April On Campus: Clover Blue Eagles

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are two distinct differences in the latest head coaching job Perry Woolbright is undertaking.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For openers, he's far from a stranger to Clover. Woolbright graduated in 2001 and his father, Marty Woolbright, was the Blue Eagles' head football coach from 1993-97.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second difference is in comparison to Woolbright's previous jobs – North Myrtle Beach, Batesburg-Leesville and Lexington – he sees less of an uphill climb in bringing Clover to a chapionship level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“We've got a great group of kids,” said Woolbright during the April 2 Palmetto Combine for seniors at York. “Coach (Brian) Lane (now at Westside) did a great job here and stuff like that. It's not like a total rebuild like some other jobs that I've taken. This one is just getting my philosophy and my culture established in the kids. Everybody is going to have different Xs and Os, so getting our schemes installed as quickly as possible.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Helping the players get on the same page as Woolbright is his son and rising senior safety <strong>Brayden Woolbright</strong>. He led Lexington with five interceptions to go with 51 tackles and also saw limited action at wide receiver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The elder Woolbright expects his son to have a similar two-way role at Clover as well as serving as a bridge to get his teammates familiar with the new schemes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I know what he comes with,” Brayden said. “I know what he means when he talks. He's going to be harder on me because I'm his son. I know what he expects, and I just try to help the other guys out with what he expects from us.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Other leaders on defense are free safety <strong>Cade Pilgram</strong> and outside linebacker <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='997351' first='Jayden' last='Bryant']</strong>. Pilgram has led by example during team workouts both on the field and in the weight room and the 6-foot-4, 220-pound Bryant was named the top Defensive Lineman at the senior combine at York High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“Great head coach who expects a lot from us,” Bryant said. “He pushes us in the weight room and on the field. Look forward to working with him.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offensively, the Blue Eagles return wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='589011' first='Dion' last='Brown']. 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