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KAPLAN — Last Wednesday, the Kaplan Pirates had picture day for the upcoming football season, and there was one area that stood out.
The incoming freshmen class.
There are at least 55 players on the Pirates’ roster, and almost half of them are freshmen.
Each player walked into the Kaplan gym wearing a face mask and right before a photo was taken, they took off their mask.
The photographer took individual shots of the players, coaches and trainers.
Then the photographer took class photos.
The senior class went first. There was a modest nine players.

It’s a 10 letter word that is not good to begin with, but for a football coach in these times, it’s the equivalent of a four-letter word and not to be uttered for fear of bad luck.
Unfortunately for Abbeville High football, it’s a word that’s reared its head as head football coach Roderick Moy is starting to wind down summer workouts and begin preparations for the upcoming football season.
Quarantine.

KAPLAN - Kaplan junior Gabriel Clement’s nickname could very well be “slash” and not just because he plays running back/wide receiver for the Pirates.
According to first-year head coach Cory Brodie, it’s very likely because he’s such a versatile weapon in the Kaplan offensive arsenal for the 2021 season.