2017 Needles Football Capsule

League: Class 2A Southern

Head coach: Matt Fromelt, third season

2016 record: 9-2 (5-1 Class 2A Southern League, second)

Returning lettermen: 15

Returning starters: Five offense, five defense

Base offensive set: Pro

Base defensive set: 50

Top offensive players: QB Jayden Yeager (Sr.); WR Trey Tsosie (Sr.); TE Doogie Harvey (Jr.)

Top defensive players: DL Trey Tsosie (Sr.); DL Marshall Jewell (Jr.)

Key losses: RB Derek Wagstaff; RB Frankie Garcia

Outlook: The Mustangs lost once to a Southern Nevada team, and it was by one point to the Lincoln County squad that won the league.

With a glut of returning talent, Needles believes it has what it takes to win its first league championship since 2010. Keep an eye on the Oct. 13 home game against Lincoln County, as well as the Sept. 8 road game against Class 3A Boulder City.

“(We) hope to be competitive in the Southern 2A division,” Fromelt said.