By Matt Browning/Photo Credit Phil Frigon
Clay Center’s Weston Hammond has a special bond with his teammates.
“This season I am excited to play on the field with the rest of my senior teammates that I have played with since fourth grade,” Hammond said.
Now a senior, Hammond understands how he will be viewed by the rest of the team.
“I’m also excited to be a leader on the field and to help lead my team to another successful year,” Hammond said. “The team is full of athletic talent in many different positions so I am excited to see the creativity in play calling from our coaching staff, as well as our defense flying around and making plays.”
After getting a taste of success last season, Hammond and the Tigers are excited to make the same kind of run in the playoffs in 2024.
“The team has also attended some team camps that help us to get an early head start to the football season, and shows us what we can improve on before the season starts,” Hammond said.
Hammond caught nine passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns last season and much of his training throughout the offseason was geared towards being a better receiver.
“This year I was wanting to improve my one-on-one route running for specific situations on Friday nights,” Hammond said. “The 7 v 7’s have really helped me to work on and improve my 1-on-1 skills as well as camps I have attended.”
