KFDM COOP Posted November 6, 2008 Report Posted November 6, 2008 Anahuac football eyeing District 23-2A title By Nick Cioci The Baytown Sun Published November 6, 2008 ANAHUAC—The Anahuac Panthers look to secure the District 23-2A football championship when they travel to Buna Friday night. “We want to be champs,†senior linebacker Blake Sanders said. “That gets us pumped up for the game.†The Panthers have already improved on last year’s 2-8 record by going 6-2 so far this year and qualifying for the playoffs. “It’s a big step up from last year,†senior defensive tackle Hunter Ullrich said. “It’s important, too, because it’s our senior year.†Sanders, who had 41 tackles in the Panthers’ eight games this year, feels its important for the Panthers to stay focused if they are going to beat Buna’s Cougars. “We just have to go harder in practice,†Sanders said. “Along with that, we have to make tackles during the game.†Ullrich, who has 21 tackles, agrees with his teammate. “We have to know where we are lining up,†he said. “We also need to know where we need to be and get there.†Panther coach Darrell Barbay said the Panthers can’t give up big plays to the Cougars. “We have to make them snap it and snap it and snap it,†he said. “Sooner or later, they will mess up and make a mistake. “On the other hand, on offense we just have to get the athletes the ball and not turn it over.†Sanders feels the Panthers are a better team this year because of who was moved up from JV this year. “We have a lot of seniors up here this year,†he said. “It helps us because we aren’t fighting on the field like we did last year.†Ullrich feels the Panthers’ improvement has come from their workouts. “There are more people doing the workouts this year,†he said. “In the past, we would only have about five guys showing up. Now it’s like the whole team.†Barbay agrees with his players that it would be great if they were district champs. “We have talked about if since off-season,†he said. “It’s why we lift and run track. The kids believe in what we are doing and it would be good for us.†Qualifying for the playoffs was a big step for the Panthers, Barbay said. “We have the talent,†he said. “We just had to get the kids believing in what we were doing.â€
BACK IN THE DAY Posted November 6, 2008 Report Posted November 6, 2008 Anahuac football eyeing District 23-2A title By Nick Cioci The Baytown Sun Good luck Panthers shut down the run and BUNA cant throw for crap, they dont like getting hit either. Published November 6, 2008 ANAHUAC—The Anahuac Panthers look to secure the District 23-2A football championship when they travel to Buna Friday night. “We want to be champs,†senior linebacker Blake Sanders said. “That gets us pumped up for the game.†The Panthers have already improved on last year’s 2-8 record by going 6-2 so far this year and qualifying for the playoffs. “It’s a big step up from last year,†senior defensive tackle Hunter Ullrich said. “It’s important, too, because it’s our senior year.†Sanders, who had 41 tackles in the Panthers’ eight games this year, feels its important for the Panthers to stay focused if they are going to beat Buna’s Cougars. “We just have to go harder in practice,†Sanders said. “Along with that, we have to make tackles during the game.†Ullrich, who has 21 tackles, agrees with his teammate. “We have to know where we are lining up,†he said. “We also need to know where we need to be and get there.†Panther coach Darrell Barbay said the Panthers can’t give up big plays to the Cougars. “We have to make them snap it and snap it and snap it,†he said. “Sooner or later, they will mess up and make a mistake. “On the other hand, on offense we just have to get the athletes the ball and not turn it over.†Sanders feels the Panthers are a better team this year because of who was moved up from JV this year. “We have a lot of seniors up here this year,†he said. “It helps us because we aren’t fighting on the field like we did last year.†Ullrich feels the Panthers’ improvement has come from their workouts. “There are more people doing the workouts this year,†he said. “In the past, we would only have about five guys showing up. Now it’s like the whole team.†Barbay agrees with his players that it would be great if they were district champs. “We have talked about if since off-season,†he said. “It’s why we lift and run track. The kids believe in what we are doing and it would be good for us.†Qualifying for the playoffs was a big step for the Panthers, Barbay said. “We have the talent,†he said. “We just had to get the kids believing in what we were doing.â€
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