Football Preview: St. Pius X Golden Lions

Credit Butch Liddell of Lidell Photography With a - record in four seasons running the St Pius X football group Chad Garrison and the Golden Lions look to extend their streak of making the postseason to years in Garrison s fifth season with the project Following a - season last year where they started out the season - the Golden Lions lost in the first round of the playoffs to Perry and finished fourth in the region behind Marist Southwest DeKalb and Tucker The Golden Lions had players selected to All-Region teams at the conclusion of last season but will only have three returning to the roster this season after graduating the other nine Rising junior fullback John Taylor is back for another season in the Golden Lions run-heavy offense following a first-team All-Region Region - A selection in Taylor is a bruiser of a running back as he is used not only in the short yardage situations but is a valuable run-and-pass blocker for St Pius when they need him Junior punter Stevie Maloof returns to the Golden Lions proving a reliable option in the special teams department for St Pius Junior running back Dexter Mosley is another name that the Golden Lions return in their backfield Mosley in recent times picked up an Arkansas-Pine Bluff offer in June For the first time in the football operation s history the Golden Lions will kick off their season at the Corky Kell Dave Hunter Classic in Mercedes-Benz Stadium when they will face Dunwoody Head Coach Chad Garrison Coach Record - Record - Region - A Region Record - Region - A Stadium Name George B Maloof Stadium Schedule Dunwoody Mercedes-Benz Stadium Corky Kell Lakeside-DeKalb Adams Stadium Northview Druid Hills Adams Stadium Southwest DeKalb North Springs Johns Creek HS Clarkston Marist Lithonia Tucker The post Football Preview St Pius X Golden Lions appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta