Twentynine Palms High School: August 2011 Archives
If Twentynine Palms coach Ernie Martinez looked at the number of players he has over their skill, he'd be a bit discouraged, as the Wildcats are in the low-30s - about 10 less than what they normally have. But when he looks at his acutal personnel, the excitement starts to come out.
"I think we have a really good, talented group of kids," Martinez said. "If we can stay healthy, I think we have the chance to compete with anyone. But health is important to us, because we really don't have many guys we can fall back on."
The Wildcats, who won a share of De Anza League title last year for their fourth consecutive league crown, have 12 starters returning from last season. Leading the pack out of those 12 is senior running back Chris Fuifui.
At 6-2 and 235 pounds, Fuifui is a load at both running back and middle linebacker for Twentynine Palms, running for 1,136 yards and 14 touchdowns and adding another five touchdowns receiving en route to second-team all-Sun honors.
About T.J.
T.J. Berka has been covering sports for The Sun since 2006. As a graduate of the University of Michigan, T.J. know good sports when he sees them - at least he thinks he does.
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