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Offensive Line Senior Dakoda Christianson (6-0, 250) has accepted and asserted him- self into a leadership role at left tack- le. "Dakoda's another three year start- er for us. He'll anchor it for us, very smart, knows the playbook inside and out can help with making adjustments and communicate with the rest of the line at the line of scrimmage. He is going to be surrounded by guys who don't have much Friday night experi- ence and then some youth as well," Mendoza said. Other guys flexing muscle on the offensive line include sophomore cen- ter Kaleb Roy (5-11, 185), junior Kevin Lee (5-6, 215), junior guard Lucas Adkins (5-10, 225), junior Grant King (5-8, 230), sophomore Ryan Provence (6-1 200), sophomore Demetrius Self (5-4, 160), sophomore Bryce Bradley (5-9, 200), they could all factor in and coaches are evaluating to will see who emerges as the starting five. "Lot of competition, we don't have a ton of depth, but we have just enough and just a lack of experience at a lot of spots that we're going to let them fight it out and see who produces on Friday nights," Mendoza said. "Lucas Adkins is another big kid for us, who didn't play as a sophomore, played every year. I think covid kind of affected his decision [not to play last year], but it's great to have Lucas out. He's a program type guy, a kid that you want to have as a part of your team." DEFENSE Defensive Line King didn't play last year as a sopho- more but he's back and ready to make an impact as a defensive end. "He's just strong, got a motor and he'll do anything you ask him to. He can just play, knows how to use his body well, shorter guy, low center of gravity, can get leverage on people," Mendoza said. Christianson will play nose guard. Mendoza touts his big play capability, penchant for sacks and tackles for loss. "[When] he gets his hands on you, you're going to the ground," Mendoza said. The Wolves will do a little bit by com- mittee at the other defensive end. Roy and Adkins will factor in and Mendoza says there could be a few others as well, maybe even Martinez. Linebackers Lincoln's linebacking corps will be led by identical twins Blake Bowen (5-11, 170) and Brodey Bowen (5-11, 170). Morphis has bounced back and forth between linebacker and cornerback in the spring and summer. Matthews will be a factor at linebacker and Sellers is another one who will get a lot of snaps at outside linebacker. "Even though he's kind of slighter built Layne has no problem sticking his nose in there," Mendoza said. Martinez will also factor in at line- backer along with Hill. Sophomore Chris West (5-7, 135) is a kid that bounc- es back and forth between linebacker and safety. Secondary At the safeties Lincoln lines up with Pena and Davis both capable defenders. "Brennin Davis will be more than likely starting for his second year. He was huge for us last year, just a big play guy, always around the football, willing tackler especially for his size. He's pret- ty amazing to watch, pound for pound I don't know that I've ever coached a better football player," Mendoza said. Cornerback is deep with Paxton Price, Burks, Garner, Morphis, Birkes and Kellar Price and Mendoza says a lot of those guys will bounce back to safety as well. SPECIAL TEAMS Kicking Game Th e k i c k i n g p rowe ss of j u n i o r Tsimtxhua Vang (5-9, 145) proved a real asset for the Wolves last season and it's looking like he will play football again this year. 700 West Pridemore Dr • Lincoln, AR 72744 479-824-3291 • 479-824-3322 (fax) Est. 1982 County Building Center FREE DELIVERY • FREE ESTIMATES • LUMBER • PLYWOOD • SIDING • HARDWARE • PLUMBING • ELECTRICAL • TOOLS • CONCRETE • DRYWALL 8C Enterprise-Leader 2 0 2 1 F o o t b a l l P r e v i e w Wednesday, August LINCOLN VARSITY ROSTER 2021 No. Player Grade Hgt. Wgt. Pos. 1 Rafael Regaldo Pena 11 5-6 145 WR/DB 2 Drew Moore 10 6-2 185 QB 3 Paxton Price 10 5-6 110 WR/DB 4 Kyler Calvin 12 5-9 150 WR/DB 7 Trace Wallace 10 5-9 130 WR/DB 8 Tyler Shreve 10 6-1 165 DB 9 Kellar Price 10 5-9 155 WR 10 Tristan Gilbreath 12 5-9 145 WR/DB 11 Tsimtxhua Vang 11 5-9 145 K 12 Brodey Bowen 12 5-11 170 QB/OLB 13 Ty Burks 11 5-4 110 WR/DB 17 Jace Birkes 10 5-9 130 WR/QB/FS 18 A.J. Garner 12 6-2 155 WR/FS 20 Nicholas Moua 11 5-7 160 WR/DB 21 Lincoln Morphis 12 6-1 160 WR/CB 22 Layne Sellers 12 5-9 160 MLB/RB 23 Tristan Raines 10 5-5 130 24 Chris West 10 5-7 135 WR/LB 25 Eugene Hill 11 5-9 150 RB/OLB 40 Caleb Matthews 12 5-10 180 RB/LB 42 Blake Bowen 12 5-11 170 LB/RB 44 Nick Martinez 10 6-0 190 RB/LB 51 Ryan Provence 10 6-1 200 T/DL 52 Kevin Lee 11 5-6 215 OL/DL 53 Kaleb Roy 10 5-11 185 DT/DE 54 Lucas Adkins 11 5-10 225 OL/DL 55 Joshua Pack 11 5-9 175 OL/DL 56 Austin Cagle 10 5-9 220 OL/DL 58 Aiden Olson 10 5-8 170 OL/DL 60 Dakota Christianson 12 6-0 250 T/DL 62 Demetrius Self 10 5-4 160 OL/DL 66 Dallas Harriman 10 5-10 190 OL/DL 68 Tyler Raines 10 5-7 175 OL/DL 72 Bryce Bradley 10 5-9 200 OL/DL 75 Grant King 11 5-8 230 DE/OL 76 William Sam Murphy 11 6-2 295 NG/G 77 Val Diaz 11 6-2 285 OL/DL 80 Brennin Davis 12 6-1 180 WR/FS Head coach: Reed Mendoza Assistants: J Keith, Mason Wann, Isaac Johnson, Tyler Asher LINCOLN 2021 SCHEDULES LINCOLN 2021 VARSITY FOOTBALL Date Opponent Time Aug. 27 Elkins 7 p.m. Sept. 3 Westville, Okla. 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Huntsville 7 p.m. Sept. 17 Bye Sept. 24 Hackett* 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at West Fork* 7 p.m. Oct. 8 Greenland* 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Mansfield* 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Charleston* 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Lavaca* 7 p.m. Nov. 5 Cedarville* 7 p.m. * — 3A-1 Conference game LINCOLN 2021 SEVENTH GRADE/JUNIOR HIGH Date Opponent Time Aug. 26 at Elkins 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Sept. 2 at Westville, Okla. 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Sept. 9 Huntsville 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Sept. 16 at Cedarville 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Sept. 23 at Hackett* 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Sept. 30 West Fork* 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Oct. 7 at Greenland* 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Oct. 14 Mansfield* 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Oct. 21 Charleston* 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH Oct. 28 at Lavaca* 5:30 p.m. 7th/JH * — 3A-1 Conference game CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7C WOLVES: Christianson Takes On Leadership Role At Left Tackle For Offensive Line SEE VARSITY PAGE 10C