Getting ready for another Super season

Football Magicians hone skills in 7-on-7 games

BY JOE MCCONNELL

There has been one prevailing theme that stands out above everything else during recent fall sports seasons at Marblehead High School, and that’s the football team competing for championships with long playoff runs.

But to achieve that type of success, the Magicians can’t just hone their skills during the regular season. It’s a yearlong commitment that includes working over the summer months in 7-on-7 tournaments against their peers from area schools.

This year, coach Jim Rudloff’s team was divided into two different squads in order to get more players involved in both the North Shore League and the Northeast Tournament, one of two tournaments that they entered to prepare for the fall season. It all begins with the first day of practice on Aug. 18.

“Both teams did very well this summer,” said Rudloff, “and it all helped them develop into solid varsity football players, while also having fun along the way.”