CHILTON COUNTY
STAFFNEY LOOKS TO HAVE BIG YEAR IN CCHS BACKFIELD Written by ZACHARY SEIFTER Photos by BRANDON SUMRALL
H
e always saw himself as a linebacker. A leader of the defense and a ferocious tackler, that is how Chilton County High School’s Kevin Staffney Jr. saw himself. That has changed recently, however. Staffney, entering his senior year at CCHS, is now the starting running back for the Tigers for a second consecutive year. In his freshman and sophomore years, he was a starting linebacker, but had to make the switch to offense when one of the team’s running backs left. It was not an easy transition, according to Staffney. He went to several camps trying to get a feel for the position, and had to spend a lot of time and reps in practice getting comfortable with the new position. The work he put in paid dividends. He finished the 2020 season with 528 yards off 124 rushes, good for an average of 4.26 yards per rush. He put up those numbers despite missing time with an injury.
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