After a two-year hiatus, the familiar sounds of spring football echoed in the bleachers of Shelton Stadium at Hays High last week.

But as players work to acclimatize themselves to practice five days in, Hays head coach Neal LaHue and his staff began to focus on the fundamentals for a program that is projected to return 14 total starters next season.

“I like spring football. It’s one of those things where I feel like we benefit,” LaHue said. “We don’t set the depth c...