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Every year at this time,a countless number ofprep football players

all have the same dream.And that dream is to win itall. To be a part of a champi-onship team. However, only a few will

get to experience that joy.Last year, only one local

team was able to discoverthe joys of winning it all,and that was Fruitland HighSchool.The Grizzlies, after five

straight seasons of reachingthe title game, finally wereable to hoist the crown asstate champs. Fruitland alsowon it all in 2006 when it de-feated Buhl 27-21. The road was never easy,

and the trials were tough,but in the end, it was theGrizzlies that stood alone, ontop of the 3A Idaho prep foot-ball world.

Now in2011,Fruitlandalong withthe otherschools inthe area,Weiser,Payette, NewPlymouth,Ontario,Vale, Nyssaand Adrianwill all at-tempt to ac-complish thefeat.But will

any succeed?Lets start with Fruitland.

Defending a title is a toughthing to do as all the otherteams in the state will begunning to knock off thestate champs. However, theGrizzlies are bringing back awealth of talent and could

very well go back-to-back inthe championship depart-mentWith veteran leaders like

Joe Martarano calling thesignals on offense and toughrunners like DaultonBlackwell carrying the rockthrough the line of scrim-mage, not to mention thenewbies that will step up andmake a name for themselves,it would be easy to think thatthe Griz will do it again. Vale High School, another

team with a rich football tra-dition knows what it takes towin a title, but it has been along time since the Vikingswere able to hoist the cham-pionship banner into therafters at VHS gymnasium,in fact its been 18 years sincethe Vikings were lastcrowned champs. In 1993 the

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Chasing a Ring

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCOTT FORDARGUS OBSERVER

ONTARIOIn 2010, being an Ontario

Tiger football player wasno easy task, well at least tostart the season, as theTigers went 0-5. Thingswere not as bad as the win-less start would indicate.Granted the first two losesof the season where hard toswallow as Ontario wasoutscored 85-34 in losses toSkyview (44-22) and Weiser(41-12). The next three loss-

es, however, could havegone either way. In a homegame against Vale, theTigers lost 24-23, thenagainst Burns the follow-ing week, the Tigers lost a

heartbreaker on the road48-47, then followed thatwith another tough roadloss at Pendleton 69-62. Inthose three games, theTigers had their chances tocome away with the “W”.Ontario finished the sec-

ond half of the season witha 4-2 record, losing to Bakerin the regular season 53-34,then again to Baker in the4A state quarterfinals 59-26.So how will things be dif-

ferent this year?According to Waite, there

has been a change in themind set of the coaches.The Tigers opted not to

take a bye week in 2011 andwill have a full schedulewith nine games. Ontarioopens its season againstIdaho’s 3A defending statechamps, the FruitlandGrizzlies. This is a gamethat has not been played ina few years and is alreadydrawing plenty of attentionas both communities areeager to see this one played

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Ontario’s Joseph Delgado (82) eludes the Vale defense during a game played in 2010. This sea-son, Delgado and the Tigers will look to improve on last year’s 0-5 start.


ONTARIOThis year on offense, the

Tigers will debut plenty ofnew faces starting withtheir signal caller inTrampis Waite, offensivethreats Max Maeda and JoeDelgado. Add in Jake Lande,Zayne Sather and KoleNakamura and Waite feelshis offense can be as potentas ever.Waite said the plan for this

year is to start the seasonwith a balanced attack andthen morph to what thestrenght of the teams is.“If that is passing, then we

will throw the ball. If it isrunning, then we will runthe ball,” he said.

Whether it be pass or run,Waite has the confidence inhis offensive line in 2011.“Each of these individuals

bring a variety of experi-ence,” Waite said. “Max wasinjured most of the year lastyear, Zayne broke his handafter Game 2 and stayed onthe defensive side of theball. Jake and Kole move upfrom JV and we are looking

for them to contribute forus.”However, on the flip side of

the 2011 Tiger offense, Waitedoes have his concerns withthe lack of experience atsome of the skilled positionssuch as the quarterback andrunning back spots.

“We have confidence thateach of these individuals

will progress and get bettereach week,” Waite said.

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Ontario’s Fly offense expects to score a ton of points

• Zane Sather had only 11 carries in 2010 due to injuryand rushed for 50 yards.•MaxMaeda picked up 83 yards on the ground on nine

carries in 2011.

•Trampis Waite threw for 301 yards on 18 completions,with three interceptions and six touchdowns.• Tigers averaged 38 points per game in 2011, and gave

up 35 points per game.

• Joe Delgado caught16 touchdown passes in2011 as he hauled in 54catches for 1,093 yards•TonyMachuca

hauled in 12 catches for139 yards and one score.

SCOTTFORDARGUS OBSERVER

ONTARIOTheOntario Tiger defense

will have a new look thiscoming season as they willbe changing from their tradi-tional 3-5 blitzing scheme to a3-4 front. Machuca andSather return at the line-backer positon. Stephens atnoseguard has started sincehis sophomore year. TheTigers return defensivebacks Delgado, Maeda, and

Mario Torres and return de-fensive ends Ryan Burkhardt

and Jason Alvarado. “We will need to see good

things from others like JakeLande, Kole Nakamura,TristinWishard andAurelioFlores just to name a few,”Watie said. “IncomingFreshman Ben Turner im-pressed at camp and may seesome varsity playing time.”The Tigers will base their

defense attack with return-ing starters like Sathers,Stevens and Machuca. Alsothe Tigers will have three oftheir four defensive backs re-turning as well as two oftheir four linebackers. Add

to that, the Tiges will alsobring back three starters onthe defensive line.Despite all the returing

players on the defensive sideof the ball, one questions re-

mains. Can this group slowdown the oppositions offens-es this coming season. Lastyear, the Tigers gave up 35points per game.Waite believes his defense

will be better in 2011.“Hopefully, the defense

plays better at both stoppingthe run and the pass this sea-son,” Waite said. “We werehurt by Weiser andPendleton with the run andhurt by Baker’s passinggame. We did not have a verygood year defensively lastyear and we must get betterin order to accomplish thegoals we have set.”

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In 2010, it was the play of the Ontario defense that cost the Tigers a few games. This year,Tigers coach Randy Waite hopes to see a great improvement in the play of his defense.

We will have to change our philosophy this year.

We played last year to prepare for our league games

and this year we are going to plan to play in every

game to win every game. With the RPI changes

made this year, where the out of state schools now count, win-

ning those game is going to be big for our RPI rankings. We

have to have more emphisis on those non-league games.

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With the ultimate goalof winning a state ti-tle the Argus

Observer Editor LarryHurrle, sports writer SheriBandelean and Sports EditorScott Ford, answer a six-packof football questions aboutthe upcoming season

———Q: Of the eight local

teams the newspaper cov-ers (Vale, Nyssa, Ontario,Fruitland, Weiser, Payette,New Plymouth andAdrian) which team orteams have the bestchance at making the postseason and why?Larry: In Oregon, I see

Ontario reaching the play-offs once again, but I am notsure they will go as the No. 1seed from the GOL. Ontario’shigh-flying offense will beback and will see post seasonaction. How deep they go willdepend on the team function-ing as one unit and stickingto the fundamentals that putthem in the playoffs to beginwith. I would like to lean to-ward Vale, but there are toomany holes I see in theVikings this year. Nyssawould be my choice as themost likely local team to

reach the playoffs. TheDawgs are loaded and readyto get back to the post season.Adrian, too, should see postseason play, but how far theAntelopes go is a big ques-tion. On the Idaho side, theSnake River ValleyConference is the biggestconference we cover and, lit-erally, four out of the fiveteams in the conference willreach post season. Weiser,Fruitland and Homedale, inmy view, will be playing inthe post season. The ques-tions is, which team betweenPayette and Parma, will alsobe included in at least thefirst-round of play. Mychoice will be Payette, solong as the team can remainhealthy. The Pirates wereplagued by injuries last yearand have to avoid that thisseason. As for NewPlymouth, the ’Grims suf-fered from graduation andthe Western IdahoConference is not a league tobe taken lightly. This year, Isee New Plymouth on theoutside looking in.Sheri: Fruitland and

Weiser will be in battle andwill make it to the post sea-son. As well as Payette and

Homedale. The Grizzliesbring back some top playersand The Wolverines bringback an astounding 19 sen-iors. As long as Payette stayshealthy they have team spiritand with that they couldmake it to the post season al-so. Nyssa is loaded this yearreturning all of their start-ing varsity players so theyshould make it. Vale on theother have a lot of shoes tofill. New Plymouth also lostall of their key players.Adrian could make it buthow far is left up in the air.Ontario I feel is stonger thenlast year and has potential toget farther then last andshould make it to the play-offs.Scott:Until someone can

knock off Fruitland, I haveto pick the Grizzlies to makethe post season. Weiser lookslike it is poised to make a runin 2011, but it could getsqueezed out by Homedalethis season. Nyssa will reachthe post season as it is loadedwith talent and Ontario willadvance to the post seasonagain. Also I think Adrianwill play extra games thisyear as well. Payette, NewPlymouth and Vale have too

many holes to fill and willmiss the post season.

Q: Who will win theGOL, EOL, SRV, WIC thissesaon?Scott: In the GOL, I think

Baker is the team to beat, butOntario could retake controlof this league this year. I willgo out on a limb and sayOntario goes 4-0 and wins theGOL. The Eastern OregonLeague will be competitiveonce again. Nyssa will be atough out in 2011 as willBurns. I like Nyssa to winthis league. In the SnakeRiver Valley Conference, un-til someone knocks offFruitland, how can I rootagainst them. I like theGrizzlies to win the confer-ence again, but Weiser andHomedale may be up to thetask to take control of theSRV in 2011. The WesternIdaho Conference is a bitharder to predict. NewPlymouth lost a ton of play-ers, while Marsing is on therise. Nampa Christain al-ways seems to be competitiveno matter who they lose tograduation. Then there isMcCall, the newcomer to theleague with one year under

its belt. But since I have topick a team, I am going to sayMarsing will win the WIC,but McCall and NampaChristian could take the titleas well.Larry:The Greater

Oregon League is tough, asalways. Ontario is hungry toreturn to its status as leaguechampion, but Baker is a re-turning state champion andwill have a lot to say. TheBulldogs, though, have lostsome key players andOntario is likely to take ad-vantage of that. I will takethe Tigers (of Ontario) as theGOL Champ. The EasternOregon League is also inter-esting. A lot, in this league,depends on where games areplayed. I think Nyssa haswhat it takes to be thechamp, but, as always, watchout for Burns and Vale willalso have something to sayabout who comes out on top.Like I said before, theWestern Idaho Conference isa tough league. The likes ofNampa Christian, NewPlymouth, Melba and McCallmeans this is really a toss-up.I’m going to go out on a limb

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Six-pack of questions for 2011 prep football season

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DAN SMITHOREGON PREP SPORTS

Changes to play-In formatfor state playoffs gets amakeover by 4A athletic di-rectors.Schools in 4A classifica-

tions will see a slightly

modified format for stateplayoff qualification begin-ning with the 2011-2012school year. Athletic direc-tors for these two classifica-tions voted to make achange at the annual OADAconference in Sunriver.For 4A, the change tries

to address the diminishedHybrid league, which iscomprised of just twoschools (Crook County andRoosevelt) after the closingof Marshall High School. Italso opens up the addition-al playoff spots to allleagues (eventually), ratherthan rotating them aroundeach year.For 4A, the play-in round

featuring regional pairingsthat were used last yearwill largely continue. Thetop four teams from theCowapa will face offagainst the top four teamsfrom the Tri-Valley (No. 1hosts No. 4 from the otherleague, No. 2 hosts No. 3based on league standings).The same happens with theOregon West facing offagainst the Sky-Em and theFar West tangling with theSkyline. The GOL again re-ceives three berths to theplay-in, but they will nolonger be partnered with

the three Hybrid teams (allof whom qualified lastyear) plus Two “At-Large”berths that were rotatedamong the remainingleagues. Instead, the GOLwill be partnered with fiveat-large berths.One of the at-large berths

will go to the winner of theHybrid League, which nowcontains just Crook Countyand Roosevelt. The remain-ing four berths will go tothe highest ranked teams(by OSAA power ranking)from the Tri-Valley, OregonWest, Sky-Em and Skylinethat did not qualify basedon league standing. TheCowapa and Far West arenot eligible for the at-largeberths this year since theyreceived the at-large berthslast year. These five at-largeteams will then be assigneda No.1 through No. 5 posi-tion based on power rank-ing. The match-ups for thisgrouping will be as follows:

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No. 2 spot is awarded to ateam from the Tri-Valley,Oregon West, Sky-Em, orSkyline, then the No. 3 fromthat league will take overthe at-large position, thusgiving that team a homegame for the play-in round.The No. 4 team from thatleague would then bebumped up to the No. 3 spotand the additional qualifierwill take the No. 4 position.It’s even possible that boththe at-large No. 1 and No. 2will come from the sameleague, which will move theNo. 3 and No. 4 teams fromthat league into the at-largespots with the additionalqualifiers taking the No. 3and No. 4 spots.The above paragraph

may seem a little complicat-ed, but it will likely be thenorm since there is onlyone combination whichwon’t invoke the rule. Thatcombination is when the at-large No. 1 and No. 2 berthsgo to the GOL No. 4 teamand the Crook County-Roosevelt loser. Let’s walkthrough an example to helpclear up that fogginess.Let’s say the Skyline fin-

ishes as follows (alphabeti-cal): 1-Henley, 2-HiddenValley, 3-Klamath Union, 4-North Valley 5-Mazama, 6-Phoenix. Normally, KU(3rd) would be travelling tothe Far West No. 2 team.However, let’s say thatMazama (5th) is the highestranked team that didn’tqualify automatically. KU

would then take over the at-large No. 1 spot (and host-ing a play-in game), NorthValley moves up to theSkyline No. 3 spot (playingat the Far West No. 2), andMazama takes over as theSkyline No. 4 representa-tive.Now, it’s also possible

that Phoenix finishes as thesecond-highest rankedteam that didn’t qualify au-tomatically. In this case, KU(3rd) still takes over the at-large No. 1 spot, NorthValley (4th) takes the at-

large No. 2 spot (hosting aplay-in game), Mazama(5th) moves all the way upto the No. 3 spot (playing atFar West No. 2) whilePhoenix (6th) takes over theNo. 4 spot (playing at FarWest No. 1).The only scenario that

stumps me right now is ifthe GOL No.4 team man-ages to finish with the sec-ond-highest power rankingof teams that don’t auto-matically qualify.According to the setup I’vebeen given, the GOL No. 4

team would be given the at-large No. 2 spot. The at-large No. 2 spot hosts theGOL No. 3 team. Wouldthey really let the GOL No.4 team host the GOL No. 3team in the play-in

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IMPROVE:Ontario chooses not to have a bye week on 2011 schedule2011 TIGERS

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out. In week 2, the Tigerswill host Weiser thentravel to Vale in Week3. Back-to-back homegames against Burnsand Pendleton wrap upthe Tigers Septemberschedule.Ontario will then travel to Cheney,

Wash., to take on the Blackhawks at

Eastern Washington Universityto wrap up its non-leagueschedule. The Tigers will enter the

Greater Oregon League sched-ule with a road trip to La Grande,followed by a home game againstBaker and finally back on the roadto end the regular season againstMac-Hi.


