MOUNT MORRIS, Mich. - The Beecher football team is trying to bounce back from a tough 2021 season.

The Buccaneers posted a losing record for the first time in four years. But second-year head coach Anthony Branch knows what needs to be hone in order to get Beecher back in the hunt.

"Consistency in the team, working together, accomplishing whatever the play call is, getting it done. Once we turn that corner, all the other little nuances will fall into place. But that consistency is what you got to have in place first," Branch said.

And the Bucs will have an X-factor in the huddle this season with quarterback Zion Yoder, who transferred from Carman-Ainsworth. And he's already been putting in work with his new teammates.

"It's really important, especially for me transferring, knowing all the plays, memorizing everything on both sides of the ball, defense and offense. I really had to do that. It was mandatory for me and my teammates. As a quarterback, I have to build that chemistry with the receivers, building chemistry with my defense and everything. I knew a lot of receivers from the off-season 707 so it wasn't that bad," said Yoder.

Beecher opens its season August 26th against Saginaw Nouvel at the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic.