Fayetteville coach Billy Dawson said he feels better about some areas of his team after the Bulldogs completed spring practice on Wednesday.

Dawson was particularly concerned about holes at receiver and in the secondary for the Bulldogs, who finished 8-5 last season.

"We had a good spring," Dawson said. "I got to see a lot of kids running around who can help us at receiver and in the secondary. I feel better about it."

Dawson listed a number of players who emerged during the spring at those positions, including Beau Stuckey, Luke Charboneau, Cornelius Williams, Barrett Adams, Gage Reid, Brooks Flanigan, and Connor Flanigan. Dawson also liked the play of Zach Vanhook and Johnson Bowman at tight end during spring drills.

Fayetteville is established at quarterback, where Darius Bowers will return after throwing for nearly 3,500 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior.

With spring practice complete, Fayetteville will turn to its summer session before returning to full-scale workouts beginning July 31. Fayetteville will send two teams to Charleston for a 7-on-7 tournament on June 16 and the Bulldogs will also participate in the Shiloh Christian tournament at Springdale July 12-14.