Scouting Report By Patty Hutchens
THE OPPONENT THROUGH THE EYES OF AN EMAD
Sandpoint Varsity Assistant Coach Chris Lassen, said Talley is an outstanding running back and the team runs a good offensive scheme. “Their formation is virtually a clone of what Sandpoint High School runs,” said Coach Lassen, who adds that East Valley’s best plays are lead and counter tray. “They are also successful at trick plays.” Tajan agrees.
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ike last season, the East Valley Knights will again be the first opponent for the Sandpoint High School Bulldogs. But that is where the Bulldogs hope the similarities between last season and this one end.
“The Knights boast a powerful I-formation, run oriented offense and maintain a stingy 40 style defense which stems, slants and sends multiple linebackers on stunts a great deal of the time,” said Tajan. “Oddly enough, under the direction of new Head Coach Satini Puailoa, the Bulldogs fundamentally mirror much of the same football flavor as the Knights.”
Last year the Knights defeated the Bulldogs in the season opener in Spokane by a score of 37-13 and ended the season with an overall record of 4 wins and 5 losses. Returning as head coach for East Valley is Adam Fisher who is in his 13th year with the team.
Coach Lassen calls East Valley a well-coached and welldisciplined team. According to Greg Lee, a sports writer for the Spokesman Review, East Valley returns with 15 starters.
Bulldog Assistant Coach Crosby Tajan said the Knights are members of the Great Northern League which consists of 2A schools, which is the equivalent of Idaho’s 4A, within the Eastern Washington Region.
“East Valley uses an I formation offense and 4-3 base defense,” said Lee who adds that East Valley is among the favorites to with the Great Northern League title.
The Knights are led by two seniors who have started for Coach Fisher since they were sophomores. Taylor Watkins became the starting quarterback and Adam Talley took over at tailback during the Knights 2010, 2A play-off run.
“For the Bulldogs to be successful tonight, Sandpoint’s defense will have to find some way to contain the explosive tandem of Watkins and Talley as the Knights invade Barlow Stadium and Way Memorial Field,” said Tajan.
“Talley is an all-conference soccer and football player for the Knights,” said Tajan. “This 5’8”, 165 lb senior plays both tailback and strong safety.”
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Sandpoint High School Roster
NUMBER NAME HEIGHT 3 PAULL, CARSON 5’7” 5 DEAN, SUTTON 6’2” 6 FURY, TOMMY 5’9” 7 NEWHART, HARLEY 5’8” 9 WARD,DAKOTA 5’11” 12 NELSON, NICK 6’1” 13 RODRIGUEZ CHASE 6’5” 15 PRINDIVILLE NICK 6’0” 16 HILL, KEVIN 5’10” 18 MILLARD,CODY 5’4” 19 CHARVOZ, ALEX 6’1” 20 RYCKMAN,JUSTIN 5’11” 21 FAIRBANKS,DEVYN 5’10 22 PELL, CLAYTON 5’10 23 KNAGGS, DEAN 5’7 24 WILKERSON JUSTIN 6’2” 28 TIFFT, DAN 5’10” 31 HANCOCK, DEVIN 5’11 32 LOCKEY MATT 5’10” 33 FINNEY, ADAM 5’8” 34 LEACH, KAI 5’11 36 BUNTY,CHRIS 5’10” 39 JOHNSON, ISAAC 5’10 41 PERRY, TEVIN 6”2 42 BURATTO, AJ 5’11” 44 MCGUIRE, JAKE 5’8 48 PURYEAR, JUSTIN 6’1” 49 HANCOCK, DEVIN 5’11 50 LUNDE, NATE 5’9 51 DUBNICKA, ANDREW 6’2” 52 TALON, EGBERS 5’10” 55 MILLER, McCALL 6’2” 59 COOK, ANDREW 5’10” 84 MAYNARD, JAKE 6’2” 62 RADONICH,MARC 5’10 64 PAYS, TODD 6’4” 65 BUSH, RYAN 5’10 66 BYERS, JORDAN 5’10” 67 PAYS, TIM 6’4” 70 FEYEN, NIK 6’0” 71 MILLER, RANDIN 6’3 72 ABBOTT, JARVIS 6’0 73 REICH, SAM 6’0” 75 CAMP, LOGAN 6’4” 77 FORD,WOLFGANG 6’1” 79 PAULUS, KYLE 6’0” 80 EDWARDS, THOMAS 6”1’ 81 STEEN,JAKE 6’1” 82 BREUNER, IAN 6’4” 84 PEARLSTEIN, QUINN 6’1” 85 SMITH, TRAVIS 6’3”
WEIGHT GRADE POS 150 11 QB/DB 180 12 LB 160 12 WR/DB 170 11 DB 190 11 MLB 165 12 QB 190 11 WR/DB 175 12 QB, P 165 12 WR/DB 162 11 FB 165 12 WR/DB 158 11 DB 154 11 DB 160 11 DB 160 11 DB/TB 180 12 LB 165 12 TB 200 12 FB 208 12 FB 180 11 RB 180 12 LB 160 11 LB 180 11 LB 185 11 MLB 195 12 TB 145 12 DB 195 12 MLB 200 12 FB 210 11 DT 230 12 C 195 11 DT 240 12 LT 175 11 DE 180 11 DE 150 11 C 240 12 RG 183 11 LG/C 195 11 DT 240 12 RT 280 12 LG 230 12 RT 185 11 DE/TE 200 11 RG 240 11 LT 250 11 RG 230 11 DT 170 11 WR 170 11 WR 165 11 DE/TE 185 10 WR 195 12 DE/TE
