2014 High School Football Preview

CCCCCOOOLLFFFAAAAXXX BBUUULLLLDDDDOOOGGGGGSS ••• CCCOOOLLTTTOOOONNN WWIILLDDCCCCCAAATTTSSSS •• DDDDEEEEAAARRYY MMMUUSSTTAANNGGGSSS

GGGGAAARRRFFFIIIEELLDDD--PPPAAAALLLLLOOOUUUSSSEEEE VVVVIIKKKIINNNGGSS •• GGGEEEENNNNEESSSEEEEE BBBBBUUULLLLDDOOGGSS ••• KKKEENNNDDRRRRIICCKK TTTIGGGEERRRSS •• MMOOOOOSSSSCCOOWWW BBEEAARRRSSS

PPPOOOTTTLLLLAAATTTCCCHHH LLOOOGGGGGGEEERRRSS ••• PPPUUULLLLLMMMAAANN GGRRREEEYYHHOOUUUNNDDDSSS •• TTRROOYY TTRROOJJAANNSSS

AAAAA SSSSSSSPPPPPPEEEEEECCCCCIIIIAAAAAAAALLLLLLL PPPPPPUUUUUUUUBBBBBBLLLLLLIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCAATTIIOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNN OOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFF TTTTTTHHHHHHHEEEEEEEE MMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOSSCCOOOOOOOWWWWWW--PPPPPPUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAANNNNNNN DDDDDDAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLYYYYYYYY NNNNNNNEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWSSSSSSS

Friday, August 29, 2014 | Moscow-PullMan Daily news Football 2014

Ben Moos leads the charge for Pullman offense

By Tom HagerDaily News staff writer

By many standards, last year’s Pullman football team had a good sea-son.

The Greyhounds finished with twice as many wins as they had losses, both overall and in the Great Northern League. But Pullman’s season came to a sudden end with a tough 28-21 home loss to Colville, making the Hounds’ 6-3 overall record and 4-2 GNL mark meaningless. That loss gave CHS the tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, setting the stage for a hungry Pullman team heading into this year.

“It’s awesome — it’s all about us hav-ing great enthusiasm and great effort,” Pullman coach Dan Lucier said. “We’re just about 80 strong, so we have a lot of kids. The kids are working hard.”

Tight end Ben Moos said the goal is to get to state, and make a run at the state championship. Moos is no stranger to lofty goals. The sophomore is coming of a season in which he was

named to MaxPreps.com’s Freshman All-American team. Now he’s trying to surpass that excellent campaign.

“It’s tough to match last season, but

I have definitely been pushing myself all summer,” Moos said. “I just expect to contribute in the way that my team needs me to. Not necessarily all sorts of

Greyhounds hungry after disappointing finish

Geoff Crimmins/Daily NewsPullman coach Dan Lucier talks to his team during an Aug. 21 practice in Pullman.

About the GreyhoundsCoach: Dan Lucier (third year, 12-7

record at Pullman)Last season’s record: 6-3 (4-2 in

Great Northern League)Points for-against last season: 330-313

Key returners: Mason Petrino (QB), Ben Moos (TE), Ryan Vannucci (WR/CB), John Landers (OL/LB), Dante

Ungerer (WR/CB)Big game: Freeman — “We’re really

looking to play them close,” Lucier said. “They pretty much manhandled us last

year in Freeman.”Team strength: Passing game

WISHING ALL OF OUR TEAMS AN

AMAZING SEASON!

Colfax .................... (509) 397-4324 Auto Center .......... (509) 397-4912 Agronomy ............. (509) 397-4353Dusty ...................... (509) 397-3111

Pomeroy ................ (509) 843-3693Potlatch ................. (208) 875-1251Pullman ................. (509) 332-2511Cenex C-Store ...... (509) 334-1864

Th e Palouse's local Farm and Ranch Cooperative with multiple locations to serve you.

Moscow-PullMan Daily news | Friday, August 29, 2014 Football 2014big plays, but if it’s just a short yardage play, just continue the way that (quarterback) Mason (Petrino) and coach Lucier need me to contribute.”

Moos said the letters and phone calls from college recruit-ers came flooding into his home after being named to Max Preps’ list. Among the potential suit-ors were perennial contenders for the college football national championship.

“It definitely boosted my con-fidence a lot. I came into this sea-son feeling a lot more confident, feeling like I could compete a lot more at this level,” Moos said. “Coming out of middle school I was pretty confident but that kind of sealed it right there.”

Lucier said Moos’ work ethic is similar to that of Moos’ broth-er, Bo, who became an honorable mention all-Pac-12 defensive tackle at Arizona State. However, he is also blessed with the physi-cal tools required to thrive in col-lege — as well as push Pullman to the next level.

“He’s just a tremendous, big strong athlete,” Lucier said. “Once he realizes his full poten-tial, there’s no limits for Ben.”

Moos, who is the son of

Washington State Athletic Director Bill Moos, will be get-ting help from another player with football in his genes. Petrino, whose father is Idaho coach Paul Petrino, will be run-ning the show as quarterback for the second consecutive year.

“He is 360 degrees better. The place he and I are work-ing on is that emotional intel-ligence,” Lucier said. “When he has fun and he develops himself and doesn’t worry about it he’s phenomenal. There’s no limits for him.”

