A look back at Week 1
This season, I plan on putting together a weekly notebook that will focus on high school football in Cleveland County and the surrounding area.
I would like to get some feedback for these, so if you see something happen in a game (whether it be large or small) and feel like it deserves mentioning, drop me an e-mail or post on my blog and let me know.
Here’s a few takes from Week 1 …
I’ve heard the Crest-Burns contest in Lawndale described several ways … wild, sloppy, even ugly. I can agree with all of those descriptions to a certain point, but I would like to add a couple more — intense and hard-nosed.
Say what you want about the lack of offensive consistency on both sides, but it was still a game between two rivals that had fans on the edge of their seats through most of the four quarters and overtime.
The key element I took away from that battle was how hard both defenses played on every down, even though both were on the field for a lot of minutes due to the combined nine turnovers and quick changes of possession.
From Burns, I had Julian Kee with two interceptions and a sack, while Aldrick Watson had an interception and stripped another takeaway. Cory Smith had at least one sack for the Bulldog defense.
Crest’s Justin Price and Tosh Toms picked off one pass each with Wesley Haynes and Nelson Bullard leading the effort up front.
After glancing over the stats of the Hunter Huss-Kings Mountain and Shelby-Freedom contests:
The Golden Lions’ defense pitched a shutout in the second half and only allowed seven first downs overall …Despite losing the turnover battle 2-0, Shelby still came out of Morganton with a win … Tim Gullatte finished with four catches for 68 yards and his athleticism and 6’4 frame should be a tough match up for opposing defenses all year.
The Mountaineers displayed balance in their running game as Leon Stanton (130 yards), Lance Surratt (54), Mike Roberts (46), C.J. Belcher (43) and Trevarris Crosby (35) all rushed for more than 35 yards … This week’s South Point-Kings Mountain game should be a good one in the trenches as both racked up over 300 yards on the ground in their openers.
Interesting scores from around the state:
Burlington Cummings 89, Carrboro 0 — Cummings has now scored 146 points in two games … wow.
R-S Central 49, Cherryville 32 — Speaking of points, the Hilltoppers have scored 51 and 49, respectively, in their first two games.
Charlotte Country Day 51, Northwestern, S.C. 48, 4OT — It’s early, but this could go down as one of the best games of the year.
Clayton 3, Pikeville Aycock 0 — And you thought Crest-Burns was a defensive struggle.
I would like to get some feedback for these, so if you see something happen in a game (whether it be large or small) and feel like it deserves mentioning, drop me an e-mail or post on my blog and let me know.
Here’s a few takes from Week 1 …
I’ve heard the Crest-Burns contest in Lawndale described several ways … wild, sloppy, even ugly. I can agree with all of those descriptions to a certain point, but I would like to add a couple more — intense and hard-nosed.
Say what you want about the lack of offensive consistency on both sides, but it was still a game between two rivals that had fans on the edge of their seats through most of the four quarters and overtime.
The key element I took away from that battle was how hard both defenses played on every down, even though both were on the field for a lot of minutes due to the combined nine turnovers and quick changes of possession.
From Burns, I had Julian Kee with two interceptions and a sack, while Aldrick Watson had an interception and stripped another takeaway. Cory Smith had at least one sack for the Bulldog defense.
Crest’s Justin Price and Tosh Toms picked off one pass each with Wesley Haynes and Nelson Bullard leading the effort up front.
After glancing over the stats of the Hunter Huss-Kings Mountain and Shelby-Freedom contests:
The Golden Lions’ defense pitched a shutout in the second half and only allowed seven first downs overall …Despite losing the turnover battle 2-0, Shelby still came out of Morganton with a win … Tim Gullatte finished with four catches for 68 yards and his athleticism and 6’4 frame should be a tough match up for opposing defenses all year.
The Mountaineers displayed balance in their running game as Leon Stanton (130 yards), Lance Surratt (54), Mike Roberts (46), C.J. Belcher (43) and Trevarris Crosby (35) all rushed for more than 35 yards … This week’s South Point-Kings Mountain game should be a good one in the trenches as both racked up over 300 yards on the ground in their openers.
Interesting scores from around the state:
Burlington Cummings 89, Carrboro 0 — Cummings has now scored 146 points in two games … wow.
R-S Central 49, Cherryville 32 — Speaking of points, the Hilltoppers have scored 51 and 49, respectively, in their first two games.
Charlotte Country Day 51, Northwestern, S.C. 48, 4OT — It’s early, but this could go down as one of the best games of the year.
Clayton 3, Pikeville Aycock 0 — And you thought Crest-Burns was a defensive struggle.
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