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A.L. Johnson players deliver donuts to law enforcement

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A.L. Johnson football coach Johnney Ford along with players Leo Baker and Deaundra Bridges pictured with Demopolis Police Department officers Scott Cannon and Don Johnson.
A.L. Johnson football coach Johnney Ford along with players Leo Baker and Deaundra Bridges pictured with Demopolis Police Department officers Scott Cannon and Don Johnson.

As the A.L. Johnson Eagles ready to kick off their 2016 football season, Johnney Ford is working to ensure his team is engaged in character development. Ford, the football and basketball coach of the Thomaston-based Class 1A school, and the Eagles launched their Eagle Giveback initiative Monday by delivering Krispy Kreme donuts to law enforcement officers around the county.

“Eagle Giveback is something we are trying to do to make sure our players are thinking about others and are aware of all the great many people that support them,” Ford said. “We spent the day delivering donuts to the sheriff’s office and all of the police departments in the county. Our police officers do such a great job of protecting us and being there to support us at our games.”

Ford explained that the initiative is part of a larger goal of instilling good citizenship within his players while preparing them for life beyond athletics.

A.L. Johnson, a member of Class 1A, Region 4, is set to open its regular season Friday, Aug. 19 when it hosts R.C. Hatch.