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JORDAN SCHULTZTHE ARGUS OBSERVER

ONTARIO

Ahh, yes. It’s finally that time of year again;fall is right around the corner. With the excep-tion of the MLB, baseball season is all wrappedup and finished for the year. The weather is fi-nally starting to cool off. Here in a few weeksthe leaves on the trees will be changing colorsand falling to the ground. Soon it will be theperfect weather for sweatshirts. Fall meansnice enjoyable weather, bonfires, pumpkin fla-vored drinks and so much else. But above all,the fall season means football is finally back. Football is arguably the biggest and most pop-

ular sport in America today. It is unarguablythe most popular sports season here in theTreasure Valley, and understandably so.Baseball, basketball and other sports have theirtime, but the teams play several times a week.If a team has a bad game, it’s not the end ofthe world. They will have another chance toright the ship in a few days, or the next timethey play that team. This isn’t the case in foot-ball. You only get one chance to get it right.You spend all week long preparing a game planfor your upcoming opponent. You only get onechance to step on the field under those brightFriday Night Lights to try and show who is the

better prepared team. There are nosecond chances. One critical loss canmean that a team isn’t going to beplaying when it’s time for the stateplayoffs. It’s truly a do-or-die gameevery time these players step onto thefield. That is what is so magical aboutfootball season. Here in the Treasure Valley alone

there are several huge story lines tofollow this year. How will Fruitlandand Nyssa come back this season aftercoming up just short, losing in thestate championship game? Is Fruitlandgoing to be able to knock offHomedale to take back the SnakeRiver Valley crown? Will Ontario beable to make a deeper run in the stateplayoffs this year after graduating 20seniors? Will Vale be able to live up totheir preseason rank as one of the best

teams in the entire state at the 3A level? Howwill Adrian come back this year after puttingup video game numbers week in and week outlast year? How will the addition of Emmett af-fect the SRV conference standings?If you’re a fan of the college game there are

even more questions to be answered. How isBoise State going to do in its first year of theBryan Harsin era? Is Oregon State finally go-ing to be able to break Oregon’s six-game winstreak during the Civil War? I don’t even haveto tell you about the big story lines to follow ifyou’re a fan of the NFL; you already knowthem. This is perhaps one of the best parts about

football. Not only is each week a game, it reallydoes tell a story that changes things for somany other teams that aren’t even on the field.If an underdog team can come through withan upset over a conference favorite, that givesanother team a chance to sneak into the play-offs or potentially take the league crown.There are so many moving parts that affect somany different teams. One big play, one badloss, one upset victory or one key injury canmean so many different things for differentteams. There is one thing that’s for sure. There real-

ly is no other season like football season, and Iam more than excited about it. Any givenweek any team can go out and beat another.There are no guarantees in football. Anythingcan happen in any week. Best of luck to all theplayers in the area strapping on their helmetsto do battle on Friday nights this year.

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Coming into last season,the Ontario Tigers wereone of the toughest teamsto try and guess an out-come for. They were themost inexperienced teamthat brought back double-digit returners. They weregoing to suit up 20 seniorsfor their opening day ros-ter, which normally wouldmake a team a preseasonfavorite to win the statechampionship. This wasnot the case for the Tigers,though, as the majority ofthose 20 seniors had littleto no varsity experiencecoming into the season,due to the fact the previ-ous senior class also gradu-ated 20 players. A teamlike this could truly go oneof two directions. Part ofbeing a responsible jour-nalist is admitting whenyou’re wrong, and I fell thewrong way on the Tigerslast season. I predictedthem to finish the season6-2, with a second-placefinish in league play. I fig-ured that this team would

blow through its noncon-ference schedule with ease,before struggling a little bitwhen it hit conferenceplay. I couldn’t have beenmore wrong.They finished the season

4-4 overall, struggling outof the gates to finish 1-4 innonconference play, beforeturning it on and disman-tling their Greater OregonLeague conference foes,outscoring the opposition141-26 over three games tobring home the league title

and punch a ticket to thestate tournament. After completely judging

last year’s Tiger squad in-correctly, I really want totry and hit it on the headthis time around, thoughthe opening day roster forthe Tigers is filled withmystery at this point in theyear, making them once

again an incredibly toughteam to get an accurateread on. This team is vir-tually a polar oppositefrom last year as far as ros-ter construction goes, asthey are bringing back justthree players, with onlytwo receiving quality play-ing time last year. Thereare approximately six

Tigers who have all butcarved out a huge role inthis year’s game plan, leav-ing the rest of the rosterup for grabs. Ben Turner (running

back/linebacker), JoshPariera (runningback/linebacker), JoseReyes (offensive line/line-backer), Collier Williams(wide receiver), NickPolomo and JohnnyCarpenter will be calledupon to lead the Tigersthis year. The rest of thesquad is still yet to be de-cided. Even the coaches inOntario will tell you this isthe case.

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Second-year head coach Erik Johnson talks to his team before practice. The Tigers will return onlythree players this season as they look to repeat as the Greater Oregon League champs.

“We have a few kids thatwill have a definite role;the rest of the team is stillin open competition forspots,” Ontario head coachErik Johnson said.“Everyone is pretty young

and inexperienced at thevarsity level.”While this could be a

recipe for disaster and pan-ic for some teams, theTigers aren’t sweating itout yet. As is the case with

most young teams, it’s onlya matter of hard work andmaking the transition tothe varsity game. Romewasn’t built in a day, andneither is a state champi-

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Josh Pariera takes a handoff and explodes past the defensive pad in a running back drill at practice.Pariera will look to bounce back from last season’s injury that sidelined him for most of the year.


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The Tigers will haveevery chance to be readyfor league play, as they willbe tested early on in theseason, starting with theiropening match-up againstthe 3A Idaho state runner-up Fruitland Grizzlies.Their schedule won’t letup much after that either,as the rest of their noncon-ference schedule is com-posed of Weiser,Pendleton, Pleasant Hilland their Malheur County

rival Vale Vikings. “We have a tough sched-

ule, there is no doubt aboutthat,” Johnson said. “Wedefinitely want to play astrong nonconferenceschedule to prepare forleague play.”This type of brutal sched-

ule really gives a team achance to grow before itgets to league play, whereevery game matters andone loss can mean the endof a season. It is very simi-

lar to the schedule theTigers played last year,which tested them eachweek, allowing them to de-velop a veteran-like poiseto bring home the GOL ti-tle. For the second year in arow, there really isn’t aclear-cut favorite to win theleague crown, so the Tigershave a good chance ofclaiming back-to-backchampionships if they cangrow up fast enough. “Conference is really an

open book this year; therewere a lot of changes,”Johnson said. “It’s really upfor grabs for whoever iswilling to take it.”The Tigers will rely on a

more balanced team effort

to get results this year. Lastyear they leaned on the ul-tra-athletic duo of quarter-back Mike Hussey andwide receiver JasonHaueter to make big playson the field. This year will

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The Tigers practice their handoff exchanges in practice.


