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Source: Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.新蒲崗迷你倉Aug. 21--John Dolenga knows all about East Nicolaus High's rich football tradition.The second-year coach is in the process of attempting to reestablish pride and spirit into his alma mater.It's been five years since the Spartans have hoisted a Northern Section championship banner -- that's eons for anybody familiar with this program's legacy.East Nicolaus has seven section titles and eight runner-up plaques in its trophy case. The Spartans haven't made it out of the first round since 2008.Dolenga isn't going to let this recent trend of hovering around .500 and one-and-done playoff appearances become the Spartans' new tradition.He attended a three-day coaches clinic at De La Salle in Concord to learn all he could from one of the nation's elite high school football programs. He watched film this offseason to see how he could become a better coach.Last week, he was at the campus, painting buildings, pulling weeds and sprucing up Wahl Field with his players so they can know and feel the pride he has in his school.Dolenga smiled the entire time he spoke of what it means to him to coach the school he graduated from in 1977.He remembers when the campus moved to its current location during his sophomore year of high school. The football players had to take the bus back and forth to utilize the fields at the old campus, located at the current South Sutter Little League facility.The former Spartan quarterback, who ran the veer offense under legendary coach Geoff Wahl, is hoping this season can be the one that ends the program's recent skid."This is as special as it gets," Dolenga said. "It really means a lot to me that the community has me coaching for them. It feels good to know that the guys I went to school with and families I've known for so long trust me to coach their kids."East Nicolaus will potentially suit up 50 players this season as the Spartans eye a Mid-Valley League title and a possible return to postseason relatively.Dolenga believes it's a simple formula -- his team had to tackle and block."I want to see us hit and compete," Dolenga said. "We need 100 percent effort, that's what we're looking for from these players."Dolenga specifically mentioned his offensive line's importance to the Spartans' success this year.Led by bookend tackles Austin Jones and B.J. Kendrick, along with center Forrest Van Dyke, they will need to give returning quarterback Zamini storageh Schuler time to make things happen."We have to be able to block or it's going to be ugly," Dolenga said. "I think after last year, everyone is getting the offensive philosophy down. These guys are really far ahead compared to last season."East Nic went 6-5 last season with a 3-2 mark in the Mid-Valley League, good enough for three-way tie for second place with Colusa and Quincy.The 2012 season ended on a sour note with 41-14 loss to eventual section-champion Willows in the first round of the Division III playoffs."I won't say last season exceeded my expectation, but I think we did all right, considering what we had," Dolenga said. "Of course, we're not happy with the way things ended, but a lot of that has to do with us coaches needing to pick it up a little bit. We're not going to blame players for anything."A huge bright spot was the emergence of Schuler at quarterback, who showed dual-threat capabilities.He threw for 997 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also rushing for 763 touchdowns and 10 more scores.Schuler returns under center as does his top target from last year, A-D All-Area wideout Francisco Silvas, who caught 18 balls for 308 yards and four touchdowns.At flanker is junior Dylan Thornsberry, who caught 16 passes for 379 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore, providing Schuler with two reliable targets."We still have a lot of work to do, but we're meshing really well," Schuler said. "It's really nice because we all built a lot of chemistry last year."Schuler is joined in the backfield by Jeffrey Limary, who carried the ball 59 times last season for 408 yards and four touchdowns in a reserve role.Limary will be the feature back and share backfield responsibilities with Malika Williams, a junior fullback.Defensively, T.J. Masse returns at linebacker where he led the Spartans with 117 tackles in 2012.Dolenga also mentioned Cameron Skelly, Stephon Wong, and the Thornsberry brothers, Bretley and Tyler, along with the aforementioned Dylan, as key contributors this season."We're just trying to change the culture and get these kids to work hard," Dolenga said. "We have to believe we can play with anybody. We have to think we can win every time we take that field."CONTACT Sports Editor Jimmy Graben at 749-4791Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, Calif.) Visit the Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, Calif.) at .appeal-democrat.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage