Bibb County high schools gear up for 2024 football season
Representatives from Rutland, Northeast, Central, Howard, Southwest and Westside high schools shared their expectations, improvements and adjustments as they prepare for the new season.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Players, coaches and athletic directors from Bibb County’s six high schools gathered at the Professional Learning Center Wednesday night to address the media ahead of the upcoming football season.
Representatives from Rutland, Northeast, Central, Howard, Southwest and Westside high schools shared their expectations, improvements and adjustments as they prepare for the new season.
The reps also spoke about participating in the inaugural Gridiron Classic, scheduled for August 16-17 at Fort Valley State University’s Wildcat Stadium.
Gridiron Classic schedule (all games being played at Fort Valley State)
Friday, August 16: Central vs. Dougherty, Northeast vs. Peach County, Southwest vs. Macon County
Saturday, August 17: Bleckley County vs. Rutland, Howard vs. Westside, Perry vs. Baldwin
Northeast coach expects defense to play well
Northeast football head coach Jeremy Wiggins, who’s entering his seventh season as the Raiders’ head coach, says he’s seen some surprises during the offseason.
“The way we’ve been playing this summer on defense, playing physical and fast, it’s been a really big surprise on some changes we made in the off-season and developed things to better suit our athletes,” he said. “I think the defense is going to be like, everyone is going to be saying, ‘Darn, they can play defense pretty good.’ The offense usually takes a little bit longer, but you’ll see something a little bit different from us for the next season on the offensive side of the ball. I can’t wait until Friday to get a chance to put it all together officially.”
Northeast hosts Greene County in a scrimmage this Friday at Thompson Stadium. The game will start at 7 p.m.
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