High School Football: Week 2 Preview
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
Hillsboro (0-1) at Goshen (1-0)
Whatever you knew about last week's opponent in Western Brown … think the complete opposite in the Goshen Warriors, as Western Brown likes to pass and the Goshen Warriors like to run.
"This is a new week and a new opponent. Our first game is behind us, but win or lose, you prepare the same," Hillsboro head coach Brian Spicer said. "Do the kids want to win? Sure! But if we had won last week, our motivation to win this week wouldn't be less.
"We want to be 'hungry' for a win every week, so I don't think the attitude going into this game is any different. We made mistakes last week (turnovers), and we lost. The end of the game score doesn't always tell the whole story. We felt we were in the game, watched the film, saw where we need to make improvements and now go into this week looking to improve."
[[In-content Ad]]In talking about the offense of the Warriors (of the Southern Buckeye Conference), who defeated Ross 21-20 last Friday night, Spicer said the Warriors like to run and run … then run some more.
Last week, in 44 offensive plays, the Warriors ran 38 times for 170 yards and one rushing score.
"They do like to run the football, primarily a Wing-T attack with a lot of sweeps," he said.
As for the defense of Goshen, they like to use a 4-4 look with a cover 3, as Spicer said it's very different from what the Indians saw in Week 1.
"Goshen uses all four skill players in the backfield to attack, offensively," Spicer said. "They are good at what they do and very confident. They have everybody back from last year, and their three running backs are used differently, but used effectively, and their quarterback runs their offense well."
Coach Spicer knows his team made some mistakes in their first game, as they were tied 14-14 at halftime, but eventually lost by a score of 41-14 with the bright spot being Kordell Ford finishing with two touchdowns.
"We need to hang onto the ball. We lost the turnover battle and lost the game," Spicer said. "We have to do a better job of preventing the offensive turnovers and come up with some on the defensive side.
"We need to play better 'assignment' football this week as well. Everyone has a role and a job, and we need to make sure we understand it and execute it. We played well at times last week, but consistency is needed to pull out the wins."
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McClain (1-0) vs. Unioto (1-0)
The McClain Tigers are coming off a Week 1 double-overtime victory by a 24-18 score over the Adena Warriors. They enter the second week with another Scioto Valley Conference opponent of the schedule as they are set to host the Unioto Sherman-Tanks.
“Our attitude is good, and we are ready for the next challenge,” Closson said. “Their quarterback play is good, and he runs the ball very well.”
UHS is coming off a 38-15 win over Vinton County last week, as they led 12-7 after the first half and outscored VCHS 26-8 in the third quarter.
The standout for the Sherman Tanks was senior quarterback John Vanderpool, as he had a 70-yard punt return (four returns for 91 yards), a 52-yard touchdown run, a 27-yard touchdown pass and a two-point conversion throw all through three quarters. Vanderpool was 5-of-11 for 64 yards passing and had nine rushes for 116 yards rushing.
As for the UHS rushing game, they totaled 44 runs for 210 yards against VCHS.
Defensively, the Sherman-Tanks forced four fumbles (they use a 5-2 defensive look and at times a 5-3 formation) with Chad Taborn recovering two of them and Hudson North and Payton North each recovering one. Of Taborn's recoveries, he took one 85 yards for a touchdown and another one for 40 yards.
For McClain, they are coming off a season-opening win over the Adena Warriors, where they proved they can come through in the critical moments as they scored two overtime touchdowns, but their defense in the second overtime pushed the AHS offense back, forced them to pass and held them to four downs for the win.
Defensively (in Week 1) for the Tigers, they were led by Chris Sellman with 10 tackles and one sack, followed by Shawn Haddox with eight tackles and one sack. Ryan Faulconer had 11 tackles, while Phillip Thompson and Schrader each collected seven tackles.
Offensively Roscoe East led MHS with 101 yards on the ground and three total touchdowns, including an 80 yard kickoff return in the third quarter.
Closson said his team needs to work on fixing their opening game mistakes.
