 The Tech Valley Panthers are coming off four consecutive playoff appearances. Average in 36 wins, including a state semifinal run three years ago under head coach Tony Klusky. Tony Klusky and his coaching staff returns for 2018. Time of year and any time, this time of year rolls around. I think we all get a little bit excited and it just feels good to get back out on the field with everybody and get back to work. We're not looking for down the road to week 12 right now. We're looking at week one, we're gonna play them one at a time and at the end of the season we'll see where we're at and whatever happens happens. But we always play them one at a time. It's been great actually being able to be a part of the playoffs every single year. It's really nice and then last year we had our first playoff game here. Two of them actually, it was a great experience. It's never really, it's never happened before at Tech Valley. So I'm glad I could experience that myself. It's been great, but being a young guy, starting us off in a year, I've looked up to everybody. I wouldn't be where we was at, I wouldn't for coach and stuff. It's just a great experience, being a part of something great, being a part of a tradition that we started and we keep working on harder and harder each year. It's exciting, just knowing you's a part of something and to win too, the first game here, it's crazy. It's something you'll never forget. Tech Valley returns very little starters from one year ago, especially on the offensive side of the football, the Panthers graduated 15 seniors, 2018 will be a test. With firstly a brand new offensive line, new quarterback and new running backs, the defense will be the strength of this team until the offense can catch up. Well, I think so far through our first two scrimmage games, I think the defense has been our strength. Offensively, as a lot of people know, we got several new faces there and we lost a good senior class last year, total of 15. So we got a lot of fresh faces, but we're getting a little better. Shelby Valley, our first scrimmage game, we didn't look so much as a team, but that week between Shelby and Westside, we come together. The day last Friday, we looked pretty good. Once I said it again, just be executed every play. Everything's designed to win. We get better every day, you know, hey, who knows? That's all we ask. Just come out and work hard, get better each day. From Noggetuck, with EKB Sports, I'm Joe Kinzer.