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2014 high school football preview: Pinecrest Academy
Paladins leaning on experience defense in new region
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Pinecrest Academys Adam Guard (from left), Ryan McCarthy and Matthew Walters lead a Paladins team that enters a new region this season. - photo by Micah Green
Todd Winter coaches Pinecrest Academy like his players can do nothing right. If the Paladins’ progress last year and the talent coming back is any indication, though, he’s using a tactic popularized by former South Carolina head coach Lou Holtz: convince your players they’re no good one day, and then begin making them believe they can beat anybody the next.
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2025 State of the Program: Q-and-A with Pinecrest Academy's Shawn Coury
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Pinecrest Academy senior Matthew Mitchell holds up the GAPPS 9-man football Class 2A state championship trophy after defeating Unity Christian Nov. 22 at Pinnacle Field. (Photo by Landen Todd; graphic by Derrick Richemond)
See Pinecrest Academy athletic director Shawn Coury's thoughts on what the Paladins achieved during the 2024-25 school year.
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