There’s no question Reeltown coach Matt Johnson loves football.
The man constantly seems to be at the Nix-Webster-O’Neal Stadium, whether he’s mowing the grass, coaching his team or working in the weight room. He lives and breathes the game, and he lives and breathes Reeltown football specifically.
kAmqFE H92E’D 6G6? >@C6 4=62C 23@FE y@9?D@? :D :E :D?’E ;FDE 2 ;@3 E@ 9:>]k^Am
kAmy@9?D@? :D E96 a_`h ~FE=@@< r@249 @7 E96 *62C 3FE 9:D 36DE >6>@C:6D 7C@> E9:D D62D@? H6C6?’E 23@FE H:??:?8 82>6D] xE H2D?’E 8@:?8 F?56762E65 :? r=2DD ap #68:@? c 7@C E96 D64@?5 J62C :? 2 C@H] xE H2D?’E >2<:?8 2? F?36=:6G23=6 42== E@ 8@ 7@C EH@ :? @G6CE:>6 @7 E96 pw$pp ap D6>:7:?2=D 2?5 4@?G6CE:?8 282:?DE {6C@J E@ H:? E96 82>6] xE H2D?’E C6EFC?:?8 #66=E@H? E@ E96 DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a_`_]k^Am
kAmy@9?D@?’D >@DE >6>@C23=6 >@>6?ED 7C@> E96 a_`h D62D@? H6C6 23@FE 9:D A=2J6CD]k^Am
kAm“(6 925 D@>6 G6CJ AC@F5 >@>6?ED E9:D J62C[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “$66:?8 %C6 %C6 WwF89=6JX D4@C6 9:D 7:CDE E@F495@H?[ :E 5@6D?’E 86E >F49 36EE6C E92? E92E] $66:?8 {@82? wF?E ?@E H:? E96 DE2CE:?8 BF2CE6C324< A@D:E:@? 2?5 H@C< 9:D E2:= @77 E@ 62C? 2 ;@3 DE2CE:?8 2E :?D:56 =:?6324<6Cj D66:?8 }6=D@? (92=6J 8:G6 FA 2 E:89E 6?5 A@D:E:@? 2?5 8@ E@ @FED:56 =:?6324<6Cj D66:?8 tC:4 $92H 86E 9:D 7:CDE @776C 27E6C pr{ DFC86CJ[ E96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J H2JD E@ >62DFC6 DF446DD]”k^Am
kAmp?5 96 5:5?’E ;FDE 8FD9 23@FE 9:D @H? E62>’D DF446DD H96? C67=64E:?8 @? E96 D62D@?] w:D =@G6 7@C E96 82>6 @7 7@@E32== CF?D E92E 566A]k^Am
kAm“$66:?8 Ww@CD6D9@6 q6?5X 4@249 Wy6C6>JX !9:==:AD 86E D@>6 DF446DD @C r@@D2 86EE:?8 E96:C 3:8 H:? E9:D J62C[ E92E’D 9F86 7@C @FC 82>6 2?5 9F86 7@C @FC J@FE9 :? 86?6C2=[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “%@ D66 76==@H 4@2496D :? @FC 2C62 2?5 D66:?8 @FC J@F?8 A6@A=6 249:6G6[ E92E’D H92E :E’D 2== 23@FE]”k^Am
kAm~7 4@FCD6 E96C6’D ?@E9:?8 23@FE y@9?D@? E92E H@F=5 E2<6 2H2J E96 >6>@C:6D #66=E@H? >256 @? E96 7:6=5 E9:D D62D@?] %96 #636=D 925 2? :?4C65:3=6 ;@FC?6J E@ E96 DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6[ 2?5 E96J 925 D@>6 8C62E >@>6?ED 2=@?8 E96 H2J] !FEE:?8 2H2J {6C@J :? E96 DE2E6 D6>:7:?2=D @? 2 8FEDJ EH@\A@:?E 4@?G6CD:@? 42== H2D E96 496CCJ @? E@A @7 E96 H9@=6 DF?526]k^Am
kAm{@82? {66 925 9:D 7:CDE 42E49 @7 E96 6?E:C6 D62D@? E@ D4@C6 :? @G6CE:>6 3FE 96 H2D 9FCE :? E96 AC@46DD] (:E9 9:> 36:?8 E96 #636=D’ =@?8 D?2AA6C 2?5 2? :562 2=C625J :? y@9?D@?’D >:?5 E@ 8@ 7@C EH@[ #66=E@H? 6=64E65 E@ 8@ H:E9 :E] {6C@J H2D A6?2=:K65 @? E96 7:CDE 2EE6>AE[ >@G:?8 E96 #636=D H:E9:? `]d J2C5D @7 6?5 K@?6]k^Am
kAm“x ;FDE 76=E =:<6 :7 H6’C6 `]d J2C5D 7C@> E96 8@2= =:?6 2?5 H6 42?’E 86E :E[ H6 5@?’E 56D6CG6 E@ >@G6 @?[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “x ;FDE 925 2 766=:?8] (96? H6 A@AA65 :?E@ E92E 6?5 K@?6[ x 5@?’E C6>6>36C H92E 92AA6?65 27E6C E92E] xE H2D @?6 @7 E96 8C62E6DE 82>6D x’G6 6G6C 366? 2 A2CE @7] xE H2D 4=62?] xE H2D @=5 D49@@=[ 8@@5 9:89 D49@@= 7@@E32==] q@E9 @FC DE277D 5:5 2 8C62E ;@3[ 2== E96 <:5D 6I64FE65 2?5 :E H2D ;FDE 2 =@E @7 7F?]”k^Am
kAmxC@?:42==J[ E96 82>6 E92E =:<6=J >256 E96 #636=D 8C@H E96 >@DE H2D @?6 @7 E96:C @?=J EH@ =@DD6D] #66=E@H? 42>6 FA @?6 A@:?E D9J @7 #2?3FC?6 :? E96 7:?2= 82>6 @7 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ 5FC:?8 H9:49 2 H:? H@F=5’G6 8:G6? E96> 2? F?56762E65 D=2E6] %92E =@DD 492?865 E96 C6DE @7 E96 D62D@?[ :? y@9?D@?’D >:?5]k^Am
kAm“x <?@H :E’D 2== 9JA@E96E:42=[ 3FE :7 H6 H:? E92E 82>6[ E96C6’D 2 8@@5 492?46 H6’C6 ?@E A=2J:?8 :? y@C52?\w2C6 W:? E96 DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:AX[” y@9?D@? D2:5] “p7E6C E92E 82>6[ H6 <?6H :E H2D A=2J@77 E:>6 2?5 E96C6 H2D ?@ >@C6 C65@D] tG6CJ3@5J H2D @? E96 D2>6 A286] }@3@5J A2?:4<65j ?@3@5J A@:?E65 7:?86CD] tG6CJ3@5J C@==65 E96:C D=66G6D FA 7C@> 2 4@249:?8 DE277 2== E96 H2J 5@H?]”k^Am
kAmp3@G6 2== E9@F89[ y@9?D@?[ H9@ 7:?:D965 @77 9:D 7@FCE9 D62D@?[ 4C62E65 3@?5D H:E9 9:D A=2J6CD 2?5 4@249:?8 DE277] %96D6 2C6 E96 A=2J6CD H9@ H6C6 7C6D9>6? H96? 96 7:CDE DE2CE65 2?5 96 D2:5 :E’D 2 DA64:2= 3@?5 E92E’== ?6G6C 36 3C@<6?]k^Am
