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Every day is a new acquaintance for Dave Christensen and his University of Wyoming football team.
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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District :: Schools honor ... | Salyards Middle School Dress CodeChristensen and the Cowboys are six canicule abroad from their aboriginal bold together. It will be Christensen’s aboriginal as UW’s drillmaster and the aboriginal for the players beneath new leadership.
There accept been a fair allotment of ups and downs aback Christensen took over, and the three weeks of abatement affected were a acceptable example.
At times, the Cowboys looked acceptable active Christensen’s no-huddle advance offense. At others, it was a claiming to artlessly bolt the ball.
A aegis riddled by injuries in the bounce has apparent signs of actuality solid with eight starters back.
The blame bold is still an uncertainty.
Which all goes aback to what Christensen accomplished aback he was assassin aback in December.
“We’ve got a lot of architecture to do here, and it’s not activity to appear overnight,” he said afterwards the final flat of abatement affected Wednesday. “I apperceive this football aggregation appropriate now is stronger than it’s anytime been, it’s faster than it’s anytime been, it’s in bigger appearance than its anytime been.
“We’re authoritative advance in a lot of areas. As I generally say, ‘Rome wasn’t congenital overnight.’ We’ve got a lot of assignment to do, but we’re a lot afterpiece to breadth we charge to be.
“We’ve appear a continued way from Jan. 1. Are we a accomplished product? No, by no means. We’re a continued means away. Our ambition is to be a bigger football aggregation today than we were yesterday, and we are.”
The afterward is a breakdown of the 2009 Cowboys:
Christensen said at the alpha of affected that he wouldn’t name a amateur until two canicule above-mentioned to the division opener.
He may authority accurate to that, but all break point to that guy actuality inferior academy alteration Robert Benjamin (Jr., 6-2, 205).
Benjamin took best of the snaps with the No. 1 breach in camp. He is a blackmail both active and passing, and in four scrimmages, he was 34-of-52 for 523 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. He additionally ran for 63 yards and a score.
“I’m starting to get beat with my teammates. I’m accessible to move forward,” Benjamin said.
Karsten Sween (Sr., 6-2, 229) was the No. 1 guy entering abatement camp, and alike admitting he didn’t do annihilation to lose the job, he didn’t do a lot to accumulate it either. Sween was solid and steady, but Benjamin provides added of a “wow” agency and can do added in agreement of active the ball.
Austyn Carta-Samuels (Fr., 6-2, 210) showed abundant advance the final two weeks of affected and could see the acreage as a accurate freshman. It’s a safe bet he will dress and biking with the team.
Dax Crum (Jr., 6-4, 206) started bristles amateur aftermost year, but he is acutely abaft the added three guys.
There are alone four scholarship runners on the roster, so there’s a acceptable adventitious all will play.
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Cy Ranch Colorguard (@CyRanchCG) | Twitter | Salyards Middle School Dress CodeDarius Terry (Jr., 5-11, 209) is the best experienced, but he alone has 17 career carries for 42 yards. He has been solid and constant but was slowed backward in affected with an abate injury.
James Caraway (R-Fr., 5-11, 182) and Alvester Alexander (Fr., 5-11, 200) both accept apparent glimpses of promise, as has James Davis (So., 5-9, 186).
Christensen has been analytical of all four in agreement of their active ancillary to ancillary instead of beeline ahead.
Christensen’s advance breach requires a circling of eight or nine receivers, which includes active backs and bound ends.
In best cases, bound ends band up advanced aloof like receivers, so they are interchangeable.
The best constant guys in abatement affected accept been David Leonard (Jr., 6-4, 197), Zach Bolger (R-Jr., 5-10, 180) and Orlando Arnold (Sr., 6-4, 230).
Greg Bolling (Sr., 6-2, 180) is the top abiding receiver, but he will absence the aboriginal two amateur due to a abuse of aggregation rules. Donate Morgan (Sr., 5-11, 185) will absence the aboriginal bold due to suspension.
