High School Football Preview: Castle Rock pins playoffs hopes on senior-laden line
Pounding The Rock – Rockets will rely on run game in crowded 1A Trico League
By Drew Lawson for Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
The Basics
Team: Castle Rock Rockets
Head Coach: Cody Warner (3rd season)
Helmets: Red
Last Year’s Record: 6-4 (4-3 league)
Fifth place in 1A Trico. Lost 45-11 at Cascade Christian first round of the playoffs.
CASTLE ROCK—The strategy in North Cowlitz County in the heart of the Blast Zone will not be much of a secret this autumn. After all, when one has five seniors starting on the offensive line, they might be keen to try and take advantage.
That’s why third-year Castle Rock head coach Cody Warner put it simply: The Rockets will put the ball in the air when they must, but not for no reason.
Instead, the strategy will be to try and get eight to 10 carries apiece for its trio of running backs behind probably the most experienced offensive line in the 1A Trico League trying to improve on its 6-4 finish in 2024.
– The Castle Rock Rockets work on their running game during a preseason practice, Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Castle Rock High School. The Rockets will open the season at home against R.A. Long on Sept. 5. / Video by Ben Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media —
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