A Tigers wide receiver hauls in a pass after running a comebackroute in practice.

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Sophomore Gage McAvoy workson the read option with runningback Josh Pariera during a drill inpractice. McAvoy is in competi-tion for the starting quarterbackposition with freshman MikeMejia. The Tigers have a toughtask ahead of them in replacingall-state quarterback MikeHussey, who was a dual-threatquarterback for the Tigers GOLchampionship team last year.

feature a more balanced at-tack. “As far as the game plan

goes, we will run a lot ofsimilar stuff from last year,just with new faces,”Johnson said. “The differ-ence with this group is thatthey are going to have to re-ly on each other more. It’seasy to see they work welltogether though, so that’s apositive sign. Compared tolast year we don’t have asmany standout individuals,but a more well-roundedteam.”One of the biggest ques-

tion marks on this team iswho is going to step in andfill the vacated shoes ofMike Hussey at the quarter-back spot. The two playerscurrently battling it out aresophomore Gate McAvoyand freshman Mike Mejia. “It’s still a very open com-

petition at this point. Bothare capable of playing theposition, but have differentqualities,” Johnson said.“Both are very athletic, butbring very different skills tothe table. As a coachingstaff, we are still evaluat-ing.”Whoever emerges as the

victor of the starting quar-

terback position will havethe luxury of Ben Turnerand Josh Pariera in thebackfield as a safety valve.Turner logged quality time

as a running back last year,as did Pariera before he gotinjured and was forced tomiss the rest of the season.In the early going of prac-

tice, it appears as if Parierais back and ready to makeplays again, as he is makingsharp cuts and turns withno hesitation during run-

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Assistant coach Greg Simmons looks on as his linemen work ontheir blocking fundamentals.


Senior running back Ben Turner looks to run the ball upfield in a drill in practice. Turner handled mostof the running back duties last year.

ning back drills. Outside ofthe tandem of runningback, the rest of the offenseisn’t as clear. In the early going, it

looks as if Collier Williamswill be able to grab a start-ing wide receiver spot.After taking the last fewyears off, he is back andready to contribute. “We like what he brings

to the table. He is competi-tive, has a great work ethicand is really athletic,”Johnson said of Williams.“He’s here for a reason. Hewants to do what’s best forthe team. He’s a huge teamplayer.”Moving to the offensive

line it gets even dicier, asJose Reyes will be the onlyreturner. The rest of the

offensive line jobs are upfor grabs. On the defensiveside of the ball, it is moreof the same as Turner,

Pariera and Reyes will manthe linebacker spots, whileJohnny Carpenter will slotin as a defensive lineman.

After that, nothing is de-cided. As far as on-the-field

game planning goes, the

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An Ontario wide receiver drops down to a knee to haul in a low pass during route running drills.


The Ontario Tigers huddle up together to get a break before return-ing to practice.

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Gage McAvoy and Ben Turner execute a handoff while Josh Pariera looks to block upfield on the play.

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ourselves and everything elsewill take care of itself, howeverit falls,” Johnson said. “We justneed to go get better each weekand we will be fine.”

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Josh ParieraSeniorRunning backLinebacker

Ben TurnerSeniorRunning backLinebacker

Jose ReyesSeniorOffensive lineLinebacker

Impact players to watch this season

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When it comes to sports,

teams can generally be split

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There are teams that are

rebuilding. Usually this

means they are playing a lot

a young, inexperienced play-

ers in hopes of getting in a

position to challenge for the

championship in a few

years. Other teams can be

placed in the middle-tier

category, where they have a

good mix of veteran pres-

ences in their lineup to

mesh with a few underclass-

men. If everything breaks

right for these teams and

their question-mark players

step up faster than expect-

ed, they can pose a threat

to do some damage and

bring home some hardware,

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are one season away from

being serious contenders.

The last category a team

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be in, is the category of

teams that are top notch,

and pose an immediate

threat to make a run at a

championship. This year’s

Vale Vikings fall into the fi-

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bring back a whopping 17

seniors, most of whom have

multiple years of quality

varsity experience. The Vikings team motto

for this season is simple:“One team, one destina-tion.” This year anythingless than a trip to the state

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of the preseason favoritesin the entire state at the3A level. Last season theVikings ultimately fell onewin short of playing in thetitle game, as they wereknocked off by the eventu-al state champion CascadeChristian. “We had a lot of young

kids come a long ways lastseason. We no longer havethe excuse of being young.We have a seasoned foot-ball team and they haveone goal in mind,” headcoach Matt Hawley said.“We feel good about wherewe are at heading into theseason. We just have tomake sure we get bettereach day and never getcomplacent or content.”This won’t be a problem

for the Vikings, as youdon’t have to be a sportsexpert to tell that they areready to work. If you take atrip out to their preseasonpractices, they carry the in-tensity of a team gettingready to square off for thetitle next week. It’s safe tosay that they are at worst

in mid-season form beforethe first kick-off of the sea-son even takes place. Part of this can be

chalked up to veteran lead-ership. Not often do teamsget the chance to bringback 17 players with exten-sive varsity experience, letalone ones that only cameup one game short of com-peting for a state title. “We have a lot of return-

ers; we will be really tough.I think if we can carry overwhat we did last year andimprove on that, we will bereally hard to beat thisyear,” senior Sage Delongsaid. “Having this manyseniors is huge. We hadfive last year, and seven theseason before that, so hav-ing 17 is a nice change. Wehave a ton of leadership onthis team.”The scariest part about

this team is the fact thatone of their top players is-n’t even a senior yet. Afterbreaking off an All-Stateaward-winning season as asophomore, running backZac Jacobs is back and

ready to improve evenmore. Last season Jacobswas a lock for 150 rushingyards a game, and playedan integral role in openingup the field for the passinggame. “Zac was All-State last

year and we’re expectingeven more great thingsfrom him this year. I wentthrough the stats last yearand he averaged 218 yardsper game at state last year.Having that kind of threatin the backfield allows oth-er things to take place andallows us to move the ballaround,” Hawley said of hisstandout running back.“He is only going to get bet-ter, too. He’s got that in-nate ability that you justcan’t coach. He has a feelfor defensive players on thefield, and rarely ever dothey get a square shot onhim when trying to make atackle. As long as he stayshealthy and works hard, hewill be a huge part of ourgame plan this year.”Jacobs isn’t alone in the

backfield for the Vikings

though, as they boast oneof the deepest rosters inthe entire state.“We realistically have five

