BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Saints bring back 11 starters from a young playoff team a year ago.

On the defensive front, they'll rely heavily on standouts Johntaye Powe and Nate Grher. On offense, the Saints plan to use rotating quarterbacks in Valshun Power and Matthew Brad.

It's a dual threat in the backfield the Saints will want to utilize to chase a fourth straight playoff berth.

Valshun Powe is an athlete for us that's going to play all over the field: Quarterback, tailback, receiver. He's a nucleus for us. Matthew Brady has been doing a really good job at quarterback, also. Having him back has been nice," head coach Kevin Braucht said.

"Oh, you know, it's good. It could get competitive sometimes, but, you know, that's what makes us better," Powe added.

"And it's really excitin

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