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A young team in 2021, the White Knoll Timberwolves return a lot of players who got significant varsity experience last season. Those youthful players improved as the season went on and Head Coach Nick Pelham expects that improvement to continue.
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eniors returning to the line up on offense are RB Jesse Ross (6’0, 190), WR Jalen Watson (6’2,185), WR Nate Thomas (5’9,165) and OT Ron Briggs (6’2,270). Juniors returning to offense are WR/TE Hasan Lee (6’2,220), WR Jaiden Kimble (6’0,190), RB Jalen Gates (5’9,160, OL Jeremiah Brown (6’0,235) and OL ty Bennett (6’1,250). Sophomore QB Landon Sharpe (5’10,175), who started seven games last season as a freshman, is basck, as well.
On defense, some of the same faces will get time. Jesse Ross will play some DB, Kimble will play OLB, Cox at DE, Gates at DB, along with juniors Hayden Cushman (6’0,190) at LB, Demenico Banks (5’11,230) at LB, Nick Pierce (6’1,195) at DE, Leroy Simmons (6’1,330) at Nose, and Charles Plange (5’10,170) at DB.
“Last year was a difficult year,” said Coach Pelham. “We didn’t have many seniors or juniors so we had to depend on our young players to start at many vital positions. Our team struggled early but continued to improve each and every week, which was a testament to the toughness of the kids and families at White Knoll. We return a lot of players that started varsity games last year. In addition, our young men have committed to our year round program and have had a tremendous amount of strength gains in the past 7 months. Our team is eager to continue to improve and they are excited about the upcoming season. Our biggest goals are to drastically reduce the amount of turnovers from a year ago and to play with an enthusiasm and confidence that can come from the playing experience many of our players gained last season.”
