“Our big message that we’ve talked about is we say, ‘Effort, attitude, toughness.’ That’s what it’s about and our guys have really taken ownership of that.”
Jon Johnson Evan Ballard begins his first year as head coach at Dale County with plenty of starters on both sides of the football.
Ballard was offensive coordinator last season with the Warriors and is the school’s strength and conditioning coach for all sports. He joined Dale County’s staff in August of 2017 and spent four seasons at the Midland City school before joining Daleville’s staff as offensive coordinator under Will Garner in 2021-22 before returning to Dale County.
On offense, the Warriors are expected to rotate junior Dallas Hedstrom and sophomore Junior Smith at quarterback. “Dallas is just steady. We need a play right now, he’s going to put us in the right spot; he’s going to make the right play. Then being able to flex Junior out at receiver … having that option out there … gives a good advantage, too.Aidan Spotts returns at center, Ricky Timbers, Jr., at right tackle, Stacey Atkins at left tackle and Michael Chancey at left guard.
Damarkus Smith returns at running back and Tristan Smith at wide receiver. Other receivers in the mix are Kam Cotton and Will Atkins. Will Hartzog will be counted on as a fullback. “This year, coach Chuck McCall has taken over our defense and he’s really set the tone of, ‘We’re not going to sit back and wait. We’re going to be aggressive and we’re going to attack.’ We’ll play a lot of man and a lot of press man. One of the things that’s done is made our team a lot more physical. It’s allowed us to kind of play a little bit more free. That’s what I like so far.
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