Hey Tiger Paw, who do you all play this week? Is it at St. X or away?

 

We are off this week and back home next with PRP...

I will only say this. Coach White (30 + years) the Defensive Coord. has prepared very well the last several weeks for Ryle's running game from what I understand. Several new wrinkles not seen this year to date to be introduced at this game. I stick with the Creek, these kids are hungry, big, and fast. I watched a practice on Tuesday night and could not believe the intensity and effort. Then two of the kids stayed after for another 1.5 hours with a personal trainer running, technique, etc. Schedule to date has not been outstanding, but not as bad as some make out. Meade County is now on a roll having won 3 straight and is a pretty good football team, as is Moore now also winnig 3 straight. Southern is a much better team than their record shows and look who they have lost to. FC played two good teams preseason in St.X and Valley, having more than held their own with both. This should be a close game but who knows, that is why they keep score and play the game. Ryle is an excellent team and will also be prepared as well.

 

Based on the film I have seen and what I have heard from Bob and others we "aint seen nothing yet"

Fern Creek 28-24.

on the issue of FC's speed, for any of you that saw them at the pre-season scrimmage, the kid we couldn't catch, Bracken is about the 5th or 6th fastest kid on their team.

 

I first took notice at the Sparq Combine then after the scrimmage at X I was intriqued so I asked around....Two of their kids were on the 4x100 relay team that finished 2nd at the state championship meet (1st Place Team was Male and included Doug Beaumont and Justin Green).They also have the #1 and #5 kid in JeffCo in the 200m dash on their team, however surprisingly none of them are running backs!

The two kids with the speed both play DB and are excellent tacklers. Jimmy Welch did not run track last year but hopefully he will this season. They actually had the fastest time in the 4 x 100 state last year in qualifying, 43.28, but only ran a 43.48 in the final to Male's 43.36. In the 4 x 200, they recorded the fastest time in the entire meet at 1:30.44 but were DQ'd for exchanging out of the zone. They won the 4 x 400. Like you say, though, Brackens and Welch were not even on the team. The size of FC's offensive and defensive lines really help though in opening up the running game.

It looks like this game may turn out to be a great night of High School football. I don't see either team running away with it. No school on game day will give the Ryle players a chance to rest up and prepare for the trip and the game. Raiders you need to keep your cool so you don't rack up penalty after penalty. Control the clock and you should have a fun bus ride back home!

 

 

 

GO RAIDERS :flame:

Ryle 48 FC 7 @ the half.

I think what is going to hurt Ryle in this game is the fact they are, well I will just blurt it out, big and slow comparitively. Schmitz looks slow on film to me and I don't think the passing game is an option for Ryle...The one thing FC has to do with Schmitz is wrap up, what he might lack in speed he makes up for in strength...

Well I am not sure how fast he is but at half time he has 6 TDs. I guess speed is not an issue.