The key is coaching..... there are alot of coaches that don't really watch for talent but bench marks of what colleges want,they decide that only a big kid should be on the line.10 lbs is alot but a 200 lbs + lineman that cannot move is not as effective as a 195 pound go getter. In college they look for speed as a reciever, in high school as mentioned on espn the other night , "in high school ball you look for hands , moves ( quikness.) then speed. It doesn't matter how fast you move on the 40 if you cannot catch the ball on a consistant level you will never be a 500 % team.Remeber that a good college program has hundreds of top recievers applying for their program, with that type of cream of the crop they will look more at speed. In high school you might have 2 or 3 real fast kids But they cannot catch but have a third or 4th kid that is .2 seconds slower on the 40 but can catch the ball, the mediocer coachs will go for speed , the good coach will take the hands every time. Look at tory holt, He stated he was the third string reciever in H.S. on inside the NFL on HBO a couple of years ago, and that his big break came when #1 and #2 had to miss a game and he caught and out manuvered the d players a dozen times. His coach in high school then said I guess at this level speed isnt everything and tory became the starter. Special teams has been the deciding factor in alot of pro. and college games. The good coach will practice special teams 20 to 25 % of there practices. the basic coach might give it 10 minutes a day if your lucky.

To the quik, The coach that looks past the basics of what a college program wants and looks at what can help the team is what makes a championship team. It is by far the coaching that will win state. Yes you need talent, its what you do with the talent that will be the decider.

the real key factor to winning this years state title is the kicking game and I believe Chris "cool beans" Adams is the key to winning the state title because he is the greatest kicking myriad to ever come out of the lou......be looking for this guy at the beginning of every game because thats when they kick you know?