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"We've got several young guys on the offensive line, but we've got a senior who really stepped up, Hunter Bentley (5-10, 250)," Eldridge said. Junior Kaleb Harris (6-2, 255) plays tackle. Junior Hamilton Hickman (6-2, 245), Sophomore Klayton Clark (6-1, 200), and sophomore Holden Taylor (5-11, 210) are younger guys. DEFENSE Jay Harper stepped down as Defensive Coordinator, yet remains involved with the program. Casey Moreland has been both a defensive and offensive coordina- tor joins the staff. "Coach Harper's our D-line coach. I love Coach Harper, he's a great coach, great with our players. He'll be coaching our defensive line," Eldridge said. "We brought in Casey Moreland, who was my offensive coordinator at Arkadelphia." Eight starters return on defense for the Cardinals. Defensive Line Home schooler David Stettmeier (6-1, 265) beefed up 20 pounds. He lines up at defensive tackle. Senior Dawson Triplett (6-1, 260) also bulked up, but switches to offense. Junior Truitt Rowland (6-1, 260) moved in from Colorado, "At our ends we've got two other returners, Scout Morrison and Carter Moad. Both of those guys did a great job for us last year and will do a great job again," Eldridge said. Senior Carter Moad (6-0, 210) added 30 pounds as did classmate Scout Morrison (6-2, 205). Jacob Johnson, junior Quinn Walker (5-9, 230) and sophomore Lincoln Walker (5-10, 170) give the Cardinals a couple of other guys who can fit in there. Junior Michael Douglas (5-10, 180) recov- ers from an injury. Linebackers Returning junior starter Cooper Gardenhire (5-10, 205) sat out five weeks with injury last season, but came back strong. He, along with Zach Ralston and Andrew Disheroon, who gained about 20 pounds, form the heart of the Cardinal defense. "We've got three returning starters that I'm really excited about. Cooper Garden- hire, I just feel like he has improved tremendously tackling, not over-running plays, tracking the back and being able to read his keys," Eldridge said. Safeties According to Eldridge seniors Sam Wells (5-11, 170) and Wyatt Powell (5-11, 172) are some of the best in the state at safety. "Wells is just outstanding as far as being a ballhawk. He had five picks in our season last year. I'm looking forward to more good things out of him, and I just can't wait to see our defense fly around," Eldridge said. Cornerbacks The Cardinals plan to rotate four cornerbacks. Senior Caleb McChristian (5-8, 160) played last year a lot on special teams. Junior Charlie Mobley (5-10, 165) is on the other side. Juniors Joey Rich- ards (6-1, 150) and Gino Gambino (5-11, 165) round out the quartet. "I'm really excited about all those guys and the way they play," Eldridge said. SPECIAL TEAMS Kicking Game Last year a major momentum swing occurred when Farmington successfully recovered an kickoff deep in Prairie Grove territory near the goal line "It really did. Luis Zavala was really good for us last year and Ettore Boochi, both of those guys did a great job for us, but [with] Jorge Cervantes (5-10, 150) I don't think we're going to lose anything. He'll be the replacement on our kickoff and our PAT extra points. He's done a great job this spring and summer and in training camp. Sam Wells can also kick for us if we need him to," Eldridge said. Cervantes is a fast runner, who qual- ified for state in track and field as a sprinter and part of Farmington's state championship soccer team giving the Cardinals a better athlete than perhaps some of the kickers advancing to college and even in the pros. "He's a multi sport athlete, does a