MONTEVALLO
TEAM INFORMATION
BULLDOGS A new era of Montevallo football is here. After four years under Brandon Wilcox, Blake Boren took over the program in the offseason after success at Pike Road High School. Boren will have his hands full during his first season with the Bulldogs, however. While their numbers are up and the athletes are there, the team only returns three starters and loses its 2,000-yard quarterback, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard running back. The offensive line and running back unit will be leaned on with some experience back, but the rest of the team is inexperienced with many players playing for the first time since middle school. Boren is excited for the future and has an experienced coaching staff with upgrades coming to the football facility, which has created excitement around the program. While there will be growing pains this year, you may see some flashes of what could make this a special team in the coming years.
MEET THE TEAM QUARTERBACK The departure of three-year starter Malik Inabinette is going to be a big blow for the offense as one of the state’s best quarterbacks the last two years. Last season alone, he totaled 2,697 passing yards with 27 touchdowns. Finding his replacement will be tough, but 6-foot-5, 185-pound senior Jay Dreyer is hoping to handle that. A baseball player, Dreyer hasn’t played football in a couple of years, but brings good size, a strong arm and good pocket presence to the position. Behind him, Kam Goins is an athlete who will be all over the field and could see time at quarterback.
RUNNING BACK Despite replacing Deon Gilliland’s 1,125 yards and
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CLASSIFICATION AHSAA Class 4A, Region 3 2019 RECORD 6-5 (4-2) HEAD COACH Blake Boren RECORD 0-0 (First year) ASSISTANT COACHES Jim King, Zeke Pigg, Charlie Boren, Chris Shelton, Garrett Langer, Keegan Bell, Donnell Robinson, Pat Johnson, Jamaah Holmes, Cody Davis, Ariel Goins LAST REGION TITLE 1995 LAST PLAYOFF GAME 2019
