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FREE DELIVERY • FREE ESTIMATES • LUMBER • PLYWOOD • SIDING • HARDWARE • PLUMBING • ELECTRICAL • TOOLS • CONCRETE • DRYWALL 700 West Pridemore Dr • Lincoln, AR 72744 479-824-3291 • 479-824-3322 (fax) www.countybuildingcenters.com Wednesday, August 24, 2022 • 9C a l l P r e v i e w MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER Mason Wann begins his second season as head coach of the Lincoln Junior High football team. The Junior Wolves rejoin the 4A-1 Conference, which also adds Ozark this season and no longer has Prairie Grove or Shiloh Christian. LINCOLN — Second year head junior high football coach Mason Wann, in conjunc- tion with Lincoln head football coach Reed Mendoza, teach the Junior Wolves what sacrifice means. This season marks the second consecutive year that the junior Wolves' projected start- ing quarterback moves up to varsity as a freshman to fill a need. Last season Lincoln's varsity began 0-4 and freshman Kale Jones got promoted. "It was a tough decision because we felt like we had a great shot to win the junior high conference [title] and we still take Charleston to overtime without Kale for a chance to do that. We came up a little bit short," Mendoza said. He's a kid that we moved him up and it didn't change him at all. He stayed humble and kept working hard and he wasn't afraid of the moment. He definitely was a big reason why were able to have the success that we did down the stretch." Jones became a key fixture in Lincoln over- coming that bad start and turning 2021 into a playoff season. This year freshman Kayden Job moves to varsity. oFFENSE Quarterback All three quarterbacks from 2021, Jones, Caden Brewer and Job moved on to varsity. "We moved Kayden Job up to varsity in the summer. He would have been the starting quarterback [had he not been promoted to varsity]. He's going to be a starter for us on varsity," Wann said. Eighth grader Korbin Price steps into the starting quarterback role. Price is neither big nor fast, yet shows good leadership poise. "He gets them all lined up," Wann said. "He can throw it pretty good and runs good." Transfer Hunter Diddle, a freshman listed as a wide receiver and linebacker on defense, is the backup. Tailbacks This is another area where a skilled freshman, Josh Stokes, potentially could be promoted to varsity. "Stokes is another possibility. He's a kid who definitely could help us in senior high. That's up to Coach Mendoza," Wann said. Stokes' versatility allows the Junior Wolves to line him up all over including at linebacker, tailback, H-back, or on the offensive line where he played guard as an eighth grader. By Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER Junior Wolves Learn What Sacrifice Means LINCOLN 2022 JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL PREVIEW SEE JuNIor WoLvES PAgE 10C