ONTAIROFollowing a disappointing

2010 third place finish inthe Greater OregonLeague in 2010, theOntairo Tigers footballteam is looking to regroupand take the GOL bystorm in 2011.However, the task

might not be as easy asthat. Baker is still the de-

fending 4A statechamps and until some-one can beat theBulldogs in the GOL theyremain the league fa-vorite in 2011.La Grande brings in a

new coach and returnsa few of its startersfrom a year ago andMac-Hi returns justabout everybody.Ontario coach

Randy Waite feelshis team can andshould compete forthe GOL title withBaker. That gameis scheduled for Oct.21 in Ontario.“We should be very

competitive and we ex-pect to compete for the con-ference championship,”Waite said. “La Grande couldbe a sleeper, with a newcoach, anything can hap-pen.”The Tigers open the

GOL on the road at La Grande on Oct. 14and will also travel to Mac-Hi on Oct. 28.Last year, Baker swept throught the GOL

with a perfect 3-0 mark, defeating Ontario53-34, La Grande 34-19 and Mac-Hi 47-10.Ontario took care of both La Grande and

Mac-Hi, beating the the Tigers of LaGrande 63-20 and the Pioneers 61-21.With the new changes made to the RatingPercentage Index (RPI) which now in-cludes out-of-state games to count to-

ward. (see RPI factors below)With this change, Ontario,Baker and La Grande will nowbe credited for its gamesagainst Fruitland and Weiser,

which will help in each team’sRPI score. All three teams share

Vale as a common opponent. Bakerand Ontario will both play Burnsand Ontario and La Grande will bothplay Pendleton this season. The RPIwill determine the seeding process forthe post-season action.

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THE RPI FACTORS INCLUDED:

• Wins, losses, ties and location of thecontest (home, neutral, away). • Score differential and

rewards/penalties for playing teamsoutside one’s classification are not apart of the RPI system. • Results from contests against out of

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This year’s “Kickoff”edition lends itself toan interesting per-

spective with the theme“Chasing a Ring.” Twelvehigh school teams withinthe Argus Observer cover-age area will begin the 2011football season with the ulti-mate goal of winning a statechampionship. Those teamsinclude Ontario, Vale,Nyssa, Weiser, Fruitland,Payette and New Plymouthin the 11-man ranks, alongwith smaller, eight-manteams including Adrian,Jordan Valley, Harper-

Huntington,Council andTri-Valley.But, as I

was oncetold by ahigh schoolcoach, win-ning a statechampi-onship in-cludes twothings: Theability toplay andplay well atthe next lev-el and a lit-

tle bit of luck.I absolutely love the prep

football season. For the mostpart, it is a group of kidsthat get out on the gridironand lay it all on the line forthe sake of their school.Watching 11-man football isconsiderably different than8-man football, even thoughthe basics of the game re-main the same.I get more excitement out

of watching plays executedperfectly and working theway the players werecoached than anything else.A great block, an exception-

al fake, or a fantastic defen-sive play gets my bloodpumping. Seeing the actioninside the trenches, awayfrom the ball is always some-thing to watch. And seeingan individual excel in thesport is as much a feeling of

accomplishment for me as,I’m sure, it is for the playerand his (or her) family.But all of those perspec-

tives are what bring us tothe “ring.” Teams have to

Vikings defeated Crow 20-6.Since that time, the Vikingshave been close a few times.In 2005, they lost the titlegame to Eastern OregonLeague rival Nyssa 19-2, thenin 2007 they were defeated byGold Beach 42-0. But Valehas not been a stranger tothe post-season as it hasreached the playoffs everyyear since 2002. The Vikingsmissed the post season in2001, and prior to that theyhad an 11 year run of mak-ing the post-season. Vale isstill the top team in all ofOregon with 10 champi-onship banners.Adrian has never won a ti-

tle, but does have eight play-off appearances, in which itreached the semifinals twicein 1988 and 1990. Last year,the Antelopes made the play-offs, but were knocked out inthe first round.Nyssa has two state titles

to its name. One in 2005, thenagain in 2006. In 17 post-sea-son appearances, theBulldogs have reached the fi-nals only twice and the semi-finals three times.Last year, Nyssa lost in the

opening round.Ontario has 22 playoff

showings and in 1997 won it

all, only to have the titlestripped for a rules viola-tion. The Tigers havereached the title game fourtimes, with its latest comingin 2002.

Ontario has reached theplayoffs for the past fiveyears, only to lose in thesemifinals three times, thequarterfinals once (last year)and the second round once.

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RING:Vikings seek title No. 11 in 2011

JUST METALKIN’

Larry Hurrle

Winning a state title takes a little bit of luck

SEEHURRLE | PAGE 13

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andpick the McCall-DonnellyVandals to win this one.Finally, the Snake RiverValley Conference. Thiscould be most contested con-ference in the area this year.Fruitland’s tradition, withfive trips to the state champi-onship game, is a big factor,but Weiser remembers aheart-breaking, one-pointloss in the semifinals of thestate playoffs to Fruitlandlast year. Homedale, too, isreturning a healthy amountof players from a successful2010 season. It comes downto the Fruitland-Weisergame on Oct. 21. Since thegame is at Weiser, I pick theWolverines, in an absolutewar in the trenches, to stopFruitland’s string of SRV ti-tles.Sheri: In the GOL Ontario

will have potential but Bakerwill be the team to beat. Inthe EOL, Nyssa has the sameplayers and coaches so theywill bring their experienceto the field, but you will haveto look out for Burns. In theSRV there will be a battle onthe field against Weiser andFruitland. Fruitland will behard to beat but Weiser has19 seniors on the team.Along with that Weiser hasthe advantage of playing

them on their home turf, so Iwill pick Wieser in the SRV.The WIC is a harder one topredict who will win. NewPlymouth lost a lot ofplayers, whileMarsing didn’t.McCall is still a new-comer to the leaguebut will be tough. It’sgoing to be a toss upbetween Marsing andMcCall.

Q: What game orgames on theschedule this yearintregue you themost?Sheri: The games

that will intregue methis year are thegame betweenFruitland andWeiser. The last gamethey played was theplayoffs and Weiserlost by one point, sothey will come outfighting and they willbe defending theirhome. The othergame that intreguesme is the game be-tween Ontario andFruitland. I wasn’there when theystopped competing. Ihave heard rumorsas to why they stopedcompeting. I’m justinterested because

they haven’t played againsteach other in awhile.Scott: I am very intregued

about the Fruitland-Ontario

match-up. Only because inthe four years that I havebeen here, it’s the onlymatch-up I have not seen yet.

Another game that I am ex-cited about is the Nyssa-Vale

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Football OutlookFootball OutlookPre-seasonPre-season

Football is back in the Treasure Valleyand to start the year off, the members of theArgus Observer footbal outlook will maketheir pre-season picks for league winners.

— Scott FordScott Ford

AO Sports EditorSheri BandeleanAO sports writer

Larry HurrleAO Editor

Jessica KellerAO News editor

William AndersonAO Reporter

Justin DavisAO correspondent

TJ RodriguezAO Press forman

Greater Oregon League Ontario Baker Ontario Baker Baker Ontario BakerOrder of finish Baker Ontario Baker Ontario Ontario Baker Ontario2010 Champ Mac-Hi Mac-Hi La Grande Mac-Hi La Grande La Grande Mac-HiBaker La Grande La Grande Mac-Hi La Grande Mac-Hi Mac-Hi La Grande

Eastern Oregon League Nyssa Nyssa Nyssa Vale Vale Vale NyssaOrder of finish Burns Burns Burns Nyssa G.U. Burns Vale2010 champ G.U. Vale Vale Burns Nyssa Riverside BurnsVale Vale G.U. G.U. Umatilla Umatilla Nyssa G.U.

Umatilla Riverside Umatilla G.U. Burns G.U. UmatillaRiverside Umatilla Riverside Riverside Riverside Umatilla Riverside

Western Idaho Conference Marsing Marsing McCall Marsing Melba Marsing N.C.Order of finish McCall McCall N.C. McCall N.C. N.C. McCall2010 champs N.C. N.C. N.P. N.P. N.P. N.P. MarsingNew Plymouth N.P. N.P. Marsing N.C. Marsing McCall N.P.

Cole Valley Melba Melba Cole Valley McCall Melba Cole ValleyMelba Cole Valley Cole Valley Melba Cole Valley Cole Valley Melba

Snake River Valley Conf. Fruitland Weiser Weiser Weiser Fruitland Fruitland FruitlandOrder of finish Weiser Fruitland Fruitland Fruitland Weiser Weiser Weiser2010 Champ Homedale Payette Homedale Homedale Parma Homedale HomedaleFruitland Payette Homedale Payette Payette Homedale Payette Parma

Parma Parma Parma Parma Payette Parma Payette

rise above the rest to be a seriouscontender for the state title.In order for that to happen, three

things must happen on the team.First, the team has to have a greatcoaching staff that works togetherin all facets of the game. Second, the players have to buy-in

to the coaching scheme and believein what they are doing. Likewise,they have to do it to the best of theirability.Finally, a little bit of luck has to

play into the contest. The bounce ofthe ball is crucial, especially in keycontests.Coaching experience is para-

mount to a successful team. Coachesmust be able to see and recognize

what is going on the field. It’s morethan just calling plays for the teamto run. As well, that coach must beable to teach the players how to exe-cute, why to execute and what hap-pens when the execution is done cor-rectly.Team experience and depth is an-

other vital factor at all times. Themore a team can turn to its benchfor fresh players and give others arest, while continuing to execute inthe same manner, will be the key towinning contests in the late going.Depth is every coach’s dream, yet, atthe high school level, few coachesget the chance to recognize thatdream in reality.Luck is more than just catching

breaks on the field. Avoiding injuryin key areas is vital to a team thatmay not have great depth. Even so, akey injury can dampen the overallattitude of the team, which cancause major problems on the field.As well, being on the plus side of

takeaways in the turnover statisticis always a good thing on the luckside.One thing that I have learned over

the many years I have watched prepfootball is that almost anything canhappen — and it will happen. Onany given day, a team lacking in size,strength, ability and depth can steponto the gridiron against a teamwith great skill, speed and depth anddefeat that team. Many times it has

to do with the teams attitude towardthe game. Other times it has to dowith a ball that seems to be agreased pig and continues to bounceaway.Regardless, I know the prep season

is upon us. I am excited to watch ourlocal teams in action. And I knowthe ultimate goal is to catch the ringthose teams are chasing. Although itwon’t happen for all those teams, Ican only hope it will happen forsome.I wish all our high school football

teams the best of luck this season.May your dreams and aspirationscome true and may you proudly besized for that ring at the conclusionof the season.

HURRLE:Anything can and will happen on a prep football field

SEE 6-PACK | PG. 24

FROM PAGE 7

SIX-PACK:Argus prognosticators weight in on Ontario/Fruitland matchup


FRUITLANDComing off a state cham-

pionship in 2010, theFruitland Grizzly footballteam is poised to make an-other run in 2011. Granted,the Grizzlies lost most all ofits championship offensiveline and a few key playersin the offenisive skilled pos-tions, they are returning asolid core of offensive lead-ers to make another push tothe title game this year.

“Each team has a differ-ent personality,” Fruitlandcoach Bruce Schlaich said.“This team is not last year’steam. The burden falls onthe seniors this year. Wehave some holes to fill.”Fruitland opens it season

on at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 hostingSkyview.

Championship revisited

After three straight yearsof getting there but comingup short, the FruitlandGrizzlies finally got rid ofthe title game bugaboo, anddid so in a big way.Quarterback Joe

Martarano ran for twotouchdowns and threw foranother, Jordan Martinadded a pair of scores on

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The Fruitland Grizzlies proudly hoist their championship banner following their 42-14 state championship win over Snake River in 2010.

SEE RELOAD | PAGE 17

3A CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE

Fruitland . . . . .7 13 8 14—42Snake River . . .0 7 7 0—14


FRUITLANDThe Grizzlies bread and

butter is its Wing-T offense,which in years past has pro-duced plenty of yards andpoints. This year, the con-ductor of the offense is jun-ior signal caller JoeMartarano.Martarano led the team to

a title last year and cominginto the new season in 2011,he will have some help offen-sively as Daulton Blackwellwill be in his backfield andwill have players like JamesLivingston to throw to andScott Dayley to protect himand open holes for the run-ning attack.“We will need consistancy

from our offensive line thisyear,” Schlaich said. “But wewill be a more balanced of-fense this year than in previ-ous year’s.”Schlaich said Martarano is

a strong runner and an accu-rate passer. He praisedBlackwell as the top runningback in the Snake RiverValley Conference. At thetight end position, Schlaichsaid Alec Dhaenens has de-

veloped in to what he be-lieves is a force player. Addin players like Kris Olinger,who has become bigger andfaster, Livingston who has agrowing confidence andHagen Graves, who as asophomore, has impressedthe coaches, and theGrizzlies will be a force to bereckoned with.Schlaich said the summer

camp went well for his teamand he and the team arelooking foward to tryingsome new wrinkles this sea-son.“We have been grinding

and the boys are ready to getgoing,” Schlaich said.A key game early for the

Grizzlies will be the long an-ticipated rematch with theOntario Tigers, which will

take place Sept. 2 in Ontario.“We are excited about get-

ting an opportunity to playOntario again,” Schlaichsaid. “Finally, the schedulesmatched up where we couldget this game in.”Making the schedule final-

ly match up came down toCaldwell High School drop-ping from 5A to 4A whichforced some teams to pick up

Caldwell and drop Fruitland.The Grizzlies open their

2011 season with a formit-table schedule as they hostSkyview, then play atOntario and La Grande. Inits final pre-conferencegame, the Grizzlies hostOregon’s 3A state champ, theBaker Bulldogs on Sept. 16.Following a bye week, the

Grizzlies will begin itsSnake River ValleyConference play with a roadtrip against a young Parmateam, followed by back-to-back home games againstPayette and Homedale. Thenin the regular season finale,the Grizzlies will head northto take on Weiser. A gamewhich could be for the SRVtitle.

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GRIZ COACHINGGRIZ COACHINGSTAFFSTAFF

• BRUCE SCHLIACHHead coach, 11th season

• RYAN TRACYAsst. head coach/off. coordina-tor

• LARRY ZIEGLERDef. coordinator/running backsand defensive backs

• SCOTT GRAVESOffensive line/outside lineback-ers

• ROB CARTERSplit ends/defensive backs

• MATT FRYEOffensive and defensive line

Versatility on offense spurs hopeful championship run


Fruitland’s Daulton Blackwell (1) runs the ball around the end in the Grizzlies pattened Wing-T offense during a game against Emmett in 2010.Fruitland coach Bruce Schlaich said his 2011 team is more versatile on offense than in the past.

