2014 Bonanza Football Capsule
BONANZA
Head coach: Kevin Volcic, second season (3-6)
2013 record: 3-6 (0-5 Southwest League, sixth)
Returning lettermen (starters): Nine (three offense, four defense)
Base offensive set: I-formation
Base defensive set: 3-5-3
Top offensive players: RB Chilo Dore (So.); WR Jacob Perez (Jr.); WR ByJon Large (Sr.); FB Hector Montenegro (Sr.); OG Taalolomana Tufele (Jr.)
Top defensive players: ILB Hector Montenegro (Sr.); DE Taalolomana Tufele (Jr.); DB DeShawn Williams (Jr.)
Top special teams players: PR Jacob Perez (Jr.); KR Chilo Dore (So.)
Top newcomers: RB/KR Chilo Dore (So.); C/MLB Ammon Montenegro (So.); TE/OLB Nathan Fales (So.); QB Cannon Reid (Fr.)
Key losses: QB/OLB Tyler Penkalski; RB/OLB Carlos Soto; ATH Jayveon Taylor; WR DeAndre Garcia; OG Jordan Knapp; ILB Daniels Stewart; ILB Justin Nakata
Outlook: Though the Bengals showed some flashes of being a playoff team early, things didn’t finish well and the team was winless in the Southwest League.
And graduation hit Bonanza hard, taking 27 seniors, including the team’s leading passer, top four rushers and top four receivers.
Bonanza also lost top offensive lineman, Knapp, who is playing at Colorado Mesa.
Still, Volcic has increased expectations for his squad, including a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
Volcic said the team also hopes to beat rival Spring Valley for the fourth consecutive season and beat Desert Oasis for the first time. The Bengals are 0-5 against the Diamondbacks.
