Maverick Merechka Van Buren football
With first-year coach Mike Lee at the helm, the Pointers will reply heavily on experienced players like Merechka, a 6-foot-1, 240-pounder who will start both ways this season. He'll play offensive line and fill holes at inside linebacker in Van Buren's Odd Stack formation that's being installed by defensive coordinator JR Ross. Merechka bench presses 310 pounds, squats 400 and dead lifts 500.
