The Wolves started 11 sophomores in 2023. Head coach Ian Smart said the valuable reps are starting to pay off as Timberline’s season takes off.
BOISE, Idaho — The last two seasons have been difficult for the Timberline High School football team, winning just one game.
“We had a rough last two years,” senior middle linebacker Aidan Messerschmitt said.
“I think we kind of let off the gas at the end,” junior quarterback Jack Brant said.
Eighth-year head coach Ian Smart is working to turn those lessons into action. During the offseason, Timberline has been getting after it both in the weight room and on the field.
“We’ve been lifting a lot harder, a lot more,” Brant said. “We’ve been doing 7-on-7, throwing almost every, multiple times a week, and just locking in everything.”
The Wolves started 11 sophomores in 2023.
Smart said the valuable reps last year’s squad put in are starting to pay off, and …