Youth football making comeback
BY BRIAN CHAPPELL
Correspondent
After a few lean years in lo
cal youth football, the popular
ity of the sport seems to be on
the rise. Five years ago, we
(Edenton). could barely field
one youth football team. There
were only 22 players that year.
But Since then, it has steadily
been on the rise not only in
Edenton but in the whole
Albemarle area.
Edenton plays in the
Albemarle Youth Football
League which just three years
ago consisted of Edenton,
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Gates County and Elizabeth
City. Now it has increased to
six teams adding Camden, Cur
rituck, and Ahoskie.
There has also been a change
in the age breakdown. In the
past, each area had one team
from ages 9-12 but four years
ago we broke it down to allow
for younger kids to participate.
Now there are two age groups:
8-10 year-old Pee Wee League
and an 11-12-year-old Midget
League. There are certain
weight restrictions, but it is
solely for the injury factor in
the increasing group popula
tion. This year Edenton had 60
kids to sign up to play football,
up from 22 just a few years ago.
League-wide there is a group
of 335 kids playing Youth Foot
ball ages 8-12.
On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Rec
reation Department hosted the
annual weigh-in and scrim
mage at Lat Purser Soccer
Complex. All eleven teams and
335 players converged for a
great day of football. Our local
. teams are coached by volun
teers who give their time and
effort to these kids.
Coaching the 8-10 year-old
Pee Wee team is Head Coach
John Reinhold, assisted by Ron
Andronowitz, Mitchell
Stanley, Travis Lilly and Ed
ward Perry Coaching the 11-12
year-old Midget team is Head
Coach Brian Chappell, as
sisted by Rick Rankins, Hassie
Allen, and Mark Lindsey The
coaches, kids and the Recre
ation Department would like
to thank the businesses that
have offered support to our lo
cal football team.
With the emergence of the
football program, we started a
cheerleading program which
has also grown since it started.
We now have 17 girls in our 6-7
starter group. These girls don’t
cheer at games but they learn
the basics to get ready for the
next groups. In our 8-12 groups,
we have around 50 girls partici
pating. Our cheerleaders are
also coached by volunteers
Kristie Mize and Sharica Page.
With the growth of these two
programs and the rapid rise in
popularity of soccer through
out the United States, the fall
sports calendar is mighty full
for many parents, but we are
ready to see the youth of today
and the leaders of tomorrow
out enjoying themselves, inter
acting with others and getting
some much-needed exercise all
at once.
Plate sale successful....
Earl Johns fill up one of the 918 plates the Rocky Hock
Lions Club sold on September 11. The club would like
to thank all of those who worked hard filling the plates,
selling tickets, and delivering the meals to local busi
nesses.
The newly formed club is also distributing pickup
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glasses will be collected and distributed to needy indi
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also like to extend a very heartfelt thanks to local busi
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Aces JVs off to good start
BY BRIAN CHAPPELL
Correspondent
After the first two weeks of
non-conference schedule for
the JV Aces football team,
they have had their ups and
downs but the coaches are
looking for big things from
this group of freshmen and
sophomores.
A great number of this
year’s team members are
freshmen that played at
Chowan Middle School last
year, where they only lost one
game. Coach Andy Downing
commended the Middle
School coaching staff for a
great job of teaching the play
ers in their first year. The JV
Aces have 42 players on the
team. Last year the JV Aces
finished with a 6-4 record
overall and 3-3 in conference
play. They will once again
play in the Northeastern
Coastal Conference,
Offensively for the JV Aces,
the look will be similar to the
Varsity Aces. They will
mostly run out of the wing-T
with a little option thrown in.
Freshman Brian Leary will
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lead the team at quarterback.
Other players seeing time in
the backfield will be Lindsey
Lawrence at tailback, Latrone
Robbins and Quintin Drew.
Sophomore Mike Dowd will
anchor down a young offensive
line. Downing said this group
was progressing, and that
scrimmaging Gates County
and Columbia helped the team
a lot. He also added that they
are behind the defense still.
Defensively for the JV Aces,
Downing said they have an ag
gressive bunch that like to hit
- something that he attributes
to players having played foot
ball and the Middle School
also.
The JV Aces will run mostly
a 4-3 and 4-4 defense. Downing
said the strength of his defense
is its secondary and the line
backer corps. He added that
this group in the secondary is
one of the best he's had. With
safetys Earthan Ward and
Quinten Drew, along with
Lindsey Lawrence and Broc
Sutton, big things are expected
this year. Linebacker William
Dowell, defensive end Linnell
Evans and defensive tackle
Javon Skinner are others to
look at this year to step up for
the JV Aces.
The JV Aces have gotten off
to a good start, going 1-l.They
lost their opener to Northeast
ern (Elizabeth City). They had
a great defensive game, as the
Eagles scored two late touch
downs. Last week, the JV
Aces defeated the Williamston
Tigers, 20-6. The J V Aces were
led by Lindsey Lawrence’s
running, had a 20-0 halftime
lead and coasted in for the vic
tory. Coach Downing was
pleased with the athleticism
of this group.
“They were real good play
ers and thought they would
have fun and make a run at
the conference champion
ship.” he said. “We are look
ing forward to this year and
are preparing for conference
play.” He said that Northeast
ern, Bertie and Hertford
County would be teams to con
tend with.
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