to recapture that attribute if theywant to keep pace in a much improveddistrict full of talent.

MAKE PLAYS, NOT TURNOVERSDentton Hudspeth does his best work

on the fly. Unfortunately, that’s also whenmost of his mistakes happen. Hudspeth isgoing to have to make plays for Dentonthis year, but he’ll have to focus on notturning the ball over in the process.Sometimes, the senior quarterback willhave to let the defense win and live tofight another day.


Randy Patzkowski was walking into thekind of situation that offensive coachesdream about.

A returning senior quarterback that,last year, became the first signal-caller tolead Denton to the playoffs in eight sea-sons. Four returning starters on the offen-sive line to protect him and pave the wayfor a brand new running back.

On paper at least, Patzkowski had allthe tools he needed to make his sixthoffensive unit since taking over at Dentonwould be his best.

His response?Change it all around.Instead of embracing his experienced

offensive front, Patzkowski made theunorthodox decision to break up the unit— shifting two of his best linemen to

defense and moving twoothers to different spotsup front.

“We left our most suc-cessful season since I’vebeen here with four outof five returning starterson the line,” Patzkowskisaid. “As a coach, you have to feel prettygood about that. Then, the more welooked at it, we decided we really wantedto emphasize defense. That’s when wemade the decision to move two of our bestfoot athletes over to the other side.”

Those two athletes — Denzal Hughesand Henry Davis — just happened to betwo of Denton’s best blockers up front.Now, instead of protecting quarterbackDentton Hudspeth and paving the way fornew running back Matt Perry, the two willfocus on beefing up the Broncos’ strength

at defensive tackle.To cover for the

departure of Hughesand Davis, longtimecenter Nick Behningwill move over to tacklewhile Connor Disbrowwill move over to snap

the ball. The other returner, EduardoIbarra, will stay at his spot at right guard.

The moves could make Denton’sdefense much better.

Both Hughes and Davis are athleticenough to play up front and have the sizeto provide a presence in the middle.

“On defense you can be a little dirtier,”Davis said, grinning. “On offense you haveto have that controlled aggression, but ondefense you can really let it go.”

The situation on offense, meanwhile,may prove a little trickier.

Behning is in the process of learning allnew assignments after spending the lastfour years playing center. Disbrow, mean-while, will take over the even crucial cen-ter-to-quarterback after playing ondefense last season.

“It’s a big change for me,” Behning said.“I was a little hesitant at first because I’vehad to sit down and relearn all the plays,but the coaches have done a great job ofteaching me the new assignments.”

Patzkowski will rely on Gage Hoadleyto hold down the right tackle spot whileAlex Martin and Dominic Kelly will rotatein at left guard.

“Sure, there’s question marks,”Patzkowski said. “The offensive line has tohave that cohesiveness and experienceplaying together. It’s not super easy tomove those guys around, but so farthey’ve responded really well.”

Broncos move linemen in effort to bolster defense

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Jordan Richmond and Alex De LaTorre aren’t brothers in the traditionalsense of the word.

They share no common ancestry. Theydidn’t grow up together or spend theirlives under the same roof. In a year, thetwo may even turn into natural enemieswith De La Torre headed to Texas andRichmond to Texas A&M.

They’re not bonded by genetics.Instead, they’re tied by talent. By position.By hard hits, an aggressive nature and anintuitive brand of football that has madethem two of the best linebackers in thestate.

Off the field, they’re friends. On thefield, they’re much, much more.

“That guy is like my brother, man,”Richmond said. “I see him every day. Wework out together every single day. Wereally had no choice but to become close.We both play the same position. We’veboth started together for three years. He’smy brother on the field.”

The type of talent the two Ryan seniorsbring to the table is rare. To have that tal-ent together on the same defense isalmost unheard of. It’s the bond the twohave forged, however, that might prove tobe the most important as the Raiders lookto return to the Class 4A Division I statetitle game this season after losing anunusually effective group of senior leadersfrom 2010.

“We’re not the same team as last year,”Ryan head coach Joey Florence said.“This is a whole new team that hasn’t wona game yet. The one thing you can’t pre-dict as a coach is the team chemistry andleadership you have with each group ofkids. You can talk about it all you want,but it’s up to this year’s group to developthat chemistry. Your hopes are high, butyou just never know.”

Last season, the Raiders were one ofthe most dominant Class 4A teams in thestate, ripping through their regular sea-son schedule behind a stifling defense andwinning 15 games in a row before finallyfalling in the state title game to LakeTravis.

That team was highlighted by a charis-matic and talented group of seniorsincluding linebacker Jonny Paramore,defensive end Ty Hook and safety DanielMartin. All of them are gone this year,though, and with them left one of themost crucial factors to Ryan’s 2010 suc-cess.

Fortunately for the Raiders, they’ve gotplenty of candidates to step up and fill thevoid.

Once again, Ryan is absurdly talentedon the defensive side of the ball. Both DeLa Torre and Richmond were among themost sought-after linebacker recruits inthe state and return for Ryan with nearly30 games of experience apiece.

On the defensive line, Florida State

commit Mario Edwards returns at defen-sive end after making national headlineswith a breakout junior year and beingnamed as the top recruit in the entirecountry in the ESPNU 150. On the otherend, Hook is gone after earning two con-secutive all-state nods, but will bereplaced by Dominique Banks — a physi-cal specimen who racked up over 10 offersbefore committing to Baylor earlier thismonth despite never starting at the highschool level.

Safety Trey Mohair has received ascholarship offer from Air Force, givingRyan five starters on defense with offersfrom FBS schools.

Quick factsDistrict: 4-4A2010 record: 15-1 (6-0)Coach: Joey Florence(124-28 in 11 seasonsat Ryan)Returning starters: Six on offense, Five ondefenseKey players: DE Mario Edwards (Sr.); LB AlexDe La Torre (Sr.); LB Jordan Richmond (Sr.);WR/S Trey Mohair (Sr.); RB Jerrick Harvey(Sr.); QB Kevin Carpenter (Sr.); DEDominique Banks (Sr.); WR Craig Moore (Jr.) Offense: SpreadDefense: 4-2-5School enrollment: 1,870Stadium: C.H. Collins Athletic Complex

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RYAN’S GAME-CHANGERS

After breakout junior campaigns, Ryan linebackers Alex De La Torre, right, and Jordan Richmond are rated among thetop prospects in the country at their positions and look to lead yet another strong Raider defense. De La Torre com-mitted to Texas, while Richmond gave his verbal to Texas A&M.

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season RAIDERS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . . .Pos. . . .Ht. . .WT. . . Yr.1 Xavier Gray . . . . . . .WR . . . .5-8 . .150 . So.2 Craig Moore . . . . . . .WR . . . .5-10 .175 . . Jr.3 LaDarian Sims . . . . .DB . . . .5-11 .180 . . Sr.4 Xaviere Scott . . . . . .LB . . . .5-8 . .230 . . Sr.5 Chris Sanders . . . . .RB . . . .5-9 . .175 . . Sr.6 Terrell Clayton . . . . .DL . . . .6-3 . .240 . . Sr.7 Trey Mohair . . . . . . .S/WR . .5-10 .185 . . Sr.8 Steevn Epperly . . . . .WR . . . .5-7 . .150 . . Sr.9 Mitchell Bridges . . . .QB . . . .5-7 . .165 . So.10 Trey Cook . . . . . . . .WR . . . .6-0 . .190 . . Sr.11 Kevin Carpenter . . .QB . . . .6-0 . .190 . . Sr.12 DeVontae Myers . . .DB . . . .5-10 .150 . . Sr.13 B.J. Floyd . . . . . . . .DB . . . .6-2 . .185 . . Jr.14 Daniel Telaneus . . .WR . . . .6-0 . .175 . . Jr.15 Sam Johnson . . . . .S/WR . .6-4 . .190 . . Sr.16 Dominique Banks .DE . . . .6-3 . .260 . . Sr.17 Mario Edwards . . . .DE . . . .6-4 . .285 . . Sr.18 Dylan May . . . . . . .TE . . . .6-0 . .225 . . Jr.19 Reynal Caldwell . . .DB . . . .5-8 . .150 . . Jr.20 Jordan Richmond . .LB . . . .6-2 . .225 . . Sr.21 Jerrick Harvey . . . .RB . . . .5-10 .160 . . Sr.22 Sekou Clark . . . . . .DE . . . .6-3 . .215 . So.24 Cedric Harris . . . . .CB . . . .5-10 .150 . . Sr.25 Corbin Forest . . . . .DB . . . .6-1 . .170 . . Jr.26 Sterling Fuggett . . .WR . . . .6-2 . .180 . . Sr.27 Kentrell Irby . . . . . .WR . . . .5-10 .180 . . Sr.28 Garrett Mize . . . . . .DB . . . .5-9 . .160 . . Sr.29 Randy Carlon . . . . .DB . . . .5-9 . .160 . . Sr.30 Carson Beard . . . .LB . . . .5-9 . .165 . . Jr.31 Marcus Holcomb . .LB . . . .5-9 . .215 . . Jr.33 Alex De La Torre . . .LB . . . .6-2 . .225 . . Sr.34 Tomas Reyes . . . . .DB . . . .6-3 . .170 . . Sr.35 Taylor Greer . . . . . .LB . . . .5-8 . .185 . . Sr.37 Jonathan Young . . .DE . . . .6-0 . .195 . . Sr.38 Scott Brooks . . . . .LB . . . .5-10 .200 . . Sr.39 Mark Orozco . . . . .K/P . . .5-8 . .160 . So.40 Zechariah Tillman-Davis DE . . . .5-10 .200 . . Sr.

43 Raul Sanchez . . . .DL . . . .5-10 .225 . . Sr.44 Hunter Tomlinson . .TE/LB . .5-11 .235 . . Sr.48 J.T. Williams . . . . . .DL . . . .6-2 . .240 . So.50 Derek Williamson . .OL . . . .5-11 .220 . . Sr.53 Gabe Lopez . . . . . .OL . . . .5-10 .250 . . Sr.55 Tucker Cross . . . . .OL . . . .6-3 . .280 . So.58 Lamar Clewis . . . . .OL . . . .5-8 . .240 . . Sr.60 Rodrick Jimerson . .OL . . . .6-0 . .260 . . Sr.65 Matt Griffin . . . . . .OL . . . .6-3 . .290 . . Jr.66 A.J. Ballard . . . . . .OL . . . .6-3 . .240 . . Jr.68 Jake Hays . . . . . . .OL . . . .5-10 .230 . . Jr.72 Alejandro Yanez . . .OL . . . .6-0 . .220 . . Sr.73 Tevin McCray . . . . .OL . . . .6-4 . .300 . . Sr.75 Victor Valente . . . . .OL . . . .5-11 .240 . . Sr.76 Jordan Williams . . .OL . . . .6-3 . .270 . . Sr.77 Matt Bozarth . . . . .OL . . . .6-2 . .290 . . Sr.81 Jonathan Merrywell . .DL . . . .6-0 . .180 . . Sr.83 Sam Benton . . . . .WR . . . .5-9 . .180 . . Sr.90 DeVonte’ Elder . . . .DL . . . .5-8 . .250 . . Jr.94 Desmond Oliver . . .DL . . . .6-1 . .250 . . Jr.96 Gabe McClaskey . .TE/DL . .6-1 . .260 . . Sr.99 Anthony Curley . . . .DL . . . .6-1 . .240 . . Sr.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 27 Sulphur Springs 6 p.m.Sept. 2 at C. Newman Smith 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 at North Garland 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 Mesquite 7 p.m.Sept. 23 Lake Dallas 7 p.m.Oct. 6 at WF Rider* 7 p.m.Oct. 14 The Colony* 7 p.m.Oct. 21 at Denton*^ 7 p.m.Oct. 28 Wichita Falls* 7 p.m.Nov. 4 at Little Elm* 7 p.m.* District 4-4A game^ at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex

ScheduleRYANOUTRUN THE OPPOSITIONBruising runner Kaylon Alexander is

gone, but is replaced by the speedy JerrickHarvey. Fleet-footedKevin Carpenter takesover at running back,while track star SterlingFuggett and speedstersTrey Mohair and CraigMoore return at receiv-er. In short, Ryan will bevery fast. The Raiders need to find a wayto utilize that speed and get their play-makers in space.

FILL THE GAP IN THE MIDDLEWhile Ty Hook and Mario Edwards got

a bulk of the attention last year, defensivetackles Kamrun Bowen and DamonMedcafe were the unsung heroes ofRyan’s defensive front. Both are gone thisseason, and the Raiders will need its new-comers to replace that production whilefreeing up the ends and keeping blockers

off of their talented linebackers.

DON’T FALL ASLEEPRyan marched through District 4-4A

last season with little difficulty, but thisyear might not be as straightforward.From top to bottom, the district is muchstronger. Ryan should be favored to winout, but faces landmines nearly everyweek against teams ranging from anexplosive Lake Dallas squad to a much-improved Denton team. There’s no timefor breaks.

IGNORE THE HYPEFrom Mario Edwards’ status as one of

the top recruits in the country to gamestelevised on ESPN and Fox SportsSouthwest, Ryan is one of the most hypedteams in North Texas. That visibility isnice, but if the Raiders want to live up totheir preseason expectations they need toavoid the disruptions that can come withexcessive attention.


As the clock ticked down on yet anoth-er Ryan blowout in mid-November, thosewho left to beat the traffic missed aglimpse of the future.

With its Class 4A Division I bi-districtgame against Amarillo Palo Duro well inhand at the end of the first half, an inex-perienced junior quarterback namedKevin Carpenter took the field for the firsttime at the varsity level.

There were a few bobbles — a fumbledsnap and a turnover on downs — butearly in the third quarter Carpenterhooked up with backup running backJerrick Harvey on a 65-yard touchdownpass for the Raiders’ seventh touchdownof the night.

The touchdown itself was unremark-able and fairly meaningless. Ryan wenton to win 56-17 — just one of 15 consecu-tive victories last year that led them all theway to the Class 4A Division I state cham-pionship game.

In hindsight, it proved to be the firstopportunity to see the face of Ryan’soffense in 2011.

For the second time in as many years,Ryan will be breaking in a brand-newquarterback to start this season. Thistime, Carpenter will take over the reinsfrom the departed Nash Knight who, lastseason, took over for star quarterbackScotty Young and helped lead the Raidersto the state title game.

“It’s exciting for me,” Carpenter said.

“With the guys coming back, we feelpretty confident,” De La Torre said. “Ittook us a few games last year to find ourrhythm, and I think it’llbe the same this yearwhile we replace some ofthe seniors that left, butI think we have a chanceto be as good if not bet-ter this year.”

