Published: 06:36 PM, Wed Aug 08, 2012
South View football: 5 players to watch
A look at Tigers football players likely to make an impact this season.
Sergio Britton
Position: Wide receiver
Height/weight: 6-2, 180
Class: Senior
About Britton: In need of a new No. 1 receiver after losing Diorus Proctor, who caught five touchdown passes last year as a senior, South View benefits from the arrival of Britton, a Cape Fear transfer. He had 24 catches for 302 yards last season.
Greg Gilmore
Position: Defensive tackle/tight end
Height/weight: 6-5, 285
Class: Senior
About Gilmore: Ranked 101st on ESPN.com's national list of top 150 recruits, Gilmore has offers from more than a dozen schools, including front-runners LSU, Alabama, Florida and Clemson. He had 74 tackles last season and is looking to become more aggressive.
Troy Cain
Position: Quarterback
Height/weight: 6-3, 210
Class: Junior
About Cain: He enters his third varsity season after throwing for 202 yards with three touchdowns as a freshman and 693 yards with six touchdowns and nine interceptions as a sophomore. "He's just improved every year," coach Randy Ledford said.
DeJohn Whitted
Position: Defensive lineman
Height/weight: 6-0, 240
Class: Junior
About Whitted: He returns to the field after getting hurt twice as a sophomore, with a knee injury forcing him to miss the final third of the 2011 season. He flashed his potential with seven tackles and a fumble recovery in an early victory against Hoke County.
Jeremy Cox
Position: Running back/fullback
Height/weight: 5-11, 190 Class: Junior
About Cox: Another player who got valuable experience as a sophomore, Cox looks to build on a season in which he rushed for 730 yards with six touchdowns. That included consecutive 100-yard outings against Richmond Senior, Pine Forest and Terry Sanford.
Schedule
Aug. 17 - at Douglas Byrd
Aug. 24 - Hoke County
Aug. 31 - Lumberton
Sept. 7 - at Richmond
Sept. 14 - Pine Forest
Sept. 21 - at Terry Sanford
Sept. 28 - Jack Britt
Oct. 5 - Gray's Creek
Oct. 12 - at E.E. Smith
Oct. 19 - Cape Fear
Oct. 26 - at Seventy-First