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backs, so we feel reallygood about what we cando in the running game,”Hawley said. “If we can getthose kids 15 to 18 carries

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Senior quarterback Josh Schoorl drops back to throw a pass in apreseason practice. Schoorl will be called upon to take advantage ofthe passing lanes that should be open in most games due to theVikings’ extremely strong run game.

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a game, it will help preventinjuries and keep playersfresh for entire games andthe season.” On the defensive side of

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the best that we’ve hadhere in Vale in a very longtime,” Hawley said. “Wewill be solid on both sides

of the ball. It’s a fragilething though, being from asmall school. Losing oneplayer to injury or gradescan make a huge negativedifference on a program.We just need to make surewe focus on being the bestthat we can be, on thefield, in the classroom andin the community.”Vale will also return four

of its five offensive line-men, and the majority oftheir defensive line as well.In football, if you can winthe battle in the trenches,you have a good chance ofbeing a tough team. TheVikings definitely fit thebill when it comes to that. If there is one potential

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kids at receiver that willhave to step up,” Hawleysaid. “We lost a few solidreceivers last year, butthese kids have been work-ing hard and really comingalong. We feel good about

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Vale head coach Matt Hawley looks on during practice.

solid run game, so that willopen up the passing lanesfor us. We will mix it upand adjust to the defenseswe are playing,” Hawleysaid. “Defensively we willbe in a mix of three- andfour-man fronts. We willblitz and bring people fromall different spots on thefield. Sometimes we are abit too aggressive, butthat’s just the way we play.We are really versatile onboth sides of the ball, andwe want to make otherteams adjust to us.”

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Twelve of Vale’s seniors pose for a picture after practice. Pictured above are top row from left, Josh Hasselbach, Dyson Mesa, LaneCummings, Cody Epperson, Anthony Guerricagoitia, Sage Delong and Josh Schoorl. Bottom row from left are Marco Ramierez, AndrewWeber, Tanner Romans, Caleb Vanaranringe and Kye Yraguen.


NYSSA

If there is one thing sur-rounding the NyssaBulldogs that helps makethem consistently success-ful, it’s the fact that there isa certain level of consisten-cy in the program itself. Itstarts with the coachingstaff at the top, which hasremained close to the samefor a decade. When a teamhas the same leadershipyear in and year out, win-ning results usually tend tofollow. “The thing that’s great is

that we’ve had the samecoaches here for 10 years,so it’s the same as it alwaysis,” Nyssa head coach LeeLong said. “The kids knowwhat is expected of them,and that is to come out andplay Nyssa Bulldog foot-

ball. When you have thesame coaches year in andyear out, you develop a pro-gram, and the kids knowwhat to expect.” With the way things have

been going for Nyssa thelast few years, you can ex-pect the Bulldogs to com-pete hard and win theirfair share of ballgames.This was the case last

year for the Bulldogs, asthey finished with a sec-ond-place finish in the statetournament and a 12-1record. Last season theBulldogs thrashed theirway through every oppo-nent they matched up within the regular season, rid-ing the coattails of seniorquarterback AustinWagstaff and senior run-ning back Austin Castro.While the Bulldogs will un-doubtedly miss the top-

flight play they receivedfrom the tandem, they arelined up in a good positionto bring in new talent to

fill those roles. They justneed their next group play-ers to make the transitioninto the Bulldogs lineup.

“What people don’t real-ize is that last year wemade it into the statechampionship game withabout eight kids makingthe transition to varsity,”Long said. “We have theguys here, we just have tomake the transition and wecan be right back to wherewe were last season. I likeour chances.”Among those players

making the transition willbe quarterback HunterJenson, who spent his timecalling the plays for the JVsquad last year. “He’s going to improve

and is already starting tomake the learning curve toplay quarterback at the var-sity level,” Long said “Hejust has to continue to de-velop.”Other newcomers to the

Bulldogs’ starting rotation

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Nyssa head coach Lee Long looks on at practice. After leadingthe Bulldogs to a second-place finish at state last season, histeam is back and ready to go again.

will be Josh Bucholz at run-ning back/linebacker,Justin Simpson at runningback/defensive back andRamiro Dwayne on the de-fensive line. The Bulldogswill need big results fromthe tandem of Bucholz andSimpson out of the back-field to replace Castro’ssuccess from last season. Ifever there was a tandem todo it, it is the thunder-and-lightning combination of

these two.“Bucholz is truly a physi-

cal specimen, whileSimpson might be thefastest kid in this entirearea,” Long said of hisbackfield duo.While there will definite-

ly be a few fresh faces inthe Bulldogs’ opening-daystarting lineup, a good ma-jority of last years’ staterunner-up team will laceup their cleats for

another season.“We return three of five

on the offensive line thatwe expect even more fromthis year. We will also re-turn two receivers, onetight end and a good por-tion of our defense,” Longsaid. Highlighting the return-

ers are Sage Stipe at widereceiver/safety, AndruwClark at wide receiver/de-fensive back and Damian

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One of Nyssa’s quarterbacks fires a pass to an open receiver dur-ing a route running drill at practice. The Bulldogs have a huge holeto fill after graduating Austin Wagstaff from last year’s team.


A Nyssa wide receiver watches the ball into his hands during a drill in practice that focused on makingcatches with the ball thrown to different spots.

