Key defenders for the Falcons are cornerback Brandon Green, defensive back Brooks Davis and safeties Carlos Shane and Noah Warren.
(3-7, 6A) Rude awakening last season for first-year coach Matt Henninger … outscored 109-24 and winless in first three games … lost to Southport 48-14 in third game, improved to scare Cardinals in Sectional, losing 20-13 … lost 18 seniors … expect Falcons to keep improving … running back Jalen Lee (317 yards rushing, two TDs), Brandon Green, soph Logan Beard and Brooks Davis competing for QB, may not be settled until this week … senior D’Andre Miles (24.3 yards per catch, six TDs) leads receivers with classmates Bobby Skaggs and Logan Dingess … senior Andre Harlan and junior Franklin Hammond (3.7 yards per carry) are running backs … senior Alex Parra leads O-line with Drew Rastrelli, Justin White, junior Sam Littlejohn, Mykal Manalo, and Edgar Melkonyan and transfer Jesus Tallez battling to start … Trent Bowsher leads D-line … Holden Storm moves from linebacker to defensive end … Tre Breaziel and Dekahi Jones seasoned linebackers … seniors Carlos Shane Jr. and Noah Warren at safety …Falcons can mix and match on both sides of ball … new coaches include former Falcon QB standout Adam Weise (offense) and Noah Ruark (secondary).
Coach’s comments: “We opened last year with several players trying to figure out how they could play harder than they thought they could. We fought Southport to the end, and they had a pretty good team. We found a way to compete and that was a testament to our growth as a team.
“We had a great summer that put us light-years ahead in our preparation. We have some good athletes back. To be honest, I don’t expect some of our positions to be settled until the day before our opener. I want to put our best 22 guys on the field. We may switch some positions around and hope we don’t miss a beat. We have lots of line competition on both sides. We are solid with linebackers and D-backs. We’re looking for depth. We’re going to get ourselves ready to play at home and want our players to feed off that energy.”
Coach’s comments: “We opened last year with several players trying to figure out how they could play harder than they thought they could. We fought Southport to the end, and they had a pretty good team. We found a way to compete and that was a testament to our growth as a team.
“We had a great summer that put us light-years ahead in our preparation. We have some good athletes back. To be honest, I don’t expect some of our positions to be settled until the day before our opener. I want to put our best 22 guys on the field. We may switch some positions around and hope we don’t miss a beat. We have lots of line competition on both sides. We are solid with linebackers and D-backs. We’re looking for depth. We’re going to get ourselves ready to play at home and want our players to feed off that energy.”
Expected to lead Perry Meridian’s offense are running backs Franklin Hammond and Jalen Lee, lineman Alex Parra and running back Andre Harlan.
 The Falcons have an experienced corps of senior receivers in D’Andre Miles, Bobby Skaggs and Logan Dingess. |  Seasoned linebackers for Perry Meridian include Tre Breaziel, Dehahi Jones and Trent Bowsher. |
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