BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER

BEAUREGARD — The Beauregard Hornets and first-year head coach Shenan Motley will be shooting for a fourth consecutive playoff appearance in 2025 – and the team is working harder than ever to go all the way. Beauregard is coming off a 6-5 season with a first-round loss in the AHSAA 5A playoffs to Eufaula. But Motley, on the other hand, is coming off an AHSAA 1A state championship win with Wadley High School. Coming into his eighth season as a head coach, Motley (52-31) will look to continue his winning ways as a Hornet. “I didn’t know what to expect coming into a new place, but man, that first day being there, these kids jumped in the weight room and got to work,” Motley said. “I expect a lot out of these guys. I think we do have some talent. We’ve got the

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