Fair Grove turns whiteboard motivation into district championship reality
SPRINGFIELD — Josh Evans always writes three things on his whiteboard. The first-year Fair Grove head coach emphasizes three things that will lead the team to victory. The Eagles met all three of his goals on Friday, Nov. 13. Fair Grove defeated Springfield Catholic 47-7 to win the district championship. “I love seeing these guys have success,” Evans said. “I’ve been really hard on these guys, so to see them be successful gets me juiced up, genuinely.” On the whiteboard, Evans wrote with a marker that his team must move their feet on contact, allow no big moments and force with violence. “If we play every rep like it is a big moment, then there is truly no big moment,” Evans said. “Forcing the ball back in with violence, not skipping past. Being violent at the point of the attack." Watch: Fair Grove douse head coach Josh Evans with Gatorade bath Those three commands weren’t just written on a board in the locker room. They were lived on the field for all to see in a high-stakes playoff game. Fair Grove opened the scoring through a rushing touchdown from Austin Azeez. Springfield Catholic would respond with a long rushing touchdown
