2016 Kickoff

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Sunday, August 28, 2016

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FRANKLIN There’s no one opponent in particular that the Franklin High School Broncos aim to defeat this season on the football field.

No grudge matches are in the making.

“We focus on everybody,” said head coach Darren Parker. “We take it one game at a time.”

He said this a little more than a week before facing Lancaster in a scrimmage game on the Aug. 19.

That focus goes on “week by week, day by day and hour by hour,” Parker said, adding that the Broncos don’t underestimate anyone. “We take everybody seriously.”

The same could be said for the Broncos themselves. Everyone who plays gets the attention and training they need.

There are 14 seniors this year, the average being 10 to 15. Lots of juniors and sophomores are on hand, and even freshmen have been around.

“We’re a Power I team — a running

team,” he said to describe the Broncos’ style.

A lot of time has gone into training, particularly the special teams. That’s not to say that offense, defense and coaching are less important this season or any other.

Consider the latter group for example.

Parker said that he and several of the other coaches have been working together for over 10 years. That consistency counts for a lot. They keep other in check, as he puts it, and a bond has developed to where they regard each other as brothers. They look also upon the players as their sons, and recognize that they are seen as father figures, which the men take seriously.

When the occasion has arisen in the past, former players will come around and speak to the active roster about being prepared and earning good grades.

The hope is that lessons learned on the field can carry over into their everyday lives and even beyond to where they’ll eventually become great fathers themselves one day.

“Football is just a thing that brings us together,” Parker said, later adding his customary, “God is always great.”

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When Parker retired as athletic director and assistant principal in spring of 2013, he had 32 years of experience in the county school system, and 22 years as head coach in football, basketball and baseball at various COURTLAND times.

It’s August, and therefore H-O-T, but still But that retirement’s been relatively shortfootball training must go on. lived. This past spring, Parker was asked to During just such a recent afternoon, Southampton High School Head Coach Lit- return to coaching and he agreed.

His team of 42 will consist of 13 or 14 setleton Parker III will show some mercy and niors and what he called “a good group of allow the Indians to practice indoors. juniors and a good group of sophomores,” There’s still a few hours before they show up. Meanwhile, in between helping to trans- and there’s another 30 players on junior varfer some weights from the high school to the sity.

There was no singling out any one player middle level, Parker spoke about the up— no show of favoritism. coming season.

“We’re competitive,” said Parker. “We’re “We’re going to have a 4-4 defense and multiple I formations for offense — Power I, battling for positions.”

The coach is looking ahead this season, Slot I and Pro I,” he said. “That’s what I believe in. I’ve been running it for years. We’ve but in his words “only one game at a time.”

That first will be on Friday, Aug. 26, which is been successful with it.” when he and the players will “have their Asked if it’s personal formula, the coach eyes on Poquoson.” would not take sole credit.

Until then, there’s plenty of training to be “Football hadn’t changed. People do difdone. ferent things and they have success with it “Conditioning — that means a lot,” Parker and give it different names,” Parker said. said. “That’s the key to it all.”

The coach knows whereof he speaks.

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Indians bring their knees high as they move back and forth during a warm-up exercise.

Indians conditioning for battle on the field

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Parrott Academy and St. David’s School, then 2A; now 3A. This season SA has volunteered to move up to the 2A division, he said, adding that the ranking is based on enrollment.

COURTLAND That’s going to make this season tougher, Digital video recorders enable teams to review practices and games. Downloaded on the (“Football is a numbers game”), but Marks beinternet, they become available for competitors lieves the players are going to be ready. On the Raiders’ side, the coach named seniors Austin to view as well. That’s OK with Southampton Tomlin, Brooks Holland, Jalen Myrick, Roy Hill Academy’s Dale Marks, the head coach of the and Tyler Dodson, Eric Vaughan and Jacob football team.

Blythe.

“I think that’s a good thing,” he said. “It “I’m pleased with our team and the effort our makes for competitive football games. It gets guys give in practice,” he said. your kids prepared.”

The work was first tested “right off the bat” by This year there are seven seniors playing, going against Community Christian, and the which Marks said is a large number for the Raiders got off to good start winning 40 to 22.

Raiders.

Marks said there were too many penalties “I anticipate dressing up 24 players, six are and too many blocks, but still the team accomfreshmen. It should bode well for us,” he said.

In practice of late, there’s been more empha- plished the goal of getting the most points on sis on offense, particularly with keeping it var- the board.

Southampton Academy will host Bethel ied.

Christian on Friday, Aug. 26.

Among the best plays in the past have been the zone read.

“It can be a little tricky to teach,” he said.

STEPHEN H. COWLES | THE TIDEWATER NEWS Studying and practicing that and other plays Southampton Academy Coach Dale Marks rewarded the Raiders last year when they won demonstrates a stance the linemen need for a the 1A championship; the only losses were to particular action.

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COURTLAND This season, Dale Chapman is going into his 24th year as head coach for the Isle of Wight Academy football team, and taking the players into what they all naturally hope will be a winning season.

At the time of the interview a couple of weeks ago, the emphasis seemed to be on defense that evening.

Some of the players for the defense are veterans and have a bit of size on them,

which should be a plus for the Chargers.

Overall, it’s more important that the team members know their assignments.

There are new guys on the field, such as a quarterback and a couple of wide receivers.

Four seniors and two juniors are helping to lead the team: linebacker Zach Hinson, quarterback Jordan Baines, wide receiver Kelvin Jackson; back, quarterback James Ricks, junior captain Jared Dashiell and offense back Colton Heard, both juniors.

The first real test of everyone’s mettle will be on Friday, Aug. 26, when the Chargers host Atlantic Shores High School at 7 p.m.

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Schedule Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

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“We’ll be doing all the fundamental stuff dealing with football.”

The previous two Fridays, the Dukes played against West Point/Richmond Christian and then Amelia, and Greenbrier Christian in scrimmage games.

“Everyone dressed. Everyone played.

We came out healthy,” he said, acknowledging, “There are some things we’ve got to work on. We’re still going to be coaching.”

Naturally, there’ll be the teaching of different positions and the aforementioned basics.

Parrish added, “We’re a young football team [this season]. You’ve got to develop your players and your depth. But our leaders are doing a good job.”

The first game of the season is on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. That’s when Windsor will host Prince Edward County.

WINDSOR Some things don’t change, and that’s OK. Take the Windsor High School football team, led by head coach Chuck Parrish.

“We do just like we do every year: we put the emphasis on being a team … working together on and off the field,” he said in response to what will be the focus for this season.

By off the field, Parrish meant the players will be involved with three community projects this year, the first being to help get Westside Elementary School set up; moving desks where needed, for example.

“The other is we want to stuff a bus with Christmas gifts for the people in our own community. Obviously, we’ll need the public’s help for that,” he said.

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Coach Ron Harry watches as the players go As for the game itself, Parrish said, against one another.

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