On Friday, September 12th, the Jackson County Generals fell yet again in only the third week of active season. After giving away eighty-two points to their first three opponents, the Generals are still halted at only eight for the season. Many players, past and present, as well as their parents, have noted that this season has come as a dramatic fall from the 2024 season. The 2024 season landed just shy of a county record, with 5-5 for the year, and 2023 at 6-4.
From an abundance of anonymous sources, it has been quoted that the Generals’ offensive technique is to blame— “I think that we need to switch our offense… Our coach has a good defense going, a strong team, and good athletes. We have a team that can win ball games, but Wildcat is too predictable. We need more plays to go off of. We can run and throw the ball, teams can’t defend both— it will allow us to win the games we should and can win.”
After Friday night’s game came to a close, multiple well-versed players were asked to reflect on the night’s events. One of those players who was asked about the team’s projection was Gauge Curtis. This is what he had to say: “It’s been a rough start… we haven’t made any adjustments since we got a new coach… I’m really hoping that they can find someone else next year so that the next group doesn’t have to go through what we have this year.” Senior, Gauge Curtis has held a long-standing career in the game and never ceases to prove himself on the field. As one of the Generals’ three seniors, Gauge is a seasoned powerhouse and has the ability to lead this team through the season.
During postgame, last year’s freshman quarterback, now sophomore, Wyatt Dunn, was asked about an impressive play that led to a massive gain in yardage— “We were down, we were down a lot, and so I just tried to come up with something. I was getting mad, so I just kind of angrily ran the ball– and just tried to make something happen.” As for on the field, fellow sophomore Gavin Nolasco was asked to further explain some of the difficulties at play and the injury he sustained in the first half. On this topic, Nolasco stated, “Unfortunately, in the second quarter I was running the ball, got pounded— I mean it’s football, it happens. My hand got swollen, and I stayed out till half, came back in, taped it up, and got a sliding mitt. I was able to get an interception with it and still played well on defense… We need to come together better as a team next time we play. This is a game we should have won— they are an undisciplined team, and we are an undisciplined team too. We will come back strong next week against Lynn Camp… go Generals, go.”
As a reflection of Gavin Nolasco’s statement, Wyatt Dunn was asked about the team’s plans for growth in upcoming games. Emphasizing togetherness, Dunn stated, “We need to grow as a team, we’re all young. We always argue… we have to get together and play as a team.” To follow this, Wyatt was asked to give insight into his personal predictions for next year. This comes as the current eighth-grade class is making waves and will make a great addition to numbers for Generals. With double digits coming in as freshman next year, Dunn was asked if this group will likely show up in ways that the class of 2025 did. To this, he responded, “Yes, it definitely will. We will all be older, and then we’ll have some younger kids coming in. Good talent, they’re good talent.”
With week four kicking off soon, the Jackson County Generals, without a doubt, have some work to do, but even after rough beginning, the team has far to go before calling the 2025 season quits— much more is to come from Education Mountain, with two away games coming in the next two weeks, the Generals will be back in action on home turf October 10th.
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