That defense will helpcarry an offense that is once again adjust-ing for the loss of some key components.Senior Kevin Carpenter will start for thefirst time as a varsity quarterback andreplace graduated signal caller NashKnight, while Jerrick Harvey takes over atrunning back for bruiser Kaylon

Alexander. The receiving corps loses leading

receiver Michael Cudd, but will get aboost from returners Sam Johnson andTrey Cook along with Mohair, who willplay both ways and return kicks. Johnsonwill also start at safety this year.

In the end, though,the prevailing thought isthat the Raiders feel likethey have more thanenough talent to com-pensate for the losses.Instead, the main chal-lenge will be replacing

the intangibles brought by last year’sgroup.

“We’re going to miss that senior leader-ship from last year,” Richmond said. “Iknow my class of seniors, though. I knowwe’re good leaders too. I don’t think we’lldrop off a bit.”

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Ryan

Banks Mohair

Fuggett

Ryan turns to new groupto provide offense spark

Denton Record-Chronicle/Al Key

Ryan quarterback Kevin Carpenter

carries the ball in a game last season.

Carpenter will start this year.

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36 August 25, 2011 DRC Football HIGH SCHOOLS

moved to tight end. Ramacher excelledimmediately at his new position andbecame one of the biggest keys to a Guyeroffense that averaged 443 yards and 39points per game, despite only touchingthe ball 31 times on the season.

“He’s definitely a true blood footballplayer,” Walsh said. “It was hard. My offen-sive staff was completely appalled I evenconsidered moving him because he was atrigger for everything that happened. J.W.had to get the ball out of his hands, butonce it was, Dom made everything go.”

Now that Ramacher is on the other sideof the ball, and in the most important spoton the field, his new defensive teammatesare realizing he’ll be just fine.

“He’s been able to adjust really well,”said Kottman, a senior defensive tacklewho has committed to San Diego State.“He’s been getting all the calls and readsright and coming downhill and hittinghard. He’s gonna be good to have behindme just in case something slips by.

“We’ve been getting him to change hismentality. He was a little soft when hecame over. He’s been getting meaner andmeaner, and now he’s just a mean dude.We had to harden him up a little bit.”

Ramacher admits he’s had to make aconscious effort to take on a tough mind-set once he moved to defense. Aside froma stint at middle linebacker on the juniorvarsity as a sophomore, he’s always beenan offensive player and spent many yearsplaying quarterback.

“Slightly, yes it has been and adjust-ment for me,” Ramacher said. “The coach-es told me I have to get that nasty mental-ity and that mean state of mind. When itcomes to a game, I’ll turn it on. I’m work-ing on it. I’ll get there.”

Ramacher’s versatility isn’t a trendnoticed exclusively by his high school team.

During the recruiting process, he wassought after at several different positions.

Texas A&M and Baylor wanted him as alinebacker, Michigan wanted him as a full-back, Louisiana Tech wanted him as a slotreceiver and a Wildcat quarterback whileseveral others wanted him as a tight end.

“When I switched positions last year,going from quarterback to tight end, Iwasn’t nervous,” Ramacher said. “I wasexcited to be on the field. Making thetransition to linebacker, I’m excitedbecause I love picking up new stuff.

“I just love offense. I miss it a lot, butultimately I love football, so offense ordefense doesn’t matter.”

Walsh, whose son, J.W., is now a quar-terback at Oklahoma State, was inStillwater recently to watch a scrimmageand was asked by the Cowboys coacheshow Ramacher was handling his transi-tion, even though they plan on playinghim on offense.

While Walsh still thinks he’ll make hisname collegiately on offense, he didn’trule out a move to defense.

“They [OSU coaches] asked me, and Isaid ‘I know he can play the fullback ormoving tight end at the Division I level,but I think before the year’s out he’ll makeyou think about playing him at linebackerbecause he’s just that kind of player.”

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Ramacher“Having the opportunity to come into aprogram like this coming off of the suc-cess we had last year. It’s exciting forme, because now we have anotheropportunity to go back and win the bigone.”

Exciting, but daunt-ing.

Carpenter inherits anoffense with a solidoffensive line in placeand plenty of depth atreceiver, but withoutreceiver Michael Cuddand running backKaylon Alexander.Alexander accounted for1,374 yards and 19touchdowns on theground last seasonbefore graduating, whileCudd had 894 yardsreceiving and 11 touchdowns.

Harvey will take the place of Alexander,while Ryan will rely on slew of returningreceivers including Trey Mohair, SamJohnson and Trey Cook to help Carpenterease into the passing game.

“We came up here during the summerand worked with him,” Mohair said. “Allof our receivers have been working hardwith him to get that chemistry back wehad with Nash.”

He also has to fill the shoes of Knight,who excelled in his role as a game manag-er last season in throwing for 2,547 yards

and 26 touchdowns while tossing justthree interceptions in 16 games.

Fortunately for Ryan, Florence seessome similarities between Carpenter andKnight.

“They’re similar in their intelligence,”Ryan head coach Florence said. “They’reboth high-character kids that are going tomake good decisions for us.”

Still, the Raider offense should lookplenty different under Carpenter. Thesenior, who led the junior varsity to a 10-0 record last season, is much moremobile than Knight, who was more of atraditional pocket passer. With quickerfeet under center, Florence said Ryanplans on moving more towards the zoneread and more plays utilizing Carpenter’squickness.

“We’re going to go back to some thingswe did when we had guys like JustinWillis and James Battle,” Florence said,referring to Ryan’s most recent mobilequarterbacks.

“Over the last five years we haven’t real-ly had a running quarterback. We’re notgoing to run him 15 or 20 times a game —you won’t see that — but it’s nice to havethat threat. It stretches the defense a littlebit.”

Still, Carpenter plans on taking on thesame persona as Knight — a meticulousquarterback who manages the gamewhile avoiding turnovers and letting whatshould be another suffocating Ryandefense to do its thing.

“That’s exactly my goal,” Carpenter said.“With the guns we have on defense, it’d bekind of ridiculous not to let them play andlet them dominate.”

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Raiders

Denton has never had a shortage ofathletes. From former NFL running backsCarl Garrett and Donald Woods out ofFred Moore High School during the seg-regation era to Jarvis Moss and DerekLokey from Ryan in the early 21st centu-ry, the city has had a history of producingelite football players.

That history seemed to culminate withthe Class of 2010. That class, possibly thebest in the history of the area, produced13 players that signed letters of intentwith FBS schools.

That included record-setting Ryanquarterback Scotty Young (Texas Tech),Guyer defensive tackle Taylor Bible(Texas) and, from just a few miles down

the road in Corinth, Lake Dallas quarter-back James Franklin (Missouri) andoffensive lineman Daryl Williams(Oklahoma).

A year later, it was a whole new crop ofplayers. Guyer quarterback J.W. Walshand receiver Josh Stewart both helped tolead the Wildcats to their first-ever statechampionship game appearance aftercommitting to Oklahoma State, whileRyan defensive end Ty Hook helped leadthe Raiders to the Class 4A Division Istate title game after committing toLouisiana Tech.

“I think it has to do with someone set-ting some standards early on, and ofcourse Denton Ryan did that,” Guyer headcoach John Walsh said. “That’s one of thereasons I considered coming up herefrom West Texas [Brownwood]. There’sjust loads of talent up here. When you’ve

got guys like the Lokeys and the ScottyYoungs and Taylor Bibles and J.W.s, Ithink there’s kids in 8th grade that aresaying ‘I want to be Josh Stewart. I wantto be Mario Edwards.’”

Now, that reputation seems to be build-ing on itself.

This season’s group of talent, spear-headed by Edwards might be one of thecity’s richest. Four players, includingEdwards (Florida State), linebackers AlexDe La Torre (Texas) and JordanRichmond (Texas A&M) and DominqueBanks (Baylor) on Ryan’s defense alonehave committed to FBS schools. Guyer,meanwhile, already has three FBS com-mitments from linebacker DominicRamacher (Oklahoma State), receiverConner Crane (Stanford) and defensivetackle Dan Kottman (San Diego State).

All of the high-visibility prospects over

the past few years have put Denton onthe map and, this year, has led to anunparalled amount of exposure.Combined, Ryan and Guyer will play fivegames on television this year and theRaiders will open their season in anationally broadcast game on ESPNagainst Sulphur Springs at C.H. CollinsAthletic Complex.

That attention, of course, leads to moreattention, more hype and more eyes onmore Denton ISD athletes.

It looks like that Denton football maystay hot for a while.

“Certain kids give us expectations butthen of course you have to back it up withwork ethic,” Walsh said. “That’s where theprograms take over and this is not goingto stop. I’m looking at my freshman classright now and it’s crazy. This is going to goon for a while in Denton.”

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ApogeeStadiumA visual tour

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Apogee StadiumNorth Texas will open Apogee Stadium,

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the facility from its wing-shaped end zoneseats to features that will make it one ofthe most environmentally friendly stadi-

ums in the country.Denton Record-Chronicle staff photog-

rapher David Minton walked through the

venue this summer. The following is his photo tour of the

stadium.

The Geezles, a former UNT fraternity, donated a bronze

eagle statue that sits in the end zone near the entrance

UNT’s players will use on game day. UNT’s players will

touch the eagle, whose name is Spiriki, which is a combi-

nation of the word spirit and “kee,” the cry of an attack-

ing eagle. The end zone seating at Apogee Stadium is shaped like the wings of an eagle. UNT fans have already

begun calling the structure the “Wing Zone.”

Apogee Stadium will be one of the most environmentally friendly in the country. The shades in the

press box will reduce the amount of sunlight that comes through the windows and thus cut down

on the cost to cool the stadium’s interior.

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The exterior of Apogee Stadium features brick walls with green signs that guide fans to their seats. Wide concourses

allow fans easier access to concession stands and bathrooms.

Gates around the exterior of Apogee

Stadium are marked with large green

numbers at the top to let fans know

where they need to enter to get to

their seats. The eagle logo on the

fence behind the gate is a theme

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logo is on the 50-yard line of the field.

A ticket office at Apogee Stadium is

shown with the end zone seats in the

background. UNT’s new stadium has

not only ticket offices, but also a

team spirit store that sells official

team merchandise.

A brick with North Texas Hall of Fame member and

NFL great Mean Joe Greene’s name on it sits in front

of the Alumni Pavilion. Several fans bought bricks.

Apogee Stadium has a unique look outside the gates as well as

within them. Brick columns with green signs direct fans to the

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The main scoreboard at Apogee Stadium features a large video board that will allow fans to see highlights of the action during the game as well as North Texas

highlights from previous seasons before and after games. The board will display the score as well as down and distance-to-go for the team with the ball.

A secondary scoreboard that sits on the opposite end of the

stadium from the main scoreboard will give fans another

place to look for game information.

The lower bowl seating at Apogee Stadium features plenty of space between rows and hand rails

in the stands near the field. The seats are closer the action on the field than in Fouts Field.

43 August 25, 2011 DRC Football FIELD LEVEL

North Texas’ logo is prominently displayed on the 50-yard line of Apogee Stadium. The logo is a theme throughout the venue and is on the side of some seats.

Apogee Stadium sits a few feet from the Mean Green Athletic Center. UNT’s

players will only have to walk a short distance from the locker room they use

every day to get to the field. The statue Spiriki sits in their path.

North Texas players will walk under an awning when they leave their locker

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dium in the country. UNT will host donors and community leaders on the suite level.

The suite and club levels at Apogee Stadium have

several special touches that add to the overall look

of the stadium. Signs on the wall mimic the yard

lines on the field below.

The club level at Apogee Stadium has a large ball-

room area for fans to sit and mingle before, during

and after the game. The tables in the ballroom,

seen from the suite level, are spread out in front of

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Aune, Evans give area top one-two duo

By Adam Boedeker Staff Writer

F ollowing the 2010 season, two of thetop Class 3A quarterbacks in thestate converged at the same football

camp to work out for college scouts.That, in itself, wasn’t an unheard of

occurrence.Until, that is, a quick look at their

respective schools: Argyle and Sanger,District 9-3A bunkmates and bitter rivalsin every sport in the book.

Enter Austin Aune and Dane Evans.“It was pretty cool to actually get to talk

to him and not just compete against him,”said Evans, Sanger’s senior quarterbackwho has committed to Tulsa. “I kind ofdidn’t like him from competing againsthim because we’re both such competitors,but he’s a really cool guy.”

Aune, a senior at Argyle, has commit-ted to play both football and baseball atTCU, giving District 9-3A a rarity for 3Afootball — two FBS-committed quarter-backs.

Plenty of FBS players come out of Class3A football in Texas, but the number ofquarterbacks is somewhat limited. Whatmakes the situation even more unique isthat the pair has emerged from such fiercerivals that sit less than 20 miles apart andhad an epic battle last November for theDistrict 9-3A championship.

“I think it’s rare, certainly at that posi-tion,” Sanger head coach Chuck Galbreathsaid. “It’s unique. At the same time, this dis-trict, for the last four years, has been verytough and there’s been quite a few DivisionI players when you throw in [former dis-trict foes] Celina and Prosper, but it’sunique at the quarterback position specifi-cally to have two in the same district.”

Last season, Aune threw for 2,730yards and 30 touchdowns while throwingjust nine interceptions in 14 games, oftendeferring to the Eagles’ bruising groundgame behind departed running backLayton Lowry.

Evans threw for 3,420 yards, 37 touch-downs and 10 interceptions in just 11games as the Indians lost their final twogames of the season — to Argyle and a

first-round playoff loss to Celina — to fin-ish the season 9-2.

Perhaps that’s why even Argyle headcoach Todd Rodgers loses some sleep overthe prospects of scheming against Evansand the Indians’ prolific passing attack.

“It makes me anxious because I have togo play against [Evans],” Rodgers said. “Iknow his skill set, and it’s going to betough to defend him and play againsthim. It’s exciting to have that kind of tal-ent in your district, but I’ve got to preparefor it, and that’s where the anxiety comes.”

So, imagine how a district foe wouldfeel if he didn’t have either of the two onhis side? Just ask Pilot Point’s new headcoach Rob Best.

“Those two really have a good under-standing of how to win at this level betterthan most quarterbacks do,” Best said.“It’s tough for teams in this district. To seeone of them is tough. But to see both?That’s just really tough.”

Even though both players moved totheir respective towns after seventh grade

and didn’t spend their entire lives in thesmall communities, they are both wellaware of the rivalry that exists betweenthe two towns, which makes thatimpromptu meeting back in the winterand their day of playing catch all the moreintriguing.

“On the field, I don’t like him one bit,”Aune said. “Obviously Sanger is ourbiggest rival. You don’t think about it, butoff the field I don’t want to be a cocky guy.I just wanted to make friends and havefun at that camp. Being close friendscould help us down the road. We’re bothblessed that we could do this and beDivision I quarterbacks, especially at the3A level. That’s pretty cool.”

