Sweetwater may not have had the Copper Basin scrimmage finalized on the calendar until a day or two before it took place, but the Wildcats made sure to finish on the field and put together a strong basis showing ahead of the jamboree and the looming season opener at Meigs County on Aug. 19.
The ’Cats moved the ball well, held the Cougars to only one touchdown and did not turn the ball over at all on the day. It was a solid day of work for Mike Martin’s program that started in the trenches.
kAm“x E9@F89E H6 7:?:D965 2 =:EE=6 3:E 36EE6C E92? H6 925 E96 H66< 367@C6] (6 42>6 @77 2?5 5C@G6 A6@A=6 :? @FC 5@F3=6 E62>D 2?5 4@>3@D] (6 7:?:D965 3=@4<D 2?5 925 2 4@FA=6 @7 8@@5 3=@4<D 5@H?7:6=5 @? =:?6324<6CD[” |2CE:? D2:5] “x ;FDE E9@F89E[ 2D 2 F?:E[ @FC @776?D:G6 =:?6 H2D 36EE6C E92? :E 92D 366?] (6 >256 :>AC@G6>6?ED[ 3FE H6 H:== 92G6 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ :>AC@G6]”k^Am
kAm$H66EH2E6C 6I64FE65 @? @776?D6[ 4C62E:?8 2 ?F>36C @7 D4@C:?8 A=2JD 7C@> E96 FDF2= DFDA64ED]k^Am
kAm|2=:< pC?6EE 3C@<6 E9C@F89 E96 >:55=6 7@C 2 f_\J2C5 E@F495@H? CF? H9:=6 {2?56? q@J5 4@??64E65 H:E9 s2==2D !C6D=6J 7@C 2 a_\J2C5 E@F495@H?] q@J5 2=D@ 3FDE65 @FE 2 c_\J2C5 CFD9:?8 D4@C6]k^Am
kAm“~FC 6I64FE:@? H2D AC6EEJ 8@@5] x 5@?’E E9:?< H6 925 2?J EFC?@G6CD[ D@ x H2D A=62D65 H:E9 H96C6 H6 2C6 7@C @FC D64@?5 D4C:>>286[ 3FE H6 H:== 2=H2JD H@C< E@ 86E 36EE6C[” |2CE:? D2:5] “(6 5:5 ?@E 92G6 2?J :?E6C46AE:@?D @C 7F>3=6D] (6 H6C6 23=6 E@ A=2J 2 =@E @7 J@F?8 A=2J6CD[ D@ E92E H2D D@>6 8@@5 6IA6C:6?46] (6 ;FDE 92G6 E@ <66A @? H@C<:?8]”k^Am
kAm%96 D4C:>>286 DE2CE65 H:E9 3@E9 D:56D 92G:?8 E9C66 D6ED @7 `_ @776?D:G6 2?5 5676?D:G6 A=2JD — b_ @776?D:G6[ b_ 5676?D:G6 2?5 e_ @G6C2==]k^Am
kAmu@==@H:?8 E92E[ 3@E9 5:5 5@H? 2?5 5:DE2?46 A@DD6DD:@? D6C:6D 367@C6 >@G:?8 E@ 8@2= =:?6 D46?2C:@D 2?5 :?\82>6 D:EF2E:@?D — DF49 2D bC5\2?5\h @C bC5\2?5\b]k^Am
kAmt249 E62> C2? E96 E9:C5 5@H? 2?5 8@2= =:?6 D46?2C:@ A=2JD 7@FC E:>6D 6249]k^Am
kAm$H66EH2E6C D4@C65 @? EH@ @7 E96 7@FC `DE\2?5\8@2=D 7C@> E96 `_ — G:2 2? pC?6EE CF? 2?5 2 q@J5 A2DD E@ #J2? {:EE=6E@? H9:=6 4@?G6CE:?8 E9C66 @7 7@FC bC5\2?5\=@?8 2?5 bC5\2?5\D9@CE A=2JD]k^Am
kAm“(6 8@E 4C2?<65 FA AC6EEJ 8@@5 2?5 x E9:?< r@AA6C q2D:? 8@E 4C2?<65 FA AC6EEJ 8@@5 E@@[” |2CE:? D2:5] “%9:C5 2?5 =@?8 :D D@>6E9:?8 H6 92G6 E@ H@C< @? 2?5 86E 36EE6C 2E[ 3FE x 42? C6>6>36C qC2J56? (6DE7:6=5 92G:?8 2 3:8 CF? 7@C c_ J2C5D 2?5 {2?56? q@J5 4@>A=6E:?8 W2 A2DDX E@ (6D=6J q62? @? 2? @FE C@FE6]”k^Am
kAm%96 EH@ E62>D 6?565 E96 52J H:E9 2 y' 82>6]k^Am
kAm“x? 2 8@@5 H2J 2?5 2 325 H2J[ x E9@F89E H6 A=2J65 92C5 2?5 8@E 27E6C :E] x E9@F89E @FC @776?D:G6 =:?6 8@E A9JD:42= 2?5 2 =:EE=6 5:CEJ — :? 2 8@@5 H2J[” |2CE:? D2:5] “tI64FE:@?\H:D6[ H6 H6C6 AC6EEJ D@=:5] x H2D AC@F5 @7 E92E]”k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ E96 52J H2D ?@E A6C764E] xDDF6D 2C@D6 7@C E96 ’r2ED[ DA64:7:42==J A6?2=E:6D]k^Am
