The Skinny
Terry Jones begins his third season as head coach for the South Cobb Eagles. We asked Coach Jones about his team’s biggest challenge coming into 2019.
“Ourselves is our biggest challenge,” he said. “We have to learn how to work as a team first and the rest will take care of itself.”
South Cobb will be replacing most of their offensive firepower, which was lost to graduation. Ali Fard returns for the Eagles at running back. Fard rushed for 314 yards and averaged 4.6 yards per carry. George Walker and Adebanji Bamidele will be called upon to anchor the offensive line.
Fard is also a top returner for the Eagles defense. He is the team’s top returning tackler.
Perhaps the strength of the Eagles defense will be on the line as they return several players with game experience including Bamidele, Trey Riley, Gerald Olarinde and Yuakies Lewis.
We asked if there were any games circled on the schedule for the Eagles.
“The next game is what circled for us,” said Jones. “But Pebblebrook is one that high on my kids list. We have to get our trophy back from our cross town rival.”
How will South Cobb define success this season?
Jones replied, “Our success will be defined by how finish games and how we handle adversity.”
