“We have some guys that have some experience and we have some talented young guys with no experience,” he says. They all had a great year in the weight room. The opportunity to get on the field is there, but it’s not going to be given to them. The players gotta bring it every day.”
The Tigers have some seniors that will be leading the team in pursuit of its goals. OL/DL Davis Watson, OL/DL Luke Lewis, Joe Marion and Tyler Watkins are at linebacker, and Atha is expecting big things from his kicker this year.
“Our kicking game was really good last year; we’re expecting it to be great this year with Brinson Sumner being a game changer as a kicker with an explosive leg,” Atha says. “We also got in a new player, Harrison Allen. He was linebacker only last year at his old school, and this year, he’s a preseason all-state player at running back, and has yet to play a varsity snap.”