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Page 2, Section B The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, August 29, 2020 Meadows ready to create winning mindset | By Don Munsch, Editor 1976. summer, we cleaned every feit, it just doesn’t count for Dave Meadows brings an The Elks last made the station, every bar, when either team. impressive record to the Elk playoffs in 2017. After start- every group finished. We “And there will prob- City High School football ing in his position in the Elk would try to figure out who’s ably some of that in Okla- program. City district last school year, here today, and if they’re homa this year, I would bet,” He begins his first season Meadows began a weight- not here, was it is because Meadows said. at the helm here. The pro- lifting program that will be they’re being a troublemak- He said he took over two gram is searching for its first held year-round. er or they’ve got a health is- other programs — Garden Big Elk Roster varsity win after two con- Players practicing, acting sue?” City and Morton Ranch — secutive 0-10 seasons under and thinking like winners But for the most part, Elk that were not in good shape former coach Todd Beer. can mean success, Meadows City has not had the same win-loss wise, similar to Elk Meadows won three state said. problems with the virus that City. Players want a plan championships in Clin- Meadows brought in for- schools in the bigger cities that will allow them to com- Players: #68 Landon Hester ton — 1978, 1982 and 1984 mer Elk City athletic direc- have had, he said. A cou- pete in a winning program, #1 Kaden Holder #72 Jacob Meadows — and one state title in Gar- tor Bill Weatherly to be the ple of Elk City players had Meadows said. #2 Mason Price #75 Felix Gonzalez den City, Kansas, in 1999. team’s defensive coordina- to be quarantined because “They’ve been very will- #8 Day Day Thompson #4 Jason Crouse #78 Tate Schones He has been a coach for they had been exposed to tor. Meadows and Weath- ing to do everything we’ve 48 years — a head football erly coached together in someone who had the virus, asked them to do,” he said #5 Saxon Poole #79 Kade Martinez coach for 40 years— and has Kansas, and Meadows said Meadows said. about Elk City players. “We #6 Alex Cherry #80 Joseph Dailey an overall record of 307-147 in a previous interview that Players have been advised had a great summer weight #7 Cooper Patton #84 Josh Collins and a playoff record of 44- he and Weatherly are “al- about avoiding big groups program, even since we #8 Tyler Moyer 24, He played football at most brothers.” The new of- and get-togethers and what- started in January.” #11 Matthew Thompson #85 Logan Baker Oklahoma State. Meadows fensive coordinator will be not. He said the program had #12 Austin Jones #86 Logan Trevino lives in Elk City and retired Chad Slane. “We tell them all that, and good attendance and players #14 Drake Hughes #99 Jackson Crouse from the Katy school district Arriving at a time when we trust them — that’s all are benefiting physically and #15 Blake Redd in Texas in 2017. He was the COVID-19 pandemic has I can say,” Meadows said. speed wise. #16 Newt Reynolds Head Coach: head coach and athletic di- wreaked havoc upon how “They’ve got to do their part. “The kids are committed #17 Kash Mayfield #18 Corey Culver rector at Morton Ranch High schools and sports programs We've encouraged them to so far,” he said. Dave Meadows School, with his last season do business — not to mention wear masks at school. I’m What remains to be seen #20 Kaedan Estrada being 2016. Katy is located what it has done to society sure not everyone does, but is how they will do against #21 James Lewman #22 Tristen Ross Assistant Coaches: near Houston. at large— Meadows said in I think a large percentage of competition. Bill Weatherly Meadows also coached a recent interview that the them do.” “They’re learning how to #23 Brantley Jones and was the athletic direc- football part of preparing The team’s schedule could play hard every time,” he #24 Cale Poole Danny McClure tor at DeSoto High School, a team for a season hasn’t change any day because said. #25 Nike Cloud Dee Wilhelm located in the Dallas-Fort changed. of COVID-19, he said. If As far as the schedule, #26 Levy Owens #27 Sammy Leal Chad Slane Worth area. He began his “The difference is the pre- a team has a problem and Meadows said his team feels #28 Devin Simmons Jay McClure career at El Reno High cautions that you take and can’t play, then for now, that good about playing Pampa School and then moved on the cleaning after, [in which] game is not a forfeit, as it in the season opener, and the #33 Steven Cole Jon Green to Carlsbad High School in we have done this and used could be rescheduled. And if district the Elks will be in #34 Alex Cupp New Mexico before going that,” he said. “When we schools can’t reschedule the is a solid Class 4A district. #35 Bubba Brownfield #37 Josh Rickert Athletic Director: to Clinton High School in were in the weightroom all game, then it’s still not a for- Weatherford was the state #40 Braxton Robertson Joseph Leven #41 Tayte Shelton Players ready to turn the tide at Elk City #47 Dillon Stultz #50 Jaston Holder #53 Brendan Wilhelm Support Staff: Reagan Hunter #54 Chandler Basgall Emily Thompson By Don Munsch, Editor “They’re flying to the improve as the season goes the season and knows the #55 Gage Eastman Katelyn Pierce Elk City hasn’t won a ball,” he said, adding that pandemic could change ev- on and we'll just get better #56 Trace Decker game since 2017. the offensive line has gotten erything. and better. I think this is go- #57 Carson Price Jacky Sanchez Players want to break better. “T’m just ready to get back #58 Jackson Easttom Kaia Sharp through in 2020. Crouse, who also plays on the field,” Thompson ing to be a really good year.” #59 Holden Dixon Daryan Dickerson “{ think we'll do really linebacker, said the vibe on said. He said once the Elks get #60 Michael Carmona good this year,” said running the team is “way different” Backup quarterback and Emily High that first year victory, the #61 Rilee Boyd Kaycee Craig back Day Day Thompson. from 2019. starting linebacker Corey #63 Jerome Laik “T’ve seen a lot of improve- “All of us tired of losing,” Culver expressed optimism team is “going to go off. #65 Andrew Muse Charli Rickert ment in our practices from he said. for Elk City. We’re going to be unstop- #66 Aden Long Breianna Wasilchen last year. We’re running to With a new head coach, “We've been _ practic- pable.” the ball hard this year, se- Dave Meadows, players ing for two weeks now and curing tackles, making good said they have learned about we're improving every sin- plays.” the importance of technique gle day,” he said on Aug. 22. Fellow running back Ja- son Crouse said the defense and how form and speed fig- “The scrimmage last night, ure in the mix. we didn’t do as well as we "A CHAMPION is simply someone has improved from last year. Crouse is excited about wanted to, but I think we’ll who did NOT give up when they Big Elk Schedule wanted to."-Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys Aug 28. at Pampa 7 p.m. Sept 18. 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