Durant High running back Cameron Myers gained 259 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns in a breakout game against East Bay Friday, Sept. 16, which the Cougars won, 38-3.
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What was going on in the first half of that game?
It takes a while to adjust to a defense. We’ve got to see their schemes. They really confused our line, so it took us time to adjust. During the lightning delay, we had time to think about everything, what they were doing. We just came out prepared, and we executed.
What adjustments did you make for the second half? That’s 35 unanswered points right there — you guys did something differently.
With the running backs, we talked about what holes to hit, and it just opened up. Everything just opened up.
How are you guys going to build off of this one?
I think, after our performance last week, we’re expected to do more now, since we did such a good job. We’re trying to do even better, come out with more energy before halftime. We just play each game, one game at a time. We’re taught not to look past, like, three games later. We’re focused on Lennard right now.
What’s the most fun you and your brother, Brandon Myers, have ever had while playing football together?
We mess around with each other in practice, on the sidelines and in the game, sometimes. It’s fun.
What sport have you never played but want to?
Basketball. I’m not good at it, really. I can’t control the ball for my life.
Is there any football position you’ve never played, but always wanted to try?
It’s probably crazy but, sometimes, I wish I was kind of fat so that I could play o-line. It seems kind of cool. They’re tough and big and everything, and I could help my team out. Even though they don’t get a lot of credit, I think it would be kind of cool.
You’d like to be fat?
I wish I was big, like, no one could mess with me, ever.
Between now and the end of your senior year, what do you want to accomplish?
I want to get over 1,000 rushing yards in one season.
How do you get hyped for a game?
Before games, I listen to Alicia Keys. I don’t get hyped up. That really makes me nervous, so I listen to soothing stuff.
So you like to mellow out before games.
Yeah. Alicia Keys, sometimes Adele.
What’s your advice to a kid who wants to play running back for the first time?
You’ve got to be tough and determined. Running the ball, when you get hit hard, you’ve got to get back up, no matter how hard the hit is. You’ve got to have a high motor — just keep going.
You know what you’re good at, but what areas of your game do you want to improve?
Yards after contact. I feel like I’ve always struggled at that because of my size. I feel like I need to get bigger just to go further in football, to keep going after contact.
I know you kind of wanted to get fat for the o-line, so are you thinking of getting big like Jerome Bettis or LenDale White?
I wouldn’t mind. The power backs, they get lots of yards.