And if fans in those two towns are asfortunate as last year, they’ll be treated toa classic on Nov. 3 as the teams wrap upthe regular season in a televised game onTXA 21 that will showcase two of the topquarterbacks in the area.

Last season’s game ended with 101combined points as Argyle won 56-45

behind 301 yards on the ground by Lowryand 517 passing yards from Evans asArgyle completed its perfect regular sea-son while handing Sanger its first loss infront of a packed stadium in Sanger.

“In that last game, we wouldn’t havebeen in it if it wasn’t for Layton and theywouldn’t have been in it without [Evans],”Aune said. “It was just one of those greatgames that people have.”

And despite the loss, Evans said hehopes for the same type of game this sea-son, but just with a more favorable resultfor him this time around.

“That was personally my favorite gameof the year, even though we lost,” Evanssaid. “That part wasn’t fun, but that was afootball game to me. It was packed. I’dlove to see it again. It’s gonna be packed[in Argyle]. We were both 9-0 last year,and some people expected a low-scoringgame because we both had good defensesbut it was a shootout — a 48-minute trackmeet. That was so awesome. I’d love to doit again.”

Argyle, Sanger starsshow top QBs can besmall-town products


Argyle quarterback Austin Aune, left photo, and Sanger quarterback Dane Evans give the Denton area a formidable

one-two punch at quarterback. The friendly rivals led their teams to the playoffs and have committed to Division I

schools. Aune is headed to TCU, while Evans will continue his career at Tulsa.

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QB Austin Aune, Argyle, Sr.Aune is the consummateleader for Argyle. After earn-ing the starting job his soph-omore season, he’s had thekeys to the Eagles’ offensethat scored 42 points pergame last season, when hethrew for 2,730 yards and30 touchdowns with just nine interceptions.

RB Sebastain Williams, Guyer, Sr.Williams is taking over forthe departed Treavon Waltonin Guyer’s potent rushingattack. The senior has homerun speed and averagednearly 6 yards per carrywhile scoring three times inlimited work last season.Williams could rush for 1,000 yards this year.

RB Dontonio Jordan, Lake Dallas, Sr.After playing wide receiverlast season and leading theFalcons with 34 catches and424 yards, Jordan is enter-ing his senior season aftercommitting to Stanford. He’llmake the move to runningback this season to helprevive the Falcons’ ground game.

WR Adam Khan, Argyle, Sr.Khan enters his senior sea-son after leading the Eaglesin multiple offensive cate-gories in 2010. Khanbecame quarterback AustinAune’s favorite target with ateam-high 53 catches for652 yards and also led theteam with 10 touchdown receptions.

WR Conner Crane, Guyer, Sr.Crane, who has committedto Stanford, broke throughlast season and posted 35catches for 844 yards and11 touchdowns. At 6-4 withtrack speed, Crane thrivedin district play, catchingseven touchdown passes inthe final five games of the regular season.

Util. Trey Mohair, Ryan, Sr.Mohair was predominantly amember of Ryan’s vaunteddefense last season as adefensive back, and he’llremain in that role. But he’llalso likely become Ryan’stop wide receiver and returnkicks. Last season he hadfour receiving scores and 56 tackles.

OL Trey Keenan, Argyle, Sr.At 6-7, 270 pounds, Keenanis a prototypical tackle, andhas committed to Texas Tech.Before he heads to college,Keenan will look to build onhis performance as a junior,when he helped pave the wayfor an 1,800-yard rusher andan offense that averaged 42 points per game.

OL Patrick Morris, Guyer, Jr.Morris, 6-2, 270, has madethe move from left guard toright tackle this year. Withhis rare blend of athleticism,strength and a demeanorthat rivals the nastiest outthere, Morris is a force to bereckoned with. He’ll be a keyif Guyer is going to make another playoff run.

OL Will Allen, Pilot Point, Sr.Allen, a returning second-team All-District 9-3A per-former, was a first-teamselection in 2009, whenPilot Point went undefeatedand won the Class 2ADivision I state title. Thisyear, Allen will be countedon to help anchor Pilot Point’s offense.

OL Jordan Williams, Ryan, Sr.The 6-4, 250-pound tacklewas a key cog in the Ryanoffensive line last seasonthat helped the Raidersreach the Class 4A Division Istate title game. Williams isa prototypical tackle andhas piled up seven FootballBowl Subdivision scholarship offers.

OL John Ferguson, Guyer, Sr.At 6-4, 240, Ferguson is onthe leaner side for a lefttackle, but he makes up forit with his strength and ath-leticism. He’ll be called upon to keep pass rushersaway from quarterback JerrodHeard. So far, he has receivedoffers from Air Force, Navy and Oregon State.

K Gage Hundley, Sanger, Sr.Hundley was a huge part ofSanger’s success last sea-son, when the Indians fin-ished 9-2 after starting 9-0.He was perfect on extrapoints, hitting all 54 of hisattempts and he was alsogood on 7 of his 8 field goalattempts with a long of 45 yards.

Player of the Year: Dane Evans, QB, Sanger

Last season, Evans had a slew of proven talent at his disposal at the wide receiver position and a new-comer in Jon Garza, who did it all for Sanger last season. This year, Evans will lean on Garza while hetakes his pick from another good crop of talented, yet unproven, receivers led by Dakota Cotten. Evanscompleted 67 percent of his passes in 2010 while throwing for 3,420 yards and 37 touchdowns withjust 10 interceptions in only 11 games as Sanger fell to state power Celina in the first round of theplayoffs. Those numbers, including a giant statistical game in a loss to Argyle in a classic showdown toclose the regular season, put Evans on the recruiting map as he accepted his one college offer to anup-and-coming Tulsa program, where he orally committed this summer. Standing at just 6-2, he doesn’thave the height that the top programs want, but his arm makes up for his small stature. Entering hissenior season, he’s thrown for 5,809 yards and 58 touchdowns.

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DL Dan Kottman, Guyer, Sr.The hero of Guyer’s Class5A Division II semifinal winover Longview, Kottmanreturns to lead the Wildcats’defensive line after puttingup 107 tackles and 11sacks last season. The 6-foot-1, 250-pound seniorhas committed to play at San Diego State.

DL Dominique Banks, Ryan, Sr.An unproven entity at defen-sive end, Banks has the rawtalent to be one of thearea’s top defensive ends.At 6-foot-3 and 262pounds, Banks runs animpressive 4.6 40-yard-dash and committed toBaylor after receiving 13 FBS offers.

DL Tyler Luce, Argyle, Sr.Few teams in District 9-3Awill see a pass-rusher betterthan Luce. The senior shouldgive quarterbacks fits thisseason after posting ateam-high seven sacks lastseason to go along with 76tackles. He also broke upfive passes and forced two fumbles.

DL Henry Davis, Denton, Sr. After anchoring Denton’soffensive line last season,Davis moves over to defen-sive tackle to give theBroncos a presence inside.Davis’ 6-foot-1, 265-poundframe and impressive agilityshould help the Broncosimprove drastically against the run.

LB Carston Bossow, Argyle, Sr.Argyle’s top returning tack-ler, Bossow is primed to takeover as the leader of one ofthe best defenses in thearea. He put up 102 tackleslast season while notchingfive sacks, forcing two fum-bles, intercepting a passand batting down another four.

LB Jordan Richmond, Ryan, Sr.Richmond had the yearobservers had been waitingfor last season after strug-gling with injuries in 2009.The 6-2, 225-pound seniorposted 134 tackles last sea-son. He has committed toTexas A&M and is ranked asthe No. 103 overall prospect in the ESPNU 150.

LB Alex De La Torre, Ryan, Sr.An intuitive linebacker withstrength and speed, De LaTorre was a cog in Ryan’sdominant 2011 defense.The 6-foot-2, 225-poundsenior put up 124 tacklesand five sacks last seasonand was the first prospect tocommit to Texas from the Class of 2012.

LB Dominic Ramacher, Guyer, Sr.Ramacher is out to masteryet another position. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound seniorwill switch to linebacker thisyear after playing quarter-back, tight end and fullbackfor Guyer last season.Ramacher has committed toplay at Oklahoma State in 2012.

DB Matt Ryon, Argyle, Sr.Ryon returns as Argyle’s topdefensive back in 2011after posting 71 tackles lastyear. A second-team All-District 9-3A selection lastseason, Ryon will help leadan Argyle defense that gaveup just 15.1 points pergame a year ago.

DB Daveon Parrish, Lake Dallas, Sr.A ball-hawking safety,Parrish is set to lead LakeDallas’ secondary this sea-son. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior has packed on15 pounds since last year,when he posted 48 tacklesalong with two interceptions,seven pass deflections and a blocked field goal.

DB Josh Harris, Guyer, Jr.Harris returns as one of theWildcats top defensivebacks after injury cut hisseason short in 2010.Despite getting hurt early indistrict play, Harris still fin-ished with three intercep-tions — including one hereturned for a touchdown.

Util. Jon Garza, Sanger, Sr.One of the area’s most ath-letic players, Garza is set tostart at wide receiver anddefensive back after catch-ing 35 passes for 689 yardsand 10 touchdowns lastyear while playing safety,where he posted 79 tacklesand two interceptions. He also returned punts.

Player of the Year: Mario Edwards, Ryan, DE

Forget the area. Mario Edwards might just be the best defender in the country. The Ryan seniordefensive end took Texas high school football by storm last season, earning a nod as Class 4A’sDefensive Player of the Year from the Associated Press after racking up 127 tackles — including 50for a loss — and 18 sacks while scoring two touchdowns on defense. At 6-foot-4, 275 pounds withimpressive speed and agility, Edwards was named as the top recruit in the nation at any position forthe Class of 2012 by ESPN in the off-season while landing in the top five on both Rivals.com andScout.com. The son of former Dallas Cowboys defensive back and Ryan assistant coach MarioEdwards Sr., Edwards followed in his father’s footsteps by committing to Florida State following the2010 season to bring an early end to one of the country’s most closely watched recruiting sagas.Now, he’ll anchor what looks to be another stacked Raiders defense.

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Printed on a few pieces of simple whitepaper and held up by tape in Lake Dallas’weight room is a makeshift reminder ofits inadequacy.

It’s an unassuming shrine to what theFalcons view as an unforgivable letdown, asimple score — Canyon Randall 10, LakeDallas 6 — that sums up nearly everythingthat went wrong for a program that hasbecome accustomed to high expectations.

“Everywhere we go we see it,” LakeDallas standout Dontonio Jordan said.“It’s posted everywhere around here.Everywhere we go we see that score.”

It was a first-round playoff loss thatmost coaches and players would give any-thing to forget. A high-flying offensegrounded by miscues. A crucial missedextra point. Three turnovers, including aninterception at the Randall 6-yard linewith less than two minutes remaining. Anunceremonious end to a four-game win-ning streak and a story of redemption.

Yet, even with nine returning starterson offense, a slew of talented athletes anda core group of seniors set to lead theminto the hunt for the playoffs in District 4-4A once again, the Falcons refuse to letthe loss fade into oblivion.

“We’ve lost games here,” Lake Dallashead coach Michael Young said.“Obviously we’ve lost a lot of playoffgames because we’ve never won a statechampionship. But that one was wayworse because it was just a total break-down of everything. We got beat by some-body that was not better than us. Thoseare the tough ones to swallow.”

The loss to Randall in the playoffs lastseason was, in a way, an abridged versionof Lake Dallas’ 2010 campaign. A youngbut talented team that proved itself capa-ble of explosive plays but occasionallycrippled by mistakes. The Falcons beganlast season trying to find their groove —going 1-4 over their first five games beforereeling off four straight wins.

The early playoff exit was a reversionback to its early-season struggles. Thisyear, though, the Falcons look primed tobypass those struggles altogether.

Quarterback Dalyn Williams returnsafter an impressive junior season in whichhe posted 952 yards and nine touchdownson the ground while throwing for 1,282yards and 12 touchdowns. Joining him isthe athletic senior Jordan, who commit-ted to Stanford after posting 811 all-pur-pose yards and 10 touchdowns last year.

Add returning running back TreDickerson, receivers Tyler Vance andMichael Jurcak and safety-turned-receiv-er Ferrando Joseph and a vastly improvedoffensive line to the mix, and it becomesevident that Lake Dallas has no shortageof offensive firepower.

“We have a lot weapons this year,”Williams said. “We have to spread the ballaround and, when it comes down to it, we

just have to have fun. Me, personally, Ineed to be ready to spread the ball aroundto all of these guys and let everything takecare of itself.”

The Falcons aren’t without questions.Safety Daveon Parrish is a proven player,but most of the defense is young and willface a sharp learning curve.

Still, those inside the Falcons’ lockerroom seem optimistic that this year’steam is set to break out and hasn’t forgot-ten the lessons brought on by last year’spostseason misstep.

“We lacked experience and maturitylast year,” Jordan said. “We had a lot oflocker room issues that aren’t there thisyear. We’re all seniors now, and we’re notlooking forward to going home.”

Quick factsDistrict: 4-4A2010 record: 5-6 (4-2,District 4-4A)Coach: Michael Young(48-21 in six seasons atLake Dallas)Returning starters: Nine on offense, fouron defenseKey players: QB Dalyn Williams, RB/WRDontonio Jordan, RB Tre Dickerson, WRFerrando Joseph, S Daveon Parrish, OLLuke Medlicott, OL John LaubacherOffense: SpreadDefense: MultipleSchool enrollment: 1,176Stadium: Falcon Stadium

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One of the most potent one-two duos in District 4-4A, Lake Dallas quarterback Dalyn Williams, right, and all-purposeback Dontonio Jordan look to make the Falcons one of the most explosive offensive teams in the area. Jordan com-mitted to play for Stanford in the off-season while Williams is pursuing a scholarship in both football and baseball.

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Aug. 26 at Richardson Pearce 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 at Red Oak 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Arlington Sam Houston 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 Sherman 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 x-at Ryan 7 p.m.Sept. 30 x-Wichita Falls Rider 7 p.m.Oct. 7 x-at The Colony 7 p.m.Oct. 14 x-Denton 7 p.m.Oct. 20 x-at Wichita Falls 7 p.m.Oct. 28 x-Little Elm 7 p.m.


Lake Dallas Falcons2011 Football Schedule

SPREAD THE WEALTHLake Dallas has plenty of athletes capa-

ble of making explosive plays.Unfortunately, only one of them cantouch the ball at a time. From DalynWilliams and Dontonio Jordan to TreDickerson and Ferrando Joseph, theFalcons need to find a way to get everyoneinvolved on offense to maximize theirpotential and keep defenses off-balance.

GET UP TO SPEEDLast year, the Falcons’ offense took half

of the regular season to get in sync. Thatshouldn’t be a problem this year, but thedefense is young and could face some ofthe same hurdles. If Lake Dallas wants tokeep pace with the top teams in District4-4A, its going to have to avoid the slowstart that plagued it last season.

