Southview regrouping after disappointing season
The Cougars are putting last season behind them. 2-8 just won't cut it this year.
Southview is setting reasonable goals for themselves.
"Let's just do better than last year. We lost our first game 29-26 last year to a pretty good team that ended up finishing 10-2. We also had a couple of really terrible special teams plays. We want to get started on the right foot," said head coach Jim Mayzes.
The Cougars return 19 seniors and a more seasoned group of starters than in years past.
Among those, quarterback Brayton Schmidt. This will be his third year running the offense, but there's still things he wants to improve upon.
"Getting that good connection with my receivers, my offensive line. Knowing how they're how going to block the run or the pass," said Schmidt.
"When you have a quarterback returning, that's the position you want to have back. It's great, and I've known the young man since he was about two years old. That makes it even more special," said Mayzes.
This group of players is close knit, some coming back with three years of varsity experience under their belts.
"We've all played 30 varsity games. Some of us played our freshman year. Some of us even started our freshman year. That amount of experience is rarely ever seen. When you have it, that's great," said senior lineman Zach Loudenslager.
The Cougars are confident this year is their year to return the program to dominance.
"We have the chance to beat Northview. We have a sign up in the locker room that says how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until we play them," said Schmidt.
"We've gotten a lot of smiles out of the seniors because they know. Out of the coaches because they know. It makes a lot of difference to have those seniors, and have kids with great attitudes," said Mayzes.
Southview opens up at home against Millington out of Michigan.
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