Four moments that mattered in Dickson County's loss to Rossview

Dickson County's struggles continued Friday night as Rossview laid claim to a convincing 52-0 victory at Hawks Stadium.

Dickson had only 26 yards on offense in the first half and managed just 82 yards for the game as Rossview (4-2) won its fourth straight game.

Here are four moments that mattered for the Cougars (0-6)

First possession

It might sound insignificant, but when your team is struggling without a win after five weeks in the season, giving your offense first crack at scoring means a lot. Instead, Rossview got first crack and promptly went 56 yards in five plays before Gino Avros found Kayden Miller for a 20-yard touchdown pass to start the game. It was all downhill for Dickson County from there.

New offense isn't yielding much

Cougars coach Randy Murphree switched from the triple option (think Georgia Tech) to a spread offense to accomodate his personel. But Dickson was unable to move the ball effectively.

"This is only our second week in the spread and we're very limited in what we can do with it and the percesion in our route running," Murphree said. "We're young in the system and kind of behind the eightball there."

Turnovers starts 3rd quarter

Dickson didn't have many turnovers on the night. It can count that as a positive from Friday. But it had one that killed any chance at a scoring chance when Rossview's Quitman Kincaid picked off Darian Burns to start the third third quarter.

Murphree preaching patience

When Murphree arrived last year, he had 12 talented seniors to work with. When those seniors graduated, Murphree knew it was going to take time to re-stock the cupboard. And when he changed his offensive scheme after Week 3, he knew it would take time for his team to adjust.

"We're young and we have a talented freshmen class," he said. "We know this is a rough patch for us but we've got to get through it and believe in each other because it will get better."

Reach Prep writer George Robinson at georgerobinson@theleafchronicle.com or (931) 245-0747 and on Twitter @Cville_Sports.