Show 1998 ustasags raringi 27 August fl® Gg®fl ©m tDa® ing from a motorcycle accident will back uo the senior starters Six-fojunior Ted will play at one tackle position and be backed up bv his brother tyler while junior Lewie Painter and Kuresa are battliu for the other slot At 6--3 265 will be taking the the Suds Kuresa this season in what it sure to be a distinguished career at Mountain Crest "He’s going to be a great one” Cox ays "He plays with experience that he doesn't have” The Mustangs' linebacking corps is cap- By JeR Hunter sgortswiJhL— Logan 98 Eager to take to the field the Slangs opened their 1998 campaign this month — — with a little collegiate basketball-styl- e Midaght Madness on a wet Mustang Held was the fint time it had mined in two or three months” MC head coach Dan Cm says “But I think we still got some good out of it" Following a disappointing 3 campaign in 1997 the Mustangs can hardly be Mamed for wanting to get right to work After opening foe season with wins over Springville and at SA Davis Mountain uest went 4 in Region 4 and lost to rival It 14 Page 1 u fident going into this season than last year" he says "Last year I think most of them thought they could win but I think we have more kids this year that are expecting to win” Cox is planning on ptatooning at many gohttofls Dustin Roundy will fill SMTTHF1ELD — With a third-ye- ar starting quarterback taking snaps in the backfield words like excitement" “anticipation” and Confidence” fell from die Ups of Sky View football coach Doug Snow when discussing the 1998 Fresh off a disapointing 3-- 6 season in '97 Snow is looking once again to No 9 Trevor Stokes to lead the Bobcat offense to the lop of Regioa Foul “We have Trevor back and that's nice because it's like having a coach on the field" Snow said fed confidence in knowing the offense” Stolcea said “It's not like I have to come out here and learn some new stuff We just some things and have to get ready toga" 1 fine-tun- e The leadership and field savvy of Stokes are invaluable but the e Bobcats are fer from a show The other two inhabitants of the Sky View backfield senior halfback Guy Combs and junior fullback Corey Mikkdsen fatten one-hors- b as needed With the graduation of comerbacks Diana BusMHsrald Journal Allara mnnMRn na ag Inamml aaaaon In ftenlm 4 MC coach Dan Cox wB ralv on aanion Whs dritnstes end Tim Jtstop and quarterback Travis Pox to jikte ihv Wangs this ytv positions and is trying to use as many players ai he caa exclusively on either offense or defense "When I was playing we were expected to play on offense and defense" he says “but the chance for making mistakes is much greater now as far as recognizing and reacting to things “Now we get these kids for the whole practice working on just 0’ or D'” On the defensive line MC coaches will have everything from a senior returning starter (Tim Jessop) to a freshman (Jake Kuresa) to work with defendive Jessop u end with good speed — “He’s a cat out there" says Cox — will anchor the strong side white even faster Lance Leishman 215-pou- holds down the other side Brandon McBride and Ken Hadfieid the Slangs are counting on Dustin Anderson who sat out last season with back problems and Brett Hadfieid a contributor at linebacker and safety last season Trims Baldwin an starter since he was a sophomore returns for his senior season at MC's "bandit” position while senior JD Rutledge will tart at the other safety spot Ramsey Nielsen Justin Maughan and Casey Baugh provide depth in the secondary On offense the much senior season of Tbivis Cox is fballybere Cox who started three contests as a freshman and every game the past two years completed passes last year for 1169 Henry Akalaoou and Eric Lund who is recover- - toMmUemg) pm “We've got a junior halfback in Milckelsen who is going to start at fullback and jump to halfback when Combs needs a breather” Snow said That gives us some depth and prevents (our opponents) from keying on Guy:” While a case for excellence and experience can be made for the Bobcat offensive backfield no snch argument can be made for the Sky View line Senior Kevin Low is the lone and retoming starter on the force in a will be the group of newoomere Scnkxs Marcus Reed and Jon Anderson saw a feir number of snaps last season and are slated to start das yea yet the group lacks the cohesion and familiarity of die 97 squad “We win be rebuilding our Uae and when those guys mature they caa be pretty good” Snow said "They have the size and when they come along everything else should fen into place" The Cats hope their line will “come along” m their first three games of their schedule Sire View will open with a game at Spanish Fork play host to Ben Lomond ampifi 99-of-2- See MUSTANGS on Page 17 Stokes Combs to see game action as a nnit But young lino tould make or brook Sky Blow's season By Paul Lambert y part-tim- 3-- After finishing knotted for fifth with Remoot the Stngs were shut out in an abridged tiebreaking game and missed out on the state playom for the fint time in nearly a decade Tbs season the Mustangs win start primarily new faces on the offensive and defensive lines and at comerimck and wide receiver but Cox doesn't feel that a lack of inexperience at vanity level is as big of a negative one might flunk would say that our kids are more con- Kyri-opouk- M tained by Nate Zollinger a returning senior starter Senior Mike Richardson a e starter as a junior and Jake Csr-fewill start on the outside and junior 5-- Thu 240-pou- ot HYRUM — The Mountain Crest football team won't lack for enthusiasm this Utah Mdl Snow's troops will generally line op in a 44 or 4-- 3 pro-s- et defense and will count on senior defensive bncks Brooks Hansen Richie Bowman and Derek Fonua — all receivers on offense — to corral their opponents air attacks The new addition to the defensive secondary will be none other than quarterback TYevor Stokes who will put his talents to use at his new defenave assignment — fire safety "Safety is a new position for me this year” Stokes said “Hopefully I can step up and make some good plays and help the defense out" "We are going to let Trevor pfey some free safety because he has a naturel fed for that andean O-U- read what the quarterback is doing” Snow sail The defensive backfield and line need to Diana BwNHanM Joumrt to Sky View head coach Doug 8now has exparianoa and talant to cafl on at get some reps in together solidify die defense" fie ska positions Ms season in 8mNhHsld Rom there on out the schedule is stacked with the valley rivals and other Region 4 big boys “Ws dunk those (time opening teams) are good opponents ferns to plqr and teams we fed like we can beat” Snow sail “la those games we should get the experience to attack the seoond half of our season which has aome real- - ufetaAviwr-- v The defensive unit will be led by Kevin Low who will start again at outride linebacker and be dm defensive leader for the Goa Senior defensive endtight end Nick Skabelund will also see snaps on both sides of the ball rience ia die l live backfield Snow feels his team has displayed a aewfound There is a camaraderie this year that was maybe not as good as it should have been in past along with fon Anderson at tackle years" Snow said "Right now The defensive secondary is also this team is practicing like they’re looking to the fint three games of expecting to win and I dunk that die season to develop having yet |