Mesquite quarterback Steven Bevan runs the ball in the second half against Highland earlier this season. Bevan plays both offense and defense as the Wildcats deal with a drop in numbers in their school and football program. Three years ago, Mesquite had 3,400 students but now has just 2,200.
Mesquite backup quarterback Ryan Diedrick gets off a pass against Red Mountain's Juan Zuniga, Friday, September 2, 2011.
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gilbertguy posted at 2:15 pm on Wed, Oct 19, 2011.
How about winning and maybe those kids will stick around. The offensive scheme is terrible and Lopezis desperately underused. The defense is stout, with the best linebacking corp in the state. THis sounds like excuses to me. You were returning a bunch of starters off of a good team last year and did nothing. I hear there is going to be more of an exodus from players already in the program after bad experiences this year.