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Olvera, Brandon Sunquistand Derek Ogazable, whowill all spend time on theoffensive and defensivelines.On the field, the Bulldogs

will run a pro-style offenseand line up in the 4-3 ondefense. “You have to tailor your

offense to fit your playersthat you have. You can’trun a wing-T offense if youdon’t have wing-T players.What fits us best is a pro-style game,” Long said. “Ifyou turn the TV on tofootball on Sunday nights,it will be the same style ofplay you will see from us.For the most part we arepretty traditional.”While Burns dropped

from the Eastern OregonLeague, leaving just Nyssa,Vale and Umatilla to battleit out for conference su-premacy, the competitionwill be just as fierce thisseason. “Umatilla always has

good numbers, and theircoach is a great guy andcoach,” Long said. “Theyare just waiting to turn thecorner and break out. Theyare doing the right thingsup there and it will begood for them when theyare back in competition fora playoff spot.”If the Bulldogs can get

past Umatilla, it will leavejust the Vale Vikings stand-ing in the way of anotherNyssa conference title.With the exception of oneweek last year, the Bulldogsbreezed through their regu-

lar season schedule. The one exception was

when they matched upagainst Vale. The Bulldogs hit the

road and made several keyplays late in the game tocome away with a thrilling

20-19 victory. When the two teams

square off on Oct. 24, thistime at the friendly con-fines of Nyssa HighSchool, the weight of theconference crown couldvery well be hanging in the

balance yet again. “Vale is always a tremen-

dous opponent, and isprobably the top team inthe entire state at the 3Alevel. We love having thatcompetition in our league.We also get them at home

this year, so we really likethat,” Long said. “Due tothe fact that there couldpossibly only be one teamout of the league making itto the playoffs, it will makethe game that much moreimportant. At the same

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A Nyssa wide receiver watches a pass before diving to make a highlight catch during a drill at practice.

time, we could have situa-tion similar to last seasonwhere we both make it in-to the playoffs and have tobattle it out again late inthe year.”While the Bulldogs fell

just one game short ofhoisting up the state cham-pionship last year, this sea-son’s squad has put in thework to get in a position tomake it happen this year. “Our attendance at sum-

mer weights was great. Idon’t think making it tothe state championshipmade these kids say, ‘Wow,we were close, now lets goget it’; it made them realizethat this was right. We canbe in the state champi-onship and this is what ittakes to keep it going. It’sall in place and the ball isrolling, and we got all thekids behind it pushing andworking,” Long said. “Weare strong physically, andthe kids have put in thework to do what it takes tobe ready. Everyone hereworks hard; it isn’t an issuefor them. Long story short,we just need to transition.We returned a goodamount of starters, but therest of the lineup justneeds to make the transi-

tion from JV. Physicallythey are there, they justneed to go out and do it.”The Bulldogs are in a

prime position to competefor the top spot again thisyear, and they have a goodmentality going into theseason. “Having great athletes

helps the situation. Let’s behonest, every school oursize has a franchise playerto build around. They haveone or two kids that aregreat, but I tell these kidsevery day it takes a team. Ifhaving the best individualplayers makes you the best,why didn’t the Heat beatthe Spurs in the NBA fi-nals?” Long added. “It’s al-ways the best team thatgets the job done, and ourkids truly believe that. Weunderstand that we have towork like crazy, be smartand have a better motorout there to compete withthe rest of the schools fromaround the state, and thekids go out and do it everyday.”Long knows how lucky

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trict is the greatest districtin the world. We have tonsof great support from theadministration and the par-ents,” Long said. “Thereare good kids and goodpeople in the town ofNyssa. I just feel very fortu-nate to be here.”

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sive systems, and with hiscoaching style overall, theteam will make a deeper

run into the state playoffsthis year. Last season theyqualified for the state play-

offs, but lost in openinground to Orofino, 42-28. After speaking with

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Second-year coach Dallan Rupp looks on during a preseason practice. After falling in the first round atstate last year, the Pilgrims will look to do some damage this time around.

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to do. This year’s squad returns

talented players in each ofthe offensive skill posi-tions, which should givethe Pilgrims the edge need-ed to achieve their goal of aWestern Idaho Conferencechampionship. Last sea-son, the Pilgrims’ losseswere by wide margins, as it

seemed as if the team waseither blowing out its oppo-nent, or getting blownout. The main weaknessthat might have made thedifference last season wasthe introduction of a newoffensive system and theplayers’ adaptability to it.This year’s squad shouldsee marked improvement

this season simply for thefact that the offensiveskilled positions will bemanned by seniors whowill have a year of experi-ence under their belts. Oneof the biggest keys will besenior quarterback KylerHarris’ decision making. Of course, his keys to

success lie within the abili-ty of his line to protect himand open up holes for run-ning back Chase Bowen.Marcus Davis (offensiveand defensive line) will be

the anchor of their line,and the player counted onto lead the team in the bat-tle in the trenches.For the Pilgrims to be in a

position to win from weekto week, their defense willhave to step up this yearand do a better job of stop-ping the opposing teams’offenses. While the end re-sult of last season’s defenselooked good on paper, al-lowing just under 20points per game, the de-fense fell apart and allowed

more than 40 points threetimes in nine games. If theycan keep the majority ofopposing offenses closer tothat 20 points per gamemark, the Pilgrims have theoffensive firepower to be-come one of the most dan-gerous teams in the entirestate at the 2A level.The key returners on de-

fense are also Bowen, TylerPowell (wide receiver/line-backer), Harris and MarcusDavis. Since these seniorswill see significant playing

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Quarterback Kyler Harris fires a pass during a preseason practice.Harris will be a key contributor to the Pilgrims’ passing attack andoffensive success this season.


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time on both sides of theball, conditioning will be ofthe utmost importance, aswill a strong rotation ofyounger players coming in

to spell the starters. Ruppacknowledges that thesquad is young, but themixture of youth with vet-eran leadership is strong,

and the players all have theright attitude and knowthe key to success is to re-main focused for fourquarters. Fans should ex-

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The 2014 version of theFruitland Grizzly footballteam is coming off a suc-cessful 2013 campaign inwhich it garnered a 10-2

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the Shelly Russets. Coach Ryan Tracy

should be in a more com-fortable position this timearound, being in his sec-ond season as the headcoach of a highly successfuland storied program, andwith the players becomingmore comfortable with hiscoaching style.“We expect to be able to

pound the ball more effec-tively with the runninggame this season,” Tracysaid. His sentiments were

echoed by senior startingquarterback JerredSeamons. “We are mainly arunning team but we willmix in the pass more thisyear in our wing-T of-fense.” Seamons was confident

of their chances but recog-nized the difficulty of thisseason’s conference sched-ule and the number of

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The Grizzlies huddle up and get a team break at the end of practice.Their team motto, “Restore the Order,” on the back of their shirtsperfectly describes what Fruitland is looking to do this season.

