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Guardians of the Gridiron

The Greer area is packed with dynamic student athletes.This year, with our annual high school football preview, we

wanted to highlight five special players that bring a super hero-

type attribute to their respective teams.

We wanted to convey those skills in a comic book-style pre-

view that we could be proud of.

In talking through what the attributes of a great player should

be, the staff at The Greer Citizen decided to find athletes that

represent endurance, strength, speed, versatility and vision.

These five qualities create success on the football field and we

believe weve found five young men who represent them well.

While our preview focuses on the talents of a select few, thereare many more players on this years high school gridiron you

will need to keep an eye on.

Whether you spend your Friday nights out in Blue Ridge, on

the bleachers at Eastside, cheering on Riverside, taking in a

Greer game at Dooley Field or supporting Byrnes at Nixon Field,

you know that nothing brings a community together quite like

local high school football.

These young men, Jon Osborne, Lyrics Klugh, Cole Hender-

son, Aaron Kane and Tay Jenkins, are not just great athletes--theyre also great people. We couldnt have asked for better

players to work with and we want to thank each teams coach-

ing staff for allowing us to be a small part of what they are do-

ing.

No high school football preview can happen without a lot of

teamwork and effort. Our newspaper has two award-winning

page designers and graphic artists, and we believe they have

helped us create something unique. Photographer Mandy Fer-

guson worked with each player to really bring this idea to life in

photo and design. Graphic artist Julie Holcombe made magic

happen with the design, allowing our comic book to jump offthe page.

I had the pleasure of talking with each coach and player and I

hope the feature stories Ive written will help you become better

prepared for the upcoming season.

Our staff enjoyed meeting these five men and we truly be-

lieve they will be this years Guardians of the Gridiron.

Billy Cannada, Editor

Becoming

a super hero

These young menare not just

great athletes,theyre also great people

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BlueRidge wide receiver Tay Jenkins has

a nose for the football, and he hopes to

demonstrate that during his senior season.

With sophomore quarterback Jay Urich learningthe ropes of the offense, Jenkins knows he will

need to step up and be a leader for the Tigers.

Im trying to give Blue Ridge the best season it

has ever had, which would be to move past the

first round, Jenkins said. Our ultimate goal is get-

ting to the state championship and winning the

ring. In my class, weve only lost three games our

whole Blue Ridge life. We want to keep that up.

Being successful at his position means being

able to see the field and read defenders.

You have to be one with the game, Jenkins

said. You cant let other things outside the game

be in your head. You have to think quicker than

the DB thats guarding you.

With his skill comes plenty of preparation. Jen-

kins said he spends a fair amount of time going

over plays and nailing down timings for routes.Our playbook is all about memory, but with

timing, we just have to practice more with our

quarterback, Jenkins said. As seniors, we have to

step up because our quarterback is young. We re-

ally have to have our timing down because we

pass the ball a bunch.

Jenkins said he is excited to catch passes from

Urich.

I think its going to be a great experience, Jen-

kins said. It puts me in a leadership role to help

him out as a young quarterback. I know he looks

up to me because he tells me a lot, but I look up to

him too because thats a big role he jumped into.

So far,

during the pre-

season, Jenkins said his teammates

have been stepping up to fill inwhere those that graduated left off.

Our work ethic is really good, he

said. Our seniors are stepping up be-

cause we lost a whole bunch last

year. Weve got young guys coming

in at key roles and theyre putting in

work. Were getting ready for the sea-

son to start and we cant wait.

Jenkins said he is ready to be back

under those Friday night lights.

This is my last time playing on this

field so its bittersweet, but I cant wait

to get started, Jenkins said.

Jenkins senses a good yearfor tiger football

You haveto be

one with the game.

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VarsityDATE OPPONENTAug. 29 At Wade Hampton

Sept. 5 JL MannSep. 12 atStephens County, GaSept. 19 at EastsideSept. 26 BereaOct. 3 at EmeraldOct. 10 Travelers RestOct. 17 SouthsideOct. 24 ChapmanOct. 31 at Greer

Junior VarsityDATE OPPONENTAug. 28 Wade HamptonSept. 4 at JL Mannsept. 11 PickensSept. 25 at Bereaoct. 2 Emeraldoct. 9 at Travelers Restoct. 16 at Southsideoct. 23 at Chapmanoct. 30 Greer

c-teamDATE OPPONENTAug. 28 Wade HamptonSept. 4 at JL MannSept. 9 at Byrnessept. 18 Eastsidesept. 25 TBAOct. 2 Senecaoct. 9 at Senecaoct. 16 at Mauldinoct. 23 TBAOct. 30 Wade Hampton

D-TeamDATE OPPONENTSept. 10 at RiversideSept. 16 Wade HamptonSept. 23 HillcrestSept. 30 CarolinaOct. 7 at Travelers RestOct. 14 at GreerOct. 21 GreenvilleOct. 28 at Eastside

Nemeses

Blue Ridge learningto finish strong

BlueRidge is hungry heading into a

new season.

The Tigers want to win when it matters most,

and head coach Shane Clark said that is going

to require a little extra effort down the stretch.

The team enters 2014 looking to go a little

further than it did last year, when the season

came to an abrupt end against Belton-Honea

Path.

Weve got to learn to finish,

Clark said. Weve gone

through seasons where weve

gotten to the playoffs, but we

dont want to be a one and

done in the playoffs. We want

to be able to finish the job

right and get things done.

To get the job done, Clark

said his team will need to be

more consistent on offense.

Offensively, were trying to

get our quarterback situation

locked down, he said. Weve

had Ty [Montgomery] for the

last two years and hes gone

now. Jay Urich has played pret-

ty well. Hes a very coachable

kid and were looking for some

good things out of him.

Blue Ridge will return a

young defense. Clark said the

group will have to work hard to

overcome inexperience.

I think well be alright, he said. Weve obvi-

ously got some holes to fill with graduation

and that kind of stuff, but well hopefully be

able to do that with them. Thats what we tried

to do. We tried to put some guys in some of

those spots and see what they were capable of

doing. Well just have to see what we get out of

them.

The Tigers have been working to strengthen

their defensive line during the offseason.

Obviously weve got to really rebuild our en-

tire defensive line for the most part, Clark said.

