Corky Kell Classic 2008

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Introducing a new way to cover all of the high school sports in ATL hen I think about the Kell Powerade Classic and all the great players and coaches that have participated in the games over the last 15 years, it reminds me of when I was first beginning my journalism career and was sent over to Westminster to do a story on the revival of the prestigious school’s football program. I walked on to the field and immediately caught eyes with a coach wearing shorts, grey hair and an old whistle around his neck.

We looked at each other and smiled.

It was Wayman Creel, my coach at Lakeside High School and, at the time, the winningest high school coach in the state.

We talked for almost an hour and what I remember most from the conversation was what he told me when I asked him why he never had coached in college or the pros. He told me he had plenty of opportunities to do both but felt the game is its purist at the high school level. I can’t remember his exact quote, but it went something like, “There is nothing better in this world than an autumn Friday night under the lights with two schools desperately trying to outdo the other.’’ Wayman added, “It’s heaven.’’

Indeed it is!

And for that reason, Score Atlanta has taken an even a bigger plunge into the coverage of high school sports; not just high school

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football but all prep sports.

Last year, we put out a paper called Score North Fulton, covering the eight public schools in that area. We committed space for 600-word articles for each school plus a photo and calendar of its games.

The reaction was so incredible that we have renamed the paper Score Prep, and every Wednesday we will deliver it into North

Fulton, DeKalb and hopefully every metro Atlanta county.

We also are excited to announce that we will be broadcasting a high school football game every Friday night. I will join with playby-play announcers from 790 The Zone and provide the color, and I am looking forward to returning to the broadcast booth on a regular basis. We will feature the matchup in Score

the school will serve as sideline reporters. We will be turning the game into a game-night celebration as we have put together a strong list of sponsors headed up by Hair Cuttery, which will be on hand painting hair the color of the school teams. The Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation will be on hand to present a scholarship check, and we will be shooting T-shirts into the crowd. Also, everyone who enters the game will be given a game matchup provided by the reporters of Score Atlanta.

We at Score Atlanta feel this city needs a paper devoted to high school sports, one that gives each of the schools its due. Whether its football, soccer, cross country or basketball, Score Prep is going to cover it.

Like Coach Creel said, its going to be heavenly.

And for all you sitting in the Georgia Dome today, enjoy the games.

I.J. Rosenberg spent 13 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, many of them covering the Atlanta Braves. He is now the publisher of Score Atlanta, a growing sports marketing company which publishes a weekly sports paper, high school editions in Cobb, Gwinnett and North Fulton as well as others publications such as The Score Card and special sections for professional teams in town such as the Falcons and Hawks. He can be reached at 404-256-1572 or ijrosenberg@scoreatl.com.

‘He [Wayman Creel] told me he had plenty of opportunities to do both but felt the game is its purist at the high school level. I can’t remember his exact quote but it went something like, ‘There is nothing better in this world than an autumn Friday night under the lights with two schools desperately trying to outdo the other.’

Wayman added, ‘It’s heaven.’

Fulton, Cobb and Gwinnett. Now, as we did with North Fulton, we are starting with just four schools in Cobb and Gwinnett and will continue to add more as the school year moves on. We also will be adding more and more locations in those areas with the Prep paper being inserted into Score Atlanta. Please be patient with us. Last year at this time, we promised you we would get to Cobb and Gwinnett, and our plans are to move into South

Atlanta and also in the Prep edition for the area in which the game is played. Our staff will give you a complete preview of the game.

Our first game is this Friday night with Duluth at Norcross, the oldest rivalry in Gwinnett County, and our Prep reporters hit both campuses last week and spoke with coaches and players.

The game will be available both on the radio and at 790thezone.com, and students at

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1. Lowndes Last Season: 14-1, State Champions This Week: Harrison 2. Camden County Last Season: 121, Quarterfinals This week: Brookwood 3. Brookwood Last Season: 14-1, Runner-up This week: Camden County 4. Warner Robins Last Season: 9-2, First Round This Week: Parkview 5. Central Gwinnett Last Season: 94, Quarterfinals This Week: Dacula 6. Valdosta Last Season: 7-5, Second Round This Week: Jordan (Utah) 7. Stephenson Last Season: 12-2, Semifinals This Week: Banneker 8. Parkview Last Season: 10-3, Quarterfinals This Week: Warner Robins 9. McEachern Last Season: 6-5, First Round This Week: Roswell 10. Tift County Last Season: 7-4, First Round This Week: Brooks County

