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By Brian Pitts
Davie Enterprise Record

New Davie football coach Brian Hinson was upbeat at the end of Davie’s spring practice, which was 10 days across three weeks.
Yes, there’s plenty to clean up between now and the third week of August. But there’s also plenty of bright spots.
“We have progressed; we have come a long way in 10 days,” Hinson said. “But don’t get me wrong, we still have a whole lot of work to do and we’ve got to clean up some things. We’ve got to increase our physicality at the line of scrimmage and overall we’ve got to be a more physical team. It started to show in days six, seven and eight – they started understanding what we’re looking for at the line of scrimmage, so that’s something we’ve got to build upon and get better at.”
On the offensive side of the ball, receiver Ethan Driver, running back Braxton Bowling and quarterback Draeton Nance earned praise.
“Ethan’s talented, works hard and a great kid,” he said. “Braxton has done a good job. He is talented. Draeton has come a long way. He’s starting to pick up some of the things that we’re doing.”
On defense, lineman Braylon Arnold and cornerbacks Gavin Reese and Josh Jones were the headliners.
“I’ve been very pleased with Braylon,” he said. “I thought our secondary did really, really well. Josh looks like a linebacker or outside linebacker. He didn’t get a whole lot of playing time last year, and some of the coaches were talking about his physicality. But at the corner spot this spring he showed out and did really, really well. A lot of college coaches are coming by and they’ve asked: ‘Who is that guy?’ He doesn’t have a whole lot of film from last year, but the size is undeniable at cornerback, and the way he’s been practicing, he stood out to several college coaches.”
Davie’s leading tackler the past two years, linebacker Elijah Chaffin, missed most of spring ball because of lacrosse.
“We only had him at practice for three or four days, but he did some good things and I look forward to seeing what he does,” Hinson said.