As his team celebrated a win over Walnut Ridge on Sept. 23, South coach George Yates II noted how “enthusiastic and exuberant” everyone seemed to be.
“It’s the differentiation between team and program,” Yates said. “We’ve ramped up our conditioning so that we’re not tired at the end of games, and their response has been really good. They’re not complaining and they’re encouraging each other. We had all the energy in the stadium and that’s kind of been the theme.”
Independence, which had a 14-game winning streak over South snapped last season when it lost 54-22, ended a 15-game losing skid against Eastmoor Academy when it beat the Warriors 28-23 on Sept. 15. “It’s a rough schedule, but this isn’t a where you do a lot of crying,” Douglas said. “Through five weeks, other than , our kids have played really hard. I didn’t think we played hard for whatever reason. That’s got to be fixed, or else we’ll get more of the same .”
Seniors Katoryan Johnson and Sevon Taylor give South a pair of solid options at running back. Senior Desean Pollard Jr. and junior DaShawn Simmons are wide receivers who have played key roles.
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