POTTSVILLE- After a two-week break mandated by the Arkansas Activities Association where athletes from across the state were not allowed to access school workout facilities or to participate in organized practices or games, teams returned to the hot summer grind in the next phase of preparation for the upcoming high school football season.
The Paris Eagles football team made the trip to Pottsville last week to participate along with three other schools in a summer camp. Paris, along with Lincoln, Hackett, and the host Pottsville Apaches, played in a camp format scrimmage for approximately 95 minutes. Although the day was overcast, the upper 80s heat along with very high humidity was a tough test for the players. In fact, some players showed signs of struggling with the heat. The coaches ended the camp a few minutes early, perhaps because of the heat and humidity.
The Paris Eagles, who will be young and talented in 2023, continued to show good progress and development. The Eagles have played in camps at Charleston and in Pottsville, and to this observer, the team continues to look better and better with each opportunity to play against other schools. The Eagles will be relatively inexperienced this season, although several of the players received significant playing time in 2022. There are only three seniors on this year’s roster, and only two of those three have played.
The Eagles will continue the final weeks of summer workouts before August preseason practices begin. Paris opens the 2023 season at home when they will host the Waldron Bulldogs in a non-conference opener for both schools. Paris will then travel to Mansfield on September 1 in another non-conference matchup with the Tigers.
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