Published: September 04, 2008 02:25 am            

Frankston looks to turn page after loss (Area previews)

By SCOTT TYLER

H-P Sports Editor



Frankston head coach Sam Wells has a 24-hour rule.

No matter win or loss, after 24 hours it is time to turn the page and after Frankston’s loss to Cayuga last week, the 24-hour rule was in effect.

“They had 24 hours to get over it and then it was time to get ready for the next game,” Wells said. “We had a great week of practice and hopefully that shows Friday.”

Frankston looks for its first win of the season when the Indians travel to Brownsboro Friday night.

The Indians are coming off a 48-21 loss to Cayuga as Frankston dug itself a hole, falling behind 28-0 in the first quarter.

“We have to get off to a faster start,” Wells said. “We put ourselves in a bind by not protecting the football.”

The Frankston head coach said one positive for his squad from last week was that they did not give up. After trailing 28-0, Frankston was only outscored by one point the remainder of the game.

“As a football team, we did not get down and we kept fighting,” Wells said. “We need to carry that over to Friday night.”

Brownsboro won its opening game 44-14 over Kemp as the Bears rushed for 360 yards, including 130 yards and two rushing touchdowns by Cameron Warren.

“We have to read our keys on defense and make plays,” Wells said. “Last week we were not very aggressive and we have to be in an attack mode.”

On offense, Frankston will be looking for more from starting running back Ketrich Harmon, who only carried the ball five times for 27 yards against Cayuga.

“We definitely need to get him going,” Wells said of Harmon. “He had a few bumps and bruises last week, but he is back to his normal self and I expect him to get on a roll.”

Without much production from Harmon last week, it was quarterback Bryan Blackwell that led the offense with 146 yards passing and two touchdowns. He also led the team with 69 rushing yards and a score.

“Bryan is our leader and he did a great job running the offense and making big plays,” Wells said.



Cayuga at Grand Saline

The Cayuga Wildcats are looking to ride the momentum of last week’s win over Frankston into Grand Saline Friday night.

“Last week was a nice win but we have to focus on this week and getting prepared for Grand Saline,” Cayuga head coach Tommy Allison said.

The Wildcats got off to a strong start, compiling 454 yards of offense in a 48-21 win over Frankston. Traylon Shead rushed for 312 yards and six touchdowns and quarterback Broc January threw for 103 yards and rushed for a touchdown.

Allison said that he wants to see the offense try and spread the ball around more against Grand Saline.

“We want to see if we can get more players involved on offense,” the Cayuga head coach said.

Grand Saline’s defense will base out of a 3-4 but the Tigers will change looks on the defensive line.

“Our offensive line is going to have to recognize the fronts and change their blocking accordingly,” Allison said.

The Cayuga defense will be facing the wish bone offense as Grand Saline will try to run the ball and control the clock.

“They are a 3 yards and a cloud of dust football team,” Allison said. “We are going to have to play assignment football. If one kid busts an assignment, they have a chance to break it for a touchdown.”

Grand Saline is coming off a 38-0 loss to Van, a game which was called with a minute left in the third quarter due to lightning. The Tigers entered the season as a young squad with new players at quarterback and running back.



Grace Community

at Grapeland

The Grapeland defense will get a different test Friday night when the Sandies host Grace Community.

After passing the test against the physical running game of Centerville, the Sandies will be tested against a crafty running attack of Grace Community.

“We proved last week we can take care of a physical team that runs right at us,” Grapeland head coach Curt Faigle said. “Now we are going against a different run team that will use several different formations and try to trick you.”

Grapeland held Centerville to 72 rushing yards on 37 attempts in a 20-0 shutout last week. The Sandies will try to do the same to Grace Community, a spread offense that uses a lot of pre snap motion.

“The key for us is not to be dazzled by different formations and pre snap moves,” Faigle said. “We have to maintain our focus and stay with our keys.”

In a 36-28 win over Eustace last week, Grace Community had two rushers over 100 yards — Cameron Broderhausen (168 yards, 1 touchdown) and Grant Ingram (118 yards, 3 touchdowns).

“We are going to have to recognize and not be confused,” Faigle said. “We cannot get caught up with the misdirection.”

On offense, Grapeland looks to continue its execution from the second half against Centerville, when the Sandies scored all 20 of their points.

“We want that same second-half execution in the first half Friday,” Faigle said. “We need all 11 guys doing their job.”

After a special teams touchdown by Cornelius Weaver, the Grapeland offense scored twice more on a Jared Murray touchdown pass to Ta’Coyus Walker and a long touchdown run by Javontae McCoy.

“I was encouraged that we persevered and overcame doing the same thing we did in the first half,” Faigle said of the second half against Centerville. “Once we executed, we made things happen.”

Grapeland had 122 rushing yards on 19 carries. McCoy rushed for 80 yards and Brandon Walker had 45 yards.

“We took a step in the right direction in our running game,” Faigle said. “I want to get Kendrick Davis involved a little more and I have faith in all three of those games.”

Ferris at Fairfield

The Fairfield Eagles look for their first win Friday night in their first home game against Ferris.

The Eagles are coming off a 49-6 loss to China Spring last week. Fairfield had 202 yards of offense including 61 rushing yards and 45 passing yards by quarterback Dalton Piske. He also scored Fairfield’s lone touchdown on a fourth-quarter 2-yard run.

Ferris also dropped its season opener, falling to Sutter Union out of California, 38-9. Ferris only managed 186 yards and turned the ball over four times.

Running back James Hopkins had 100 yards rushing on 18 carries including a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.



Oakwood vs. Forestburg

The Oakwood Panthers had to make an adjustment in their schedule after having their second game of the week against Tyler King’s Academy canceled.

The Panthers had to reschedule and will play Forestburg at 1 p.m. Saturday in Covington.

Oakwood had its first experience in six-man football last week in an 80-32 loss to Pine Drive. The Panthers got within a score of Pine Drive in the second quarter but were outscored 40-6 in the second half.

Michael Savage led the Panthers with 121 rushing yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns. Geral Williams added 76 yards and rushed for two touchdowns and had a kickoff return for a touchdown.

Forestburg opened the season with a 66-34 win over Wichita Falls Notre Dame.

        

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