Football: Quarterbacks are the faces of the program

Oak Ridge quarterback Braden Letney looks to pass during a game last season.
Oak Ridge quarterback Braden Letney looks to pass during a game last season.

They walk tall, and stand proud. They take the snaps, and direct traffic.

Individually, they’re the face of the program. The guys you see on all the Friday night highlight reels.

They’re quarterbacks. High school quarterbacks, to be precise. Their work is never done. When practice is over, they’re in the film room. When film study is over, they’re thinking about possible glitches.

Craig Heiser and Eric Schmid, The Woodlands

The Woodlands has had different sorts of strategies at quarterback in recent seasons.

Braden Letney, senior, Oak Ridge

Dereck Rush, the War Eagles’ fourth-year coach, was building a program when Oak Ridge hit a fork in the road.

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