Weve got a couple of guys that did start some

games for us last year that are back, Caleb Lynn

and Zach Martin. Those guys had a pretty good

[summer] and were looking at them to step up

and play a pretty major role in everything we

have going on.

Improving is a simple process, according to

Clark.

Weve got to get better everyday, he said. If

we do that, everything will kind of take care of

itself. We need to focus on fundamentals and

doing the little things every single day.

Clark said, although the team has taken part

in plenty of scrimmages, the focus remains on

Wade Hampton.

We always say we start with No. 1, so Wade

Hampton is our game one and thats all were

thinking about the whole time, he said. Obvi-

ously, the goal is to try to win your region.

These are the kind of things we continue to

press on our guys.

We want to be ableto finish

the job rightand get things done.

Coach Shane Clark

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2 Tay Jenkins 12

3 Melvin Smith 12

4 Temage Green 11

6 Jason Sammons 10

7 Eric Diaz 12

8 Sonny Stephens 10

9 Justin Kemp 12

10 Jay Urich 10

11 Travis Lancaster 10

12 Mikey Urueta 12

14 Chandler Quinn 1015 Azrin Jamison 10

16 Tommy Williams 11

17 Evan Coffin 11

18 Brian Garrett 12

19 Mathew Dawson 12

20 RJ Rogers 11

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38 Jacob Arms 10

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41 Caleb Lynn 12

43 Josh McAbee 11

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50 Christian Mills 10

51 Andrew Parris 11

52 TJ Goldsmith 11

53 David Kenealy 12

54 Ryan Pace 11

55 Kyle Anders 1156 Clay Kemp 10

60 Dillon Bull 12

61 James Martin 11

62 JP Clark 12

63 Gatlin Miller 12

64 Chase Bradshaw 11

65 Zach Nunamacher 11

66 Austin De La Rosa 10

73 Michael Piotrowski 12

74 Eric Budzowski 11

77 Jared Kellett 10

80 Matthew Cromer 10

81 Stephen Bishop 12

82 Charlie Bennett 10

83 Alex Nicolas 10

84 Matt Barnes 11

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The Rebels have reserved spots for Klugh on of-

fense, defense and special teams, making him one

of the most dynamic players on the roster.

Hes a good kid and a good player, Lane said.

Im expecting him to be one of the leaders of the

football team. Hes very versatile. He can play any

position on the field. You try to put guys with their

strengths, but hes just that good of an athlete.

Were looking for a lot out of him on both sides of

the ball and on special teams.

Klugh has spent time at free safety, corner, run-

ning back, receiver, quarterback and even line-

backer, Lane said.

Versatility, to me, means being able to do mul-

tiple things like playing both sides of the ball,

Klugh said. You have to be able to run, catch,

throwjust having skills all around the field that

other people might not have.

Klugh has always been drawn to playing multi-

ple positions.

Ive always played both sides of the ball my

whole life, he said. I just love it. Ive got to do what

Ive got to do to help my team win.

Many of Klughs scores last season came on in-

terception and kick returns. When hes on a long

run, the senior said he feels like he cannot be

caught.

Im just thinking, Get to the end zone. Thats it,

he said. Theres no looking back. Nobody can

touch you. If they do, theyll go down.

While he may be able to do it all, Byrnes will

need him to be an anchor on defense.

I see myself as the leader on the defense, Klugh

said. Im a senior and Im the only three-year start-

er on this defense. Ive got to lead by example, and

whenever the offense needs me, Ive got to be

able

to go over

there and produce.

Byrnes kicks off the season on Friday (Aug.

22) at Northwestern. Although the Rebels

fell by a touchdown last season, Klugh said

the team will redeem itself.

The guys are staying focused, Klugh said.

We know what happened last season and

were not going to let that happen again. Were

just trying to make it through the season with no

losses.

Byrnes will travel to California in September to

take on De La Salle, which is currently one of the

top 30 high school football programs in the

country.

Its hard [to not look ahead], he said. Ev-

erybody wants to go to California, but you

cant forget about Northwestern. We have to

keep focused because we lost to them last

year. Were not going to let that happened again.

Lane said Klugh already has 16 scholarship of-

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Returningto the state champion-

ship is going to require Byrnes to go

through several top-ranked opponents.

The Rebels will face two of those opponents in

the first three games.

Byrnes will travel to Northwestern on Aug. 22

for the season opener, where the team hopes to

avenge a loss from a season ago. The Rebels will

then head to Concord, California on Sept. 12 to

take on De La Salle.

Its definitely tough, said new head coach Bri-

an Lane. Youve got Northwestern and then

youve got to go to California and play De La Sal-

le. Thats definitely a tough schedule. If you want

to be the best, youve got to play the best teams

in the state and in the country. Thats what weve

got on our plate and Im looking forward to the

challenge. As a competitor, you always want to

have things that prove that youre worthy.

God doesnt give you victories, He gives you

opportunities for victory, he said.

Getting used to his new team has required

Lane to put in a lot of extra hours and hard work.

The main thing that were continuing to try to

work on is just chemistry, Lane said. Having a

new head coach with a new system that the kids

are trying to learn--those are always things

where you have to try to work out the hiccups.

Hopefully it will get better and better each week

until the hiccups disappear.

On defense, Lane said the team is still getting

used to a new system.

We brought in a new defensive coordinator

so were just trying to develop his system, Lane

said. We know what we want, but we have to

get the kids to buy in and understand and that

kind of thing. Its just the newness of everything.

In the kicking game and on special teams, the

Rebels have plenty to look forward to, according

to Lane. With several versatile athletes that can

be dangerous in the open field, Lane said the

Rebels are going to be explosive.

We have a lot of skill guys and explosive play-

ers on special teams, Lane said. Our place kicker

is returning and our punter is returning so were

very excited about special teams and what thats

going to bring. Hopefully that can be one of our

strengths this year.

Lane played for Byrnes, coached as an assis-

tant at Byrnes and has now returned to take the

helm of the program. Lane said the whole thing

is surreal.

When I was there, we were on the rise, Lane

said. We were building a program to be nation-

ally prominent and now its just about maintain-

ing and finding ways to make it better. Thats

usually the challenging part. You have to keep

the coaches and the kids motivated.

