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We are your one stop hometown shop! ESTIMATES CONCRETE We support Local High School Football! Enterprise-Leader 9C 2 0 2 1 F o o t b a l l P r e v i e w August 25, 2021 LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH ROSTER 2021 No. Player Grade Pos. 1 Triston Garner 9 WR/DB 2 Caden Brewer 9 WR/DB 3 Kale Jones 9 QB/LB 5 Colt Cushing 9 WR/LB 6 Sawyer Copeland 9 WR/DB 8 Roger Remington 9 RB/LB 9 Michael Hensley 9 WR/LB 11 J.R. Hall 9 WR/LB 12 Bryson Karber 9 WR/LB 16 Payton Seamster 9 WR/LB 17 Ashton Raby 9 WR/DB 20 Elijah Donoho 8 WR/DB 32 Gabe Hernandez 8 OL/LB 42 Lane Byrum 9 OL/DL 50 Peyton Dye 8 OL/DL 54 Bryson Sams 9 OL/DL 56 Ty Moss 9 OL/LB 57/21 Josh Stokes 8 OL/LB 60 Cody Long 8 OL/DL 61 Eli Kelley 8 OL/DL 68/70 Kayden Job 8 OL/LB 72 Shane Dryer 9 OL/LB 73 Lucas Wilson 9 OL/DL 75 Jacob Grant 9 OL/DL 76 Jordan Kelley 9 OL/DL 85 Josh Pike 8 WR/DB Traegen Pathkiller 9 WR/DB Head coach: Mason Wann Junior Wolves Build One Position At A Time LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL PREVIEW LINCOLN — First year Lincoln head junior high football coach Mason Wann got a good look at his squad in action during a Thursday evening scrimmage at Lamar. The team is coming together as the season gets set to open Thursday at Elkins. OFFENSE Quarterback Tall freshman Kale Jones moves from runningback into the starting quarter- back position for the junior Wolves. "He's one of the best athletes on the team, he's fast, very shifty, not afraid of contact," Wann said while noting Jones is a first-year quarterback learning his role, who is more of a runner right now, but has a good arm. Eighth grader Kayden Job and fresh- man Caden Brewer are the backups. Tailbacks Lincoln rotates in two guys to share ball carrier and runningback duties in freshmen Ruger Remington and J.R. Hall. Remington is a downhill runner. "Remington is more like a bruiser back, he can run through arm tackles," Wann said. Wann describes Hall as "more of a shift gears guy," who's not super fast or athletic, but does the little things right like catching the ball out of the back- field. "He'll make the catch on short routes," Wann said. Receivers The speedy Brewer plays wide receiv- er where he was among the top produc- ers in yardage gained last season. "He's got good eyes, really catches the ball well and is good in space," Wann said. Freshmen Colt Cushing, Sawyer Copeland and Bryson Karber deepen the receiving corps. "Cushing didn't play last year, but he has good hands and a very good foot- ball IQ ," Wann said. "Sawyer Copeland played a little bit last year. He has good speed and can stretch people." Karber is another kid returning to the program after a year off. "He's a good sized kid who runs through tackles," Wann said, while not- ing Karber will play tight end when the junior Wolves shift into that type of offensive alignment. Freshman Tristan Garner has good height and runs well. Payton Seamster works like a teamster. "He's been committed all spring and summer," Wann said while praising Seamster's work ethic like approach to football. Traegen Pathkiller adds depth. "He's a good athlete, we'll see what he can do at wide receiver," Wann said. Offensive Line Eighth grader Kayden Jobe moves to the offensive line as starting center to fill a vital role where his size and ath- letic ability generate an impact at the point of attack. "He's grown more," Wann said. At guard eighth grader Josh Stokes is another athlete who could play in the backfield and has two numbers assigned to him in the event he's called upon to carry the ball. "He's strong, has a thicker frame and might run the ball some for us," Wann said. The other guard Bryson Sams is a returning starter with flexibility to play any position on the offensive line and the know-how to do so effectively. "He's probably the smartest guy we have. He can move around," Wann said. Left tackle Lucas Wilson is new to football and showing potential. "He's learning the position. He has good size, he's not slow," Wann said. Two guys are competing for the other starting spot at right tackle, Remington, another flexible athlete who can play in the backfield, and Shane Dryer. "Shane Dryer is very raw. He has good size, but he's very new to it. If he and Wilson can figure it out they'll help us on the offensive line," Wann said. Jordan Kelley and Eli Kelley add valu- able depth on the offensive line as does Ty Moss, who's strong and moves well. DEFENSE Defensive Line Wilson lines up at defensive end with Job at nose guard while good-sized freshman Sams plays defensive tackle. Outside linebackers Karber and Jones shift over to defensive end when the junior Wolves move into a four man front. By Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER SEE JUNIOR HIGH PAGE 10C