Buddy Holder, the head football coach at Effingham County High School, spoke to the Sunrise Rotary Club about the team’s core values, established in January when he was hired.

He said 97 percent of high school athletes will not go on to play football at a higher level following their high school careers, so it is important for them to have something they can take with them into their post-high school lives that will be a foundation for success.

The Rebels begin the season Friday night against Benedictine at Savannah State University.