Cyclones setting high goals in 2010

This could be the season Watertown High School breaks through and becomes a legitimate Section 3 Class A contender.

If, the Cyclones can stay healthy, especially senior quarterback Tyler Augliano and senior running back Tevion Cappe. And if the revamped offensive and defensive lines improve enough to provide Augliano and Cappe with enough time and holes to run through.

Augliano was on his way to a big junior season when he broke his collarbone early in the second game of the season against Carthage. He returned late in the season and completed 26-of-45 attempts for 405 yards and seven touchdowns.

Augliano has an added target in 6-foot-5 junior Dustin Pond, who is playing varsity football for the first time and should be a prime weapon. Caleb Bettis, Mike Leone, Shyden Gadson, Willie Scott and Tyler Paul also figure to catch passes from the 6-foot-1, 175-pound Augliano.

Cappe picked up the slack when Augliano went down, rushing for 1,183 yards on 202 carries (5.9 per carry) and scored 12 touchdowns.

Linemen Jon Kunz, a transfer from IHC, Brock Williams, Tyler Collette, Mike Komar, Jason Vivyan, Matt Netto and Andrew Russell may be the team's most improved group.

On defense, Bettis (25 tackles, 3 interceptions) is one of the better defensive backs in the area. He and Williams (36 tackles) will lead the defense.

WHS opens against Cortland at 8:30 p.m. on Friday in the Carrier Dome .