1. Statesboro Last Season: 15-0, State Champions This week: Screven County 2. Griffin Last Season: 12-2, Semifinals This Week: Heritage 3. Northside, Warner Robins Last Season: 14-1, Runner-up This week: Houston County 4. Marist Last Season: 11-2, Quarterfinals This Week: Columbia 5. Baldwin Last Season: 10-4, Semifinals This Week: Washington County 6. Dacula Last Season: 12-2, AAAAA Semifinals This Week: Central Gwinnett 7. Dalton Last Season: 10-3, Quarterfinals This Week: Calhoun 8. Tucker Last Season: 10-1, First Round This Week: Miller Grove 9. Douglas County Last Season: 102, Second Round This Week: Carrollton 10. Starr’s Mill Last Season: 10-3, AAAAA Quarterfinals This Week: Cherokee

1. Peach County Last Season: 12-3, State Champions This Week: Macon County 2. LaGrange Last Season: 10-4, Semifinals This Week: Harris County 3. Carrollton Last Season: 10-1, First Round This Week: Douglas County 4. Shaw Last Season: 12-2, Semifinals This Week: Troup 5. Chamblee Last Season: 9-3, Second Round This Week: South Atlanta 6. Stephens County Last Season: 112, Quarterfinals This Week: Seneca, SC 7. Cartersville Last Season: 9-3, Second Round This Week: Woodland 8. Dougherty Last Season: 13-2, Runner-up This Week: Northeast Macon 9. Gainesville Last Season: 11-2, Quarterfinals This Week: East Hall 10. Washington County Last Season: 7-4, First Round This Week: Baldwin

1. Charlton County Last Season: 141, State Champions This Week: Clinch County 2. Calhoun Last Season: 14-1, Runner-up This Week: Dalton 3. Buford Last Season: 12-1, Quarterfinals This Week: East Coweta 4. Greene County Last Season: 13-1, Semifinals This Week: Glenn Hills 5. Dublin Last Season: 11-1, Second Round This Week: West Laurens 6. Laney Last Season: 9-3, Second Round This Week: Butler 7. Cook Last Season: 10-3, Quarterfinals This Week: Colquitt County 8. Greater Atlanta Christian Last Season: 9-2, First Round This Week: Mary Persons 9. Jefferson County Last Season: 101, First Round This Week: Burke County 10. McIntosh County Academy Last Season: 8-2-1, First Round This Week: Liberty County

1. Lincoln County Last Season: 12-3, State Champions This Week: @ McCormick, SC 2. Johnson County Last Season: 122, Semifinals This Week: East Laurens 3. Hawkinsville Last Season: 9-4, Quarterfinals This Week: Perry 4. Clinch County Last Season: 7-5, Second Round This Week: Charlton County 5. Bowdon Last Season: 12-2, Semifinals This Week: Pacelli 6. Turner County Last Season: 9-3, Second Round This Week: Worth County 7. Bremen Last Season: 11-2, Quarterfinals This Week: Heard County 8. Commerce Last Season: 5-5, First Round This Week: Rabun County 9. Irwin County Last Season: 4-6, did not reach playoffs This Week: Fitzgerald 10. Athens Academy Last Season: 46-1, First Round This Week: Oglethorpe County

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Starr’s Mill vs. Cherokee 11:45 a.m.

These teams haven’t played against each other since 2003 when the Cherokee Warriors took out the Starr’s Mill Panthers 35-14. A lot has changed since then, however. The Panthers are coming off a 10-win season and a region title. They are also pre-ranked No. 7 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and No. 10 in the coaches poll on gasports.com.

Quarterback Robby Davis, a senior, is a third-year starter who has improved his skills tremendously. His speed makes him dangerous as a passer and a rusher (he can run a 4.51 40-yard dash). The defense held opponents to 14 points or less in seven games last season, and the scary part is that with several returning starters, they may be even better now.

The Cherokee Warriors made it to the state tournament from 2002-04, but in 2005 they struggled with a 1-9 record. This was mostly due to a large number of graduating seniors and a serious turnover in the coaching staff. Now that everyone has a year under their belts, however, the Warriors are ready to return to prominence. Senior quarterback John Valentine will get his chance to show what he is made of, and the offense promises to be much more polished and prepared. Last season was a real disappointment for Cherokee, but with coaches and players that are all familiar with one another, the Warriors should no doubt rise to become one of the top teams in the region again. A win over one of Georgia’s highest-ranked teams would definitely be the boost this program needs.

