It was two years ago that Perkins
established a leadership council composed of 12 players, including
underclassmen, to discuss issues and concerns among players. The council,
Perkins said, allows players to have a voice and police themselves. Apparently
this move is beginning to show benefits.
Head coach Matt Perkins led his team
into another season on the winning side. While they may have lost 27-14 a week
ago in the semi-final of the Class A championships to the Portland Bulldogs and
for the second year in a row, he does walk away with a young team that is sure
to show promise and improvement next year. And although they took a loss, it
was a big improvement compared to the loss suffered earlier in the year when
the Eagles fell 42-21 to the same team.
The Eagles ended up 6-4 having scored
213 total points while giving up 163 and rank 21st in the state. Although
163 points sounds like a lot this is not a true testament to the young talent.
The good majority of those points were scored earlier in the season and the
performance in last two games before the semi-final against Chevrus was a sure
indication of what is to come.
Next season should see the return of 35
players in the current roster of 45 players. The majority of those will be
either sophomores or juniors.
Perkins has been the head coach of the
Eagles since 2004 with a won-loss record of 75-53 and it doesn’t appear that
his tenure will end any time soon.
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