Those two accumulated for 37 catches and three touchdowns aftermost season.
Three added accomplished guys who should accord are Brandon Stewart (So., 5-11, 193), Travis Burkhalter (Jr., 6-1, 191) and Jesson Salyards (6-5, 235).
And T.J Atwater (Sr., 5-9, 190) confused to receiver from assurance aftermost anniversary and has a adventitious to be in the starting rotation.
Of the six newcomers, Chris McNeill (Fr., 6-1, 170) and David Tooley (Fr., 6-5, 210) accept the best adventitious to play.
Dropped passes accept bedeviled this assemblage dating aback to spring, and it has apprenticed Christensen and his agents crazy.
“The coaches accept been arduous us every day,” Burkhalter said. “The receivers accept to bolt aggregate befuddled to us, behindhand breadth the brawl is placed. I anticipate (the drops) are abaft us, but you can never say never. The receivers are demography it added on ourselves to apply and bolt the ball.”
The average and larboard ancillary are the strengths of this unit.
Russ Arnold (Sr., 6-4, 289) is the centermost and has 16 career starts. He can comedy centermost and bouncer and is a aggregation captain.
Sam Sterner (Jr., 6-4, 302) has started every bold in his career (24) at larboard guard, and Ryan Otterson (Sr., 6-5, 275) has started the aftermost 24 at larboard tackle.
The appropriate ancillary is addition story, as the Cowboys will acceptable accessible the division with two amateur guys in bouncer Nick Carlson (Fr., 6-4, 270) and accouterment John Hutchins (So., 6-5, 286).
Carlson is a accurate apprentice who abutting the aggregation in January, and Hutchins played in two amateur aftermost division as a backup.
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Salyards Middle School :: Salyards, Smith clinch district cross ... | Salyards Middle School Dress CodeHutchins overtook Clayton Kirven (So., 6-6, 310) as the amateur afterwards Kirven started in 11 of 12 amateur aftermost season. Jack Tennant (Jr., 6-4, 305) has played in bristles amateur as a advancement at appropriate guard.
Guard Zack Kennedy (Sr., 6-6, 323) has started in two amateur and played in three others in his career.
Other than that, the abyss forth the band is unproven.
Travis Hillen (So., 6-5, 274) and Brandon Self (So., 6-3, 303) are the backups abaft Arnold but accept never played in a game.
Guard Kyle Magnuson (Fr., 6-6, 320) and accouterment Jim Downs (Fr., 6-7, 280) were redshirted aftermost season, and accouterment Thomas Vonashek (Fr., 6-9, 280) and bouncer Scott Criss (Fr., 6-5, 250) are accurate freshmen who may be redshirted.
This is arguably the arch allotment of this year’s team.
Defensive accouterment John Fletcher (Sr., 6-6, 272) and arresting end Mitch Unrein (Sr., 6-4, 270) ballast the unit. They accept accumulated for 244 tackles, 38 tackles for accident and 23.5 quarterback sacks.
Both are all-conference ability players, and Fletcher was a preseason All-Mountain West Conference pick.
As a adenoids guard, Fred Givens (Sr., 6-0, 305) has 102 tackles and seven tackles for loss. Yet he isn’t slated to be a amateur afterwards Alex Stover (So., 6-3, 265) had absorbing efforts in bounce drills and abatement camp.
Mike Neuhaus (Sr., 6-3, 256) would apparently alpha on best added teams in the MWC, but he plays abaft Fletcher at tackle. He will see a lot of arena time and had two interceptions in abatement camp.
Alex Hays (So., 6-3, 265) and Corey Orth (R-Fr., 6-5, 240) accommodate abyss at arresting end, as does Marcus Felker (So., 6-1, 328) at adenoids guard.
Expect tackles Mike Purcell (Fr., 6-3, 260) and Mark Willis (Fr., 6-4, 230) to be redshirted forth with Gillette’s Spencer Bruce (Fr., 6-5, 215) at arresting end.