Lucier said last year Petrino reminded him of Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel because of his ability to improvise and scramble. Now that Mason has another year of football under his belt, Lucier said those improvised plays will hopefully be substituted with crisp execution on planned routes.

With two formidable offensive threats, Pullman should be able to stay in any game. Whether that translates into Moos’ goal of a state title remains to be seen.

Tom Hager can be reached at (208) 883-4633 or by email to [email protected].

Pullman quarterback Mason Petrino runs during an Aug. 21 practice in Pullman. Petrino will be one of the key returning players for the Greyhounds this season.

Geoff CrimminsDaily News

Pullman 2014 schedule

Sept. 5: at East Valley, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: vs. Freeman, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: vs. Moscow, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26: at Timberlake, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: vs. West Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10: at Clarkston, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17: at Lakeland, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: vs. East Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31: at Cheney, 7 p.m.

Serving Palouse Families Over 35 Years

Alfred Fairbanks DDS

NEW PATIENTS & EMERGENCIES WELCOMEOpen Monday-Friday

We accept Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, and Discover. We also take Care Credit and Bill Most Insurances.

(509) 332-2329 • 1410 Bishop Blvd.www.todaysdentalfairbanks.com

[email protected] We Offer Teeth Whitening

Creating Beautiful Smiles

GO GREYHOUNDS!2530 S Grand Ave • Pullman, WA

(509) 334-5822 • Fax (509) 334-9744

We provide collision repair and refi nishing to all European, Asian, domestic, and sport utility vehicles.

BRIAN’SBODY SHOPBRIAN’SBODY SHOP

We Also ProvideFree Estimates • Fully Trained TechniciansPPG certifi cation • Unibody Frame Repair

Nova Verta Spray/Bake Booth

Good Luck Greyhounds!


Tough defense to anchor Moscow during 2014 season

By Ben HandelDaily News staff writer

No Jack, no problem — that, at least, is the hope of Moscow football coach Phil Helbling.

The Bears will be without the services of one of their most dangerous athletes from last fall when they return to the gridiron this week. Jack Akey moved across the country with his family during the offseason when his father, former Idaho coach Robb Akey, accepted a job with the Minnesota Vikings. Akey was a dynamic receiver and defensive back who was an explosive kick returner as well, but Helbling is confident his team has guys ready to assume that role this season.

“Collin Niehenke is going to fill kind of the same role that Jack Akey had for us last year,” Helbling said. “He’s a junior now with a year of experience under his belt and he’s faster, stronger and smarter than last year. Chad Robertson is the same — he’s stepped up big on the edge as a deep

Bears have plenty of playmakers

Geoff Crimmins/Daily NewsMoscow coach Phil Helbling talks to his players during an Aug. 12 practice at Bear Field in Moscow. This is the start of Helbling’s third year in charge of the program.

threat. Alex Glinski and Bryson Bennett have also worked their tails off. I feel we have about six or seven guys who can be matchup night-mares.”

Making Moscow more of a threat is the return of senior quarterback Jake Clark, who proved himself to be a reliable, accurate option under center last fall.

“He’ll be that CEO, the commander-in-chief for us out there on the gridiron,” Helbling said. “As far as understand-ing the game and what we’re asking him to do, he’s getting better and better. He throws a good ball and we worked him harder in the offseason as far as his throwing, making reads and get-ting the ball out of his hands quickly — and just being a leader on the field.”

To earn the top spot on the depth chart, how-ever, Clark had to fend off

some stiff competition.“Jake separated him-

self enough at the end that I’m confident he’ll be that strong, senior leader under center,” Helbling said. “I have all the confidence in the world, however, in Devin (Carscallen) as a backup should he be called upon this season, and as a receiver he’ll give us some great min-utes.”

It will be the Bears’

defense, however, which will be the backbone of the team. Helbling said the defense is as good as it has ever been in his time at Moscow and has plenty of talent to go around.

“We have two good corners in Chad and Collin who can be lock-down corners, and we have some good safeties in Carscallen, Glinski and Clark who can cover up the backend,”

Geoff Crimmins/Daily NewsMoscow backup quarterback Devin Carscallen catches a ball during an Aug. 12 practice.

About the beArsCoach: Phil Helbling (third year,

5-12 career record)Last season’s record: 3-6 (0-2

in Inland Empire League)Points for-against last season:

191-204Key returners: Collin Niehenke

(WR/DB), Jake Clark (QB/DB), Eric Redinger (RB/LB), Nik Albrecht (OL/DL), Seth McNeel (RB/LB)

Big games: Sandpoint and Lakeland — “We want to take the

year one game at a time, but there’s no question that our guys know how important those league games are,’’

Helbling said.Team strength: Defense

Team question: Special teams

T H E WAY T O

FA M I LY C A R E C L I N I C S

...and in rural Latah County

T H E WAY T OT

FA M I LY C A R E C L I N I C S

...and in rural Latah County

In Moscow,

KENDRICK FAMILY CARE:606 East Main St.

(208) 289-3841

POTLATCH FAMILY CARE:225 6th St.

(208) 875-2380

700 SOUTH MAIN STREET, MOSCOW | 208-882-4511

TROY CLINIC:412 South Main St.

