Olympus Titans head coach anticipates first game of the season


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Thursday night at the home of the Olympus High School Titans, the football coaches and their players knelt around the painted "O" on the football field to carry out a tradition before the first game of every season.

Players got to put the symbol of their high school on their helmets as the team discussed its progress over the summer and coaches expressed their encouragement.

"The players are excited. You can see it in their eyes, they are ready to play," said the head coach, Aaron Whitehead.

Olympus will host the Cottonwood Colts tonight at Olympus High School.

Today, hours before the first game kicks off, Whitehead feels somewhat at ease but can feel the nerves start to creep in.

"You always get nervous — there's an anxious feeling."

However, Whitehead feels confident and prepared since the team has focused on tackling over the summer.

"We have only been hitting each other — it'll be nice to hit somebody with a different colored uniform."

The team has built a strong force as its level of practice has increased, knowing that it will be facing a very good team on its level.

"Cottonwood has their front three, two defensive ends and nose guards that are as good as any that we will see in the state apparently, " said Whitehead.

Their players have a lot of respect for the Colts as their opponents, and Whitehead considers it a great opportunity to coach against Greg Cocshaw, the head coach of Cottonwood.

Whitehead mentions a few of the Olympus players to be looking at:

Offense:

Quarterback: Zack Hodgson, 6

Running backs: JoJo Henderson, 3; Eli Falk, 22

Tight end: Mason Draper, 9

Wide reciever: Ryan Anderson, 2

Defense:

Defensive line: Jeff Dag, 51; Tyler Ringwood

Linebacker: Hoggan Blackham, 21

Defensive backs:

JoJo Henderson, 3

Eli Falk, 22

Tommy Paulson, 23

Running back: Quinn Meier, 5 Lauren Rose Spencer: laurenrose324@gmail.com

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