THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 29, 1996 TAG: 9608250340
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: V32 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Preview: High school forecasts:
SOURCE: JAMES BLACK
LENGTH: 32 lines
NANSEMOND-SUFFOLK
COACH: Terry Crigger (11th year, 71-29)
STAFF MEMBERS: Sandy Reveley, Ken Crowder
WHERE THEY PLAY: Nansemond-Suffolk Academy on Pruden Blvd. in Suffolk
LAST YEAR'S RECORD: 3-7 overall, 3-1 TCIS
RETURNING STARTERS: Sidney Hazelwood, Sr., RB, 6-1, 190; Brian Pack,Sr., OG/DE, 6-2, 185; C.T. Harry, Sr., OT/CB, 6-1, 165; Billy Cridlin, Jr., OT/DT, 6-0, 200.
TOP NEWCOMERS: Robbie Grandy, So., TB/S, 5-8, 160; Daniel LeGrande, So. OG/DG, 6-0, 195.
OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW: The Saints hope to establish a solid running game with TCIS first-team member Hazelwood. He hopes to get help from fellow seniors, linemen C.T. Harry and Brian Pack.
DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW: N-SA looks to put a lot of pressure on the opponents with linemen Pack and Cridlin, who is said to be bench-pressing 400 pounds. Harry, who came on strong defensively late in the season, will start at cornerback.
COACH'S QUOTE: ``We're in the rebuilding process. The program is starting to mature. The time and effort we have spent should be beginning to pay off.''
IT'S A FACT: Crigger was 64-16 in his first eight years as coach but has only gone 7-13 since returning to N-SA in 1994.
KEYWORDS: SPECIAL SECTION PREVIEW by CNB