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reprinted from The Madison County Journal May 12, 2010 edition
by Ben Munro
The two-week spring session ends with Friday night’s spring game at 5:30 p.m.
Owens, who’s entering his seventh season at Madison County High School, said he’s still looking for someone to take command of open spots all across the depth chart.
There’s a lot of parity on the practice field right now, according to the coach.
“We’re kind of seeing that across the board in a lot of places,” Owens said. “You’ve got some battles going on where there’s two, three or four guys and there’s not that much difference between them. We need somebody to step out.”
Friday’s Red and Gray clash gives coaches the chance to get players on film for further evaluation as the team heads into the offseason. But, depth chart aside, the game is meant to be fun too.
“Anytime that you put kids in a competitive situation, it’s fun,” Owens said. “It’s fun for the kids. It’s fun for the coaches.”
As usual, the spring game will somewhat resemble a real game, with a few alterations. The squads will play four 15-minute quarters with a running clock, except for the last two minutes of each half.
Admission to the spring game is free.
“The main thing is for the kids to have fun,” Owens said. “If it ain’t fun, let’s go fishing.”
NOTES: Red Raider coaches were unable to get an evaluation of offensive lineman Kellen Harris, who is recovering from an ACL injury. Harris wasn’t cleared to participate in spring football. Harris should be ready in two weeks.
Positions 'Wide Open' During Spring Football Session
reprinted from The Madison County Journal May 6, 2010 edition
by Ben Munro
“All of them,” the seventh-year Red Raider football coach said.
Madison County, which lost 19 seniors from its 2009 team that went 5-5, has begun the first phase of assessment for next year.
“All the positions are wide-open,” Owens said. “There was a lot of graduation.”
The team started spring practice Monday but was forced indoors due to heavy rains. Players were introduced to basic offensive and defensive sets and went through individualized drills.
Owens said around 75 rising 10th through 12th graders reported for the first day of practice. Around 45 rising ninth graders participated in a separate workout last week at the middle school.
Owens said he and his staff will look extra closely at the rising sophomore class to see which players are ready for varsity action next year. They’ll also determine just how much the rising upperclassmen have improved.
While there’s much to assess this spring, Owens doesn’t see this session as bigger than any of the others since he’s been in Danielsville.
“Nah, they’re all important,” Owens said. “You’re always answering different type questions. But it’s second verse, same as the first. It’s here we go again.”
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Jeremiah NeSmith, Defensive Lineman |
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