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Aquilla Cougars14-6M DI
Coach: Kirk Hinkson.
Lettermen R/L: 16/5.
2009: 6-4/3-3 district.
Starters returning O/D: 3/3.
Players to watch: RB Zack Tadlock (5-10, 175, 4.6), RB Josh Jordan (6-3, 200, 4.8), QB Mondo Ortega (5-7, 140, 4.9), SE Shay Smith (6-2, 190, 4.7), RB Seth Mowery (5-11, 150, 4.9), LB Billy Parks (5-9, 170, 5.1).
Top sophomores: RB Derek Jesko (6-0, 175), LB Jared Howard (5-11, 160).
Other prospects: NG Nathan Baker, C Kenneth Johnson, E Justin Ince.
2010 notes: RB Tadlock, who rushed for 1,257 yards and 23 TDs in 2009, will be the centerpiece for a Cougars team that expects to be in the playoffs this fall. He's a tough running workhorse, coach Hinkson says. QB Ortega is a scrappy team leader, and RB Jordan is the big-play threat.
