Senior Spotlight: Indians senior class helps Knight turn program around
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Caleb Turrentine / The Herald Wetumpka goalkeeper Zach Grindle goes to ground to stop an attack from Russell County.

When coach Desmond Knight took over the Wetumpka boys soccer varsity team, he knew he had some special talent coming up the ranks. He started coaching JV when the five members of the Class of 2020 were just freshmen.

Meanwhile, the varsity team finished its season five games below .500 and without a section win. Knight moved to the helm of the program and within two years, he had all five of those players with him on varsity to help Wetumpka turn things around.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.