We had some

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— James Livingston

Fruitland senior

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FRUITLANDThe Fruitland swarming

defense will be anchored bythe return of its linebackingcorp, which crushed the runof any team last year.“Our linebackers are go-

ing to be athletic this year,”Fruitland coach BruceSchlaich said. “In our de-fense, you have to have ath-letic linebackers.”Schlaich preaches that de-

fense wins championshipsto his team and his expecta-tions for his defense all sea-son long.“The team has been grind-

ing it out and they are excit-ed to get on the field.Leading the linebacking

group will be JoeMartarano, DaultonBlackwell and Kris Olinger.Livingston and Graves willroam the secondary andScott Dayley will lead thecharge from the defensiveline.

“Being the team to beat inthe SRV (Snake River ValleyConference) we always havethe pressure of wanting tobe the best,” Daniel Dahlesaid. “All those teams in theSRV are always wanting toknock us off. It builds confi-dence for us knowing thatwe are the team to beat.”For Schlaich, his biggest

concern on the defensiveside of the ball will be theplay of his defensive lineand his secondary.

“Dayley, Graves andLivingston will have to beleaders on the defensive sideof the ball,” Schlaich said.The Grizzlies gave up the

least amount of points ofany team in the SRV in 2010,surrendering only 153points.In the 3A playoffs, the

Grizzlies gave up an average21 points per game, and giv-ing up the most points toSRV rival Weiser in thesemifinals, 34 points.

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The Fruitland defense was a staple on its journey to the 3A state title in 2010. This season, theGirzzlies look to have another potient defense to help its quest for another title. The Grizzliesreturn its solid linebacking group from a year ago.

the ground, and theGrizzlies roughed up SnakeRiver 42-14 at BroncoStadium for their first statefootball title since defeatingBuhl 27-21 in 2006, and thirdoverall. The win alsoclinched the first perfectseason in the history of theschool at 12-0, according tohead coach Bruce Schlaich.“We came in healthy and I

felt good about it,” he said.“You get in this game andanything can happen. Yougot two good football teams.You just keep plugging awayand the kids keep pluggingaway and they felt like theyhad something to prove.And I think they proved ittonight.”The Grizzlies never

trailed, and were set to runaway with the title whenReggie Ramirez hauled inan 80-yard touchdown passto put Fruitland up 20-0 mid-way through the secondquarter. Up to that point, theGrizzlies had been domi-nant, scoring on each oftheir first three possessionsand having success both onthe ground and through theair.The Panthers got on the

board just before the half ona Martin Hrabik 17-yardtouchdown reception. Thecatch capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive, and made thescore 20-7 at the half.

Snake River got within 20-14 late in the third quarterthanks to some timely de-fense and a quick drive. ThePanthers stymied a 14-play,seven-minute drive byFruitland to start the half,then went 64-yards in fourplays and scored on a 28-yard run by CJ Toulouosewith 3:11 to play in the thirdquarter.But as they have done all

season, the Grizzliesstepped up when they need-ed to. Daulton Blackwellkicked off the ensuing drivewith a 22-yard run, and twoplays later Travis Holt madea beautiful fingertip catch ofa Martarano pass for a 48-yard completion to set upfirst-and-goal. Martaranoscored on a keeper two playslater to cap the quick five-play, 80-yard drive, then ranin the conversion for a 28-14lead with 2:09 left in thequarter.

“We just went out there,did our game plan and did100 percent on every play,”Martin said. “That’s ourmotto. We just like to go outthere and give it everythingwe got.”

The defense took its turnand stepped up in a big wayin the fourth quarter to helpsalt the game away.Martarano picked off aToulouose pass at the 42 tokill a Snake River drive,

then capped a 58-yard, 4:49drive with a three-yard runto extend the lead to 35-14with just 4:56 to go. The de-fense forced two moreToulouose turnovers in theclosing minutes, and a latescore by Martin set off thecelebration on the Fruitlandsideline.The running game proved

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RELOAD:Burden falls on this year’s seniors to lead team to title game

LARRY HURRLE | ARGUS OBSERVER

The Grizzlies celebrate their victory over Snake River at BSU’s Bronco Stadium.

FROMPAGE 14Each team has

a different per-

sonality. This

year’s team is not

last year’s team. The burden

falls on the seniors this year.

— Bruce SchlaichFruitland football coach’

SHERI BANDELEANARGUS OBSERVER

TREASURE VALLEYThe Fruitland Grizzly foot-

ball team is coming off asuccessful 2011 campaignwith a state championship ti-tle and a Snake River ValleyConference title but can theyrepeat in 2011 or can Weiser,Parma, Homedale or Payetteknock them off that perch?The SRV will be one of the

most competitive confer-

ences in the state. Any of theteams are capable of beatinganother team given the rightcircumstances.“I believe Fruitland,

Weiser and possibly

Homedale could compete forthe title, It will just comedown to injuries and breaksalong the way,” FruitlandCoach Bruce Schlaich said. The Grizzlies did lose a

large amount of offensiveline and a few key players intheir offensive skilled posi-tions buy they are returninga solid core of offensive lead-ers.The Fruitland deference

will be returning it’s line-backing core. Leading thelinebacking group will beJoe Martarano, DaultonBlackwell, and Kris Olinger. “We are always right there,

but Fruitland has beenamazing for many years,”Weiser coach John Srholecsaid.Weiser does bring back a

lot of experienced playersand will send 19 seniors out

on the gridiron. A few players to look out

for are returning quarter-back Brock Bumgarner andreturning running backs,Mitchell Svedin a three yearstarter and Drew McKie re-turning tightend.“Weiser always concerns

us ... both teams and coach-ing staffs know each otherwell,” Schlaich said.Payette struggled last year.

They just couldn’t stayhealthy. Offensively theyhave some good tools to work

with but defensively they arestarting over. They do have afew key players that couldturn their game around andthey are Woodrow Thomasand he is going to play freesafety. Brennon Serrano isgoing to play corner .Johnothan Stevens andAndrew Galloway will beplaying up front.“We are a tighter bunch of

kids this year,” Thomas said.The other two teams tobeat

are Homedale and Parma.Homedale brings back theCorta Factor. Trey Corta waswidereceiver and defenseback last year and was hardto take down with an aver-age of 44 passing yards pergame and an average of 10.6yards per carry.Parma is still fairly new to

the league as they entertheir second year of compe-tition in the SRV. This yearthey have a new coach LukePlatz.

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FRUITLANDThe Fruitland Grizzlies foot-

ball team marched through the2010 3A state playoffs knockingoff two Snake River ValleyConference along their way to astate championship.

First RoundFruitland 54, Homedale 30The Fruitland Grizzlies hit

the gridiron against theHomedale Trojans in Idaho3A state playoff game ontheir home turf and crushedthe Trojans 54-30.Trojan Trey Corta came

out strong in the first 20 sec-onds of the game and ran 80yards to garner the firsttouchdown of the night, andwith Tanner Lair’s kickgood, the Trojans led 7-0.Grizzly Coleson

Warrington answered back3:23 minutes later with a 2-yard touchdown. The kickby Reed Johnson was notsuccessful, making the score7-6, Homedale.Then with 1:42 minutes left

in the first quarterHomedale’s Lair made a 33-yard field goal making thescore 10-6 with Homedale inthe lead.Three minutes into the sec-

ond quarter Joe Martaranoof Fruitland went down thefield for a 70-yard touch-down. The PAT failed.Corta answered back three

minutes later with a 52-yardtouchdown. The two pointconversion by Lair was un-successful.Then with 5:20 minutes left

in the first half Fruitlandhad the ball and TrojanCasey Christoffersen inter-cepted a pass and returned itfor a 25-yard touchdown.Levi Elsberry kicked thePAT.Going into the intermis-

sion the Grizzlies were trail-ing the Trojans 23-12.Two minutes into the sec-

ond half Fruitland cameback strong with a 57-yardtouchdown pass fromMartarano to Warrington.

Then a two point conver-sion from Martarano toDaulton Blackwell to makethe score 23-20.Four minutes later

Martarano had a 3-yardtouchdown with the PAT byJohnson good.With two minutes left in

the third quarter Blackwellpicked up a 4-yard touch-down boosting Fruitlandlead to 33-23.In the fourth quarter

Homedale tried to take backthe lead with Corta passingto Elsberry for a 25-yardtouchdown and the PAT byLair good making the score33-30.The Grizzlies answered

back with a 21-yard touch-down pass from Martaranoto Travis Holt and the kickby Johnson was good.Thirty eight seconds later

the Trojans fumbled the balland the Grizzlies recovered.Martarano turned the mis-cue into six points on a 5-yard touchdown run withthe PAT by Johnson good.Then 19 seconds later

Homedale fumbled the ballaway again and this timeBlackwell made the Trojanspay for its error with an 11-yard touchdown with thekick good by Johnson.For the game Fruitland

had a total of 490 rushingyards and 128 passing yards. The leaders were

Blackwell with 11 carries for106 yards, Martarano fin-ished 13-142, Jordan Martin11-69, and Warrington 5-49.Martarano completed 2-of-4passes for 84 yards.

———QuarterfinalsFruitland 54, Bonners Ferry 8

The Fruitland Grizzlies foot-ball team made short work ofthe Bonners Ferry Badgers witha 54-8 victory, which propelsthe Grizz into a re-match withSnake River Valley Conferencefoe Weiser

Fruitland jumped all over theBadgers in the first quarter with28 straight points.The Grizzlies first score of

the game came on its firstpossession of the game whenDaulton Blackwell bustedloose for a 60 yard score with9:38 left to play in the openingquarter. The two-point at-tempt failed making thescore 6-0 early.Fruitland’s kicker, Reed

Johnson did not play due to ahip injury, so the Grizzliesopted for the two point con-versions all night.On the Grizzlies second

possession of the game, ittook five plays to reach paydirt. Faced with a fourth andfive at Bonners Ferry 40 yardline, the Grizzlies opted to tryfor the first down, but gotmuch more as Fruitlandquarterback Joe Martaranohooked up with Tyler Graves

on a 40 yard catch and run forthe score.A two hand off counter led

to two points on the conver-sion giving Fruitland a 14-0lead with 5:37 to play in thefirst quarter.On the Badgers next pos-

session, they coughed up thepigskin and Fruitland’s KrisOlinger scooped up the balland sprinted 31 yards to hisend zone for the score. Thetwo-point conversion wasgood and the Grizzlies wereup 22-0 with 4:43 to play in thefirst quarter.Then with 1:17 left in the

opening quarter of action,the Grizzlies turned toBlackwell as he capped off afour play 55-yard drive on aone-yard plunge into the end

zone to make the score 28-0.The drive was high-lighted bya 51-yard Jordan Martin runwhich gave the Grizzlies afirst-and-10 at the Badgersfour yard line.Bonners Ferry looked as if

it was going to punch the ballinto the end zone in the sec-ond quarter, but theFruitland defense held itground and forced a turnover on downs at its owneight yard line and threeplays later, Justin Seamonstook the handoff and raced 90yards for the score on a re-verse play to make the score34-0.With 3:56 to play in the

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opening half, the Grizzliesadded six more points whenSeamons found the end zonefrom 18 yards out to giveFruitland a 40-0 lead at thebreak.

In the second half, with mostof the Grizzlies starters on thesidelines relegated to cheeringon the second and third stringplayers, the Badgers were ableto finally get the ball into the endzone on a 11-play, 83 yard drive,ending with a one yard score tomake the score 40-8 following atwo point conversion.

Fruitland’s second team re-sponded early in the fourthquarter with a 97 yard touch-down on a run by Olinger.

Ontario finished the gamewith 508 total yards, 446 com-ing from its rushing game.

Leading the Grizzlies rushingattack was Seamons with 129yards on five carries.

Olinger added 126 yards onfive carries and Blackwell fin-ished with 64 yards.

———Semifinals

Fruitland 35, Weiser 34Two Snake River Valley ri-

val football teams, theWeiser Wolverines and theFruitland Grizzlies took tothe gridiron to battle it outin the 2010 3A semifinalsstate football playoffs inFruitland, but only one teamcould come out on top andFruitland defeated Weiser inclose action, 35-34.

The Grizzlies scored firstwith Daulton Blackwell scor-ing on a 24-yard run. Thepoint after kick by ReedJohnson was good makingthe score 7-0.Wolverine Justin Roberts

answered that score when hecaught the ball off the kick-off and returned it 86 yardsfor the score. The PAT by Austin

Winegar was good tying thegame at, 7-7.

Weiser kept the momen-tum in their hands to startthe second quarter whenTyrell Braun had his firsttouchdown of the night on a4-yard run. Winegar’s kickwas good, making the score14-7. Five and half minutes lat-

er Braun took the ball inagain, this time on a 73-yardtouchdown scamper, howev-er, the PAT failed.Then with 2:47 minutes left

in the first half, Blackwellscored on a 15-yard touch-down for the Grizzlies. ThePAT by Johnson was good. The Wolverines led 20-14 at

intermission.Fruitland took the lead

2:46 minutes into the thirdquarter when Jordan Martinran with the ball for a 74-yard touchdown andJohnson’s kick good makingthe score 21-20.Weiser took the lead back

with a 62 yard touchdownpass from Winegar to BillPritchard. The PAT byWinegar good. Then with 11.8 seconds left

in the third quarter Braunmade a 4-yard run and thekick was good ending thethird quarter with Weiserstill in the lead, 34-21.Thirty-three seconds into

the fourth Blackwell an-swered on a 1-yard touch-down run with Johnson’skick good closing the gap to34-28. Then with 59 seconds left

in the action Joe Martaranoscored the final touchdownon a 4-yard run and the PATwas good ending the contest,35-34.“This game was unnerving

with so many ups anddowns,” Schlaich said.For the game Fruitland

had a total of 483 yards with381 on the ground and 102through the air.The leaders for the

Grizzlies were Blackwellwith 18 carries for 189 yards. Coleson Warrington went

for for 24 yards on seven car-ries, Justin Seamons (3-3),Martin (12-139) and JoeMartarano (4-26). Martarano attempted 12

passes and completed six fora total of 102 yards.For the game Weiser had a

total of 333 yards with 187 onthe ground and 146 throughthe air.

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VALEThe vale Vikings have a

storied football tradition,with more state champi-onships than any team atany level in the state ofOregon, winning it all isthe rule and not the excep-tion.Having not hoisted the ti-

tle in 17 years, and missingchances to add titles to theboard in 2005 and 2007; theVikings are hoping for an-other EOL championship in2011 and a chance to finallyend their state champi-onship drought. The Vikings enter the

2011 season having to fillthe vacancies of 11 gradu-ated seniors. For the players on the

team and assistant coachChance Skerjanec, thechance to return to state fora different outcome thanlast year is motivation forthe Vikings. “We were feeling the

same way coming into lastseason. We lost in overtimeto Rainier and we workedhard last season using thatas motivation,” said seniorCory Erstrom. “We justhad some injuries last sea-son and Blanchet played agreat game in the openinground and it didn’t workout for us. Hopefully weare able to finish the seasona lot better this year.” The Vikings find them-

selves with a new coach inSteve Lewbie and overallimpressions of him are pos-itive. “I like him, we haven’t re-

ally had a whole lot of timeto work with him but I likewhat I see. He’s strict, butit’s good and I think weneed that,” Vale seniorTyson Eddy said. Assistant coach Chance

Skerjanec praised the disci-pline and intensity Lewbybrings to the team as well. Lewby will have to adapt

to the pressures of coach-

ing the most storied pro-gram in the state, pressuresthat both players andcoaches say are a helpfulaspect to playing football inVale. “Yeah the pressures are

there,” Eddy said. Not a second later, senior

Derek Burkhardt added,“But they (coaches) helpsus. They help us play bet-ter and train harder.” “The pressure is expect-

ed,” Skerjanec said. “Weare always wanting to winthat district championship,but that is expected. Thestate championship hasbeen and is our ultimategoal. We tell our guys to

never overlook anybody,but that state champi-onship is the ultimate goal

every year.”The Vikings completed

their second 5-0 season in

the EOL and earned theirseventh straight trip to thestate tournament in 2010.

