Jurupa Hills High School: August 2011 Archives
The best part of being in the second year of a new program is that the first year is over. Jurupa Hills coach Edward McMillon definitely agrees with that point of view.
"It's a lot different this year compared to last year," McMillon said. "The kids have been in the program for over a year and know what to expect, which allows us to work on some more things and really concentrate on getting better rather than teaching. Having juniors and sophomores gives you more options than having sophomores and freshmen."
While the Spartans are a year bigger, a year smarter and a year more mature after their 1-7 debut of a year ago, size is still a bit of an issue at Jurupa Hills. The Spartans are pretty deep at the skill positions, but they are lacking for size in the trenches.
"We just don't have that many big guys," McMillon said. "We have a lot of athletes, but they all seem to be a little small. Hopefully we'll get some bigger guys in time, but we are a pretty small team right now."
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