Cullman switched regions
in the offseason and will
compete in Region 8.
The favorite is obvious.
“Muscle Shoals is always
the team to beat,” Glasscock
said. “They sort of set
the standard. I was the
defensive coordinator at
Hartselle for five years,
and that was the team that
dominated the region then,
and nothing’s changed.
Until somebody starts
consistently beating them,
they’re the favorite every
year — period.”
Traditional rivals for the
Bearcats fill out some of the
region, including Hartselle,
Athens and Decatur. Also
in Region 8 this season are
Buckhorn, Columbia and
Hazel Green.
Because of the COVID-19
pandemic, some schools
are altering their schedules
when it comes to fall sports.
Muscle Shoals is one of
them, delaying its season
opener until Sept. 4.
Glasscock agreed with the
AHSAA’s decision to start
the season as scheduled.
“My thing is, there’s no
data out there that says a
month from now it’s going
to be any better,” he said.
“Especially in high school.
If something else comes
up, you’re just guaranteeing
you’re not going to have
a season instead of trying
to go ahead and start. I’m
proud for the state to go
ahead and get this done.
Now, if we get started and
all of a sudden we have to
suspend things for a couple
of weeks, we have time to
work with.”
Glasscock called 2020
a triumph already for the
Bearcats in terms of the way
they’ve prepared.
“The way these kids have
bought in and the way they
work and the way they
take care of each other, it’s
already a success,” he said.
“They don’t care about
what’s going on in the
outside world necessarily.
And I say this all the
time, but we can’t control
what goes on outside this
building or practice field.
We have to focus on the
people in this building. Let’s
work for each other, play for
each other. Let’s get better
in our decision-making,
better as people, better as
football players and all the
other areas we can improve
in, and let’s enjoy doing it.”
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