Warriors come in all sizes

It's hard to miss Western's Lawrence Guy when the Warriors take the football field.

The 6-foot-5-inch, 275-pound senior doesn't just catch your attention -- he commands it.

"He just went crazy working out and doing like three-a-day workouts (over the summer)," Western coach Brian Murray said. "He really grew and matured over the summer. He just looks enormous."

It might take a little longer to notice Warriors junior running back Reggie Bullock. The 5-9, 150-pound Bullock doesn't grab your attention with his size. But as soon as he touches the ball, it's hard to look away.

In four games, Bullock has six touchdown runs of 50 or more yards, including runs of 80 and 81 yards last week against Durango.

Bullock has compiled a ridiculous 14.3 yards per carry average this season, gaining 699 yards on just 49 carries.

"He's just really explosive and elusive," Murray said. "He's like a water bug. He's hard to get hold of. Just when you think you've got him, you're grabbing air. With the speed he has to go with that, it's just a cloud of dust and he's gone."

Bullock said he thinks he can score every time he touches the ball.

"It's just a natural thought: You've got to make a play," Bullock said. "Every play, you've got to try to make a play."

It helps when the massive Guy gets out in front and clears the way. Although he's a college prospect as a defensive lineman, he's still a force at offensive guard for the 3-1 Warriors.

"You get him pulling, and not too many people want to get in the way," Murray said.

Bullock said he wished more of the team's linemen were Guy's size.

"It's wonderful," Bullock said of running behind Guy. "He's a nice blocker. He's beautiful."

Guy said it's a pleasure blocking for Bullock, who doesn't need much help to turn in a big run.

"The more blocks we do, the bigger path he's got to run," Guy said. "If we get a good block, he's going for a touchdown. He doesn't need that much space. As much as we give him, he can squeeze through."

Guy was a first-team all-state defensive lineman as a junior when he had 89 tackles and 12 sacks. But he has been even more impressive this season, totaling 48 tackles and 81/2 sacks in four games.

Guy said much of that improvement is directly related to his offseason workouts, which included sprint workouts with Western track coach Freddy Morrison and sessions with a powerlifting coach.

"I got faster; I got stronger," Guy said. "I'm coming off the ball faster and blowing people up."

Murray said Guy weighed about 260 pounds early in the summer when he was clocked at 4.77 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

The coach said the added weight might have cost his star a little speed, but it hasn't wiped out his explosiveness.

"He's still chasing down quarterbacks in the backfield," Murray said. "He's on them before they know what's going on."

Guy said he's receiving plenty of recruiting attention, but his favorites right now are Oklahoma, Tennessee and Arizona State.

And he has made sure the teams recruiting him know which position he wants to play in college.

"I don't like tackle," Guy said. "I make sure every college knows I'm playing D-end in college."

Bullock said he also has made improvements in the offseason. He said he's picking up holes better and that his speed has increased after offseason workouts with his uncle, John Bullock, who starred at Eldorado.

"It's pretty nice. I still watch film to this day about him, how he got through the line," Bullock said. "It teaches me a little bit more of what I need to know."

In addition to his offensive success, Bullock has recorded 29 tackles from his safety position.

"He's not afraid to go in there and stick his nose in and hit somebody," Murray said. "He doesn't have a whole lot of weight on him, but he packs a punch."