Despite a tough schedule, Lane is not worried

about pressure.

Theres going to be pressure no matter what

you do, Lane said. You kind of put pressure on

yourself. Im just going to be who I am and thats

all I can ever do. I let God determine the out-

come. Thats kind of how I operate.

Rebels take aim at treacherous scheduleVarsityDATE OPPONENT

Aug. 22 at Northwestern

Aug. 29 TL Hanna

Sept. 5 Open

Sept. 12 at De La Salle

(CA)

Sept. 19 at Gaffney

Sept. 26 Boiling Springs

Oct. 3 at Spartanburg

Oct. 10 Riverside

Oct. 17 at JL Mann

Oct. 24 Mauldin

Oct. 31 at DormanNov. 7 Wade Hampton

Junior VarsityDATE OPPONENT

Aug. 28 at TL Hanna

Sept. 18 Gaffney

Sept. 25 at Boiling

SpringsOct. 2 Spartanburg

Oct. 9 at Riverside

Oct. 16 JL Mann

Oct. 23 at Mauldin

Oct. 30 Dorman

Nov. 6 at Wade Hampton

c-teamDATE OPPONENTAug. 28 at Hanna

Sept. 9 Blue Ridge @BFA

Sept. 18 Gaffney

SEpt. 25 at Boiling

Springs

Oct. 2 Spartanburg

Oct. 9 South Pointe

(@BFA)

Oct. 16 JL MannOct. 23 at Mauldin

Oct. 30 Dorman

Nov. 6 at Wade Hampton

Nemeses

If you want to bethe best, youvegot to play the

best teams in thestate and in the

country.Coach Brian Lane



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3 STEADMAN Rogers 11

4 Najee Bowens 125 Lyrics Klugh 12

6 Nick Elmore 12

7 Aymel Lyles 12

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18 Mason Streater 10

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20 Dishawn Browning 12

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WhenEastside senior defensive back Jon

Osborne was diagnosed with Crohns Dis-

ease his freshman year, it would have been easy to

give up.

Instead, he became more determined.

Osborne battled through his illness to earn a

valuable spot on the Eagles roster and Eastside

coach Jeff Thomason said he never made excuses.

Hes never used it as an excuse, he said. Hes al-

ways worked hard without making excuses and

we cant ask for much more than that as coaches.

Hes one of the hardest working (players) we have.

Osborne has put on nearly 40 pounds since his

junior season, gaining strength for his final year on

the gridiron.

Endurance, for me, is more like perseverance,

Osborne said. I wasnt really the biggest guy out

there and I wasnt really the fastest guy out there,

but Ive tried to work hard and take every oppor-

tunity I get to just go hard and try to do my best.

Despite some added pressure and nerves for his

senior year, Osborne said he is ready for it to get

kicked off.

Ive put in a lot of preparation, he said. Its my

last year playing high school football, so theres a

lot of pressure and a lot of anxious feelings. You

want to do your best and you want to shine for

your school. Weve been working hard this sum-

mer and giving it all weve got. Hopefully, well

make it happen during the season.

His role on team is simple: be a leader.

I feel like my role is just to encourage the

younger guys, Osborne said. I had a couple of

guys help me out when I was younger so I feel like

Ive got to give back. I want to help lead in any way

I can.

With what Thomason believes is the most ath-

letically gifted roster he has seen in four years,

Eastside has set out to prove itself this fall.

I think it will be an improvement [on last sea-

son], Osborne said. Our limit is ourselves. We can

do whatever we want if we just work hard and

give it all weve got.

Osborne said he

hopes to show leadership, even during the

tough times.

Youve got to lead by example, he said.

If youre being tough, guys are going to

be like, I want to be like that senior. I want

to go hard. I want to show the coaches Ive

got what it takes.

Eastside will kick off against Riverside on Aug.

29. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

Were very excited, Osborne said. Ive got a

couple of friends that actually play for Riverside so

its going to be fun to see where it goes. Theres

been a little trash talking, but its all fun. Its a

huge rivalry.

Eastsides Osborne perseveres on the field

Ive triedto work hard

and take every opportunity

I get to just go hardand try to do my best.

Stacey Brooks

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Hes one of thehardest working

(players) we have.Coach Jeff Thomason



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VarsityDATE OPPONENT

Aug. 29 Riverside

Sept. 5 Christ Church

Sept. 12 at W. HamptonSept. 19 Blue Ridge

Sept. 26 at Chapman

Oct. 3 Greer

Oct. 10 at Southside

Oct. 17 Berea

Oct. 24 at Trav. Rest

Oct. 31 at Emerald


Aug. 28 at Riverside

Sept. 4 at Christ Church

Sept. 11 Wade Hampton

Sept. 18 at Blue Ridge

Sept. 25 Chapman

Oct. 2 at Greer

Oct. 9 Southside

Oct. 16 at Berea

Oct. 23 Travelers RestOct. 30 Emerald

c-teamDATE OPPONENT


Sept. 18 at Blue Ridge

Nemeses

Finishingdrives was a problem for

last years Eagles.

Head coach Jeff Thomason said, although his

team had seen some offensive success, it did not

always translate into points on the scoreboard.

This year, however, that may change.

Our nemesis has been putting the ball in the

end zone, Thomason said. Weve moved the

ball on everybody weve played, but when we

get down to the red zone, we struggle. Thats

what weve really focused on this offseason.

We hope to be able to put our defense back

on the field after touchdowns rather than after

four-and-outs, he said.

Having a veteran group of starters return will

help the offensive effort.

Weve got all our receivers back, Thomason

said. Our quarterback is really coaching these

guys and doing what we need him to do. This

will be his fourth season and he knows what

were trying to do.

Thomason said he is expecting a strong start

from his team, which includes his son, Ty.

Ty [Thomason] is back and has been our lead-

ing receiver for three years, he said. Hes improv-

ing each week and hes much stronger. Our

whole team is strong and Ty has worked his butt

off in the offseason.

Weve got good speed and were more athlet-

ic than weve ever been, he said.

On defense, the Eagles are going to miss the

play of several experienced players.

Defensively, were going to have to replace

some guys we will miss, Thomason. Well miss

Mikey Fernandez and Nick Sands. Replacing

those guys and finding

guys that are capable

of stepping in and fill-

ing those roles, thats

going to be a big deal

for our coaching staff.

