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2013 WYMT Pigskin Preview: Middlesboro Yellow Jackets

MIDDLESBORO, Ky (WYMT) - The Middlesboro Yellow Jackets are coming into this season confident knowing they return almost everyone from last year's team.

"We only lost 1 kid a wide receiver off this football team, but any time you lose just one and bring everybody back it's going to bring a little confidence. Plus they've been thrown in the fire, freshmen, sophomores, juniors might want to say their young that's going to be seniors this year but they're not young. Ninety percent of this team was very young the past 2 years," said Head Coach Randy Frazier.

With another year of experience, this team believes they have improved enough in the off season to make a run in Class 2A District 7.

"Our district is really tough we travel a long way like this year we're going to Danville and Somerset and I just really hope that our young guys will be focused when they get off the bus. Last year against LCA I think our younger guys, had trouble and didn't wake up and realize that we're here and here to play," said Senior Lineman Jason Huddleston.

"We're a changed team, we've grown up stronger our line is strong. That was one weakness last year, our line couldn't body up with other people, but this year we're a whole lot stronger," said Senior Wide Receiver and Linebacker Austin Poindexter.

Senior Defensive End and Center Tyler Prater agreed with his teammates about the strengths of this team, "I think we're going to be really good. I mean we were good last year, we were just so young and not used to the game as much. Now that they got tempered in right they can come out and give it all they got and play hard."

The team kicks off the 2013 season against Grant County Braves.

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