Landon Hays
Other Pintos to watch this season include senior Landon Hays, who will play tight end and defen- sive end. Junior Max Dun- naway should be an im- playing running back, and will also join Fredrickson and junior Seth Oliver as a strong linebacker core. Look for senior Jaxon
defensive lines for the Pintos. The Pintos will have eight seniors on the roster, and some very good young players coming up through the program. California has big numbers in the lower grades too, with more than 40 Pintos com- bined in the freshman and sophomore classes. includes Josh Gray, who served as head coach at Smith-Cotton the High School state championship teams.
Eric Frederickson and Jacob Moreland also come over from Smith-Cotton, bringing strong coaching experience. Assistants Quin “Fans can expect to see a hard-nosed, blue-collar football team that plays with toughness, discipline, and physicality,” said Thomas. of scrimmage, establish the ground game, and play fundamentally sound football. That doesn't mean we won't throw the ball—we'll do what's necessary to be successful—but our identity starts with The Pintos begin the season with two road games at Logan-Rogers- ville on Friday, August 28, then at Montgomery County, before the home opener in Week 3 against Hallsville to begin Tri-County Conference play. California has only four regular-season home games this year. “Our motto this year is "Burn the Ships" … it is about total commit- ment. It means there is no backup plan, no looking back, and no excus- es. Our hope is to build a team that embraces hard work, accountabil- ity, and resilience every single day. We want to create a culture where
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And this California community has welcomed Zach Thomas with open arms since his hiring back in January. Zach and his wife of nine years, Taylor, have two children, Audrey (8) and Cooper (4). They are already proud members of the Califor- nia community. the tireless work that they have put into these athletes and the pro- gram since we decided to step out of our comfort zone to do some- be easy, but having good coaches that are even better people, with GREAT families… always makes going to work easy and a privilege.”
it's measured by the way we prepare, the way we respond to adversi- ty, and the way we represent our school and community.”
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