2016 Boulder City Football Capsule
BOULDER CITY
League: Class 3A Sunrise
Head coach: Chris Morelli, second season (1-8)
2015 record: 1-8 (0-6 Sunrise League, seventh)
Returning lettermen: 16
Returning starters: Seven offense, seven defense
Base offensive set: Spread
Base defensive set: 3-4
Top offensive players: OT Craig Kelso (Sr.), QB Taylor Hatchel (Sr.)
Top defensive players: DT Craig Kelso (Sr.), S Taylor Hatchel (Sr.)
Outlook: The issue with Boulder City’s football team has often been numbers. In a school of just 580 students, this year’s squad expects to have just 25 players on its varsity team. Swamped in a tough league, head coach Chris Morelli will shake things up to a spread offense this year after going with a Wing-T in 2015.
Seven offensive starters from last year’s team will be back, as will seven defensive starters. That’s not a coincidence. They’re the same players. Because of the numbers crunch, nearly everyone plays both sides of the ball. It’s a small group but they are athletic; many are on the wrestling team during the offseason and two already have committed to play college football.