SHORE UP AT TACKLEMichael Young says this might be one

of the best offensive lines he’s had at LakeDallas. With linemen William Medlicott,John Laubacher and Brandon Charles allreturning, the Falcons should be in goodshape but are still inexperienced at tackle.If Lake Dallas can fill that gap, it could

have one of the area’s most dynamicoffensive units.

GET VERTICALLast season, Williams lacked a true

deep threat in the passing game. Thisyear, that might change. Throughout thepreseason, Joseph has been a playmakersince switching to receiver from safetyand could give the Falcons the verticalpassing game they’ve been lacking. With asolid running game and horizontal pass-ing game in place, that vertical threatcould be the final piece of the puzzle.

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season FALCONS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . . .Pos. .Ht. . .WT . . . . Yr.1 Michael Jurcak . . . . .Sr. . .WR . .5-9 . . . 1552 Daveon Parrish . . . . .Sr. . .DB . .6-1 . . . 1903 Tre Dickerson . . . . . .Sr. . .RB . .6-0 . . . 1754 Ferrando Joesph Jr. .Sr. . .DB . .5-11 . . 1855 Dante Basher . . . . . .Jr. . .DB . .5-9 . . . 1756 Roman Mitchell . . . .Sr. . .DB . .5-10 . . 1807 Jarrett Cheadle . . . . .Sr. . .DB . .5-10 . . 1708 Josh Jackson . . . . . .So. .DB . .5-8 . . . 1509 Will Tollett . . . . . . . .Jr. . .WR . .6-1 . . . 17510 Dalyn Williams . . . .Sr. . .QB . .6-1 . . . 20011 Tyler Vance . . . . . . .Sr. . .WR . .6-1 . . . 18012 Marshall Dominy . .Jr. . .QB . .6-0 . . . 18013 Jonathan Chambers .Jr. . .TE . . .6-2 . . . 19514 John Hance . . . . . .Jr. . .RB . .6-0 . . . 19515 Joey Hance . . . . . .Jr. . .RB . .6-0 . . . 19516 Brandon Womack . .Sr. . .K . . . .5-10 . . 15519 Christian Walker . . .Sr. . .DT . . .6-1 . . . 23520 Brant Graham . . . .Jr. . .DB . .5-11 . . 17021 D-Andre Kelley . . . .Sr. . .DB . .5-11 . . 170

22 Ronnie Coleman . .So. .RB . .5-9 . . . 175

23 Dontonio Jordan . . .Sr. . .WR . .6-0 . . . 170

24 Charles Gowans . . .Sr. . .WR . .5-11 . . 185

25 Tony Green . . . . . .So. .DB . .6-1 . . . 185

27 Cameron Oakes . . .Sr. . .DB . .5-8 . . . 150

28 Hayden Ortez . . . . .Sr. . .DB . .5-11 . . 180

32 John Parsons . . . . .Sr. . .LB . . .6-0 . . . 210

33 Jacob Colwick . . . .Sr. . .LB . . .5-9 . . . 165

35 Grayson Schantz . .Jr. . .DL . . .6-3 . . . 220

36 Jacob Jones . . . . . .Jr. . .LB . . .5-11 . . 195

37 Garrett Sanchez . . .Sr. . .LB . . .5-10 . . 190

40 Daltyn Marchuk . . .Sr. . .LB . . .5-10 . . 210

43 Gunnar Sanchez . . .Sr. . .DL . . .5-10 . . 190

44 Tim Williams . . . . . .Jr. . .DL . . .6-3 . . . 210

48 Zee Clark . . . . . . . .Sr. . .DL . . .6-1 . . . 215

52 Colton Lively . . . . .Jr. . .OL . . .6-0 . . . 215

54 William Medlicott . .Sr. . .DL . . .6-2 . . . 240

55 Luke Medlicott . . . .Jr. . .DL . . .6-2 . . . 225

56 Joe Williamson . . . .Jr. . .OL . . .5-11 . . 230

58 Justin Howse . . . . .Sr. . .LB . . .5-11 . . 205

60 Chris Woodmansee . .Sr. . .OL . . .6-1 . . . 270

62 Colton Lively . . . . .Jr. . .OL . . .6-0 . . . 215

64 Logan Downs . . . . .Sr. . .DL . . .5-10 . . 190

65 Emilio Hernandez . .So. .OL . . .6-1 . . . 210

66 Grady Labrun . . . . .Sr. . .OL . . .6-3 . . . 210

70 Tyler Gray . . . . . . . .Sr. . .OL . . .6-2 . . . 210

71 Zach Moore . . . . . .Sr. . .OL . . .5-9 . . . 240

73 Cody Saffle . . . . . .Sr. . .OL . . .6-2 . . . 275

75 John Laubacher . . .Jr. . .OL . . .6-4 . . . 315

76 Brandon Charles . .Sr. . .OL . . .6-3 . . . 295

77 Kevin Casey . . . . . .Sr. . .OL . . .6-3 . . . 315

78 Jason Heer . . . . . . .Jr. . .DL . . .6-2 . . . 275

80 Tyler Hull . . . . . . . .Jr. . .WR . .6-0 . . . 215

81 Bryce Williams . . . .Jr. . .TE . . .6-2 . . . 225

82 Mason Hite . . . . . .So. .DL . . .5-10 . . 200

Date Opponent TimeAug. 26 at Richardson Pearce 7 p.m.Sept. 2 at Red Oak 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Arl. Sam Houston 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 Sherman 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Ryan* 7 p.m.Sept. 30 Wichita Falls Rider* 7 p.m.Oct. 7 at The Colony* 7 p.m.Oct. 14 Denton* 7 p.m.Oct. 20 at Wichita Falls* 7 p.m.Oct. 28 Little Elm* 7 p.m.* District 4-4A game

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It wasn’t an uncommon instance lastseason in two-a-days for a brawl to breakout on the Argyle practice field.

When the dust cleared, it was usuallythe same two culprits.

Carston and Chadd Bossow have spenttheir lives playing football together. Thefraternal twins are now two of Argyle’sbiggest leaders as they enter their seniorseason, and they are ready for their finalseason of playing football together, evenafter all the dust-ups in the past.

“My mom had to call [Argyle headcoach Todd] Rodgers a couple of timesbecause we’d go home mad at each other,but it was all good in the long run,” saidChadd Bossow, a preseason first-team all-state selection by Dave Campbell’s TexasFootball.

His brother, Carston, racked up 102tackles as an outside linebacker inArgyle’s 3-4 defense last season. This yearhe’s making the move to inside linebacker.

That move has made things easier onthe Argyle coaches in regards to dealingwith a little sibling rivalry since they don’tgo head-to-head as much in practice.

“There were a couple of brawls,”Carston Bossow said. “I think it was goodfor us though. We make each other better.

“I still give him a re-route across themiddle every now and then, so it’s not likeit’s completely over, but we just let eachother play now.”

If they continue to let each other play, theEagles will be set on both sides of the ball.

Carston Bossow is the leading returningtackler to a defense that allowed 15.1 pointsand under 300 total yards per game.

Chadd Bossow led all Argyle receiversin yardage and was second in receptionsas a tight end, a dying position in highschool football.

He caught 40 balls for 766 yards andeight touchdowns and served as a fallbackcrutch for Argyle quarterback AustinAune, who has committed to TCU.

Aune said Chadd Bossow isn’t thestereotypical big, clunky tight end. At 6-2,210 pounds (the same as his brother), heis effectively another wide receiver.

“He’s a bigger receiver that we can useas a tight end, that’s how I see him,” Aunesaid. “He runs exceptionally well and he’sreally dynamic. This year we’re gonna lethim run the ball too.”

Rodgers said the key to Chadd Bossow’ssuccess is the matchup problem he cre-ates for opposing defenses.

“It’s the matchups, that’s the mainthing,” Rodgers said of his success. “It’salso the length of the throw for the quar-terback. He’s an inside receiver, and it’s anice outlet for a quarterback. He’s a goodmainstay in our offense. It’s a lost positionas far as high school football is concerned,but it’s a critical part of what we do.”

The twins have an older brother, TarrenBarnes, who played at Argyle, and that is a

big reason why they are so thrilled to beending their high school careers as two-year starters for the fourth-ranked team inthe Associated Press Class 3A state poll.

“Growing up my older brother was agood role model for us,” Carston Bossowsaid. “We went to every Friday night gamewith our family.”

Rodgers said that after coaching theirbrother and hearing the legend of theBossow boys when they were younger, it’sbeen no surprise to see their success.

“They grew up in a football family,”Rodgers said. “When they were comingup through the ranks everyone was sayingwait until they get to high school. They’vebeen everything they were billed as youngplayers.”

Quick factsDistrict: 9-3A2010 record: 13-1 (5-0,District 9-3A)Coach: Todd Rodgers(75-26 in eight seasonsat Argyle)Returning starters: Six on offense, sevenon defenseKey players: QB Austin Aune, WR AdamKhan, OT Trey Keenan, DL Tyler Luce, LBCarston Bossow, TE Chadd Bossow, OLTrevor JonesOffense: SpreadDefense: 3-4School enrollment: 611Stadium: Eagle Stadium

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ARGYLE’S GAME-CHANGERS

Chadd Bossow, left, and Carston Bossow have grown up together playing football. Now the tight end and inside line-backer, respectively, enter their final season at Argyle with hopes of breaking through with a state championship run inthe postseason. Chadd is a rare commodity these days as a tight end and Carston wreaks havoc as a linebacker.

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season EAGLES RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pos. . . . . . . Yr.2 Austin Aune . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB. . . . . . . . Sr.3 Chadd Bossow . . . . . . . . . . .TE . . . . . . . . Sr.4 Reese Thompson . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . So.5 Ian Sadler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . So.6 Adam Khan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . Sr.7 Drew Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB. . . . . . . . Sr.8 Christian Pucciarello . . . . . . .DB. . . . . . . . Sr.9 Dalton Ledford . . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . So.10 Dillon Harp . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE. . . . . . . . . Jr.11 Will DeSpain . . . . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . Sr.12 Cole Hedlund . . . . . . . . . . .K . . . . . . . . So.13 Landon Rodgers . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . . Jr.15 Dean Eddy . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . . Jr.17 Matt Ryon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB. . . . . . . . Sr.19 Andru Widener . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . . Jr.20 Tyler Eveleth . . . . . . . . . . . .RB . . . . . . . . Sr.21 Antonio Griffin . . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . . Sr.23 Chance Bode . . . . . . . . . . .RB . . . . . . . So.24 Garrett Scott . . . . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . . Jr.25 Jon Pucciarello . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . So.27 Wood Speed . . . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . . Jr.28 Brandon Boyzuick . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . So.30 Spencer McCloud . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . . Jr.32 Antony Fuqua . . . . . . . . . . .K/P . . . . . . . Sr.33 Jimmy Manos . . . . . . . . . . .DB . . . . . . . . Jr.35 Tyler Luce . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Sr.36 Jay Gonzales . . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Sr.40 Colton Hinnrichs . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . So.41 Sam Sizelove . . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . So.42 Clayton Cullen . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . . Sr.43 Carston Bossow . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . . Sr.44 Tucker Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . . Sr.45 Michael McConnell . . . . . . .RB . . . . . . . . Jr.46 Garrett Maestas . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Sr.

48 Brian Kanzaki . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Jr.52 Hayden Muns . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Sr.54 Hunter Ross . . . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . So.55 Micah Capra . . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . So.56 Keith Bober . . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Jr.61 Ryan Bowe . . . . . . . . . . . . .DS. . . . . . . . Sr.62 Ben Hammer . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . . Sr.64 Zach Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Sr.65 Trevor Jones . . . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Jr.66 Zach Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . So.70 Tanner Fought . . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Jr.72 Jordan Deagen . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Jr.74 Willis Stirman . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Sr.75 Clint Merka . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Sr.77 Trey Keenan . . . . . . . . . . . .OL . . . . . . . . Sr.81 Conner DeSpain . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . . Jr.83 Ethan Ysbrand . . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . . Jr.89 Zac Isakson . . . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . . Jr.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 26 at Lovejoy 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 Mineral Wells 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 TCA-Addison 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Burkburnett 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 Prosper 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at Aubrey* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 Whitesboro* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 at Gainesville* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 at Pilot Point* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 3 Sanger* 7 p.m.* District 9-3A game

ScheduleARGYLESIBLING RIVALRYSophomore Cole Hedlund will have

some big shoes to fill this season — hisbrother’s. The youngerHedlund will take overkicking duties forArgyle and look toreplace his older broth-er, Chad Hedlund, whograduated in May afterearning AP first-teamall-state honors as a kicker and a scholar-ship to Wake Forest. Chad Hedlund aver-aged better than 40 yards per punt lastseason and connected on a 53-yard fieldgoal.

FIND A RUNNING BACKGone are the days when the Eagles

could give the ball to Layton Lowryand watch him do thework. Lowry rushedfor 1,811 yards and 25touchdowns last sea-son on more than 200carries. It’s uncertainas to who will take thereins, but head coachTodd Rodgers is confident someone

will step up.

UTILIZE TALENTED RECEIVERSThis is perhaps one of the deeper

receiving corps the Eagles have had andthey should put moreemphasis on the passinggame while they figureout a way to account forLowry’s productionfrom last season. Withan FBS quarterback inAustin Aune, receiversAdam Khan, Will DeSpain and Ian Sadlershould flourish, along with tight endChadd Bossow.

REPLACE DEFENSIVE LEADERSArgyle’s identity in recent years has

been in its defense andsmash-mouth mentality.The Eagles allowed lessthan 300 yards and 15.1points per game last sea-son and much of thatleadership is gone,meaning players likeTyler Luce and Matt Ryon will have to fillthe voids.

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Anyone familiar with a G.A. Moore-coached team knows the most pressure-packed position on his squad isn’t quar-terback.

It’s not the running back, either.Let Aubrey senior Charlie Radford fill

you in.“The safety position in this kind of

defense comes with a lot of pressure,” saidRadford, who will be the Chaparrals start-ing safety this season. “It is a positionwhere you are always the last guy theplayer with the ball has to beat. Someonegets by me, and it’s a touchdown.”

The defense Radford is talking about isMoore’s trademark 10-1 defense that puts10 guys on or near the line of scrimmageand one defender, the safety, a few yardsbehind the pile.

Radford is the “1.” “I mean, I really love it,” he said. “I’m

down for the pressure.”Radford said Aubrey will run the

defense a lot more than it did last yearwhen the Chaparrals missed the postsea-son just 12 months after they made a deeprun in the Class 2A playoffs duringMoore’s first season at the helm.

“Defense is where it is at,” said Radfordabout a Moore-run squad. “We have to dowhat we need to do. We have to make thestops and get the offense the ball.”

Moore, who is Texas high school foot-ball’s all-time winningest coach, agrees.

