BROOKHAVEN PANTHERS

Class 4-A, Region 6

2007 Record:  8-2 overall, 6-0 in district - lost in 1st round to West Jones

Key Losses:  QB Charles Rancifer (Copiah-Lincoln C.C. signee), WR Simmie Yarborough (Southeast Louisiana signee), C Darion Smith (Copiah-Lincoln C.C. signee)

Head Coach:  Tucker Peavey (entering 7th season)

Coach's 2008 Outlook:

Brookhaven Offense:  Coach Peavey and the Panthers will feature a strong running game out of the one-back set this season behind the speed and power of Semmie Smith.  The Panthers will have to rely on a number of young players this season to keep the offense at a high level.

Brookhaven Defense:  The Panthers will use a base 4-man front to stop opposing offenses this season.  From man-to-man to a full-out blitz, the Panthers defense does a little bit of everything.  Senior linebacker Jarvis Wilbert returns to his spot in the middle as the leader of the defense. 

Brookhaven Notable Games:  Coach Peavey says that all district games are the key games on his team's schedule and that one game is not any bigger than the next game.

Coach's Key To Victory:  On both sides of the ball, Coach Peavey says the season will come down to how fast his young team decides to grow up.  The defense is learning a new system under a new defensive coordinator and that will be a key factor in this season as well.

Brookhaven Schedule:

Aug. 29          North Pike                 Home

Sept. 5           South Pike                Away

Sept. 12         Clinton                       Home

Sept. 19         McComb*                  Away

Sept. 26         Mendenhall*              Home

Oct. 3             Lawrence County*    Home

Oct. 10           Forest Hill*                 Away

Oct. 17           Port Gibson*              Home

Oct. 31           Florence*                    Away

*denotes league game