(208) 835-5550

Moscow-PullMan Daily news | Friday, August 29, 2014 Football 2014Helbling said. “At line-backer we have Jake Trujillo, Logan Vach, Eric Redinger, Seth McNeel, and Bryson Bennett — we have six guys we feel we can plug in anywhere in those positions and who can make hits for us.

“We have a few hors-es up front, too — we have a converted tackle in Nik Albrecht who will be a nice speed guy off the edge. On the other side of the defensive side of the line we have Cory Weller. In the middle we have Wyatt Youngblood who is a sophomore as well as Pat Coulter and those guys have worked their tails off.”

While the road to state ultimately will go through Sandpoint and Lakeland, Helbling knows that wins won’t be easy to come by at any point on this fall’s sched-ule. Even the first game of the season against 2A Grangeville will be a tough contest.

“Every game is going to be a dogfight,” Helbling said. “There isn’t really any one game on our schedule where

we can look at it and think that it will be an easy win. We open with Grangeville and that’s always tough — it’s a

small-town community that rallies around its sports and they took it to us in my first year of coaching this program

and kicked our butts.”

Ben Handel can be reached at (208) 883-4629, or by email to [email protected].

Geoff Crimmins/Daily NewsThe Moscow football team runs through drills during an Aug. 12 practice in Moscow.

Moscow 2014 schedule

Aug. 29: at Grangeville, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5: at Clarkston, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: vs. North Central, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: at Pullman, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26: vs. West Valley (homecoming), 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: vs. Lewiston, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10: at Cheney, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17: at Sandpoint, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: vs. Lakeland, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31: Bye week

155/80TR-13155/80TR-13

FREEINSTALLATION • AIR CHECKS • ROTATIONS

EQUAL VALUE REPLACEMENT • FLAT REPAIR

FREEINSTALLATION • AIR CHECKS • ROTATIONS

EQUAL VALUE REPLACEMENT • FLAT REPAIR

P235/75TR-15P235/75TR-15

208-882-35381421 White Ave

Moscow, ID

509-334-1835SE 160 Bishop Blvd

Pullman, WA

509-397-4678214 W Walla Walla Hwy

Colfax, WA

GOOD LUCK TEAMS! MAKE US PROUD!

GGG

Bill Stanke, CPA | Greg Mann, [email protected] | [email protected]

KENDRICK OFFICE604 E. Main, Kendrick, Idaho 83537

(208) 289-8555 • FAX (208) 289-8555

MOSCOW OFFICE1150 Alturas Dr., Suite 104, Moscow, Idaho 83843(208) 883-5555 • (800) 680-1999 • FAX (208) 882-6145

Mann & Stanke, CPA’s wishes all of the region’s

athletes success this school year!



Reggie Tilleman was one of the most visible players in the Whitepine League last season. Listed at 6-foot-6, the lofty tight end/defensive end towered over most of the opposition. This year, howev-er, things will be a little different in Genesee. Without the services of last fall’s star, the Bulldogs will have to win by commit-tee.

“Reggie was definitely someone you could throw the ball up to and he could go get it, but at the same time the defense knew that as well,” Genesee coach Jason Hanson said. “We’re hop-ing to stay similar to what we ran in the past on offense, but we won’t have as much experi-ence at some of those spots.”

Even with-out the services of Tilleman and other key graduat-ed players like Ben Druffel and Reece Wyat, the Bulldogs should be one of the heavyweights in the Whitepine this season — even if they will have some fresh faces making headlines.

“Edward Becker will be a young guy whose name you’ll end up hear-ing quite a bit,” Hanson said. “He plays a lot older than he actually is. Cole Allen as well. Those two guys are really step-ping into some key roles. Sophomore Kyle Moser is a great player, too — he could easily play about six roles per night.”

The younger Tilleman brother, Beau, will return at quarterback. Now a senior, he has plenty of experience under his belt and should help anchor

the offense. In the backfield, the Bulldogs will have plenty of options.

“We have some younger kids who we are hoping can be a flash in the pan for us running the ball,” Hanson said. “Trent Sauders will see time at running back, Austen Jones will prob-ably run the ball a little bit and Rhett

Stout will run a bit, too.”

On the defen-sive side on the ball, Genesee may not have one dominant player like Troy’s Kellen Hoskins, but Hanson was con-fident there will be plenty of play-makers and big hitters.

“Defensively, we’ll have a cor-nucopia of kids looking to step up,” Hanson said. “I think some of the older guys like Beau Tilleman and Austen Jones are embracing the fact that they can’t do it all on their own — that they need these younger guys to help them out.”

The younger players on the team will need to grow up fast, however, if the Bulldogs hope to stay in contention for the Whitepine crown. But with the amount of playoff spots Whitepine teams can clinch this season expanding from three to four, Hanson likes the odds of his squad making a deep

postseason run.“It feels like we play in the SEC

— we can’t ever take a week off and every game is important,” Hanson said. “If we can just get into the play-offs, I think that we could play for a while.”


Dean Hare/Daily NewsGenesee quarterback Beau Tillman (2) rolls out on a bootleg route during the Bulldogs’ Aug. 14 practice in Genesee.

