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JEROMESVILLE − With most things in life, things change. Some might even say they evolve. In the case of football, this conversation settles around how offensive philosophies and styles have shifted over the last 20 years on every level of the game.
Once upon a time, we lived in a world where running backs ruled the sport. In the present day, it’s a quarterbacks league. In many ways, while having a high class signal-caller on the gridiron is essential, it’s the skill positions that teams are becoming more and more reliant on these days. On the high school level, finding or developing serious level players at the skill positions could be a hard task for some programs.
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Hillsdale doesn’t have to worry too much about that, as the undefeated 8-0 Falcons have three skill players at the wide receiver position that have been causing plenty of headaches for opposing secondaries this season in senior Holland Young, and juniors Hayden McFadden and Brock Bower. Together, the trio just might have an argument for being the best wide receiver group in the Ashland/Wayne County area.
“We got a lot of depth at receiver,” said Bower, after the Falcons 36-6 home victory over Northwestern last Friday. “We got hard workers. We got skill. We got a lot of athletes. We’re lucky. Not a lot of teams have what we have.”
Hillsdale wide receiver Brock Bower.
Last season, Hillsdale ran the triple-option offense that resulted in one of the leading offensive teams in the area. Get a look at them this season (averaging 36.7 points per game), and they’re spreading defenses out on the perimeter frequently and employing a ton of RPO (run-pass option) looks. That offensive shift plays right into their hands and best utilizes their three go-getting wideouts.
So, is the 2024 wide…
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Author : The Times-Gazette
Publish date : 2024-10-16 09:07:50
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