Surprised that no one has posted anything about this game. I don't really know much about football in that area but my question is: Maury that good? or Lake Taylor not what we thought?
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I think LT will respond very well to this beat down. They still have some excellent players and a top notch coach, one of the best in Tidewater. In 4A this year no one will beat LT. After that it’s a guess.Not many team's can get verticle on Lake Taylor's defense. Class 6 Freedom- Woodbridge did it a couple of years ago but LT still made a deep run in the playoffs. A better Freedom W team last year which also played in the State Title game got torched by Lake Taylor.
So, it's not wise to draw too many assumptions about the Titans from that loss. Remember, last year, LT lost to IC Norcom but they played 15 games.
Maury has a chip on their shoulder after Highland Springs put up 70+ points on them last year. They've recruited well but getting past the Springers will be tough. Maury has a lot of athletes but can they respond with toughness as a team? How does a team overcome giving up and getting beat so badly?
And Maury had 6 Td’s called back on penalties. They were red hot.Accurate QB, great Wide Receivers AND the ability to get the ball out in 2 seconds. THAT is uncommon and a gamble that Sawyer's Defense has been pretty successful with to this point.
To me what's most remarkable about Lake Taylor is how his players respond after those big plays. They never let the game overwhelm them. They just go line up and come right at you as if nothing's happened. On most occasions, they are able to respond with a long drive or huge play of their own. Turnovers after giving up a big play presents the perfect storm which few overcome. Beating Pheobus again this year might be a better barometer for how this will go for the Titans.
I agree, its way too early to dismiss LT in Class 4. You've mentioned Maury and IR's transfers in a few threads. Is it fair to say one of them now leads the 757 in that department?Not many team's can get verticle on Lake Taylor's defense. Class 6 Freedom- Woodbridge did it a couple of years ago but LT still made a deep run in the playoffs. A better Freedom W team last year which also played in the State Title game got torched by Lake Taylor.
So, it's not wise to draw too many assumptions about the Titans from that loss. Remember, last year, LT lost to IC Norcom but they played 15 games.
Maury has a chip on their shoulder after Highland Springs put up 70+ points on them last year. They've recruited well but getting past the Springers will be tough. Maury has a lot of athletes but can they respond with toughness as a team? How does a team overcome giving up and getting beat so badly?
Certainly a different landscape than it was ten years ago. I'd argue that coaching helped with those transformations, along with the transfers. If Coach Scott can get a title soon, I'd expect those numbers may slow down and tilt back to Smith.Between I. River & Maury, they've been pretty equal in the numbers that have transformed their teams. Maury seems to have won the battle of talent. It'll be a pretty big upset if Maury & Highland Springs don't meet up in November.
And Maury had 6 Td’s called back on penalties. They were red hot.
Certainly a different landscape than it was ten years ago. I'd argue that coaching helped with those transformations, along with the transfers. If Coach Scott can get a title soon, I'd expect those numbers may slow down and tilt back to Smith.
That’s the biggest issue with playing Highland Springs. All their DBs are just as good as he is.Yea, my understanding is Maury should have won that game by about 70. Lambert is too good at this point for a random HS DB to cover in man.