San Dimas HS isn't rebuilding, but it's bigger in '09
Upon first glance, the San Dimas High School football team appears to have missed its best opportunity (by a single excruciating point, no less).
The Saints graduated 320 rushing yards per game and the entire offensive line from a team that rolled up 46 points per game... but lost a 40-39 heartbreaker to Covina Northview for last season's Valle Vista League title (before surprisingly dropping out of the playoffs in the quarterfinals).
Head coach Bill Zernickow believes he's reloading this season. The new backfield running his Wing-T is even bigger that last season's talented trio of Nico Barbone, Daniel Joseph and Erek Brown.
Through not as fast, the likes of 6-foot-1, 225-pound Tre Evans will play a more bruising style than the old San Dimas guard.
"The kids know what they're doing," Zernickow said. "Evans is a big kid, and in fact we're bigger in the backfield. We don't have as much speed, but from a physical standpoint we might be more punishing. It's like going from a Ferrari to a truck. Different, but we think both can be effective."
Oh yeah, Zernickow labeled his new sophomore quarterback the best passer he's ever coached. And his "phenomenal" linebacking corps alone may be enough to lower the Saints '08 allowance of 26.8 points per game.
Northview returns stud RB Kamaron Germany but is unproven at QB and lost the coordinator of it's defense, the backbone of last year's team.