great job, has a great attitude and works hard so I'm really excited about what he brings to the table for us not only from a kick- ing perspective but also from a defensive perspective. He'll play cornerback for us as well," Eldridge said. Zach Ralston will handle the punting chores. Request An Appointment Online @ STARpt.com (479) 300-2081 FARMINGTON 68 East Main Street, Unit F Farmington, AR 72730 PAIN OR INJURY SLOWING YOU DOWN? STAR can get YOU back in the game! The Boyle Team Serving All of NWA with Over 25 Years Experience 479-263-7727 • gboyle@lindsey.com www.gboyle.com We support all area football teams! – Gary & Carolyn Boyle 4C Enterprise-Leader Wednesday, August 24, 2022 2 0 2 2 F o o t b a l l P r e v i e w FARMINGTON VARSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER 2022 No. Player Year Hgt. Wgt. Pos. 0 David Stettmeier 12 6-1 265 DT 1 Joey Richards 11 6-1 150 CB 1 Brandon Clark 10 5-7 140 WR 3 Caleb McChristian 12 5-8 160 FS 3 Luke Elsik 10 5-10 156 RB 4 Cooper Gardenhire 12 5-10 210 MLB 5 Trey Moser 12 6-1 205 RB 5 Evan Pitts 10 5-7 128 CB 6 Brayden Penne 11 5-10 168 WR, QB 7 Zach Ralston 12 5-10 190 OLB, P 7 Jagger Gordon 11 6-0 170 WR 8 Sam Wells 12 5-11 170 SS/FS 9 Wyatt Powell 12 5-11 172 FS 10 Giovanni Gambino 11 5-11 165 CB 10 Russell Hodge 10 5-10 180 RB 11 Charlie Mobley 11 5-10 165 SS 12 Cameron Vanzant 11 6-1 165 QB 13 Andrew Disheroon 12 5-10 175 OLB 14 Ty Bynum 10 6-2 160 QB/WR 15 Landon Morris 12 5-9 167 OLB 16 Drew White 12 6-0 160 SS 17 Lawson Devault 12 5-10 172 WR 18 Jayton Patterson 12 5-10 165 CB 19 Roman Nye 12 6-0 165 WR 20 Brycin Beaver 10 5-8 140 SS, CB 21 Arden Cater 11 5-7 132 CB 22 Noah Burton 12 5-8 175 OLB 23 Gabe Burfitt 11 5-11 180 FB, RB 24 Morgan Schader 10 5-10 168 MLB 25 Joey Pierce 11 5-9 170 DE, DT 26 Isaac Dixon 10 6-1 140 FS 27 Hudson Froud 10 5-10 155 WR 28 Brodie Lester 11 5-9 156 CB 29 Ryan Berger 10 5-7 145 FS 30 Jorge Cervantes 12 5-10 150 SS, K 31 Dayson Caplena 10 5-9 140 OLB 32 Roman Giles 10 5-9 152 CB 33 Peyton Funk 12 6-0 180 WR 34 Carlos Enamorado 10 5-9 141 CB 35 Avery Lynch 10 5-9 170 OLB 36 Latrell Pines 11 5-11 172 RB 38 Logan Hedrick 10 5-11 160 WR 39 Riley Brashears 11 6-3 155 WR 40 Michael Douglas 11 5-10 180 DT 41 Lincoln Walker 10 5-10 175 DE 42 Hayden Bentley 10 5-10 180 FB 44 Asher Hendrix 11 5-10 160 OLB 49 Keshawn Clark 11 6-1 165 DE 50 Hunter Bentley 12 5-10 250 G, C 51 McAllister Dooly 11 5-6 140 MLB 52 Dylan Keller 10 5-11 160 DE 53 Klayton Clark 10 6-1 200 T 54 Jack Eldridge 10 5-9 175 C 57 Kaleb Crotser 10 5-9 215 DT, DE 58 Floyd Spearman 10 5-6 260 DE, DT 60 Hunter Marshall 11 5-9 255 C 61 A.J. Blackburn 10 6-1 265 DE, DT 62 Tripp Hardy 10 5-8 210 DE, DT 64 Scout Morrison 12 6-2 205 DE 66 Austin Chouinard 10 6-0 182 T 67 Gavin Mize 10 6-1 265 T 68 Riley Lockard 12 5-10 255 G 69 Hamilton Hickman 11 6-2 245 T 70 Emery Waddell 12 6-1 252 T 71 Dawson Triplett 12 6-1 260 T 72 Holden Taylor 10 5-11 210 T 74 Jacob Johnson 11 6-0 200 DT 75 Kaleb Harris 11 6-2 255 G 76 Quinton Walker 11 5-9 230 DT 77 Jaxen Hummel 11 5-10 232 G, T 80 Wyatt Ballard 12 5-10 168 CB, FS 81 Hunter Reaves 11 6-1 167 WR 82 Seth Guarino 10 5-9 140 WR 84 Callahan Ramer 10 5-10 142 WR 87 Michael Jernigan 12 5-10 192 TE 90 Jaden Giles 12 6-0 185 DE, DT 95 Carter Moad 12 6-0 210 DE 99 Truitt Rowland 11 6-1 260 DT Head coach: J.R. Eldridge Assistants: Steve Morgan, Jay Harper, Georgeio Milam, Clint Scrivner, Austin Lewis, Jarrod Mattingly, Payton Covington, Casey Moreland Managers: Lance Williams, Drew Williams CoNTINuED FroM PAgE 2C FArMINgToN: Harper Is Now Cardinals Defensive Line Coach; Moreland Joins Staff