STOCKBRIDGE — It’s been rough the last three seasons for the Locust Grove football program after posting a 4-26 record since 2019, including going winless a year ago.
So it comes as little surprise that the main message first-year head coach Garry Fisher is putting forth to anyone who will listen is a simple one of making a fresh start.
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