KM spring football workouts continue at Gamble Stadium

Kings Mountain High football players and coaches continue to be optimistic about the Mountaineers’ chance of having a good team in the fall 2023 season. Drills continue every weekday with one of the largest groups of prospects in years.

“That’s a good problem to have,” said first-year head coach Strait Herron.

“We have a list of 112 players (JV and varsity) and that’s a good problem to have. If those numbers hold up we will be able to two platoon.”

The Mountaineers recently went to a 7 on 7 in Gaffney and Herron said “the kids are picking things up. Our offensive coordinator said 85 percent of his offense is in. That’s good that they picked it up so fast. The defense is a little easier to do but we really don’t know where people will be playing yet.”

The Mountaineers won’t be able to hit until the end of July. They can put on helmets only for about 2 1/2 weeks, he said. The Mountaineers will get a good look against other teams in upcoming jamborees, including the annual Cleveland County Jamboree in Shelby where they will face Kannapolis A.L. Brown. They will also face Catawba Ridge in a jamboree in Gaffney, SC.