“Last Monday, when we got to hit and it was for real, to the scrimmage on Friday, I was pleased with our progression,” he said. “We are not close to where we need to be, but the kids are trying to get it right. We are going to make a lot of mistakes, but we can learn from them. It is just going to take some time.”
East edged past the Tigers for the win on a late touchdown last year, but a lot has changed for the Golden Eagles since then. Leading rusher Dylan Gallimore is likely our for the year, and of course, this new offense is being installed.
There will also be a lot on the shoulders of the East defense. Randleman has some good skill players, so keeping the Tigers out of the end zone will be a big concern as well. And with the offense being so new, the Golden Eagles may not score many points themselves.
“For us to have success, we need to be able to have long, sustained drives and do not turn the ball over,” Lingerfelt said. “We also need to create some turnovers against them like we did last year. We intercepted them three times, so we have to be able to do that again.”
Ledford @ Trinity
Like East, the Ledford Panthers will have something ‘new’ in their arsenal this season — head coach Chris Adams. Previously an assistant for the Panthers before taking an administrative position at Central Davidson, Adams returns as the head man to guide Ledford during the 2010 campaign.
Implementing his style of play has taken some time, but he is satisfied with the progress.
“The kids have done well and I am pleased with what we are doing so far,” said Adams.
LHS will make the short drive over to Trinity High School opening night, playing a Bulldog squad that defeated them 16-7 last season. Adams has known THS coach Alex Mebane for a long time, and is aware of just how difficult his offensive operation is to defend.
“This option attack they run is a whole different animal, so the defense is going to need to be disciplined and pay attention to their assignments,” said Adams.
Ledford will rely on sophomore Duke Boger to be the general under center, who has thoroughly impressed his coach early on. Junior Dee Greene will line up in the backfield with him, giving the Panthers an experienced leader to help guide him. There is still much for the entire offense to learn, and Adams hopes by conference time they will have it all figured out.
“Offensively, we are still trying to get the kids lined up right and trying to figure out what we can do to give our kids the best chance to be successful,” he said.
Sports Editor Zach Kepley can be reached at 888-3631, or at kepley@tvilletimes.com.
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