It is the first out-of-state game for Poly under Barbee, who is entering his sixth season as the team’s coach. Poly will begin its season Friday at Konawaena on the Big Island of Hawaii. Long Beach Poly senior quarterback Darius Curry on being the type of leader every player on his team can depend on as they pursue a state championship. “It had a good feeling to it and it’s giving me an opportunity to go out and showcase my talents and be able to start my freshman year.” “It was a good overall experience (during my official visit),” he explained. The Press-Telegram All-Area and all-state quarterback is excited about the possibilities that Fort Collins, Colorado, has to offer. “Last year, I did good but not as good as I could have done, so this season, there’s a lot to work on… I really want to improve upon my leadership because I feel like I can do anything on the field, so bringing the stuff from off the field onto the field has made me a better player overall.” “I just want to improve,” said Curry, who is committed to Colorado State for football. You don’t see him up or down, you’ll see him excited but he’s taking the coaching, he likes to be coached and he truly wants to get better every single day.” “His competitive nature is unbelievable and he is cool under pressure. His numbers are incredible,” Barbee said. “(He’s) the best quarterback in the nation. Curry completed 68.3% of his passes and ran for 125 yards and five touchdowns. The 6-foot signal caller threw for 3,007 yards, 38 touchdowns and only four interceptions in 11 games. The three-star recruit had a sensational junior year in his first season as a full-time starter. I feel like I can be that for them, for every single player on both sides of the ball, offense and defense.” The one they call on when they’re feeling low, just someone they can always count on. “I can be the one that my teammates lean on when times are hard. “It’s going to start somewhere and I feel like that somewhere can be me,” Curry said. That’s the only goal there is,” Curry said.Īs the team’s starting quarterback, he wants every one of his teammates to know he has their back. Poly senior quarterback Darius Curry is also steadfast in his belief that his high school football journey, which included recovering from a season-ending knee injury as a sophomore, will end with a state championship. Long Beach Poly senior linebacker Dylan Williams on leadership and legacy. “I feel like this is a statement year for sure.” “I know my junior year was a big year for me, a coming out party, but I feel like my senior year is my statement year, getting ready to go into college in January,” Williams said. Like the great Poly defensive players that have come before him, Williams wants to leave a lasting mark and become a dominant force at 1600 Atlantic Avenue. My sophomore year, played with one of the coldest (defensive ends Donovan Poe) to come through Poly, so I’ve been playing with a lot of great guys.” I’ve played with some of the best players in the country, one of the greatest corners (Daylen Austin) to come through Poly last year. “From my sophomore year going all the way to CIF (Southern Section Division 4 title), going to the regional game (at Serra), about to go to state, to my junior year going 10-0 (in the regular season). “I’ve seen a lot these past two to three years at Poly,” Williams explained. “(I’ve been) running extra with the guys, just pushing everybody and really trying to step up.” “I feel like the defense is really looking up to me to be a leader, really take over, so I’m trying to step up to that and show my young guys a bigger, better way,” Williams said. He’s moving from an outside position last year to middle linebacker (this season) and he’s going to be that guy.” You see his ability to close on the ball and you don’t see it that often to be very honest,” said Long Beach Poly coach Stephen Barbee, whose team will begin the 2023 season Friday night with a game in Hawaii. Poly finished the season with a 10-1 record. “I want to prove a point that I’m one of the greatest linebackers to come through Long Beach Poly and one of the greatest linebackers to come out of the state of California, so this senior year is really a statement year for me,” Williams said.Īs a junior, Williams had 79 tackles and a team-high 25.5 tackles for loss in 11 games. LONG BEACH - Long Beach Poly senior linebacker Dylan Williams is a young man on a mission.
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