The preseason dreams of high school football seniors are larger than life and crafted for years.
But what happens when those dreams become more like a nightmare?
“We believed we were going to improve on last year, have a winning record and reestablish the program,” Signal Mountain senior Ripley Hutcherson said this week. “Obviously that’s not how it has played out.
“But at the end of the day, you just have to get back to work and make the most of it.”
After a 6-4 regular season in 2021, Hutcherson was part of a rising senior class prepared to take the next step in the program’s sixth year under coach Josh Roberts.