Mark Johnson has never been one to sugarcoat his thoughts after a loss. He’s a straight shooter, a man with enough experience — 32 years overall, 14 at Smith-Cotton — to know you can’t bottle up frustrations.
Following the Gremlins’ 3-1 win over Class 3 Oak Grove on Tuesday, Sacred Heart coach Travis Cairer admitted his young squad has yet to play to its potential for a full game.
From his team’s four turnovers to the inconsistent play of his secondary to a second-quarter stretch where a scoreless game broke out into a 33-0 halftime deficit, Smith-Cotton coach Mark Johnson — seated in his Jennie Jaynes Stadium office Tuesday afternoon before practice — went through a laundry list of problems surrounding the team’s 47-7 loss Friday at Nixa.