Johnson begins sophomore season with North Cross Raiders

Johnson Begins Sophomore Season With Raiders (Added: August 14, 2008)

The building of a powerhouse Independent Schools football program appears to be in the works at North Cross. (more)

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By: John Appicello | WSLS
Published: August 14, 2008

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THE CAMP TOUR CHECKS IN WITH THE RAIDERS OF NORTH CROSS. COMING OFF A 4-6 SEASON A YEAR AGO IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS DIVISION, 2-3 IN THE DISTRICT.
YEAR TWO FOR FORMER GLENVAR COACH LEE JOHNSON MEANS MORE CONTINUITY AND MORE EXPERIENCE RETURNING.
AS HE LOOKS TO BUILD A POWER IN SOUTHWEST ROANOKE, THIS YEAR THE RAIDERS OVERALL NUMBERS ARE UP.
THE RAIDERS WILL PLAY A SIX GAME JV SCHEDULE, AND THE JV'S ARE PRACTICING WITH THE VARSITY..MAKING EVERYBODY STRONGER FOR 08. COACH JOHNSON SAYS THE TEAM HAS MORE OVERALL SPEED AND QUICKNESS THAN A YEAR AGO, WHICH SHOULD GO A LONG WAY TO CREATING MORE FIREWORKS IN 2008. HE ALSO RETURNS HIS LINE INTACT, WHICH MAKES THE BUILDING PROCESS EASIER. THE RAIDERS OPEN THE SEASON WITH BLESSED SACRAMENT ON AUGUST 29TH.