High school football: Stansbury quarterback Chase Christiansen humble, but determined

After starting off the season 4-0, their best start ever, the Stallions will host cross-town rivals the Tooele Buffaloes in The Battle for the Boot on Friday. The Stallions beat Tooele 35-7 last year behind a 136-yard rushing and two-touchdown performance from Christiansen. He also threw for 89 yards and a touchdown. The Stallions ended up pulling away in the second half, but it was just 7-7 at halftime. Although Tooele has had its early struggles, Christiansen knows that beating them is not going to be an easy task.

“We just have to go out and play our game and we should be OK,” said Christiansen. “We know they’re a good team so we just have to come out and stay level-headed.”

Chase is doing a great job staying level-headed, and staying humble.

When it comes to team sports, especially football, teams are renowned for giving nicknames. Christiansen’s teammates call him "Hoss," based on a character from the old TV show "Bonanza. Hoss Cartwright was a man that was quiet and nice, but if he needed to put a beat down on somebody, he could do it. The Stallions junior quarterback might not understand, but it makes perfect sense to me.

CJ Pronk is a Deseret Digital Media intern and a senior at Stansbury High School.