Good start, bad finish
By Troy Kerby
October 5, 2006
A night that started so good went all bad. Coahoma would get the ball first with P J Daylong taking the kickoff at the 10 yard line and carrying up to the 40. Sophomore P J who was converted from from FB to RB this game carried the ball for 3 yards behind the blocking of guards Jacob McCain and Justin Cline, center Cory Clanton, and tackles Skyler Mundell and Eric Herrera. On the next play, the offensive line would clear the path for QB Blaine Kerby to go 45 yards. After a face mask penalty, P J then would go 5 yards to pay dirt. Cory C. kicked the extra point. Merkel's first possession was short as Coahoma recovered a fumble. The offensive line started where it left off creating hole after hole, but Coahoma would run out of downs short of a TD. Merkel's first two possesions would be in the wrong direction. With third and long, Merkel's QB would dodge a tackler and go up the field 91 yards for a TD. Another bright spot for Coahoma would be a 48 yard pass from Kerby to JR WR Colter Morgan for a TD. Merkel would answer again on a busted defensive play.
In the second half, Coahoma would move up and down the field but just could not get in the end zone. Merkel would score twice in the second half. Coahoma's defensive would hold then give up the one long play. You know when it is not your night when you are backed up on your on 9 yard line with third and 8, and your WR runs the perfect 10 yard out on a timing pattern drawing the DB in, but the play was suppose to be a timing post. Of course the out pattern drew the DB exactly where the ball was thrown and the DB walks into the end zone.
Well, Coahoma lost 26 - 14 but on the brighter side: the offensive line played their best game since Reagan County in the first half and allowed Merkel to sack Kerby only one time, the secondary did not allow a completed pass, P J's running was a brighter moment in the game, 15 carries for 53 yards with SR RB Dakota Teaff carrying the ball 4 times for 46 yards and catching 2 passes for 36 yards, QB Blaine Kerby carried the ball 19 times for 83 yards plus completed 9 passes out of 15 attempts to 6 different receivers: FB Corey Roberts, RB P J Daylong, Teaff, WR Jason Gonzalez, WR Morgan, and WR Domingo Rodriquez.
Defensively, Teaff would be the stand out with an interception, causing a Merkel fumble, and recovering a fumble. Jason Gonzalez also had a interception. Right behind Teaff, Coahoma a very good performance by Daylong, Corey Roberts, and Cory Clanton at linebacker.
It was just a night when there was a Coahoma mistake, it paid off big for Merkel.
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