The Skinny
Coach Rodney McFadden enters his fourth season as the head coach for the Laney Wildcats. Laney missed out on the playoffs last season, but had qualified for the post seven in the previous seven seasons.
In order to get back to the post season, the Wildcats will have some voids to fill. We asked Coach McFadden about the biggest challenge he and his team face this upcoming season.
“The Quarterback position,” he said. “We will be replacing a 3-year starter so it has turned into an open competition for the starting job.”
While the Wildcats are getting the quarterback position situated, they do return a one-two punch in the backfield featuring Jordan Stringer and Jarvis Washington. Stringer, who played both running back and defensive end last season, was honored as a First Team All-Region selection as a defensive lineman in 2017.
Chris Tennyson, a Second Team All-Region selection last season, will anchor the offensive line for the Wildcats.
On defense, Maurice Page will join Stringer on the line. Page himself was a First Team All-Region selection in 2017. Theron Foreman and Chad Welcher also return to help bolster the Wildcats defense. Foreman earned First Team All-Region honors last season, while Welcher was Second Team All-Region.
While there are no particular games on the schedule, we have to imagine outside of the region contests, the game against Hephzibah should be a pretty big one for Laney.
We asked Coach McFadden how success would be defined for his team this season.
He said, “Week to week improvement as a team (and) competing for a playoff spot.”
