The Skinny
Coach Cory Nix begins year two as he continues his rebuilding up in North Georgia for the Gordon Central Warriors. Last season, the Warriors had their best season in terms of wins since 2012. Gordon Central still has a tough road ahead. Their region includes some of the AA powers such as Chattooga, Pepperell and Rockmart. We asked Coach Nix what would be the teams biggest challenge they faced this season.
He said, “Making sure my team is one. Our motto for the season is We over Me.”
Coach Nix will be leaning on players such as Dawson Lackey, Alex Abat and Nelson Gravitt to lead the Warriors on offense. Lackey was a First Team All-Region selection in 2017 for the Warriors. Alex Abat returns to the backfield as the teams most experienced returning back. He and Nelson Gravitt (QB) are projected to lead the team in the backfield.
Other players that could be poised to contribute for the Warriors this season are backs Peyton Parker, Isaiah Wilborn, JoJo McDaniels and Carlos Escobar. The Warriors also return two First Team All-Region linemen in Abraham Reyes and Luis Castillo.
Reyes will also line up on the defensive line and should be an anchor there for the Warriors. Other contributors at linebacker could be Christian Davis and John Victor Rainwater.
We asked Coach Nix if what games if any, are circled on the schedule.
“As far as rivalry games our scrimmage game against Sonoraville is a big one because of location and it’s our county rivalry, but on the other hand it’s just a scrimmage,” he said.
“To be honest with you every game this year on our schedule is circled because we are out this year to earn respect each and every week. This is year two for me and the culture change that is taken place at GC. We are excited about everything we have done this off-season and all the talent that is returning. “
Speaking to that culture change Coach Nix mentioned when we asked about rivalry games; we asked Coach Nix what success would look like in year two.
“Of course as far as our society goes we are going to be judged on our wins and losses as a team, but I want to define our team success based on how we improved each week in all three phases of the game. Also I think our success will be based on if we left it all on the field each time we went out there on Friday Nights. Off the field our success will be determined by how we served others and how we did in the classroom,” he said.
