Hello everyone,
I am new to the site, but longtime follower! a cougar grad and former player from years back. I will supply honest up to date information, without all the hype buildup like most posters provide about their teams, regardless if the are legit or not. I enjoy your posts Shaunty! You can find me in the end zone at home games firing the cannon!!The 2016 version of my cougars will take a minor/short lived step back this fall due to the enormous amount of graduation losses they have to contend with, somewhere around 14 or so starters gone, to include the QB, all the running backs, wide receivers and linebackers, so yes they will be young! This is the first time in over 15 or so years that the cougars experienced this type of personnel losses. However, they do return the original OB, and they get back two players from injury that did not play last season in Jeremy Hokenson and Rodney Woodard, plus a transfer or two.Hokenson was their best all around player who just did everything before re injuring his knee during soccer last spring. He was sorely missed as a DB, WR, KR/PR, and Field Goal specialist who was accurate from 45-50 yards. Woodard was their best all around cover guy, who doubled as a RB at times where he dazzled with quickness and shifty moves. They desperately missed these two all season and especially in the LT game where a nervous, in awe of their opposition, squad decided in the second half to wake up and play. The cougars also return the 'STUD' 6'3 325 lbd rising junior D-lineman who will and has started receiving interest from several schools, and yes we can call him a stud, because he is really, really good! nonstop motor, but would like to see him get down to 300 lbs. The JV team was 6-4 with most of the more talented guys playing up on Varsity, so you can not really gauge them from what the JV accomplished, usually year to year the JV is playing for the championship.The cougars will have a lot of quickness this year, and will have a lot of size on both side of the lines as some huge Sophs move up, although they will be replacing 3 offensive linemen which could hurt in the beginning until they start to gel. This team will be a tough out and even possibly a little scary come playoff time if they get there. They will have to get past the injury bug, and maybe get at least one upset early on. I am predicting 6-4 and maybe even 5-5 or 7-3, possibly 8-2 if some things go their way! but they lose to a loaded Massaponax team, River bend will be a tossup, Chancellor returns several guys, plus 4 division 1 dudes, but that will also be a toss up throw records out rivalry game. They beat the Falcons and Liberty, Spotsy, KG, Caroline, while Louisa (good group returning) and JM will also be tossups. One thing is for sure, the system is in place, and they will always put a productive and competitive unit on the field, coach Hall will not let them step to far back. So yes they are reloading and in 2017 will field a very,strong team for Class 3A if moved down??. But 2016 may have a few bumps in the road, but get em early, they will be much stronger and better after the young-ins gain that all important game experience.
Thanks.
