oneijoe Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 The defenses of neither team showed tonight. Only one defensive stop apiece in the 1st half...Belfry 21 P-burg 18 (Blackcats without a kicker due to injury). The Blackcats scored on intial drive to start 2nd half to go up 3, but after that couldn't keep up. The injury bug bit P-burg hard this game. The Blackcats lost Anderson and Garner - perhaps their 2 best players not named Jamerson (who's already out due to injury). Garner's injury looked like a shoulder dislocation...Anderson's is some unknown groin, pelvis, or hip injury, though I've heard it may be serious. Both offenses demonstrated (in gory detail) where the other defense needs work. Exposure of weaknesses at this point of the season will help both teams down the road.
gchs_uk9 Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 Hasn't this game been played a little closer to the end of the season the last few years? As oneijoe said, offenses are way ahead of defenses for these two at this point.
oneijoe Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 Actually, the previous two years the teams met in week 0. You're probably remembering when they were both in the same 2A district a few years ago (and played later - usually twice)...
ATLCat Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 Hasn't this game been played a little closer to the end of the season the last few years? As oneijoe said, offenses are way ahead of defenses for these two at this point. The past two seasons it has been in Week 0 and, suffice to say, Haywood was very happy to have a crack at Pburg with a couple games under his belt. Belfry is putting up monster rushing yards so far, they went for over 475 tonight, 352 against Harrison County, and 429 against Henry Clay. Pirates Soph HB Justin Johnson left the game early with an ankle injury as he was on his way to a monster night. Belfry is showing that in 3A they were not just a flash in the pan who "lucked" into a State Runner-Up. The Pirates are going to be a very, very tough team come November and appear to be the clear cut front runner in the East.
oneijoe Posted September 10, 2011 Posted September 10, 2011 The past two seasons it has been in Week 0 and, suffice to say, Haywood was very happy to have a crack at Pburg with a couple games under his belt. Belfry is putting up monster rushing yards so far, they went for over 475 tonight, 352 against Harrison County, and 429 against Henry Clay. Pirates Soph HB Justin Johnson left the game early with an ankle injury as he was on his way to a monster night. Belfry is showing that in 3A they were not just a flash in the pan who "lucked" into a State Runner-Up. The Pirates are going to be a very, very tough team come November and appear to be the clear cut front runner in the East. No doubt about it, Belfry has a killer ground game. Prestonsburg demonstrated Belfry's loosely-played 2 deep zone won't cut it against a proficient passing game, however. Hopefully, Prestonsburg's young defensive front learned it can NOT play tentatively against a power option game like the Pirates bring. The interior linemen can't simply stand and wait to lock up with a blocker - the tackles MUST attack the blocking to free the LB's to make plays.
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