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A Fruitland receiver hauls in a passduring a preseason practice drill. TheGrizzlies are traditionally a heavy run-first team, but if they can establish amore potent passing game this sea-son their offense could become one ofthe toughest in the state to defend.

quality teams vying for theconference title. Whenasked if he thought thisyear was a two-horse racewith Fruitland and lastyear’s league championsHomedale vying for theSRV crown? Seamons saidthis is an “all-team race,” as

every team has a chance tocompete for the conferencechampionship, and becauseon any given Friday, anyteam in the league has thetalent to knock anyone off.Last season the Grizzlies

were knocked out of SRVroyalty as Homedale came

into their house and puton a show, embarrassingthe Grizz’ 34-12 and end-ing their decade-longstreak as the top dogs inthe Snake River Valley.

This year’s team motto isonly fitting, and if you seetheir team shirts, the backreads, “Restore the Order.”This perfectly describes

what the Grizz’ are lookingto do, as you could sensethe heartbreak in town lastyear when they wereknocked from the perch in

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Quarterback Jerred Seamons examines the field during the preplay snap. While the Grizzlies will de-pend on their classic wing-T offense to move the ball, look to Seamons to play a bigger part in the of-fense this year.


Two Fruitland players engage in a blocking drill at practice. When ateam is as run-heavy as Fruitland traditionally is, having a solidgroup of blockers is a necessity.

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which they comfortably satfor the better part of thelast decade. While in theend the Grizzlies had thelast laugh when theyknocked Homedale out thestate tournament with athrilling 30-29 victory tostake their claim in a statechampionship spot, it’s asense of pride for theGrizzlies to take home theSRV crown each season. This year the Grizzlies

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A Fruitland ball carrier looks to move the ball upfield after hauling in a screen pass as two blockers lead the way. On top of a run-heavygame, wing-T offenses generally feature a lot of screen passes to get their playmakers in space.


A Fruitland quarterback looks for his running back on a swing passduring practice.

return four lettermen onthe offensive side of theball, including Seamons,senior tackle GarrettLarson, senior tackleChristion Ketchu and sen-ior tight end Mike Odell.Also expected to make

some noise offensively anddefensively will be new-comer sophomore TylerEgruein, who will slot in asa tight end and defensiveend.Defensively, the Grizzlies

will line up in a 3-5 stack,

led again by Larsen. Theunit will also see Ketchu atdefensive tackle and seniorBen Hinatsu, who will slotin at the linebacker slot.According to Tracy, thearea of the team with thebiggest opportunity for im-

provement would be thesecondary. This year’s unitwill once again be consid-ered a youthful unit follow-ing the last few years of re-building. The secondarywill once again consist ofmainly sophomores with asenior and junior most like-ly rounding out the group. One has to respect a pro-

gram that since 2004 haswon two state titles withsix runner-up finishes.While Homedale did whatno other team has beenable to do in recent historyin knocking Fruitland outof the SRV title, the Grizz’have to be the preseasonfavorites to claw their wayback to the top spot.Making things interesting

is the addition of Emmett.When informed thatEmmett was coming inwith the ultimate goal ofreplacing Fruitland as theteam to beat in the SRV,Larson simply said, “Bringit.” While the Grizzliesmight be short on return-ing lettermen this year,they definitely don’t lackconfidence, and given theirrecent run of success Idon’t think anyone shouldexpect anything different.The faithful fans of theblack and orange should beready for another excitingyear of football with theGrizzlies playing withsomething to prove. Don’tbe surprised to see theGrizz’ back on top.

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A Fruitland wide receiver beats the secondary to haul in a pass during a noncontact preseason intra-squad scrimmage.


Above, Fruitland quarterback Jerred Seamons, left, engages with ateammate during a blocking drill in practice. A lot of teams chooseto hold their quarterbacks out of contact drills during practice, butwhen a team is as physical and runs the ball as much as Fruitlanddoes, even the quarterback needs to be used to contact and be ableto withstand a big hit.Below, a Fruitland wide receiver looks for room to run upfield as awall of lead blockers protects him.


WEISER

As far back as I can re-member, or at least since Iwas in high school in theearly’ 90s, Weiser has beenknown for consistently put-ting a solid football teamon the field. In fact, I canspecifically rememberopening the sports sectionof the Sunday ArgusObserver every week andreading about ChadCarpenter having a ridicu-lous game, and Weiserwhooping up onsomeone. It seemed to melike they never lost. Well,times have changed, butjust a little bit. Last season, Weiser suf-

fered what many considerone of their toughest sea-sons in recent memory.They finished the yearwith a record of 2-6, withboth wins being very close-ly contested. This year, theWolverines return with ateam that coaches acrossthe conference expect to bemuch improved over lastyear’s squad. This season the

Wolverines boast speed,lots and lots of speed. TheWolverines return head

coach John Schrolec, whoexpects a marked improve-ment this season in all ar-eas.Leading the offensive

charge will be Ty Johnson,a two-time defending statechampion in the 110-meterhigh hurdles, at the run-ning back position. The

Wolverines figure tospread the field out anduse its speed on theground to open up moreopportunities in the air fora more pro-style offensiveset. Backing up Johnsonwill be Thomas Crawford,who took third place in the110-meter high hurdles.

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Weiser head coach John Schrolec directs his players during a preseason practice. After a down yearby Weiser’s standards last season, they are anxious to get back on the field and rebound.

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Also expected to break outis running back junior KenNakamura. Like I said earli-er, Weiser is going to befast. Really, really fast.Other key returners in-

clude Brandon Cropp (of-fensive and defensive line),Jordan Swain (OL/DL),Mark Gallagher (OL/DL)and Dakota Woods(OL/DL). The defensivesecondary will return withessentially the same unit aslast season, meaning theywill have a solid core of ex-perienced varsity playersthis year. When asked how he ex-

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Weiser’s offensive linemen work on their blocking assignments while using trashcans as mock defend-ers. Weiser would like to get back to Weiser football this year, which includes being able to control thegame on the ground. Good blocking is a must to accomplish this.


One of Weiser’s quarterbacks rolls out while scanning the field foran open receiver in a practice drill.

