Reeltown football coach Matt Johnson has never hidden the fact he’s a Christian man. He uses the principles instilled from his religion to guide his student-athletes to not just become better football players but, more importantly, to become better men.

So when members of his football team wanted to be baptized at Nix-Webster-O’Neal Stadium last month, Johnson didn’t think twice.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.