The Skinny
Coach Dave Svelha returns to Etowah for his seventh season as head coach. Coach Svehla has guided the Eagles to five consecutive playoff appearances including an appearance in the semi-finals in 2014. As with many teams in Cherokee County the Eagles will be looking to replace starters at the skill position.
While the Eagles lose the production of starting quarterback Patrick Ferris and the dynamic wide out Blake Jones, the Eagles do return running back Nick Maddox. Maddox was a First Team All-Region selection in 2017. Dominick D’Antonion will anchor another talented Cherokee County offensive line. D’Antonio, a First Team All-Region selection last season will be joined by Porfirio Acosta, who was an Honarable Mention selection and newcomer Will Robertson.
Defensivley, the Eagles will be paced by a pair of linemen in Dalton Nicolai, a First Team All-Region selection and Cole Milovanovic, an Honorable Mention selection in 2017.
While we did not have a chance to talk to Coach Svehla, the one thing we can say from seeing them play over the years, is that his teams are always tough and always play hard. While there will be some offensive fire-power to make up for, this should be a very competitive team and we wouldn’t be shocked to see them back in the playoffs in 2018.
