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The Cottonwood Colts have gone through a tumultuous offseason, but bring back a lot of pieces for a title run. We detailed the Colts' struggles and attitude in our Monday story, now here's quarterback Cooper Bateman in his own words.

Bateman describes his summer experiences and why he thinks the Colts will be on top by season's end.

Stay with the Tribune for more high school sports news. Kickoff is on Aug. 17.

— Kyle Goon

Twitter: @kylegoon