Team Preview: Leesville Road Seeks Respect
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John Mark Shaw John Mark Shaw 6'5" | 205 lbs | QB Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (6’5″ 205, QB) returns from last season State Playoff Team to lead the offensive unit for the upcoming season. He finished last…
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Continue ReadingJohn Mark Shaw John Mark Shaw 6'5" | 205 lbs | QB Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (6’5″ 205, QB) returns from last season State Playoff Team to lead the offensive unit for the upcoming season. He finished last season with 616 passing yards and 6 passing TDs for a run-oriented offense. John will hand the ball off to DJ Scott DJ Scott 5'10" | 160 lbs | RB Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (5’10” 165, RB) and Jay Snelling Jay Snelling 5'8" | RB Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (5’8″ 160, RB) to gain yardage while utilizing their speed to accelerate past defenders. DJ finished last season with 1,591 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs. Jay finished last season with 515 rushing yards and 7 rushing TDs. Austin Winslow Austin Winslow 6'6" | 280 lbs | OL Leesville Road | 2025 NC (6’6″ 280, OL), Tripp Poole Tripp Poole 6'1" | 245 lbs | OL Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (6’1″ 245, OL), and Brock Winstead Brock Winstead 6'3" | 250 lbs | LS Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (6’2″ 265, OL) are technique-sound offensive linemen who use upper body strength to control defenders while opening lanes for the running backs. They do a good job pass-blocking on the passing plays to protect the quarterback.
Leesville Road had one of the state’s top defensive units during the past season. The defensive unit is expected to limit opposing offenses from scoring on them. Elijah Mickle Elijah Mickle 6'1" | DL Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (6’1″ 270, DL), Xavier Lewis Xavier Lewis 6'2" | 240 lbs | DL Leesville Road | 2025 State NC (6’1″ 230, DL), and Braxton Lassiter Braxton Lassiter 6'5" | 260 lbs | DL Leesville Road | 2024 State NC (6’4″ 285, DL) are technique-sound defensive linemen with good use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. Braxton finished last season with 39 total tackles, 13 of the tackles were for losses. Elijah, Xavier, and Braton are expected to anchor the defensive line. Jacob Lail Jacob Lail 5'10" | LB Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (5’10” 175, LB) and Micah Purvis Micah Purvis 5'11" | 220 lbs | LB Leesville Road | 2024 State NC (5’11” 215, LB) move well laterally and displayed the patience to let the play develop before reacting. They used their quickness and good technique to control blockers to make stops. Jacob finished last season with 67 total tackles, 4 of the tackles were for losses. Micah finished last season with 27 total tackles, 2 of the tackles were for losses. Josiah Gary Josiah Gary 5'9" | DB Leesville Road | 2023 State NC (5’9″ 170, DB) is solid technique-sound defensive back who does a good job covering wide receivers. He finished last season with 41 total tackles and is expected to lead the defensive secondary. Leesville Road will contend for the conference crown and advance into the state playoffs.