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“I’ve never had a kid who
will catch the ball in traffi c the
way that he does,” Emmert
said of Jackson. “He has no
worries about getting hit. He
understands space. It’s stuff
that you really can’t teach.
I am jacked to see what he
does this year. He’s in better
physical condition than he’s
ever been. He’s such a tough
kid.”
Noah
Bach,
another
senior, will move back from
the defensive line to outside
linebacker. On offense, he’ll
also gets snaps at H-back.
For the fi rst time in three
seasons, McNary knows who
its starting quarterback will be
as junior Erik Barker returns
after throwing for 2,252 yards
and 19 touchdowns last season.
“It’s just going to make
us better,” Emmert said. “We
were good last year offensively.
In fact, we were the best
(statistically) since I’ve been
here. But I expect us to take
even another step by getting a
little bit more elaborate with
what we do offensively.”
Barker is physically more
mature than last season.
“He throws a much more
complete game,” Emmert said.
“He can throw deep outs.
He can throw deep posts. His
deep ball has improved a ton
and that’s one of the things
that we’ve focused on.”
While Barker is clearly
the starter, McNary also has a
capable backup quarterback in
senior Ryan Bamford.
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Jacob Jackson, left, led the Celtics in receiving last season with 47 catches for 562 yards and four touchdowns. Noah Bach will be one of McNary’s leaders on
both offense and defense this season.
“He would start at a lot of
schools,” Emmert said. “We’re
going to try to use Ryan some
this season because I think
he is a different style of kid. I
think he’s a tough kid. It’s nice
to have some stability there
and be able to focus on some
other positions.”
With the graduation of
McNary’s second and third
leading
receivers, senior
Griffi n Oliveira is ready to
step in.
“He has worked his tail
off,” Emmert said of Oliveira.
“Last year, he was committed
but not as committed as he is
now. He’s worked so hard in
the offseason. He dominated
at the freshman level three
years ago and he’s got his body
in great physique.”
Devyn Schurr, another
senior, has been more
consistent catching the ball
this summer, while Nigel
Harris and Riley Flores will
fi ll out the receiving corp.
Oliveira, Schurr and Harris
could also play on defense in
the secondary.
“We’re probably going to
need to play more guys both
ways but we’re also going to
need some guys to step up
and spell some of those kids so
they can rest and play at their
best,” Auvinen said.
Ian Koenig (OL/DL), Mike
Ridgeway (OL/DL), Nico
Sandoval (RB/CB), Noah
Lelack (S), Layton Thurlow
(RB) and Andrew Brown
(H-back) are other players to
watch.
“I like how these kids
are running around, how
enthusiastic they are,” Auvinen
said. “They’re bringing a lot of
energy. It’s a fun group of kids
that are working hard. I just
wish our numbers were a little
better as far as depth goes.”
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