And One For The Win!!

By David Craghead
October 2, 2006

Friday’s game against Denton Ryan was a good one. The Warbirds took one step closer to playing the whole game as a team. I was very glad to see the Eagles come out of the locker room fired up for the second half. I have been stressing that since the start of the season, and it finally happened. And look how it wound up. The defense shut down the Raiders to come out on top 30-21. I was also very pleased with our special teams. So much improvement since the first of the season. I was also happy with the fans that showed up at their house. Every single one of you did a great job backing up our team. I wasn’t pleased with the amount of fans there, but to those of you who came, I thank you. I am looking forward to a much bigger crowd at Shotwell on Oct. 13th to cheer the Warbirds on as we start District play.

Even with the big win, there is still a lot to fix. I noticed in the first half that our offense wasn’t exactly working like a well-oiled machine. There wasn’t very good communication between the receivers and Lackey. I was glad that changed in the second half. The Eagles had 7 penalties that went for 75 yards. Every single one of them was caused by mental errors. I still am wondering why we keep getting late hit calls. There is no excuse for that. I am hoping that will change in two weeks when we open up District play at home against Midland High. With this week off, I am hoping that Coach Warren posts a few practices that remind the team of the little things. Like I said before, if the Eagles can cover all aspects of the game, we will be unstoppable. That showed in the second half against Denton Ryan. GO EAGLES!!

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