Fan’s guide to this year’s Central Purple Pounders
Central Purple Pounders
Coach: John Allen (second year, 3-7 here and 64-47 in 13 years overall) Stadium: Central Memorial Stadium Address: 5728 Highway 58, Harrison, TN 37341
Three strengths
1) The 16 seniors still on the team survived the training and conditioning gauntlets. “They have done the right things and there are too many good things among our seniors who remain on the team, and they’re being overshadowed by the guys who are no longer on the team,” Allen said. “These are kids who want to be here, who are leaders in the school and who love the Purple. They’ve played four years, they’ve been through three head coaches and now it’s time for them to have fun and enjoy this year.” Running back TaQuan Johnson is a 4.4-40 type guy who will turn some heads, and it’s likely that Dominique Dawson, best known for his baseball play, will split time at quarterback if not start there.