2005

for 2005 Campaign Tuscaloosa (A~a.) County. ''\\'e should have a solid of:. fen!>e this season." Underwood stated.

and Greg may come in and take over kicking or punting dulles. It just de– pends on how things go." said Underwood. Although t~:arn members ot:. iicial ly reported for pre-season prac– tice on August 9, Coach Under\\.ood said many players participated in vol– untary workouts while attending sum– mer classes 111 June. 1\ll memb~r~ of Underwood's coachtng staff were also in attendance for the workout sessions. It marked the first time in ffi.c'tl'tst~r~ Jn~rmn thm too - ball players participated in the early \\'Orkouts. •·our kids worked out Mon– day through Thursday. lifting wc1ghts running and doing other drills. \ot only did they imp-rove in the weight room, their conditioning and their knowledge ofour new svs~ tem, they also completed coursew~rk which is beneficial to their graduat– ing and movmg on from here. I think it was a very posttivc thing lor them to be here in June and it's something that we want to try and stan doing on a regular basis.·· Undcm ood stated. Undemood, whose overall record stands at32-36 folio\\ ing last year's 4-5 campaign, thinb the 2005 squad can be one his best. "I fed good about thi~ team. Not only do we ha\ c enough talent to compete in this league b~t I think we've got the right attituae and the right leadership from our sophomores. This is a special group_and I think they will prove that this season... he said.

As the nev.· offense is get– ting untracked, Underwood said the defense "w1ll be the strong point, the foundation for the team's success." Returning for his second yearns defensive coordinator Chris Boon c. a former assistant at Nicholls State University m Thibodaux, La. Under Boone's direction. East Cen– tral had the third-be!>t defense versus t ~ ru mth.! tale, alhm.ingj~2.8.~ ftrds per game. East Central also ranked third in forced turnovers w1tb 30. Underwood said Boone "docs an outstanding job and gets our guys to play all-out when they take the field." The Warrior~defense in– cludes several players tSat started or played a lot during 2004. "We look for the defense to be our mamstay," Underwood stated. Returnees include defen– sive ends Greg Hathorn (6-2, 240) and Courtnl.)y Coleman (6-2, 238), both of Loutsville; nose guard George 1. 215) ofClinch Count)' Htgh School in Homerville, Ga.. Ken Gordon (6'. 195) of~1orton: and defensive backs Marcus Arrington (6·, 185) ofHeidel– berg and Nick Robinson (5-9. 170) of ,\lorton. Tolbert is the leading rerumee in tackle~ from last season. He had 42 solo stops and 19 assists. Maddox (6'. 260) ofTuscaloosa (AI;.) Count)'; linebackers Paul Tolbert (6-