Paris Senior Football Team Gets Ready for New Season

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REPORT with George Le Gresley

This year’s football team might be a new start for the Senior Paris Panthers Head Coach Ed Kelly

Two years ago, the team was on top, winning the A A B N N varsity football championship, and had all its weapons on fire. Last year’s team, for a lot of reasons, didn’t replicate their championship season, as one of its primary weapons, Jack Kelly, wasn’t available for half the season. Jack has moved on to Western University, and a group of seniors has moved on after completing grade 12

Now, the team leader is Ryan Smith, who quarterbacked the Brantford Bisons Under 19 team to a provincial championship. Ryan Smith will be behind center as this year’s senior quarterback. Ryan, an honour student who is looking to study actuarial science, will definitely bring the leadership skills he shows on the practice field to game day.

The offensive and defensive linemen are a mix of returning and first-year seniors with a veteran presence Lineman coach Jason keeps a close eye on their technique, and the veterans continually peercoach the younger players.

Finally, head coach Ed Kelley feels that he has a strong defense, and with a motivated quarterback in

Ryan Smith, the Panthers may surprise some teams in the next few weeks. The Panthers have two more weeks of practice before the season opens, plus a jamboree where outside teams get together to scrimmage under controlled gameplay.