TEAM PREVIEW CALHOUN CITY
WILDCATS
TEAM PREVIEW PHILADELPHIA
TORNADOES
COACH: PERRY LILES
2016 RECORD: 15-1
2017 SCHEDULE 8/18 @ COFFEEVILLE 8/25 VS. HOUSTON 9/1 @ RIPLEY 9/8 VS. WEST BOLIVAR 9/15 VS. WATER VALLEY 9/22 @ BRUCE 9/29 OPEN 10/6 @ EAST WEBSTER 10/13 VS. WINONA 10/20 @ LEFLORE COUNTY 10/27 VS. EUPORA
COACH: TEDDY DYESS
PLAYERS TO WATCH Jo Jo Gray QB, 2018
Keshun Parker RB/LB, 2018
Treshone Cooper RB/DB, 2018
2016 RECORD: 7-5
2017 SCHEDULE 8/18 8/25 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/21 9/29 10/6 10/12 10/20 10/27
@ RULEVILLE @ BAY SPRINGS @ NESHOBA CENTRAL VS. KEMPER COUNTY VS. QUITMAN @ CHOCTAW CENTRAL VS. SE LAUDERDALE VS. NEWTON @ UNION VS. LAKE @ SCOTT CENTRAL
PLAYERS TO WATCH Courtney Smith (SR) (RB)
Chris Griffin (SR) (DL)
Jz’Markeyus Hobbs
NOTES
(SR) (DB) Calhoun City won their second state title in school history last season in a 22-8 win over Bay Springs. Since 2013, the Wildcats have a record of 50-10 and have made the state championship three times.
NOTES
Calhoun City scored 85 touchdowns as a team in 2016.
886 rushing yards by quarterback Jo Jo Gray last season.
19 rushing touchdowns by Keshun Parker in 2016.
The Tornadoes will have to overcome depth issues, but they should be explosive with almost every starter returning from a year ago. The running game should be strong again with Courtney Griffin and a couple other solid running backs behind him. Jz’Markeyus Hobbs leads what should be a solid secondary in 2017, Hobbs had six interceptions last year
10 returning players on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.
1,248 amount of rushing yards Courtney Griffin had in 2016