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Wise CountyMessengerThursday, Aug. 27page 16FootballPreview2009Eagles hope a little more depth produces better results ...ontinued from page 14starting to play more teams thatrun the ball, so this should help us alot up front.”The linebacker corps is in muchbetter shape this year. The Eaglesare much deeper than a year ago. Atthe inside spots will be junior KalebMontes and senior Clint Taylor,while senior Colton White will providesome additional help.The early candidates at the outsidelinebacker spots are sophomoreEthan King and senior ZachGage. Sophomores Colton Parkerand Blake Haney will also rotate inthose positions to complement thequick group.Senior Ross Madden is one ofthe top defenders on the team andwill start once again at cornerback.He will be joined by senior TaylorHawkins, junior Cole McCurdy andjunior Danny Hardin, a talentedtwo-way player who transferredfrom Sanger over the summer.The Eagles have the rest of thedefense set for the most part as WesColeman will take over at free safetywith some help from Tyler Hodges,while Brandon Jones is set to playthe strong side with assistance fromBrevon Blaylock, who racked up 91tackles and two interceptions whileplaying for Sanger last year.“We feel like the defense will beconsiderably better than last year.We don’t have a lot of depth butmore than we did last year whenyou consider we were losing playersevery game it felt like,” said Story.“We must continue to get better inthe secondary.”Offensively, only time will tell howgood the Eagles will be after losingmost of its starters at the skilled positions.The most noticeable differencewill be at quarterback whereTim Metts will not return as he hastransferred to another school.Taking over under center will notbe an unknown player as Parker(5-10, 185), who played in severalgames last year as a freshman,is scheduled to run the show. Theyoungster is quick on his feet andStory said he is throwing the ballbetter.The single set back will be determinedlater in the season as coacheshave to find a replacement for MatthewHuddleston who ran for morethan 1,000 yards in 2008. One of theleading candidates is Hodges (6-0,185), who played well in a scrimmageagainst Kennedale. Story saidhe plans to use several runningbacks early in the season before decidingif he will have a designatedstarter. Also running the ball willbe senior Chance Gasperson, juniorJose Martinez, junior Alejandro Beltran,Zamora and Moore.Another big role to fill is at receiverwhere standout Chad Harrison(Midwestern State University)has left a void. However, Jones wasa starter last year and could be themain target. Story said he will alsohave Thomas, Madden and juniorBrandon Climer catching passesthroughout the season at the insidespot.The outside receivers have notbeen determined, but coaches knowwho they are considering as starters.That group of speedsters includesHawkins and Gage, while2009 Decatur varsity football scheduleDate Opponent Site TimeAug. 15 Kennedale (scrim.) Home 10 a.m.Aug. 21 Springtown (scrim.) Away 7 p.m.Aug. 29 Dallas Madison Denton Collins Stadium 7 p.m.Sept. 4 Gainesville Home 7:30 p.m.Sept. 11 Argyle Lib. Christian Away 7:30 p.m.Sept. 18 #Argyle Home 7:30 p.m.Sept. 25 Prosper Away 7:30 p.m.Oct. 2 OpenOct. 9 *Iowa Park Home 7:30 p.m.Oct. 15 *WF Hirschi Away 7:30 p.m.Oct. 23 *Burkburnett Home 7:30 p.m.Oct. 30 *Vernon Away 7:30 p.m.Nov. 6 *^Bridgeport Home 7:30 p.m.* District Play# Homecoming^ Senior Nightjunior Wes Coleman, junior DillonQuinn and McCurdy are also vyingfor playing time.The anchor of the offense will bethe line, which Story said is playingthe best of any group so farWISE COUNTY MESSENGERLocal Paper. Local News.Loyal Readers.thanks to the return of three starters.That’s no surprise as all-districtstandouts Nathan Alling and FranciscoPerez are back at center andguard, respectively. Zach Park willback up Perez, and Jonathan Allingand Montes will take care of thework at right guard.At left tackle, Clint Moore is anotherfull-time player back, and hewill be backed up by Reeves. Martinezand Reeves will also rotate atthe right tackle spot.“Our line has done a darn good jobso far,” Story said. “They are pickingup the stunts and blocking real well.We will need a lot from them so wecan hopefully improve our completionpercentage, which was not realgood last year.”The kicking game is the biggestconcern for the Eagles. As always,the quarterback will take care ofthe punting chores, but Story isstill auditioning for the kicking job.Hawkins and Beltran are the earlyfront-runners.CLASSIFIEDS ONLINEwww.wcmessenger.com/class
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