SW Edgecombe 3-2 @ Eastern Wayne 5-0
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Concerning EW, they've been coming up the
last two years. They even went toe to toe with Reidsville in the 3rd round last year. And with their hot start this year, I just knew they would be a problem. But seeing them in person changes my thoughts completely. I don't see a threatening offense. They only scored because we gave them a 25 yard field. And we're running the ball better than we have all season. We look like the old SWE. Maybe EW is just having an off night. But their non conference schedule, followed by opening conference play with our two worst teams has done them a disservice.
last two years. They even went toe to toe with Reidsville in the 3rd round last year. And with their hot start this year, I just knew they would be a problem. But seeing them in person changes my thoughts completely. I don't see a threatening offense. They only scored because we gave them a 25 yard field. And we're running the ball better than we have all season. We look like the old SWE. Maybe EW is just having an off night. But their non conference schedule, followed by opening conference play with our two worst teams has done them a disservice.
They're put away. They don't have an offense that can come from behind without a shutdown defense. And despite what their results say, they do NOT have a shutdown defense.
South Edgecombe Middle School is beating Goldsboro.
1 play, 61 yard run for a td. Kick blocked.
Swe 41 EW 6.
Swe 41 EW 6.
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Big win for the cougars. Playing a tough non-conference schedule has its values. Even if you take a loss you learn a lot.
For the first time all season, I really don't have anything negative to say about the way we played. We even kept the laundry at bay. There were only 4 flags thrown against us. We ran the ball more than we threw it, with two 1 play scoring drives on the ground. And our defense played lights out. EW scored only because we gave them a very short field. I liked what I saw and don't believe we'll have our annual head scratching loss this season. It's definitely coming down to us and West Craven for our conference.
Definitely didn't beat ourselves with excessive penalties. We still got Alot to improve on special teams, especially the long snaps. But there was a noticeable improvement on the regular snaps to the QB. Hopefully Coach Ward will keep them focused and we hold serve the next few weeks and set up a big game with West Craven at junction.
We have got to learn how to kick and protect on kicking attempts. Fg and xp can be the difference. Rocky Mount won the championship a few years ago on a time expiring fg. Wilson Prep just did the same thing last year. But I think we're still afraid to try. We've turned it over on downs inside the red zone a few times.The thing is, the last two fg attempts I've seen us try were successful...the conference championship clincher vs WC a few years ago, and the fg we made vs Tarboro earlier this year.as far as XPs, they get blocked or missed more than we make them. That's gonna hurt somewhere.
I don't know if we have a portable kicking net. We had one years ago, but haven't seen it this year. We're basically sending the kicker out there cold. I've seen him pretending to kick a ball on the sidelines, but geez....
