TUCSON, Arizona — How serious is Desert Christian High School about starting football?
The team chaplain assists with practice. JD Reyes is the brother-in-law of head coach Jason McKibben, who is the Eagles first head coach for a high school that began back in 1986.
“Sports in general is such a great opportunity to develop the guys into strong individuals,” said McKibben.
One individual is wide receiver Tyson Dobbins, who practices as if he isn’t new to football.
“I was a basketball player,” said Dobbins. “I wanted to try a new sport.”
Dobbins and about two dozen others are playing their first season in Class 1A. It’s eight-man football, something new for quarterback Cooper Payne.
“It’s just tackle football at the end of the day,” said Payne. “Just go out and compete.”
“There’s a lot of space so you can do a lot of fun things with the ball in …