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Rocky Mountain High School Grizzlies
5A District III 5A Southern Idaho Conference: Foothills
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Colors: Purple, Black & White
Head Coach:   Chris Culig
Years as Head Coach
6th Season
Previous Experience
32 years overall
Assistant Coaches
Scott Criner, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Eric Fillmore, Offensive Line
Mike Tanner, Linebackers
Ryan Ikebe, Quarterbacks
Andre Banks, Wide Receivers
Nick Weatherly, Defensive Line
Troy Bacon, Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator
Colin Domene, Fullbacks
Lamont Oliver, Running Backs
Kaleo Nawahine, Defensive Backs
RECORD
State Titles
2015, 2018, 2020
TEAM
Returning Players
CJ Jacobsen 12 6’5 230 WR,
Tegan Sweaney 12 6’1 185 QB,
Art Williams 12 6’0 195 RB/WR,
Jackson Fullmer 12 6’5 280 OL,
Luke Luchini 12 6’1 235 TE/FB,
Zach Penner 12 6’4 280 OL,
Kade Steadman 12 6’1 255 DL,
Gage Tanner 12 6’1 215 MLB,
Parker Weatherly 12 6’0 225 DL,
Troy Wilkey 12 5’8 170 DB
Preston Slack 12 6”1 240 OL
Micah Clyde 12 5’11 175 DB
Luke Hanchett 12 6’1 235 FB
Trevor Beck 12 6’5 260 OL
Isaac Allen 12 6’0 270 OL
Luke Hanchett 12 6’0 FB
Returning Players with Honors
CJ Jacobsen 12 WR HM All SIC
Parker Weatherly 12 1st team All SIC Dline
Preston Slack 12 2nd team All SIC OLine
Jackson Fullmer 12 1st Team All State and 1st team All SIC OL Art Williams RB/LB 2nd Team All SIC
Luke Hanchett FB/TE 2nd Team All SIC
Gage Tanner LB 2nd Team All SIC
Troy Wilkey DB 2nd Team All SIC
Micah Clyde DB 2nd Team All SIC
Zach Penner OL 2nd team All SIC
Kade Steadman DL 2nd Team All SIC
Key Players lost from last year
Mason Jacobsen LB
DJ Juarez DB
AJ Edwards LB
Caden Kelley LB
Hunter Steacker WR
Jackson Mason TE
Incoming impact players
Parker Simmonsen WR 11
Rowan Rupp DL 9th
Jax Tanner OL 9th
Logan Shearing OL 10th
Brody Swearhart LB 11th
Jeff Thompson RB/WR 10th
Taeshaun Reece RB 10th
Trey Jacobsen DB 10th
Isaiah Reed WR 10th
Brekkon Albert RB 12th
Jaryn Ikebe WR 11th
Carson Adams WR 11th
Team Preview
Written by: Lucas Gebhart

There are not many teams returning as much talent as the Grizzlies and even fewer who enter the season with a chip already on their shoulder, but Rocky Mountain is one of those schools.

Rocky is returning its entire offensive line, their head coach thinks the defensive line could be the best in program history and we are only getting started. In all, the Grizz return 11 players with some sort of conference accolade while welcoming in even more talent. They’re also running a two-quarterback system, not because they have to, but because they two kids who can play the position and play it well.

“We have the ability to throw and run the ball with a skilled group of wide receivers, running backs and quarterbacks,” head coach Chris Culig said. “We have some new faces, and we are excited about what they have shown thus far. We have two strong QB’s with different styles.”

Bottom line, this Rocky offense can hurt opposing defenses in anyway it wants. This team is loaded with talents anywhere you look, including the quarterback position. Teagan Sweaney is back as the Grizz signal caller, but Rocky is also welcoming in promising transfer Britton McClure. Both play different styles, but figure to play crucial roles in running this higher-powered machine.

“Tight end and full backs Luke Hanchett and Seva Mironov expect us to elevate our run game,” Culig said. “Art Williams along with Brekkon Albert and Taeshaun Reece should be powerful and versatile as a running back group. The wide receiver core with CJ Jacobsen and Luke Luchini, along with some young talent make for an explosive group of pass catchers.”

He’s not done.

The offense is also returning two of the best, if not, the best offensive linemen in the state in Jackson Fullmer and Zach Penner.

Last year, the 6-foot-4, 280-pound Fullmer handed out 74, yes, 74, pancake blocks. That’s an average of nearly 7.5 per game and just short of two per quarter. Several Power Five schools showed interest in Fullmer before he ultimately chose to continue his career at Kansas State.

Zach Penner on the other hand stands at 6-4, 275 and was named the Offensive Line MVP at a University of Idaho camp this summer. Not surprisingly, he signed with the Vandals.

“Our offensive line is a year older, bigger, and more athletic,” Culig said. “To be successful, we must be able to be productive each time we have the football.”

Culig says his defensive line could also be one of the best in the state, too comparing it to Rocky’s 2015 line. Rocky does, however, need to replace three of its four starting linebackers and lacks depth in the back end. If there is weakness on this team, one could point to that.

The Griz lost one game back in 2015. It was to rival Mountain View, and they avenged the regular season loss in the state championship game. It was the first of three they would win over a six-year span, including a 2020 state championship.

In their title defense, the Grizz sailed through much of the 2021 regular season. The only losses were to Mountain View, a school that ended the regular season unbeaten.

The run was good enough to earn a first-round bye into the state quarterfinals and things looked good until Highland erased an 18-point second-half deficit on Rocky’s home turf. By the end of the night, the game, and ultimately, a chance to defend their state title, had slipped through their hands. A big focus this season is to ensure that doesn’t happen in 2022.

“Playing as a team and closing teams out,” explained head coach Chris Culig. “We always need to work through the ups and downs of a season. The team must stay the course and be willing to get better every day.”

Rocky opens its 2022 schedule with Middleton, a newcomer to the 5A ranks. But things get a lot tougher after that as Rocky hosts Coeur d’Alene the second week of the year before traveling to Mountain View on Labor Day Weekend. They host Eagle the following week and travel to Meridian October 7.







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