Despite the drama surrounding the Union County High School football program, young men are putting in the work to get ready for the 2025 season.
Interim Head Coach Lamar Waters couldn’t be more pleased with what he’s seen to this point, with the number of participants doubling since workouts began. Waters, who assumes the reins of the program this year in the aftermath of the firing of Andrew Thomas on May 29, said the Tigers had 23 players at the end of the school year. The first day of summer workouts consisted of 21 players. That increased to 28 the second day.
On June 16, the Tigers had 47 participants.
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