TOWSON, Md — Calvert Hall’s football program is embracing change this season with new head coach Ty Ward and a considerably youthful roster after dropping about 30 seniors from final 12 months’s team.
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New coach, young team bring fresh energy to Calvert Hall football
Despite the youth motion, expectations stay excessive for the Cardinals as they appear to enhance on their 7-5 file from final season.
“I do not assume the cabinet’s dry. We obtained plenty of actually gifted young gamers which might be prepared to make a reputation for themselves,” Ward stated.
Ward, who comes to Calvert Hall from Pennsylvania, sees the team’s youth as a bonus as he implements his system.
“We need to do it our manner, and if you happen to’re beginning our manner with a bunch of youthful guys that do not have different habits and have not actually been in one other scenario, we have been in a position to sort of simply construct the muse fast and begin stacking on high of that,” Ward stated.
Junior quarterback Oliver Noll is embracing his new function as a day-one starter and team captain.
“I’ve at all times felt that I’ve been a pacesetter, however I’ve been extra the quiet man, not the ra-ra, , simply sort of doing the little issues right here and there to sort of make it possible for this ship flows,” Noll stated.
“It was truthfully a dream come true. I imply, I at all times sort of considered these items once I was youthful, and it was actually cool to simply be realized like OK now I’m really just like the man, and there is not any ifs, ands, or buts with it,” Noll stated.
The offensive line brings some continuity with two juniors on the left aspect and three seniors from heart to proper sort out, together with captain Josh Ritter.
“I wasn’t anticipating to be voted for captain simply because we now have so many guys who might be leaders, however when he instructed us, I used to be fairly completely satisfied,” Ritter stated.
The third captain, senior linebacker Luke Speicher, is embracing his management function in his last 12 months with this system.
“We actually got here collectively, particularly over the offseason, proper? And that was sort of a part of it; , we gotta step up as seniors, and let the young guys know that is what it is about, particularly with new head coach,” Speicher stated.
“You gotta adapt. You gotta have the ability to change, , on the fly, and that is what we did. That’s what this group’s gonna do that entire 12 months,” Speicher stated.
The Cardinals’ season opener, initially scheduled for this Friday at house, has been canceled. Their first sport is now set for August 29 at house towards William Penn Charter.
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