KFDM COOP Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Mustangs regrouped and ready for H-F Van Wade The Orange Leader WEST ORANGE — Putting the 29-game district win streak behind them, the West Orange-Stark Mustangs look to start another one tonight when the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns come to town. The Mustangs (4-2, 0-1) are looking to put last week’s 13-7 District 21-3A loss to Silsbee behind them and the woeful Longhorns (0-6, 0-1) just might be the perfect cure. “The kids have bounced back pretty well and we’ve had some good workouts so far this week,†said Mustang head coach Dan Hooks. “Streaks are streaks and all of them come to an end eventually. Silsbee almost got us at our place last year and they finally got us this year. It was a tough deal last Friday night but our kids are scrappy and they’ll be ready to go against Hamshire.†The Mustangs look to spice up their offense after getting just 65 total yards in the loss to the Tigers. WO-S is averaging 247 yards a game for the season. “We’ve been struggling on offense, that’s no doubt,†said Hooks. “We’ve got to be able to execute better and make plays when they are there. We’ve been tinkering with a few new looks and sets in practice this week that we think is going to help a bunch.†Junior quarterback Reggie Garrett remains the second leading passer in 21-3A, completing 47-of-103 passes for 672 yards and seven touchdowns. Junior Mark Roberts has 15 catches for 262 yards and two TDs while senior Trey Franks has 13 catches for 163 yards and a TD. Sophomore tailback Britton Lindsey, who has battled a back injury the last couple weeks, leads the ground game with 382 yards and four TDs on 79 carries. H-F has 21-3A’s worst defense, one that is giving up 360.5 per game. The Mustangs, as usual, have the district’s top defense, one that allows just 199.5 yards per outing. They will try to push back a Longhorn offense that has really struggled. H-F comes in just managing 183.5 yards a game. H-F Running back Austin Simmons has been productive go, rushing for 491 yards and three TDs on 73 carries. He had 116 tough yards on 18 carries in a 54-9 loss at Orangefield last week. “Hamshire has been struggling throughout the year and they’ve been hit with a ton of injuries, some before the season even started,†said Hooks. “The kids they have are playing hard despite not having a whole lot of depth. We can’t overlook them. We’ve got to go out and play 48 strong minutes Friday. There are a lot of things we need to work on with four games left on the schedule.†The Mustangs have made the postseason with ease since 2004 and look to carry on that tradition. “One loss, that isn’t going to kill you,†said Hooks. “We’re stressing to the kids that they have to win the next four. Going 4-1 will definitely get you in the playoffs, 3-2 might be a different story when you start talking all those tiebreakers and such. The Silsbee loss needs to be put behind us and I think the kids realize that.â€
77 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Stangs should have a good night the Longhorns are struggling this year. Best of luck to both.
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