Prep football preview: New coach, new system for Bonneville

IDAHO FALLS — Every caller caput coach wants to build a winning civilization erstwhile they return complete a program, and Shane Stephenson sewage an early commencement astatine Bonneville.

A wintertime weight lifting programme followed by summertime workouts and past competing astatine a campy astatine Montana State. All of it was capable to astatine slightest get a glimpse of what was expected pinch a caller caput coach and unit moreover earlier autumn campy started.

Stephenson noted nan campy astatine Montana State was a bully barometer arsenic caller schemes connected discourtesy and defense started to return shape.

“We really want to alteration nan culture,” he said. “We want to build this thing.”

At 2-3 successful conference, nan Bees did make nan playoffs past play but were knocked retired successful nan first round.

A cardinal group of returners dream to return it farther successful 2024.

Offensively, Keaten Trane returns astatine moving backmost while returning All-Conference moving backmost Kanyon Todd moves to receiver. Aden Mora and Makaijden Kelso will besides spot clip astatine moving back.

Perhaps nan main storyline entering nan play is who takes complete nan backmost position.

Eli Hamilton returns aft an wounded past play and will beryllium challenged by Brock Faulkner.

“They’re successful a backmost conflict correct now and they’re cervix and neck,” Stephenson said. “No 1 has separated themselves truthful we’ll hold and spot erstwhile nan play gets going who separates themselves to gain nan job.”

Jaxon Ellsworth astatine receiver and tight extremity Tivon Sakaguchi adhd options to nan offense, which will beryllium bolstered by a coagulated violative line.

Defensively, nan Bees return linebackers Carter Stranger and Trey Olive, arsenic good arsenic protect backmost Tyler Myrup.