MIAC PREVIEW; MINNESOTA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE; MIXING IT UP A BIT; Phil Porta is used to carrying the load for Bethel, but this year's Royals plan to pass more to balance their attack.(SPORTS)

Byline: Joel Rippel; Staff Writer

Bethel coach Steve Johnson appreciates the workload that running back Phil Porta has carried the past two seasons.

This season, Johnson wants to appreciate Porta a little less by utilizing a more varied offense.

"We try to get him the ball in a variety of ways," Johnson said. "Keying on Phil had to be done. I felt that last year we were too run-dominated in our calls. Some of that had to do with injuries, and some had to do with the sure thing we had in our running game."

Despite the attention from defenses,…