Football is definitely in the atmosphere and hundreds turned out Thursday on the Courthouse Square for the football kickoff event. BBQ, Cannon County Football T-shirts and other concessions were made available to the many fans who showed up as football players from all levels, elementary, junior high and the high school were introduced. Cheerleaders from all three levels were spotlighted at the activity. Tonight the Cannon County Lions High School Football team open their season on the road to Unionville TN in Bedford County as they play the Community Vikings. Community struggled heavily through a 0-10 season while the Lions face a challenge of a young 30 man roster filled with sophomores and freshmen. The upperclassmen have several skilled players with the notable return of Tight End and Linebacker Bo Bryson who cut his season short with a torn ACL last year. The team also features the first female player in recent history as Lionette soccer standout Livia Walker will be handling the kicking duties. Walker kicked a 45 yard field goal in practice earlier this month. AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY will broadcast this game live as part of our Football Friday activities. We’ll start the Football Friday with David Hunter and Keith Ready at 4:30 and the return of Tailgate. The prep football guru Murphy Fair will follow at 5:30 with Murphy’s Matchups. At 6:00 we’ll turn it over to the Friday Night Thunder Crew for pregame highlights from high school football fields across the midstate. At 6:45, we’ll come back live for Tailgate Live announcing the starters for both teams and giving you a preview of tonight’s matchup. 7:00 it’s the Kickoff to the 2015 Football season. You can also hear the game live streaming on the internet through wbry.com or with your smart phones and tablets through WBRY by using the TuneIn Radio app.A few more pictures can be found on the WBRY Facebook.