“We have to play defense,” Moore said.“It’s always defense first for me. Really, noif, and or buts about it.”

It’s how they did it in 2009 whenAubrey shut out its first five opponentsand allowed just eight points per game.

Last season, Aubrey’s first in Class 3A,the defense didn’t fare so well, allowing22 points per game.

Starting linebacker Albert Silva sees noreason why the Chaps can’t get back totheir 2009 form.

“I really think we have cleared everythingout of our system and have left what hap-pened to us last year on the field,” he said.

Silva not only will contribute ondefense. He will be a big part of Aubrey’s

offense, which expects to run the ballabout 70 percent of the time, he said.

“Silva had some good games last yearand stepped in nicely when we had someinjuries,” Moore said. “So he played awhole lot more last year than he wouldhave ordinarily.”

Silva, along with quarterback SkylerStarling and running backs Mitchell Erp,Dexter Loza and Anthony Alford, will getthe bulk of the carries in the backfield.

“Those five will be the guys with ball,and I expect them to share it a lot,” Mooresaid. “They are all challenging each otherquite a bit, so we feel like we have plentyof guys back there who can compete.”

Moore said the big question mark —like every season — is if the Chaps can

stay healthy. The last two seasons injurieshave hurt Aubrey in more ways than one.

The question mark has already beenanswered in 2011.

Arguably Aubrey’s best athlete, juniortight end and defensive lineman CollinScribner, is out for the season after injur-ing his knee in a scrimmage.

“It’s a big, big loss,” Moore said. “We willmiss him a ton. Hopefully he will be theonly one [who gets hurt] because we willneed guys to step up and fill his void.”

Silva said he is ready to take on thatrole.

“We took his injury pretty hard becausehe is one of our best players,” Silva said.“So we need to play this season for him.We need to get to the playoffs for him.”

Quick factsDistrict: 9-3A2010 record: 4-6 (1-4,District 9-3A)Coach: G.A. Moore (15-8in two season at Aubrey;427-93-9 overall)Returning starters: Seven on offense, eighton defenseKey players: LB Matt Anson, QB SkylerStarling, RB/LB Albert Silva, RB/DB CharlieRadford, RB Mitchell Erp, RB/LB DexterLoza Offense: Pro-styleDefense: MultipleSchool enrollment: 974Stadium: Chaparral Stadium

Aubrey ready to get defensive again


AUBREY’S GAME-CHANGER

Safety Charlie Radford, left, and linebacker Albert Silva will both play key roles on Aubrey’s unique 10-1 defense thisseason that puts 10 men on the line of scrimmage. Radford will be the lone safety and the last line of defense. Silvawill try to keep opposing players from getting past the line of scrimmage and reaching Radford.

CHAPARRALS


Aubrey High School – Go Chaparrals!Aubrey Chaparrals

2011 Football ScheduleDate Opponent Time

Sept. 2 at Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 at Carrollton Ranchview 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Grandview 7:30 p.m.Sept. 30 Arlington Grace Prep 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 x-Argyle 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 x-at Sanger 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 x-Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 x-Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 x-at Gainesville 7:30 p.m.x – District 9-3A game


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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season CHAPARRALS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . .Pos. . . . .Ht. . .WT. . . Yr.

1 Josh Giles . . . . . . .K . . . . . .5-8 . .140 . . Jr.

3 Charlie Radford . . .RB/DB . .5-8 . .155 . . Sr.

4 Robert DeLaTorre . .RB/DB . .5-9 . .160 . . Jr.

5 Michael Kister . . . .WR/DB . .5-10 .170 . . Jr.

6 Tanner Buxton . . . .QB/DB . .5-8 . .140 . . Jr.

7 Brett Kemp . . . . . .WR/DB . .5-9 . .160 . . Sr.

8 Matt Anson . . . . . .RB/LB . .5-10 .165 . . Sr.

9 Dexter Loza . . . . . .RB/DT . .5-7 . .165 . . Sr.

10 Erik Rodriguez . . .RB/LB . .5-7 . .155 . . Sr.

11 Mitchell Erp . . . . .RB/LB . .5-8 . .160 . . Sr.

12 Clay Kelly . . . . . .RB/DB . .5-7 . .140 . So.

13 Karson Hall . . . . .WR/DB . .5-8 . .150 . . Sr.

14 Kyle Lynn . . . . . .QB/DB . .5-10 .170 . So.

16 Skyler Starling . . .QB/DB . .5-10 .165 . . Sr.

20 Austin Johnson . .WR/DB . .5-9 . .170 . . Sr.

21 Jose Lopez . . . . .RB/LB . .5-8 . .165 . . Sr.

22 Daniel Longhenry RB/DE . .5-10 .175 . So.

23 Samuel Heath . . .RB/LB . .5’8” .160 . So.

24 Colton Kelly . . . . .RB/DB . .5-10 .190 . . Sr.

30 Anthony Alford . . .RB/LB . .5-10 .170 . . Jr.

33 Chris Albert . . . . .RB/LB . .5-8 . .165 . . Sr.

41 Albert Silva . . . .RB/DB . .5-10 .200 . . Sr.

51 Devin O’Dell . . . .OL/DE . .5-10 .185 . . Jr.

52 Chancey Hull . . . .OL/DE . .5-8 . .155 . So.

53 Tony Ramirez . . . .OL/DE . .5-6 . .165 . . Sr.

54 Donovan Inman . .OL/DT . .5-9 . .180 . . Sr.

55 Kaleb Moody . . . .OL/DT . .5-8 . .175 . . Sr.56 Cole Scribner . . .OL/DT . .5-10 .185 . . Jr.60 Ryan Anderton . . .OL/DE . .5-10 .180 . . Sr.64 Jacob Ortolani . . .OL/DT . .5-10 .190 . . Jr.65 Jordan Gulette . . .OL/DT . .5-10 .195 . . Jr.70 Jacob Johnson . .OL/DT . .6-1 . .210 . . Jr.72 Ethan Saye . . . . .OL/DT . .5-10 .200 . . Sr.73 Devron Inman . . .OL/DT . .5-9 . .225 . . Sr.75 Brian Flowers . . .OL/DT . .5-8 . .300 . . Sr.76 Weston Osterman OL/DT . .6-1 . .210 . So.77 Thomas McAdoo .OL/DT . .5-8 . .160 . . Jr.82 Matt Davis . . . . .TE/DE . . .5-10 .180 . . Jr.88 Collin Scribner . . .TE/DE . . .6-3 . .210 . . Jr.

Date Opponent TimeSept. 2 at Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 at Carr. Ranchview 7:30 p.m.Sept.16 Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Grandview 7:30 p.m.Sept. 30 Arlington Grace Prep 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 Argyle* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 at Sanger* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 Pilot Point* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 Whitesboro* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 at Gainesville* 7:30 p.m.*District 9-3A game

ScheduleAUBREYFILL VOIDS IN THE LINEUPAubrey’s biggest playmakers the last

two seasons are gone due to graduation.The question is whowill be the Chap to stepup to fill the blanks leftby all-district playersJustin Dossey, JustinGriffin, James Wurster,Skyler Craig and MattRobbins. The earlyanswers? Albert Silva, Charlie Radfordand Skyler Starling. The trio needs toget off to a fast start to get Aubrey ontrack.

LISTEN TO THE LEGENDIt’s no secret Aubrey’s head coach G.A.

Moore knows what he isdoing. The Texas highschool legend can pointto the history book toprove that. Moore, nowin his third year blowingthe whistle for theChaps, is Texas’ all-timewinningest coach. If Aubrey’s rising starsand incoming varsity players listen to

him, they should have no problem gettinginto the postseason parade.

GET BACK TO 2009 STYLEMoore and Aubrey’s main recipe for

success (like all his top teams) in 2009was defense. During that season, theChaps only allowed an average of 8 pointsper game and went on a deep run in theplayoffs. In 2010, that all changed whenthe jump to Class 3A, coupled withinjuries and defensive breakdowns, led toa defense that allowed 22.1 points pergame. In 2011, Aubrey needs to forget2010 and remember 2009.

KEEP KEY PLAYERS HEALTHYIt is obvious a team needs to stay away

from the injury bug to succeed. ButAubrey really needs to put on its injurybug repellent more than ever. Star tightend Collin Scribner has already torn hisACL, and last season the Chaps werecrushed with injuries week after week.The Chaps are one of the smallest andleast deep teams in Class 3A. One keyinjury could send the Chaps reeling weekafter week.

Moore

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Ryan Hagenbucher has a bittersweetfeeling when he thinks of his past seasonsas a Pilot Point Bearcat.

The reasoning is quite simple, theincoming senior said.

Bitter? Just think 2010.Sweet? Just think 2009.“They really were two different teams,

two different seasons,” said Hagenbucher,who is one of two current Bearcats, alongwith kicker Ruben Martinez, to play onboth the ’09 and ’10 squads. “And it reallyjust comes down to heart.”

The 2009 team had it when it rolledthrough its competition en route to aClass 2A Division I state championship.

“No one expected us to do anything thatyear,” he said. “But that team had heartand desire.”

One year later, disappointment wasfeatured in the tradition-rich town whenthe Bearcats missed the playoffs for thefirst time in 33 years.

“It was a tough thing to handle,” he said.“We were expected to go far again andthen it just felt like some seniors quit. Theheart was gone.”

Fast-forward to 2011 and Hagenbucherhas taken on the role of bringing backPilot Point football to where it belongs —back on top.

The all-district linebacker and standoutslot receiver sees no reason why this year’scrop of Bearcats can’t be like the solidPilot Point teams from previous years anddecades.

“My main purpose right now is makingthese guys understand what heart is,” hesaid. “You have to realize you just can’t goout there and hit people. You have to finda fire. It’s in everybody.”

First-year Pilot Point head coach RobBest is pleased with how Hagenbucherhas carried the leadership role in trainingcamp.

“Ryan is a throwback kind of guy,” saidBest, who was an assistant coach at PilotPoint the last five seasons. “He is what aPilot Point player should be. He is physi-cal. He is aggressive, and he has greatleadership qualities. He sets the tempo

everywhere he plays.”Hagenbucher won’t be able to do it by

himself, though. He has a few athletesback to help.

Also returning from the 2009 state titleteam is quarterback Aaron Buckingham.The senior did not play football last yearbut has returned this year to start undercenter for the Bearcats.

“We are glad he is back because weknow he has football skills,” Best said, “butbecause he didn’t play last year his per-formance right now is a little bitunknown.”

Unknown is a word that could describePilot Point’s roster this season.Inexperience floods a depth chart that isnot too deep entering the team’s second

year at the Class 3A level. “We will be young. We will be inexperi-

enced,” Best said. “But one-deep we willbe a pretty good football team.”

His top returnee plays in the trenches. Center Will Allen will anchor an inex-

perienced line who will not have collegeprospect tackle Boone Feldt back becausehe followed his dad and former PilotPoint head coach Blake Feldt to Buda-Hays for his senior season.

“It’s good to have Will in there,” Bestsaid. “He is a three-year starter for us andmaybe the most important piece to ourpuzzle. He is our most consistent player,and he is one of our leaders with Ryan.”

Quick factsDistrict: 9-3A2010 record: 4-6 (2-3District 9-3A)Coach: Rob Best (firstseason at Pilot Point)Returning starters: Four on offense, fouron defenseKey players: QB Aaron Buckingham,WR/LB Ryan Hagenbucher, OL Will Allen, KRuben Martinez, WR/DB Austin Trinklein,RB/TE/LB Beau Ewton, RB/LB TristenJurecka Offense: SpreadDefense: 4-2-5School enrollment: 714Stadium: Massey Stadium

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PILOT POINT’S GAME-CHANGER

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2011 Football ScheduleDate Opponent Time

Aug. 26 at Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 Iowa Park 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Celina 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Fort Worth Nolan 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Boyd 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 x-at Sanger 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 x-Gainesville 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 x-at Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 x-Argyle 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 x-at Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.






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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season BEARCATS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pos. . . . . . . Yr.2 Cody Stom . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB/DB . . . . . Jr.3 Clay Laughrey . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . Sr.4 Austin Trinklein . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB. . . . . Jr.5 Alfred Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DE . . . . Sr.7 Spencer Tilley . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . Sr.11 Ruben Martinez . . . . . . . . .WR/DE/K . . Sr.12 Aaron Buckingham . . . . . . .QB/DB. . . . . Sr.15 Reese Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . Sr.18 Jason Juarez . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB. . . . . Jr.20 Tristen Jurecka . . . . . . . . . .RB/LB . . . . So.21 Jarrett Wilson . . . . . . . . . . .RB/LB . . . . So.22 Jacob Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB. . . . . Jr.24 Ricky Campbell . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . Sr.30 Alfredo Roman . . . . . . . . . .RB/LB . . . . . Jr.32 Justin Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . .RB/LB . . . . . Sr.34 Branson David . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB. . . . . Jr.35 Austin Rider . . . . . . . . . . . .RB/LB . . . . . Jr.45 Beau Ewton . . . . . . . . . . . .RB/TE/LB . . . Jr.47 Ryan Hagenbucher . . . . . . .WR/LB. . . . . Sr.50 Coyt Kimbrell . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Jr.51 Will Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Sr.53 Tanner Rush . . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Sr.54 Matthew Poursoltani . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Jr.56 Joseph Mascari . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Sr.

61 Chance Holman . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Jr.62 Zach Buckmier . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Jr.65 Riley Stottle . . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Jr.68 Britt Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Sr.70 Cody Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL . . . . . Sr.72 Eric Zepeda . . . . . . . . . . . .OL/DL. . . . . So.77 Jorge Anguiano . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . Sr.80 James Hamilton . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . Sr.81 Josh Wardle . . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DB . . . . So.85 Tucker Manskey . . . . . . . . . .WR/DE . . . . Sr.88 Mason Richey . . . . . . . . . . .WR/DE . . . . . Jr.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 26 at Liberty Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 Iowa Park 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Celina 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Fort Worth Nolan 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Boyd 7:30 p.m.Oct.7 at Sanger* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 Gainesville* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 at Aubrey* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 Argyle* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 at Whitesboro* 7:30 p.m.*District 9-3A game

SchedulePILOT POINTJELL TOGETHER QUICKLYWith a first-year coach in Rob Best pac-

ing the sidelines and an inexperiencedvarsity quarterback inAaron Buckinghamunder center, Pilot Pointneeds to come togetheras a team before districtplay begins. If theBearcats can all stay onthe same page whenDistrict 9-3A play starts they could have achance to surprise some people andclinch a playoff spot.

STAY HEALTHYIt is clear Pilot Point does not have

the depth it used to have when it wascrushing Class 2A schools. Class 3A is adifferent animal and it doesn’t help thatthe Bearcats look to be playing one-deep at each position entering the sea-son. That means one big injury at a skillposition could doom the Bearcats forweeks.

