The nine-team field includes Greenville, Woodmont, Wade Hampton, J.L. Mann, T.L. Hanna, Southside, Southside Christian and Berea. Games begin at 9 a.m. with the last set at 2:05 p.m.
Greer will be coming into the competition with a new backfield lineup featuring skill players with speed and power. Emmanuel Kelly will see action at quarterback with Corbin Nesbitt (Byrnes transfer), Josh Gentry, D’Anta Fleming and Quez Nesbitt as receivers. Brook Chapman and Malik Johnson will be in the backfield. Gentry will also take snaps at quarterback.
“I want to compete and for the players to have a good time,” Head Coach Will Young said. “We’ve got nothing else to do this summer.”
• Mazzie Drummond has been promoted to assistant head coach. Drummond will be responsible for more day-to-day activities and maintain his defensive backfield coaching routine. Travis Perry and Jay Abercrombie remain as defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively. “Mazzie helps the other side of football that I’m on,” Young said. Abercrombie coordinates Greer’s play in the 7-on-7 competitions.
• Greer’s weight room has been upgraded with racks bought from Furman University. The steel racks were purchased for $200 each while they cost about $2,000 each new, Young said. Greer had plenty of weights. Furman’s strength coach left for Georgia Tech and the Paladins new coach was given a $150,000 weight room upgrade.
• Jarrett Szabo, a Florida transfer, has been moved to defensive end. Szabo played linebacker in Florida last year and played linebacker for the Jackets in the spring. “We moved him for the need at end,” Young said.
• Jonathan Adkins is moving to the Eastside school district and will enroll there to play football in the fall. “We wish him the best of luck,” Young said.
The Greer 7-on-7 schedule
Fields in parentheses
Round 1 – 9 a.m.
Greenville vs. Woodmont (1)
Greer vs. Wade Hampton (2)
J.L. Mann vs. T.L. Hanna (3)
Southside vs. Southside Christian (4)
Bye: Berea
Round 2 – 9:30 a.m.
Woodmont vs. Berea (1)
Greenville vs. T.L. Hanna (2)
Greer vs. Southside Christian (3)
J.L. Mann vs. Southside (4)
Bye: Wade Hampton
Round 3 – 10 a.m.
Berea vs. Wade Hampton (1)
Woodmont vs. T.L. Hanna (2)
Greenville vs. Southside (3)
Greer vs. J.L. Mann (4)
Bye: Southside Christian
Round 4 – 10:30 a.m.
T.L. Hanna vs. Berea (1)
Wade Hampton vs. Southside Christian (2)
Woodmont vs. Southside (3)
Greer vs. Greenville (4)
Bye: J.L. Mann
Round 5 – 11 a.m.
Berea vs. Southside Christian (1)
T.L. Hanna vs. Southside (2)
Wade Hampton vs. J.L. Mann (3)
Woodmont vs. Greer (4)
Bye: Greenville
Round 6 – 11:30 a.m.
Southside vs. Berea (1)
Southside Christian vs. J.L. Mann (2)
T.L. Hanna vs. Greer (3)
Wade Hampton vs. Greenville (4)
Bye: Woodmont
Round 7 – Noon
Southside Christian vs. Greenville (3)
Wade Hampton vs. Woodmont (4)
Bye: T.L. Hanna
Noon Lunch: Greer, T.L. Hanna, Berea, J.L. Mann, Southside
12:20 Lunch: Southside Christian, Greenville, Wade Hampton, Woodmont.
12:40 p.m.
Berea vs. J.L. Mann (1)
Southside vs. Greer (2)
Lunch:
Round 8 – 1:05 p.m.
Greer vs. Berea (1)
J.L. Mann vs. Greenville (2)
Southside Christian vs. Woodmont (3)
T.L. Hanna vs. Wade Hampton
Bye – Southside
Round 9 – 1:35 p.m.
Berea vs. Greenville (1)
J.L. Mann vs. Woodmont (2)
Southside vs. Wade Hampton (3)
Southside Christian vs. T.L. Hanna (4)
Bye: Greer
Round 10 – 2:05 p.m.
Greenville vs. T.L. Hanna (1)
J.L. Mann vs. Berea (2)
Wade Hampton vs. Southside Christian (3)
Woodmont vs. Southside
Bye: Greer