JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?;V6cqs4mm|涨-iMԨ*>>)b?ʦ"@L'D8Ja*#2c-步M!sq!GUZң2 *Ll7IW9mz7M:uue>avˮn>a@Gn*{*jorkVF:UOJ|sN5Q担 ~2}j?WqP̩ka sd5#ԃGaA=H#~kX)&ir?y9TR[XPn!ŒgM^Afy9Z>E-z\gcP?l;DL3\(Oҋsұپ_QJxQNKT!lfG+V*n:4;zUa!4+ⷯFy?s)M4BOj[nrһzushw*nbs88h' wj,3zRY銐p1~89B I#g="=L2bcJdpVZ-bKx[tH)wq֮i+)A}V>c֬KAO.V\}+[Ǡ:f3Jjў"hru4 i􄎴ǭF{ mlGs6#?ꋠ3'Ҵ>`O|N?)׭ԃӺ 3;EEW&M)4p`2iV(ۢ^UI"@A1`eR] ' ږ#8pvhV] &3PZ#J@SB|GӄyQxV,%er84[5-:Uek略 Ef[kczлfl΀HF0A\|Rhc0 Y/߷2Ņt=.>sMuxJ͗jE Cq/J"dLN{S5- 1qo)<ZeN v c5Қ@"t ?*~M_y4>827Ƚj(v(+y6 LG8-y;R3қ89OkaOpգ 0 9V,W++D xy] A: HW G)])%9%'-7#tGEk2x\'kiyy Z%v&~Ó\\N=)TL8B*OQ/Ɯ94!Bg)>iX.FTbyQ`ӂsۊpF)UX! rx)3`b}fFMj3$$yOR-r;:cR#kёq溽>v[NՖ7t\29ޗkY8,89{*}N/~ yޏIʘȔ$zyaJ]8aѿHP}Y#G # '>ܓR`U`n"1~IH{zTXrqhܫ|a3vd$})xL!r8SPp(Wm8ަ=J$wqstQ}ZI 116;ۨZ[5fFSd`o^p;} Z(pF1FUVI Z=詶(#۴HqIҔ.1L!1iE8-?n}([G帺[QOC}[ۻwnǔsV%.*#UCEQ[G ϓ 3˹5{S=ȢW&b޸7U?jƷŎ2Nx*MRgq~.\RJRig?Z| ![ccZiQI1*neRqְ5 eV}{їV0'C:)VLo]X!Q^ζ(?*qL}bv(r3?oMlΐ.s}y#F}ПַOKΪnƗ[ȡ bg;Kqf'h]n/ ef ێpImsu!<br>Doing the Math<br><br>The success of the program is apparent in its recent numbers. In 2000 Morton High School had only 130 athletes interested in playing football, but this year 319 athletes tried out, making football a cut sport for the first time since the 1970s. More importantly, those bodies were stronger. Much stronger. The best 2001 scores were matched or exceeded by trainee after trainee in 2003. This year 34 athletes benched 235, 19 squatted 360, 16 cleaned 205 and 23 push pressed 225. "The Mustangs have worked every day for almost three years to get to this point," says Grazzini.<br>Individual records include sophomore Arturo Avalos's 340 bench press, senior James Topps's 540 squat, and senior Chris Garcia's 270 power clean and 290 push press. These 2003 Mustangs are also faster, with the most impressive performance turned in by sophomore Johnny Popek, who Grazzini says credits the BFS emphasis on plyometric training for his time of 4.5 in the 40 and 10.86 in the 100 meters.<br> "Our football team has moved from Bigger Fatter Slower to Bigger Faster Stronger," says Grazzini. BFS has allowed our kids to see results consistently, the flexibility of the program has enabled our students to be multi-sport athletes and we have gotten to the point where we don't have to worry about getting kids to lift," says Grazzini.<br>In 2002 Morton had its best season in 10 years, and the Mustang football team continues to take the necessary steps during the off season to achieve its next goal --making the playoffs for the first time since 1983. Says Grazzini, "The Mustangs know the road to the playoffs is in the weight room, and as you exit our power center, the last thing you will see is our banner "CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN HERE!"<br><br>-----------------------<br><br>MARKETING FOR SUCCESS<br><br>Grazzini believed the football program had great potential, but only if he could sell the athletes on the conditioning program. "We realized our kids had to understand why this was important if we w