No rest for weary in 19-4A

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No rest for weary in 19-4A

By Dave Rogers

Published October 2, 2008

Crosby picked up its first win of the season Tuesday night and Barbers Hill came pretty darn close.

As close as the difference between scoring a touchdown and fumbling into the end zone and having the other team score on the next play.

“It was close,†Barbers Hill coach Don Price said of the play that was ruled a fumble early in the game with Eagles quarterback Tony Carmona dived for the goal line.

In improving to 1-2 on the season, Crosby won its District 19-4A opener 34-13 over Kingwood Park with Chance Casey running for 200 yards and two scores and scoring a third with a pass reception.

Like Barbers Hill, Goose Creek Memorial fell to 0-3, falling 49-0 to Dayton.

In 7 p.m. games Saturday, Memorial hosts Crosby at Stallworth Stadium. Barbers Hill hosts Kingwood Park and Dayton hosts North Forest.

Barbers Hill lost its league opener to C.E. King 41-27 and the goal line fumble was huge.

“It was at an angle you really couldn’t tell,†Price said of his video review of the play Wednesday. “The only thing that bothered me was they (the officials) never threw a bean bag†to indicate a fumble. “They just reacted to the (C.E. King) kid jumping up and down.

“It looked like Tony was reaching the ball for the goal line and the refs could’ve called it a fumble, they could’ve called it in the end zone (a touchdown). They could’ve called him down by contact (before the fumble) or they could’ve ruled the ball was across the end zone before it came loose.â€

They awarded C.E. King a fumble recovery and a touchback and the Panthers’ quarterback Josh Williams ran 80 yards for a touchdown on the next play.

“We just gave up too many big plays,†Price said.

C.E. King scored three touchdowns of 80 yards or longer, but nobody on the Panther squad outplayed Carmona. The Eagle senior ran for 99 yards and two scores and passed for 272 yards and another pair of scores.

“He had a good game,†his coach noted.

But Price also wanted to talk about his team’s improvement.

“Our football team’s better than it was two weeks ago,†he said. “I think we’re a better defensive team than we were two weeks ago. It’s just when you can’t let sprinters get outside on you.â€

Memorial coach Bret Boyd liked the way his team played against Dayton. At least early on.

“The first quarter I felt we played really well and the kids showed up ready to play,†Boyd said. “It snowballed at the end of the first quarter and we went back to youth mode and went into little shell a little bit.

“We showed up aggressive and got after a good football team and mistakes helped them snowball on us. We need to find ways to remedy that. If we could get four quarters like the first it would have been more of a battle.â€

Coaches in 19-4A have a battle trying to play three games in 10 or 11 days, because of games postponed by Hurricane Ike. Wednesday was by no means normal for the coaches.

“Everybody’s in the same boat,†Price said. “We just have to make it work.

“We met this morning at 5:30, then we worked out the freshmen before school. Then the (assistant) coaches went and taught clases, then came and practiced. After we showed the team the game film (from Tuesday), we went and started breaking down tape for Saturday and it was 7:30 before we went to the house.

“That’s what you’ve got to do. That’s why they pay us the big bucks.â€

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“That’s what you’ve got to do. That’s why they pay us the big bucks.â€

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It seems like the positions have switched this year. I remember before, the old North Forest schools, and C.E. King were weak most years, but this year, North Forest, C.E. King, and Crosby look like the other 3 that I think will make the playoffs. They have turned into tougher projects.