Spring Football Report
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Rogers High
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The Mounties played several young players a year ago. But that’s translated into plenty of Friday night experience returning.
They are not only more experienced, but also bigger and faster, Rogers coach Mike Loyd said.
“I looked out there at times and we had 13 or 14 sophomores playing,” Loyd said. “They got baptized a little bit, but that’s OK. Last year, we had one kid that could break 4.7, this year we’ve got 13 in off-season, several more in track and baseball.
But it starts up front and we’ve got seven, eight, nine kids 280 or 290 that can actually play. We’ll look different and I think we’ll be better. Does that mean we’ll win more? We’ll see.”
Rising senior Charlie Louree (6-3, 225) had a good offseason in the weight room but suffered a broken ankle early in the spring. However, he will likely be cleared for workouts by July, Loyd said.
“He’s a big kid we are looking at to play tight end or H-Back, maybe a little defensive end,” Loyd said. “He’s got as good a hands as anybody we have.”
Rogers will have a new defensive coordinator. Kenny Evans, who had been the defensive coordinator at Missouri Southern, will take over that role.
Evans has an extensive coaching resume in college and high school. In addition to being defensive coordinator for three years at Missouri Southern, he was head coach at East Central High School in Tulsa and Northeastern (Okla.) State. He was also an assistant at Louisiana Tech and North Texas State.
“We’ve known each other for a long time,” Loyd said. “He’s a quality guy. Kenny’s resume is as good as any coach in Arkansas. That’s going to be a good fit for us.”
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