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MASCOT Bulldog
ADMINISTRATION Principal: Becky Myer Athletic Director: Kris
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator: Satini Puailoa Offensive Line: Crosby Tajan Running Backs: Steve Russo Wide Outs: Steve Miller QB’S: Ray Miller Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator: Chris Lassen Secondary: Paul Mauel and Scott Albertson Defensive Line: John Knowles and Shane Frank Special Teams: Martin Rodriguez Equipment Manager: Jarrett Robson Manager: Jason Roop
PHOTOGRAPHER
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East Valley High School Roster
NUMBER 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 17 19 20 21 23 26 28 29 31 32 33 35 39 41 43 45 47 52 53 55 56 57 59 61 64 65 66 67 69 71 72 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 88 89
LAST NAME FIRST NAME Burland Gage Gonzalez Nick Phelan JT George Graden Ramm Connor Talley Adam Allen Andrew Watkins Taylor Bowdish Alex Killingsworth Seth Keplin-Jensen Dan Leming Lance Jacobs Troy Baker Ben Benegar Roger Hutchings Bryan Graham Josh Jordan Issac Bane Austin Spendlove Ian Hofstee Cole Ourada Casey Rowland Zach Nixdorf William Warzon Ben Sherwood Cody Blocker Bryan Martinez Kenny Weinberg Kenny Westwood Zach McKenna Issac Casten Lucas Poteet Alex Patterson Heyden Tschritter Michael Mullin Hunter Dean Jeff Copeland Joey King Damon Guerrero Carlos Skeen Wyatt Knodel Dustin Pyatt Evan Browning Cale Muchmore Skyler Mehaffey Jacob Albrecht Damon Chapin Austin Sager Tyler Peterson-Meyer Kale Strehlou Adrian
YEAR 11 12 11 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 11 11 11 12 12 10 10 11 12 10 12 12 10 11 12 10 12 10 12 12 10 11 10 11 12 10 11 12 10 10 10 12 10 12 12 11 11 12 10 10 12
OFF WR WR WR WR QB RB RB QB WR RB WR WR TE RB WR WR RB RB RB TE RB WR RB RB RB RB TE RB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR
DEF DB DB DB DB LB DB DB DB DB LB DB DB LB LB DB DB DB DB LB LB DB DB LB DB LB LB DL LB DL DL DL LB LB LB DL DL DL DL DL LB DL DL DL DL DL DL DB DL DB DB DB
MASCOT Knights
ADMINISTRATOR Joe Kostecka
COACHING STAFF Josh Alfrey Ryan Blewett Tim Ervin Adam Fisher Craig Hanson Carl Hinton Mark Johnson Kyle LeGrant John Phelan Lonnie Quirk Pat Taylor Dane Weed
MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Tim Manson Pete Cunningham
PHOTOGRAPHER Monica Rankin
CHEER ADVISORS Amanda St. Pierre Brenda Gaver
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Senior Spotlight
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By Patty Hutchens
evin Hill Senior Kevin Hill plays wide receiver and can also occasionally be found playing corner back.
He is in his sixth year of football and said he is looking forward to witnessing firsthand how this year’s team develops and performs under pressure. With a 2.9 GPA, Hill is working towards a career in photo journalism and hopes one day to work for a magazine publication. While he does not know specifically what his post high school plans are, he said he does hope to play college ball. He lives with his two younger brothers—who also want to play football—and his mom and step dad. Hill says playing football requires certain characteristics, including focus, determination, vision and drive. When not playing football, Kevin enjoys snowboarding, photography and music. He is on the track and field team, is the sports editor for the Cedar Post and also enjoys his art and physical education classes. His advice to younger players on his team is to stick with football and do not give up. “It is important to remember that during those down times, things will always get better,” said Hill.