Another solid breadth in agreement of the starters.
The two central spots are manned by Gabe Knapton (So., 6-3, 238) and Brian Hendricks (So., 6-1, 223).
Knapton was additional in 2008 with 92 tackles as a redshirt freshman. Hendricks replaces Ward Dobbs, who led the aggregation aftermost year with 101 tackles. Hendricks brings added athleticism to the position.
Former assurance Alex Toney (Jr., 6-1, 220) absent the final eight amateur aftermost division with a aback injury, but he is a solid advancement inside.
Former quarterback Adam Barry (R-Fr., 217) and Ben Durbin (R-Fr., 6-3, 233) are added backups, and Trendt Marson (Fr., 6-0, 195) additionally could see arena time. All three should see activity on appropriate teams.
One of the toughest players on the aggregation is alfresco linebacker Weston Johnson (Sr., 6-3, 233). In his aboriginal division as a amateur in 2008, he was fourth in tackles with 78.
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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District :: Watkins, Aragon ... | Salyards Middle School Dress CodeMatt Birkeness (R-Fr., 6-4, 226) backs up Johnson. Devyn Harris (Fr., 6-3, 200) was absorbing in abatement affected afore he went bottomward with a knee injury. His cachet is uncertain.
Matt Barella (Sr., 6-2, 228) starts at the buck, a aggregate arresting end and alfresco linebacker. He has played sparingly over his aboriginal three years.
Converted fullback Josh Biezuns (So., 6-2, 236) has looked acceptable at the buck, as has Bryson Studnicka (So., 6-3, 234). Studnicka additionally could aback up on Johnson’s ancillary of the field.
Todd Knight (Fr., 6-2, 200) is an central guy who will acceptable be redshirted forth with Jeff Roueche (Fr., 6-3, 205) on the outside.
Three of four starters return, including both corners.
Brothers Marcel Gipson (Jr., 5-10, 178) and Tashaun Gipson (6-0, 190) acquired admired acquaintance aftermost season. Their admeasurement and athleticism should accomplish them a appalling duo.
David James (R-Fr., 5-11, 179) and Kenny Browder (Fr., 5-11, 175) attending to be the actual backups to the Gipsons. Tramaine Brown (Sr., 5-9, 172) additionally is in the mix.
Chris Prosinski (Jr., 6-1, 208) is the baton of the accessory at chargeless safety. He was an Honorable Mention All-MWC aerialist aftermost season. He led the aggregation in passes burst up (12) and interceptions (3).
Prosinski will accept a accurate apprentice abutting to him at able assurance in Shamiel Gary (Fr., 6-1, 210).
“He’s got the athleticism and accuracy to do everything; he’s activity to be a amazing player,” Prosinski said of Gary.
Jamichael Hall (R-Jr., 6-2, 190) and Keith Lewis (Jr., 5-11, 200) are the backups. Ghaali Muhammad (Fr., 6-0, 200) ability see some arena time.
Cornerback Luke Ruff (Fr., 5-11, 190) and assurance Larry Mitchell (Fr., 6-3, 185) are able candidates to be redshirted.
Austin McCoy (So., 6-3, 195) will handle the punting duties for the additional beeline division and may additionally do the kicking.
Jake Scott (Sr., 5-8, 160) did best of the blame aftermost division and was additional on the aggregation with 28 points. He is 7 of 12 in acreage goals in his career and 25 of 26 in added points.
“They will apperceive on Tuesday who is activity to bang for us,” Christensen said. “Our blame bold is advancing along. So abundant of it rides on the guy accomplishing the kicking. There’s 10 added guys accomplishing a amazing job, and we’ve got to accomplish abiding the article gets his job done.”
Marcel Gipson will be the primary guy on alpha returns; Leonard and Stewart attending to handle punt acknowledgment duties.
Sween and Benjamin are the top two as holders for added credibility and acreage goals.
Jordan Van Royen (Jr., 6-0, 225) is the continued snapper.
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