Years as Head Coach
7th Season

Previous Experience
Kuna 3 years

Assistant Coaches
Shawn Res, Don Smart, Cam Weller, Taylor Dunlop, Matt Austin, Beau Martin, Jeremy Haener, Dan Bates, Terrial Hall, Eric Taylor, Jesse Donez, Andrew Linsenmenn, Mason Vanderhoff

Record Last Year
0-9

State Titles
None

Returning Players
Lucas Midgett, DL/TE, 12
Jacob Schauble, LB, 12
Andrew Hoekema, OL, 12
Cooper Kelly, OL, 12
Aiden Nixon, TE/DE, 12
Isaiah Keeton, DL/OL, 12
Heath Res, WR/DB, 11

Returning Players with Honors
Isaiah Keeton, 2nd team all sic

Key Players lost from last year
Ben Schulte, LB, very good athlete. Had a nose for the ball
Preston Sansoucie, LB, a great player who did everything we asked of him
Rowan Ricks, DL, solid player who quietly did a good job for us.

Incoming impact players
Austin Engroff, DB, 10
Joe Caroselli, OL, 10
Ronnie Dahlberg, WR, 12
EJ Jenkins, DB, 10
Kian Dickson, DB, 11
Hudson Lewis, WR, 10

Written by: Lucas Gebhart

Huge enrollment numbers and quality athletes usually translates well to the football field.

But that just doesn’t seem to be the case in East Boise. The area’s two high schools (Boise and Timberline) produce quality athletes like Boise High grad Mateo Jorgenson, for example, or Timberline’s Michael Stefanic, who was recently called up to play baseball for the Los Angeles Angels in mid-June. The call happened just weeks before Jorgenson competed for podium sports on this year’s Tour de France.

The point here is both schools produce high quality athletes who are competing at their sport’s highest level, but they don’t seem to come out for football. It’s a problem that Timberline head coach Ian Smart is hoping is somewhat solved this year.

“We don’t have a lot of kids, but we are really proud of the boys we have in the program,” Smart said. “We will also play a lot of young pups. It will be fun to see how they mature.”

Smart identified six players, or ‘pups’ if you will, who he says are ready to step into big dog roles. The list includes one senior, wide receiver Ronnie Dahlberg, and one junior in defensive back Kian Dickson. The rest are all sophomores – defensive backs Austin Engroff and EJ Jenkins, receiver Hudson Lewis and offensive lineman Joe Caroselli.

“We should be able to create some space with a few new skill guys,” Smart said. “We should be improved on the D-line this year.”

Ahead of them is another daunting schedule, especially when you consider the challenges the Wolves faced last year. The Wolves went 0-9 in 2023 and lost eight of nine by two or more scores.

This year, Smart is looking to close the gap and he will lean on his young pups to do it, even if it means they have to play in the big dog pen.

Five of Timberline’s eight opponents this year were state playoff teams in 2023 and two of them were state title contenders – Rocky Mountain and Meridian.

But if Timberline can run the ball effectively and create turnovers, Smart says this year should be better than last.