Bulldog football: a pack mentalityGenesee 2014

schedule

Aug. 29: at Kendrick, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5: vs. Prairie, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: vs. Deary, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: at Potlatch, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26: vs. Troy, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: vs. Clearwater

Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10: at Lapwai, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17: at Kamiah, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: Bye weekAbout the bulldoGs

Coach: Jason Hanson

Last season’s record: 7-3 (4-3 in Whitepine; lost 48-20 vs. Troy in playoffs)

Points for-against last season: 407-228

Key returners:Beau Tilleman (QB/LB), Austen Jones

(RB/LB, Trent Sauders (RB/DB), Rhett Stout (RB/DL), Sam Odenborg (TE/LB), Brent

Becker (TE/DB)

Big games: Prairie and Troy — “We have Prairie in week two, and that’s going to be a heckuva football game,’’ Hanson said. “Hopefully the home fans turn out for us… The Troy game will also be huge because of

the rivalry we’ve got with them.”

Team strengths: Depth at running back and an experienced quarterback

Team question: Lots of young, untested talent on the roster

Hall’sCORNER BAR & BRASS LANTERN

“A PLACE TO MEET YOUR FRIENDS”SERVING THE BEST PRIME RIB ON THE PALOUSE!

153 W. WALNUT ST., GENESEE, ID

208.285.1512Please Call Ahead to Make Reservations

Moscow-PullMan Daily news | Friday, August 29, 2014Football 2014

Loggers return solid core of seniors for 2014 campaign


Quality, not quantity, will be the name of the game for Pat Amos and the Potlatch Loggers.

Potlatch returns a solid core of last year’s starters, but behind its five seniors, the depth chart is a bit sparse.

“We have a good senior class coming in and we have potential to be a real good team, but our biggest concern is depth,” Amos said. “We didn’t have some kids show up that we were hoping to get, but the kids we have are a real solid group.

“My first eight or nine guys are pretty solid. Then I drop to a lot of young guys who will be good down the road, guys who will be good varsity guys in a couple years, but are more at the JV level now. The problem is the season is long and guys get dinged up along the way. It would be nice to have some bodies to rotate in there.”

The player to watch this season just might be senior running back Triston Hites, who had one of the best off-seasons of anyone on the team. In the Loggers’ tra-ditional ground-and-pound offense, he’ll have plenty of opportunities to reel off big runs.

“He ran track and showed tremendous speed — he’s a burner and we certainly hope to take advantage of that,” Amos said. “He’s night and day compared to what he was last year.”

Under center will be senior David Amos, son of Potlatch’s coach. While he might not get as many chances to toss the pigskin as he’d like, Amos has quietly developed into a reliable quarterback.

“He went down to Nampa to a Fellowship of Christian Athletes camp and one of the coaches down there was a

college coach who helped him with his footwork,” Amos said of his son. “His time there helped him in a lot of ways — he’s a lot faster this year and he’s spent some quality time in the weight room, too.”

Seniors Rowdy Paul (full-back/linebacker), Aarohn Beyer (guard/nose tackle) and Kenny Scheffler (tight end/defensive end) will also all have key roles to play in the 2014 campaign.

“Rowdy had a really good year last season and was voted all-league,” Amos said. “Kenny’s a big, tall, good-look-ing receiver who can block and Aarohn is the only senior on our offensive line, so his leadership will be key for us in the trenches.”


Amos leads battle-hardened squad

1. Prairie

2. Troy

3. Genesee

4. Kamiah

5. Potlatch

6. Lapwai

7. Clearwater Valley

Projected 2014 WhitePine StandingS

Dean Hare/Daily NewsThe Potlatch Loggers loosen up at the start of their Aug. 13 practice in Potlatch.

diviSion i

about the LoggerSCoach: Pat Amos (eighth year,

32-34 career record)

Last season’s record: 2-7 (0-6 in Whitepine)


Last playoff berth: 2012: lost to Wallace in first round

Key returners: David Amos (QB/LB), Triston Hites (RB/LB), Aarohn Beyer (OL/DL), Rowdy Paul (FB/LB), Kenny Sheffler

(TE/DE)

Big games: Deary and Troy — “I might be the only guy who calls our season-opener against Deary the ‘mill game’ because a lot of guys from both towns work

at the lumber mill, but that’s always a fun rivalry game even

though they aren’t in our division this year,” Amos said. “Then Troy

comes to our house and that will be a very big game against a

quality opponent.”

Team strengths: Running backs and linebackers

Team question: Lack of depth on both sides of the ball

PotLatch 2014 ScheduLe

Aug. 29: vs. Deary, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5: vs. Troy, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: vs. Wallace, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: vs. Genesee, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26: at Kamiah, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: Bye week

Oct. 10: at Clearwater Valley, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17: at Prairie, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: at Lapwai, 7 p.m.


Experience and chemistry promise exciting season

By Christopher KeizurDaily News intern

Despite what a cursory glance at their record might indicate, the Colfax Bulldogs had a decent season last fall.

The team finished with a 6-5 record, eventually losing in the quarterfinals to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, the two-time defending state champions. Colfax’s loses were all against the top teams of the con-ference, and only having four seniors on the roster hurt as well.

“My coaching staff and I felt it was a really successful season,” coach Mike Morgan said. “To get from where we started to the quarterfinals, that was a really big deal.”

This season things are much differ-ent as there is plenty of experience to go around. Colfax features a number of familiar faces on the field, returning 12 starters and 22 lettermen.

Depth and experience will both be important for a team that is only one year

Colfax Bulldogs ready for football

Dean Hare/Daily NewsColfax players run conditioning drills during the Bulldogs’ Aug. 20 practice in Colfax.