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The Vikings have waited 17 years to fill in some vacant spaces on their championship banner, and hope this year they can add to their10 titles.

The pressure isexpected. We arealways wantingto win that dis-trict championship, but thatis expected. The state cham-pionship has been and isour ultimate goal. We tellguys to never overlook any-body, but that state champi-onship is the ultimate goalevery year

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VALEThe Vale Vikings wel-

comed their fourth coach inas many years withthe hiring of SteveLewbie at the end ofJuly. The formerKennedy High Schoolhead coach brings 24years of coachingexperience withhim to Vale, and de-scribes Vale as his“dream job.” “Everyone who coaches

football at smaller schoolslooks at this job when it be-comes available and circlesit, if you want to be at thetop of small school footballyou come here. The peoplehere care about the kidsand are passionate aboutthe football team and ex-pect great things,” Lewbiesaid. Lewbie also pointed out

that Vale’s tradition isnothing new to him, and he

welcomes the challenge. “Some of the places I

coached like Kennedy inMt. Angel had a similar feelabout them where footballis king and I love it,” he

said. Lewbie looks at

himself as a teacherand a coach who is re-sponsible for moldingyoung men intoadults and teachingthem to handle both

success and failure. The football team has had

sparse contact with Lewbieuntil recently as he wasstill in the process of mov-ing and settling into hisnew home in Vale. The first time Lewbie re-

ally saw his team in actionwas at their football campat Boise State whichLewbie said the team did anamazing job. In watching Lewbie inter-

act with his team a fewthings are clear, Lewbie ex-pects his players to be disci-

plined and demands re-spect. Wanting to concede inter-

views to his players and nottake credit for the hardwork they put in on thefield, Lewbie prefers to remain

nameless and faceless ashis teams build success.

It is all about successhowever in the most deco-rated football town in all ofOregon. With no football state

championships since 1993,the team and town are hun-gry for a title and Lewbiesays that is the ultimategoal.

“That is the goal, to winchampionships. Vale has arich tradition and morefootball state champi-onships than anybody inthe state, so yes the goal isto win titles. It isn’t goingto happen overnight, butit’s what everyone worksfor,” Lewbie said.

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The Vale Vikings and the Nyssa Bulldogs will both be in the hunt for the 2011 Eastern Oregon League crown. Last year, Vale won the EOL title and Nyssa took third place. However, this year, Nyssa returns just about the same team from a yearago and Vale has another new coach. Vale and Nyssa will meet on Oct. 7 to open the EOL play. This game may determine the 2011 EOL king.

game. I am excited to see justhow good Nyssa is going tobe this year and the Valegame will be a good indica-tor of how well the Bulldogscould possibly do in the play-offs.Larry:There are a lot of

games that I find interestingthis year. In pre-season playthe Fruitland-Ontario gameis going to be one to watch.There was a lot of bad bloodover the last time the twoteams faced off, but all thoseplayers are now gone and on-ly rumors remain. It shouldbe an excellent game for bothteams, with both gainingvaluable experience win orlose. The Ontario-Bakergame will be one to watch,though I don’t see it beingthe same high-scoring affairit was last year. Nyssa andVale is always an entertain-ing game and should be oneto watch in the EOL. Finally,the Fruitland-Weiser contest

will be well worth spendingmoney to see. I see theseteams as the cream of thecrop in the SRV. Fruitlandhas a target on its back andWeiser holds the gun, so tospeak. Look for a historicbattle in high school footballwith this one.

Q: What are yourthoughts on the upcomingfootball game betweenFruitland and Ontario?Scott:Well, I think its go-

ing to be a big ticket game.The fans have wanted to seethis game for a while nowand I am sure the players areall excited to play this game.Hopefully, this matchup willremain on the schedule foryears to come.Larry:Enough water has

passed beneath the bridge sothat the bad feelings aboutthe last meeting between thetwo teams should be dis-missed. I see this as a greatpre-season game for bothteams, with both gaining

valuable experience, win orlose, for upcoming leaguegames. Fruitland is the teamto beat. Because it is atOntario means little becausethe teams are so close geo-graphically and Fruitland al-ways travels well. Expect tosee Fruitland fans out inforce.Sheri: I believe the fans

will be out, because theyhaven’t played each other inwhile and everyone will becurious how well they playagainst each other.

Q: Who will win theFruitland/Ontariomatchup and why?Larry:This is a tough

game to call. Fruitland’s ad-vantage is that it will haveone game under its belt. It’sdisadvantage is it will nothave any idea of whatOntario is doing because it isthe Tigers’ first game of theyear. Fruitland coach BruceSchlaich will have his teamprepared for Ontario and Ihave to give the edge to theGrizzlies 20-16.Sheri:This is a hard one to

predict. Fruitland is a toughteam and they will be play-ing on Ontario’s turf, butFruitland will have onegame up on Ontario. I’m go-ing to say it’s going to be aclose game in Fruitlands fa-vor 30-27.Scott: I hate having to call

a game like this. It isOntairo’s first game of the

season and Fruitland’s sec-ond. The game is played inOntario so they may have thehome field advantage. Mygut says Fruitland just hastoo many returning playersfor Ontario to contend with,but I am going to give thisgame to Ontario. Why? Ithink the Tigers defense isgoing to step up this yearand shut down a lot of oppos-ing offenses. Ontario wins27-14.

Q: Which team (s) hasthe best chance at winninga title in 2011 and why?Larry: I really have this

mental block with easternOregon teams when it comesto the playoffs. In order towin it all, teams must be ab-solutely phenominal, likeBaker was last year.Otherwise, teams from thewest side of the state willrun over them. That’s what Isee this year. I do not see ti-tles for any of the localOregon teams, though I dobelieve Ontario and Nyssawill go deep into the playoffs.In Idaho, I have to believethat tradition does not grad-uate. Fruitland and Weiser will

be in a dogfight to see whohas the shot at the title. Even though I pick Weiser

to win the SRV, I believe thatFruitland has the best shotat the state title. The twoteams will meet again in the

Idaho 3A semifinals, which Ibelieve gives the Grizzliesthe advantage. They know what it takes to

reach the title game. All ofthe players on the teamknow nothing less.Sheri: Fruitland and

Weiser will be fighting to theend after coming off lastyear, Weiser will be fightingeven harder and with 19 sen-iors on the team and theywere all in last years battle,they could very well be thechamps. As for OregonNyssa and Ontario will be inthe semi finals they bothhave talented players and ex-perience and they have thepotential but I don’t know ifthey could make it to thestate, but you never knowuntil we see them play.Scott: I still like Fruitland

to win another title. They areno strangers to the champi-onship game and coming offlast year’s championship, Ithink they will be hungry foranother. Nyssa has a shot at going

deep in the playoffs, but inex-perience may hinder thatquest. No title for theBulldogs. Ontario, maybe. The 4A ti-

tle was won by a GOL teamlast year and if Ontario candefeat Baker this season, Ithink they have a real shot atmaking the title game, but towin it all, maybe not. This team is too young at

the skilled postions.

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PARMAThe Parma Panthers are

entering their second sea-son in the Snake RiverValley Conference and willdo so under new leader-

ship in LukePlatz.Platz is no

stranger tothe Panthers,as he waswith theteam lastyear in an as-sistant’s role.Platz, a

1998 gradu-ate of New

Plymouth High School be-gan his coaching careerwith the Pilgrims in 1999and stayed there for fiveyears. Then he moved on toHomedale for one year be-fore moving to Arizona tocoach.After one season as an as-

sistant at Parker HighSchool in Parker Arizona,Platz was promoted to thehead coach where he re-mained for two more years

and led that team to theplayoffs both years.Platz then came back to

Idaho and took a year offbefore joing the Panthersthree years ago.“There is not a big tran-

sition as far as personalgoes. The kids know meand I know them,” Platzsaid. “However, they aregoing through a transitionwith the style of offenseand defense I am bringingin.”Platz has introduced the

Wing-T offense to the

Panthers and will run a 4-3defense this season.“The reason why I like

the Wing-T is you do nothave to have the biggest,fastest or strongest kids,”Platz said. “Its more aboutangles and getting in thedefenses way.”Platz said defensively he

has a decent size line andis expecting them to wreakhavoc against opposing of-fensive lines.Platz feels anything is

possible this season.“We are young, we have

four sophomoresstarting on the of-fense this year,”Platz said. “If wecan get somesolid gameexperienceduringour non-conferenceplay, anything ispossible during SRVplay.”Some of the key play-

ers that Platz is leaning tofor leadership will be soph-more running back MarcoGonzalez, senior runningback David Hemmert.Newcomer, Jake Crawfordwho Platz said has goodspeed and is probablypound-for-pound one of hisstrongest athletes.Sophmore Cesar

Gonzalez will call the sig-nals for the Panthers andPlatz is expecting a lot outof him.

Filling the holesof 11 graduatedseniors will be noeasy task for

Platz, espe-cially whenseven ofthem wereskill posi-

tions.Platz will call

on Spensor Wheelerto run one of thewingback positions

and will Crawford willrun the other wingback.The Panters open their

season at Marsing andPlatz said the game plangoing in to that game is todo things right and comeout of it healthy.“These boys are ready for

the season to start,” Platzsaid. “They are tired ofbeating up each other andare ready to beat up some-one else. We are excited toget things going.”

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Def. Coordinator/LB/WR•JASON DRANEY

OL/DL• CHRIS SHEPHERD

OL/DL• ISRAEL URRABAZO

RB/LB• DEVON ERICKSON

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7:00

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Sept. 16

@ Vale

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23 Bu

rns

7:00

pm

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Sept. 30 Pe

ndleton

7:00

pm

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Oct. 7

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ney, Wash.

7:00

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Oct. 14

@ La Gr

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7:00

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Oct 21

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Oct. 28

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Sept. 8

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7:00

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Sept. 16Ontario

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Sept. 23@ Bak

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7:00

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___________

Sept. 30By

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Oct. 7

@ Nyssa

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Gran

t Union

___________________

Oct. 21

Umatilla

7:00

pm

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Oct. 28

@ Burns

7:00

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Nov. 4

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pm

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Aug. 26

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7:00

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Sept. 2

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7:30

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Sept. 9

@ LaG

rand

e8:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Ba

ker

7:00

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Sept. 23By

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Sept. 30@ Parma

7:00

pm

___________

Oct 7

Payette

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Hom

edale

7:00

pm

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Oct. 21

@ Weiser

7:00

pm

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Aug. 26

@ New

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th7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

@ M

elba

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

Nyssa

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Bu

hl7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

@ Fruitlan

d7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Weiser

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

@ Parma

7:00

pm

___________

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@ New

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th7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Payette

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Mac-H

i7:00

pm

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e

Sept. 30Bu

tte Cou

nty

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Vale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ Umatilla

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

Riverside

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

@ Grant Union

7:00

pm

___________

Nov. 4

Burns

7:00

pm

___________

SCORE

Aug. 26

@ M

arsin

g7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

Glen

ns Ferry

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Nam

pa Christ

ian

___________________

Sept. 16Melba

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23@ Weiser

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Fruitla

nd7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

@ Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

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Oct. 21

Payette

7:00

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___________

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Aug. 26

Payette

7:00

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___________

Sept. 2

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7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

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___________________

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edale

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Marsin

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pm

___________

Sept. 30Melba

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 6

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alley

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ M

cCall

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

@ Nam

pa Christ

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7:00

pm

___________

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Aug. 26

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7:00

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___________

Sept. 2

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7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Ontario

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16@ LaG

rand

e8:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Pa

rma

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30@ Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

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___________________

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7:00

pm

___________

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tington

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Oct. 7

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Valley

2:00

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Oct. 14

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3:00

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98, 199

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r1:00

pm

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Sept. 18Bu

rnt R

iver

2:00

pm

___________

Sept. 25@ M

itche

ll/Sp

ray

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 2

Prairie

City

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 9

@ M

onum

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2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 16

Jordan

Valle

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pm

___________

Oct. 23

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e2:00

pm

___________

Nov. 6

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1:00

pm

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Sept. 2

Pine

Eagle

2:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Green

leaf

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23@ Burnt River

3:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Cran

e2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Adria

n2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ M

onum

ent

3:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

Mitc

hell

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

Harpe

r/Hun

tington

2:00

pm

___________

Nov. 4

@ Prarie

City

8:00

pm

___________

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TBA

______________

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SCORE

Aug. 26

@ Cou

ncil

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Pine E

agle

3:00

pm

___________

Sept. 17

Salm

on Rive

r @ M

oscow, ID

12:00 pm

__________

Sept. 23Ga

rden

Valle

y7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Co

uncil

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Bye

Oct. 14

Oct. 21

Salm

on River

5:30

pm

___________

Oct. 28

@ Garde

n Va

lley

4:00

pm

___________

SCORE

Aug. 26

Tri-V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

Cascad

e7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Pow

der V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Ad

rian

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Salm

on River

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30@ Tr

i-Valley

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Meado

ws V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ Garde

n Va

lley

3:30

pm

___________

Oct. 22

Bye

Oct. 28

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on River

7:00

pm

___________

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- 196

8, 196

9, 197

0, 197

82A

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90, 199

1, 199

33A

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54, 195

5, 195

7, 195

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___________

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Weiser

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16

@ Vale

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23 Bu

rns

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30 Pe

ndleton

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

@ Che

ney, Wash.

