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There’s an elephant in the room at Jacksboro.
Who is going to replace Lando Belcher at quarterback? The recent Jacksboro graduate is coming off one of the most prolific seasons ever produced by a signal-caller from the Wichita Falls area, passing for 4,319 yards and 42 TDs.
The short answer is a competition between junior Wyatt Gavit and senior move-in Gannon McElroy is underway and will be decided before the Tigers open the regular season against first-year program Eagle Mountain on Aug. 30.
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But whoever the quarterback may be, he will have the luxury of utilizing the area’s top returning rusher and receiver.
Seniors Luke Sams and Cannon Valenzuela both make their coaches look smart plus the transition of a new quarterback much easier.
“We expect a lot of them as leaders on our team,” Jacksboro coach Casey Hubble said. “We expect them to do the same thing we expect all our kids to do and that’s their job. But then they can use their incredible athletic ability to be the best.”
Valenzuela garners the most attention. He was far-and-away the area’s top receiver, catching 89 passes for 1,573 yards and 13 TDs. He was also the team’s leading tackler (136) at safety.
He’s been rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports with a verbal commitment to Colorado State while holding offers from five other Division I programs.
Hubble has had the pleasure of watching Valenzuela grow up from a ball boy to what he is today.
“I’ve gone from watching him cheer for our teams as a little boy to being a tall, gangly seventh-grader to turning into the weapon he is now,” Hubble said. “He plays with a mentality that really makes him special, and we expect him to take another step next year.”
Pay too much attention to Valenzuela, and…
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Publish date : 2024-07-31 11:35:52
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