COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — After New Hope football went 0-10 last season, it was time for a change. The school brought in former Amory and Petal head coach Allen Glenn to lead the Trojans.
Glenn is from Amory and said he is happy to be back in North Mississippi. And the players are happy to have him in Columbus.
“He has high expectations of us,” said senior tight end Lonnie Shinn Jr. “He came in and turned the program around very quickly. The expectations were different, everything we did was different. He expects more from us and we love him.”
Glenn has increased the intensity on the field, but is also working with his players on the mental side of the game.
“That’s more than half the battle: believing you can do it,” Glenn said. “That’s one thing we’ve been trying to teach these guys since March.”
The Trojans were a young team last season with many newcomers in the starting positions, but now, after revamping the program and with some experience under their belt, they are ready to win again.
“We didn’t win a single game last season, so this season we just want to win games,” Shinn Jr. said. “We want to show everyone that we’ve gotten better, that we’ve worked and that we want it more than anything.”
New Hope begins its season on August 30 at home against Itawamba.
