Feature on UH's FG kicker competition

HA Note: "But Enos' quiet, solitudinarian existence and lack of competition could end as soon as tomorrow when Kyle Niiro, a walk-on from Kaiser High, is expected to join the roster. Come two-a-day practices in August, Tyler Hadden, a highly regarded freshman from Whittier, Calif., is scheduled to plunge into the mix. On a team that has necessarily endorsed the "every-job-is-up-for-grabs" mantra, plackekicker is one of the last frontiers to finally be thrown open."

Asked if he's worried about all of the competition for their FG kicker spot, Scott Enos said:
"No. I'm trying to focus on what I have to do. (But) I like kicking with someone rather than just by myself. When the new guy gets here it will be fun because we'll be able to make each other better." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Enos made good on 12 of 19 field-goal attempts and all 34 extra-point kicks last season, respectable numbers to be sure. But the Warriors, in looking to boost the point production of an offense that ranked 89th in scoring at 22.8 points per game, are looking for more. Specifically, more consistency and accuracy of range this season. They would like, assistant coach Chris Tormey said, an 80 percent success rate on field goals compared with last year's 63 percent."

About how he's improved since last season, Enos said:
"I feel stronger, more flexible, more experienced, more confident." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Niiro, who emerged from the campus tryouts, could provide a test. Hadden, the prize in a wide-ranging recruiting dragnet, was ranked the No. 11 placekicker at a national event last summer and should provide an additional push when he arrives for fall camp."

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