The free event was suggested as a way to build excitement for the upcoming year.

&dquo;Our coaches said &squo;Hey, let&squo;s shake it up a bit and do something different,&squo;&dquo; said head coach Bruce Ollis. &dquo;There will be a special teams practice around 8 p.m., we&squo;ll bring them back in, rehydrate, and feed them a little bit. Then we&squo;re gonna be back out there at 12:01 and start cracking heads.

&dquo;That will be fun. The good thing about that is they&squo;ll get the rest of Saturday and Sunday off and then we&squo;ll get into our scrimmage schedule.&dquo;

The annual Wolverine Jamboree will be held at the high school on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. Polk will host North Henderson, E. Rutherford, Pisgah, North Buncombe and Enka.

The Border Showcase Classic follows next Friday in Shelby, where the Wolverines will take on Spartanburg High School.

Polk&squo;s first regular season game will be at home against Tuscola on Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m.