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At some point, football teams — at any level — have to take the field for a game that counts.

David Wagner understands this as much as any coach. The Winder-Barrow High School mentor, who is entering his third year with the Bulldoggs, will lead his team against Jackson County Comprehensive High School on the road Friday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

“I believe we are ready,” Wagner said. “We still have a couple of injuries we hope to sort out by Friday. We are at the point though where we need to see if all our work has paid off. You put in so much time getting ready. I’m not sure any high school coach is ever 100 percent ready for the first game, but at some point you have to take that step onto the field.” [Full Story »] 

With a long offseason no doubt weighing on them, the Winder-Barrow High School Bulldoggs will get an opportunity to do something different this week.

The WBHS football team will scrimmage South Forsyth and get the chance to face someone other than itself. For coach David Wagner, who is entering his third season with the Bulldoggs, Friday’s scrimmage will be used for a variety of purposes including a look at the new offensive and defensive schemes. [Full Story »] 

With the clock ticking louder in terms of its final countdown to the 2012 season, Winder-Barrow High School football coach David Wagner knows time is more essential now than ever.

Summer workouts continued through June including participation in a passing league at Jefferson High School.

“You can throw and do all you want in practice, but it changes when you go against actual competition,” Wagner said. [Full Story »] 

The summer program for the Winder-Barrow High School football team will continue to focus on a variety of things.

The Bulldoggs will continue installing their new offensive and defensive schemes. Head coach David Wagner is moving from a Wing-T offense to more of a triple option attack. Wagner said recently he believes that will help the offense take full advantage of its strengths.

New defensive coordinator Stanley Allen is seeing progress on the other side of the football as well. Allen, who has been with the Bulldogg program since Wagner arrived prior to the 2010 season, is teaching his 4-4 scheme, which he has used for many years at various schools. [Full Story »] 

The Winder-Barrow High School football team concluded spring practice last Wednesday with a controlled scrimmage, although there was plenty of contact on the field.

“Our players got after it,” Bulldogg coach David Wagner said. “It was very physical, especially with our older players.”

Wagner, who is entering his third season at WBHS, compared spring drills to a “crash course” in terms of installing the revamped offense and new defense. The Bulldoggs are moving to a triple option attack as well as a new defensive scheme under coordinator Stanley Allen. [Full Story »] 

When one looks beyond the scoreboard, there have been improvements for the Winder-Barrow High School football team during the two years of the David Wagner era.

However, Wagner knows most people only see one statistic and that is the number of wins. With that in mind, perhaps, Wagner and his coaching staff are retooling some things for the upcoming 2012 season. A new defensive scheme with a new defensive coordinator, along with a new offensive setup are highlighting the changes this spring as the Bulldoggs have returned to the practice field.

“We have had some productive days to this point,” Wagner said. “The players are working hard and responding to what we are doing. The past few days have been solid ones for our football program.” [Full Story »] 

Taylor and Tyler Pineda are brothers as well as teammates and the current Winder-Barrow High School seniors will now have the chance to help build a collegiate football program from the ground up.

The Pinedas signed with Reinhardt College in Waleska last week. The Eagles will field a team for the first time in 2013 and the Pineda twins will be in on the ground floor of the new program.

“This is a great opportunity for them to extend their playing days,” WBHS coach David Wagner said. “As a player, you just want that chance to go on and keep playing. Reinhardt will allow them the chance to continue their athletic and academic careers.” [Full Story »] 

It’s April and the first official football game of the 2012 season is still almost five months away.

However, David Wagner’s mind is already on the Aug. 31 date on the calendar. On that date, Wagner’s Bulldoggs will open the new season against Jackson County on the road. It will be one of two non-region games for the Bulldoggs, who will also play an old rival when they face Monroe Area the following week, also on the road. [Full Story »] 

A region championship will not be on the line Friday night at W. Clair Harris Stadium.

Only one team has an outside chance of making the postseason at this point in the season.

Despite those facts, don’t expect less than 100 percent effort from the players — and coaches — who represent Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School when they square off in the eighth annual Battle of Barrow football contest. [Full Story »]