Find out what some of the elite players in the state are saying about how football now!
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Q&A with Thompson Valley middle linebacker Landry Suarez
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season I have been working on my speed and agility training.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved the most at communicating with the team so I can get play calls in and make audibles etc.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team has depth and everyone we lost last year there’s going to be someone that steps up and balls out so I feel like we will be good.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Loveland is always a tough opponent because of the atmosphere in that game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think there is a player we can’t handle.”
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Q&A with Vista Peak Prep linebacker Dillan Swift
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been gaining a lot of speed and strength.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved a lot with my speed.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do great this upcoming season even with us moving to 5A. We are ready.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Grandview and Erie.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“DJ Crow From Denver East will be the toughest player we will face.”
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Q&A with Castle View defensive end Jacob McConnell
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting every day to prepare my body for the upcoming season along with checking out some camps to get exposed.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve improved on everything and it’s great to be a part of my own journey. My lifts have gone up by 50+ pounds in nearly every category and I’m more athletic as well.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m excited for this team, as we’re really becoming a family. CV football is really changing and it’s so surreal to be a part of it. I know we’ll be better and more exciting to watch than we were last year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mountain Vista. They’re such a good squad with great culture, but we know they’re beatable.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Austyn Modrzewski, he’s a beast dude.”
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Q&A with Castle View middle linebacker Griffin Harrison
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with the team at school as well as working on my speed, explosiveness, acceleration, and strength outside of school.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my speed and explosiveness the most.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that my team will do really well next season. All of us are putting good work in and we have good players all over the roster, and we are all becoming really close with each other.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Valor will be the toughest. There is some good competition but Valor is always a tough opponent.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest and best player our team will face off against is the quarterback for Mountain Vista, he is really good and accurate with the ball and it is hard to play against him.”
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Q&A with Valor Christian safety Israel Waitman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During our past week we have been putting together our playbooks who we think are going to start and preparing for 7 on 7s as well as consistently working out.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as though I have improved on my speed and tackling. For both of those I am ready to combine and put them together to make some big plays.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as though our team will be strong this next season, we were young last season and still are but it’s a good thing because now we have more people with varsity experience and we are ready to come out strong week zero.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition for sure will be Regis or Pine Creek. These two are always hard to beat and we will be ready for them this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel as if there is no individual player that we are scared of. The team was worried last year about Austin in the vista game and look how that turned out we tore him apart in the first half there is no player we should be scared of unless he has a solid team to make him look better.”
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Q&A with Thompson Valley middle linebacker Landry Suarez
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off-season I have been working on my speed and agility training.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved the most at communicating with the team so I can get play calls in and make audibles etc.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team has depth and everyone we lost last year there’s going to be someone that steps up and balls out so I feel like we will be good.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Loveland is always a tough opponent because of the atmosphere in that game.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think there is a player we can’t handle.”
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Q&A with Vista Peak Prep linebacker Dillan Swift
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been gaining a lot of speed and strength.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have improved a lot with my speed.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team will do great this upcoming season even with us moving to 5A. We are ready.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Grandview and Erie.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“DJ Crow From Denver East will be the toughest player we will face.”
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Q&A with Castle View defensive end Jacob McConnell
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting every day to prepare my body for the upcoming season along with checking out some camps to get exposed.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve improved on everything and it’s great to be a part of my own journey. My lifts have gone up by 50+ pounds in nearly every category and I’m more athletic as well.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m excited for this team, as we’re really becoming a family. CV football is really changing and it’s so surreal to be a part of it. I know we’ll be better and more exciting to watch than we were last year.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mountain Vista. They’re such a good squad with great culture, but we know they’re beatable.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Austyn Modrzewski, he’s a beast dude.”
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Q&A with Castle View middle linebacker Griffin Harrison
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with the team at school as well as working on my speed, explosiveness, acceleration, and strength outside of school.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my speed and explosiveness the most.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that my team will do really well next season. All of us are putting good work in and we have good players all over the roster, and we are all becoming really close with each other.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that Valor will be the toughest. There is some good competition but Valor is always a tough opponent.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest and best player our team will face off against is the quarterback for Mountain Vista, he is really good and accurate with the ball and it is hard to play against him.”
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Q&A with Valor Christian safety Israel Waitman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“During our past week we have been putting together our playbooks who we think are going to start and preparing for 7 on 7s as well as consistently working out.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as though I have improved on my speed and tackling. For both of those I am ready to combine and put them together to make some big plays.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as though our team will be strong this next season, we were young last season and still are but it’s a good thing because now we have more people with varsity experience and we are ready to come out strong week zero.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition for sure will be Regis or Pine Creek. These two are always hard to beat and we will be ready for them this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel as if there is no individual player that we are scared of. The team was worried last year about Austin in the vista game and look how that turned out we tore him apart in the first half there is no player we should be scared of unless he has a solid team to make him look better.”
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