About the bulldogs

Coach: Mike Morgan

Last season’s record: 6-5 (4-2 in league)

Playoff run: Defeated Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan in the

2013 postseason before falling to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in the

third round


Key returners: Mark Webber (QB), Josh Brown (OL/DL),

Andrew Becker (OL/DL), Dylan Hall (RB), Keith Gfeller (WR)

Big game: Lind-Ritzville/Sprague — The defending state

champion Broncos shut out Colfax in both meetings last season by a combined 82-0

margin

Team strength: Depth

Team question: Run defense

removed from revamping its offensive scheme. Last season the Bulldogs installed a new pistol offense after being inspired by the trend occurring in the professional ranks.

“It is a fun and exciting offense, and we are just trying to get on board,” Morgan said.

Senior Mark Webber is set to once again be the starting quarterback.

“Mark has great vision for a quar-terback and is very smart,” Morgan said. “Last year was his first as a starter, and he is going to keep get-ting better.”

Dylan Hall, Cody Fulfs and Cody Gronning will share the ball car-rying duties, while on the outside, Webber will be able to look for junior all-league receiver Keith Gfeller, who will serve as the team’s wildcat quar-terback. Many of the offensive start-ers will see time on defense as well.

Not to be outdone by the skill positions, the linemen for Colfax will be a nightmare to go against in the trenches as they feature speed, size and strength. Leading the group are a pair of seniors, Josh Brown and Andrew Becker, who both picked up all-league honors for their work last season.

“A lot of teams we see don’t push

each other, but Colfax football teach-es you to be men,” Becker said. “We are a close-knit family.”

That team chemistry shines through when the seniors talk about the underclassmen.

“We always say our scout team is the most important because they are the ones pushing us to get better,” Webber said. “We try to give them a role and make them feel loved.”

Colfax will be presented with a tough schedule that features plenty of stout opponents, including league favorites Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. Despite its difficult sched-ule, the mission remains unchanged.

“For the 17 years I have been head coach, there have always been four goals,” Morgan said. “No. 1 league champs. No. 2 make the playoffs. No. 3 play after Thanksgiving, and No. 4 win a state championship.”

Colfax’s plan is to focus on one opponent at a time. As the Bulldogs get through two-a-days and their exhi-bition games, the first step will be a conference opener against Liberty. If everything goes as planned that step will simply be the first of many.

Christopher Keizur can be reached at (208) 883-4629, or by email to [email protected].

632 N. Main StreetColfax, WA6:00am - 11:00pm Daily

Proud supporter of Colfax High School football

GOBULLDOGS!


Dean Hare/Daily NewsColfax players run conditioning drills during the Bulldogs’ Aug. 20 practice in Colfax.

Pushing through it Colfax 2014 sChedule

Sept. 5: vs. Liberty, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: at Tekoa-Oakesdale/Rosalia, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: at Wilbur-Creston, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26: vs. Northwest Christian, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: vs. Mary Walker, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10: at Kettle Falls, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17: vs. Davenport, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: at Reardan, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31: vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, 7 p.m.

A FARMEROWNED

COOPERATIVE

A Family of Farmers

Genesee, ID | (208) 285-1729 Steptoe, WA | (509) 397-4664 Fallon, WA | (509) 878-8202 Chambers, WA | (509) 334-4632

GENESEE OFFICE (208) 285-1141 | COLFAX OFFICE (509) 397-4381 | TOLL FREE AND MARKET LINE (866) 986-2008 | www.pnw.coop

Seed House Phone Numbers

Proud Supporter of Our Local Athletes

Go Vikings!


Blazzard takes over at QB for heavyweight Trojans


Chase Blazzard has some big shoes to fill.

The sophomore quarterback from Troy will be faced with the herculean task of replacing Cody Self — one of the winningest quarterbacks in school history. In nearly three years as the Trojans’ starting quarterback, Self lost a mere four games total and only once tasted defeat in the regular season. Still, Troy coach Rob Bafus is confident Blazzard is up to the challenge.

“He’s very cerebral — he under-stand the game, understands what we’re doing and why we’re attacking certain places,” Bafus said. “He already knows how to check us out of bad calls that come from me and get us into bet-ter looks.”

When Self was dealing with a shoul-

der injury last season, Blazzard was able to fill in and keep Troy’s then-undefeated season going. Since then, he has only improved.

“He’s very similar to Cody in his playing style. He has the ability to use his feet and escape if a play breaks d o w n , ” Bafus said. “Athletically, he’s a very strong, fast kid for a soph-omore. He has a strong arm and I’m excited for his future.”

T r o y ’ s experienced offensive line will make Blazzard’s job a lot easier. With center Tell Hites, left guard Zach Blum, right guard Will Gram and tight end Eli Dahl-Imel all returning to the program after com-prising arguably the best offensive line in the Whitepine League last fall, it’s a safe bet Blazzard will have more pro-tection than most other quarterbacks.

“He’s green but I can’t think of a bet-ter way to break him in than putting him behind that line,” Bafus said.

Coaches around the league have a healthy respect for Troy’s line as well, especially Gram who garnered all-state honors on both sides of the ball last fall.

