I was going to hold off until after the Henrico game this week, but honestly I expect more of what we saw against Highland Springs this past Friday night.
I would like to start with, Highland Springs was a machine...I do not see them losing this year. No matter who coached Herm Friday night, HS was going to win.
Now, Herm had 6 unsportsmanlike penalties and probably 10 illegal procedure penalties. They looked like a team that had not practiced together at all.
Things got a little chippy late in the game and the HS players refused to get involved and showed the type of coaching they were getting. It was impressive...kudos Laren Johnson!
It is not fair to judge Derrick Johnson after one game, but his kids were not prepared and showed NONE of the training that has occurred over the last 17 years at Hermitage. At first I was embarrassed by the performance but became sad at the state of affairs as the game wore on. Hearsay in the stands was not what I would call positive from the parents about how practices are run and the type of coaching received. When three top players leave after a coaching change, you have to wonder if they saw what was coming.
And the last observation - what in the heck was he thinking about moving the home team to the opposite side of the field!!!!!! One of the thing teams have complained about for many years is coming to Herm and having no fans on their side line. The Herm coach made this a home game for the Springers!
I would like to start with, Highland Springs was a machine...I do not see them losing this year. No matter who coached Herm Friday night, HS was going to win.
Now, Herm had 6 unsportsmanlike penalties and probably 10 illegal procedure penalties. They looked like a team that had not practiced together at all.
Things got a little chippy late in the game and the HS players refused to get involved and showed the type of coaching they were getting. It was impressive...kudos Laren Johnson!
It is not fair to judge Derrick Johnson after one game, but his kids were not prepared and showed NONE of the training that has occurred over the last 17 years at Hermitage. At first I was embarrassed by the performance but became sad at the state of affairs as the game wore on. Hearsay in the stands was not what I would call positive from the parents about how practices are run and the type of coaching received. When three top players leave after a coaching change, you have to wonder if they saw what was coming.
And the last observation - what in the heck was he thinking about moving the home team to the opposite side of the field!!!!!! One of the thing teams have complained about for many years is coming to Herm and having no fans on their side line. The Herm coach made this a home game for the Springers!