With a slew of new faces dotting Comanche’s varsity landscape, the one consolation coach Stephen Hermesmeyer has is that his guys will be bigger than most of their opposition. And with the Indians’ preference for keeping the ball on the ground, this could bode well for CHS, which will have at least five front-line players who tip the scales at 225 or more.

Injuries, however, could present a problem.

“Depth is going to be a major issue, but we do have some good-size kids,” Hermesmeyer said. “And we’ve got some good quality kids coming back.”