“Those big boys up front for Troy, they’re monsters,” Potlatch coach Pat

Troy reloads for another run at state championship

Dean Hare/Daily NewsTroy’s Kellen Haskins, left, attempts to tackle Cameron Barnes, right, during an Aug. 13 practice in Troy.

RuNNiNg towARD DAylight

About the trojAns

Coach: Rob Bafus (sixth year, 44-9 career record)

Last season’s record: 11-1 (6-0 in

Whitepine)


Playoff run: Knocked off Genesee and

Prairie before losing to Hagerman in the 2013 state championship

Key returners: Kellen Hoskins (RB/LB), Tell Hites (C/DL), Zach Blum (LG/DL), Will Gram (RG/DL), Eli-

Dahl-Imel (TE)

Big game: Prairie — “They have a quality

team and return almost all of their

players from last year,” Bafus said. “That

game will be huge.”

Team strengths: Offensive/defensive

linemen, linebackers

Team question: Inexperienced QB

See Troy, Page 13

Proud Supporter

of Our Troy

Trojans!

Go Tell & Nick Hites!

Open late afterthe games! 60” TV!

(208) 835-2020

CAFE

LITTLE BEAR CREEKELECTRIC MOTOR & CONTROL SALES

REWINDING & REPAIRELECTRICAL CONTRACTINGSTA RITE WATER SYSTEMS

P.O. Box 370 • 405 S. Main • Troy, ID 83871

Toll Free: 888.835.2331

Go Troy Trojans!



Stay healthy and survive the first week — that’s the gameplan for coach Doug Henderson and the Deary Mustangs.

Deary has been undefeated in league contests the past two seasons, but when the Mustangs travels to Potlatch for Friday’s nonleague season opener, they will be without five key players, meaning the underclassmen will have to step up to the plate.

“That first game might be kind of scary,” Henderson said. “We have five guys who would normally start or play a lot who are going to miss the first game. There were some issues with their grades last year.”

As soon as those players get their grades straightened out, however, Deary should be one of the top con-tenders in the newly expanded 1A Division II half of the Whitepine, which recently merged with the North Star League to provide more competition. Along with the traditional four schools of Deary, Kendrick, Timberline and Lewis County, newcomers Mullan, Kootenai, Clark Fork and Lakeside will vie for the league title this fall.

“It will be nice because the two best teams from the northern half of the state will make the playoffs now, regardless of which league they were in,” Henderson said. “It will be nice having that extra competition.”

Deary has plenty of depth but not a lot of experience, listing 23 players on its roster this season, but only two of those — wide receiver/linebacker Wyatt Younger and wide receiver/defensive back Colton Stanton — are seniors. The Mustangs have a large junior class, four sophomores and 10 freshmen.

Junior Morgan Beyer will replace Cody Brown at quarterback, and while he has a different skill set, Henderson likes what he has seen from his field general so far.

“I think he’s going to be more of a pocket passer than Cody was — not quite as fast as Cody — but he’s a smart kid and we’ve been grooming for the last two years for this spot,” Henderson said.

Kael Stelck (FB/MLB), Tyler Anderson (WR/DE), Hunter Vallum (OL/DL) and Kaden Jones (RR/DB) are other key play-ers Deary will rely on as it tries to make its

third consecutive postseason appearance.“We’ll likely be a run-first team,”

Henderson said. “We’ve got some pret-ty good linemen and some solid backs behind them.”

After taking on Potlatch in the sea-son opener Friday, the Mustangs will host Mullan on Sept. 5.


Mustangs seeking third straight Whitepine crown

Dean Hare/Daily NewsDeary running back Kael Stelck carries the ball after taking the handoff from quarterback Morgan Beyer during practice an Aug. 13 in Deary.

Power ruNNiNg gAme

1. Deary

2. Kootenai

3. Kendrick

4. Mullan

5. Lewis County

6. Clark Fork

7. Lakeside

8. Timberline

Projected 2014 WhitePine StandingS

diviSion ii

Have a Great 2014 Season

Go Mustangs!

WHITE PINE FOODS402 2nd Ave., Deary ID(208) 877-1318Monday-Saturday 8am-7pmSunday 8am-6pm



The Deary Mustangs have had Kendrick’s number for the past two sea-sons.

The Tigers came out on top of a 40-18 contest against their rivals in the 2011 season — the year Kendrick made a run at the state title — but since then the rivalry has been a bit one-sided in the 1A Division II of section of the Whitepine. Deary has won its last four games against the Tigers by a combined 264-84 margin and earned two consecutive trips to the playoffs. Second-year Kendrick coach Zane Hobart aims to fix that.

“The last game of the year up at Deary is going to be huge,” Hobart said. “I think there’s no doubt that they’re going to be good again and it could have title impli-cations. They’ve lost a lot of seniors, but they’ll be tough. The boys and I are look-ing forward to that one.”

As with any local rivalry, sometimes tempers flare. Yet Hobart insists there’s no bad blood between the two programs.

“The two schools are really close to each other and we combine with them to play baseball, so a lot of the kids know each other,” Hobart said. “And they’re in our league — it’s not like playing Genesee or somebody else — the game is going to be huge.”

The Tigers have a comparatively small and inexperienced team, but they have been battle-tested where it matters most. Quarterback Caleb Olson returns for his senior campaign better than ever and anxious to get Kendrick into the postseason.

