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Martel Moore and Anthony Johnson
Warren's success takes flight
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Warren coach Bryan Dausin describes his offensive philosophy as “any way we need to win.”
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Typically, that's meant pounding opponents into submission via the run, a method he honed to perfection in previous stints at Roosevelt and Marshall.
“We always want to establish a good running game,” Dausin said. “So many positive things happen from that.”
Such as state championships, like the one he and the Rough Riders won in 1995 with a pair of running backs surpassing 1,500 yards.
This season, however, Dausin's Warriors have increasingly taken to the air.
With quarterback Daniel Horstman launching strikes to playmaking receivers Martel Moore and Anthony Johnson, Warren has won five straight to dig out of an 0-2 hole.
The trio had its best collective effort of the season Friday, combining for 252 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-34 comeback victory over previously unbeaten and No. 1 Clark. Horstman threw for 326 yards overall to smash the previous school record by more than 100 yards. His four passing TDs also set a school mark.
The result put the Warriors on track — six years after their 1-9 debut in 2002 — to claim their first district title.
“We feel really good about where we're headed,” said Johnson, who caught two scores and ran for another. “We're just going to try to keep it going.”
Warren's aerial success fulfils a mandate Dausin gave to first-year offensive coordinator Josh Littrell.
“His emphasis to me was, let's open up the passing game a little bit,” said Littrell, a Kansas City, Mo., native who volunteered at Warren last season after spending several seasons in Del Rio. “All he could talk about was those two receivers, how talented they were. We needed to get these guys involved.”
The only question was how.
With the graduation of two-year starter Ross Dausin, the Warriors entered the offseason with no experience under center. The original plan was to start Johnson as a dual-threat runner/passer.
But as spring practice wore on, it became impossible to ignore Horstman's progress. The junior-to-be secured the starting job with an impressive performance during 7-on-7, a development that pleased Johnson as much as it did Horstman.
“I really liked it, because I like receiver better,” Johnson said.
“I was excited,” said Horstman, his face splitting into a huge smile. “I knew I'd be the starter by my senior year. But I didn't want to just play one year. I wanted to beat him out.”
Warren's passing game took further shape with an injury to slot receiver Aaron Salinas. Moore, typically employed out wide, moved inside, where the Warriors' brain trust discovered his aptitude for making plays on screens and short slants.
Now the Warriors, who play Taft on Saturday, have two interchangeable weapons, able to either outjump — Johnson is 6-foot-3, Moore 6-2 — or outrun the undersized cornerbacks that man most high school secondaries.
“We have the option to do the same things with either one of them,” Littrell said. “If the defense focuses on one, then we're going to go to the other.”
Making the duo even more dangerous is Horstman's rapid improvement. Since his underwhelming debut in a Week 0 loss to Judson (6 of 11 for 52 yards), the young quarterback has thrown 12 touchdowns with only two interceptions over the past six games.
Along the way, he's discovered a simple, yet effective, secret to success
“I just throw the ball up there,” Horstman said, “and I know (Moore and Johnson) are going to catch it. I'm not even worried about it.”
Sharing the load
In two victories over fellow District 28-5A contenders O'Connor and Clark, Warren 's Daniel Horstman connected with either Anthony Johnson or Martel Moore for all seven of his passing touchdowns. Horstman, a 68 percent passer this season, has completed 74.3 percent of his throws the past two weeks. Following is a stat breakdown of the three players in the two key games:
QB Daniel Horstman WR Anthony Johnson WR Martel Moore
Opponent Score C-A-I Yds TD Rec Yds TD Rec Yds TD
O'Connor 33-14 13-17-1 239 3 7 94 2 5 143 1
Clark 45-35 13-18-0 326 4 6 128 2 4 124 2
Two-game totals 26-35-1 565 7 13 222 4 9 267 3
Season totals 79-117-3 1,224 12 30 411 5* 34 649 7
*: Johnson also has rushed for four TDs in spot duty at quarterback.
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