Football weather tonight at WHS

| June 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Optimism is on the rise with Wooster High football, which I guess usually is the case when a new head coach comes in, as Doug Haas has done at WHS.

Stopped up to watch the first of his 10 summer practices Monday night at Follis Field, where, once the sun went away, it felt like mid-October. Thus, it was a short stay for yours truly.

What little I did see, other the guards working on pulling techniques, seemed pretty organized, especially for the first time out. I know Haas is very intelligent, and I assume that carries over to football — he just strikes me as an ultra-organized guy.

Someone who passes the eyeball test, for sure, is 6-foot-5 quarterback candidate Cam Daugherty, already established as a varsity basketball and baseball standout after his freshman year. Now, Orrville grad Tom Bolyard was a freakish athlete I’ve not seen in these parts since he graduated in the 80s, and I’d hate to start the hype machine for Daugherty. He’s not in Bolyard’s class … but if you’re even close, that’s a special level.

Consider the machine started … and I can’t imagine how excited new WHS offensive coordinator Nolan Wickard must be, particularly with some of the skill players he’ll have to go around Daugherty. It’ll be a much more interested — and warmer, I hope — crowd at Follis Field when the regular season starts.

Category: Football, Wooster High

Mike Plant

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