“Him knowing the offense, know-ing how to teach kids, it’s going to be huge,” Hobart said. “Not having to spend that time in training camp learning the offense, it was a huge jumpstart com-pared to last year and got us going very quick.”

Kendrick’s Layton Lunceford, right, and Hayden Deeds practice their technique for getting around a blocker during the Tigers’ Aug. 14 practice in Kendrick.

Dean HareDaily News

SheDDiNg blockS

Olson, Tigers hope to overthrow Mustangs

About the tigersCoach: Zane Hobart (second

year, 3-6 career record)

Last season’s record: 3-6 (3-3 in Whitepine)


Last winning season: Kendrick strung together a 10-2 record in the 2011 season, defeating Troy and Wallace in the playoffs before falling in the title game

vs. Hagerman

Key returners: Caleb Olson (QB/DB), Jake Lustig (RB/LB), Brandon Carter (OL/DL), Blake

Marker (RB/LB)

(208) 289-4231 • (208) 289-4242 FaxKendrick, Idaho 83537 • [email protected]

George F. Brocke & Sons,I N C O R P O R A T E D

Processing & Marketing of•Green Peas • Yellow Peas • Small Sieve Alaska Peas

• Austrian Winter Peas • Rape Seed • Lentils

• decorticated Red Chief Lentils • Garbanzo Beans

Good Luck Kendrick

Tigers!

Moscow-PullMan Daily news | Friday, August 29, 2014 Football 2014

Jake Lustig (RB/LB), Brandon Carter (OL/DL) and Blake Marker (RB/LB) are expected to be key contribu-tors as well, and the 6-foot-5 Wyatt Hardin will be a match-up nightmare no matter where

he lines up.One of the challenges facing

Kendrick this season is prepar-ing for the unknown. With the addition of four new teams — Mullan, Clark Fork, Kootenai and Lakeside

— into the Whitepine, differ-ent tactics will be employed by all parties.

“Not knowing what to expect from those teams is the big-gest challenge for me,” Hobart

said. “Playing the other schools twice per year, you kind of know what to expect and get to know them pretty well.”


Dean Hare/Daily NewsKendrick coach Zane Hobart talks to his players during an Aug. 14 practice in Kendrick.

Amos noted.Perhaps the most

important player for the Trojans, however, will be senior Kellen Hoskins. Much like his older brother Kaiden, whom Bafus once described as “the heart and soul of our team,” the younger brother is the key cog which the rest of the team revolves around.

During his junior campaign in 2013, Hoskins led the state in tackles and earned first-team all-state honors on offense and on defense. This season, he’ll assume the role of starting tail-back on offense while anchoring the defense at linebacker.

“He’s an extremely dynamic player,” Bafus said. “He’ll be exciting to watch.”

With a plethora of returning talent, Troy’s perennial goal of play-ing 12 games and win-ning the last one cer-tainly appears to be within reach. But as the Trojans experi-enced firsthand during last season’s champi-

onship loss to Hagerman, it’s easier said than done.

“We don’t want to sound cocky because there is so much talent in our league alone that sim-ply winning the

Whitepine will be a challenge,” Bafus said. “But it’s no secret that our goal is to get our hands on that state trophy.”


Troyfrom Page 10

Troy quarterback Josh Lay passes to a receiver during an Aug. 14 practice.

Dean HareDaily News

KendricK 2014 schedule

Aug. 29: vs. Genesee, 7 p.m.Sept. 5: vs. Lakeside, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: at Lewis County, 7 p.m.Sept. 19: vs. Mullan, 7 p.m.Sept. 26: vs. Lapwai, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: Bye week Oct. 10: at Kootenai, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17: vs. Davenport, 7 p.m.Oct. 24: at Timberline, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31: at Deary, 7 p.m.

Troy 2014 schedule

Aug. 29: at Salmon River, 7 p.m.Sept. 5: at Potlatch, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12: vs. St. John-Endicott, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: vs. Lapwai, 7 p.m.Sept. 26: at Genesee, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: vs. Kamiah (homecoming), 7 p.m.

Oct. 10: at Prairie, 7 p.m.Oct. 17: Bye week

Oct. 24: vs. Clearwater Valley, 7 p.m.

Have a Great 2014 Season

Go Tigers!

PHIL’S FAMILY FOODSMain Street, Kendrick ID(208) 289-5957Monday-Saturday 8am-7pmSunday 8am-6pm



For the first time in seven years, the Colton football team will not have a player named Straughan under center. Josh and Jake Straughan led the Wildcats for more than half a decade, but now it is Carter Dahmen who will lead the team. Following up two prolific quarter-backs is not the easiest thing to do, but Dahmen is ready for the challenge.

“It’s tough but I learned a lot from them,” Dahmen said. “They’re really good leaders and hopefully I can just build from that and build from what they taught me.”

Under Jake Straughan’s leadership last season, the Wildcats put up video-game numbers and advanced to the state playoffs against Rosalia. Straughan broke his fibula early in the game, and Dahmen brave-ly attempted to fill in his place for the last three quarters, but the Wildcats ultimately lost 76-32.

“It was tough kind of being thrown in the wolves in a playoff game but it was really good for me fac-ing adversity,” Dahmen said. “I felt like we should have won that game eas-ily, but stuff happens and we carry that over to all sports and we’re not going to let that happen.”

