The Skinny
Coach Don Tison will take over as the Head Coach for the Clinch County Panthers. Last season, the Panthers finished their season the best way possible on the field by winning a State Title in the Class-A Public division. We asked Coach Tison what his biggest challenge was coming into his first year.
“Replacing the leadership that graduated,” he said.
The Panthers will return one of their top offensive weapons from last season, junior Tyler Morehead. Morehead, an All-Region selection, made several dazzling plays last season and is looking to duplicate that success again. Joining Morehead back for 2019 is rangy receiver, Jeremiah Johnson. Johnson, a Florida commit, is another All-Region selection, who stands at 6’7” and is a mismatch for most Class A secondaries.
Defensively, Craig Harris will anchor the line for the Panthers while Darius Dorsey will provide experience at linebacker. Both Dorsey and Harris were All-Region selections last season. The aforementioned Morehead will also play safety for the Panthers and will me joined by Michael Walker in the secondary.
We asked Coach Tison if there were any games circled on the scheduled in year number one.
“The next one,” he said.
How will the Panthers define success in 2019?
Tison said, “Being the best possible team we can be, and developing boys into young men.”