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ick Prindiville Senior Nick Prindiville will be the Bulldog’s starting quarterback this season. A football player since seventh grade, Prindiville began playing quarterback as a sophomore and has also served as the punter for the team.
When asked what he is looking forward to most his senior year, his answer was simple – to work together as a team and go to the playoffs. He wants to see where this year takes him as an athlete and would like to pursue a football scholarship after high school and study mechanical engineering. An alternative plan for him is to join either the Air Force or the Navy, like his older brother. Although he does not play any other high school sports, Nick enjoys playing basketball on a recreational level. He also enjoys paintball, hanging out with his friends and working on his trucks. Nick said his favorite subject in school is history. With school and football keeping him busy, Nick also finds time to work at Super 1 Foods in Sandpoint and said he is fortunate to have bosses who are accommodating to his schedule. His advice to the younger athletes in the Sandpoint Bulldog program is to keep at it and work hard. “You have four years to prove yourself and you will get better every day.”
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ommy Fury Senior Tommy Fury first started playing football in the Pee Wee league in California when he was in the third grade. It has always been a passion and he has played in Sandpoint since seventh grade. A wide receiver, Fury also plays corner back, safety and utility back. Although he has played for many years, Fury said this year is the one he thinks will be the most enjoyable. In addition to looking forward to a winning season, he said this team has already bonded and he knows that the team atmosphere will only get stronger as the season progresses. His post high school plans include attending college for two years and then joining the Army Special Forces and become a paratrooper and eventually a paramedic. In addition to playing football, Tommy Fury has played lacrosse since freshman year. He also was an avid basketball player until a football injury, which resulted in three shifted vertebrae and torn back muscles, forced him to sit out last basketball season. Not a fan of winter, Fury says he prefers to play video games to taking on Schweitzer Mountain during the snowy months. He is employed at Super 1 Foods in Sandpoint and lives with his mom, while his dad remains in California. Tommy said his favorite subject in school is history and said people can benefit a great deal from learning more about the past. “As people, we learn from mistakes,” said Fury. “It is important to pay attention to history and learn from it.” His advice to the younger members of his team is simple, “Have fun and let things go. Take all the things the coaches say seriously. Do not get down on each other or talk behind one another’s back – that will only divide the team.”
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lex Charvoz A relative newcomer to Sandpoint football, senior Alex Charvoz is in his second year with the bulldogs. He previously played baseball and basketball but has chosen in the last two years to focus on football.
Adding to that diversity is his participation on the tennis and track teams in the spring. On the football field he plays the position of wide receiver and free safety. Charvoz said he is really looking forward to a fun season with Coach Puailoa at the helm and is already impressed with what Coach has taught them in this early stage of the season. “He can really bring out the talent on this team,” said Charvoz, adding that it will be interesting to see how far they can advance this year. It is not only on the field where Charvoz perseveres. He has a 3.7 weighted GPA and takes both advanced placement and honors courses. He said his family motivates him to succeed academically and both of his older brothers, Daniel and Tony, were also academic athletes. He plans to attend Gonzaga University and major in mechanical engineering. He said although it would be fun to play sports in college, he is choosing to put academics first. In addition to balancing school and athletics, Alex also works as a prep cook at Spuds. In his spare time, he enjoys boating and any type of water sports. His advice to the younger athletes is that they pay close attention to Coach Puailoa and Coach Lassen. He said teams fall apart when people try to be an individual. “Believe in yourself and the talent that you have.”
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EMADs in the Weight Room By Patty Hutchens
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hen Satini Puailoa was hired as the new Sandpoint High School football coach last spring, he knew the vision he had for the program would require a great deal of funding. For that reason he and then Athletic Director Tom Albertson immediately went to work to raise the necessary funds to purchase training equipment from PneuThera Technologies, formerly known as Pneumex, a Sandpoint based company that designs bio-mechanical equipment to assist in rehabilitation and to improve sports performance among athletes. The equipment, which retails for $120,000, was purchased for $40,000 thanks to Gerry Cook, owner of PneuThera. “Tom and I reached out to the community and because of the generosity of many, we were able to raise the $40,000 necessary for the equipment,” said Coach. In addition to some anonymous donors, others who contributed include Panhandle State Bank, Taylor and Sons Motors, Steve and Patty Sodorff - Bonner Physical Therapy, Gerry and Karin Cook of PneuThera, Doug Cipriano MD, Doug Hawkins of Litehouse and Steve Snedden of UNICEP. “In 2002 we were one of two high schools chosen to test this program,” said Coach Puailoa. “Gerry Cook worked with some of the top physical therapists who also serve as strength coaches.” The program was also tested by the athletic department at the University of Nebraska. “The program is based on balance and symmetry principles,” said Coach Puailoa. “It is based on rehabilitation premises and is very different from that of traditional strength training. Traditional training can in fact often lead to imbalance.” Boasting a training program that helps athletes become bigger, better and faster, PneuThera equipment includes an unweighting system where the athlete wears a vest that is hooked onto an apparatus that not only takes weight off of their joints while training but also provides a safe way to train at high speeds. The 31 mph high speed treadmill is used for things such as 360 degree running, and lateral and retro running.
