Like Sims, Fike’s Marcus Johnson conducted his first practice as the head coach at his alma mater after being named Golden Demons top man last week when Wilson County Schools announced Rocky Lewis would not return as head coach and athletic director. Participation numbers were better than expected in some cases while Sallie B. Howard’s was critically low for the first day, but head coach Marquis Spell is optimistic that number will grow. Thrust into the role of head coach at Fike, Johnson is also returning to his alma mater after coaching in different places for the past three years. Hunt kicks off its season Aug. 21 at Lee County. “Got some youngsters, but we’re able to sprinkle in some guys that got a lot of playing time,” said head coach and program founder Phillip Dickens.