By: Aiden Alcorta

It is the new school year, and the return of Friday night lights is back. Over the offseason, the Eagles’ football program had a major change with the coaching staff and the new play styles for the upcoming year. The Eagles acquired ex-NFL player Randy Palmer as the new head coach of Pleasanton High School.  Coach Palmer also brought along some of his coaching staff, bringing in a new defensive coordinator, Coach  Aely, and an offensive coach, Coach Moses. When asked how it feels bringing in a few other coaches you know very well who will be coaching by your side for the season, Coach Palmer stated that it has been great. He said, “I have known Coach Aley and Coach Moses for 30 years!  We have never worked together before, but I feel confident with our experiences in coaching, and the respect that we have for each other is helping us improve.”

The Eagles started the season strong and improved their strength and conditioning over the summer. The Eagles started their first scrimmage against the Hondo Owls. Pleasanton looked sharp against the owls and looked solid running the new offense. Pleasanton also scrimmaged Sam Houston at Alamo Stadium on August 22nd with a live quarter and ended up taking a 7-0 win in the scrimmage. The Eagles kicked off their season against San Antonio Highlands on Thursday, August 28th, at Alamo Stadium. When asked how he feels going further into the season after game one against the Highland Owls, Coach Palmer expressed that he feels good moving forward. He states that “Good teams get better each week, ” and “we have seen our guys getting better. Obviously, we have a lot of areas we can improve, but number one has to be ball security.  We can’t turn the ball over.” 

Overall, the Eagles have a few things to clean up. However, make sure to go out and support your Eagles! Pride, pride!