Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls Spring Practice Visit

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls are coming off a season where they made the playoffs, but they did not experience their normal level of success under long-time head coach Jupiter Wilson. Coach Wilson though feels like he has a solid team this upcoming season to be able to bounce back and have a strong season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788019618671407286","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788019618671407286 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB Nathan Futch led the Ragin Bulls throughout the spring practice offensively, showing some poise and executing the schemes at a good level. Futch looks to be a steadying presence as the Ragin Bulls look for some stability at this important position. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788020372769485183","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788020372769485183 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DE [player_tooltip player_id='1159997' first='Jace' last='McCallum'] was called the best player on the roster by Head Coach Jupiter Wilson. A 6'4 225 pound EDGE prospect, Jace has an offer from Eastern Kentucky and interest from other colleges as well. He showed excellent speed off the edge and a couple of nice pass-rush moves throughout spring practice on our visit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788025785263018445","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788025785263018445 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='271557' first='Chase' last='McCullough'] is an important player for the Hickory Ridge front 7, who is trying to improve from an up-and-down season as a team defense last year. Chase has had a good offseason and will help stop the interior run game from his inside linebacker position. Chase is a Class of 2026 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788023457772396629","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788023457772396629 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1368095' first='Joell' last='Wooten'] has an offer from Eastern Kentucky University, and is a good-looking prospect. With his size at 6'3 Joell showed some strong hands and the ability to jump and high-point the football consistently on the outside throughout spring practice during our visit. Joell is a Class of 2026 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788022656710680883","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/pepman704/status/1788022656710680883 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->