“We don’t take anything for granted here. We have to utilize every single asset and every single phase of the game.”
Second year head coach Bill Cribb, former Lowndes assistant coach and now heir to the great Ed Pilcher’s final stop before retirement, is realistic about his team’s development. The scrappy Berrien Rebels recognize their standing in region 1-AA, but they are in no way content with losing, and a second consecutive playoff birth is vital to this mission.
“We’ve got kids that we think can play, but until you play on Friday nights, you’re never going to know what you’re going to get,” Cribb said.
Senior quarterback Monteo Brooks will lead the Rebels into battle each Friday night hoping to provide some spark and much needed points. While waiting on other dynamic playmakers to emerge, the Rebels will hone in on fundamental football.
“I want to run the football and play defense,” Cribb said. “Any time we can shorten the game, that’s what we need to do. These kids are working their butts off, so we will see how we shape up offensively, and I really think we can do better than last year on defense.”
In the Game Magazine / South Georgia / August – September 2017
Berrien Rebels
Discipline Key in Competing Within Dense Region
Written by Cole Parker
Photos by Wenda G Bailey Photography
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