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Both the Rockbridge County and Parry McCluer high school football teams started practicing last Thursday, with the Wildcats beginning in the morning and the Fighting Blues getting going that afternoon in the sweltering heat. The Wildcats are under the direction of third-year head coach Martin Cox (top left photo, blue shirt), while second-year head coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough (above, blue shirt) guides the Blues. AT TOP RIGHT, PM assistant coach John Snider carries mats onto the field. PM had 26 varsity players and 21 junior varsity players, while the Wildcats had about 45 total players. After four weeks of practicing and scrimmaging, the Wildcats and Blues will play each other in their season opener at RC’s Prasnicki-Ross Field at Veterans Stadium in Lexington on Friday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m.
RC photos by Stephanie Mikels Blevins, PM photos by Ronnie Coffey
