By the standards of the Utah County city, where longevity is measured in generations rather than years, that makes Bowers the new kid in town.
But the Red Devils senior has been there long enough that he felt the pain of losing just as harshly as the other players when Springville fell 41-21 to Lehi in a Class 5A state semifinal Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
“We had a lot of doubters. It was really good to show that we could make it back to Rice-Eccles,” said Bowers, who had 112 yards rushing — almost entirely courtesy of touchdown runs of 80 and 30 yards.