BEAT AUBREY, WHITESBORORealistically Pilot Point should know

that chances of beating Sanger and Argyleare very slim. So if theBearcats want a chanceto claim the final playoffspot they must beatAubrey and Whitesborothen hope either Gaines-ville slips or let the sec-ond 9-3A game againstGainesville decide who is dancing into thepostseason. Pilot Point will look to its vet-erans, including kicker Ruben Martinezto lead the way in those key games.

REMEMBER TRADITIONPilot Point may arguably be the most

tradition-rich school in the area. TheBearcats need to realize that and use thatto their advantage. Last season was thefirst time in 33 years Pilot Point did notclinch a playoff spot. Pilot Point needs touse the down year of 2010 to fuel a desireto be better in 2011.

Best Martinez

Hagenbucher said he expects the

Bearcats to get back into the playoffs thisseason. To do that they must finish at leastthird in a district that features state titlecontender Argyle and a very experiencedSanger squad.

“We have to make the playoffs,” he said.“That is my number-one goal, and I knowpeople are looking at me to help us get tothat goal.”

His coach is.

“We will look to him to lead this team,”Best said.

“We know he can because he has thatdesire every good Pilot Point player beforehim had.”

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HIGH SCHOOLS Associated Press preseason pollsHere is The Associated Press preseason Texashigh school poll, with first-place votes in paren-theses, 2010 records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and last year’s final regular-sea-son ranking, if any:

CCLLAASSSS 55AA SScchhooooll RReecc.. PPttss.. PPrrvv..1. Allen (16) 10-2 238 9 2. Katy (4) 13-1 208 2 3. Euless Trinity (3) 15-1 184 1 4. Pearland (1) 16-0 148 — 5. DeSoto (1) 11-3 118 — 6. Cibolo Steele 14-2 102 —7. Galena Park North Shore 11-2 78 8 8. Coppell 13-1 68 5 9. Round Rock Stony Point 14-1 55 3 10. Longview 10-5 42 — OOtthheerrss rreecceeiivviinngg vvootteess:: Southlake Carroll 40,Arlington Martin 23, Guyer 20, Converse Judson13, Cedar Hill 11, Lufkin 8, Klein Collins 6,Round Rock 3, Dallas Skyline 2, Abilene 1.

CCLLAASSSS 44AA SScchhooooll RReecc.. PPttss.. PPrrvv..1. Aledo (24) 16-0 249 1 2. Ryan (1) 15-1 195 2 3. Lake Travis 14-2 191 9 4. Cedar Park 13-1 150 4 5. La Marque 11-4 109 — 6. Brenham 10-1 106 3 7. Smithson Valley 10-2 89 — 8. Dallas Highland Park 12-1 85 5 9. Tyler 12-2 44 8 10. Hewitt Midway 12-1 41 7 OOtthheerrss rreecceeiivviinngg vvootteess:: Stephenville 33,Kerrville Tivy 25, CC Calallen 16, Port LavacaCalhoun 11, Lake Dallas 9, Everman 6,Friendswood 5, Humble 5, Wylie 5, Manvel 1.

CCLLAASSSS 33AA SScchhooooll RReecc.. PPttss.. PPrrvv..1. Tyler Chapel Hill (6) 13-2 218 10 2. Henderson (9) 13-2 209 — 3. Wimberley (7) 14-1 198 3

4. Argyle (3) 13-1 181 4 5. Carthage 14-2 147 — 6. Coldspring-Oakhurst 14-2 97 — 7. Celina 11-1 78 2 8. Gilmer 9-4 66 — 9. West Orange-Stark 8-3 64 — 10. Snyder 10-3 41 — OOtthheerrss rreecceeiivviinngg vvootteess:: West Columbia 25,Alvarado 16, Brownwood 9, Lucas Lovejoy 9,Monahans 8, Athens 5, Lindale 2, Kennedale 1,Graham 1.

CCLLAASSSS 22AA SScchhooooll RReecc.. PPttss.. PPrrvv..1. Daingerfield (8) 14-1 199 6 2. Tatum (6) 12-1 193 2 3. New Boston (6) 14-1 171 — 4. Refugio (3) 13-1 117 1 5. Omaha Pewitt 10-4 111 — 6. Littlefield (1) 12-3 101 — 7. Idalou 12-3 91 — 7. Schulenburg 12-1 91 —

9. Cameron Yoe (1) 14-1 88 4 10. Lexington 14-1 66 5 OOtthheerrss rreecceeiivviinngg vvootteess:: Godley 63, Crockett 30,Hempstead 14, Muleshoe 13, Holliday 12,Grandview 7, Gunter 3, Crawford 2, Arp 1,McGregor 1, Rogers 1.

CCLLAASSSS AA SScchhooooll RReecc.. PPttss.. PPrrvv..1. Canadian (5) 13-1 213 1 2. Ganado (11) 11-1 174 3 3. Windthorst (5) 13-2 166 — 4. Goldthwaite (1) 12-3 138 6 5. Mart (1) 13-2 128 5 6. Garrison 13-1 115 8 7. Falls City (1) 14-1 107 4 8. Tenaha 7-4 100 — 9. Mason (1) 12-2 79 — 10. Munday 11-3 50 — OOtthheerrss rreecceeiivviinngg vvootteess:: Muenster 20, Clarksville16, Albany 16, Burton 13, Wellington 11, Shiner9, Springlake-Earth 5, Chilton 5, Bovina 4,Farwell 2, Alto 2, Normangee 1, Stratford 1.

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Jon Garza remembers the days of sit-ting in class as an eighth-grader withDane Evans and Brock Squier.

The trio would talk about their future— making the varsity football team atSanger, the pageantry of Friday nightsand ending their careers in the statechampionship game.

Garza moved away after that year,spending two years in Durant, Okla., butreturned prior to last season. Now, thethree are seniors and ready to end theircareers together.

“We always had class together and wealways talked about being on varsity, gettingthose spears on our helmets and runningthrough the tunnel, and then our senioryear we were gonna be in Cowboys Stadiumand ending our career like that,” Garza said.

Despite Garza’s detour, he’s back, andhe and Squier, a running back and line-backer, are poised to be breakout playersfor the Indians this season after a stellar2010. The Indians went 9-1 in the regularseason before running into Celina in thefirst round of the playoffs a year ago.

Garza came back to Sanger last yearand immediately filled a key role but wasbehind former teammates Nathan Rotterand Ryan Scott on opponents’ radarentering the year.

Rotter and Scott combined for 1,681yards and 23 touchdowns from Evans,while Garza caught 35 balls for 686 yardsand 10 touchdowns. He also played a bigrole on defense as a safety and in specialteams with a punt return touchdown.

“Jon always wants the ball,” said Evans,who has committed to Tulsa. “I alwaysmess with him. He’ll be wide open [inpractice], and I’ll throw the ball to the flator something just to mess with himbecause he really wants the ball, no mat-ter what. That’s what makes him such agood player.

“On offense he wants the ball and he’lldo whatever it takes to get the ball. Thenon defense he’ll go get the ball back, andon punts he’ll get the ball and go score.He’s just a football player, that’s the bestway to say it.”

Squier split time at running back lastseason with Hayden Thomas, but he ledthe team with 91 carries to Thomas’ 76and had 641 yards and three touch-downs.

Thomas moved, leaving Squier as thelone horse in Sanger’s backfield.

He also made the move from safety tolinebacker this year to help conserve someof his energy to account for the biggerworkload offensively. Squier is ready forthe extra workload.

“I knew I had to pick it up in the off-season and work harder because I knowit’s going to be on my shoulders now,”Squier said. “I had to get better condition-ing-wise and step up and be a leaderbecause I won’t have any help anymore. I

like being in that situation and beingthere when it’s all on my shoulders. I likepeople to count on me.”

Evans said the leadership shown byboth has been evident.

“I think they’re two really big leaders,they just don’t realize it yet,” he said. “Ithink they’ll realize it before the seasonstarts, but I see it.”

And that has Sanger head coach ChuckGalbreath thrilled that he got Garza backprior to last season.

“When they were all in eighth grade, wehad a real good year,” Galbreath said. “Jonwent off to Durant for a couple of years,and now they’re kind of back together andwill be a pretty good threesome there withDane for us.”

Quick factsDistrict: 9-3A2010 record: 9-2 (4-1,District 9-3A)Coach: Chuck Galbreath(24-17 in four seasons)Returning starters: Five on offense, six ondefenseKey players: QB Dane Evans, OL JarrettStastny, K Gage Hundley, WR Dakota Cotten,WR Jay Cain, LB Nick Conklin, DL AdonizDelgado, DL Jared Morrison, DL GarrettMcFerrenOffense: SpreadDefense: 4-3School enrollment: 735Stadium: Indian Stadium

Veterans to lead Indians’ playoff push


SANGER’S GAME-CHANGERS

Brock Squier, left, rushed for 641 yards last season, when Jon Garza caught 35 passes for 686 yards and 10 touch-downs. The duo must help take the pressure off star quarterback Dane Evans, who has committed to Tulsa. If Squierand Garza are effective, Evans could have a big year and Sanger could make a deep playoff run.

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Aug. 26 Wichita Falls Hirschi 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 at Lake Worth 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Vernon 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Princeton 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 7 x-Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 x-Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 x-at Whitesboro 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 x-Gainesville 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 x-at Argyle 7:30 p.m.

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season INDIANS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . .Pos. . . . .Ht. . .Wt . . Yr.1 Michael Stanford . .WR/DE . .6-3 . .190 . Sr.2 Wyatt Broxson . . . .QB/DB . .6-3 . .175 . So.4 Mason Gill . . . . . . .WR/DB . .5-9 . .160 . Sr.5 Gage Hundley . . . . .PK . . . . .5-9 . .150 . Sr.6 Jon Garza . . . . . . . .WR/DB . .5-9 . .185 . Sr.7 Blake Manning . . . .WR/DB . .5-10 .160 . Sr.8 Mitch Hassell . . . . .QB/DB . .5-9 . .165 . Sr.9 Dakota Cotten . . . .WR/DB . .6-2 . .180 . Sr.11 Brennan Bloom . .WR/DB . .6-1 . .155 . So.12 Jordan Padron . . .WR/DB . .6-1 . .175 . Sr.13 Tanner Thomas . . .WR/DB . .6-1 . .160 . So.15 Adrian Guay . . . . .RB/LB . .5-9 . .160 . Sr.17 Dane Evans . . . . .QB/DB . .6-2 . .195 . Sr.18 Jay Cain . . . . . . . .WR/LB . .6-2 . .190 . Sr.22 Brice Escobedo . .RB/LB . .6-0 . .175. . Jr.24 Derek Shelby . . . .RB/DE . .6-0 . .180 . So.25 Andrew Martinez . .WR/DB . .5-8 . .150. . Jr.30 John Eskue . . . . .RB/LB . .6-0 . .170 . Sr.34 Brock Squier . . . .RB/DB . .5-10 .185 . Sr.36 Devin Teeters . . . .WR/DB . .5-10 .180. . Jr.50 Adoniz Delgado . .OL/DL . .6-0 . .210 . Sr.52 Austen Lange . . . .OL/LB . .6-0 . .205 . So.53 Jared Morrison . . .OL/DE . .5-11 .210 . Sr.

54 Jarrett Stastny . . .OL/DE . .6-4 . .280 . Sr.55 Garrett McFerren .OL/DE . .6-1 . .230 . Sr.56 Nick Conklin . . . . .OL/LB . .5-10 .195 . Sr.60 Brance Watts . . . .OL/DE . .6-2 . .210 . Fr.62 Max Chick . . . . . .OL/DL . .6-0 . .215. . Jr.63 James Ward . . . . .OL/DL . .5-9 . .270 . Sr.64 Kyle Scheffler . . . .OL/DL . .6-0 . .250 . So.65 Colt Nelson . . . . .OL/DL . .5-9 . .280 . Sr.70 Albert Sanchez . . .OL/DL . .6-1 . .265. . Jr.74 Aaron Stuart . . . . .OL/DL . .5-10 .250 . So.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 26 Wichita Falls Hirschi 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 at Lake Worth 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Plainview (Okla.) 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Vernon 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Princeton 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 Pilot Point* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 Aubrey* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 at Whitesboro* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 Gainesville* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 3 at Argyle* 7 p.m.* District 9-3A game

ScheduleSANGERKEEP KEY PLAYERS FRESHThe Indians have more two-way

starters than head coach ChuckGalbreath would like,and in key positions. JonGarza starts as a widereceiver and safety,along with handlingpunt return duties.Brock Squier will be thelone running back andalso plays linebacker. The Indians couldhave as many as five or six two-waystarters when the season begins.

GET READY FOR CELINAWith the way the Class 3A Division I

bracket shapes up, if Sanger makes thepostseason as expected, it will again haveto deal with playing state powerhouseCelina in the first round. The Bobcatshandled Sanger last year in a 49-7blowout. The teams appear to be on acrash course again this year with Sangerhoping for a better result.

FILL OFFENSIVE VOIDSThe Sanger offense was a well-oiled

machine last season, led by quarterbackDane Evans, a Tulsa commit. He hadplenty of weapons at hisdisposal in Sanger’sspread attack, but two ofthose big weapons, widereceivers Nathan Rotterand Ryan Scott graduat-ed. Jon Garza will playan even bigger role onthis year’s team, and the Indians arebanking on senior wideout Dakota Cottento emerge as a threat.

PROTECT YOUR BOYEvans is one of the top pocket passers

in the state, and especially at the Class3A level. The Tulsacommit is entering histhird season as thestarter and knows theoffense like the back ofhis hand. An injury toEvans would obviouslybe detrimental toSanger’s hopes. The offensive line, ledby Jarrett Stastny, must keep Evansupright.

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A year ago, Ponder ushered in a new eraby finally being eligible for the state play-offs.

After being housed in District 5-2A, theLions found themselves with a viableavenue to postseason opportunities.

Unfortunately for the Lions, Ponderwent 0-5 in league games. Still, it was stepin the right direction for the fledgling pro-gram.

This fall, they are ready to give it anoth-er shot at the ultimate playoff goal.

With several veterans returning, thereis every reason to believe the Lions canimprove on the 2-8 overall record theyposted in 2010.

Ponder coach Rubin Covington is real-istic with his goals when it comes to theupcoming season.

“We’re still going to be young,” he said.“Our hope four years ago was that thegroup that was going to be seniors thisyear would be battle-tested.”

That group hasn’t stayed togetherthrough the duration, but the onesremaining are capable of leading thecharge toward future success.

“We lost a few of those kids that startedwhen the program began,” Covingtonsaid. “We have four or five kids that arestill here and have been the whole time.Last year, we lost 13 starters when you fig-ure offense and defense.

“What was going to be our area ofstrength isn’t. Bottom line is we are goingto be young.”

Among those returning are seniorlinemen Ranger Perry and SpencerDeal.

