Zane Roberts and Carson
Jennings are younger guys who
could also see some playing
time.
Payne will assume the H-back
role following the departure of
Mason Black.
Fairview averaged 35.3 points
per game last season, and
Redding has high hopes for this
year’s group as well.
“I think we can build off
what we did last year with
some of our maturity and the
knowledge of what we’re doing
and how we’re doing it,” he
said. “We did lose some great
players, but we have some great
players coming back. It’s huge
to have the experience we have.
It’s one of those deals where
we’ve felt like for a few years
now we’ve had to take a step
back and do more teaching
because of losing a lot of
starters.
“Having the guys back that
we do, the light bulb comes
on quicker. The response is
quicker.”
Where Redding thinks his
offense can improve is no
different than any other high
school coach.
“Consistency,” he said. “We
were pretty consistent last
year, but can we take that to
another level this year? Taking
care of the football, converting
big plays when we need to
and moving the chains. That’s
needed for consistency. And
can we move the ball through
the air? We’ve got a lot of
confidence in all those guys —
quarterbacks, wide receivers —
so we want to take the next step
there as well.”
HEAD COACH
George Redding
RECORD AT SCHOOL
79-59
CAREER RECORD
79-59
ASSISTANT COACHES
Brian Simmons
Josh Davis
Rick McDonald
Brett Garner
Trett Hardman
Mason Black
LAST SEASON
9-3, 6-1
(Class 4A, Region 7)
LAST PLAYOFF APPEARANCE
2019
STADIUM
Dafford Smith Stadium
2020 FOOTBALL PREVIEW
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