[charlie22]

Highlands center did an outstanding job all season. Any shotgun snap center will have a few sail from time to time. Sure he benefitted from a tall QB on occasion, but I'm sure all Highlands fans are glad he returns. I always admired guys who could snap the ball, while still concentrating on blocking the instant the ball was gone. #62 is a very reliable player.

Thanks for the compliments on #62. As mentioned above, he's my nephew. Good kid. I don't think he was too fond of the idea of being moved to center before last year, but he embraced the "suggestion" and worked his tail end off to become a good center (I think a very good center, but I may be a tad bit biased. LOL!). Last year was the first year he ever played center. He has been working his tail end off in the weightroom since the state game. Adding 20 lbs of muscle before the first game would help him a lot and he's on his way.

In one way, the center is a lot like QBs and receivers: the well thrown ball, the caught pass and the on target shotgun snap is taken for granted. The poorly thrown ball, the dropped pass and the bad shotgun snap stick out like a sore thumb.