By: Joe Delaney

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

With one of the best overall sports programs around, the Glynn Academy Red Terrors are a force in spring sports.

Whether it’s Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, Golf, etc etc. The Red and White excel. And while we could spend hours on those accomplishments, today were going to look at Spring Football and preparations for the upcoming 2026 season.

The 2025 edition of Rocky Hidalgo’s Red Terrors is in the books. A winning season and a spot in the playoffs for the umpteenth time highlighted the 2025 team. They carried the Terror tradition well. The 2026 team looks to improve on that.

Back are a dozen or so starters from last year. Add in some solid up and comers and a couple of new players and the Terrors have a chance to be good. Let’s take an early look at what the Red and White might look like come the Fall.

At QB the Red Terrors return Junior Max Noonan. As a solid starter as a sophomore, Noonan proved he belonged. The next chapter for him is work and improvement. He has the ability and moxie to be great. A very good athlete with smarts…… the sky is the limit for Noonan.

The running backs look to be by committee instead of one or two. Caden Robinson, Ayden Wilson, Ian Pomiechowski, and Brock Wilson should all see totes for the Terrors this fall. And let’s add Cooper Reiss in here when they need someone to come in and run over people. The only thing missing here is a real game breaker. The Terrors will look to pound people in 2026.

And they may be able to do that with a great returning group of linemen. While the Terrors will miss 3-year starter Josh Baker, they return some very good football players.

Grant Ferrell is back along with Sam Ricks, Cam Cleghorn, and Aaden Ward. Andrew Gleaton has moved in nicely to the center position.  Add in Grayson Forsyth, and Zach Cox at the tight end position and this should be a team strength.

The wide receivers are a position of need with the loss of DaSean Howard, Sean Wallace and T Y Chisholm. Look for someone to step up and take this. Whoever they are they will have a great chance to shine with Noonan in the backfield throwing darts.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Terrors should be stout. Especially in the front seven, with Baron Hayes Cobie Cutler, Zamir Bell, Amahry Moore, Zach Cox and Grant Ferrell all back.

The Red Terrors should be solid and this could be a team strength especially when adding in Cooper Reiss. Reiss is one of the better players in the region and was almost unstoppable in the spring from his linebacker position.

The defensive backs will be led by Ja’Kori Roman, Brock Wilson, and the Cox brothers Aaron and Charlie. There is room here for younger players to step up.

The kicking and punting will be handled by returning starter Patrick Coyle. With a great leg, Coyle will be instrumental in this team’s mode of operation and success. Long punts and kickoffs into the endzone will back teams up which fits the Glynn gameplan.

I don’t see the 2026 Red Terrors outfit as being a real flashy team. With returners all over they should be very solid.

More ground and pound than throw and go. Coach Hidalgo sees this team that way also. Physicality was the trademark of the spring and Rocky was very happy with the effort and results.  Coach said, “we don’t just spend time here, we invest in ourselves and in the team”.

That seems to be the theme of this edition of the Red Terrors. I expect well start seeing the dividends this fall.