New St. Clair Co. Head Coach Brooks Dampeer dove right into the recent kinetic history of Fighting Saints football, two years removed from a state playoff run into the semifinals, to last year’s disappointing season. “My first year here was as offensive coordinator for that team that went to the semifinals. It was a very exciting year and there was a lot of senior participation that particular season. Following that year we lost a lot of starters and was a rebuilding year. Even this year we have lost a lot of starters again, but (our players) now understand that it is about attention to detail, controlling what they can control, working hard and finishing each game this season knowing we did what we could to succeed.”

Dampeer wants to maximize performance from the talented athletes he finds in Odenville through working in the weight room, preparing mentally and physically for the task at hand, paying attention to detail. “Our job as coaches is to find a way to get the ball to our playmakers no matter how multiple our schemes must be to achieve that aspect of the game.”

Asked about how it feels to have been promoted to head coach for the Saints: “I am very blessed to have my second head coaching position. To be in a place where I can help our kids accomplish their goals, to be leaders. My core goals are ‘People, Plan and Process’ and as their head coach we are going to mentor people, whether it is the coaches on our staff or the kids – it is going to be a ‘people’ business to help them build solutions from the logistics of planning practices, to schematics, to whatever I can do. I am honored and excited to be our new head football coach.”

Dampeer is well aware of how challenging the region will be this season. “Over the past four years our region has produced five teams that have either played in the semifinal game for the state championship or in the championship game. We are in a 5A S.E.C. league – with Central Clay being the team to beat this season.”

Senior #2 Micah Gilbert is encouraged by the direction the Saints’ new coaching staff is taking the team. “We’re all very excited to follow (Coach Dampeer’s) lead. We’ve been hitting it hard in the weight room, going over (passing) routes and getting people that haven’t played much to know what is going on so that we can play as a team and make this (season) happen.”

Defensive End Senior #52 Jalin Henderson was asked about continuing the legacy of elite-level play on the defensive line that is the legacy of St. Clair County: “We have been coached up to play very, very hard – making sure we do the little things right, to maximize our speed and being athletic on the field – to use the gifts we have to be the best athletes we can be.”

2019 Football Schedule

St. Clair County Saints

8/23 vs. John Carroll

8/30 vs. Cherokee County

9/6 vs. Moody *

9/13 @ Mortimer Jordan *

9/20 vs. Center Point *

9/27 OPEN

10/4 vs. Sylacauga *

10/11 vs. Central Clay County *

10/18 @ Munford *

10/25 @ Springville *

11/1 @ Shelby County

* Regional Games

Source: ahsfhs.org

St. Clair County Saints Roster

No.	Name	Grade
2	Michael Gilbert	12
8	Cade Golden	11
10	Carter Pardue	11
13	Micah Gilbert	10
14	Keon Roberson	12
15	Josh Ruff	10
16	Aron Doster
18	Zach Birchfield	12
19	James Key	12
20	Dalton Birchfield	11
23	Trey Ferguson	11
24	Deondre Scott	12
25	Gavin Scott	12
26	Michael Moore	11
27	Jacob Lightsey	10
28	Hunter Reid	11
30	Jordan Seals	12
31	Peyton Stanford	12
32	Dalton Blanchard	11
33	Jackson Lindsey	10
34	Scott Fulton	10
40	Jacoby Blanks	10
41	Nick Brown	10
42	Ethan Jackson	10
43	Jadan Hayes	11
45	Tyler Easter	11
46	Payton Hill	10
47	Jaquevion Woods	11
50	Eric Thompson	12
51	Jadan Osborne	12
52	Jalin Henderson	12
53	Deadre Baker	12
54	Justin Armstrong	11
57	Greyson Westbook	10
58	Drew Sisson	9
59	Issac Nichols	11
60	Ethan Hubbert	11
62	Elijah Fulton	10
63	James DeWinter	11
65	Colbie Kelley	10
68	Teagan Engels	12
70	Ethan Reed	12
72	Robert Collett	12
73	Jamison Reedy	10
74	Caden Robertson	10
75	Troy Barnett	11
77	Nathan Fuller	11
79	Jason Thomas	11
80	Garrett Whitehead	10
81	Joshua Mclearath	10
88	Dylan Brown	10
89	Seth Finley	10