(STOCKTON) Most high school students who are fresh off of graduation are spending their early summer days hanging out at the lake, staying up all night, and enjoying no longer being in school. That is not the case for Kahale Warring, Zerek Saldivar, and Connor Hamilton. Those three men have spent the past week in two-a-day practices under the 95 degree Stockton sun, preparing for Saturday's 42nd Lions All-Star football game at Tracy High School’s Wayne Schneider Stadium.
“It's going pretty well so far,” said Hamilton. “We are meshing as a team. I'm getting a lot of reps at running back which is exciting. I'm looking forward to the game. We are getting a lot thrown at us, but I think we are handling it pretty well.”
Warring and Saldivar were…show more content… “I full enjoy these young men. They come to work and they are always asking good questions. Kahale is a diamond in the rough, for only playing one year he has a lot of talent to step into. He's going to be good. Zerek is a quiet, hard working, blue-collard kid, and it's good to have him…show more content… Everything is always better with a friend. So for Warring and Saldivar to share the field one final time will be a special moment.
“It is good to have a friend from school with me, and it makes it even better that it is a good guy like Kahale,” Saldivar said.
Warring and Saldivar are not the only ones having quickly learn a new offense. Hamilton is trying to wrap his mind around running the spread, as he is coming from a fly sweep system. All three players are learning the new playbook together, and Hamilton can see them all getting the hang of it.
“They are having to adjust to the offense just like I am,” Hamilton said. “We are running a spread offense and I think we are handling it pretty well. It has been neat playing with the Sonora guys.”
Warring is a player that any coach would love to have line up at receiver. Ward has lots of ideas on how to best utilize his huge target.
“We are going to use his height and let him be an athlete who can go up and get the ball,” Ward said. “You can't teach height. He's learning the system and buying into his body but we are not going to overload him with too