(not including his team) ofEmmett and Fruitland tobattle for the SRV confer-ence crown. When asked about his

thoughts on the addition ofEmmett to the SRV andhow much he knew aboutthem, Schrolec shared a fa-miliar view, saying this wassupposed to be Emmett’s

best team in quite sometime. The addition ofEmmett gives the alreadytough SRV a “true powerconference with six goodteams.” Weiser, of course,plays Emmett everyyear. Thus, they know allabout what Emmett willbring to the conference. Herecalled and compared this

year’s conference setup toback when the SRV includ-ed the likes of powerhouseprograms Bishop Kelly andVallivue. The Weiser players are al-

so excited about the oppor-tunity to play another for-mer SRV foe Caldwell, thisseason in a nonconferencegame. Many players have

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A Weiser wide receiver watches a pass into his hands from a screen pass during an offensive passingdrill. Weiser will look to get their backs the ball in space a lot this season.


A Wolverine receiver falls back as he makes a highlight catch dur-ing offensive drills in practice. While Weiser wants to get back totheir traditional selves on offense, if they can establish a solid passgame it will help open up running lanes.

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older siblings, even fathers,who played Caldwell whenthey were in high school.The keys this year for a

Wolverine return to promi-nence will be stayinghealthy and the teamgelling as a unit. “You never know at first,

what the identity of theteam will be,” Schrolecsaid. Every year it’s differ-ent. Many coaches have asystem in which playersmust adapt to. Schrolec be-lieves his system adapts tothe players, and he feels hisplayers have bought intohis philosophy.

The team worked ex-tremely hard in the offsea-son to help get the footballprogram back to where it

was accustomed to be-ing. A large number ofplayers attended theSouthern Idaho football

camp, and Schrolec be-lieves that they will see re-sults of their offseasondedication on the field thisyear.

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his 11th season as headcoach. Starting with the bigs,

senior Luis Nunez(Offensive and defensiveline) leads a talented groupwhich also featuresColeBee Ransom, a six-footsix-inch 200-pound defen-sive end who posesmatchup problems for mostopposing teams. Nunez ex-pects the Pirate defense tosurprise the league thisyear. On the other side of

the ball, the offense’s arse-nal of talent in the skill po-sitions are in a prime posi-tion to disrupt opposingdefenses. “Kell Ransom(wide receiver) and LeBow(running back) will havestrong seasons for us thisyear,” Nunez predicted.The offensive backfield is

where the Pirates figure tobe the strongest, with tal-ented running backs insenior Marky De La Penaand junior Mikhail LeBow.

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many to be the breakoutplayer for the Pirates thisyear is the freakishly athlet-ic sophomore Kell Ransom,who will also see time as acornerback on defense inaddition to wide receiveron offense. I spoke with senior safety

and tight end Alex

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Dovalina, who said last year’ssquad had a knack for playingtough for the first half, but thenwould lose focus and lose thegames in the second half. “We’ll be more disciplined this

year. I just want to shock theconference,” Dovalina said.Gleave echoed the sentiments

of the players I spoke with, nam-ing the Ransom brothers, alongwith De la Pena and LeBow asthe players to look out for thisseason. Gleave will utilize all ofthese explosive weapons he hasin his arsenal with a spread of-fense. Both the offense and de-fense will feature a lot of speedand experience. “We really have got to find

depth offensively. On top of thatwe need to move the ball on theground and so we can open upmore consistent passing lanes ifwe want to be successful this sea-son,” Gleave added.The Pirates are playing an ex-

tremely tough nonconferenceschedule this season, whichshould test them early and often.This could come back to pay offhuge when the Pirates enter con-ference play against arguably thedeepest league in the entire 3Aranks. It should be an interestingseason this year in Payette. Willthe Pirates pull off a BusterDouglas? We shall see. Don’tblink. These guys are fast.

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This season, the ParmaPanthers will be anchoredby the return of standoutsColton Stell, who plays de-fensive end and rightguard, Aaron Hezeltine,who holds down the quar-terback and defensive backspots, Kade Walgamott atmiddle linebacker and tightend and Jimmie Dawsonwho will see time at run-ning back and outside line-backer. All of them are sen-iors, with the exception be-ing Dawson, who is a jun-ior and second-year varsityplayer. Last season the Panthers

struggled, finishing with a

record of 3-6, with a con-ference mark of 2-2. The

Panthers qualified for thestate playoffs, where they

took a convincing defeat atthe hands of a strong

Gooding team, who wentas far as the semifinalround. The Panthers hope to

give first-year head coachJake Walgamott a success-ful debut season. Walkingonto the practice field, onething I noticed immediate-ly was that the Panthershad size, and lots of it.The second thing I noticed

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First year coach Jake Walgamott talks to two of his players during a preseason practice.

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was a high-energy level.These guys are excitedabout this season, and theyare excited to roll out anew offensive system thatutilizes the no-huddle andis designed to spread de-fenses. As impressive as Parma’s

size and energy level wasthe poise of KadeWalgamott. He soundedlike a player well beyondhis years in knowledge ofthe game. Having onlythree home games this sea-son, he sees a big challengeahead but sounded confi-dent in his team’s ability tocompete with anyone in

the conference. Parma will have the hon-

or of welcoming Emmett tothe SRV in the leagueopener, which is on theroad in Emmett. They willclose the season with an-other tough road game atFruitland. Kade describedthe offensive strategy fur-ther as a power runninggame with more passingmixed into it than in thepast. When asked whatwould be considered aweakness that must beovercome for the team tosucceed, he stated, “defen-sive back play. We have todefend the deep ball and as

a team be more disci-plined.” Walgamott alsowent on to say that teamdiscipline would be themost noticeable changefrom last year’s squad. “Our goal is state. We’re

going for it all. In all hon-esty I think we’ll take ourconference,” Stell replied,when asked what his per-sonal and team goals werefor the season.He sees Emmett and

Fruitland providing thebiggest challenges. JimmyDawson, the team’s fea-tured running back, pro-claimed his team wouldfinish, “at the top,” while

Hezeltine was equally asconfident but maintainedthat the team’s X-factor forachieving its goal of a statetitle required their beingfocused as a team fromstart to finish.Parma hopes to be this

year’s high school versionof a Pac -12 team, andshould provide plenty offireworks each and everyweek with its fast-paced of-fense. Coach Walgamottagreed with his standoutlineman’s expectations ofFruitland and Emmett pro-viding the biggest chal-lenges.

