Did either play?

Bardo played some a running back. I believe he also caught a pass or two.

For those that weren't there this was actually a pretty good football game. Pretty even for the first 20 minutes of playing time after which Ryle had a couple of mental breakdowns that resulted in 10 points just before half while HHS had the bid wind advantage.

 

The first breakdown was late in the 2nd quarter when the HHS wide right receiver was left completely uncovered on a third and long and caught an uncontested 50 yard TD pass. I don't know what the meltdown was, but it was an easy 7 for the Bluebirds. The next breakdown was the Elliot hit on the sidelines. It is debatable whether this would have been a flagged hit if it had occurred on the Ryle sideline, but since it was the Highlands QB, and since he was pretty much running out of bounds on his own, the hit right on the edge of the sideline it was considered a PF and a proper call. This gave HHS a first down on a thrid and very long and put them down to about the 40 with 20 sec. to play in the 1st half. They caught one more pass for about 10 yards and went out of bounds at the 30 setting up the nice long FG as the half ended. If Elliot had not made that hit, however close it was, halftime would have been 14-0.

 

Ryle came out fresh in the 2nd half and completed a nice long drive into the wind making it 17-7. HHS answered right back with a drive of their own, and then Ryle scored again, and then HHS again. And that's about it. Never any doubt who would win unless some key turnovers were to occur in Ryle's favor (which didn't happen.)

 

The big difference in this game was the Highlands defensive line. They were able to put pressure on Hemple and shut down Elliot to a great extent. Once Ryle's Hemple started to run some keepers, things started to loosen up a bit, but it seemed the passing game was a bit off - maybe due to the high winds.

Thanks for all the info. :thumb:

Bardo played some a running back. I believe he also caught a pass or two.

 

He scored the last td in the "Dirty Bird" formation.

For those that weren't there this was actually a pretty good football game. Pretty even for the first 20 minutes of playing time after which Ryle had a couple of mental breakdowns that resulted in 10 points just before half while HHS had the bid wind advantage.

 

The first breakdown was late in the 2nd quarter when the HHS wide right receiver was left completely uncovered on a third and long and caught an uncontested 50 yard TD pass. I don't know what the meltdown was, but it was an easy 7 for the Bluebirds. The next breakdown was the Elliot hit on the sidelines. It is debatable whether this would have been a flagged hit if it had occurred on the Ryle sideline, but since it was the Highlands QB, and since he was pretty much running out of bounds on his own, the hit right on the edge of the sideline it was considered a PF and a proper call. This gave HHS a first down on a thrid and very long and put them down to about the 40 with 20 sec. to play in the 1st half. They caught one more pass for about 10 yards and went out of bounds at the 30 setting up the nice long FG as the half ended. If Elliot had not made that hit, however close it was, halftime would have been 14-0.

 

Ryle came out fresh in the 2nd half and completed a nice long drive into the wind making it 17-7. HHS answered right back with a drive of their own, and then Ryle scored again, and then HHS again. And that's about it. Never any doubt who would win unless some key turnovers were to occur in Ryle's favor (which didn't happen.)

 

The big difference in this game was the Highlands defensive line. They were able to put pressure on Hemple and shut down Elliot to a great extent. Once Ryle's Hemple started to run some keepers, things started to loosen up a bit, but it seemed the passing game was a bit off - maybe due to the high winds.

 

Great post:thumb:

He scored the last td in the "Dirty Bird" formation.

 

Dirty Bird.....Is that the dance tdyballgame was trying to pull off in the parking lot after the game. Wow!!!!

So Bardo can run but he can't pass?

So Bardo can run but he can't pass?

 

:sssh::sssh::sssh:

So Bardo can run but he can't pass?

 

Yes, that pretty much sums it up...

So Bardo can run but he can't pass?

 

Something tells me you already knew the answer to your question.

Hempel showed his toughness but the wind and some drops affected his passing stats. Towles will be a good QB, no doubt. Ryle is definitely a top 10 team in the state with the changes they made on defense. Just a few lapses hurt them badly but they played very well overall on D. Heck, it was a 0-0 slugfest with 5 minutes left in the first half. As to the coaching comments, I could not hear, but I can assure you I hear an awful lot of positive talk from him towards our young men. I can live with whatever may have offended Highlands fans. My son loves playing for the man and would do anything for him, because he does so much for the kids.

I think I'm going to bed before I get a "Page" over the intercom wanting me to report to the Principal's office for some detention.....:lol::walk:

I think I'm going to bed before I get a "Page" over the intercom wanting me to report to the Principal's office for some detention.....:lol::walk:

 

:clap::clap::clap: Me too...

All this with Austin Collinsworth standing on the sideline. Lets be honest here, this is another 14 point win with him in the game. I am not taking anything away from Ryle. They played one heck of a game and fought as hard as I thought they could. Come back on Sat and get ready for your 1st round playoff. Hopefully Ryle's experience playing Highlands was as beneficial as Highlands playing Ryle was.:thumb:

 

You had both Collinsworth and Bardo the first game and it didn't amount to an additional 14 points (score was 38-14). Maybe it would have, then again maybe Collinsworth has a bad night and fumbles a couple of times. No way to really know. It was fun playing HHS twice. Nothing like playing the best to see where you really stand.

Trenton Fugat is a very nice player. Is he thinking of playing at the next level and does he have any schools looking at him?

Trenton Fugat is a very nice player. Is he thinking of playing at the next level and does he have any schools looking at him?

 

And he is a Great young man. :thumb::thumb: