Warren’s Mason Durst looks like he’s having a blast on the football field.

Reflecting that, the 5-foot-7, 175-pound senior safety is seemingly never far from the ball and darts into view in a manner that can’t be ignored.

But just a few months ago, he didn’t have that level of enthusiasm.

“Last year, I was a guy who didn’t get a lot of snaps and didn’t think football was really something that I loved to do,” Durst said. “I’m a big baseball guy, so I was thinking maybe I should just do that and maybe football’s not for me.

“This year, though, in the offseason, the coaches really got me right, and I realized I love this sport.”

Three games into Durst’s senior season, he is one of the acknowledged leaders on a defense that has lofty aspirations and the talent to back that up. With three

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