WCMS begins practice under new head coach

The Warren County Middle School football team begins its Monday afternoon practice sesson by running laps around their practice field. Coach Bill Harris has approximately 50 players out for this week?s drills.

Approximately 50 seventh- and eighth-graders hit the practice field Monday afternoon, ready to learn the X?s and O?s for this year?s upcoming season.

Former assistant coach Bill Harris has taken over the program this year, succeeding Matt Turner, who resigned this spring.

This year the middle school team is made up of seventh- and eighth-graders, as the small number of sixth graders who play made it difficult to form a junior varsity team. Other middle school programs throughout the area have seen the same situation, with many scrapping their sixth-grade programs as well.

Harris said he has been pleased with the number of kids turning out for the team, and hopes to get several things accomplished this week.

?Getting into shape is our main priority right now,? He said. ?I?m very excited about the talent we have out here. We have a good mix of size and we should be strong at the skill positions. That?s another one of our main goals this week to see just what we have and who can play where. I would like to get a few plays into the system before going out into full pads next week.?

The Pioneers will continue to work out in shorts and helmets from 3:30 -7 p.m. for the rest of the week, and will put the pads on Monday.