By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — Hopes are high for a successful season as the Davidson Raiders senior football team looks toward its first game of the new year.

The team has plenty of new faces among its coaches and players, including several students from Craik School, who are joining students from Davidson and Kenaston for the first time this year.

“We don’t know what Craik’s going to bring to us,” head coach Jason Low said last week, prior to the start of the team’s fall training camp.

“Until we actually get the boys on the field, it’s pretty tough to tell for sure what the season is going to look like.”

The Raiders began their training camp on Tuesday, meeting each evening to warm up, train and familiarize themselves with each other and the game. After school starts on Sept. 1, they will continue meeting in the mornings.

The team’s first game will be a home exhibition match against the LCBI Bisons scheduled for Sept. 10.

In addition to Low, coaches this year include Davidson teacher Garrett Bailey, area CWEX teacher Ryan Johnson, Kenaston teacher John Jamieson and Kenaston principal Greg McJannet, as well as parent Trevor Ouellette.

“We have lots of good experience with the coaches we have on staff now,” said Low, adding that they hope to end up with a roster of about 20 players.

For the full story, please see the Aug. 31 edition of The Davidson Leader.