Warner Robins vs. Parkview 2:45 p.m.

Parkview is hoping their successes from last season will carry over. The Panthers reached the quarterfinal round of the state tournament for the 11th consecutive time, and head coach Cecil Flowe won his 150th game as the season came to a close. Flowe will certainly add a fair share of wins to that total this season with eight starters returning to the field. Senior defensive back Tremayne Graham is one of the most talented players at his position and is also a solid wide receiver when his number is called upon. Senior Antonio Mohn had nine rushing touchdowns as a sophomore before missing last season with an injury. Now he is healthy and ready to pick up where former RB Caleb King left off.

The Warner Robins Demons have one of the richest histories of the teams in the Kell Powerade Classic, winning 23 regional titles and four state championships, including one in 2004. The Demons had a fairly inexperienced team last season but still finished with a 9-2 record.

Many stars of 2005 will be returning this season, including QB Shane Sams. As a sophomore, Sams completed 68 percent of his passes and threw seven touchdowns. The player to watch on offense will be senior Antwan Hamilton; he averaged 10 rushing yards per carry and 11 total touchdowns. The defense held opponents to about 10 points per game last season, and defensive ends Brian Buford and Roderick Rose were the leading tacklers. They will return to the starting lineup on Saturday, which means bad news for Parkview.

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Brookwood vs. Camden Co. 5:30 p.m.

It’s been almost four years since these teams faced off. In 2002, Brookwood and Camden County met in the semifinal round of the state tournament, with Brookwood sneaking away with a 24-23 victory.

Brookwood has made it to the postseason every year since then and even reached the 2005 state championship game. The Broncos will enter this game with arguably the best linebacker combo out there. Senior ILB Rennie Curran is especially dangerous: he has been ranked the No. 7 ILB in the nation and the No. 19 overall athlete in Georgia according to Rivals.com. Curran is joined by seniors Joe Moore and David Kelley who utilize their speed to their advantage often. And after averaging 35 points per game last season, the offense is just as lethal.

As good as the Broncos are, however, they certainly will have their hands full against the team that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Sports Illustrated named the best in Georgia. The Camden County Wildcats are coming off of their best offensive season in history, averaging over 42 points per game. Head coach Jeff Herron led the Wildcats to the state title in 2003, and has a 71-7 record in his six years as head coach. The team will be without a senior quarterback (A.J. McCray and Major Herron are both juniors), but both sides of the ball are loaded with talent and experienced players. The defense will be led by seniors Rennie Moore Jr., and Willie White, ranked No. 29 and 31 in the state, respectively. This game may be the best of the Classic.

McEachern vs. Roswell 8:30 p.m.

One thing is for certain: all of the upperclassmen on the McEachern Indians will be looking forward to this one. The last time these teams met was in the first round of the 2005 state tournament.

Roswell controlled the game on offense and came away with a 28-14 victory, ending McEachern’s season. Head coach Jimmy Dorsey enters his 23rd season with the Indians and will be ready to extract revenge on the Hornets. Senior defensive tackle Ted Laurent is ranked No. 5 overall in Georgia by Rivals.com, and you can bet he still has a sour taste in his mouth from last season. In the first coaches poll on gasports.com, McEachern earned a No. 9-ranking while Roswell was unranked. The Indians hope to keep it that way.

Still, the Roswell Hornets are one of the most successful teams in Georgia and they are looking to make another trip to the postseason.

While the Hornets are unranked on gasports.com, the Atlanta JournalConstitution pre-ranked them No. 8 in Class AAAAA. In Roswell’s nine wins last season, their opponents scored 14 points or less in all but one game. Senior linebacker Ridge Kern will lead the defense once again, and he has an uncanny ability to put pressure on the quarterback. Dustin Taliaferro was only a sophomore in 2005 and still managed to lead the Hornets to playoffs. Taliaferro threw for 148 yards and a touchdown against McEachern last season. If the Indians are not careful, the experienced junior will throw for even more in the Classic’s final game.

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‘Corky [Kell] was a gregarious guy who permeated love for kids’ through this cycle, do you think the kids are lot of coaches are saying that they just can’t Q: How has it grown through the years?

