Hatchets head coach already thinking about fall FacebookTwitterEmail Bad Axe varsity football head coach Kalen Pokley smiles as senior Toby MacPhee signs his National Letter of Intent to attend and play football at Ferris State University during a ceremony in the high school gymnasium on Wednesday. Pokley is optimistic looking forward to the 2021 season, despite losing a large number of seniors to graduation. (Mark Birdsall/Huron Daily Tribune)Mark Birdsall/Huron Daily TribuneShow MoreShow Less Wednesday was a bittersweet day for Bad Axe varsity football head coach Kalen Pokley, his coaching staff and his players. Much of the team had gathered in the gym at Bad Axe High School to watch senior Toby MacPhee sign his National Letter of Intent to play football at Ferris State University. Wednesday’s ceremony gave the Hatchets one last opportunity to celebrate all that they had accomplished in 2020: a winning season under a new head coach, their first league title and playoff appearance in decades and their first playoff victory since 1978. And it all took place in the midst of the pandemic, which threatened to keep the team on the sidelines for the entire academic year. Still, they persevered, and they were rewarded for that determination.