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MOUNTAIN VIEW BRUINS
THE HURRY-UP
Mountain View finished 1-9 overall, 1-5 in league play, and did not qualify for the postseason in 2014.
OFFENSE
It was a tough season offensively for Mountain View in 2014 to say the least. The Bruins reached double-figure point totals only once, while posting a goose egg in four games en route to the lowest per-game average (6.9 ppg) in the classification. Growing pains were expected — though perhaps not to that extent — in the first year of the Louis Wong era. The program is rebuilding, and that's evident. This season, with another year of familiarity with the coaching staff and offensive scheme, should see Mountain View compete on offense.
"We expect to be greatly improved from last year," said offensive coordinator Frank Henderson. "We've got a number of returning starters back, and we feel, of course, lack of depth is one thing that can hurt us."
The Bruins are an open-field spread offense, which, of course, puts responsibility on the quarterback. Morgan Martin appears to be the front-runner to call the signals, making the transition from wide receiver, where he started last season. Martin's protection should increased substantially, with Seiuli Abbott, Alan Ginger, Connor Smith and Fui Kalaniuvalu all returning upfront with a full year of varsity starting experience.
DEFENSE
Similar to the offense, Mountain View's defense took some haymakers. The Bruins ranked dead last in total defense, allowing 438.6 yards per game. If anything, the schedule has a higher degree of difficulty this season, so improvement is a necessity. However, the players are one year smarter in the aggressive scheme with seven returning starters.
"We're way ahead of where we were last year," said defensive coordinator Gary Clark. "There's no question about that. The kids understand the system; they're buying into our program.
There is experience on each tier of the defense, with Abbott and Kalaniuvalu headlining the trenches, Jake Holland and Morgan James hedging the middle, and Trevor Robertson, McKay Waite and Kent Free shoring up the secondary.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Mountain View will not rank last in total offense and defense like it did in 2014. This program is improved, even thought the participation numbers might not reflect that. Wong has a proven track record of developing elite-level programs, and although Mountain View isn't there yet, this year will be more competitive.
PROJECTED ORDER OF FINISH IN REGION: 6
2014 RANKINGS
OFFENSE AVERAGE REGION (of 7) CLASS (of 26)
Scoring: 6.9ppg 7 26
Rushing: N/A 7 26
Passing: N/A 7 26
Total: N/A 7 26
DEFENSE
Scoring: 40.7ppg 7 25
Rushing: 237.5ypg 7 25
Passing: 201ypg 6 22
Total: 438.5ypg 7 26
COACHING BIO
Name: Louis Wong
Years with school: 2
Alma mater: BYU
PROJECTED STARTERS
OFFENSE
QB: Morgan Martin (Sr.)
RB: Morgan James (Sr.)
RB: Noah Jensen (So.)
WR: Trevor Robertson
WR: McKay Waite (Jr.)
WR: Sam Magalei
OL: Seiuli Abbott (Sr.)
OL: Alan Ginger (Sr.)
OL: Connor Smith (Sr.)
OL: Fui Kalaniuvalu (Sr.)
OL: Jake Holland (Sr.)
DEFENSE
DE: Seiuli Abbott (Sr.)
DT: Fui Kalaniuvalu (Sr.)
DT: Colton Rigby (Sr.)
DE: Davis Abbott (Sr.)
LB: Jake Holland (Sr.)
LB: Morgan James (Sr.)
LB: Morgan Martin (Sr.)
DB: Trevor Robertson
DB: McKay Waite (Jr.)
DB: Ammon Brown (Sr.)
DB: Kent Free (Sr.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Undetermined
P: Undetermined
KR: Undetermined
PR: Undetermined
2015 SCHEDULE
Date, Opponent, Time (2014 result)
Aug. 21, Spanish Fork, 7 p.m.
Aug. 28, West Jordan, 7 p.m.
Sept. 4, at Springville, 7 p.m.
Sept. 11, Provo, 7 p.m. (Lost, 38-0)
Sept. 18, at Timpanogos, 7 p.m. (Won, 20-14)
Sept. 25, at Alta, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2, Corner Canyon, 7 p.m. (Lost, 41-9)
Oct. 9, at Woods Cross, 7 p.m.
Oct. 14, at Timpview, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23, Orem, 7 p.m. (Lost, 41-2)