Thomason said he

has seen players step

up to answer the call

on defense, however.

Weve got guys that

are stepping in and

helping us make the

transition, he said. Its

not like weve got a

bunch of guys that

havent played at all.

Some of these guys

stepped up and con-

tributed for us last year

so were hoping thats

really going to help us.

On special teams,

Thomason hopes to

have the services of a

skilled long snapper.

We just found out

that our long snapper,

Will Thorpe, may not be

back, Thomason said.

Hes a key guy and we

need some experience in that area. The great

thing about our special teams is that both of our

kickers are back. On special teams, I think were

going to be fine. Weve got two strong legs and

we plan on putting it in the end zone every time

we kick off.

Eastside will kick the season off against River-

side on Aug. 29. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

Eagles improve in the red zone

Weve gotgood speedand were

more athleticthan weveever been.

Coach Jeff Thomason



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Greers2014 season may ride on thesuccess of its offensive line, and that is justfine with senior offensive tackle Cole Henderson.

Henderson, a 6-3, 265-pound lineman, will carry

the load for the Yellow Jackets in the trenches this

fall, joining three other returning starters up front.

I just try to come in here and get to work every-

day, Henderson said. We lost a lot of good players

last year, but were going to come back strong.

Weve got a good quarterback coming back and

some good receivers. Weve also got a good run-

ning back coming up.

Greer coach Will Young said Hendersons hard

work and leadership are going to play a vital role

in the teams success.He is probably the hardest working kid on the

entire football team, Young said. In the weight

room, in the classroom, in practicehes just one

of those kids you can look to. He plays whistle to

whistle, does not take plays off and constantly

works as hard as he can.

Hes strong, too.

Hes one of the five strongest kids that

weve got, Young said. He has won our weight

room award the last couple of years. Hes just fun

to coach. When youve got a guy who is going to

give it up for you on every play, all youve got to

do is be a decent football coach and get him in the

right place.

The right place for Henderson is in the middle,blocking the opposing teams best defender.

You just try to hit guys as hard as you can, Hen-

derson said. Youve got to get mad.

Young expects a lot from his offensive line and

they have managed to deliver in the past.

Weve always relied a lot on our front five,

Young said. We returned four starters from last

year there and all four of them are

very good high school football players.

Theyre all a lot like Cole. They have a

great motor and work extremely hard.

Greer rushed for more than 2,000

yards a season ago and good protection

had a lot to do with it, Young said.

People say a lot about the yards Quez

got, but I think Quez will tell you too, a

lot of those yards came after he

gained 10, Young said. The first 10

yards have to be created and theyre

created by the guys up front. WhatQuez did after those 10 yards is pret-

ty special.

Blocking for such a dangerous run-

ner was an enjoyable task for Hender-

son.

It was fun blocking for Quez, he said. He could

break away very easily.

Yellow Jackets relyingon Hendersons strength

you just try to hitguys as hard as you

can, youve got to getmad.

He plays whistleto whistle.Coach Will Young



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Aug. 29 CLINTON

Sept. 5 at Riverside

Sept. 12 at Union

Sept. 19 at Emerald

Sept. 26 TRAV. REST

Oct. 3 at Eastside

Oct. 10 BEREA

Oct. 17 CHAPMAN

OCt. 24 at Southside

Oct. 31 BLUE RIDGE

Junior VarsityDATE OPPONENTAug. 28 at Clinton

Sept. 4 RIVERSIDE

SEpt. 11 UNION

Sept. 18 EMERALD

Sept. 25 at Trav. Rest

Oct. 2 EASTSIDE

Oct. 9 at Berea

Oct. 16 at Chapman

OCt. 23 SOUTHSIDEOct. 30 at Blue Ridge

D-TeamDATE OPPONENT

Sept. 10 at Trav. Rest

Sept. 16 Riverside

Sept. 23 at Greenville

Sept. 30 at HillcrestSept. 7 at Eastside

Sept. 14 Blue Ridge

Oct. 21 Berea

Nov. 5 Maudlin

The Yellow Jackets are find-ing new ways to operateduring a season of change.

Greer graduated several key se-

niors from last seasons roster, notthe least of which was the schools

all-time leading rusher Quez Nes-

bitt.

While searching for a new identi-

ty, however, Greer coach Will

Young found he had some solid

pieces to work with.

When you lose the all-time

greatest running back in the histo-

ry of the school, thats obviously

going to be a pretty big area ofneed, Young said. But, weve got a

young kid named Quay Thackston

who has filled in the role pretty

well so far for us in the preseason.

The team will demonstrate a

much more balanced attack with

the ball this season, Young said.

Were going to use other peo-

ple, he said. Instead of just being

so one-dimensional like we were

with Quez Nesbitt back there, welluse some of the other good ath-

letes weve got like Adrian McGee

and Troy Pride and Dorian Lindsey

and Mario Cusano.

On the opposite side of the ball,

Greers nemesis will be inexperi-

ence on the defensive line.

Defensively, we have to contin-

ue to get better, particularly on the

defensive line, he said. We have toget them more physical and able

to play a lot faster. Theyre getting

better everyday, but we graduated

a pretty good bit on that side of

the ball so weve got a little work to

do.

Leadership in a few key areas,

however, will supply stability for

Greers defense.

At linebacker, we have a kid, Ty-

ler Wright, who has been a two- orthree-year starter for us. Hes play-

ing pretty good right now. In the

secondary, Jackson Tipton is play-

ing pretty well. Zeke Whiteside, if

he can push himself, can play pret-

ty well too.

On special teams, Young said his

team will be athletic, but will miss

the talents of several elusive kick

returners.

We lost three of our better re-turners on special teams in Quez

Nesbitt, Emanuel Kelly and Malek

Johnson. All three of them were

pretty dangerous with the football,

Young said. Were now turning it

over to people like Dorian Lindsey

and Adrian McGee and Deondre

Morenpeople who are more

than capable of doing a very good

job of returning the football.

Greer fans may get used to hear-

ing Lindseys name on Friday

nights. The dynamic receiver willhave his number called a lot

throughout the season, and Young

believes he is ready to step up and

shine.

