Patrick Bartoletta

After winning back-to-back Conference titles, Plainview JFK took a step back in 2019 in large part to fielding a very young team after a huge graduating class the prior season. Plainview finished 5-12 and missed the playoffs. Coach John Givargidze explains what he thinks went wrong last season. “Everyone didn’t pull their weight, and when that happens, it doesn’t matter how talented of a group you are, winning and being successful won’t happen,” Givargidze said. “Our program philosophy is to be proud of the uniform you wear, work hard, be a family, and be accountable… we believe in working hard and competing every day in practice and games. We got away from that last year, and we are not going to let that happen again.” Givargidze does not see last year as a total failure. He found some po...