Coming off of back-to-back 10 win seasons for the first time in school history, expectations are high for Brookwood School this season. The Warriors proved capable of competing with the top teams in the GISA, as Shane Boggs’ team had both Deerfield and Valwood, the two teams who would eventually play in the state championship, on the ropes in the final moments of each game.
Brookwood was forced to settle for a respectable 10-3 record, however, and will now regroup and have another go at breaking into the GISA’s top tier. There isn’t a huge amount of turnover for the Warriors, either, as six starters will return on both offense and defense, numbers that should bode well for the team’s continuity as the 2016 season approaches.
Led by speedsters Bradley Jones and Alfonzo Spencer, Brookwood’s starting running back and slot receiver, respectively, the Warriors’ team speed should be the team’s biggest offensive weapon, a fact that Boggs knows well entering 2016.
“Good offenses don’t beat themselves with penalties and turnovers,” Brookwood’s head man, who has compiled a 98-57 career record, said of his coaching philosophy. “Instead, they get the ball to speed in space and force the defense to defend the whole field.”
One area of concern for the Warriors, however, will be depth on both the offensive and defensive lines. Brookwood has the type of speed that could propel it to new heights, but a plethora of lost linemen over the past two seasons will force Boggs and company to find depth on the line as soon as possible.
Brookwood will be fast – very fast – and they should have the wins to show for it when the 2016 is all said and done.
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Warriors Team Speed Could Result In Solid Season
Written by Jacob Dennis
Photo by Hubby Brooks
