A football season that started with a large amount of youth and inexperience, then hampered by a long string of injuries was recapped at the annual Hornets Football Banquet.
     Head coach Phil Willard told the players and parents that the underclassmen must spend time improving their strength, their speed and their football IQ. Willard stated the Hornets are the only school in the MEC that does NOT have a full seven classes of weightlifting as part of their curriculum, putting them behind the rest of the conference. Willard stated any recent success on the football field has been primarily due to the heart and determination of the players.
     Willard encouraged all football players to be multiple sport athletes, and those not in winter sports should spend time in the weight room before and after school lifting under the supervision of coaches.

     In the awards presentations:
The Coaches Award was shared by Zach Douglas, Jacob Lewis and Jake Mathew
The Offensive Back award went to Nick Plummer
The Offensive Line award went to Justin Van Houtan
The Defensive Back award went to Alex Thompson
The Defensive Line award went to Nick Plummer
The Special Teams award was shared by Blake Stephens and Guy Vinson

     In the Most Improved Awards:
Most Improved offensive back was Guy Vinson
Most Improved offensive lineman was Caden Haynes
Most Improved Defensive Back was Alex Hager
Most Improved Defensive Lineman was Austin Hatfield

     Matt Trager presented the Shawn Trager Memorial $1,000 Scholarship to Senior Zach Douglas.

     The Hornets will lose just 9 seniors from this season's 4-6 team.