Hes doing a phenomenal job,

Young said. The way he practices,

he does everything full speed with

great effort. Hes got good athletic

ability to go along with that. The

only thing were trying to preach to

him is being a little more vocal. Hes

not a very loud kid, but the way he

carries himself and the kind of per-son he is, hes one that we would

like to see speak up more.

Greer will kick off the season on

Aug. 29 at home against Clinton.

Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

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# Name Yr

2 Quay Thackston 9

3 Zeke Whiteside 12

4 nick Roberson 11

5 Troy Price 11

6 Sycchaeus Bruton 12

7 Tiquan Lyles 12

9 Nakeem Hoke 12

10 Zecchariah Glidden 11

11 Mario Cusano 11

12 Dorian Lindsey 11

13 Jackson Tipton 12

14 Xavier Wright 12

15 Brice Green 1016 Bobby Farrington 12

17 Deondre Moren 12

18 Nate Jefferson 9

19 Matthew Mason 9

20 DJ Sitton 11

21 Isaiah Long 11

22 Adam Burgess 10

24 Adrian McGee 11

25 Cedric Sullivan 12

28 Tyler Rhodes 12

29 Blake Wright 10

30 Kevon Jones 9

31 Trey Hawthorne 10

32 Wanya Wright 12

33 Jamiel Canada 11

34 Markel Warren 11

35 Chance Coleman 11

36 Cameron Kelly 10

41 Omar Fattah 1042 Brodie Wright 10

43 Tyler Wright 12

44 Zac Boughey 12

45 Alex Graham 11

48 Tyrick Smith 9

50 Brycen Newman 9

51 Mead Cook 12

52 Garrett Poole 12

54 Matthew Pearson 9

55 Pierce Bishop 12

56 Tyreek Donaldson 11

57 Jacob Schaffner 10

58 Korey Styles 11

# Name Yr

60 NOah Hannon 10

64 Noah Blosser 10

67 Cole Henderson 12

70 Ryan McCullough 10

71 Avery Currie 9

72 Jordan hawthorne 11

74 Travigea Ware 975 Bradly thompson 9

76 Adam Tapp 11

77 John Marvin 10

80 Noah Glidden 9

81 Jake Arrowood 11

85 Kaylen Boston 9

88 Tyric Fleming 9

89 Andrew Ryvko 12

90 Joe Brown 12

91 Seth Shokes 12

92 CJ Collins 11

94 Gabe Rice 10

99 Andrew Messer 11

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Standing just over five feet, Kane has one attri-

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It helps to be my size just because of the size ofthe other players, Kane said. You cant see me

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initely an advantage.

His coaches say its hard to keep track of him

and that he gets lost in the play. Kane knows it is

hard for guys to defend him.

Its really important to have speed, he said. It

makes you advantageous to your team. I ts harder

for guys to tackle you. If youre fast, you dont have

to be strong or really have any other attribute be-

cause, with speed, theres nothing the other play-ers can do about it.

Kane said his love for the game was fueled dur-

ing a junior varsity game his freshman year.

I was playing JV a couple of years ago and it

was the first game of the season. I was the back up

running back at the time, but I got the ball and I

ran up to the line and I almost was tackled. I spun

off the guy and it ended up being a really

long run, Kane said. I think that really

showed everyone that I can play in this

league and be successful.

When he is on a long run, only one thing

is going trough his minddo not get caught.

Nothing really super conscious is going

through your mind, Kane said. Youre just kind ofrunning as fast as you can and reacting to the oth-

er players.

While Kane adds some firepower to the War-

riors offense, he said he simply plays a small role

in what the team hopes to accomplish.

I think Im important, but Im just one little

piece of this big puzzle, he said. I can be success-

ful and the guys around me can be suc-

cessful if we all do our job.Kane said Riverside has grown from

its 0-11 season a year ago.

I expect a lot better teamwork this

year, Kane said. Our players have

known each other longer now and were a

closer group. I think that by becoming

closer, well be able to work together

more as a team.

Riversides first test will come against

Eastside on Aug. 29. The Eagles edged

the Warriors last season, and it still has notbeen forgotten, Kane said.

We are definitely super excited for that,

he said. Were all going to be so hyped. Its a

huge things for us. Were focused on that

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Aug. 29 at EASTSIDE

Sept. 5 GREER

Sept. 12 WOODMONTSept. 19 at HILLCREST

Sept. 26 SPARTANBURG

Oct. 3 BOILING SPRINGS

Oct. 10 at BYRNES

Oct. 17 at MAULDIN

Oct. 24 JL MANN

Oct. 31 at WADE HAMPTON

Nov. 7 DORMAN


Aug. 28 EASTSIDE

Sept. 4 at GREER

Sept. 11 OPEN

Sept. 18 HILLCREST

Sept. 25 at SPARTANBURG

Oct. 2 at BOILING

SPRINGSOct. 9 BYRNES

OCT. 16 MAULDIN

OCT. 23 AT JL MANN

OCT. 30 WADE HAMPTON

NOV. 6 AT DORMAN

D-teamDATE OPPONENT

SEPT. 10 BLUE RIDGESEPT. 16 AT GREER

SEPT. 23 MAULDIN

SEPT. 30 AT GREENVILLE

OCT. 7 OPEN

OCT. 14 AT HILLCREST

OCT. 21 WADE HAMPTON

OCT. 28 JL MANN

NOV. 5 AT WOODMONT

Nemeses

TheWarriors were happy to see a disap-

pointing 2013 season fade into the rear-

view.

Riverside has put the past in the past this off-

season, forgetting about its winless record lastfall and refocusing for a new campaign.

They really changed after last season, head

coach Phil Smith said of his team. Were going

to have a large senior class and they were really

able to write that [0-11 record] off and come to-

gether. Weve changed the mentality. Were not

going to be the same stuff as we were last year.

Were going to be different, were going to be

new, were running and were staying with it.

Making positive strides will mean overcoming

some obstacles.Offensively, we have to know our assign-

ments across the board, Smith said. Mental mis-

takes are what really kill momentum at this point

for us.

On defense, Riverside will have to be able to

get off the field.

Defensively, we have to improve on third

down, he said. Third down is such a big oppor-

tunity to get off the field and we need to make

them a priority.

