Greeting football fans and welcome to another year of exciting Desert Mountain Football! We are very excited to get the 2010 campaign kicked off and moving forward at all 3 levels. My goal, since coming to Desert Mountain, has been to build a higher caliber of football and a solid program.

Last season (2009) was a breakthrough year for Desert Mountain football establishing many firsts in the history of the football program. We won more games in a season than ever before (9), advanced to the playoffs for only the second time in school history, won 2 playoff games and advanced to the state semi-finals before losing to the eventual state champion. I very much want to thank the senior class of 2010. They were the first class to go through the football program for 4 years and helped to put Desert Mountain Football on the map. This level of commitment raised the bar for what is expected of future teams and brought the program to a whole new level. After raising the program to new heights in 2009, the goal in the off season has been to keep the bar at the new level and continue to move forward with a “championship program.”

We welcome back 24 seniors and the rest of the underclassmen who will strive to continue the success we have achieved. This group has now seen what it takes to play at a higher level and they have worked very hard in the off season to maintain and push on at this level.
Each year we try to add things to the program that make it attractive to players, fans, administration and the community at large. During the off-season new sod was put down on the game field and new water machines added for all 3 levels. These additions complement our new field house added 2 years ago and our scoreboard with 25 second clocks added last season.

This will be our 2nd season of a two year block competing in the Desert Valley Region in Division 5A-II. Our region was the only one last year where all 6 teams made the playoffs. The state Champion also came from our region. Our region is composed of Chaparral, Horizon, North Canyon, St. Mary’s and Pinnacle. Each team will be very competitive again this season which should make for exciting football, to say the least.

I am very proud of the commitment of each young man in our program in getting ready for the 2010 campaign. Last year’s motto was “turning the corner” and we accomplished that goal. This year’s teams look to build on that success and keep us at a championship level.
Thank you again for your support. Let’s have an exciting year of Desert Mountain Football!