Southwestern 7A/8A Conference Media Day

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the Charlotte Metro Area, media days are held for some schools, which allows coaches and players to speak to a group of media representatives about their respective teams. Typically, a coach will bring a few deserving players with him to help promote those players and give them recognition. Six schools from the Charlotte area represented the Southwestern Conference at this media day. We'll share who came from each school and let you hear what they had to say. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Palisades Pumas </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach Jonathan Simmons<br><br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1321132' first='Dru' last='Drakeford']<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1751616' first='Elijah' last='Bachiller']<br>TE [player_tooltip player_id='718315' first='Hudson' last='Nolden']<br>WR Mitchell Landrum Jr<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1619052' first='Nolan' last='Jefferson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/wdrwDIKoCGg?si=Dwn9MEtEoqz6pLt1","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/wdrwDIKoCGg?si=Dwn9MEtEoqz6pLt1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ardrey Kell Knights</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach Greg Jachym<br><br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1149037' first='Tristan' last='Rivest']<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1572129' first='Nathan' last='Mbanya']<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1304463' first='Jared' last='Curtis']<br>RB Grant Huffman<br>WR Jeremiah Jones<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1689891' first='Moses' last='Harper'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/5eBSCA4anU4?si=2NCt6lY1QmUeEFmZ","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/5eBSCA4anU4?si=2NCt6lY1QmUeEFmZ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rocky River Ravens </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach - Kenneth McClamrock<br><br>EDGE Aidan Falks<br>DL Jakhi Harris<br>WR/DB [player_tooltip player_id='1687738' first='Tyrell' last='Barze']<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1368094' first='Taquann' last='Gittens']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/-bu84D80MVw?si=WfdqJZBxV8EW6R3Q","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/-bu84D80MVw?si=WfdqJZBxV8EW6R3Q </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Providence Panthers </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach Weslee Ward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1303224' first='Lucas' last='Tselentis']<br>ATH Keland Shelton <br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1600415' first='Colton' last='Bogan']<br>WR Shawn Matthews<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1607430' first='Cory' last='Cunningham']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/incuwyzXte0?si=MGumlblIJ29HGvnN","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/incuwyzXte0?si=MGumlblIJ29HGvnN </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Mecklenburg Eagles </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach Lennie Sanders</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OL/DL [player_tooltip player_id='1332843' first='Chima' last='Arum']<br>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1600218' first='James' last='Bailey']<br>QB Jay DeSimone</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/67OsSSnYbCs?si=N75ldxn7KkufDvBo","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/67OsSSnYbCs?si=N75ldxn7KkufDvBo </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ballantyne Ridge Wolves</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach Tyson Fernandez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WR/DB Ace Alexander<br>RB Ty'Barious Young<br>LB Holden Jones<br>TE/LB Jayden Krause</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/DZyJG9ARCCU?si=MyMUx81zlL9QwPPT","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/DZyJG9ARCCU?si=MyMUx81zlL9QwPPT </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->