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ La Gr

ande

7:00

pm

___________

Oct 21

Baker

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

@ M

ac-H

i7:00

pm

___________

VALE

VIKI

NGS SC

ORE

Sept. 2

La Grand

e7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 8

@ Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Ontario

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23@ Bak

er City

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30By

e

Oct. 7

@ Nyssa

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Gran

t Union

___________________

Oct. 21

Umatilla

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

@ Burns

7:00

pm

___________

Nov. 4

@ Riversid

e7:00

pm

___________

FRUI

TLAN

DGR

IZZL

IES SC

ORE

Aug. 26

Skyview

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

@ Ontario

7:30

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ LaG

rand

e8:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Ba

ker

7:00

pm

_ __________

Sept. 23By

e

Sept. 30@ Parma

7:00

pm

___________

Oct 7

Payette

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

@ Weiser

7:00

pm

___________

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TTE

PIRA

TES SC

ORE

Aug. 26

@ New

Plymou

th7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

@ M

elba

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

Nyssa

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Bu

hl7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

@ Fruitlan

d7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Weiser

7:00

pm

___________

Oc t. 21

@ Parma

7:00

pm

___________

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ABU

LLDO

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Sept. 2

@ New

Plymou

th7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Payette

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Mac-H

i7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23By

e

Sept. 30Bu

tte Cou

nty

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Vale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ Umatilla

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

Riverside

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

@ Grant Union

7:00

pm

___________

Nov. 4

Burns

7:00

pm

___________

SCORE

Aug. 26

@ M

arsin

g7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

Glen

ns Ferry

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Nam

pa Christ

ian

___________________

Sept. 16Melba

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23@ Weiser

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Fruitla

nd7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

@ Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Bye

Oct. 21

Payette

7:00

pm

___________

PARM

APA

NTHE

RSSC

ORE

Aug. 26

Payette

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

Nyssa

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

Bye

___________________

Sept. 16@ Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___ ________

Sept. 23Marsin

g7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Melba

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 6

@ Cole V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ M

cCall

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

@ Nam

pa Christ

ian

7:00

pm

___________

NEW

PLYM

OUTH

PILG

RIMS

SCORE

Aug. 26

Emmett

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

Baker

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Ontario

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16@ LaG

rand

e8:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Pa

rma

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30@ Hom

edale

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Bye

___________________

Oct. 14

@ Payette

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

Fruitla

nd7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

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ERWO

LVER

INES

SCORE

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r Valley

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16@ Cou

ncil

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23@ M

onum

ent/Dayville

3:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Harpe

r/Hun

tington

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

@ Jo

rdan

Valley

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

Mitc

hell/Sp

ray

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

@ Burnt River

3:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

Prairie City

7:00

pm

___________

Nov. 11

@ Crane

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6A: 1,521

+

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NS

1A: 159

or fewer studen

ts2A

: 160

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studen

ts3A

: 320

to 639

studen

ts4A

: 640

to 127

9 studen

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ATE CHAMPIO

NS - ID

AHO

1A - Cou

ncil - 198

4, 198

5, 199

2, 200

62A

- Parma - 19

96, 200

83A

- Weiser - 19

98, 199

73A

- Fruitland, 199

3, 200

6

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COMO

TIVE

S SCORE

Sept. 11@ Harpe

r1:00

pm

___________

Sept. 18Bu

rnt R

iver

2:00

pm

___________

Sept. 25@ M

itche

ll/Sp

ray

2:00

pm

___________

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Prairie

City

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 9

@ M

onum

ent/Dayville

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 16

Jordan

Valle

y 2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 23

Cran

e2:00

pm

___________

Nov. 6

@ Adrian

1:00

pm

___________

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AN VA

LLEY

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ANGS

SCORE

Sept. 2

Pine

Eagle

2:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Green

leaf

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23@ Burnt River

3:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Cran

e2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Adria

n2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ M

onum

ent

3:00

pm

___________

Oct. 21

Mitc

hell

2:00

pm

___________

Oct. 28

Harpe

r/Hun

tington

2:00

pm

___________

Nov. 4

@ Prarie

City

8:00

pm

___________

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1-121st R

ound

State Playoff

TBA

______________

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ALLE

Y TI

TANS

SCORE

Aug. 26

@ Cou

ncil

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Pine E

agle

3:00

pm

___________

Sept. 17

Salm

on Rive

r @ M

oscow, ID

12:00 pm

__________

Sept. 23Ga

rden

Valle

y7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30Co

uncil

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Bye

Oct. 14

Oct. 21

Salm

on River

5:30

pm

___________

Oct. 28

@ Garde

n Va

lley

4:00

pm

___________

SCORE

Aug. 26

Tri-V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 2

Cascad

e7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 9

@ Pow

der V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 16Ad

rian

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 23Salm

on River

7:00

pm

___________

Sept. 30@ Tr

i-Valley

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 7

Meado

ws V

alley

7:00

pm

___________

Oct. 14

@ Garde

n Va

lley

3:30

pm

___________

Oct. 22

Bye

Oct. 28

Salm

on River

7:00

pm

___________

COUN

CIL

LUMB

ERJA

CKS

LOCAL ST

ATE CHAMPIO

NS - OREGON

1A - Huntington

- 196

8, 196

9, 197

0, 197

82A

- Vale - 19

90, 199

1, 199

33A

- Vale - 19

54, 195

5, 195

7, 195

8, 196

4, 196

6, 197

52A

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that is the motto for thePayette Pirates football teamand if this team can just stayhealthy they have the poten-tial to be the state championsthis year.“I don’t know what was go-

ing on, I don’t know whatwas in our water but we justcouldn’t keep our kidshealthy last year,” Payettehead coach Troy Gleave said.Offensively the Payette

Pirates are going to havesome good tools to work with.They’ve got a good receivercore.“We are kind of deep there

for the first time in awhile”Gleave said.For running backs there is

Woodrow Thomas “Woody”and Jonathon Stevens andthe coach says they can carrythe ball and block really well.

The Pirates also have twokids that can carry the flyand that is Brennan Serranoand Emilo Winn. They also have three big

kids coming back for line-man and that is AndrewGalloway, Rusty Penson andJose Reynoso. Tightend wiseChance Poe and AustinWaynetska are going to battleit out.“We stole a soccer player

somehow the goalkeeper thebig Austin Waynetska is go-ing to fill in some spots,”Gleave said.The big question this year

is that they lost their quarter-back Garrett Grotheer, whoare they going to fill his spot? Grotheer has been in that

spot for three years. It lookslike Clint Blackwell and

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Payette’s Brennan Serrano (89) looks for some running room during a game against NewPlymouth in 2010. This season, Serrano and the Pirates look to move up in the Snake RiverValley Conference standings and reach the post season.

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Brandon Neil is going forthat spot, can they take over?Defense is all about start-

ing over this season. Theyhave no linebackers reallycoming back from last year.Thomas is going to play

free safety and Serrano is go-ing to play corner andStevens and Galloway are go-ing to play up front.Everybody else is going to benew.“We have lots of guys to

break in,” Gleave said “At

camp the kids rolled aroundand did good things though.” The Pirates had a young

kicker a freshman last yearthat got injured at the start of

the year but came back at theend.“He’s really come around

and we are getting pretty ex-cited about having the young

kid play,” Gleave said.All and all it’s going to

come down to stayinghealthy this year. As it is formost of the teams aroundhere they are not extremelydeep. So if they loose a playerthey get in trouble reallyquick.“If we can stay healthy and

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can battle with anybody,”Gleave said.Not having experience and

loosing their quarterback isthe main concern. The team has been working

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PIRATES:Bring back a solid core of skilled players for 2011 season2010 PIRATE STATS

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2010 PIRATE MOTTO•Pride — taking pride with who you are in the classroom taking pridein what you do on the field and away from the field.•Passion — If you don’t have the passion you aren’t going to fit in. Thisgame is full of emotion and having fun. If you are not having fun youare in the wrong spot.•Purpose — You are out here to accomplish something and that youhave that goal in mind every day, every week and every season. If youdon’t have a goal you can’t achieve it.

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New Plymouth’s Brady Harris (19) tries to escape the rush of Payette’s Rusty Penson (63) and Joe Barbion (44) in a 2010 preseason matchup.Harris and Barbion both graduated, but the Pirates will return Penson.

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dance all summer long ac-cording to the coach.“At camp I came away real-

ly pleased, we battled inevery scrimage and weplayed extremely well attimes and it wasn’t just oneor two guys it was a lot of theguys,” Gleave said. “Wewalked away with a big boostof confidence.”Inexperience on defense is

going to be the Pirates weak-ness.“We just need to make sure

they come along pretty fastand that they don’t get lost onthe tempo of the game,”Gleave said.Strength wise the coach

feels pretty good with theskilled kids coming back.“We have a good core of

skilled kids that should beable to aleaviate some of thepreasure and move the ball toput some points on theboard,” Gleave said.The big loss is loosing

Garrett Grotheer. He’s beenstarting for the past threeyears for varsity and was anall state kidquarterback/free safety line-backer. They also lost Joey

Barbion. They hope Woody

fills the void as defense freesafety.“We have kids that can do

similar things as Joey but it’sgoing to be hard and offen-sively we just need to breakin the quarterback,” Gleavessaid.Who should you look out

for this year? Woody Thomashe is free safety and runningback and according to thecoach he’s going to be goodon both sides. “I’m pretty confident that

we will be better then lastyear, we’ve got a closer teama tighter bunch of kids.”Thomas said. “We didn’t real-ly play as a team last year.” Another one to look out for

is Stevens defensive end and

full back, he’s going to makea lot of plays on defense andhe’s going to clear a lot ofholes on offense. “We have the potential to

do really good it just depends

on who steps up,” Stevenssaid.Lineman wise Galloway

who is offensive and defen-sive tackle was an all statekid last year and he’s getting

bigger and stronger. “I feel we are going to do

pretty well, we did well atcamp,” Galloway said.Serrano the wide receiver

and defensive back will runthe fly for them and hopeful-ly will get some plays forthem.“I feel our strength is our

defense. We look reallystrong even though they areinexperienced. They looklike they have been playingall their life,” Serrano said.The team believes they

have a chance at the title theyjust have to prove it. Payette has never been to

the state title game and theyhave been playing for around105 years. They have been to the semi

finals and were in a threeway tie with Fruitland andWeiser two years ago.“Traditionaly football isn’t

our game, hopefully thisgroup is the one to break thattradition,” Gleaves said.

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The Payette Pirates football team lost a few skilled position players including quarterback Garrett Grotheer (5) to graduation. Payette coachTroy Gleave was leaning on Junior Clint Blackwell to fill the spot, but during a preseaon jamboree at Skyview, Blackwell suffered a broken armleaving the Pirates thin at the position in 2011.

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SKILLED:The Pirates have never won a state title or even played in one

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PAYETTEThe Payette High School

booster club hosted its first-ever community pep rallySaturday at Payette HighSchool to bring homage tothe fall sporting teams.Roughly 150 fans were on

hand to give its support forthe Payette Pirates sportingteams. The event featured an MC,

food and drink and plenty ofcheering for Payette HighSchool.PHS principal Mark

Heleker said the event ishuge for the community as itlets the student athlete knowthey are supported by loyalfans.“Its a great way to get the

year started,” Heleker said.“I think our team spirit willonly build because of thisevent.”The pep rally began with

the introduction of Payette’scheer squad and followedwith each fall sports teamand the PHS band.Each coach addressed the

crowd, encouraging them tocome out and support theirteam this coming season.Payette High School athlet-

ic director Bob Dixon saidthe event was important forboth the community and thestudent athletes.“Its important for the kids

to see that it is bigger thanhigh school its the wholecommunity coming out andfor the community to see allthe different kids and activi-ties,” Dixon said. “It a recip-rocal relationship. The kidssupport the community andthe community is proud ofwhat the kids are doing.”The entire event was

spearheaded by TracySweet, a booster member.“We just thought it would

be a good idea to get theschool and community to-gether in one place to kick

off the school sporting yearto a positive start.” Sweetsaid. “It was wonderful, wehad a great time.”Sweet said with out the

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Frank and Kimmie Serranofrom Red Apple the eventwould have never happened.“Also we want to thank all

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Fans at the first-ever Payette High School community pep rally, whichtook place Saturday in Payette, applaude as one of the fall sportsteam is introduced to the crowd. Roughly 150 fans filled the PHS foot-ball field bleachers to support thier hometown Pirates.

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NEW PLYMOUTHThe New Plymouth

Pilgrim football team hashad some success in thepast two seasons, reachingthe semifinal game in theIdaho 2A state playoffs.Last year, the Pilgrims losta heartbreaker to Malad 48-28.New Plymouth fired off

seven straight wins beforelosing to Malad in the 2Asemifinals, wins which in-cluded a 41-14 win atKamiah in the quarterfi-nals and a 61-7 win over

Orofino to open the 2Astate playoffs. During theregular season, thePilgrims went 5-0 in theWestern Idaho conference.The Pilgrims have neverwon a state title and haveonly played in one champi-onship game in 2004, wherethey lost to West Side 40-19,when Josh White was thehead coach. Since then, the Pilgrims

have reached the semifi-nals twice in 2009 and 2010.Last year, the Pilgrims av-

eraged 207 passing yardsper game and 204 rushingyards per game as they

racked up on average 36.5points per contest.However, the graduated

quarterback Brady Harrisgone, the leaves some bigshoes for senior RaymondEvans to fill.“Coach Lacey has been

helping me learn the posi-ton of quarterback,” Evanssaid. In 2010, Evans had two

completions on two at-tempts for 42 yards, thatsbecause he was primarialya wide receiver for Harris.

Evans hauled in 30 catchesfor 528 yards and six touch-downs last season and thisseason he will be looking tofind a favorite target tothrow to.In the backfield the

Pilgrims will have to re-place runningbacksAmando Garcia who in2010 had 45 carries for 244yards and Jon Peden whopicked up 658 yards on 134carries. Players like KaceeTrout is no stranger to car-ring the football as he col-lected 379 yards on 58 car-ries last season, but will

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New Plymouth’s Raymond Evans forces a fumble on a Homedale ball carrier in a game played last year. This season the Pilgrims look to makesome noise with a yong and inexperienced team.

We have some holes to fill. We lost nine seniorsfrom last year’s team. We have a lot of inexperi-ence and very little depth this year. We will bepraying for no injuries.

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33play the reciever spot in2011. New Plymouth coachPorter Lacey said in thebackfield the Pilgrims arelooking at juniors TylerCorn and Dakota Stallions,both who played extensive-ly on the junior varsityteam in 2010.“We have some holes to

fill. We lost nine seniorsfrom last years team,”Lacey said. “We have a lotof inexperience and verylittle depth this year. Wewill be praying for no in-

juries. We lost four of fiveoffensive linemen. That iswhere we are looking to fillright now. We are lookingfor some kids to step up andbe physical for us. We saw

some things at camp thatmake me feel a little betterabout where we are at.”The Pilgrims do not have

a lot of exerienced playersto choose from in 2011, soPorter and his staff willhave their work cut out forthemselves as they prepareto compete in the WesternIdaho Conference this year.Some of the names that

the Pilgrims will look to on

its offensive line areTucker Gerdes who playedcenter last year and hasbeen taking snaps at one ofthe guard positions thissummer.“Tucker will be the lone

senior leader on our lineand we will lean on him toguide these younger line-men,” Lacey said.Luis Castro and John

Cushman will also be askedto step uptheir game on theline in 2011.“Luis has done a great job

for us so far, he is awrestler so he is pretty ag-ile and John is going to be agood tackle for us thisyear,” Lacey said.The Pilgrims will begin

its season with threestraight games agianst big-

ger schools. They openwith Payette, followed byNyssa and Homedale, allteams that look to be muchimproved since last year. “Our non-conference

schedule is brutal, Payette,Nyssa, Homedale threetough games,” Lacey said. Things don’t get any eais-

er for the Pilgrims as theyopen the Western IdahoConference againstMarsing, one of the confer-ence favorites.“We will have a chance to

compete in the WIC,’ Laceysaid. “We do not a whole lotof experinece out there ordepth. But we will be work-ing hard with what we haveto get better. We have apretty good future comingup.”

