Lehi Pioneers
On Aug. 14, the Deseret News published its preview of the Lehi High School football team. Here is what was
written by reporter Ethan Thomas.
In his second season at Lehi, head coach Derrick Peyton is looking forward to the upcoming season and
hoping to see his team progress in competitive Region 4.
Last year, the Pioneers finished with a 1-9 record, which was one game better than 2006's 0-10 nightmare.
Despite the difficulties that lay ahead, Peyton has no lack of enthusiasm for his young team's future.
"I think there is a big buy-in to what we are doing," Peyton said. "We live in an instant gratification world, where
we want everything right now, but it takes time. I have got to remind myself of that too at times, but we just
need to keep trying to get better every day."
Last year's team was senior laden, working with a rookie head coach and things didn't go their way. But
Peyton, who says he learned a lot in his first year calling the shots, says that this team has a different feel to it.
"We have had some success with these younger kids, they have won some sophomore and JV games, so
they have a different attitude than some in year's past," he said. "They know they can compete and they know
they can win games and that is important."
On defense, the Pioneers switched from last year's 3-4 to a 4-2-5 scheme, which plays more to their strength
on the defensive line. But Peyton feels his team is very versatile and will switch things around frequently to
give different looks to opposing offenses.
On the other side of the ball, the Pioneers have two quarterback's they are excited about and both will find
themselves on the field in one role or another. Senior Jordan Smith will get his time at quarterback but he is
also valuable to Lehi at wide receiver when sophomore Kayden Jones is running the offense. Peyton says
that both guys are capable of running their offense which is centered around team speed.
"We are going to be up-tempo," Peyton said. "We like to spread it out, but that doesn't mean we are going to
drop back and throw bombs all the time. We just want to spread it out and give us a chance to be successful
in one-on-one situations."
On Aug. 14, the Deseret News published its preview of the Lehi High School football team. Here is what was
written by reporter Ethan Thomas.
In his second season at Lehi, head coach Derrick Peyton is looking forward to the upcoming season and
hoping to see his team progress in competitive Region 4.
Last year, the Pioneers finished with a 1-9 record, which was one game better than 2006's 0-10 nightmare.
Despite the difficulties that lay ahead, Peyton has no lack of enthusiasm for his young team's future.
"I think there is a big buy-in to what we are doing," Peyton said. "We live in an instant gratification world, where
we want everything right now, but it takes time. I have got to remind myself of that too at times, but we just
need to keep trying to get better every day."
Last year's team was senior laden, working with a rookie head coach and things didn't go their way. But
Peyton, who says he learned a lot in his first year calling the shots, says that this team has a different feel to it.
"We have had some success with these younger kids, they have won some sophomore and JV games, so
they have a different attitude than some in year's past," he said. "They know they can compete and they know
they can win games and that is important."
On defense, the Pioneers switched from last year's 3-4 to a 4-2-5 scheme, which plays more to their strength
on the defensive line. But Peyton feels his team is very versatile and will switch things around frequently to
give different looks to opposing offenses.
On the other side of the ball, the Pioneers have two quarterback's they are excited about and both will find
themselves on the field in one role or another. Senior Jordan Smith will get his time at quarterback but he is
also valuable to Lehi at wide receiver when sophomore Kayden Jones is running the offense. Peyton says
that both guys are capable of running their offense which is centered around team speed.
"We are going to be up-tempo," Peyton said. "We like to spread it out, but that doesn't mean we are going to
drop back and throw bombs all the time. We just want to spread it out and give us a chance to be successful
in one-on-one situations."
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