He did, however, ac-knowledge that on any giv-en week teams like Weiser,Payette and Homedalecould pull off an upset.Having six returningstarters on offense, andeight on defense givesParma a huge advantagedue to its experiencedgroup of players. I see Parma as this year’s

SRV dark horse. They arebeing overlooked in thepreseason, but sometimes anew change of coach canbe all that a team needs toget firing on all cylindersagain.

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A Parma running back follows his lead blocker on a kick return during practice.

JORDAN SCHULTZARGUS OBSERVER

ADRIAN

A phrase often thrownaround in football is that aplayer or team put up“video game numbers.”What this means is a playeror team puts together aperformance so good, thatit is the type of thing that

you only see on videogames where the unrealis-tic can happen. I can remember growing

up playing “Madden 04,”where Mike Vick was vir-tually unstoppable. Not on-ly did he have one of thebest arms out of all thequarterbacks, but he was asfast, if not faster, than

most of the running backson the game.If you picked the Atlanta

Falcons on that game, youwere almost guaranteed tothrow for 400 yards whilerushing for 150 with Vick.Long story short, you weregoing to be tough to beat. Video game numbers is a

good way to describe exact-ly what the AdrianAntelopes did on an al-most weekly basis last year. For the season, they

scored 470 points, good foran average of 58 per game.This mark was near thetop for the state of Oregonat any classification level.They finished with a 38-point-per-game margin ofvictory.

When a conference foecame to town, they uppedthat margin to 48.But wait, it gets even

more unbelievable.They reached 40 or

more points per game sev-en times, and at one pointstrung together six consec-utive games of putting atleast 60 points on theboard. As a team, the Antelopes

scampered for more than3,000 rushing yards, bring-ing its per game average to340. If that doesn’t countas video game numbers, Idon’t know what does. Moving forward to this

season, the scariest part ofthe Antelopes this year isthat they only graduated

one starter from last year’soffensive juggernaut of ateam. One question looming

over the team is when theywill get standout runningback Chase Walker back.Last season, Walker to-taled more than 1,600yards and 16 touchdowns.Walker suffered a foot frac-ture during track season,but they hope to have himback sometime inSeptember.“It’s definitely a big loss

losing Chase to open ourseason,” Adrian headcoach Paul Shenk said. “Ihave no doubt that he willbe back stronger and betterthan ever though.”Morgan White and

Bryson Shira look to pickup most of the carries outof the backfield while

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2013 season: 9-3

Lost in state tourna-ment quarterfinals

Argus 2014 predictedfinish:10-2

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Walker is recovering.The Antelopes are also

bringing back quarterbackReagan Shira, who despiteplaying on a team that wasone of the best rushingsquads in the state, man-aged to fire 16 touchdownpasses with an average of25 yards per completion.“We will run a lot of the

same stuff as last year witha few minor tweaks,”Shenk said. “We mightswitch up our defensivesets a little bit, and I’d liketo see us pass a little bitmore this year.” If this ends up being the

case, Shira could be in foranother huge season, as de-fenses will have to stackthe box to try and slowdown the Antelopes rush-ing attack. On the defensive side of

the ball, the Antelopes fig-ure to once again be ex-tremely tough.

“We are bringing backtwo of the best defendersin the entire state. On topof that our linebackersshould be extremely tough,and Reagan will help leadour defensive backs,”Shenk said.Outside the players al-

ready listed, the Antelopeswill also look to MikeyGriffin, Colton Neilson,Luke Campbell, JettMcCoy, Morgan White,Tyler Reay and PedroSantiago to make an im-pact this year. “I just want to see us play

full games this season. Ifwe can play a full fourquarters we will be ok,”Shenk said. “Outside ofthat, we just need to makesure the kids have the rightattitude. They have the tal-ent to be good. Once theyfigure out how good theycan be, they will get itdone.”

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BOISE

The Broncos of BoiseState were among the origi-nal BCS busters, winningbig bowl games and forcingthemselves into the nation-al-title conversation.That was under Chris

Petersen.Now, he’s gone and so is

the BCS.Filling Petersen’s shoes

will be Bryan Harsin, theformer Broncos player andoffensive coordinator whowill lead Boise State intothe College Football Playoffera.“There’s an expectation

and a standard that’s beenset here,” Harsin said. “I’dmuch rather come intothat than inherit a rebuild,because your players knowthat. So we will embracethe past, but we can’t relyon that because it’s alreadyhappened. What are we go-ing to do about it?”Petersen had been at the

helm in Boise since 2006and put together the mostsuccessful run in schoolhistory, going 92-12 whilewinning a pair of BCSbowls before leaving thisoffseason to become thehead coach at Washington.To keep the momentum

rolling, the school broughtback Harsin, who helpedcreate the Boise State jug-gernaut as an assistantcoach and offensive coordi-nator from 2001-10. He

spent two seasons as offen-sive coordinator at Texasand one as the head coachat Arkansas State before re-turning to his alma mater.Harsin inherits a team

that, by most accounts, un-derachieved last season,finishing 8-5 and out of theconference championshipgame.The Broncos were picked

to win the MountainDivision in the preseasonmedia poll and return 13starters, including eight ondefense. Here are a fewthings to look for when theMountain WestConference kicks off itsseason on Aug. 28:

BULLDOGS IN THEWEST: Fresno State wonthe inaugural MountainWest championship game ayear ago and is the favoriteto get back. If they do getthere, it will likely be alonga different route. TheBulldogs lost all-everythingquarterback Derek Carr tothe NFL, but are loadedwith quality defensive play-ers, including don’t-dare-throw-it-his-way safetyDerron Smith.READY TO STEP UP?

Division favorites FresnoState and Boise State havequestions heading into theseason, leaving the dooropen for someone else to

rise up. Utah State and SanDiego State could be thoseteams. The Aggies havequarterback ChuckieKeeton and a solid defense,while the Aztecs are loadedwith offensive talent.HEISMAN DARK-

HORSE: Utah State gotan early start on itsHeisman Trophy campaignfor Keeton. It was probablya wise move. He threw for1,385 yards and 18 TDswith two interceptions infive games before havinghis season cut short by aknee injury in the sixthgame of the season. Thesenior was picked as theconference preseason play-

er of the year for 2014.BIG GAMES: Some of

the top conference gamesof the season, ones thatwill likely have a huge im-pact on who plays in theMWC title game: ColoradoState at Boise State, Sept. 6;San Diego State at FresnoState, Oct. 3; Fresno Stateat Boise State, Oct. 17;Utah State at ColoradoState, Oct. 18; San DiegoState at Boise State, Nov.15; Utah State at BoiseState, Nov. 29.SCORING RAMS:

With a lift from RB KapriBibbs, (31 TDs) ColoradoState made some stridesscoring last season.

