MAGAZINE RATTLERS

2018 RECORD 6-5, 4-2 2A-4 Conference COACH Doug Powell

RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 7 defense KEY PLAYERS FB/LB Caleb Hyatt (Sr., 6-0, 220), QB/CB Tatum Scott (Jr., 5-11, 160), RB/LB Kobe Faughn (Jr., 5-11, 205), RB/CB/QB Xeng Yang (Sr., 5-6, 140), OL/ DL Bryce McDowell (Sr., 6-0, 280), OL/DL William King (Jr., 6-0, 210), WR Ashton Droemer (So., 5-6, 145)

THE SKINNY Tatum Scott worked himself back from a collarbone injury and helped lead the team down the stretch from the quarterback position a season ago … Scott will take most snaps as signal-caller, but team has Xeng Yang with experience as well … Scott and several Rattlers helped take hope the title in the 2A/1A Indoor Track State Championship … Scott was named the state MVP and won the 200m dash … Caleb Hyatt won the shot put, while Yang won the 60m hurdles … Hyatt returns after finishing with about 1,300 yards on the ground last season … Kobe Faughn had a teamhigh 121 tackles in 2018 from his linebacker position … Program excited about having its talented freshman and sophomore classes help fill depth … Magazine program has been on the rise, winning 11 games in the past two seasons after winning just nine games from 2014-2016 … Magazine, down just seven in the fourth quarter, had its season end in state playoffs against Foreman, 38-26.

COACH SPEAK “We are feeling a little better than we have in a long time. Expectations are a little higher than in the past. We fell short on some things last year. We made a good run and played well at the end. It’s hard to know what to expect in the playoffs when you haven’t been there in a while. You usually knock on the door before you can bust it open.”