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Prep preview: Timberline returns four starters

As head coach Ian Smart begins year No. 2 with the Wolves, he is attempting to build a program that won't just win this season, but for the long haul as well.

2017 Recap

Record: 4-6

Conference: 2-3 (5A SIC - Pod B)

Head Coach

Ian Smart, 2nd Season: 4-6 record

History

Last Playoff Appearance: 2017

State Titles: None

The Wolves made it to the playoffs last year, but they lost a lot of talent off of that team. Guys like Dylan Herberg and Connor Riddle are now playing over at Boise State, leaving Timberline with just four returning starters on both sides of the ball.

As head coach Ian Smart begins year No. 2 with the Wolves, he is attempting to build a program that won't just win this season, but for the long haul as well. Considering that Timberline has only had two winning seasons in the past 14 years, and the program is still chasing their first-ever playoff win, that is a task that easier said than done.

"It's not going to happen overnight," said Smart. "[Our] football players are going to speak the right way, they're going to treat their teachers with respect, and we're going to hold them to that."

"When you take over as a head coach, you just want to instill the things that you believe in," added Smart. "My biggest goal is to just change the narrative of what Timberline football is."

Key Losses

DB - Dylan Herberg: 1st Team All-SIC Defensive Back

DB/WR - Connor Riddle: 1st Team All-SIC Defensive Back; 2nd Team All-SIC Wide Receiver

DL - Ryan Jones: 2nd Team All-SIC Defensive Line

OL - David Holbrook: 1st Team All-SIC Offensive Line

LB - Tanner Tracy: 2nd Team All-SIC Linebacker

Key Returners

RB - Ed Osterberger, Senior

2017 Stats: 176 CAR, 1,679 YDS, 9.5 AVG, 7 REC, 38 YDS, 5.5 AVG

> 5A SIC Co-Offensive Player of the Year

QB/LB - Layton Wagner, Senior

2017 Stats: 27-55 (49.1 comp%), 358 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT; 6 TKL

QB - Andy Peters, Junior

2017 Stats: 43-88 (48.9 comp%), 431 YDS, 6 TD, 5 INT; 10 CAR, 44 YDS

OL - Alex Muir, Senior

> 2017 All-SIC Honorable Mention

2018 Schedule

Friday, Aug. 24 - at Capital (Dona Larsen Park)

Friday, Aug. 31 - vs Meridian (Dona Larsen Park)

Friday, Sept. 7 - at Centennial

Friday, Sept. 14 - at Borah (Dona Larsen Park)

Thursday, Sept. 20 - vs Rocky Mountain (Dona Larsen Park)

Thursday, Sept. 27 - vs Eagle (Dona Larsen Park)

Friday, Oct. 5 - at Skyview

Friday, Oct. 12 - vs Boise (Dona Larsen Park)

Friday, Oct. 19 - at Mountain View

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