Matt Brunson comes to Opp with a pedigree of competing in championship games, including two state titles.
DAVID MUNDEE After the retirement of Mike DuBose, Opp has a new head coach for 2023 – Matt Brunson, who has been a head coach at three high schools in the Florida Panhandle in a 25-year span and has a pedigree of competing in championship games.
People are also reading… Opp supporters hope he brings the same kind of exposure to their program. The Bobcats have won 59 games over the last nine years, including 25 the last three years, but has been past the second round of the state playoffs only once in that time span . “We might not be right where we need to be early, but I think by mid-season once we figure out how we need to play offensively, we will have a chance to build something.”
“Almost all of the offensive numbers graduated, so we are definitely trying to search for an identity and figure out how we need to play.”The Bobcats return only four starters on both sides of the ball from last year’s 8-3 first-round state playoff team. “These guys have been in kind of an air raid system where they have been in a two point stance,” Brunson said. “We are fixing to put our hand on the ground and see if we can come off the ball.”“He has been a senior leader on defense and now he is going to have accept the role of being a leader on both sides of the ball,” Brunson said. “He is a very physical, competitive kid.”
Up front on the offensive line, Messer and Stoudemire are back. Grant Whitton , Ian Musgrove and Gage Nowland are expected to join the starting rotation with Clay Kyser a key sub.
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