School: Athens
Mascot: Warriors
Head Coach: Ryan Knox
Years at School: Year 19; 16 as the head coach
Overall Record: 112-54
Assistant Coaches: Curtis Dion, Sean Knox, Brett Ripple, Fletcher Morgan, Nick Hanner, and Mason Reiff
Last Year’s Conference Record: 7-2
Last Year’s Overall Record: 11-3
Postseason: 2A State Runner-Up
School State Championships: 0
School Conference Championships: 0
Biggest Rival Game Every Year: Maroa Forsyth and Williamsville
Number of returning lettermen: 14
Number of returning starters: 5 full-time starters and 3 part-time starters.
Offense: 4
Kody Walsh-Center
Chris Dillon-Right Tackle
Zak Edwards-Wide Receiver
Will Bushong for 3 games at Left Tackle. He will play Guard this year.
Defense: 4
Josh Harris- Defensive Tackle
Will Bushong-Nose Guard
Brodee Rector- Cornerback
Davis Ishmael started at OLB until he was injured in week 3.
Top Returnees from Fall 2022 (name-position-year)
Offensive:
Kody Walsh-Center-Senior
Chris Dillon-Right Tackle
Defensive:
Josh Harris- Defensive Tackle
Will Bushong-Nose Guard
Who are the newcomers we should know about and why? Davis Ishmael had a great start to the season before the injury, and Isaac Brown had a really good summer.
The Head Coach says: We hoped to have all our answers after the summer schedule, but we still have some competition remaining at safety, offensive line, and quarterback. We will be young at some important positions, but we are confident they will be up to speed. Offensive and Defensive lines should be a team strength.
