Thursday Night Match Up: Players to watch
There was a lot of talent to watch as the Class 6A Kearns Cougars faced off against the 5A Woods Cross Wildcats in a epic Thursday Night showdown. It was a fun atmosphere to be a part of and the…
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Continue ReadingThere was a lot of talent to watch as the Class 6A Kearns Cougars faced off against the 5A Woods Cross Wildcats in a epic Thursday Night showdown. It was a fun atmosphere to be a part of and the Wildcats came out victorious winning 27 -13 so let’s go over the players we should keep an eye on.
Kody Barrett WR,DB / 6’3/ 170 lbs/ Kearns HS Sr.
Barrett is a tall lean and long athletic wide receiver that shows good burst and quickness at the line of scrimmage. Has good speed to go deep and cutting ability to run short quick routes. Shows good hands to adjust to catch difficult passes and shows his athletic ability after the catch avoiding tackles and gain extra yards.
Kapeli Smith WR,DB / 6’2/ 190 lbs/ Kearns HS Sr.
Smith is also a tall lean and long athletic player that posses good toughness in his play. Shows good burst and quickness out of his stance to get separation and has good hands to make catches in short and long routes. Shows physicality after the catch making it hard for defenders to bring him down and fight for extra yards.
Alvin Puefua OL,DL / 6’2 / 290 lbs/ Woods Cross HS Jr
Puefua is a big linemen with bulk to go with tall frame that started both sides of the ball. Shows good strength to be stout at the line of scrimmage as a defender and leg drive to sustain his blocks on offense. Will need to improve his use of hands as a pass rusher but has good potential and size to play at the college level.
Cash Henderson Cash Henderson 6'1" | 205 lbs | LB Woods Cross | 2024 State UT ILB, FB / 6’1 / 215 lbs / Woods Cross Jr
Henderson is long lean cut physical linebacker that plays with good awareness in the tackle box. A 3 down player that can play downhill and avoid blocks to make tackles and shows good range and lateral quickness to play side to side. Has the ability to make sure tackles at the line of scrimmage and the open field. Shows his physicality and quick take off as a blitz rusher disrupting the line of scrimmage to make plays on run and pass plays.