“We must eliminate our penalties and improve our special team play.”
Whatever you knew about last week's opponent in Western Brown … think the complete opposite in the Goshen Warriors, as Western Brown likes to pass and the Goshen Warriors like to run.
"This is a new week and a new opponent. Our first game is behind us, but win or lose, you prepare the same," Hillsboro head coach Brian Spicer said. "Do the kids want to win? Sure! But if we had won last week, our motivation to win this week wouldn't be less.
"We want to be 'hungry' for a win every week, so I don't think the attitude going into this game is any different. We made mistakes last week (turnovers), and we lost. The end of the game score doesn't always tell the whole story. We felt we were in the game, watched the film, saw where we need to make improvements and now go into this week looking to improve."
[[In-content Ad]]In talking about the offense of the Warriors (of the Southern Buckeye Conference), who defeated Ross 21-20 last Friday night, Spicer said the Warriors like to run and run … then run some more.
Last week, in 44 offensive plays, the Warriors ran 38 times for 170 yards and one rushing score.
"They do like to run the football, primarily a Wing-T attack with a lot of sweeps," he said.
As for the defense of Goshen, they like to use a 4-4 look with a cover 3, as Spicer said it's very different from what the Indians saw in Week 1.
"Goshen uses all four skill players in the backfield to attack, offensively," Spicer said. "They are good at what they do and very confident. They have everybody back from last year, and their three running backs are used differently, but used effectively, and their quarterback runs their offense well."
Coach Spicer knows his team made some mistakes in their first game, as they were tied 14-14 at halftime, but eventually lost by a score of 41-14 with the bright spot being Kordell Ford finishing with two touchdowns.
"We need to hang onto the ball. We lost the turnover battle and lost the game," Spicer said. "We have to do a better job of preventing the offensive turnovers and come up with some on the defensive side.
"We need to play better 'assignment' football this week as well. Everyone has a role and a job, and we need to make sure we understand it and execute it. We played well at times last week, but consistency is needed to pull out the wins."
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McClain (1-0) vs. Unioto (1-0)
The McClain Tigers are coming off a Week 1 double-overtime victory by a 24-18 score over the Adena Warriors. They enter the second week with another Scioto Valley Conference opponent of the schedule as they are set to host the Unioto Sherman-Tanks.
“Our attitude is good, and we are ready for the next challenge,” Closson said. “Their quarterback play is good, and he runs the ball very well.”
UHS is coming off a 38-15 win over Vinton County last week, as they led 12-7 after the first half and outscored VCHS 26-8 in the third quarter.
The standout for the Sherman Tanks was senior quarterback John Vanderpool, as he had a 70-yard punt return (four returns for 91 yards), a 52-yard touchdown run, a 27-yard touchdown pass and a two-point conversion throw all through three quarters. Vanderpool was 5-of-11 for 64 yards passing and had nine rushes for 116 yards rushing.
As for the UHS rushing game, they totaled 44 runs for 210 yards against VCHS.
Defensively, the Sherman-Tanks forced four fumbles (they use a 5-2 defensive look and at times a 5-3 formation) with Chad Taborn recovering two of them and Hudson North and Payton North each recovering one. Of Taborn's recoveries, he took one 85 yards for a touchdown and another one for 40 yards.
For McClain, they are coming off a season-opening win over the Adena Warriors, where they proved they can come through in the critical moments as they scored two overtime touchdowns, but their defense in the second overtime pushed the AHS offense back, forced them to pass and held them to four downs for the win.
Defensively (in Week 1) for the Tigers, they were led by Chris Sellman with 10 tackles and one sack, followed by Shawn Haddox with eight tackles and one sack. Ryan Faulconer had 11 tackles, while Phillip Thompson and Schrader each collected seven tackles.
Offensively Roscoe East led MHS with 101 yards on the ground and three total touchdowns, including an 80 yard kickoff return in the third quarter.
Closson said his team needs to work on fixing their opening game mistakes.
“We must eliminate our penalties and improve our special team play.”