Atlanta sat down this week with Corky remember it ever being this hot. What are your Hunter: The first year was real big. It’s any better than they were back then?

Smadecore Kell co-founder Dave Hunter, who has Hunter: Yeah I think they’re better! thoughts on the heat? grown a lot; we’ve had a couple of bumps in his mark on high school football in the state for the past 36 years. In 1987, Dave took over as head coach at Brookwood High School and four years later helped put together what is now called the Powerade Kell Classic. In 19 seasons as head coach in Georgia, coach Hunter's teams won 177 games and qualified for the state playoffs 15 times. He won a state title at Brookwood in 1996 and talked with us about the game he helped put together with the late McEachern coach Corky Kell.

Q: Where did the whole idea of the Kell Powerade Classic come from?

Hunter: Corky got together with the principal of McEachern [Ralph Williams] and myself, and Corky wanted to see the championship games at the Dome to prove that the Dome would work. We all talked about it; my principal at the time Emmitt Lawson was involved, and Mr. Williams and Jimmy Dorsey.

We said we would have a game and then we tried to find two more teams in Southwest Dekalb and Newnan. So the first year we played it in 1992, we had a doubleheader. By the way, at that time it was called the Kickoff Classic, and it was the very first football game played in the Georgia Dome. Before the Falcons, before any college game, before anybody.

Q: Do you remember what the results were of those games?

Hunter: I don’t think we won. We may have played McEachern, and Southwest Dekalb and Newnan played, but I’m not really quite sure.

the road like when the roof of the Dome fell in.

And then we’ve had to compete with some big shows. The second year we had to play on Monday night for instance because there was a convention going on, so we billed it as Monday Night Football.

Q: Has the game always been played at the Dome every year?

Hunter: No, it was played at McEachern in ’95 and later on we had another problem with the Dome, so one of the years a doubleheader was played at Brookwood and a doubleheader was played at McEachern.

Q: What do you do with the money raised; where does it go with this?

Hunter: The schools get some of the money. There’s been over $40,000 raised for scholarships which were originally for students at Wheeler. Now we give scholarships for Cobb County teachers, coaches and students.

So we donate over $3,000 a year back to the Kell Scholarship Fund.

Q: Give us one or two of your most memorable moments in these games.

Hunter: From Brookwood, we beat Southwest Dekalb in ’93 and they were ranked third nationally. In 1996, we lost to Valdosta on the last play of the game 31-28, but the game was really an omen because we came back and beat Valdosta in the state championship. The last game proved to our kids that they could play with anybody in Georgia.

Q: Over the 15 years you have gone

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They’re better trained, their nutrition is better and they are bigger, faster and stronger. I’m not saying that some of the players early on aren’t as good as the players now. The guys are faster than they used to be though. It’s just a faster, bigger game.

Q: You were one of the first coaches that looked at it as a business, and you’ve done a lot with your facilities over at Brookwood. That has sort of become a popular trend.

Hunter: By nature, I think people want to make a better place for their kids. When you build good facilities, you feel pride and tradition. That’s what you’re looking for. We made a tremendous effort and the community has been extremely helpful.

Q: You’re seeing a lot of recruiting and a lot of kids moving around. How do you look at that whole situation?

Hunter: I don’t think that’s healthy, I think you should be loyal to the school you came from. However, there’s going to be some of that. I wish there was a way that we could make the kids and their families more accountable, but everything nowadays has legal ramifications with it. If they do it legally, so be it.

If you pass the rules and are not careful, when you’re a senior you can’t play. What if you and your wife get transferred to Savannah? That’s not right for your kid. If we’re not careful, we’ll make a rule that harms 95 percent of them and catches five percent of them.

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Hunter: My last two to three years, the heat bothered me. I don’t remember it being over 90 degrees so many days in a row this year though. And it’s different now from when I grew up because I had no air conditioning, so in my opinion it’s all about heat acclamation.

When I was a teenager, there were some days when it was 100 degrees. But I was used to it; I played outside all day long.

Q: The steroids issue has been big on the professional level and now people are looking at it on the college level. How about the high school level?

Hunter: It’s a concern for all of us. But again we’re back to the same deal of do you want to spend so much money to catch two percent and hurt the other 98 percent when you’re spending half your budget to catch, what, five people? I’m not condoning it at all, don’t misunderstand me. If there was a test that cost $10, I’d have everybody at Brookwood take it.

