Candler – Mike Sexton, the former Erwin coach, is in his fourth year leading Enka Jet football. In his debut in 2021, the Jets upset T.C. Roberson.
Rival coaches know not to overlook a Sexton-coached team. He won two out of three games on average, in nine Erwin seasons through 2016. Enka’s last winning football season was 26 years ago, in 1997. Sexton is building up Enka’s fundamental skills and confidence. “This is a great group that works hard every day in practice to get better,” he said.
“Two out of three ain’t bad” so far in 2024. Enka (2-1) started off brilliantly by walloping Owen 48-8 in the opener, and whacking Rosman 51-0 in its home opener. That sandwiched a lopsided loss to Pisgah, which used Enka’s field as a home field in 2022 while its own storm-damaged field was renovated…