“I’m looking forward to the season,”Perry said. “Last year, we found outwhat varsity football is all about. Now,we just to have to build on that experi-ence.”

Deal, a first-team all-district defen-sive end, is eager to get started this sea-son.

“Everybody has been working hard,”Deal said. “We have had a lot of people inthe summer come up here in the morn-ing while we are working out on our own.

I mean, I think we’ll do better this year.We should do better, so we’ll just see howit goes.”

While Perry and Deal bring a great dealof experience to the table for Ponder, aninjury has sidelined one of its most crucialreturners.

Reid Sanders, one of the Lions’ startingquarterbacks from a year ago, injured hisknee during practice recently and shouldbe sidelined for the rest of the season.Sanders, a junior, split time with DaltonBrown at quarterback last season.

Now, with Brown casting his lot withbaseball and Sanders injured, Ponder isleft scrambling to find a new quarterbackwith its opener just around the corner.

“At this point, I can tell you we don’t

really have a replacement plan,”Covington said. “We’re just going to haveto look at it over the next week and try tocome up with a solution.”

Another returning lettermen is tightend Tanner Yeager.

“Last year a lot of people here weren’tused to us playing varsity football,”Yeager said. “I think we have won themover. I think with the experience we havecoming back, it can only make us a betterteam.

“If we continue to work hard, I thinkour season will improve from last year.We’ve been in this position before, a posi-tion to play against other teams with var-sity programs. I think we have learnedfrom that experience.”

Quick factsDistrict: 5-2A, Division I2010 record: 2-8 (0-5District 5-2A, Division I)Coach: Rubin Covington(2-8 one season atPonder)Returning starters: Seven on offense,seven on defenseKey players: DE/OL Ranger Perry, DE/OLSpencer Deal, TE/DB Tanner Yeager,LB Jayson AlexanderOffense: ShotgunDefense: MultipleSchool enrollment: 342Stadium: Ponder Field

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PONDER’S GAME-CHANGER

Star returners on both the offensive and defensive lines, seniors Ranger Perry, left, and Spencer Deal form the backboneof Ponder’s fledgling program as it tries to pick up its first-ever district win. With returning quarterback Reid Sanders outfor the year, Deal and Perry will form the foundation of Ponder’s offense that returns seven starters from last season.

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Date Opponent Time

Aug. 26 at Muenster 7:30 p.m.Sept. 2 Wichita Falls Hirschi 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 McKinney Christian 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Whitewright 7:30 p.m.Sept. 30 at Perrin-Whitt 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 x-Callisburg 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 x-Pottsboro 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 x-at Howe 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 x-Paradise 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 x-at Boyd 7:30 p.m.

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3 Austin Leveridge . . . .WR/DB . .5-9 .148 . . Jr.

5 Dylan Nichelson . . . .WR/DB . .5-8 .156 . . Jr.

7 John Yurrtas . . . . . . .WR/DB . .5-10 163 . . Jr.

8 Kyle Patterson . . . . .RB/DL . .5-5 .201 . Sr.

10 Christian Worthington .WR/DB . .5-9 .148 . So.

11 Tanner Yeager . . . . .WR/DB . .5-5 .145 . . Jr.

12 Ryan Hughes . . . . .QB/DB . .5-10 154 . Sr.

15 T.J. Ferryman . . . . .RB/LB . .5-10 156 . Sr.

17 Reid Sanders . . . . .QB/DB . .6-1 .195 . . Jr.

22 Cameron Kitten . . .WR/DB . .5-8 .147 . Sr.

28 Jayson Alexander . .RB/LB . .5-7 .140 . So.

31 Cody Jones . . . . . .RB/LB . .5-10 175 . Sr.

34 Louis Goodman . . .WR/LB . .5-8 .152 . Sr.

50 Spencer Deal . . . . .OL/DL . .6-0 .240 . Sr.

52 Ryder Perry . . . . . .OL/LB . .6-0 .197. . Fr.

54 Jack Beer . . . . . . . .OL/LB . .5-11 201 . . Jr.

55 Coleman James . . .OL/DL . .5-11 211 . . Jr.

62 Ranger Perry . . . . .OL/DL . .6-1 .220 . Sr.

71 Cole Nunn . . . . . . .OL/DL . .6-3 .189 . Sr.

79 Zach Smith . . . . . .OL/DL . .6-4 .195 . Sr.

89 Nick King . . . . . . . .WR/DB . .5-10 145 . . Jr.

Date Opponent Time

Aug. 26 at Muenster 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 2 W.F. Hirschi 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 9 McKinney Christian 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 at Whitewright 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 at Perrin-Whitt 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 Callisburg* 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 14 Pottsboro* 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21 at Howe* 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 28 at Paradise* 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 4 at Boyd* 7:30 p.m.

* District 5-2A, Division I

SchedulePONDERCAPITALIZE ON SOME TALENTThough the number

of players is limited,Ponder does have sometalent returning for the2011 season. Headingthe group of returnees isdefensive end SpencerDeal. He was the lonefirst-team all-districtselection. Deal was alsoan honorable mentionpick as an offensive line-man. Other honorablemention all-districtplayers back this seasonare tight end TannerYeager and linebacker T.J. Ferryman.

FOCUS ON WORKING HARDCovington said his team will work every

day. He and his staff tell the players thatthey can’t control a lot of what goes on intheir life, but the one thing they can con-trol is how hard they work. Covingtonsaid he has the type of players who arewilling to leave everything on the field.Ponder will have to focus on maintaining

that work ethic as the Lions continue thetransition to playing varsity football.

BUILD PRIDE IN PROGRAMDespite its limited time as a varsity pro-

gram, Covington said many don’t under-stand that Ponder foot-ball is not a novelty andthe Lions are not juststarting at the bottomanymore. Covington saidPonder is not a newlyestablished program.The seniors on this year’ssquad have never been in junior high orhigh school without a football program.Ponder must quickly build a tradition andculture that will bolster the program.

DO MORE WITH LESSBased on the numbers, Ponder again

will struggle to survive the rigors ofvarsity football. Simply put, the Lionshave too many two-way players to becompetitive. Coach Rubin Covingtonpoints to the fact if one player is out ofthe lineup, it is equal to losing twoplayers.

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A year ago, the starting quarterbackbattle at Liberty Christian was like a widereceiver sneaking behind the defense andthen frantically waving his arms only togo unseen.

Both were wide open.Jump ahead to this fall and you’ll find

the Warriors locked in and loaded atquarterback. Josh Cousins claimed thejob last season and never looked back. Heengineered the Warriors to an 8-2 regularseason and into the second round of theplayoffs after Liberty made the move upto TAPPS Division 1 in 2010.

The season was capped with Cousinsearning an invitation to the U.S. ArmyCombine in January, where he wasnamed a Top 10 quarterback. And now,with the Warriors needing to replaceseven offensive starters, including four offive offensive linemen along with 2010’stop three wide receivers and two runningbacks, Cousins’ experience running theoffense is vitally important to Libertymaking another run to the postseason.

“His experience is going to be huge,”Liberty head coach Greg Price said. “Idon’t think he has to carry the team. Whatour offense does a good job of is not forc-ing anything, not saddling up on any oneperson.”

Knowing the Warriors were going toneed newcomers — Liberty Christian losta class of 24 seniors last year — to step upinto key roles, Cousins held regular work-outs with his receivers during the summer.

“I’m trying to be a leader both on thefield and off the field,” said Cousins. “Iwant to be sure that people know they cantrust me. All eyes will be on me in thehuddle, so I want to be sure they can trustme to push them down the field.”

Cousins is joined by offensive linemenBrad Lindblade and Alexander Reece andfullback Tim Douglas in a core of playerswith starting experience. And Cousinsalready has seen enough in workouts for hisexpectations for 2011 to rise to 2009 levels.

In other words, a return to the statechampionship game is goal No. 1.

“I think we can be a very good team and

get to the playoffs,” Cousins said. “Andonce the playoffs start, I think we can turnit up a little bit and make it back to state.”

Of course, the Warriors’ defense mustcontribute to help make that goal a reali-ty. Four starters are back, including KyleMetzger and Daniel Loch, who willanchor a secondary that figures to be theWarriors’ strength on that side of the ball.

“Our secondary definitely has the mostdepth and speed that we’ve ever had,” saidassistant coach Rick Gailey.

Another Liberty Christian returningstarter, defensive lineman Brad Horton,has attracted interest from several DivisionI schools. Also game-tested in a startingrole on defense will be John Howell.

Price’s biggest concern may be filling

holes at linebacker. He’ll have to find fourstarters since the Warriors are switchingto a 3-4 defensive alignment this year.

“Our defense has really come along andlooked solid,” Price said. “There’s not anyone superstar that you’d say is the stal-wart, other than maybe Brad. He’s goingto do some great things and be a big pres-ence up front.”

Despite all the new faces in key roles,the Warriors won’t label this a rebuildingseason. Reloading is more like it.

“We can be a pretty good football team,”said Price. “There are a lot of opportuni-ties for kids to step up and be a part ofsomething special.”

Just like the opportunity Cousins tookadvantage of one year ago.

Quick factsDistrict: TAPPS Division1, District 12010 record: 9-3 (4-2,TAPPS Division 1, District1)Coach: Greg Price (19-7 in two seasons atLiberty)Returning starters: Four on offense, fouron defenseKey players: QB Josh Cousins, DL BradHorton, OL Brad Lindblade, OL AlexanderReece, FB Tim Douglas, DB Kyle Metzger,Offense: I-formationDefense: 3-4School enrollment: 464Stadium: Bowles Stadium

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LIBERTY CHRISTIAN’S GAME-CHANGER

Josh Cousins won a battle for the starting quarterback job at Liberty Christian last season and went on to leadthe Warriors to an 8-2 finish in the regular season and a trip to the second round of the playoffs. Liberty willlook to Cousins to expand his role as a team leader this year, its second in TAPPS Division 1.

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WARRIORS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . .Pos. . . . .Ht. . .Wt . . Yr.2 Mitchell Roswell . . .WR/DB . .5-7 . .160 . . Jr.3 Ben Hawkins . . . . .RB/LB . . .5-10 .175 . So.4 Christian Burks . . . .WR/DB . .5-11 .160 . . Jr.5 JonAaron Howell . . .RB/DB . .5-10 .165 . So.6 Miles Smith . . . . . .RB/LB . . .5-11 .170 . Sr.7 Graham Richardson .WR/DB . .5-9 . .150 . . Jr.8 Aaron Deaver . . . . .RB/LB . . .6-0 . .165 . . Jr.9 Foster Ford . . . . . .QB/DB . .6-0 . .175 . . Jr.10 Josh Cousins . . . .QB/DB . .6-1 . .195 . Sr.11 Adam Hawkins . . .WR/LB . .5-10 .180 . Sr.11 Gavin Menichini . .QB/DB . .6-3 . .175 . So.12 Daniel Loch . . . . .WR/LB . .5-10 .165 . Sr.16 Josiah Hartzler . . .WR/LB . .6-3 . .175 . . Jr.17 Jesse Ward . . . . . .WR/DB . .5-9 . .150 . Sr.18 Kyle Kellner . . . . .WR/DB . .6-2 . .170 . . Jr.19 Kyle Metzger . . . .WR/DB . .5-9 . .155 . Sr.20 Bobby Hartzler . . .WR/LB . .6-2 . .160 . . Jr.21 Nathan Nicholson . .WR/DB . .5-7 . .145 . Sr.22 Camron Cornett . .RB/DB . .5-8 . .165 . . Jr.23 Josh Moore . . . . .WR/LB . .6-0 . .165 . . Jr.24 Matt Marrs . . . . . .RB/LB . . .5-9 . .160 . So.30 Jensen Nash . . . .RB/LB . . .5-9 . .160 . . Jr.31 Jet Milner . . . . . . .RB/LB . . .5-10 .155 . Sr.33 Titus McLaughlin .WR/DB . .5-10 .150 . . Jr.36 Tim Douglass . . . .RB/LB . . .6-2 . .185 . Sr.40 Ryan Clifford . . . .FB/LB . . .5-9 . .170 . Sr.42 Jacob Springer . . .WR/LB . .5-8 . .155 . . Jr.44 Dylan Sprock . . . .RB/LB . . .5-11 .190 . . Jr.50 Morgan Engel . . . .OL/DL . . .6-3 . .195 . . Jr.

51 Zack Long . . . . . .OL/DL . . .5-11 .185 . Sr.52 Christian Palmer . .OL/DL . . .5-10 .195 . So.53 Connor McMann .OL/LB . . .6-0 . .190 . So.54 Micah Stateson . .OL/DL . . .5-11 .200 . . Jr.55 Jake Newman . . .OL/DL . . .6-0 . .200 . . Jr.56 Michael Kephart .OL/DL . . .5-11 .200 . . Jr.61 Alexander Reece .OL/DL . . .5-11 .285 . Sr.72 A.J. Seely . . . . . . .OL/DL . . .6-0 . .270 . So.74 Brad Lundblade . .OL/DL . . .6-2 . .290 . So.75 Brad Horton . . . . .OL/DL . . .6-5 . .245 . Sr.77 Hunter Reece . . . .OL/DL . . .6-1 . .190 . . Jr.81 Matt Tatum . . . . . .WR/LB . .6-0 . .165 . . Jr.88 Braxton Nuese . . .WR/DB . .6-0 . .160 . So.91 Mikeal Sroka . . . .K . . . . . .5-9 . .150 . . Jr.99 Cole Austin . . . . .K . . . . . .5-6 . .135. . Fr.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 26 Pilot Point 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 Grace Prep 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Aubrey 7:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Nolan Catholic* 7:30 p.m.Sept. 30 Bishop Lynch* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at Prestonwood* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 Bishop Dunne* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 at John Paul II* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 Trinity Christian* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 4 El Paso Cathedral 7:30 p.m.* TAPPS Division 1, District I

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REMAIN UNSELFISH, FOCUSEDToo many newcomers with limited

game experience reinforce head coachGreg Price’s strong belief that theWarriors must be unselfish in their playwhile keeping God No. 1 in their hearts.“If we have an unselfish team, love eachother and are a team that brings glory tothe Lord, no matter how many games wewin we’ll have a successful year,” Pricesays.

BE AGGRESSIVE ON DEFENSE Despite having to replace seven defen-

sive starters, the Warriors will rely on adefensive strategy that has helped bringthe program great success in recent years.Simply, the defense must continue to beaggressive in pursuing the ball. If theWarriors’ defense quickly jells, it can con-trol field position and put Liberty’s youngoffense in better positions to be success-ful.

REBUILD THE OFFENSIVE LINEAt the start of fall practice, just 13 out

of 82 total players signed up to play

offensive line. A year ago, the Warriorshad that many senior offensive linemenalone. Consequently, several players havebeen moved to the line from other posi-tions to help replace four offensive linestarters from last season. These playersmust accept their new roles and learntheir new positions quickly in order toprovide an offense with new runningbacks and receivers a chance to havesome success.

