The Skinny
Brett Vavra enters his third season as head coach for the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets. While last year’s win total may not reflect it, the Jackets were competitive in most if not all of the games that they played, taking playoff teams like Sequoyah and Harrison down to the wire. As the Jackets look to build on the success in 2018, we asked Coach Vavra what his biggest challenge was coming into the season.
“Preparing for a challenging schedule,” he said.
That schedule includes 5 playoff teams from a year ago.
The Sprayberry offense will rely on the experience of Cody Menzer along the offensive line and Josh Bush at running back. Bush is a shifty back who is dangerous out in space.
Jake O’Buck should also add depth on the offensive line while Damarion Owens is a physical back that could help form a formidable duo at running back for the Jackets.
Kyle Brown appears set to take over as starter under center, while Markus Stephens and Fatir Muhammad are poised to make an impact at receiver.
Defensively, the Jackets returns All-Region selection Marlon Krakue at linebacker. Krakue showed the ability to shed blockers and make plays in the backfield. He’s a player with a high motor and always seems to be around the ball. Junior Christian Mergler is also poised to anchor the defensive line for the Jackets.
We asked if there were any games circled on the schedule for the Jackets.
“Sequoyah,” said Coach Vavra.
How will Sprayberry define success this season?
Coach Vavra simply said, “Improvement from last year.”
