Team Profile
Photos courtesy of Ringgold Tiger Shots Courtney Couey
Q&A with Coach Robert Akins
Q: How would you characterize this year’s team?
Q: How would you characterize this year’s team?A: Experienced, hardworking, committed, focused, and ready to challenge for a region title.
Q: What will be the keys to your success?
A: Staying healthy, staying focused on what we can control, and being the best team that we can be.
Q: Who will be your key leaders on the team?
A: Kyle White (WR/DB), Mason Parker (QB), Kori Dumas (RB/LB), Malachi Hill (WR/DB), Colton Carlock (TE/LB), Levi Gunn (OL/DL), Brandon Orman (DL), and Peyton Williams (RB/DB).
Q: What are your biggest reasons for optimism?
A: An experienced senior class, strength gains in the weight room, team speed.
Q: What will keep you up at night?
A: Keeping the team focused on what we can control and not worrying about external factors – the ability to focus one week and one game at a time.
Q: What can you build on from last year?
A: Several players got valuable experience, and we won some close games.
Q: Any lessons learned from last year?
A: We must be able to finish games and compete for 48 minutes.
Q: Will we see anything different this year?
A: No, the same schemes.
Q: How would you characterize your team’s speed?
A: Overall, we have good team speed, depth at RB and WR speed on offense, and LB and DB speed on defense.