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EUGENE

Here’s all anyone needs toknow about Oregon’s up-coming season: MarcusMariota.OK, maybe not entirely,

but Mariota will certainlyreceive a better part of theattention each timeOregon takes the field thisfall.The junior quarterback

could have bolted for theNFL this spring but he de-cided to stay with theDucks, who were rankedas high as No. 2 last seasonbefore two losses tookthem out of contention forthe national championship.

When asked whatMariota’s return means forthe team, coach MarkHelfrich was succinct: “Aton.”“On the field Marcus’

contribution and dynamicnature, and the way heplays, speaks for itself,”Helfrich said. “The behindthe scenes thing is decidingto come back and his lead-ership. He’s 100 percenttrue. He’s 100 percent ded-icated to the team, and 100percent credible.”Mariota and the Ducks

are looking for redemptionthis season. Just don’t callit “unfinished business.”“We want to take it and

see how far we can go with

it. We want to be part ofthe Pac-12 title game, wewant to be part of the play-off picture,” he said. “Foryou to say it’s nationalchampionship or bust,that’s an outside opinion.”Oregon has been picked

to win not only the Pac-12North but also the leaguechampionship by the mediawho cover the conference.The Ducks rank consis-tently in the top five inmost preseason polls.A top reason is Mariota,

who averaged nearly 282yards passing per game andthrew for 31 touchdownswith only four intercep-tions last season. He alsorushed for 715 yards andnine scores. His 4,380yards of total offense set aschool record.He was a Heisman

Trophy candidate until he

partially torn the medialcollateral ligament in hisleft knee nine games intothe season. Oregon wenton to fall to Stanford andArizona and the Pac-12North title went to theCardinal. The Ducks fin-ished 11-2 after a 30-7 vic-tory over Texas in theAlamo Bowl.Fully healed, Mariota is

among nine offensivestarters from a team thatranked No. 2 in the nationwith an average of 565yards a game and also aver-aged 45.5 points per game.Here’s a few things to

know about Oregon forthe upcoming season:WHO STAYED, WHO

LEFT: Top returnees in-clude cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and center HronissGrasu, who also could havegone early to the NFL but

decided to stay anotherseason. Also returning isByron Marshall, the Ducks’top running back last sea-son with 1,038 yards and14 touchdowns. Runningback De’Anthony Thomasand cornerback TerranceMitchell left school early,while wide receiver JoshHuff and defensive tackleTaylor Hart graduated.Wide receiver BralonAddison is still recoveringfrom surgery this spring torepair a torn ACL.BIG TEST EARLY:

After the season openeragainst South Dakota onAug. 30, the Ducks willhost defending Rose Bowlchampion Michigan State.Both teams, which will like-ly be ranked, were antici-pating the game as a meas-uring stick for where theystand on the nationalstage. “Win or lose, we’llhave a better understand-ing of how we need to im-prove after that game,”Spartans defensive line-man Shilique Calhounsaid. “As a kid, I feel likeeveryone looks at Oregon,and you see the jerseys, andeveryone loves all this. I re-ally can’t wait to play there,because I want to see howit is.”DEFENSE: Oregon

moved Don Pellum fromlinebackers coach to defen-sive coordinator whenNick Aliotti retired follow-ing the Alamo Bowl after24 years with the Ducks.

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CORVALLIS

Mike Riley, the dean ofthe Pac-12’s coaches em-barking on his 14th seasonat Oregon State, is alwaysunapologetically optimisticeach season.This season is no differ-

ent — but a big reason be-hind his hope is returningquarterback SeanMannion, who decided tostick with the Beavers for afinal season.“There is no doubt about

it that Sean has an NFL fu-ture. He had a chance tocome out early and was go-ing to be drafted relativelyhigh this year, if he wantedto. And I’m glad that he de-cided to stay with us,”Riley said.Mannion embodies

Riley’s pro-style offense.The 6-foot-5 senior set aPac-12 season record lastyear for yards passing with4,662 and threw anOregon State-record 37touchdown passes, third-most for a single season inconference history.The fifth-year senior has

collected 10,436 careeryards passing and couldbreak Matt Barkley’srecord of 12,274 before theend of the season.The Beavers started 6-1

last year and Mannion wasconsidered a Heismanhopeful until a five-gamelosing streak closed out theteam’s regular season.Oregon State finished 7-6,

capping off the year with a38-23 victory overBoise State in the HawaiiBowl. Riley’s main concernis who will help protectMannion. The offensiveline lost three starters fromlast season: Grant Enger,Josh Andrews and MichaelPhillip.Center Isaac Seumalo,

who will likely shift posi-tions this season, is still re-covering from a brokenfoot he sustained duringthe Hawaii Bowl. Fellowlineman Grant Bays hasbeen limited by back issues,and Josh Mitchell was com-ing off of shoulder surgery.“For right now, this has

to remain a little fluid aswe go through camp, justto get a good picture of thebest scenario that we canpaint by the time we get tothe season,” Riley said.REPLACING COOKS:

Last season Brandin Cookswon the Biletnikoff Awardas the nation’s top wide re-ceiver, setting Pac-12

records with 128 catchesfor 1,730 yards. But nowhe’s with the New OrleansSaints. So who is OregonState looking to as his re-placement? Well, Cookswas a rarity, but theBeavers have RichardMullaney, who caught 52passes for 788 yards andthree touchdowns as asophomore last season, andsophomore Victor Bolden,who is looking to have abreakout season, too.GWACHAM’S SHIFT:

After struggling with in-juries and inconsistency atwide receiver, senior ObumGwacham is making theshift to defensive end. He’slikely to fall behind DylanWynn and others on thedepth chart, but at 6-foot-5and 230 pounds, the for-mer high jumper couldhave an impact against thepass.SEUMALO’S STATUS:

Like the rest of the offen-sive line, Seumalo’s situa-tion remains “fluid.” He’s

mostly played at centerduring his career with theBeavers, but Riley suggest-ed he’ll move to rightguard. The bigger questionis when. “We’re going to be

very, very careful withthat. So that’s why I’m be-ing very careful when I sayhe’s going to play. But I an-ticipate him being ready,”Riley said.

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