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Perry football heading into Friday with hopes of continual improvement

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October 10th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The 2-4 Perry Bluejays football team is feeling the growing pains from their 2024 campaign. Perry did start the year off with 1 35-21 win against Des Moines Hoover, but have seen tough losses against Greene County, Storm Lake, a 55-point shutout against Nevada and a 49-7 loss to Harlan last week.

For first year Perry head coach Josh Vannornam he knows that this season hasn’t been easy for his Bluejay squad. Still, he has seen small amounts of growth from Perry throughout the season.

Part of that refinement process for Coach Vannornam was looking back and finding the positive takeaways from last Friday’s loss to Harlan. Coach Vannornam noted that regardless of the score, he saw a gritty Bluejay team that stayed physical in all four quarters.

Perry’s physicality on defense stems from the leadership of leading tackler senior linebacker Jorge Ramirez with 30 total tackles on the year and senior Alec Burgin with 14. The way they carry themselves out on the field and in practice during the week has earned them some praise.

Offensively Perry has relied on senior quarterback Geren Kenney who has two touchdowns through the air and six from rushing. Kenney’s go to receiver has been junior Gustavo Drahos with 13 receptions and 153 yards on the year.

Coach Vannornam will be looking to his defensive leaders and quarterback Kenney for their toughest contest yet against the 5-2 Atlantic Trojans. With the film he’s watched, coach Vannornam is expecting a battle on Friday.

One of the major focuses for PErry heading into their matchup with Atlantic is the concept of belief. Coach Vannornam has been instilling the idea of unity within his team, that if they can buy in and stay motivated. That Friday will show them plenty of promise.

KJAN and KJANTV have the coverage for Pery against Atlantic with the pregame show beginning at 7:00 pm and kickoff is set for 7:30 pm.