with the confidence and throwing ability to make HV a scoring threat from anywhere on the field. “I’m just going to go out and give my best every game and help everyone else get better,” Stevens said. “We have a great set of receivers here and Will is a great weapon out of the backfield. “I think my teammates have confidence in me and it feels natural. The run game will be good and all my receivers will fight and go up to get the ball.” The offensive line is where it all begins and coach Jarrett has tabbed senior Cameron Slone at left tackle, junior Kamden Richardson at left guard, sophomore Drew Turner at center, sophomore Mason Hicks at right guard and junior Alex Lunceford at right tackle. “Cameron Slone is a senior and threeyear starter and I look for him to anchor the left tackle spot,” Jarrett said. “Mason Hicks at right guard has been a bright spot. He plays with leverage. “Drew Turner at the center is a sophomore and this will be his first year on varsity. He played a lot on the second team last season. “I expect big things from Kam Richardson and Alex Lunceford who – like a lot of the kids on this team – is big and physical.” Tittle was headed for a big season stepping in for Brayden Sams at quarterback, but that experiment did not work out as Tittle had trouble with the shotgun snap, fumbling five times in one game before giving way to Ayers. Tittle thrived at tailback until his injury sidelined him and the running back duties fell to senior Cochran. Cochran delivered in the clutch with a big game against South Greene that propelled the Warriors to the playoffs. “I’m healed up and hit the weight
room hard this offseason,” Tittle said. “I think our line will be pretty good and give us lots of running lanes. I think we can be dangerous. “Our wide receivers are very talented and fast and will all fight for the ball. I would love to see us make a run at the fourth round (state tournament).” Cochran rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns and completed 2-of5 passes for 36 yards and Campbell had seven carries for 76 yards and a touchdown as HV blanked the Rebels 21-0. Tittle had a big game against Cosby last season rushing for 139 yards before being injured. Ayers had his best day passing as he completed 5-of-11 passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns as HV ran away with a 44-6 victory. “We expect a lot from Will this season,” Jarrett said. “He will be our lead back, along with Jordan Campbell and he can give us a lot with his skill set. “We will probably be expecting more from him on defense where he will be the outside linebacker. He has hit the weight room and put on good muscle weight and I expect a good senior season from him.” The wide receiver corps will see junior Blake Young on one side and senior Ty Pierce on the other with junior Gabe Nickles in the slot. However, players like sophomore Landon Babb, sophomore Andrew Little and junior Eli Phillips will get significant playing time to keep players fresh. The defensive front will look like this with Slone at left end, Richardson and Hicks inside and Babb at right end. Cameron Cochran will vie for playing time inside as will Turner with Phillips pushing Babb for time at end. The linebackers left to right feature Tittle at OLB, with Roberts and Timmy Mounts on the inside at MLB and Little at ROLB. 13