BALANCING THINGS OUTAlthough the offense will probably rely

a little more on senior quarterback JoshCousins’ arm this season, the Warriorshope to put a balanced offensive attack onthe field. To take advantage of Cousins’passing ability, new running backs willneed to move the ball effectively on theground while a new group of widereceivers must step up and prove they canmake plays catching the ball. “We’ve gotto be solid in the throwing game,” saidPrice, “especially considering the new andinexperienced offensive linemen we’llhave.”

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Last season, when the Calvary Lionsweren’t in the classroom they were stilllearning — on the field.

They learned what it took to compete inTAPPS again, following a season as anindependent after the program had beendiscontinued in 2008 because of theschool’s lack of male athletes.

They learned that success was possi-ble despite being young and inexperi-enced. The Lions completed a 6-6 sea-son and went two rounds into the stateplayoffs with just one senior on the ros-ter.

And, perhaps key to the upcoming 2011season, Calvary learned that it has a cor-nerstone quarterback and unquestionedleader in Justin Rush, who took over thereins of the Lions last season as an under-sized freshman and wound up earningfirst-team all-state honors.

You can’t understate how excitedhead coach Jay Houser and his staff areabout having Rush back as the leader ofa Lions program that returns five offen-sive and five defensive starters. Amongthose returnees are two defensivestandouts that also merited all-staterecognition in 2010: junior cornerbackJesse Wells (second team) and seniorsafety Chandler Cramer (honorablemention).

“A very good team last year is going tobe much better because we’re a yearolder,” said Houser, who is in his thirdyear at the school. “Our expectations areto win state. I think we’re good enough. Ibase this on the kids we have coming backand our quarterback. He’s that good.”

Rush has packed on 40 pounds ofmass and muscle since last year. Equallyimportant, Houser said his still-youngquarterback has grown into the team’sleader since the end of last season,which came in a 45-0 quarterfinal lossto eventual state champion BrenhamChristian.

“There has to be that definitive leaderon the field and that day Justin becamethat,” said Houser. “To be playing in theleague we’re playing in, he should domi-

nate. He’s going to be exciting to watch.“He’s very mature for his age. He’s done

a great job of becoming a leader by exam-ple.”

And, apparently, Rush has not relaxedin the wake of his all-state honors.

“He’s tripled his strength from the endof last year,” assistant coach Jay Helzersaid. “He’s increased his speed. His tech-nique is better. He’s a lot more accuratethis year. And he’s learned to read thewhole field.”

Cramer, meanwhile, will be called uponto provide senior leadership to the Lions’defense from either the safety or line-backer slots. Like Rush, Cramer’s off-sea-son work has resulted in him gainingweight (25 pounds) and improving his

strength. A free safety last season, he maybe moved to middle linebacker to takeadvantage of his increased size andstrength.

“Chandler is our tone-setter ondefense,” assistant coach Jason McBridesaid. “He’s the guy who’s got experienceand can deliver the physical style ofdefense that we want.”

Wells will play running back in addi-tion to cornerback. Matt Hood will alsosee time at running back after playingwide receiver a year ago. Junior centerCollin Phillips is back to anchor Calvary’sline.

The Calvary offense should also get a

Quick factsDistrict: TAPPS Six-Man,Division II, District I2010 record: 6-6 (4-1TAPPS Six-Man, DivisionII, District I)Coach: Jay Houser (13-9 in two seasons atCalvary)Returning starters: Five on offense, five ondefenseKey players: RB Matt Hood, OL CollinPhillips, WR Alex LaGrange, CB Jesse WellsOffense: SpreadDefense: MultipleSchool enrollment: 212Stadium: Bronco Field

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CALVARY’S GAME-CHANGER

Quarterback Justin Rush came out of nowhere as a freshman last season to earn all-state honors for Calvary and willlook to build on his breakout performance this season. Rush has packed on 40 pounds of muscle and improved hisoverall strength. What might be even more important is that he has emerged as the unquestioned leader of the team.

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Aug. 27 Mansfield Fellowship* 2 p.m.Sept. 1 WF Christ Academy 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 at Saint Jo 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 McKinney Cornerstone 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Lubbock Kingdom Prep 11 a.m.Sept. 30 x-Granbury Happy Hill 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 x-at Brownwood Victory Life 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 x-at Wichita Falls Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 x-Wichita Christian 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 x-Lubbock Christ the King 7:30 p.m.

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FOUR DOWNS Keys to a historic season LIONS RosterNo. Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pos.. . . . . . Yr.4 George Hartgrove . . . . . . . . . .DE. . . . . . . So.5 Jessie Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RB/CB. . . . . Jr.6 Joseph Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB. . . . . . . So.8 Brandon Eaton . . . . . . . . . . . .RB . . . . . . . Fr.9 Chandler Cramer . . . . . . . . . .S . . . . . . . . Sr.11 Justin Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB. . . . . . . So.12 Alex LaGrange . . . . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . . . Jr.19 Jacob Peters . . . . . . . . . . . .DE . . . . . . . Fr.20 Byron Crouch . . . . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . . . Jr.22 Josh Elam . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB . . . . . . . Fr.24 Bradley Crouch . . . . . . . . . .DE . . . . . . . Fr.27 Matt Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RB. . . . . . . . Jr.31 Ty Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C . . . . . . . . So.43 Drew White . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB. . . . . . . . Fr.44 Luke Vaughn . . . . . . . . . . . .DE . . . . . . . Fr.55 Austin Kash . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . . Sr. 72 Collin Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . .C. . . . . . . . . Jr.

Date Opponent TimeAug. 27 Mansfield Fellowship 2 p.m.Sept. 1 Wichita Falls Christ. 7:30 p.m.Sept. 9 at Saint Jo 7:30 p.m.Sept. 16 M. Cornerstone 7:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Kingdom Prep 11 a.m.Sept. 30 Happy Hill Farm* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at Victory Life* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 at WF Notre Dame* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 21 WF Christian* 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 Christ the King* 7:30 p.m.* TAPPS 2A Division II District 1 game^ at Maverick Stadium in Arlington

ScheduleCALVARYKEEP RUSH HEALTHYIt goes without saying that sophomore

quarterback Justin Rush’s ability toremain healthy this season will play ahuge role in the Lions’ quest for a deeprun into the playoffs. The first-team all-state QB added weight and strength fromlast season and knows what it takes to runCalvary’s offense after directing the attacklast season as a freshman. “We’re veryexcited about him, to say the least,” saidLions head coach Jay Houser.

GET MORE PLAYERS INVOLVEDThe 2011 Lions have grown both phys-

ically and in numbers compared to a yearago, and that meansCalvary should havemore depth it can counton. And Houser and hisstaff ’s plan to utilizetheir roster more thisseason. With 17 playersin uniform, the Lionswill be able to rotate more fresh players inand out of games instead of relying toomuch on a handful of players asked toplay on both sides of the ball. “I made the

mistake last year of basically playing thesame six kids on offense and defense,” saidHouser. “We wore ourselves out. This yearwe’re going to get all of them going.”

CONTROLLED AGGRESSIONNow that so many freshmen and soph-

omores from a year ago have a season ofexperience under their belts, the Lions’coaching staff hopes that translates into amore aggressive defense that still playswith discipline. In addition to simplybecoming a year older, the returning play-ers have also gotten bigger and stronger.

SAME GAME, NEW LOOKHouser and assistants Jay Helzer and

Jason McBride aren’t magicians, but theymay have something up their sleeves.They believe they’ve come up with someunique scheme and formation ideas thatthey’ve yet to see used in six-man football,and they can’t wait to unveil them thisseason. “We want to show the six-mannation some things they’ve never seen,”said Houser. “We’ve got some ideas,things that I’ve never seen watching film,that we want to try.”

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When Krum coach Gary Robinson washired in 2008, he was contractually obli-gated to build a varsity football program.

Based on all the evidence, he’s done justthat, and more. He steps another foot for-ward with positive proof when his teamtakes the field at Bobcat Stadium onFriday night.

“It started with pee wee football here,the year before I got here,” Robinson said.“We have a great youth association, theKYSA, the Krum Youth SportsAssociation and [president] Ted Wileydoes a great job of running that.”

With everything in place, Robinsonrolled up his sleeves and began buildinghis program from the ground up.

On Aug. 26, Krum begins its first 10-game full varsity schedule when it hostsFrost.

“The main thing is our school board andsuperintendent [Mike Davis] have doneeverything to make it work,” Robinsonsaid. “Whatever we need to make this pro-gram succeed, they’ve done it.”

Last year, the Bobcats dipped their feetinto Friday night waters by playing sixgames against varsity teams, winningfour.

This fall, Krum plays an independentschedule and next year will be housed in ayet-to-be-announced district with achance to reach the playoffs.

Based on student population, Krumprobably will be introduced as a 3A team.Its alignment with a district will be deter-mined by the University InterscholasticLeague, the governing body of Texas ath-letics.

“I’d like to have a winning season,”Robinson said. “I’d like to get somemomentum going into next year when wewill have a senior class.”

Krum already has set milestones withthe group Robinson has assembled in hisshort time at his latest outpost.

Among those veterans returning aresophomore quarterback Caz Wojciak andrunning back Brennan Ellis.

In 2010, Wojciak passed for 618 yardsand six touchdowns. Meanwhile, Ellis

rushed for 452 yards and three scores.Others being heavily counted on this

fall are junior running back Reed Flores,and junior linemen Steven Martinez andTrevor Enis.

“I’m just ready to get the season start-ed,” Wojciak said. “I think we have a goodchance of being pretty good this season.”

Robinson is quick to hold back any pre-dictions.

“I don’t want to put that much pressureon them,” Robinson said. “It’s hard to winevery game. It’s hard to say what kind ofgoals we have because of our independentschedule.

“We do have a goal to beat Frostbecause they beat us last year by threepoints. We’ve got them here this year.”

Also scheduled to visit Bobcat Stadiumthis autumn is Alba-Golden, a teamKrum beat in double overtime a year agoon the road.

“It was their homecoming game”Robinson said. “That was a good experi-ence for our kids to do something likethat.”

Despite not having a graduating foot-ball class, Krum has bulked up with expe-rience. Playing varsity teams has helpedboost the confidence of the Bobcats.

“We understand the more experiencedteams we played last year are what wehave to look forward to this season,”Flores said. “The speed and the skill level

Quick factsDistrict: Independent

2010 record: 8-2 (Varsitycompetition 4-2, JV com-petition 4-0)

Coach: Gary Robinson(8-2 in one season at Krum)

Returning starters: 11 on offense, 11 ondefense

Key players: QB/FS Caz Wojciak, RB/OLBBrennan Ellis, S/WR Zach Hughes, RB/OLBReed Flores OL/DL Steven Martinez

Offense: Multiple

Defense: 3-4

School enrollment: 475

Stadium: Bobcat Stadium

Bobcats putting foundation in place


KRUM’S GAME-CHANGER

Quarterback Caz Wojciak threw for 618 yards and six touchdowns for Krum last season, when the Bobcats played aschedule against varsity and JV teams. Krum returns all 22 of its starters from last season and will look for Wojciak toprovide leadership for a team still making the adjustment to playing at the varsity level.

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67 Aaron Gilmore . . . .OL/DL . .6-2 .250. . Jr.70 Eli Sanchez . . . . . .OL/DL .5-11 .260 . Fr.71 Leo Sanchez . . . . .OL/DL . .6-2 .230. . Jr.78 Steven Martinez . . .OL/DL .5-10 .235. . Jr.81 Tyler Starnes . . . . .TE/DE . .6-2 .185. . Jr.85 Trevor Enis . . . . . . .OL/DE . .6-4 .200. . Jr.88 Romario Hernandez .WR/DB . .5-4 .140. . Jr.

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CAPITALIZE ON HOME SLATEKrum enters its first season of varsity

football with a favorable home schedule.Of the 10 scheduled games, the Bobcatshave six of them on their home field. It allbegins Aug. 26 when Frost arrives in townfor the season opener for both clubs. Alsoon the home schedule is Sunnyvale (Sept.16), Alba-Golden (Sept. 23), Blue Ridge(Sept. 30), Dallas A Plus for homecoming(Oct. 14), and Austin St. Stephens (Nov.4). Krum must capitalize and win some ofthose games.

ADJUST TO A NEW ERAFor the first time ever, Krum will join the

“Friday night lights” party this fall. Bobcatscoach Gary Robinsonsaid a lot of people don’tunderstand Texas HighSchool football and howpowerful it is. He expectsthe more curious fansget, the more they willunderstand. Robinsonfigures once Krum residents embrace theprogram they’ll come to realize there issomething to be excited about.

EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE Despite starting up a varsity football

program in a town known for its basket-ball tradition, Krum players said theresponse to being the new kids on theblock has been relatively refreshing.Quarterback Caz Wojciak said thingshave been rather positive. He said Fridaynights are going to be more exciting andpeople will learn to appreciate varsityfootball the more they are exposed to it.All the players realize there is a burden ontheir shoulders because they are the pio-neers of football.

USE WOJCIAK EFFECTIVELYDespite several two-way players at

Krum, Wojciak isn’t allowed to playdefense for a good reason. He loves play-ing safety, but Robinson has reservationsabout Wojciak making tackles. Robinsonclearly doesn’t want his starting quarter-back to mix it up in the secondary. He saidWojciak is one of the team’s best players,including defensive players. Krum willhave to help Wojciak be as effective atquarterback as he was at safety and alsofind someone to replace him on defense.

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In Business for Over 50 Years

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Knee and Shoulder

Eric A. Eifler, MDOrthopedic Surgeon

✯ Sports Medicine✯ Arthroscopy✯ Hip and Knee Joint Replacement✯ Fracture Management

Lyn D. Ward, MDOrthopedic Surgeon

✯ Sports Medicine✯ Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy✯ Hip and Knee Joint Replacement✯ Hand Surgery✯ Fracture Management

Michael A. House, MDOrthopedic Surgeon

✯ Sports Medicine✯ Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy✯ Hip and Knee Joint Replacement✯ Fracture Management

Craig R. Glauser, MDOrthopedic Surgeon

✯ Sports Medicine✯ Foot and Ankle Surgery✯ Fracture Management

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Are you claustrophobic? ✯ Do you need an MRI? ✯ Are you looking for an OPEN atmosphere?Ask our staff for more details to schedule your OPEN MRI today.

✯ Board Certified Physical Therapists ✯ Treatment for all common musculoskeletal conditions✯ Over 40 Years experience specializing in Orthopedics/Sports Medicine

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Same day appointments available for Acute Sports Injuries. Most insurance policies accepted.

2535 W. Oak Street • Denton, TX 76201 • 940-382-1577

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