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Blackfoot High School
School Info
Conference: 4A High Country Conference
Classification: 4A
Record Last Year: 7-3
Conference Record Last Year: 3-1
State Titles: 1
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Head Coach: Stan Buck
Years as Head Coach: 5
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Marshall, Marty Early, Jerry Martinez, Craig La Mere
Returning Varsity Players: 17
Returning Offensive Starters:
QB Anthony Clark, Sr; TE Nate Walker, Sr.; OL Dakota Bittin, Sr.; OL Dallas Garcia, Sr.; Padon Papke, Sr.
Returning Defensive Starters:
LB Julio Flores, Sr.; LB Garrett Buck, Sr.; DL Nate Walker, Sr.; DB Zack Packer, Sr.; DL Gabby Morino, Sr.
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Offensive strengths/areas for improvement:
Strengths: O-line returns most of our starters, QB is returning. Improvements: Our wide receivers and running backs.
Defensive strengths/areas for improvement:
Strengths: D-Line. Improvments: Secondary
Special team Strengths:
There is always room for mega-improvement!
Offensive Outlook:
We are looking to get some great leadership out of QB Anthony Clark as this is his second year as a starter and he has a better understanding of what we are trying to accomplish. We should be able to run the ball a little better as the O-line stays pretty much intact from last year.
Defensive Outlook:
The D-line will definitely be one of our strengths. We have pretty physical and quick kids up front. We will definitely need some kids to step up in the secondary as we lost some very good kids in Ruben Hernandez and Raff Vitalli.
Conference Outlook:
Our Conference is very very tough. Hillcrest returns two of the best backs in the state and is comming off a great season and a newfound identity; they will definitely be a force to be reckoned with. Bonneville always has big, good athletes, and I think they will be much improved as Coach Buck goes into his second year and they better understand his system. Rigby could be a wild card like Hillcrest was last year. New coach, new system, so who knows what could happen. I know it will be a very competitive year in our conference. We will have our work cut out for us if we want to compete for our district championship.
Coach's Team Outlook:
We have some great young athletes, but not many of them are game-proven. We have decent size and speed. We have the potential to compete well in our conference if our younger kids can step up.
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