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Show Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, August 29, 1984 $t tert Fresh This Season GARY HATCH And Thompson expects Review Sports Editor noth- ing less. Fred Thompson, Roy High Schools new head football coach, I . would be very disappointed if we were not near the top of the has finally come into the sunlight region, Thompson said. run offense primariwill. Roys shadow. ly out of the I formation in the During the past ten years backfield, with receivers in the Thompson has had a chance for I pro set, but the Royals will also some close observation, and he use other formations. hopes his teams will emulate the The defense will be the same 3 and 2 formations Roy fans consistency the Jacklin teams v have. have come to recognize over the But Thompson, though in Jackpast five or more years. lins shadow, hasnt been in the One area in which Thompson dark. has been pleasantly surprised is Hes had a few lights go on in in the depth of his backfield. his head. . He considers his team three Thompson said he hopes fans deep at both fullback and tailwill see the fundamentally sound back. teams Royal supporters have beSeniors Curtis Child and Tim come accustomed to, but he is Devries and junior Darren Bover sure the fans will see some differ- are all vying for the fullback posient ideas too. tion, but all three are also very Without revealing any specifics close to nailing down spots on to the world of fans, players and the starting defensive squad. The tailbacks are seniors John coaches, Thompson explained it this way: Naisbitt and Dayne McBride and after 10 years in Ernest Jacklins 4-- 5-- ' , One of Ernies biggest ' junior Shane Opagikens. .Thompson said his backs are strengths was his consistency : he his teams were fundamental, not as big as some teams sound, and conservative. He al- - can say that of nearly every posi- ways had the best players on the tion this year - but they have field from day one that helped his consistency. I believe the things he did right, but we will use a little different approach, Thompson said. What he meant was that he will less conservative and more take a willing to gamble chance on making the big play. I dont want to be the Mike Price of the Region, and I dont know that my approach is any better than Ernies, just different. re ; The fans will see a different Roy team than they have in the past. Thompson y The fans will see a different Roy team than they have in the past, Thompson said. Unfortunately, Thompson is far from the only Royal getting his first shot at a position. ; Out of 22 starters last season Roy started a different player the Royals reat each position turn just one. V, In addition, seniors infrequently dot the Roy roster, and inexperience is the one thing that seems to trouble Thompson most. Theres no replacement for experience, and thats what were going to have to do in the preseason is get experience, he said. But before we paint Roys picture bleak, despite youth and inexperience along with having what may be the smallest team in Region 1, tradition says Roy will have a good football team this fall. v good speed and intelligence, At quarterback, Thompson has a senior with good passing accu-weracy in the short and middle ranges, Rich McNeely, and a ju-- . nior, David Tafoya, the teams at cor-b- e only returning starter and one of nerback last season two or three players in Royal history to start as a sophomore. Tafoya is not as accurate a' passer right now as McNeely is, but may have a stronger arm. Thompson says he hopes to have a good mix of running and' passing plays, but isnt yet sure which he will rely on most. Were going to throw as much " we as can. I hear some coaches Were going to run 60 persay, cent and throw 40 percent of the time. I have no idea what well percentages well have, but well do both, Thompson said. The Royal wide receiver corps is made up of senior split ends Brad Yamashita and Doug Fuller and by Carlos Martinez and Darin Putnam at flanker. ' Because none of these players have had any game experience, Thompson said experimenting with the passing game could be an adventure, but added the receivers have been working hard and running good routes. Tight end will be filled by senior Mike LeBlanc or junior Kevin Frongner who is coming on; like gangbusfers, Thompson said. ; V-, As with many teams this season, one of the biggest question marks will be the play of the line, both offensively and defensively. Filling some of the gaps in the trenches on offense will be Chris Chatterton and James Maclnnes , champs, have at back considering they surprising depth running THE ROYALS, defending Region at center, guards David Toone and Bill Price and Darin Garner and the teams biggest player, John Walling, at tack- 6-- 3, 240-pou- , The defense will drop four deep in the secondary and will n and rotate between a front. ; We will use both defenses. We four-ma- will 3 five years ago when we averaged about 230 we pounds across the line havent been anywhere near as big since, but we like what it does for us and were going to keep it, Thompson said; v Thompson said his strength on defense is in the secondary, where Tafoya, Yamashita, Boyer, Put- - started the Photo by Matt Brow have almost no starters back from last years team.- 1 4-- . nam and McBride will work in the rotation. And as on offense, the seven front players will be a detirmin- ing factor in how well the team does. Most teams will attack our front people first, and they will have to get some experience in a hurry, but I think they will, T Thompson said. Walling, Peterson, Peck, Ma- clnnes and Shawn Boehme will anchor the tackle slots while am Schambert, Butler, Toone-filin at defensive ends, Child, Naisbitt, Devries, Opa- MikeTol-five-ma- n gikens, Todd Maw and bot will make up the linebacker Ad-le- s. l corps. ,.4 .'4; . :(1f, ti Roy Schedule Aug. 31 Judge Memorial at Roy Roy at Bountiful 1 4 Roy at Ogden Sept. 21 Box Elder at Roy Sept. 28 Roy at Bonneville Sept. Sept. - .7 Oct. 5 Roy at Layton Oct. Roy 10 c '! Ben Lomond at Oct. 18 Weber at Roy Oct. 26. Roy at Clearfield T' 'Ct Newspapers. Working women love them J. of working women read a newspaper And working on the average weekday. women spend less time than average with TV. Because they have less time and more varied information and shopping needs, it makes sense that working women would find time for the medium that helps them make the most of what time they have. 67 a ,'f , ' i i n- Z :tl. 3 1 id i . 4 Photo by Matt Brown Thompson goes over some plays with players during practice.' ROY COACH Fred' i . t You Con Buy This Baby A Lifetime! X t 1 2146 N. ftAAIN, LAYTON 145 N. MAIN, BOUNTIFUL Support (5) Mgrch Dimes 't 'i t jt i; V, |