Wakulla to face Gadsden in playoffs

War Eagle running back Jeremiah Thomas breaks into the open against the Suwannee Bulldogs in the district showdown two weeks ago.

PHOTOS BY WILLIAM SNOWDEN

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN Editor

The Wakulla War Eagles go into the first round of the playoffs on Friday night with a home game against the Gadsden Jaguars.
The Florida High School Athletic Association released the playoff brackets over the weekend, and Wakulla is ranked No. 2 in 2S Region 1.
Walton is the No. 1 seed the region and plays  the 8th seed South Walton.
Florida High is the third seed and plays the  6th seed Marianna.
And 4th seed Pensacola Catholic plays No. 5 Suwannee.
Should Wakulla win, they would host the winner of the Florida High-Marianna game next week.
Of the upcoming Gadsden game, Wakulla Head Coach Scott Klees said, “In our bracket, by far, this is the game to watch.”
Wakulla finished the year an undefeated 10-0. Gadsden comes in with a 6-4 record in which they won 4 of their lasst 5 games.
And Gadsden played good oppponents, including Lowndes County, Ga., out of Valdosta.
Klees said he was just watching film of Gadsden and called them “a very, very athletic team.”
“You’re gonna see a lot of speed on the field,” Klees said of the upcoming playoff game.

INJURY REPORT

Coach Klees anticipated that the week off may give time for his team to heal up.
He is hopeful that War Eagle receiver Del Zanders, out the last week of the regular season with a leg injury, is likely to be be back.
It is also possible that running back Bradley Kelly, may return. Kelly has missed most of the regular season withmedical condition. When Kelly went out, Jeremiah Thomas was shifted from receiver to running back.

COACH'S CORNER

Wakulla War Eagles Head Coach Scott Klees

Last week: Bye week gave the War Eagles a chance to heal up and hopefully the return of some key players.
Scouting report: Gadsden Jaguars are very athletic and very fast. They’ve played some of the top teams in the region.
Keys to victory: The War Eagles can’t have turnovers in the playoffs. They have to play great defense, and make plays on Special Teams.