As expected, Dinwiddie dominated a weak Petersburg team, at Petersburg.
In the first half, I'm not sure Petersburg was ever in positive yards on offense.
Obviously, Petersburg was over matched, so you have to be careful about what conclusions you take away from a game like this.
The two things I saw that impressed me the most had nothing to do with the opponent.
First, our tackling techniques were the best I've seen us from us all year. This was an area that we had to improve upon to to be a legitimate contender. Makes no difference if you make a great defensive move if you let the ball carrier get away.
Secondly, aggressively following the ball. The "nose for the ball" deal. By far, the best I've seen us do all year. Just good heads up football all day.
Our run stopping continued to be very good, but we still tend to not guard the the edges as well as I would like to see.
Pass defense was pretty good, but still needs a little improvement. I would like to see more aggression going for the ball. But then if you miss the ball it might be off to the races. (This is one of the many reasons the coaches don't ask my opinion).
Players that I liked this week:
Junior, DaVon Clayton. One play in particular. The QB had broken contain and DaVon shed his blocker and made a fantastic tackle from behind for a loss on the play. He was aggressive all day and rock solid.
And a nod to senior, (and one of the team captains), Reggie Williams. All 5' 4" 135 LB's of him. Teams continue to throw at him, since he is an inviting target. Usually, not a smart choice. Trust me, we have a lot of bigger guys that can play the defensive backfield. Reggie is there because he is that good. If Reggie weighed about 50 lbs more, he would kill somebody. He hits like a locomotive now.
A shout out to our QB, Bryce Witt. He continues to play rock solid. He gets better with each game. Makes good choices and rarely hurts us with a bad decision. He did a great job running the ball yesterday. He is deceptively fast. He looks gangly running the ball but he is faster than he appears, and just goes downfield without a lot of cutting. Smart enough to go to the ground when that's what called for. And tough enough to take the hits and try for extra yardage.
Pope was his usual productive self. He is so good, that extrodinary has become his ordinary.
A real big challenge looms. We are home this Friday against a resurgent Meadowbrook team. It took the new coach about half the season to get everyone on the same page, but the are clicking on all cylinders now. There never was any question about the talent on that team, but the coaching turnovers this summer put them behind curve. But they have gotten it all together now. We need our A game for sure this week!
In the first half, I'm not sure Petersburg was ever in positive yards on offense.
Obviously, Petersburg was over matched, so you have to be careful about what conclusions you take away from a game like this.
The two things I saw that impressed me the most had nothing to do with the opponent.
First, our tackling techniques were the best I've seen us from us all year. This was an area that we had to improve upon to to be a legitimate contender. Makes no difference if you make a great defensive move if you let the ball carrier get away.
Secondly, aggressively following the ball. The "nose for the ball" deal. By far, the best I've seen us do all year. Just good heads up football all day.
Our run stopping continued to be very good, but we still tend to not guard the the edges as well as I would like to see.
Pass defense was pretty good, but still needs a little improvement. I would like to see more aggression going for the ball. But then if you miss the ball it might be off to the races. (This is one of the many reasons the coaches don't ask my opinion).
Players that I liked this week:
Junior, DaVon Clayton. One play in particular. The QB had broken contain and DaVon shed his blocker and made a fantastic tackle from behind for a loss on the play. He was aggressive all day and rock solid.
And a nod to senior, (and one of the team captains), Reggie Williams. All 5' 4" 135 LB's of him. Teams continue to throw at him, since he is an inviting target. Usually, not a smart choice. Trust me, we have a lot of bigger guys that can play the defensive backfield. Reggie is there because he is that good. If Reggie weighed about 50 lbs more, he would kill somebody. He hits like a locomotive now.
A shout out to our QB, Bryce Witt. He continues to play rock solid. He gets better with each game. Makes good choices and rarely hurts us with a bad decision. He did a great job running the ball yesterday. He is deceptively fast. He looks gangly running the ball but he is faster than he appears, and just goes downfield without a lot of cutting. Smart enough to go to the ground when that's what called for. And tough enough to take the hits and try for extra yardage.
Pope was his usual productive self. He is so good, that extrodinary has become his ordinary.
A real big challenge looms. We are home this Friday against a resurgent Meadowbrook team. It took the new coach about half the season to get everyone on the same page, but the are clicking on all cylinders now. There never was any question about the talent on that team, but the coaching turnovers this summer put them behind curve. But they have gotten it all together now. We need our A game for sure this week!
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