MA. rushing 5,032 yds. on 393 carries passing 1,042 yds.
Tar. rushing 5,150 yds. on 621 carries passing 453 yds.
Tar. rushing 5,150 yds. on 621 carries passing 453 yds.
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MA/Tarb. Comparisons
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Interesting. Tarboro has played one less game due to the playoffs. The numbers are very close.
Go by # of carries Tarb has 229 more carries and 534 more yards.
Possibility faster defenses down east less breakaway runs equals lower average per carry, but better overall competition out west week end and week out.
The old saying still stands true. Stick to what got you here !! BUT your play calling has to keep the defense on its heels by keeping them off balance. Every good Coach should be able to throw a few wrinkles or have something up their sleeves to achieve that. This should be a great game and I can’t wait to watch from the comfort of my home 
These stats are not correct. We have not entered the stats for the Draughn game. Add about 500+ more rushing yards. Tarboro's stats are all entered.
I see you changed the yardage, but not the carries and passing yards. Thanks for correcting.
Personally, I don't have any. Just numbers to me but looks like two potent offenses meeting up for a great game.
Only stats that matter are like bareman says on radio after every game is the ones on the scoreboard. All about the W
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Don’t think Ma will be breaking off those long runs like they do against Alleghany, North Stokes. Tarboro will be a faster team at most positions and stout in the trenches. Mason is good but MA is very strong up front and opens gigantic holes. I’ll be interested to see what Mason can do against a defense that won’t give him those wide open spaces to run straight.
That's one issue the Mitchell had last year offensively instead of throwing some new wrinkles in which I believe they had the players to do that but instead of involving those players with some more plays the play calling became even more one dimensional then it already was. So even though Mitchell had the bigger line it was speed they hadn't seen all year and Tarboro just keyed on the QB and was in the backfield sometimes before he could get to the line scrimmage. Not saying Mitchell could have won but the offense with more imaginative play calling could have possibly moved the ball better.The old saying still stands true. Stick to what got you here !! BUT your play calling has to keep the defense on its heels by keeping them off balance. Every good Coach should be able to throw a few wrinkles or have something up their sleeves to achieve that. This should be a great game and I can’t wait to watch from the comfort of my home
So while the Mt Airy team speed may be better than Mitchell's last year if Tarboro D has the speed they had last year while MH can't get completely away from their personality I believe they should put in some more wrinkles in the passing game and it doesn't have to be booms down field just some short stuff maybe something that Tarboro hasn't seen them consistently do.
MA had 516 rushing Friday night.....that wasnt n stokes. And Draughn loaded the box all night.
I think they should have alternatives ready and I think they will if the run game is not getting it done as much as they would like. I don’t think Tarboro will shut down the bear run game however. I do believe the bears should keep Tarboro on their heels by mixing up the plays they have. If we find something that is working against them, we need to keep doing it until they can stop it and not get away from it.
Have you seen the highlights of the Andrews (#1 Seed in West) and Draughn (#6 Seed in West) games? That would be the 4th and 5th round playoff games. The last 3 Touchdowns against Eastern Randolph were 2 plays, 2 plays and 1 play.
I do not believe those two teams got to those games because they were weak or slow or not talented.
Mt Airy may not have any long runs come Saturday, but if they do not, it will be because a very good Tarboro team has hit the portal for some D1 or D2 lineman and their back field defenders should go ahead and move to Colorado Springs and start training for the US Olympic Track and Field teams.
Illunminati 704 is a pure pot stirrer. And says things that are just plan stupid.
Would you say the same about Tarboros offense or is it your opinion that Mount Airy has the defense and speed to prevent Tarboro from having long runs?
I do not know much about Tarboro except they are in the State Championship, not because they won against the weakest on their schedule but rather because the won against the best. Just as Mt Airy has. I am looking forward to the game Saturday and seeing which of two excellent teams can accomplish their goal. Both teams deserve respect and should not be disrespected by idiots that get their kicks by making completely stupid putdown remarks.
He would not. MA isn’t a finesse team. They are extremely physical and have some hard runners and one very fast runner (Mason). Their lines dominate the LOS and create massive holes for their backs to run through. Mason is as fast as anybody on Tarboros team for sure. But Tarboro has a stable of home run hitters. Context matters.
If you don't know much about Tarboro, then how could you say in your previous post that the only way Tarboro could prevent Mount Airy from breaking long runs was if they hit the portal for D1, D2 lineman, and olympian defensive backs?
And TarVikes, again I know very little about Tarboro. But Mt Airy not only put up big numbers against their weaker opponents, their starters did not play hardly at all in the 3rd and 4th quarters of the majority of games, even the 1 through 3 playoff games, they put up reasonably big numbers against the 4 th and 5th round foes.
Let set one more thing clear, at the first of the season, Mt Airy had 11 players that ran a sub 5 second 40, and 5 that were sub 4.75. Tyler Mason is the fastest of Mt Airy players, but he is not the only one that can turn the speed on. Last Friday night, Draughn's great back Dula broke the first play of the game for 58 or so yards. But he did not score BECAUSE 3 of Mt Airy defenders walked him down to prevent the TD.
Mt Airy is not a one trick pony. This coming Saturday could very easily be a track meet of all track meets.
Let set one more thing clear, at the first of the season, Mt Airy had 11 players that ran a sub 5 second 40, and 5 that were sub 4.75. Tyler Mason is the fastest of Mt Airy players, but he is not the only one that can turn the speed on. Last Friday night, Draughn's great back Dula broke the first play of the game for 58 or so yards. But he did not score BECAUSE 3 of Mt Airy defenders walked him down to prevent the TD.
Mt Airy is not a one trick pony. This coming Saturday could very easily be a track meet of all track meets.
I have read a lot of the post that talk about Tarboro's line and speed. I do not know it first hand, but I can and do read. I have nothing but respect for Tarboro. But I have seen Mt Airy's players and, as I have said a couple dozen times on NCPreps, I always compare these players against the 3a and 4a teams that I get to see also.
It will be a difference between playing Draughn and Tarboro. Mt Airy had at least three or four fastest players on the field. Saturday it could be just the opposite. If a Tarboro back breaks one might not catch him. I think Mt Airy will have a plan and good luck to both teams.
Tarboro Coach Jeff Craddock stated interview from WRAL. They will have their hands full with MT Airy.
Speed doesn't beat experience. You don't get there as many times and win as many times as Tarboro has by dumb luck. If the bears can't get a passing game going Tarboro will win. The way to neutralize speed is to put it on its back. It may be a shoot out but I'd say Tarboro by at least 7. They're still the kings till they are knocked off. Their record speaks volumes. They are no flash in the pan, one hit wonder, once in a million team. Tried, true and dependable year in and year out.
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I'm sure they have his attention. That defense is fun to watch
If your strength is running the ball you can't just start throwing every other play
Absolutely no dig at Mitchell, but how did that work out?
For run heavy oriented like Tarboro. You pass the ball when you want to. Not when you have to
Mitchell was not much of a threat to pass. Mt Airy has receivers that will get attention or get burnt. I would probably have a bubble screen or two on standby since Tarboro had trouble with it.
Man you need to get a grip. People are just giving unbiased opinions about two great teams. No one is hating on either team and are just giving their personal views about the upcoming game. The best way to turn other fans against your team is how you react to their honest opinions. Usually the West will back the West and the East the East. Just enjoy the moment without thinking every comment is a knock on your team.
2019, the year of the tunnel screen and some pretty quick recivers. In our other times playing them, we ran what we brung but we didn't bring enough.
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