Overtime, Sept. 12 - Pt. 4

North Murray still getting ready for their first game.

One team that still hasn't seen a snap this year is north murray.

The mountaineers come off their best season ever...advancing to the quarterfinals of the playoffs for the first time in history last year.

However, graduation took most of the power 5 talent that led that team.

The question remains, how will the mountaineers make up for those losses?

Mountaineers?

More like the mountain-gears.

Preston poag: "this is probably the fastest team i've had."

Noah lunsford: "we got some guys that came back, in our grade, and they are just insanely fast.

We have speed all around in all positions."

Dante edwards tidwell: "i don't think honestly, i'm not being cocky or nothing, but nobody in this region can guard me."

Confidence certainly not a problem for north murray this year -- and that's just how coach preston poag likes it.

Angie: "what's going to be the biggest struggle or hurdle this year, covid aside?"

Seth griffin: "uh, i don't think we'll have a struggle."

Poag: "you got to have the mindset that you can beat anybody no matter if seniors leave or not.

It's the next guy up."

Sophomore quarterback seth griffin will be that next guy up to replace sec product ladd mcconkey.

Poag: "he's more of a pro style.

He can run it.

I'm not saying he can't run it.

But he's a pro style, can really throw the ball, probably better than anybody i've had here."

Griffin: "i'm getting more and more accurate every week.

So i think we're going to be able to pass it, run it, whatever we really want to do."

What the mountaineers really want to do is best last year's elite 8 playoff run.

Seth griffin: "being on that team, you kind of get to see what it's going to take to go to the elite 8 or even farther.

So i guess we just have that mentality that we can be better than last year."

Noah lunsford: "this is a new year we are playing.

We lost some of those players.

But i think we'll be able to go deep.

We have to just stick to what we're doing.

Keep on working, and i think we'll go just as far."

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