As if he needed any reminders of what awaits his team in 2025, Lausanne football coach Kevin Locastro has his schedule written on a whiteboard in his office.

The gauntlet begins in Week 1 as the Lynx host a talented Southwind team led by two-time all-state quarterback Kelvin Perkins, who won Tennessee Mr. Football in 2023 and was a runner-up last year. Two weeks after that, Lausanne visits CBHS, where Locastro spent 15 mostly successful seasons, in the first meeting between the schools.

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