FOOTBALL

POPE JOHN PAUL HOME (NON -DISTRICT) TBA

NORTHLAKE CHRISTIAN HOME (NON -DISTRICT) TBA

VARNADO HOME (NON -DISTRICT) 7 PM INDEPENDENCE HOME (NON -DISTRICT) 7 PM

PEARL RIVER AWAY (NON -DISTRICT) 7 PM

LIVINGSTON HOME (NON -DISTRICT) 7 PM

EAST IBERVILLE HOME (NON -DISTRICT) 7 PM

ALBANY HOME (DISTRICT) 7 PM AMITE AWAY (DISTRICT) 7 PM SUMNER HOME (DISTRICT) 7 PM BOGALUSA AWAY (DISTRICT) 7 PM WEST ST. JOHN

# 1

Thank you, Coach Seal, for joining me. With where things currently stand, how are things looking for the Raiders in 2023?

We have a lot of our team from last year returning. I mean, we're not where we need to be just yet, but at this point, I like where we are.

# 2

Last year, Pine moved up from 2A to 3A. Now, with a year's experience, what was the biggest challenge in the move up, and what were you able to take away from that?

I don't think it was a single game With schools like Amite, Bogalusa, Sumner and Albany, we were used to those teams already. There’s no easy win in the district. If you're not prepared to play every week, you're going to get beat I think that that's what the biggest thing is, just week to week showing up to play in our district because there's no team you can circle and say let’s get off the bus and win this one

# 3

You've been to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, falling short in the first round. What would mean more to this program, a district championship, or getting over that 1st round hump?

Ultimately, you focus on winning the district But right now, we focus on getting off to a fast start at non-district. You just take it week by week Winning playoff games has a different feel to it, you know? Making it to a district championship is awesome. We won one a couple of years ago back and that's huge, but I think to be playing at Thanksgiving and after is the ultimate goal

Do you have a message for fans heading into the year?

I think we’re going to play good football. We have a lot of experience on this team, and barring injury, I think we're going to have a really, really good season.