Add Paradise Valley to the growing list of teams implementing at least some form of the spread offense to its arsenal. The Trojans will alternate between that formation and their traditional Wing-T look this year.
Coach Donnie Yantis said the the spread offense makes quarterback Kevin Spain - a Hawaii commit - much more dangerous. The decision was made almost solely because of what Spain brings to the table.
“We have a quarterback that is very, very talented,” Yantis said. “We’ve never had a kid like this kid. If something were to happen to Kevin, we’d probably be back to the Wing-T.”
Yantis and his staff picked the brain of former Glendale Community College coach Joe Kersting, who used the spread to win the junior college national title in 2005.
Yantis seemed excited by the possibilities it brings, and lamented waiting a year to do so. The Trojans gave a big scare to Scottsdale Saguaro in the regular season last year, but were knocked out of the 4A-I state tournament by Tucson Canyon del Oro in the quarterfinals.
“If we would have done this last year, we might have been a better football team,” Yantis said.
