 Over the past two seasons, the Shelby Valley Wildcats have enjoyed their most successful run of high school football in school history. After a combined 20 and 6 record, new head coach Anthony Hampton hopes to continue the school's success in 2016. EKB's McKayla Colley tells us more as we go In the Huddle. In the Huddle is brought to you by A Plus Ritles. The Shelby Valley Wildcats are now under the direction of head coach Anthony Hampton. After losing a significant amount of skilled players last season, the Wildcats are still keeping their hopes high as they head into the 2016 football season. I think a true one to bring is Christian moral values. Our kids, I've talked to the kids all the entire off season about character and commitment. And I feel those two things, if you have a high character and committed to something, then the victories and the wins will come. I'm a lifer here, played years ago at the school. I've taught here and coached here 15 years. I think what's going to happen is, I'm assuming and hoping what's going to happen is we'll be working progress and as the season goes we'll get better and better each game. I think it's heading in a good direction. A lot of people think we're not going to be no good, but I feel like we're more of a team and we're doing actually a lot better this year than a lot of people think we are. Yeah, we're young and a lot of the young guys though, they've been in the white room working hard. And we've got a quick bunch of kids out there. They're young, but they're really fast, really agile, working hard. We're a physical bunch. I expected a lot of physicality out of this thing. Well, I think we got a lot of players out here that when they do something they're going to let you know about it and get the fans hyped up about it and the coaches are going to put players that he knows going to go out there and put the work in. Well, to everybody out there, I just want you to know that we have been putting the work and I know a lot of people love the medias, putting us down, putting us in the underdog. But that's familiar territory for all of us. I mean, all coming through school, like all the years before, that's where we've been. So it's no change. Come out, watch some good football. You'll be impressed. Reporting on Robinson Creek for EKB News, I'm McKayla Colley. Here's a sneak peek at Shelby Valley schedule. The Wildcats will kick off the season on the road at Franklin County next Saturday, August 20th. The Wildcats face Pike Central in the Pike County Bowl. Only three home games on this year's schedule, and those are against Hurley, Prestonsburg and Eastridge. Valley will play three consecutive games on the road to close out the regular year.