Fifteen starters return to the McDon-
ald County stable. That horsepower fuels
optimism for the Mustangs and coach
Kellen Hoover.
"It is an experienced team that is
hungry to get back out on the field and
leave their mark on Mustang football,"
Hoover said. "We are pretty senior-heavy,
a lot of kids that started on the varsity
level when they were sophomores. It's
made the game slow down for them.
They're just a little more prepared.
They're just a step faster. You can just
see an added level of confidence."
The returnees are well-distributed
across both lines of scrimmage, with
seven on offense and eight on defense.
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