This past spring, the Slater Board of Education approved the hiring of Mitchell Jenkins as the head coach of the Wildcats’ football program.The Wildcats were under the direction of three tri-coaches in 2023, which also was their first-ever as an 8-man program.The trio of Aric Falls, Cedric Davis and Eric Brayman coached the ‘Cats to a 1-9 season, one in which they were members of the Central River League’s North Division, where they wound up 1-5.Knowing the ‘Cats suffered some growing pains in the 8-man game last year, Jenkins hit the ground running.Not long after he took over the position, he held a spring camp.