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I think this question should be the other way around. Does West have enough speed to get past Hillsboro in the rain? Hillsboro has above average to elite HS level athleticism at all positions, with their strength being a tough front 7.

Fair point

It was 14-7 at the half last year....do you not think other coaches and players on the field adjust and get a feel for the game. Its not like they are playing a 1-14 team...they were 14-0 for a reason.

Typing while at work. My mistake. And yes that's absolutely true west did get physically dominated...but west didn't make it to she 'ship by bein physically imposing. They got it done by getting Marshall and Cottrell the ball in space and letting them do what they do. They could not scheme up touches for those two that day.

All you have to do is create half a step for Marshall and he gets you a 30 yard gain and Cottrell gets you 6.

Up 28-0...with what could and should have been 42-0 at half last week...what adjustments would you have made Lombardi?

Perhaps I was referencing the state game from last year where west was up 14-0 at half time and let Henry Co come back, Sherlock. It's not like it's a one time thing. There's a history of it. The team is prepared for the game (Cummings and staff...I would argue mostly staff...make sure the team is ready for the game) but things start going wrong, Cummings loses his cool.

Last week when the rhea county defense was doing such a good job against the run I would've started running gun rollout plays with Marshall to set up screens to Cottrell and draws underneath...make their penetration come back and bite them. West also SHOULD have a few designed tunnel screens but they don't.

I don't buy into the "____ has to play a perfect game" bs...no high school team plays a perfect game, not even maryville...so I don't see much of a point in talking about that. In order for west to win I believe this is what has to happen:

Force turnovers (but how?) hillsboro's qb looks like he thinks he's aaron Rodgers in he pocket. I'm not saying he's bad, what I watched of last week was extremely impressive. BUT he looked extremely confident in his arm. If west's secondary can play tight coverage, I think that qb may try to force a few Johnny Manziel plays, and that may lead to opportunities for turnovers.

2nd-don't abandon your darn bread and butter! People like to say that being one dimensional will lose you games...well, west would have won state last year had they not started trying to pass with 7 minutes left in the game. They had plenty of time, and had a rb who averaged 15 yards per carry. Dance with who brung ya.

Don't be stupid about the play calling. If the interior d line of Hillsboro is the weak link, attack it. Don't waste plays running around the edge and passing when you don't need to. Unless running the ball stops working...don't stop.

Adjust at freaking halftime.

Hillsboro will win if west doesn't do these things

Gotcha...yeah I only got one side from some of the players. I was hoping I didn't sound like an idiot when I wrote it.

 

Go Rebels!

You didn't sound like an idiot at all! I wasn't trying to correct you in a douchey way or anything...just thought people should know.

So you think everyone else is crazy?

^ fair point

Kevin, to answer your question since Ive covered every game the last two years and am currently writing their story I'll try to sum it up without boring you.

 

2013 West Rebels were expected to be good but they needed to find a qb to be great enter #7 who had played running back the year before. The senior class (according to them) was not as favored as the junior class was w the coaches. Both classes got along when they were winning but there was some friction and it showed in the championship game. That senior class had a lot of heart and most were the guys in the trenches.

 

2014 West Rebels were expected to be great and they have proved it. The team also likes one another. The senior class has talent everywhere but what is interesting is that the sophomore class has taken the place of last year's senior class in terms of supporting the effort. If the sophomore class keeps progressing they should be really good as seniors. Besides chemistry, the reason 2014 is better than 2013 is the play of #7. He is a year wiser and has made the qb position his own as well.

 

Hope that helped w/o boring u.

Not mad and not picking at what you said but...

Coach Cummings said to the rest of the team to "be nice to the freshmen, they are really good" on the first day of summer workouts this senior class's freshmen year....every year when the rebels lost in the playoffs, Cummings told the seniors how proud he was of them and how much he appreciated their hard work for the last few years. After the state game last year, he told those seniors to "learn how to lose like men" and then "turn in your pads when you get back...that will weed out the cowards" I don't think it's an "according to them" type deal. I think if Cummings' didn't shut that group of seniors they would have been a much better team.

Really bad officiating. Vast majority went against West. Don't know who was trying to defend the no call on the TD pass to #85 to tie it, but that was the type of call that gets a ref banned from working again. Believe that the offsetting unsportsmanlike fouls were post possession, which means West should have kept the ball at least after the inadvertent whistle. Not to mention that there was a few TDs called back against West for holding. You could call holding on every single down of a high school football game. These guys wanted to be seen last night. Very very poor!

Thank god someone here has some sense. Penalties that happen after the play DONT AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE PLAY, only the placement of the ball. CHILDREN KNOW THAT for gods sake

Bad calls on both sides?...I guess...but west was robbed of AT LEAST 14 points and not only that, but a huge momentum shift because of it. Disgusting

Well...all I can say is good job for winning I guess...but as a west fan that was pretty pitiful. One of the ugliest games I've ever seen

^it could

Classic Cummings for sure...

Cummings CANT adjust at halftime. Rhea isn't in the same class as west, this shouldn't happen. Period.

And I like that prediction. I'll go 42-10 west

Who is #71 for west? Perry is like 56 or something and I hough he was the best lineman no?

Whatever PA

Probably because West is screwing it up for themselves. (Again, not watching the game)

Yeah...Scott tends to do that. I'm not watching the game, what's going on?

It's not that west can't pass. There's just no reason to when you are up by 21 within the first 5 minutes of the game...no need to be a snob

Eh...idk that I buy into that stuff

They also knew a snap count thing that I won't mention on here for obvious reasons...but it was darn close to cheating or at least really underhanded. West didn't adjust then either..

Fun fact. West lost games to Powell largely because Rang knew the offensive signals...rang knew what west was going to run and told the defense before every play...west didn't adjust and therefor, never had a chance. Powell did have a great, athletic and PHYSICAL bunch of kids those years though.

No problem

Thanks some fantastic work man! Great job and much appreciated