On special teams, Smith said he is looking forconsistency.

In the kicking game, were going to have to

have consistency from our kickers, Smith said.

Thats a big key in everything were trying to do.

Riverside spent much of the summer nailing

down a new system, but Smith said it seems to

be working.

Last year, I think the kids had to be a little

confused because we were changing so much of

what we were trying to do, he said. Now, were

running something that weve been doing for

eight months now and theyre excited. Theyre

not learning anything new, theyre just repping

it. When you have reps, things happen for the

better. Theyve had a great year so far and, hope-fully, thats going to pay off.

Smith said his team has shown improvement

on defense.

Across the board, were starting to learn the

defenses and the coverages and the blitz

schemes, he said. Weve obviously been work-

ing on all of this over the summer, but to have

this kind of success early is just exciting.

Were so much further ahead this year than

we were last year, he continued. I do believe

were stronger and were faster.

The offense, led by quarterback Ryan Cerino,

has gotten better as well.

Weve got some fine tuning to do on the de-

fensive front, but I think our offensive line is do-

ing a great job, Smith said. Cerino is starting for

us for the second year at quarterback. I think hismaturity and arm strength has improved. Obvi-

ously, with the type of offense were running, it

better suits his ability to be both a passer and a

runner.

The Warriors will have to make up for the loss

of several key seniors.

We lost some key players last year on the de-

fensive side of the ball, he said. We basically got

new guys up front on the defensive line. I think

the strength of our defense this year is going to

be our defensive backs. All of them played lastyear for the most part. Thats a veteran group.

Riverside will kick off on Aug. 29 against East-

side. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

Warriors: A new season and a new start

I do believewere stronger

and were faster.Coach Phil Smith


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Rosterboom!# Name Yr

1 Mark James 12

2 Robert Morrow 10

3 Emanuel Jackson 12

4 Aaron Kane 11

5 Jeremiah Bogan 11

6 Matt Watson 12

7 Corey Bridges 11

8 Antonio McGowan 11

9 Dion Blackmon 9

10 Aaron Odom 11

11 Taye Martin 12

12 Brent Jackson 12

13 Will Urich 12

14 Jordan Childs 1015 Ryan Cerino 12

16 Kolby Brush 12

17 Hunter Faulk 11

18 Mark Thompson 12

19 Nathan Tullus 10

21 Tanner Pittman 12

# Name Yr

22 Austin Brouwer 10

23 Anthony White 10

25 Darius Smith 12

28 Nathan MacKewen 12

30 Dylan Kenefick 12

31 Kyle Hunnicutt 10

32 Jared Laymon 12

33 Bennett Von Waldner10

35 Dondre Thompson 9

37 Robert Wang 11

38 Chase Beckmann 9

40 Will Garrett 10

41 Jack Woods 9

42 Antoine Kahaleh 1044 Jaimeer Goodman 9

47 Imey Adamjee 12

48 Jarryd Whitson 11

49 Zach Jordan 11

50 Kyle Lambert 12

51 Donovan Dixon 11

# Name Yr

52 John Freeman 1253 Pedro Olvera 10

54 Ian Muller 12

55 Isaiah Pretty 11

56 Andrew Langdale 11

57 Chris Mai 12

59 Stefan Garber 11

# Name Yr

60 Chris Burdette 11

61 Austin Cathey 11

62 Matt Elliott 10

64 Macaleb Collins 10

66 Marco Faultaous 11

71 Daniel Von Waldner 12

72 Tyler Langdale 12

75 Dylan Taylor 1181 Jawan Blackmon 12

82 Ben Murphy 10

85 Jordan Paden 10

88 Jackson Boyd 12

89 Cameron Antley 12

97 Matt Torres 11


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Boiling SpringsAug. 29 Nation Ford

