Next man up for Giants - The Jena Times

Jenaâs Head Coach Jay Roark, background, watches as players run a play during the first week of full practices last week at the Jena High School practice field. The 2021 Giant team will be filled with many new starters who look to continue the Giant football legacy. (See story.)

Sports

August 16, 2021

Next man up for Giants

If there’s ever been a year in recent history where the mantra of “next man up” was significant for the Jena Giants, it is undoubtably the 2021 football season. “We had a big senior class last year and just about everyone of them started and they were all pretty good,” Jena Head Coach Jay Roark said during an exclusive interview last week.

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