Q: Finally, what do you remember about Corky Kell when you think about him?

Hunter: What a great guy. Corky was a gregarious guy who permeated love for kids. It was like it seeped through his pores. What a genuine guy. Ralph Williams came up with the idea to name it the “Corky Kell Classic,” and of course we all agreed on it. In fact, we announced it at his funeral. Corky was not doing well, but he asked me to keep the game alive. As a matter of fact, it was a pretty traumatic moment for me. And I promised him I would keep the games going.

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‘The [Corky] Kell Powerade Classic itself is more about the experience’ core Atlanta sat down this week with Scoaching Roswell coach Tim McFarlin, who has been at Roswell since 1981. He has been the head coach for nine years, taking the place of the legendary Ray Manus, and his Hornets are favorite to win subregion 6B in Class 5A. McFarlin discussed many subjects, including his feelings about players transferring schools and steroids.

Q: How big has high school football in the North Fulton area grown? You’ve seen an incredible growth over the last eight-10 years.

McFarlin: It’s always been big in Roswell and Milton. But when we came here, the outlining areas were all very rural. So the growth has occurred inherently, but it’s also caught on as far as the passion of the game. I think football is in a unique time of the year; it’s the first thing that happens right off the bat on the school campus.

Because of that, I think high school and college football are situated for success. We’re located at the right time of year, and it’s just a great way to kick off the school year.

Q: You’ve been at Roswell for 25 years. You don’t see many guys sticking around that long.

The pressure of being a head high school coach these days is incredible.

McFarlin: It is, but I had a great model. I worked 17 years for Ray [Manus], and I look back and it went so fast. In a lot of ways I look back and probably my happiest years were the last couple years of Ray’s tenure as head coach. As the offensive coordinator, he gave me full range of running the offense and I didn’t deal with the pressures of the day-to-day operations of the program. The pressure of head coaching really doesn’t bother me. Not once have I ever thought, “If we don’t win, I’ll get fired.” I’ve just never thought about that. I’ve never thought that we’re not going to make the playoffs either. I don’t get on the bus worrying about whether we’re going to win or lose because I really feel like we’re going to win every time we play football. So I don’t have pressure in that regard. The pressure of being a head coach now has really evolved in the last couple of years into maintaining the program.

You have to draw financial support, you have to focus on transportation of the teams. We live in a legalistic society now, so you’re always worried about elements of the game like heat, injuries, and making sure kids have physicals.

There are just so many things involved with being a head coach now. As much as I enjoy it, every year I find myself more and more missing the actual coaching of kids. That’s why I had to turn the offense over.

Q: You were one of the first coaches to really realize the importance of raising money for the new field and scoreboard. You were really out in front on that.

McFarlin: When I got the program, I can remember as an assistant coach having dreams about how you would do things a little differently. Ray was so good at running the program on

the inside and the logistics of coaching. But as we came here on the campus, there were always a lot of things out there that intrigued me like the Jr. Hornet program and the Rec program. If you look at the great models that evolved in Georgia – the Valdostas and the Warner Robins of the world – that was something that we kind of had but we always felt like we could do better. The financial end of it is something you have to think about. In this community, there are a lot of expectations but improving the facilities was not an outside pressure, it was really something that came from us. We wanted to have what’s best for us. The first time I stepped on the new surface at the Georgia Dome, I knew that I wanted it at Roswell. I don’t know where that really came from, but if you’re going to have those things, you’ve got to have a mechanism that’s going to finance those things.

awe out of the eyes of your kids and get them to focus on playing football. The first year we did a really poor job of doing that. The second year we played a good team and lost 9-7 in a good football game. It’s a good news/bad news thing, but it is a lifetime memory for these kids. We would just like to change our luck this time around.

Q: Right, but you’re going to open against someone who’s strong (McEachern).

McFarlin:That’s the good news, I like that. I know different coaches look for different things. But I want to know early where we stand. And a lot of times if you go out and beat a lesser team, it’s hard to get a true evaluation on your program. My whole thinking during the season is geared toward what we are going to do in the playoffs. I think the sooner you can

talk about it and discuss it, how can it be a legitimate goal?

Q: Do you think the recruiting has gotten out of hand in your opinion?