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YOUTH:NPHS lacks depth and experience in 2011, looks to seniors to lead


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IDAHOThe Western Idaho

Conference was won by NewPlymouth in 2010 as theywent undefeated, but in 2011,things look to be more com-petitive.Last season, Nampa

Christian (6-4) placed sec-ond, followed by WIC newcomer McCall-Donnelly (4-4).The Marsing Huskies (3-6)

placed fourth, Cole ValleyChristian (1-7) came in fifthand Melba went winless.New Plymouth coach

Porter Lacey expects theconference to be more com-petitive this year as lastyears top team lost a lot ofplayers and the lower teamsare bring back plenty of tal-ent.“Marsing has looked good

this preseason and they willbe a team to look out for,”Lacey said.Despite the loss of 14 sen-

iors to graduation, Laceysaid his team lacks experi-ence and depth, but despitethat, he feels his Pilgrims

will still compete in theWIC.“McCall will be tough this

year, they do have a newcoach. Marsing will betough, we saw them at ourcamp and they looked great.Cole Valley looks to be im-proved and NampaChristian always puts a goodteam on the field,” Laceysaid. “But we will have achance to compete in theWIC.”The top four teams from

the WIC reached the postseason in 2010, but onlyNampa Christian and NewPlymouth survived theopening round.Marsing lost to Kamiah

and McCall lost to Declo. This year, four teams will

again get the nod to the postseason which will begin Oct.29.New Plymouth’s Justin

Smith said he takes a lot ofpride in the Pilgrims andwhat the past players havedone for the program.“We will play with a lot of

heart and pride,” he said.“Marsing will be tough thisyear, but we will be ready toplay.”

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NYSSAOffense is going to do

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es, the same players and

when you have that kind ofconsistency good things docome,” Coach Lee Long

said.With a lot of returning

players this team should dowell.“Our ambitions every

year are to place in leagueand be in the playoffs, andit’s definitely a possibilitythis year,” Long said.As most teams in the area

keeping the teams healthyis what they are concernedfor because they are not ex-tremely deep.

“Even though we have alot of juniors and seniors inthe program, if one of theseboys get hurt, you may thenforce a younger kid to moveup to a position he is notready for,” Long said.The Nyssa Bulldogs went

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a good showing and theyhad a good competition. Bycompeting against a biggerschool it was a good confi-dence booster. Experience is the Bulldogs

biggest strength. They re-turned many seniors andjuniors and that is a hugestrength in a small schoolprogram. Depth is their weakness. If

one of the experience play-ers go down it forces ayounger kid to come into asituation that they mightnot be ready for.Nyssa lost four seniors

and one of them was an allstate player whom was ColeFroerer, who was a firstteam all state tightend, anall league defensive end andwas an all around greatplayer. Coach Long said thatFroerer will be hard to re-place especially at his posi-tion.“He was just the right size,

right build and mentality,”Long said.The coach has shuffled the

kids around and will re-place him with seniors RebMcDaniel and Jackson Sipe,and also Alex Cisneros de-fensive end. All these play-ers have played varsity, theyjust have to transition to bethat guy.There are several players

to look out for there. The re-ceiver corp are pretty solid.Nick Contreres and PeterUrrutia are both seniors.Reb McDanial is also a sen-

ior. Their running back situ-ation is very good. SpencerBoster as a fullback,Marcellus Ramos andMichael Smith as halfbackshave all played varsity alongwith tightend Reb McDanialand Jackson Sipe. AustinWagstaff will play quarter-back, who has been in kindof a transition but is readyby putting his time at campsand in the weightroom. Offensively the skilled po-

sitions look good. On theline there are three seniorsand one Junior that playedvarsity. Skylar Emery andMarcus Valero are two ofthe top lineman accordingto coach Long.As all teams the Bulldogs

goal is to place in leagueand go to state and win thechampionship.“You never know, there

could be just a team that isunbeatable, we had thatteam a few years ago, but ifit’s a fairly even playingfield across the state wehave a chance to win,” Long

said. The Bulldogs have been

state champs two times in arow and they were in theplayoffs last year.Overall who stands out,

who should you look for?

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• “It’s not about coaching football but coaching young men, these guys make it very re-warding,”


OREGONThe Vale Vikings have

been the cream of the EOLfor three of the past fouryears and are coming offback-to -back 5-0 campaignsin league play. The defend-ing EOL champions lostsome depth in key areasand are breaking in a newcoach for the 2011 cam-paign. The Vikings wentundefeated in league play,followed by Burns whichwent 4-1 in the conference.Nyssa and Grant Union fin-ished third and fourth, re-spectively. The EOL is look-ing to return to competitiveform at the state tourna-ment.

Breaking down theteams:

Vale VikingsThe Vikings enter the

2011 campaign with eyes ontheir third straight confer-ence title and the fourth infive seasons. The Vikingsare losing a slew of all-EOLplayers including all EOLtight end, linebacker andco-EOL offensive player ofthe year Garrett Benz. Valealso will have to find re-placements for all EOL run-ning back Jeff Williamsand other pieces along thedefensive and offensivelines. The Vikings should-n’t take too many steps

back, however, as they re-turn current co-EOL defen-sive player of the yearMario Moreno to anchorthe defense. Also returningare quarterback and all-EOL defensive back KyleBarras, and all-EOL honor-able mention running backWill Devos. The Vikingsshould be loaded on defenseas well, returning six all-EOL defensive players in2011.

Nyssa BulldogsNyssa is coming off a 3-2

league finish that was goodenough for third place inthe EOL and a state tourna-ment berth. The Bulldogshaven’t won a league crownsince 2006 and are hopingthis is the year the droughtends. The Bulldogs do haveexperience and leadershipreturning 11 seniors to leadthe Bulldogs 2011. Nyssawill bring in a solid reciev-ing corp with NickContreras, Peter Urrutiaand tight end JacksonStipe.

Burns Hilanders The Highlanders finished

4-1 in EOL play, placing sec-ond in the conference. Lastyear’s second place finishwas the highest Burns hasfinished in conference playsince the EOL was formedin 2006. In order to match orsurpass that feat, Burnsneeds to find a way to re-

place departed quarterbackCole Potter’s 800 yards pass-ing, more than 1,500 yardsrushing, and combined 36touchdowns. Burns also los-es players in key positionsat wide receiver, fullback,and tight end. Burns re-turns a trio of seniorsalong the offensive linehowever, and are hopingsenior quarterback MarcusCain can run the offense ef-fectively behind them.Hoping to take the somepressure off Cain is seniorrunning back NolanStampke, who finished 2010with 420 rushing yards andsix touchdowns and surelylooks to build on thosenumbers in 2011.

Grant UnionProspectors

The Prospectors finished2-3 in league play, finishingjust outside a state playoffberth at fourth place. GrantUnion lost nine seniors onboth sides of the ball in-cluding four offensive anddefensive linemen and apair of linebackers. Back isquarterback Kyler Deiter-Kinieriem and wide re-ceivers Riley Averett andDominic Dehaven. Losses atrunning back and tight endleave the Grant Union need-ing to find a few more skillplayers. Both lines are bol-stered by the return of sen-ior offensive and defensive

linemen Seth Barrietua andClayton Hughet, but otherlinemen and defensive spe-cialists will need to bebrought up.

Riverside PiratesDespite a two-headed

rushing attack that racked

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up close to 250 yards agame, the Pirates only man-aged a mere 28 passingyards a game and finishedfifth in the EOL at 1-4 inconference play. Riversidereturns their quarterbackfrom a season ago and re-turn a whopping eight sen-iors on each side of theball. Among them are sen-ior offensive and defensivelinemen Arrow Corpus andBriton Hansen. What is re-ally going to hurt Riversideis the lack of skill positionplayers. While senior widereceiver Evan Keefer andtight end/running backChuy Alba return, gone aresenior running backsHarley Orcutt and BrighamHansen who combined foralmost 1,600 yards rushingand 18 touchdowns in 2010.If Riverside can developskill players quickly, thisteam could surprise in2011.

Umatilla VikingsThe Vikings finished the

2010 campaign 0-5 in leagueplay, scoring a total of threeoffensive touchdowns allseason for a dismal averageof 5.1 points per game.Umatilla loses 12 seniorsbut shouldn’t lose muchleadership with nine sen-iors returning. Back are co-captains Andres Sanguinoand Kile Wilson as well as apair of senior receivers andfree safeties. Despite theoffseason losses, Umatillashould improve its 0-5 con-ference mark from a season

ago. Season and teams at a

glance:Vale: 2010 overall record

7-3 (5-0 EOL) 1st EOLNotable wins: Ontario

(23-24), Burns (36-6),LaGrande (33-7), 2007, 2009,2010 EOL champions. 10-time state champions (lastin 1993). Lost to BlanchetCatholic 24-21 first round ofstate tournament

———Burns: 2010 overall record

8-3 (4-1 EOL) 2nd EOLNotable wins: Ontario

(48-47), Nyssa (38-35),Sisters (40-0). Lost 34-38 to Pleasant Hill

in first round of state tour-nament

———Nyssa: 2010 overall record

4-6 (3-2 EOL) 3rd EOLNotable wins: Payette

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Grant Union: 2010 overallrecord 2-7 (2-3 EOL) 4thEOLNotable wins: Riverside

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———Riverside: 2010 Overall

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Umatilla: 2010 overallrecord 0-9 (0-5 EOL) 6thEOL

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A Nyssa players attempts to make a catch during the Argus Observer/KSRV prep football media day at Ontairo High School earlier thissummer. The Bulldogs have high hopes for the 2011 season as they return most of last year’s team that finished third in the EasternOregon League standings.

EASTERN OREGON LEAGUE’S RECENT STATE DOMINANCE

• 2005: Nyssa state champs (defeated Vale 19-2)

• 2006: Nyssa state champs(defeated Santiam Christian 7-6)

• 2007: Vale runner-up(lost to Gold Beach 42-0)

• 2008: Grant Union state champs(defeated Gold Beach 28-14)


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in a stunning 50-0 blowouthome loss for theAntelopes and a secondplace league finish. The following week, the

Antelopes played theeventual state championsSt. Paul in the openinground of the state tourna-ment and got roughed up68-16 to end their 2010 sea-son with an 8-2 mark. Despite the late season

breakdown in 2010 andlosing five seniors, Shenkthinks the Antelopes canrealistically compete withCrane for the district

crown. “We are lost five seniors

and have two comingback, but our quarterbackand some other skill posi-tions are back,” Shenksaid. “We had a lot ofsophomores play and

start last year so we thinkwe have a legitimate shotto win district this sea-son.” Shenk points to not fin-

ishing the season as thereason for his team’s lateseason woes in 2010 andhopes to keep momentumhe builds during the 2011season.

“We had some thingshappen to us there at theend of the year and wedidn't really respondwell,” Shenk said. ”I thinkit is more of the guyslearning that we have towork hard for the wholeyear just like you have towork hard for an entiregame.” Shenk also pointed to

the youth of his squad,stressing that leadershipmust come from youngerplayers on a team with on-ly two seniors. “I have talked to our jun-

iors and sophomoresabout the need for morethan just two leaders, notto disrespect the seniorsthat we do have. We have afew juniors on this team

that are natural leaders,”Shenk said. Also missing from this

Antelopes squad is a defi-nite impact player, asShank has said the of-fense would be more bal-anced and the team wouldrely on the defense astheir strength rather thanone or two impactplayers. In a tough Special

District 6 that will see de-fending champions Cranefield a team composed of10 seniors, the Antelopeshave the veteran experi-ence and firepower tomake the state playoffs in2011 for the secondstraight year and maybecompete with Crane forthe league crown.

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WEISERThe Weiser Wolverines re-

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job last year. “A lot of those kids are

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Argus Observer file photoThe Weiser Wolverines will field 19 seniors in 2011 and coming off an impressive season last year, which had them losing in the 3A semifinalsto Fruitland 35-34, the Wolverines are poised to make a deep run in 2011.

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There are so many factors that go into foot-ball; How a team comes together, how they aregoing to play together, the team with the mostmathemtical talent doesn’t always win, butthat is what makes football so much fun.

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as early in theyear.“I don’t

know if I canpredict any-thing, but it’snice as acoach,”Schrolic said.It’s hard to

predict theoutcome ofthe season.

“There are so many factorsthat go into football; how ateam comes together, howthey are going to play, theteam with the most mathe-matical talent doesn’t alwayswin, but that is what makesfootball so much fun,”Schrolic said.This team will be competi-

tive and this team will playreal hard, and there are nogames that are on the sched-ule that this team looks atand goes wow we can’t win

that.When you are a small

school you always worryabout depth especially in par-ticular spots. You might beloaded in one spot but over inanother you might only haveone player and when that kidgoes down you have to scram-ble to find a guy to do thesame things. The coach saidhe is worried with this groupwith the success they had last

year and being close againstthree state champions. The

team doesn’twant to lookto far ahead.You take itone day at atime. Youcan’t thinkaboutNovembernow, you haveto thing aboutAugust and

your first opponent.“I feel we are really united,

we are like a big family,” LuisNegate said.Even though Weiser is re-

turning 19 players they didloose a few. You are never go-ing to be able to replace thoseplayers exactly. It will be dif-ferent. The coach thinks thathe can fill the spots but it’sgoing to be different. TyrellBraun is one of those play-ers.“He was an amazing player,

you don’t get a lot of kids that

play linebacker like he did,”Schrolic said.

Braun aver-aged 17 yardsa carry. Then there

was a leaderand big full-back defen-sive linemanSpencerChandler. Hewas a threeyear starter

and was a diehard Wolverineand was a three generationplayer in his family. Jordan Theurer defensive

lineman and offensive line-man will be missed also.Who will stand out this

year for the Wolverines?There are a variety of menwho did good things last yearand they seem be doing goodthings this year according tothe coach.“We didn’t know Ty Braun

would have the year he hadlast year,” Schrolic said.

There are some returningrunning backs. MitchellSvedin is a three year starterand Drew McKie is a return-ing tightend and a three yearstarter. Quarterback Brock

Bumgarner isreturning.A couple of

other backsreturning areLuis Negreteand JustinRoberts.Negrete andRoberts didn’tplay a lot lastyear but theyhave been the

go to guys at camp accordingto coach Schrolic. There arealso going to be some guyscoming up from junior varsi-ty that seem to be fillingspots. Garrett Crawford is areturning lineman andstarter on both sides of thefield. Bruce Hamilton is a two

way starter playing line-backer/defense back as wellas offensive line. There are a

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PACKS:WHS believes they have the talent and experience to win it all in 2011

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Weiser football player’

WEISER 2010 OFFENSIVE STATSRUSHING ................................................................................................ATT YARDS TD 2PTLuis Negrete.............................................................................................17 82 3Nick Stepenson ..........................................................................................2 4Mitchell Svedin ........................................................................................38 213 2Brock Bumgarner .....................................................................................85 440 1Flint Hickman ............................................................................................1 14John Barron ...............................................................................................2 3

RECEIVING..............................................................................................REC YARDS TD 2PTCody Gable.................................................................................................3 39 1Tyrell Braun ...............................................................................................5 83Bill Pritchard..............................................................................................8 236 1Drew McKie................................................................................................5 128 1 2

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variety of kids coming backwith experience.“We might be an interest-

ing team, I don’t know ifthere is going to be anyonekid that you can say is thatthe guy you need to stop, Itlooks like it could be a differ-ent kid each week,” Scrolicsaid.Another player to look out

for is Gabi Saldivar, who iscaptain and defensive leader,and offensive lineman, but hecan play a lot of positions.

