North Cross Rolling in Lee Johnson’s 2nd Year
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North Cross Rolling in Lee Johnson's 2nd Year
North Cross is the 3rd ranked team in Division III of the Virginia Independent School League with a 4-1 record. COACH LEE JOHNSON WANTS HIS NORTH CROSS RAIDERS TO PRACTICE SHARP.
SHARP?—THE RAIDERS HAVE BEEN LIKE A RAZOR FOR A MONTH..
NORTH CROSS HAS OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 171-37 IN 4 CONSECUTIVE WINS…
DARE I SAY…THEY ARE CUTTING EDGE. COACH JOHNSON SAYS HE LIKES WHERE HIS TEAM HAS PROGRESSED TO AFTER AN OPENING 17-7 LOSS TO BLESSED SACRAMENT.
SEVEN NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSFERS HAVE KEYED THE ATTACK…INCLUDING FORMER CHRISTIANSBURG STANDOUT SID BROWN AT WIDE RECEIVER, AND CAVE SPRING PRODUCT TYLER CAVENESS AT TAILBACK.
TYLER…HAS DICED UP DEFENSES TO THE TUNE OF 210 YARDS PER GAME..
HE’S ALREADY ECLIPSED THE 1000 YARD MARK IN FIVE GAMES, AND WHILE TYLER SAYS IT’S NICE TO HAVE THE SUCCESS, HE SAYS IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT HIM. HE CREDITS HIS BLOCKING AND THE DYNAMIC OFFENSE WHICH INCLUDES A POTENT PASSING GAME TO ASSURING HIS SUCCESS.
AFTER A FEW ..LEAN YEARS…THE RAIDERS FIND THEMSELVES AMOUNG THE VA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ELITE…
BEING A CUT ABOVE..HAD CHANGED PLENTY AT THE SW ROANOKE SCHOOL. COACH JOHNSON SAYS HE ENCOUNTERED A HUNGRY TEAM WHEN HE GOT THERE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND NOW WITH THE INFLUX OF NEW TALENT, HE HAS A NICE MIX—THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO THIS POINT.
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