KFDM COOP Posted September 28, 2007 Report Posted September 28, 2007 KICKOFF BOXESCHANNELVIEW AT MEMORIAL, PN-G AT OZENThe Port Arthur News KICKOFF BOXES CHANNELVIEW AT MEMORIAL• When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.• Where: Memorial Stadium, Port Arthur• Records: Memorial 1-2, Channelview 1-2• Series: Memorial leads 1-0• Last year: Memorial, 21-14• Titans capsule: Turnovers, red zone offense and an uncertain defense continues to plague Memorial . . . Titans have had the ball inside opposing team’s 30-yard line 16 times this season but only have three touchdowns and a field goal to show for those trips . . . Titans have turned the ball over eight times, four in last week’s 43-8 loss to Houston Lamar . . . Memorial has given up 1,081 yards to opponents this season while only gaining 957 yards of offense. . . . Running back Patterson Clay returns to the lineup and, along with his use in the running game, Clay should add more depth to the Titans passing attack, which ranks first with 634 yards in District 21-5A. . . . Quarterback Harry Brown leads the way with 534 passing yards but head coach Ronnie Thompson will start Jareal Alexander in Friday’s game. Alonzo Revuelta, who threw for a touchdown in last week’s game, and Brown will get in the mix at quarterback as well.• Falcon capsule: Averion Hurts Falcons bring a very balanced attack, running for 371 yards and throwing for 373 yards . . . Channelview is led by quarterback Garret Beal, who has completed 28-of-48 attempts and has five touchdowns to one interception . . . Falcons also look to running back Jackie Hinton, who has rushed for 276 yards on 60 carries with three touchdowns . . . Channelview hopes to avenge last year’s, week four 21-14 losing effort at the hands of Memorial . . . Like Memorial, the Falcons are coming off a lopsided thumping from last week. Channelview was dominated 42-12 by Galveston Ball in that game. • Thompson says: “We’ve really got to start taking care of the football. I think we’ve done a good job in the film room this week, breaking down our team and breaking down Channelview. If we can cut down on the mistakes, correct these elementary problems with the penalties, bad snaps and turnovers — if we can play mistake free, penalty free football and start scoring some touchdowns, then we should be fine. We are a better football team then we have shown. Now, we just have to put it together. The time for the learning curve is over. We are in district now and it’s time to step up and start playing like we are capable. That’s what district is about. Whoever comes out with the least amount of mistakes, will be one of those teams that will move onto the playoffs.â€â€¢ Hurts says: “Our biggest problem so far has been turnovers. We have to protect the ball (the Falcons have five turnovers so far this season). We have to limit the penalties. Memorial is a real good football team. They are very athletic and we expect them to be a tough team to beat. They are consistently in the playoffs while we are trying to turnaround a program. We’re trying to change our mindset so we can have that attitude and have that confidence and be a consistent playoff team. We’ve had bad weather so far this season. We’ve played in some muddy games, so we haven’t been able to really cut loose on offense. We’ve had tackling problems on defense and we haven’t been able to make those key stops on third down. In those situations when we need to make stops the most, we haven’t.â€Memorial offense:QB — Jareal Alexander (6)RB — Patterson Clay (3)
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