He is one of the majorteamleader and was electedcaptain by his teammates,and according to the coach

he’s done a nice job all sum-mer long keeping the guysworking out.“I feel we are going to do

great, we are going to make ita long ways, and hopefullymake it to the final round,”Svedin said.

The Weiser Wolverineswere state champs twice,once in 1987 and then in 1997.They have been in the cham-pionship game four or fivetimes and the last two yearsthey have been in the semifi-nals. Will Weiser be the statechamps, only time will tell,but according to seniorSaldivar they have real po-tential.“I think if we draw our

cards right we will be in thestate championship game,”Saldivar said.

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WHS:Defensive captian Saldivar looks to lead a punishing Weiser defense


The Weiser Wolverine football team advanced to the 3A semifinal game before losing to Fruitland 35-34 in 2010. Pictured above, a Weiser ballcarrier carries a Homedale defender during a regulars season SRV game. This year, the Wolverines believe they will reach the title game.

Weiser 2010 Defensive sTaTs LeaDersCody Gable: 31 solo tackles, 20 assisted tackles, 3 interceptions

Justin Roberts: 29 solo tackles, 16 assisted tackles, 1 interception

Mitchell Svedin: 28 solo tackles, 13 assisted tackles, 2 sacks

Bill Pritchard: 27 solo tackles, 23 assisted tackles, 1 fumble recovery

Drew Mckie: 21 solo tackles, 21 assisted tackles

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EUGENE (AP) — Oregonhas a proven ability to shutout distractions and playwell, and the Ducks say thisseason should be no differ-ent.Coming off a 12-1 season,

their second straight confer-ence championship and anappearance in the BCS cham-pionship game, the Ducksembark on this season underinvestigation by the NCAA.“There’s always controver-

sy,” said running backLaMichael James, aHeisman Trophy finalist lastyear. “We play for the teamand I play for the team. Idon’t play for anybody else. Ifyou have to worry aboutwhat the fans say or what themedia has to write about,you’re playing for the wrongreasons.”At issue is a $25,000 pay-

ment Oregon made last yearto Houston-based WillieLyles and Complete ScoutingServices for what appears tobe outdated informationabout potential recruits. Thepayment was made shortlyafter Oregon received a letterof intent from LacheSeastrunk, a running backfrom Texas who had a men-toring relationship withLyles.If the Ducks themselves

are worried in the leastabout the investigation,they’re not showing it. Infact, their main concern isrebounding from the 22-19loss to Auburn for the na-tional championship inJanuary.“It’s the biggest motivation

I have in my life,” juniorquarterback Darron Thomassaid Thomas performed ad-mirably as a first-yearstarter last season, throwingfor 2,881 yards and 30 touch-downs. He ran for five morescores. But more than that,he proved himself unflap-pable in pressure situations.He threw for 363 yards, in-

cluding a touchdown toJames and the two-point con-version pass to Jeff Maehl, totie the finale against theTigers at 19 with 2:33 left.Auburn kicked a field goalwith no time remaining forthe victory.It was Thomas’ first loss as

a starter.“He’s probably the tough-

est quarterback I’ve everbeen around. If you look atthe touchdowns that he’sthrown and just put a high-light tape of the 30 some oddtouchdowns he threw, andhow many shots he tookwhen he was throwing theball, he’s truly a fearless

competitor,” coach ChipKelly said. “ He’s reallygrown into the leadershiprole that we’ve asked him tobeing the quarterback of ourfootball team.”James returns to the Ducks

even though there was specu-lation that he could havebeen as high as a second-round pick in the NFL draft.He kept any questions at bayby announcing before the na-tional championship thathe’d return.“I love my teammates. I

think that’s the big key. Idon’t want to let those guysdown,” he said recentlyabout his decision.James was ranked atop the

nation with 153 yards rush-ing per game until Auburnheld him to 49 yards in the ti-tle game. He set a new single-season record for the Duckswith 1,731 yards.Thomas and James an-

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CORVALLIS (AP) — TheOregon State Beavers havehad a recent history of pro-ductive running backs: KenSimonton, Steven Jackson,Yvenson Bernard andJacquizz Rodgers.So who will be next?The Beavers open this

season with no clear heir toRodgers, who decided toskip his senior year and gopro. Quizz was drafted thisspring by the AtlantaFalcons. There are plenty of backs

vying for Quizz’s job, but asof yet no clear favorite —much like when he burstinto the job as a true fresh-man. “I think if we’re going to

look at that group, it mightbe a little bit like runningback by committee. And Idon’t mean that in a nega-tive sense,” Beavers coachMike Riley said. “I thinkwe have some guys thatmight be more suited to be-ing a third down back, likea Jovan Stevenson,Malcolm Marable. Then wehave some first and 10-typebacks like Ryan McCants,Jordan Jenkins, or wemight have a guy emergethrough fall camp.”But it will be quite the

feat to replace Quizz. As a junior last season,

Rodgers rushed for 1,184yards to finish sixth on thePac-10’s career rushing listwith 3,877 yards. He rankssecond in school historywith 46 rushing touch-

downs and third in totalpoints with 306. He was thefirst freshman to be namedthe league’s offensive play-er of the year. While the Beavers consid-

er Quizz’s replacement,there are also questionsabout his big brother,James, and the stability ofhis (twice) surgically re-paired left knee. When he got hurt last sea-

son at Arizona, JamesRodgers was ranked sixthin the nation with an aver-age of 176.75 all-purposeyards. A flanker, he was al-so averaging 18.33 yards onpunt returns and 28.67yards on kickoff returns. He was granted a fifth

year of eligibility becauseof the injury and entersthis season wearing Quizz’sNo. 1 Oregon State jersey. Four other Beavers are al-

so looking to rebound fromoffseason surgery, includ-ing starting quarterbackRyan Katz (wrist), tight endJoe Halahuni (shoulder),tailback Jordan Jenkins(shoulder) and slotbackJordan Bishop (ankle). Katz, Bishop and Jenkins

started fall practice at fullspeed, while Halahuni andRodgers were limited.Riley is known for being

conservative with injuries. “There is a difference in

being deemed healthy andgoing to practice, then actu-ally being ready to play in agame and getting all thatstuff behind you so that

you feel comfortable doingthat,” Riley said. Riding on the talents of

the Rodgers brothers,Oregon State opened lastseason with a great deal ofpromise. The Beavers wereeven ranked No. 24 in thepreseason AP Top 25The Beavers dropped five

of their last seven games,including a double-over-time loss at Washingtonand a humbling loss athome to lowly WashingtonState. The only real brightspot was a 36-7 rout of USCon Nov. 20.The season ended with a

thud, when national cham-pionship game-boundOregon shut the Beaversout of the postseason forthe first time since 2005.Oregon State finished 5-7. Katz showed promise as a

sophomore but lacked con-sistency. He threw for 18touchdowns and ran fortwo more, but he was inter-cepted 11 times. Quizz ad-mitted before the Civil Warthat he was having a sub-par season, and JamesRodgers’ injury took the airout of the team. Essentially, the goal this

season is to improve nearlyeverywhere. The Beaverswere selected to finishfourth in the Pac-12 NorthDivision by members of themedia who cover the newlyexpanded conference. Oregon State opens the

season at home againstSacramento State on Sept.

3. A week later, the Beaversare on the road againstWisconsin.Stanford visits Corvallis

on Nov. 5, and the Beaversplay at Oregon on Nov. 26.Oregon State has a dy-

namic playmaker in juniorreceiver Markus Wheaton,who has 55 receptions for675 yards and four touch-downs. He also ran for 220yards and two touchdownsand took over the Beavers’trademark fly sweep whenJames Rodgers got injured.

The key for the Beaversmay be Wheaton and fellowjunior Katz — at least untilOregon State’s next starrunning back emerges. Riley was pragmatic. “As we get back into this

thing, we’ll have to grow alot and be ready to competeall the way down thestretch, get better everyday — the old-fashionedcliche that we use — andthat’s what we’re going tohave to be,” he said.

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It’s a sticky sauna on this90-degree Idaho afternoon.Industrial fans wail ontheir highest settings whiletrying to provide some re-lief since no one had theforesight to make sure theair conditioning that coolsother parts of the athleticcomplex made its way tothe main section of the

football locker room. “We play big-time foot-

ball. We may not have theamenities and all that butwe’ll get there,” wide re-ceiver Tyler Shoemakersaid. Gaining legitimacy has

been an incrementalprocess for Boise State thattakes another step this sea-son as the Broncos movefrom the weaker WesternAthletic Conference intothe Mountain West. It’s notthe same Mountain Westthat Boise State expected tojoin, though, with Utah go-ing to the Pac-12, BYUchoosing independence andTCU headed for the BigEast in 2012. Even with what’s consid-

ered a step up in competi-tion, the position theBroncos hold is the same:favorites and potentialBowl Championship Seriesbusters yet again with a na-tional debate swirlingabout their worthiness. Much will be made of the

Broncos season opener, forthe third straight year apseudo BCS eliminationgame. After beating Oregonat home to open the 2009season and dispatchingVirginia Tech in last year’sopener, the Broncos faceGeorgia in Atlanta on Sept.3. Win, and the conversa-

tion will revert to the usualrefrain: Is Boise State wor-thy of a BCS bowl and per-haps a title shot? Lose andit becomes a moot point. The Broncos are accus-

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that stuff doesn’t affect us,it’s not benefiting us in anyway. It’s not affecting howwe deal with the work wehave to do.”Moore again is at the

helm, going into his seniorseason with a chance to re-write the most importantrecord in football: wins.He’ll have a shot for at least12 more and probably 13. Heneeds only eight to passColt McCoy’s record of 45as the most successfulquarterback in college his-tory. If Moore is successful,

he’ll prove naysayerswrong in the process, thosewho believe his success wastied to a pair of NFL-cal-iber receivers in TitusYoung and Austin Pettis,both now in the pros. Buthe’ll need steady veteranslike Shoemaker and ChrisPotter to raise their produc-tion and young prospectsGeraldo Boledwijn, AaronBurks and Moore’s brother,Kirby, to quickly develop. “For 10 years we operated

not like we operated lastyear. That was a total anom-aly. We had two NFL guysand how often does thathappen?” Boise State coachChris Petersen said. “So weplayed to our strengths, butfor the other nine years it’salways been by committee,we’ve always gotten guysdialed in and just want tomake sure we have a quar-terback to get them the ball,and if we do we’ll get guysopen.”It helps that Moore can

hand off to Doug Martin,coming off a quiet 1,260-yard season after finallyspending an entire year inone position. The one-timelinebacker runs behind anoffensive line that returnsthree starters, includingleft tackle Nate Potter andcenter Thomas Byrd, whoare receiving preseason all-everything accolades. “It’s nice to have that

well-rounded, thick, strongback you can rely on and

just put the game on him,”Potter said. While the focus of offsea-

son concerns centered onwho Moore might be throw-ing to, Petersen didn’t hesi-tate when asked his biggestworry: linebacker and de-fensive back. The Broncosdefensive line, anchored byShea McClellin, Billy Wynnand Chase Baker, is as deepa unit as there is in thecountry.But the Broncos lost start-

ing linebacker WinstonVenable and starting strongsafety Jeron Johnson tograduation and with themwent 135 tackles and 5 1/2sacks from a season ago.

Senior Cedric Febis willlikely replace Johnson buthe’s helped in the second-ary by George Iloka, whohas started 27 consecutivegames. Byron Hout, he ofthe infamous punching in-cident with LeGarretteBlount two seasons ago,will start at one linebackerspot with Aaron Tevis atanother. Should Boise State sur-

vive the Georgia game theBroncos will likely be fa-vored in every game goingforward with its two tough-est tests — Air Force andTCU — both coming on theblue carpet. It could meananother fall of watching

the polls, crunching thenumbers and debating theBroncos’ merits even if thenumbers of the last decadebolster the argumentthey’ve reached the elite. “Starting off with a big

game, the expectation isstill there, the standards

are still there set at a highlevel,” Martin said. “Theonly difference is a differ-ent senior class. It’s the lasttime for us.”

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READY:If BSU wins against Georgia, they could be favored for rest of year

PROVO (AP) — As a surfer,BYU football coach BroncoMendenhall knows plentyabout risk and reward, fromriding that perfect wave toexperiencing a major wipe-out.Soon he’ll see how his team

handles the concept as it em-barks on its first season as anindependent.Start with a baptism by fire

with opening games on theroad against Ole Miss (Sept.3) and Texas, followed by aWeek 3 showdown at home

with instate rival Utah,which also has plenty toprove after jumping to thePac-12 Conference.After that the Cougars face

Central Florida, one of thefavorites to win theConference-USA title, fol-lowed by October road gamesagainst Oregon State andTCU.“We didn’t go independent

to be safe,” Mendenhall saidof the tough early schedule.“We went independent tomove the program into a newera, so I’m excited for thechallenge and hopefully up toit.”Independence is all about

exposure, and BYU will getplenty this year and beyond.Between ESPN’s family of

networks and BYUtv, theCougars will get far more ex-posure than they were get-ting in the Mountain WestConference, despite theirworldwide following.On the flip side, a confer-

ence provided structure, con-tinuity, scheduling and famil-iarity.“There are many that hope

we fail,” said Mendenhall,whose biggest challenge isrebuilding his secondary.“Anytime there’s a religiousaffiliation, it’s like talkingabout politics; it’s divisive.”Partnering with ESPN and

BYU having its own networkonly fuels naysayers.“’You think you’re better

than playing in a conference?It serves you right if youdon’t win.’ I hear that all the

time,” said Mendenhall, 56-21as BYU’s head coach. “Butthere are as many or morethat would like to see if wecan pull it off and applaudthe effort to carve out a newplace.”BYU, if it wants to be Notre

Dame-west of sorts, certainlycan’t afford another 7-6 sea-son. But this is a squad thatplayed the last half of 2010like a Top 25 team, and re-turns nearly every offensivestarter, including MattReynolds at left tackle andthe man he protects — quar-terback Jake Heaps.Mendenhall already sees a

night-and-day difference inHeaps from a year ago, asdoes running back JJDiLuigi, who led the teamwith 1,422 all-purpose yard in2010.“He came in here as a

cocky high school kid andthought he knew it all,” saidDiLuigi, now a senior. “Ithink it was a reality checkthose first couple of games(two straight losses after tak-ing over midway through a 2-5 start.) He’s become a wholenew person as far as maturi-ty and he really commandsthis offense.”With Brandon Doman tak-

ing over as offensive coordi-nator, the recently marriedHeaps has embraced BYU’spro-style system. His expec-tations are to put up 30 or 40points a game.“Why not shoot for the

stars?” asked Heaps, whotied a school record with four

TD passes in BYU’s NewMexico Bowl win over UTEP.“We’re hoping to have a veryexplosive offense. We have along way to go, but we’re go-ing to be there.”He said the goals are equal-

ly high as an independent,which includes playingNotre Dame in a six-game se-ries starting in 2012.“We’re not shooting for a

conference championship.We’re shooting for a nationalchampionship,” Heaps said.Mendenhall, who enters

his seventh season as headcoach, has the same goal hav-ing won one as a player in1984 with Snow College. Hepassed up a long-term con-tract extension in favor of amore realistic three-yeardeal.All business on the field, he

is as diverse as they come offit.Start with musical tastes

that range from Bob Marleyand Jack Johnson to countrywestern. Then look at his re-cent family vacation: twoweeks surfing in San Diego,hiking in Italy’s Dolomitesand a few days in the Southof France.He also loves to ride a

Harley, paddleboard everyFriday, fly-fish and typicallyreads three books at a time.A self-described “introvert

in an extrovert’s job,’Mendenhall bears little re-semblance to the maniacal,explosive coach he was as de-fensive coordinator.“I’m more cerebral now

and more comfortable in myown skin, meaning I don’tcare what others think,” the45-year-old said. “It comesmostly from constant praiseand constant criticism andconstant spotlight and realiz-ing I shouldn’t try to pleaseeverybody.“If we maintain our win-

ning ways in football, withmore exposure, I can’t see itdoing anything but makingus more marketable for what-ever comes next, and hope-fully that will outweigh thecomfort of a conference.”

