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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
Foster Lander
Updated: Aug 20, 2014, 10:30 AM
Published: Aug 18, 2014, 6:41 PM
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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Pinecrest celebrates pair of Paladins moving to next level
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Pinecrest Academy's Fiamma Del Balzo and Reggie Ross at their signing day on Wednesday. - photo by Derrick Richemond
Derrick Richemond
FCN staff
Published: Feb 7, 2025, 3:49 AM
Pinecrest Academy saw standout soccer and lacrosse players signing their national letters of intent.
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