I say this each year at this time "I can't believe football season is here." Heartland Football Friday is set and ready to debut in less than a week. We roll it out Friday August 20th during Heartland News at ten.
You can catch me live at Mayfield, KY during the six and ten news. I will cover the Marshall County Marshall's game against Mayfield at, one my favorite places to watch a game, War Memorial Stadium.
Illinois teams open the season a week later on August 27th.
You can catch me live at Mayfield, KY during the six and ten news. I will cover the Marshall County Marshall's game against Mayfield at, one my favorite places to watch a game, War Memorial Stadium.
Illinois teams open the season a week later on August 27th.
There is a lot of excitement brewing in Marion, IL and i'm not talking about the playoff bound Southern Illinois Miners. Just a few miles away from Rent One Park (behind Marion High School at 1501 South Carbon Street) Kerry Martin and his Wildcats are preparing for what many believe will be a season to remember. Marion finished 9-2 last year (4-1 in the South Seven) and has all the confidence to make a run deeper into the postseason.
"We build on every positive and every negative," said Marion senior Matt Grffith. "If there is something wrong going on in practice we come back and build on it, if there is something positive we give props to it and keep moving on."
A football coach once told me "If what you did yesterday still looks good today, then today you have done nothing". If you take a second and let it sink in, it's a powerful phrase. I have tried to do it justice but it's nearly impossible. Right now the Marion Wildcats will tackle 2010 with that phrase burned into memory.
"This is the time of year when everyone is optimistic," said Marion head coach Kerry Martin. "I think we are just like everybody else, we feel like we have a good bunch of guys returning and some new faces that will help our football team. We are looking for a good season and to be honest right now our focus is on getting better and focusing on that first ballgame."
Marion opens the season August 27 hosting Granite City. The Wildcats only losses last year came in week #4 to Cahokia and Peoria (Richwoods) in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.
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