kAm“(6 92G6 E@ 4=62? E92E FA] x? 2 82>6[ E92E :D 8@:?8 E@ <:== FD[” |2CE:? D2:5]k^Am
kAm$H66EH2E6C 86?6C2E65 2 DE@A @? bC5\2?5\b :? E96 D:EF2E:@?2= A=2JD[ 3FE H2D 42==65 7@C 2 `d\J2C5 A6?2=EJ E92E H@F=5 C6D6E E96 5@H?D :? 2 82>6\=:<6 D46?2C:@]k^Am
kAm“x E2=<65 E@ E96> 27E6C E96 82>6 23@FE :E[ 3FE :E :D >J 72F=E] (6 92G6 E@ DE2CE :?4@CA@C2E:?8 D@>6 @7 E96D6 A6?2=E:6D :?E@ AC24E:46[” |2CE:? D2:5] “(6 H6C6 D=@AAJ :? E92E 2C62 2E E:>6D[ 3FE E92E :D 2 E9:?8 x 9@A6 H6 42? 4=62? FA]”k^Am
kAmw@=5:?8D 2?5 72=D6 DE2CED >256 E96 3F=< @7 E96 42==D] !6?2=E:6D H6C6 2? :DDF6 7@C $H66EH2E6C :? a_a`[ DA64:7:42==J A=2J:?8 2 C@=6 :? E96 bc\af =@DD E@ $:8?2= |@F?E2:?]k^Am
kAm“%96 =2DE E9C66 J62CD H6 92G6 562=E H:E9 D@>6 A6?2=E:6D] pD 2 9625 4@249[ J@F 2=H2JD ECJ E@ A=2J E96 82>6 2D 4=62? 2D A@DD:3=6] p 9@=5:?8 42== 96C6 2?5 E96C6 :D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?j x 5@?’E 4@?46C? >JD6=7 H:E9 E92E[” |2CE:? D2:5] “u2=D6 DE2CED — E92E :D @? E96 @776?D:G6 A=2J6C] *@F 2C6 ;FDE D:EE:?8 E96C6 2?5 =@@<:?8 2E E96 32==[ D@ J@F 92G6 E@ 36 7@4FD65] %96 `d\J2C56CD 2C6 E96 @?6D H6 42?’E 92G6 — E96 =2E6 9:ED[ 7246 >2D<D 2?5 A6CD@?2= 7@F=\EJA6 A6?2=E:6D] (6 42??@E 92G6 E9@D6]k^Am
kAm“~G6C E96 A2DE 76H J62CD[ 7@C D@>6 C62D@?[ H6 92G6 925 EC@F3=6 H:E9 7246 >2D< A6?2=E:6D] (6 92G6 E@ <?@4< E9@D6 E9:?8D @FE 2?5 7@4FD @? E92E E96 ?6IE 76H H66<D 367@C6 H6 @A6? FA 282:?DE |6:8D r@F?EJ]”k^Am
kAm$H66EH2E6C’D 5676?D6 A=2J65 2 D@=:5 82>6[ D9FEE:?8 r@AA6C q2D:? @FE :? E96 `_\A=2J D6C:6D 2?5 @? 5@H? 2?5 5:DE2?46]k^Am
kAm“pD 2 F?:E[ H6 8@E 27E6C :E AC6EEJ 8@@5] Wr@AA6CX 4@F=5 ?@E 86E 2 9@=5 @7 2?JE9:?8 H:E9 E96 CF? 82>6[ D@ E96J EC:65 E@ E9C@H :E D@>6] x E9@F89E @FC 5676?D:G6 324<D 42>6 @FE 2?5 925 2 AC6EEJ 8@@5 ?:89E[” |2CE:? D2:5] “(6 8@E 27E6C E96> AC6EEJ 8@@5 2?5 x E9@F89E @FC 5676?D6 A=2J65 H6== 2?5 8@E 36EE6C]”k^Am
kAmr@AA6C q2D:? D4@C65 @? 2 BF2CE6C324< D4C2>3=6 EFC?65 E@F495@H? A2DD 5FC:?8 E96 `DE\2?5\8@2= D46?2C:@D]k^Am
kAm!C6D=6J A=2J65 2 D@=:5 ?:89E 2E 4@C?6C 3FE =67E E96 D4C:>>286 62C=J H:E9 2 <?66 :?;FCJ] %96C6 :D ?@ E:>6=:?6 7@C 9:> 2E E96 >@>6?E]k^Am
kAm$H66EH2E6C C6EFC?D E@ 24E:@? 2E E96 !@=< r@F?EJ y2>3@C66 @? pF8] `a] %96 ’r2ED 7246 !@=< r@F?EJ :? E96 7:7E9 BF2CE6C 2E gib_ A]>] H9:=6 E96 82>6D DE2CE 2E e A]>]k^Am
kAm%:4<6ED 42? 36 AFC492D65 7C@> $H66EH2E6C w:89 $49@@= :? 25G2?46 7@C Sd H:E9 E96 7F?5D 7F==J 8@:?8 E@ $H66EH2E6C] v2E6 E:4<6ED 2E E96 ;2>3@C66 H:== 4@DE Sf H:E9 E96 E@E2= DA=:E 36EH66? E96 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 D49@@=D]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.