The Skinny
Heath Webb enters his second season as head coach of the Gainesville Red Elephants football team. Last season, the Red Elephants continued an impressive streak of 19 consecutive post-season appearances. As Coach Webb begins this season, we asked him what some of his biggest challenges are.
“Overcoming a disappointing 2018 campaign,” he said.
The Red Elephants won two games last season, but as we mentioned before, still qualified for the playoffs. But Gainesville is a historic powerhouse and the expectations are always high for the Red Elephants.
On offense, All-Region lineman Jordan Williams will be a solid building block for Coach Webb to build around. Williams is a Georgia Tech commit. Elijah Ruiz should also be an impact player along the line this season for Gainesville.
Meanwhile, Gionni Williams, who led the team in passing a year ago as a sophomore is poised to lead the Red Elephants again. Lenny Chatman, an All-Region selection a year ago, is the top-returning receiver in 2019. He led the team with 269 yards and 2 receiving TDs.
Defensively, look for Makius Scott to anchor the defensive line. Scott was a 2018 All-Region selection and has committed to South Carolina. Scott will be joined up front by up and coming sophomore, Khaliq Maddox. Ques Borders will also add experience at linebacker for the Red Elephants.
We asked Coach Webb if there were any games that are circled on the schedule.
He simply replied, “The next one.”
How will success be defined by Gainesville this season?
Coach Webb said, “Getting back to the Gainesville standard.”
