Preparation key to Gators’ early success

PUTNAM COUNTY
  • Gatewood running back Brady Haley runs downfield behind his blockers during a preseason scrimmage July 31. TREY NORRIS/Staff
    Gatewood running back Brady Haley runs downfield behind his blockers during a preseason scrimmage July 31. TREY NORRIS/Staff
  • A pair of Gator defenders bring down an Edmund Burke Academy ball carrier in the open field. TREY NORRIS/Staff
    A pair of Gator defenders bring down an Edmund Burke Academy ball carrier in the open field. TREY NORRIS/Staff

    Gatewood is heading into the regular season with a little more confidence after using a pair of preseason scrimmages to identify weaknesses and make improvements. The Gators hosted Edmund Burke Academy July 31, before facing Central Fellowship Christian Academy in Eatonton last Friday.

    The results of the scrimmages weren’t the priority for head coach Jeff Ratliff. Instead, he focused on the progres…