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Boise State leapt at thechance to leave behind theWestern Athletic Conferenceand join the Mountain West. It’s just a far different look-

ing conference than theBroncos were anticipating. “What makes it a lot

tougher is the new environ-ments, new situations, newteams, new stadiums, newfans. We were comfortable inthe WAC because we hadbeen there, we had been allthose places,” Boise State of-fensive tackle Nate Pottersaid. “Mountain West has abunch of good teams we’regoing to look out for.”Boise State’s move is the big

news, but the arrival of theblue turf on the MountainWest footprint comes know-ing that TCU is on their wayout, headed for the Big Eastafter this season. Also gone is BYU, choosing

independence over staying ina watered down MountainWest thanks to the departureof Utah for the Pac-12 andTCU’s impending move East. Beginning in 2012, the

Mountain West will look likean amped up WAC withFresno State, Nevada andHawaii joining. Still, it’s the Broncos and

Heisman Trophy finalistKellen Moore grabbing mostof the attention. The Broncosare likely to open the seasonwith a Top 10 ranking afterbarely missing out on anoth-er Bowl Championship Seriesberth last season. BoiseState’s only misstep was awild 34-31 overtime loss atNevada. TCU is most likely to chal-

lenge the Broncos, but theHorned Frogs must travel tothe blue turf on Nov. 12 andare looking to replace 14starters, including QB AndyDalton.

———BOISE STATE— Key play-

ers: QB Kellen Moore, RBDoug Martin, OL Nate Potter,DL Billy Wynn, LB ByronHout. Returning starters: 7 of-

fense, 7 defense.Notes: Opener is another

national spotlight game, fac-ing Georgia in Atlanta. ...Moore needs just eight winsfor most by any QB in collegefootball history, passing ColtMcCoy. ... Finding replace-ments for hard-hitting line-backer Winston Venable andsafety Jeron Johnson amongthe early needs for theBroncos. ... Boise State willnot be allowed to wear allblue uniforms at home inMountain West games, partof agreement in joining con-ference. TCU— Key players: RB Ed

Wesley, WR Josh Boyce, DEStansly Maponga, LB TannerBrock, LB Tank Carder.Returning starters: 3 offense,5 defense.Notes: Horned Frogs get

pair of early tests, opening atBaylor and at Air Force andtwo other toughest confer-ence games are on the road:at San Diego State and atBoise State. ... Challenge ofreplacing Dalton at falls firstto sophomore Casey Pachall.... Wesley was a first-teamconference selection afterrushing for 1,078 yards and 11touchdowns as sophomore. ...Carder was conference defen-sive player of the year, butBrock was leading tacklerwith 106 tackles.

AIR FORCE— Key play-ers: QB Tim Jefferson, RBAsher Clark, LB JordanWaiwaiole, CB AnthonyWright. Returning starters: 6offense, 8 defense.Notes: Most returning

starters in Troy Calhoun’stenure with the Falcons. ...Jefferson combined for morethan 2,200 yards last seasonrunning and passing, includ-ing 15 rushing touchdowns. ...Clark averaged 5.7 yards percarry as junior. ... Threestarters return on offensiveline, anchored by G A.J.Wallerstein. ... Four of fiveOctober games on the road —at Navy, at Notre Dame, homefor San Diego State, at BoiseState, at New Mexico. SAN DIEGO STATE—

Key players: QB RyanLindley, RB Ronnie Hillman,LB Miles Burris, CB LeonMcFadden. Returningstarters: 7 offense, 5 defense. Notes: Defensive coordina-

tor Rocky Long takes over forBrady Hoke, who left forMichigan. ... Aztecs travel toMichigan in Week 4. ...Lindley threw for nearly 4,000yards and 28 TDs last season,but no returning WR hadmore than four catches lastseason. ... Hillman ran for1,532 yards and 17 TDs, break-ing Marshall Faulk’s fresh-man record at the school. ...

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Hawaii is hoping to followBoise State’s lead: win theWestern AthleticConference then head tothe Mountain West.The Warriors and their

high-powered passing of-fense are favored to win theWAC this season and finishahead of Fresno State andNevada, two more teamsheading to the MWC in 2012to join Boise State.The Warriors shared the

title with Nevada and BoiseState last year, as each fin-ished 7-1 in conference play.With 11 starters returning,including two on specialteams, the Warriors hopethey can edge out theirslightly shuffled competi-tion.Quarterback Bryant

Moniz led the nation inpassing and total offenselast year, and was the 11thplayer in Football BowlSubdivision history to havemore than 5,000 yards pass-ing in one season. He also led the country in

touchdown passes. “There’s a great attitude

out here — there’s greatleadership,” Hawaii coachGreg McMackin said.

———HAWAII— Key players:

QB Bryant Moniz, WRRoyce Pollard, LB CoreyParedes. Returningstarters: 3 offense, 6 de-fense.Notes: Hawaii led the

country in passing lastyear at 394.3 yards pergame. Going into its final year

with the WAC, Hawaii has

been with the conferencelonger than any other teamat 33 years.FRESNO STATE— Key

players: RB Robbie Rouse,LB Travis Brown, DTLogan Harrell. Returningstarters: 4 offense, 5 de-fenseNotes: Rouse had 1,129

yards and eight touch-downs last season. The Bulldogs usually load

up on tough nonconferencegames but this might be abit much, with gamesagainst Nebraska,California, Ole Miss andBoise State.NEVADA— Key Players:

WR Rishard Matthews, LBJames-Michael Johnson,OL Chris Barker.Returning starters: 6 of-fense, 7 defense.Notes: Matthews was sec-

ond-team all WAC last sea-son, with 879 yards receiv-ing and five touchdowns. ...Nevada had nine all-confer-ence players last year, andfour remain with the teamthis year. LOUISIANA TECH —

RB Lennon Creer, WRTaulib Ikharo DL Matt

Broha. Key players:Returning starters: 6 of-fense, 7 defense.Notes: Ikharo had 530

yards receiving and fourtouchdowns last season. ...Creer was 24th in the coun-try last year with 98.4 yardsrushing per game. He had five games with at

least 100 yards.UTAH STATE— Key

players: C Tyler Larsen, RBRobert Turbin, WRKerwynn Williams.Returning starters: 9 of-fense, 6 defense.Notes: Utah State is re-

turning six players whomissed most of last seasonwith injuries. ... Larsen ison the watch list for the2011 Rimington Trophy, giv-en to the nation’s best cen-ter.IDAHO— Key players:

QB Brian Reader, OTTyrone Novikoff, LBTre’Shawn Robinson.Returning starters: 5 of-fense, 8 defense.Notes: Reader is moving

from playing backup in 10of 13 games last year to be-ing a starter this year, re-placing four-year starter

Nathan Enderle. The Vandals play two

homes games (againstBowling Green and NorthDakota) to open the season.That’s only happened sixtimes since 1930 for Idaho.SAN JOSE STATE—

Key players: WR NoelGrigsby, S Duke Ihenacho,LB Keith Smith. Returningstarters: 6 offense, 12 de-fense.Notes: The Spartans are

returning all of theirstarters on defense, plusfive of their top six re-ceivers. ... Grigsby had 56receptions and averaged14.7 yards per catch — sec-ond among Football BowlSubdivision freshmen.NEW MEXICO STATE

— Key players: WR TaveonRogers, OT AundreMcGaskey, Pierre Fils.Returning starters: 9 of-fense, 8 defense.Notes: Coach DeWayne

Walker has five wins in twofull seasons with theAggies. Rogers was a standout

last year on special teamswith 1,410 yards on 52 re-turns.

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Regional college football schedules

Boise sT.

Sep. 3 at Georgia, 8 p.m.

Sep. 16 at Toledo, 8 p.m.

Sep. 24 Tulsa, 8 p.m.

Oct. 1 Nevada, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 7 at Fresno St., 9 p.m.

Oct. 15 at Colorado St., 6 p.m.

Oct. 22 Air Force, 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 5 at UNLV, 10:30 p.m.

Nov. 12 TCU, 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 at San Diego St., 8 p.m.

Nov. 26 Wyoming, 2 p.m.

Dec. 3 New Mexico, 6 p.m.

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Byu

Sep. 3 at Mississippi, 4:45 p.m.

Sep. 10 at Texas, 7 p.m.

Sep. 17 Utah, 9:15 p.m.

Sep. 23 UCF, 8 p.m.

Sep. 30 Utah St., 8 p.m.

Oct. 8 San Jose St., TBA

Oct. 15 at Oregon St., TBA

Oct. 22 Idaho St., 3 p.m.

Oct. 28 at TCU, 8 p.m.

Nov. 12 Idaho, TBA

Nov. 19 New Mexico St., TBA

Dec. 3 at Hawaii, 7:30 p.m.

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iDaHo

Sep. 1 Bowling Green, 9 p.m.

Sep. 10 North Dakota, 5 p.m.

Sep. 17 at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Sep. 24 Fresno St., 5 p.m.

Oct. 1 at Virginia, TBA

Oct. 8 Louisiana Tech, 5 p.m.

Oct. 15 at New Mexico St., 8 p.m.

Oct. 29 Hawaii, 5 p.m.

Nov. 5 at San Jose St., 4 p.m.

Nov. 12 at BYU, TBA

Nov. 19 Utah St., 5 p.m.

Dec. 3 at Nevada, 4:05 p.m.

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oregon

Sep. 3 LSU, 8 p.m.

Sep. 10 Nevada, 3:30 p.m.

Sep. 17 Missouri St., 3:30 p.m.

Sep. 24 at Arizona, 10:15 p.m.

Oct. 6 California, 9 p.m.

Oct. 15 Arizona St., TBA

Oct. 22 at Colorado, TBA

Oct. 29 Washington St., TBA

Nov. 5 at Washington, TBA

Nov. 12 at Stanford, TBA

Nov. 19 Southern Cal, 8 p.m.

Nov. 26 Oregon St., TBA

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oregon sT.

Sep. 3 Sacramento St., TBA

Sep. 10 at Wisconsin, Noon

Sep. 24 UCLA, TBA

Oct. 1 at Arizona St., TBA

Oct. 8 Arizona, TBA

Oct. 15 BYU, TBA

Oct. 22 at Washington St., TBA

Oct. 29 at Utah, TBA

Nov. 5 Stanford, TBA

Nov. 12 at California, TBA

Nov. 19 Washington, TBA

Nov. 26 at Oregon, TBA

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Sep. 3 E. Washington, 7 p.m.

Sep. 10 Hawaii, 3:30 p.m.

Sep. 17 at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.

Sep. 24 California, TBA

Oct. 1 at Utah, TBA

Oct. 15 Colorado, TBA

Oct. 22 at Stanford, 8 p.m.

Oct. 29 Arizona, TBA

Nov. 5 Oregon, TBA

Nov. 12 at Southern Cal, 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 at Oregon St., TBA

Nov. 26 Washington St., TBA

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WasHingTon sT.

Sep. 3 Idaho St., 5 p.m.

Sep. 10 UNLV, TBA

Sep. 17 at San Diego St., 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 1 at Colorado, TBA

Oct. 8 at UCLA, TBA

Oct. 15 Stanford, TBA

Oct. 22 Oregon St., TBA

Oct. 29 at Oregon, TBA

Nov. 5 at California, TBA

Nov. 12 Arizona St., TBA

Nov. 19 Utah, TBA

Nov. 26 at Washington, TBA

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ty of grumbling fans. ... Thomasthrew for more than 2,000 yards as afreshman, but the Rams’ offense fal-tered late in the year gettingoutscored in their final two games 93-10. ... Sisson is the center of a rebuilt3-4 defense that last year allowedmore than 200 yards per game rush-ing and passing.WYOMING— Key players: QB

Brett Smith, RB Alvester Alexander,DT Patrick Mertens, LB Brian

Hendricks. Returning starters: 7 of-fense, 7 defense. Notes: Two-year starting QB

Austyn Carta-Samuels announced inJanuary he was transferring. Smith,a freshman, enrolled early and hasthe leg up on the QB competition. ...Alexander rushed for 792 yards andscored 14 touchdowns. ... Leadingtackler Shamiel Gray also trans-ferred in the offseason. ... Wyomingopens with pair of FCS teams —Weber State and Texas State — mean-ing the Cowboys needs seven wins tobe bowl eligible.

NEW MEXICO— Key players: QBB.R. Holbrook, TE Lucas Reed, LBCarmen Messina, FS Bubba Forrest.Returning starters: 6 offense, 9 de-fense.Notes: Pressure on Mike Locksley

who has just two victories in two sea-sons. ... Holbrook made four startslast season due to injury and threwfor 619 yards in seven total games, butmay be challenged for starting spot bysophomore Tarean Austin. ... Reedwas only Lobo selected to all-Mountain West first-team last season.... George Barlow takes over as defen-

sive coordinator after unit ranked120th in the country in scoring de-fense. UNLV— Key players: RB Tim

Cornett, WR Phillip Payne, DE JamesDunlap, CB Will Chandler. Returningstarters: 7 offense, 4 defense.Notes: Bobby Hauck in second sea-

son as head coach after going 2-11 inhis first year. ... Cornett rushed fornearly 550 yards as a freshman. ...Rebels allowed 40 or more points ineight of 13 games last season. ...Chandler had five of UNLV’s seveninterceptions last year.

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