That’s one of the reasons new coach Blake Mouser found Tolar so appealing. The numbers, talent and attitude at THS all remain at high levels heading into the 2024 campaign, giving Mouser a leg up in his first-ever head coaching job.
Aside from seven starters on both sides of the ball coming back, Tolar has 18 lettermen and help on the way from a 7-3 JV team. But more importantly, the Rattlers have several key players back who were responsible for last year’s run through the 2A DI playoff bracket.
The man in charge of keeping the ship righted: First-year head coach Brett Mouser, the former offensive coordinator at Austin Vandegrift, where he helped the Vipers to 106 wins in an 11-year span.
“I went through the roster and saw they had a lot of kids coming back,” said Mouser of the time he spent studying Tolar as a possible destination. “For a first-time head coach, that’s not bad, having a bunch of kids back from a state finalist team.
“There’s a lot of good players back and a good amount of three-year starters too.”