Gordonsville @ Smith County

[croz6110]

Milan was lifeflighted.

He and another player went to catch a punt at the same time, muffed it, and I'm assuming he got hurt in the scramble for the ball.

I don't know if I've seen that many players get hurt in one game.

#5, #27, #34, and #26 all got hurt for Gville, and of course Milan for SC.

Our top 2 RB's, top 2 LB's and 2 starting corners.

Tough to overcome, but it's part of football.

SC did what they needed to do. They saw were we were depleted and went for the kill.

I was impressed with the 2 freshmen that came in in the secondary, #7 and #9.

#8 did well running the ball, but when you're down to your 3rd string RB, ball security is a worry and it showed.

Congrats to the Owls on the win, and I hope Milan gets better.

 

Now, one thing I saw for Gville, I think we have a couple of players that need to make up their mind whether they want to fill a space or actually play a position. It's up to them. No one can make them do it, they have to make up their mind themselves.

 

Our running game worked well, and I think we got a little desperate too early.

I was impressed with Dillon and #5, and if Milan doesn't come back, Kemp will fill in nicely. He's tough and runs hard.

Again, congrats to the Owls.

[croz6110]

Your hindsight is 20/20. Your foresight...eehhh not so much.

Now his foresight surely couldn't have seen the injuries that would happen, to Milan or our players.

It made a difference.

But, the backups have to come in and step up, and we couldn't overcome it.

We had 3 backups on the field in the secondary at the same time, 2 freshmen, 1 sophomore.

I kind of hate to say it this early, but there'll be some building for next year with the kids that are going to get playing time from here on out.

Edited August 30, 2014 by croz6110

[croz6110]

In case no one has seen it, the final was 38-6.

[bigreid]

#28 is yet to play a snap for SC this year. If/when he is back to full speed next week, SC's D will get better. #24 had a great night at LB, good looking freshman. Croz, his foresight was #20 being the difference by a slight margin. Regardless, when #5 and #27 went out for the Tigers, hope was lost. Those two are really good players.

[Stealer007]

Who are #5 and #27 for Gordonsville.

[croz6110]

Who are #5 and #27 for Gordonsville.

They both are the two starting LB's and #27 is the starting RB.

I don't know for sure, but it seems both may be out for the year.

#27 was looking really good before he got hurt, and he was already nursing his ankle.

[croz6110]

#28 is yet to play a snap for SC this year. If/when he is back to full speed next week, SC's D will get better. #24 had a great night at LB, good looking freshman. Croz, his foresight was #20 being the difference by a slight margin. Regardless, when #5 and #27 went out for the Tigers, hope was lost. Those two are really good players.

Which kid is #28?

[bigreid]

Rutherford.

[croz6110]

Rutherford.

Gotcha.

Will he play fullback?

[Antwan]

Carpenter is out too.

[bigreid]

Originally FB, might be Guard with our patch n go line.

[TigerTown8412]

I hated all the injuries tonight. If everyone stayed healthy (including Milan) I believe SC is a touchdown or two better. Newton looked good for us running the ball until he got hurt which will be a severe blow. Special Teams killed us. I believe we had two or three punts that were shanked for about 15 yards. Which led to SC having a bunch of short fields to work with. Also, the snap-hold miscue on the opening touchdown could have been deadly in a close game (i.e. 2012) Hopefully Milan's long-term health is not jeopardized. There is life after high school football. I hope someone from Carthage can keep us posted.