Melcher-Dallas has a new football coach. While Pat Ferguson is very familiar with the players as they are with him being the baseball coach for the last four summers. Ferguson was named head football coach on August fifth when former coach Bart Elliott took a job in the Oskaloosa School District. Ferguson tells KNIA Sports one thing he wants his players to do, whether they are up big or down big is give maximum effort. The Saints return quarterback Steven Krpan, who threw for 651 yards in 2018 with 15 touchdowns. Joe Branson returns as the leading rusher after gaining 697 yards on the ground as a junior last season. Ferguson adds the line will be a bit undersized so the Saints will have to rely on their speed. Melcher-Dallas opens up the season next Friday against Seymour/Moulton-Udell.