Colton coach Clark Vining said he believes there is no reason the team can’t just pick up where it left off last year, even with a new quarterback. The team put up big numbers under Vining before the Straughans, and Vining still has high expectations for this season.

“For six years we’ve had Jake and Josh. Obviously they’re big losses, and as a team we can do things a little bit different and hopefully compensate for that,” Vining said. “Going into every season you’re hoping to make the play-offs. That’s probably the No. 1 thing. We’ve done fairly well over the last seven or last eight years attaining that goal.”

Dahmen played receiv-er last year, something he hopes can help in his development as a quarter-back. People outside the program might not look at the Wildcats as underdogs this season, but Dahmen wants to surprise any doubters.

“Everyone is looking at who we lost, obviously six seniors — six start-ers, too. We’re going to be overlooked, but it’s always fun to be an underdog,” Dahmen said. “I think if we keep getting better every day we can surprise people.”

Vining agrees and is embracing the challenge of trying to mold his young team into a championship caliber squad.

“That’s the reason you coach, it’s fun to see kids progress and get better,” Vining said. “I think that could be one of these years where as the season goes we get better and better.”


Dean Hare/Daily NewsColton quarterback Carter Dahmen (3) throws to a receiver during the Wildcats’ Aug. 21 practice in Colton.

Colton beginning new era under Dahmen

Colton 2014 sChedule

Sept. 12: vs. Dayton, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19: vs. Lacrosse/Washtucna/

Kahlotus, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26: at Sunnyside

Christian, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3: at St. John-Endicott, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10: Bye week

Oct. 17: at Touchet, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: vs. Liberty Christian, 7 p.m.

Oct. 31: at Pomeroy, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6: at Garfield-Palouse, 7 p.m.

Colton receiver Tristan Blewett turns upfield after catching a pass during the Wildcats’ Aug. 21 practice in Colton.

Dean HareDaily News

PrActice mAkes PerFect

1225 S. Grand Ave., Suite B | 509-338-9204Located next to the post office on South Grand Avenue

www.ProFormancePhysicalTherapy.com

Experience. Compassion. Results.

Go Greyhounds! Have a great season!

Moscow-PullMan Daily news | Friday, August 29, 2014 Football 2014


For a squad that lost its first four games of last season, the Garfield-Palouse football team is feeling pretty confident heading into the 2014 season. Despite the rough start last fall, the Vikings rebounded with a pair of wins and even-tually played their way into a playoff play-in game against Rosalia. That turnaround has quarterback Hunter Woltering feeling good about his team’s chances this year.

“We used to be a major run-ning offense and then last year our personnel didn’t really sup-port that type of offense, so we were slowly switching into a passing team,” Woltering said. “We got the kinks out by the end of the season, but it was already the end of the season, so I think this year is really exciting. We already know how to do it and everybody is going to be really improved.”

The Vikings are getting a new coach, but the offen-sive scheme is going to stay the same. Willy Woltering, Hunter’s dad, will take over for Scott Thompson. Willy Woltering served as an offen-sive coach for three years before

becoming Gar-Pal’s defensive coach the last five years.

“It was after that fourth loss we had a pretty good sit down with them all and we decided to we need to start having some fun and they responded and started playing better,” Willy

Woltering said. “It turned the whole year around. Winning is a lot more fun than losing. We were just not having fun and you could see it in their eyes as soon as we started having more fun. We still lost a couple of more games but we had a lot

more fun.”Willy Woltering said the

transition from dad to head coach won’t be an issue, as he has served as Hunter’s coach for basketball, baseball and youth football. He has set a goal for his team to make the playoffs and put up more numbers offensively than the Vikings did last season.

That shouldn’t be a huge issue, as Hunter said the team is more comfortable in the new offense.

“I think this year everybody is coming in one step ahead,” Hunter Woltering said. “That’s how it seems so far in practice and I think the practices are going much better.”

Hunter Woltering said the team is going to spread the ball out this year, but Cole Sanderson and Tyler Thurman will likely be some of the main offensive threats for Gar-Pal this year.


Woltering, Vikings optimistic after late turnaroundGarfield-Palouse quarterback Hunter Woltering throws to a receiver before the start of the Vikings’ Aug. 20 practice in Palouse.

Dean HareDaily News

Garfield-Palouse receiver

Cole Sanderson

(34) catches

a Hunter Woltering

pass before the start of the Vikings’

Aug. 20 practice in

Palouse.

Dean HareDaily News

www.wysupcars.com

Sales: Mon.-Sat. 8-6Service: Mon.-Sat. 8-5

509.334.45251115 S. Grand Ave, Pullman1111

If it doesn’t say Wysup on the back, you paid too much up front!

STANDARD:• 2.4L MultiAir2® I4 engine

& nine-speed automatic transmission with electric range select

• Jeep® Active Drive I 4x4 system with rear axle disconnect+ (Std on 4x4 models)

• Selec-Terrain® traction control system (Std. on 4x4 models)

• Uconnect® system with Bluetooth® & ve-inch touchscreen display

• 60 / 40 split 2nd-row reclining seat with forward / reverse sliding feature for added comfort

• Jeep Cargo Management System

2014 Cherokee Sport

Well-equipped at every level.


2014 High School Football Preview

Documents

Transcript of 2014 High School Football Preview