McFarlin: Maybe so, I don’t know. We’ve had kids leave our program and had kids come to our program. We had a big deal a couple of years ago when a kid out of Chattahoochee came here and talked to us, and wound up at Parkview. It’s always uncomfortable. My only advice in that situation is that you can’t keep parents from being unhappy where they are, and with the financial resources that a lot of people have in the metro area, you’re not going to stop them from making these moves. I think from an ethical standpoint, you have to be able to look in the mirror and say, “I did not recruit these kids.” If they come here and they do it right – they move or get an academic hardship and are approved by the GHSA – to me, the GHSA may not be perfect but I don’t know who is.’’ If he’s not going to play here, I don’t want him to be ineligible somewhere else. In a kid’s life, he’s got a four-year window of opportunity to play high school football. And I wish parents could understand that they’ve only got four years to play multiple sports; I think it does a kid harm when you tell him he needs to lock into one sport so he can achieve these goals and dreams of greatness because the majority of the kids don’t ever get there. And then what you’ve done is stolen that time in their life when they can do what they wanted to do. High school needs to be a time where a kid can play, compete and experience different sports.

Q: What would you like to see as standards for the heat? What do you feel is necessary for that?

McFarlin: I don’t know, I don’t ever remember it being this hot; it’s like this global warming thing has got us. I think what we may have to do is continue to make modifications like practicing at night or early in the morning. I do think the old school thought of let’s get them out there at 2 o’clock and we’ll just go HERE COME THE HORNETS: Junior running back Alex Daniel (photo left) leads for a couple of hours, I think that’s just Roswell offense as the Class 5A Hornets look to take subegion 6B. The out. There were times this year when the Hornets are heavy favorites in a subregion which includes Milton, Centennial, heat was so bad that we wouldn’t have Alpharetta, Northview and Chattahoochee. Photos courtesy of Roswell High School. dared put a kid on the football field.

Everybody talks about “kids are indoors with air conditioning,” and I guess to some degree that’s true. But it’s hot this year.

Q: How many years have you been get a sense of where your team is and how they stack up, the better off you are. You learn very involved in the Kell Classic?

Q: The other big subject these days is McFarlin: This is our third year. It’s on a few things from winning ballgames. It’s those steroids. Obviously, it happens. How do you two-year contract; we were there in 2002 tough losses. Playing Parkview four times in work with something like that and keep the kids (against Brookwood) and 2003 (against East the playoffs has been the greatest thing that has ever happened. Those four losses have grown from getting into that stuff?

Coweta), and now we’re back. our program more than anything we could have McFarlin: Maybe I’m blind or oblivious to done. I’d like to play them again real soon. what’s going on, but I don’t know that I’ve ever Q: What’s it like to be involved in that? seen it here at high school. I know I’ve seen McFarlin: It’s a great opportunity. It’s the some of our kids that went on the college level Q: How much would a state champifirst time I’ve ever met [Corky Kell coand I can remember very vividly being taken founder] Dave Hunter; to me, he’s the first guy onship mean to you? aback when I want on the campus of a Division McFarlin: It would mean a lot. We had in metro Atlanta to step out there and drum up I school and saw one of our kids. I knew that the big dollars and financial support. He just our 55-year reunion last year and to see something had happened over the course of his runs a first-class program. He was the kind of guys who were older than me that played freshman and sophomore year. With his growth, guy I wanted to model our program after. We here and played on state championship all the signs were there. First of all, our coaches brought him in as a consultant a couple of teams was great. One guy in particular, Tom are committed to this. We don’t even encourage years ago to help us with our booster club to Bowers – who is Jeff Bowers’ brother; Tom protein and all that. I tell kids eat right, drink try to bring a little more success on that end of was always in the background as far as notoright, get plenty of rest and let’s let diet, exercise it. … The Kell Powerade Classic itself is more riety because Jeff was a quarterback – but and sleep patterns take care of the rest. If we about the experience. If you really want to Tom came by and said, “Tim, it’s time for ever saw it here, I hope we could recognize it. If know the truth about it, from a coaching stand- this team to win another one.” And I think it you look at us this year, we’re not big enough point it’s a distraction. I enjoy it because the is. I think about it and dream about it all the for us to even worry about it. Has it ever hapkids enjoy it, but it’s almost a nightmare for time. I’m not afraid to put it out there in pened here? I don’t know, maybe it has. But I your coaches because everything changes front of the kids and say this is what we hope it hasn’t. … We know the signs of it. when you get down there. You have to get the want to play for. I think if you’re afraid to

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