Sept. 5 Gaffney

Sept. 12 At Dutch Fork

Sept. 19 At York

Sept. 26 At Byrnes

Oct. 3 At Riverside

Oct. 10 Wade Hampton

Oct. 17 At Spartanburg

Oct. 24 Dorman

Oct. 31 JL Mann

Nov. 7 At Mauldin

DormanAug. 22 At W. Hampton

Aug. 29 At Gaffney

Sept. 5 Greenwood

Sept. 12 At Rock HillSept. 19 Dutch Fork

Sept. 26 At JL Mann

Oct. 3 Mauldin

Oct. 10 Spartanburg

Oct. 24 At B. Springs

Oct. 31 Byrnes

Nov. 7 At Riverside

JL MannAug. 29 At SouthsideSept. 5 At Blue Ridge

Sept. 19 Greenville

Sept. 26 Dorman

Oct. 3 At W. Hampton

Oct. 10 Mauldin

Oct. 17 Byrnes

Oct. 24 At Riverside

Oct. 31 At B. Springs

Nov. 7 Spartanburg

MauldinAug. 22 Berea

Aug. 29 At Hillcrest

Sept. 5 At Woodmont

Sept. 12 Laurens

Sept. 19 TL Hanna


Oct. 3 At Dorman

Oct. 10 JL Mann

Oct. 17 Riverside

Oct. 24 At Byrnes

Oct. 31 Spartanburg

Nov. 7 Boiling Springs

SpartanburgAug. 22 Eastern

Christian academy

Sept. 5 Union CountySept. 12 At Gaffney

Sept. 19 At Greenwood

Sept. 26 At Riverside

Oct. 3 Byrnes

Oct. 10 At Dorman

Oct. 17 Boiling Springs

Oct. 24 Wade Hampton

Oct. 31 At Mauldin

Nov. 7 At JL Mann

Wade HamptonAug. 22 Dorman

Aug. 29 Blue Ridge

Sept. 5 At Hillcrest

Sept. 12 Eastside

Sept. 19 At Woodmont

Sept. 26 At Mauldin

Oct. 3 JL Mann

Oct. 10 At B. SpringsOct. 24 At Spartanburg

Oct. 31 Riverside

Nov. 7 At Byrnes

Class AAAA

Region 2

Other region Contenders

BereaAug. 22 Mauldin

Aug. 29 At Carolina

Academy

Sept. 5 Powdersville

Sept. 12 West-Oak

Sept. 19 Southside

Sept. 26At Blue Ridge

Oct. 3 Chapman

Oct. 10 At Greer

Oct. 17 At Eastside

Oct. 24 Emerald

Oct. 31 At Travelers Rest

ChapmanAug. 29 Chesnee

Sept. 5 At Woodruff

Sept. 12 At BroomeSept. 19 Travelers Rest

Sept. 26 Eastside

Oct. 3 At Berea

Oct. 10 Emerald

Oct. 17 At Greer

Oct. 24 At Blue Ridge

Oct. 31 Southside

EmeraldAug. 29 At Ninety Six

Sept. 5 At Daniel

Sept. 12 Abbeville

Sept. 19 Greer

Sept. 26 At Southside

Oct. 3 Blue Ridge

Oct. 10 At Chapman

Oct. 17 Travelers Rest

Oct. 24 At Berea

Oct. 31 Eastside

SouthsideAug. 22 At Ware Shoals

Aug. 29 JL Mann

Sept. 5 Carolina

Academy

Sept. 19 At Berea

Sept. 26 Emerald

Oct. 3 At Travelers Rest

Oct. 10 Eastside


Oct. 24 Greer

Oct. 31 At Chapman

Travelers RestAug. 22 Southside

Christian

Aug. 29 At Landrum

Sept. 12 PowdersvilleSept. 19 At Chapman

Sept. 26 At Greer

Oct. 3 Southside


Oct. 17 At Emerald

Oct. 24 Eastside

Oct. 31 Berea

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Class AAAARegion 1: Easley, Greenville, Greenwood, Hillcrest, Laurens, TL Hanna, Westside and Woodmont

Region 2: Boiling Springs, Byrnes, Dorman, JL Mann, Mauldin, Riverside, Spartanburg andWade Hampton

Region 3: Clover, Fort Mill, Gaffney, Nation Ford, Northwestern, Rock Hill and York

Region 4: Blythewood, Dutch Fork, Lugoff-Elgin, Ridge View, Spring Valley and Westwood

Region 5: Irmo, Lexington, North Augusta, River Bluff, South Aiken and White Knoll

Region 6: Carolina Forest, Conway, Socastee, South Florence, Sumter and West Florence

Region 7: Cane Bay, Goose Creek, James Island, Stratford, Wando and West Ashley

Region 8: Ashley Ridge, Bluffton, Colleton County, Fort Dorchester and Summerville

Class AAA

Region 1: Belton-Honea Path, Daniel, Palmetto, Pickens, Seneca, Walhalla, West-Oak and WrenRegion 2: Berea, Blue Ridge, Chapman, Eastside, Emerald, Greer, Southside and Travelers

Rest

Region 3: Broome, Chester, Clinton, Lancaster, South Pointe and Union County

Region 4: AC Flora, Camden, Chapin, Dreher, Lower Richland and Richland Northeast

Region 5: Aiken, Airport, Brookland-Cayce, Gilbert, Midland Valley and Swansea

Region 6: Crestwood, Darlington, Hartsville, Lakewood, Manning and Marlboro County

Region 7: Georgetown, Lake City, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, St. James and Wilson

Region 8: Beaufort, Berkeley, Hanahan, Hilton Head Island, Orangeburg-Wilkinson and Stall

Class AARegion 1: Blacksburg, Carolina, Chesnee, Landrum, Liberty, Pendleton, Powdersville and

Woodruff

Region 2: Abbeville, Batesburg-Leesville, Crescent, Ninety Six, Saluda and Strom Thurmond

Region 3: Columbia, Eau Claire, Fairfield Central, Keenan, Mid-Carolina, Newberry and Pelion

Region 4: Andrew Jackson, Buford, Central, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Indian Land and North Central

Region 5: Barnwell, Edisto, Ridgeland, Silver Bluff, Wade Hampton and Woodland

Region 6: Academic Magnet, Battery Creek, Bishop England, Garrett, North Charleston and

Whale Branch

Region 7: Andrews, Johnsonville, Kingstree, Lake Marion, Lee Central and Timberland

Region 8: Aynor, Dillon, Loris, Marion, Mullins and Waccamaw

Class ARegion 1: Calhoun Falls, Dixie, Fox Creek, McCormick, Ridge Spring-Monetta (FB only), Ware

Shoals (except FB) and Whitmire (except FB)

Region 2: Brashier Middle College, Christ Church, Greenville Charter, Greer Middle

College, S.C.S.D.B., Southside Christian, St. Josephs; Tamassee-Salem, Ware Shoals

(football only) and Whitmire (football only)

Region 3: C A Johnson, Governors School Math & Science, Great Falls; Lamar; Lewisville and

McBee

Region 4: Blackville-Hilda, Calhoun County, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, Ridge Spring-Monetta (football

only), North; Wagener-Salley and Williston-ElkoRegion 5: Allendale-Fairfax, Bamberg-Ehrhardt, Bethune-Bowman, Branchville and Denmark-

Olar; Estill

Region 6: Baptist Hill, Burke, Charleston Charter, Cross; Lincoln, Military Magnet and St. Johns

Region 7: C E Murray, East Clarendon, Hannah-Pamplico, Scotts Branch and Timmonsville

Region 8: Carvers Bay, Creek Bridge, Green Sea-Floyds, Hemingway, Lake View and Latta

Looking for lunch and some football discus-

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Touchdown Club, which kicks off Thursday,

Aug. 28 at Greer First Baptist Church.

Weekly meetings will highlight local coach-

es, players and guest speakers.

Lunch during each meeting will be cateredby The Clock Restaurant and will begin at

11:45 a.m. The program will start shortly after

noon.

The five area high school coaches will give

a short preview of their seasons during the

first meeting, said Robbie Gravley with the

touchdown club. Well also have a pickem

contest that will go on throughout the year.

The touchdown club usually runs for about

11 weeks.

We ask people to come to the first meetingand you just join on site, Gravley said. I be-

lieve its $30 to join and you get a Greer Touch-

down Club t-shirt. You also get a discount on

the weekly lunches as a member.

Lunch each week is $8 for members and

$10 for guests.

Everybody eats lunch somewhere everyday, so why not come to a place where you

can eat lunch from The Clock and also talk

about football with your friends? Gravley said.