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The Fitness and Sports Training program, designed by PneuThera, is unique in that it begins by evaluating each individual athlete and then identifies each of their weaker areas thereby providing the trainer with specific areas to target resulting in an increase in strength and power of the athlete. “The two main power leaks are typically posture and gait,” said Coach Puailoa. “If your posture is not good it creates imbalances in the core. And we can also determine athleticism by looking at one’s gait.” He adds that by training on a high speed treadmill by using forward, backward and lateral movement, they can reduce injuries and improve performance.“Most ACL injuries are non-contact injuries. They are caused from lateral movements,” said Coach Puailoa. There is also a PneuBack Chair designed by the company which provides the athlete with improved posture and increased back strength—something vital to many of today’s athletes. According to Coach Puailoa, there were several athletes who took advantage of the program this summer. Among them were freshmen Brett Hutchens and Carlos Collado, sophomores Curtis Roop and Tanner Jacobson, juniors Isaac Johnson and Ryan Bush and seniors Tim and Todd Pays, Nik Feyen and AJ Buratto. Freshman Brett Hutchens said the program, which he took advantage of at least twice a week over the summer months in addition to the weight lifting, helped him to increase his speed significantly. When he started working out on the treadmill he was able to run forward at a speed of 16 mph for five second intervals, he is now at 22 mph. Likewise he started running backwards on the treadmill at 14.5 mph and has increased his speed to 18.5 mph at five second intervals. “The 360 drills also helped me with balance,” said Hutchens who added that the program not only increases ones speed, but also teaches the athletes how to prevent injuries. “It is helping me become an overall better athlete.”
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oach Puailoa said by watching Brett on the treadmill they saw he had slight valgus, or an inward angulation, of his knees. “The treadmill exaggerates some imbalances because it is an unstable surface,” said Coach Puailoa. They then put Hutchens through a jump test and have been working with him by using gait straps on the treadmill to re-educate his body. “We can do neuromuscular re-education on the treadmill making this less of an issue and reducing the likelihood of injury,” said Coach Puailoa. Sophomore Curtis Roop said he feels very fortunate to be able to use the equipment purchased from PneuThera and said he has seen a noticeable difference. “It is really neat to have the opportunity to use such high tech equipment,” said Roop, a halfback who trained on the high speed treadmill twice a week during the summer. “It really helped with my speed and agility.” Now running at a forward speed of 22 mph and a retro speed of 15 mph, Roop said the program has increased his strength significantly and is now squatting about 250 lbs. Senior offensive lineman Nik Feyen said since training with the PneuThera equipment he has noticed a difference in his overall health. Plagued with back issues in the past, Feyen said the program has helped with his posture and his gait thereby strengthening his back and making him feel more stable. “I can definitely tell a difference in the way I feel both on and off the field,” said Feyen. Seniors Tim and Todd Pays, both offensive linemen, agree that the part of the program they found most beneficial was the high speed treadmill. “I was able to improve my stability while blocking and my hips are more flexible and
I can move faster,” said Tim. Both said they saw a significant increase in speed over the summer months using the program twice a week. By utilizing the program they believe it will give them a significant advantage over their opponents in that it will help not only prevent injuries but will enable all the players on the team to run faster and have more stability. Todd said he saw a benefit in not only increased agility but also in a reduction in injuries. “It helped prevent muscle strains,” said Todd. Tim says he can maintain his blocks for a longer period of time while Todd said he sees an overall improvement in his athleticism. “I’ve lost weight and gained muscle,” said Todd. “I am stronger and will have more endurance.” Junior Isaac Johnson, a linebacker, had been training with the equipment even before it was brought to the Sandpoint High School weight room over the summer. He is currently running at a speed of up to 24 mph forward and 18 mph backwards on the treadmill. “It gives you an edge over everyone else because no one else has this equipment,” said Johnson, who adds that because of the stabilizing vest and equipment, the athletes are able to run at high speeds in the training room which translates to faster times on the field. “It also increases lateral quickness significantly,” he said. Johnson encourages the other athletes to take advantage of the opportunity of having this equipment available to them at no cost. Even when the season is over, Johnson plans on continuing to visit the weight room to keep up his agility and speed.
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#12 - Nick Nelson - QB - Senior
#18 - Cody Millard - FB - Junior
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