Memorial Can Only Look Ahead To Lee

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Titans can only look ahead to Lee

By Cody Pastorella

The Port Arthur News

A 3-3 overall record, a 2-1 District 21-5A record and coming off a disappointing loss to Kingwood has Memorial right back where it was a year ago.

In last week’s 42-34 letdown, Memorial surrendered 369 rushing yards and turned the ball over four times, three to the same Kingwood player.

Nobody associated with the Titans is abandoning ship, however. Just as churchgoers see the calendar, Sunday is truly the first day of the week for the Memorial Titans and all sins from the week prior are forgotten.

“We have to put that behind us†said senior quarterback Harry Brown, who threw for 226 yards and three

touchdowns with two interceptions against the Mustangs. “Saturday was the last day for us to think about that game. That’s how it is every week, whether we win or lose.

“We always have to keep the next game in front of us. We can’t dwell on a loss and we have to work just as hard after a win. On Saturdays, we watch film and then that’s it. After Saturday, we move on to the next week.â€Ã®

Head coach Ronnie Thompson made the same assessments before Tuesday’s practice.

“This game is 98 percent mental. We can’t carry two conflicting thoughts and expect to do well,†Thompson

said. “We can’t try to move on while thinking about what went wrong last week. We have to burry it and look forward.

“Today is a new day. Every week is a new week. Last week’s errors were last week’s game. We have a new opponent this week and a new game. We can’t think about three weeks from now and we can’t think about last week, we have to stay focused on this week’s matchup. We can’t play every team every week.â€

It’s possible a bulk of Memorial’s defensive problems were due in part to the unconventional offense the

Mustangs run. Kingwood runs the flexbone-option attack, which is an offense no other team in District 21-5A uses. And with the new 3-3-5 defensive system Memorial is running, and the youth that fills out the Titans’ defensive squad, there has to be a learning curve.

“Our defensive guys are very young,†Thompson said. “They are young. From here on out, they are going to face

conventional offenses. It’s unlikely we are going to see the kind of offense Kingwood runs again.â€

Memorial travels to Baytown Lee this week for a meeting with a team it beat 27-26 last season. After Friday, the Titans will face West Brook, Baytown Sterling and Humble to close out district. Last year, Port Arthur two of the three, losing only to West Brook.

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If i were an opposing coach i would just change the O up going versus PAM and use what Kingwood use.

Anywho, looks like spread O's from here on out until playoff time hopefully.