The Greer Touchdown Club will recognize

two Players of the Week at each meeting.

Those players will be chosen by The Greer Citi-

zen.

We try to make that a big deal, he said. We

feel like were a different club than a lot of the

touchdown clubs around in that we still pri-

marily feature high school football. Were notlooking to bring in the college coaches and

give Players of the Week to the start running

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The Crusaders will kick the season off on

Sept. 4 in Tigerville against Ave Maria Universi-

ty.

Jeff Farrington, a Greer high grad, is entering

his second season at the helm of the program

and he returns seven starters to an offense thataveraged 27.9 points per game last season. The

Crusaders also return seven starters on defense,

making the 2014 season one to watch.

Following is a team breakdown by position.

OffenseQuarterbacks:The Crusaders begin the sea-

season with a familiar face under center. Junior

Nelson Hughes returns after a sophomore sea-

son in which he set numerous school records,

including completion percentage (66.6 per-cent) and passing yards (3,202), while totaling

24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Incoming

freshman Will Hunter will compete for playing

time after a successful high school career that

him throw for more than 10,000 yards and 101

passing touchdowns. Hunter rushed for more

than 600 yards and 19 touchdowns on the

ground. Sophomore transfer Mike Calabro

brings depth and experience after spending a

season at Florida Atlantic University.

Running Backs:The Crusader backfield willalso be an area of recognizable faces. Junior

Trey Walker started all 11 games a season ago,

leading the attack with 170 carries for 877 rush-

ing yards. He proved his versatility in the pass-

ing game with 30 receptions for 230 yards and

three scores through the air.

Sophomore Simeon Byrd also returns after

totaling 324 all-purpose yards and five total

touchdowns in nine games played last season.

Fellow sophomore Ashton Heard provides

speed, agility and versatility to the backfield,fully recovering from a knee injury. Incoming

freshman Tristen Jackson will hope to make an

impact after totaling more than 1,000 all-pur-

pose yards and 16 total touchdowns as a senior

at Jefferson High School in Georgia.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends:The graduation

of Freddie Martino (146 receptions, 1,680 yards,

12 touchdowns in 2013) leaves an open spot at

the No. 1 receiver position, and a number of

players looking to take his place. Sophomore

Tyrecous Garrett caught 26 passes for 321 yardsand two touchdowns in 11 games last year,

while junior Tyrell Hillary saw action in every

game, totaling 15 receptions for 185 yards from

the slot. Senior Thomas Weeks III is fully recov-

ered from a broken collarbone. Robbie Brown

and senior transfer Rob Greene ( Wofford Col-

lege) provide additional targets for North

Greenville.

Incoming freshman Mason Sanders provides

size (66, 215 pounds) and a stout resume (85

receptions, 1,450 yards, 22 touchdowns as a se-nior at Boiling Springs High School), while fel-

low freshman Kyle Brandt adds to the size ad-

vantage (66, 190 pounds) after catching 34

passes for 437 yards and six touchdowns as a

senior at South Pointe High a year ago. Fresh-

man Javon Smith is also expected to produce

in the passing game with quickness, agility and

the ability to lineup at multiple positions.

Brock Frisbee and Blake Bensch saw plenty of

time on the field at tight end for North Green-

ville last season. Transfer Ricki Delos Santoscomes to North Greenville after two seasons at

Nassau Community College and is expected to

provide an immediate impact with his experi-

ence and athleticism in the passing game.

Offensive Line: North Greenvilles offensive

line will need to fill a few holes left by the grad-

uation of two seniors. Eight of the returning 10

linemen saw action on the field in 2013, wheth-

er it be on offense or on the special teams unit.

The linemen allowed just 18 sacks on the sea-

son and helped the Crusaders to 120.6 rushingyards per game and 14 touchdowns on the

ground. Senior Armani Delaney (17 career

games, 11 starts) and junior Matthew Roches-

ter (15 games, 14 starts) return to give the team

significant experience up front. Senior transfer

Charles Coleman comes to Tigerville after

spending three seasons at the Citadel, having

played in 21 games at the NCAA Division I level.

Sophomores Armon Lindsay, Cory Hoesli, Dil-

lon Alford and Parks Wallington each saw play-

ing time last season. Freshman Cameron Steppis also expected to compete for a spot, along

with fellow freshmen Jordan Watson and Gage

Smith.

DefenseDefensive Line:Junior LeeShawn Cromedy

and sophomore Caleb Adkins are the units

most experienced players until the return of ju-

nior Antonio Barron from a knee injury suffered

in the teams final game last season.

Redshirt freshmen Renwick McNeil II, Antho-

ny Blair and Johnny Burch will have a chance to

make an impact in the trenches, while sopho-more Shaquan Burney makes the move to the

defensive line after playing nine games at mid-

dle linebacker last fall. Incoming freshmen Del-

ton Bradford (64, 305 lbs) and Nick Adams (62,

260 lbs) will provide immediate size and will

compete for time up front.

Linebackers:Commonly an area of strength

for the Crusaders, the linebacker corps is look-

ing to replace one of its top producers, coping

with the departure of defensive captain Braelen

Meredith (89 tackles, 13 tackles last season). Se-nior Nick Rodgers (81 tackles, one tackle for

loss, one sack) returns to provide experience

and leadership in the middle, while sopho-

mores Sam Houston (43 tackles, two tackles for

loss) and Quan Weeks (26 tackles, two tackles

for loss) will also see time in the middle of the

field.

On the outside, junior Taylor Anderson

moves from the secondary after back surgery

sidelined him for the 2013 season. Fellow junior

Jalen Hammett is also expected to have an im-mediate impact on the outside. Junior Darius

Custard moves from running back to linebacker

to provide athleticism and depth. He saw time

primarily on the special teams unit a season

ago. Seniors Rashad Simmons and John Hig-

gins also return to provide leadership and ex-

perience on the defensive side of the ball. In-

coming freshman Mycheal Payden gives North

Greenville versatility on the outside and is ex-

pected to compete for playing time early.

Secondary:The North Greenville secondary

returns all but two members. Sophomore safe-

ties KJ McDonald and Tony Godbolt return asthe last line of defense. Seniors Quantel Mack

and Andre Hennie both made the move from

corner to safety.

Story and photos by Cory Guinn

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