March On Campus: Ridge View Blazers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the outside, Derek Howard displays the demeanor a patient head coach.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As he talks about the potential of his Ridge View football team, the level of excitement and anticipation is quite evident in his voice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"I think our kids are excited about having the opportunity to start back again playing the game that they love," he said. "But, we're extremely patient. Half the team is participating in spring sports, be it soccer or baseball or track. So, we're going to allow those young men to finish their season on a high note and whenever we get them, we'll get them as we make our move into spring ball."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blazers do have several seniors from last year's team taking part in off-season workouts. To a man, the pain of having their post-season dreams end on a S.C. 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