Elrod takes reins of freshman team
For the Warren County High School freshman football team, the 2005 season will be one of change.
The Pioneers are at a new level, having moved on from their days on the middle school squad, and have a new coaching staff in head coach Darek Elrod and assistants Jerry Martin and Andy Evans.
But there’s one thing the squad hopes doesn’t change: Their recent run of success.
The freshmen will be looking to continue a winning trend that began when they were at the middle school program and grew into to a big season for the ninth-graders last year, as they finished 6-2 record, winning their first five games.
This year’s freshman team features many of the key performers from the 2004 Warren County Middle School squad, which finished 7-2. Power rusher Morgan Wilcher will handle most of the duties at tailback, with quarterback Casey Dunn and fullback Kyrie Harris also providing weapons out of the backfield.
Defensively, lineman Scott Murphy, as well as defensive back David DeLane, are looked to be big contributors, as is Wilcher — who will be pulling double-duty with Dunn at linebacker.
The Pioneers’ schedule opened Thursday night with a home game against Coffee County, and includes home matchups against Soddy Daisy, Whte County, Cumberland County and Franklin County, as well as road trips to Tullahoma, Lincoln County, Jackson County and Cookeville.
2005 Schedule
Date Opponent Site Time
Aug. 18 Coffee County Home 6 p.m.
Aug. 29 Soddy Daisy Home 5:30
Sept. 8 White County Home 6 p.m.
Sept. 15 Tullahoma Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 22 Lincoln County Away 7 p.m.
Oct. 3 Cumberland County Home 6 p.m.
Oct. 6 Jackson County Away 6:30
Oct. 13 Franklin County Home 6:30
Oct. 20 Cookeville Away 7 p.m.