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NVTHS Wildcats Are Ready to Unleash the Beast SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K The Nu’uuli Vocational Technical HS Wildcats Varsity Football Team. [photo: TG] NVTHS Wildcats are ready Texans ready to head to unleash the beast home to Houston NEW HEAD COACH: LOOK OUT FOR THE after game canceled WILDCATS, BECAUSE WE’RE COMING ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) cumstances that it became by T. Gasu Last season, the Wildcats went out with a — The Texans headed home increasingly more difficult from to flood-ravaged Houston after our perspective to go out and try Samoa News Sports Correspondent bang when they defeated Tafuna High School for their final preseason game to play a football game,” Smith The Wildcats of Nu’uuli Vocational Tech- the first time ever, in the varsity division. against the Dallas Cowboys said. “And I’m not sure it would nical High School are ready to play football Samoa News asked Ena what he would like was canceled Wednesday. have been fair to do so. So when and this year, new head coach Andrew Bille to see from ASHSAA football this year and “We’ve got several mem- the opportunity arose today Ena will be leading the pack when the 2017-18 he responded, “A safe environment for all our bers of our travel party — our that we had a safe route to get American Samoa High School Athletic Associa- players and spectators to gather and enjoy the coaches, our players, our staff home (we) made the decision to tion (ASHSAA) football season kicks off next games. And for recruiting purposes, it would be members — whose families cancel the game.” Saturday. really good to see all the games filmed.” have been evacuated,” gen- After the Texans played Samoa News coverage of the ‘Pre-Season Ena is grateful to everyone who has helped eral manager Rick Smith said. their preseason game in New Huddles’ is proudly brought to you by Congress- him shape the Nu’uuli Wildcats football program, “There is so much devastation Orleans last weekend, they woman Aumua Amata. including school principal Batta Siatuu-Leatual- in the city and the region and we went to North Texas instead The Wildcats’ roster this year features over 60 evao and vice principal Valasi LamYuen “for want to be part of the recovery of home after the storm. The C M players and according to Ena, 30 will be playing entrusting me to lead our team. We appreciate process.” Texans worked out Monday Y K for the varsity squad, 30 for the JV team, and the their endless support of our student athletes.” The game scheduled for and Tuesday at the Cowboys’ mix comprises students from NVTHS, Kanana Ena also acknowledged the coaching staff: Thursday night had been moved practice facility. Fou, and Faasao Marist. Crim Sele, Rob Ili, Will Lobendan, Pualau from Houston to the home of Smith wasn’t sure when the Ena is not new to the football scene. Prior to Pualau, Sene Isileli, Eliu Tuata, Rob McCourt the Cowboys because of wide- Texans would resume practice, spread flooding in the Houston but said that NRG Stadium being named head coach, he served as an assis- and Lupelele Lefiti “for the time that they sac- area in the wake of Hurri- wasn’t damaged in the storm tant head coach for the Wildcats. rifice away from their families to come out and cane Harvey. The decision to and that their opener there on “Our preparations began during Spring Ball share their knowledge with our players.” cancel the game altogether was Sept. 10 against the Jackson- that took place towards the end of last school He added, “A big fa’afetai tele to Equalizer announced when the Texans ville Jaguars would go on as year,” Ena told Samoa News. “Our Summer Sports Apparel, Carlson Colts head coach Arnold said local authorities had found planned. practices started up around June 19th and we’ve Ale, JM Finance, GHC Reid, Victor Avalos, and a safe route for the team to drive “We’re hurting, Houston been coordinating them up to the present time.” Phil Love of Carl’s Jr. for their donation to our the 250 miles home. is hurting, but we’re strong,” Ena revealed that this year, “We have a few team. “None of this would be possible without Smith said Wednesday was Smith said. “We’ve been there new coaches so that brought a new spirit to our our players. the first day they had the option over a decade and we are part practices. We have been working hard on making I’d like to thank them for all their hard work to return to Houston and the of the fabric of the community.” sure that we are finishing every play and com- and dedication shown throughout these past few team felt it was better to go Texans star defensive end peting in every play.” months. “Last but not the least, none of this home than to try and play a J.J. Watt was pleased with the When asked about their goal for the 2017-18 would be possible without the support of our par- game Thursday. decision to cancel the game and ASHSAA football season, Ena said, “Our goal ents, families, faculty, student body, and alumni “When it became available get back to Houston. is to build off of last season’s momentum and of NVTHS, ” he said. Ena concluded, “Best of to us, we’ve got so many guys “I think it’s the right deci- to take our team further to a winning season and luck to all the other teams out there! Look out for on the team that are distracted sion,” he said. “Everybody here by all the events and the cir- is obviously most concerned ultimately a championship”. the Wildcats because we’re coming!” (Continued on page B3) Page B2 samoa news, Thursday, August 31, 2017 NFL 2017: Falcons NFC South Rivals to chal- lenge for division Before the Atlanta Falcons sons passing (and another with can think about Super Bowl 4,952). redemption, they’ll have to con- Carolina has a true dual- tend with an NFC South Divi- threat QB in Cam Newton. The sion that could be dangerous to Bucs have the up-and-coming overlook. Jameis Winston, who prefers A Carolina team that was in to stay behind the line of scrim- the Super Bowl just two seasons mage, but has the mobility ago aims to bounce back from to escape collapsing pockets an injury-filled 2016. A young, and give himself more time to talented Tampa Bay Bucca- throw. neers team looks primed to end For Atlanta, re-conquering a long playoff draught. the division will mean con- And in New Orleans, there tending with “the uniqueness of is urgency to climb out of a what Carolina does, the unique- three-year rut of sub-.500 play ness of what New Orleans does, in what is currently 38-year- the uniqueness of what Tampa old, record-setting quarter- does and the way they feature back Drew Brees’ last season the players in their systems,” under contract. Falcons coach Quinn said. Dan Quinn has gone out of his Brees has been around the way to hush any Super Bowl NFC South long enough to see talk — not because he doesn’t how hard it has been to stay want to revisit the pain of his on top. Since the division was team’s collapse against New created by NFL realignment England , but because he wants in 2002, Carolina is the only his players focused on what he repeat winner with a three-year views as the considerable chal- run from 2013-15. lenge of staying on top of their “We know that every team division. “That’s where the in our division is going to be mindset has to be to get where somebody to contend with,” you want to go,” Quinn said. Brees said. “We know if you would look Here are some other story past these other three (NFC lines in the NFC South: South teams), that would be a STEVE’S SYSTEM mistake, knowing the toughness The Falcons had to find a these three groups play with on new offensive coordinator when well-coached teams.” Kyle Shanahan left to take over For Quinn, a former defen- as San Francisco’s head coach. sive coordinator for Seattle’s Atlanta decided to fill the void 2013 title team, a key charac- with Steve Sarkisian , who was teristic of the division is excep- briefly Alabama’s offensive tional play by quarterbacks with coordinator when the Crimson varying strengths. He has his Tide lost the national title game own prolific QB in Matt Ryan, to Clemson. a conventional pocket passer Sarkisian was a stopgap with a 6-foot-4 frame and accu- measure when the Crimson rate arm. The Saints, of course, Tide sent Lane Kiffin packing. have benefited from Brees’ Now Sarkisian is back in the extraordinary timing and accu- NFL for the first time since Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) passes during NFL football practice, racy for more than a decade, serving as Oakland’s QB coach Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 in Tampa, Fla. (Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times via AP) including five 5,000-yard sea- in 2004. Wildcats coach Skiu Tuata working with his defensive unit during practice last weekend, to get them fit and ready for the 2017-2018 ASHSAA football season sched- uled to kick off next Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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