Don Patterson
Don Patterson
both cut game work
We're going to have our work cut out for us (today). Of course, this will be the first game of the day for both of us.
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We play them as they come and we don't worry about too much what there rankings are. We weren't ranked and we almost played a really good game against Southern. We realize that if we play up to our potential we can play with anyone and we proved that last Saturday night. I would expect that we will prove it all over again on Saturday afternoon.
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Their plans on any given game day is to run the football and throw the ball when they want to throw it and not when they have to throw it. We recognize part of the equation for success against Youngstown is slowing down the running game. Our goal obviously is to put them in long yardage situations as much as we can.
ball controlled game held left
They (Marcus) held the ball most of the night. They controlled the game for the most part because of that, but at least we left with a win.
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This game does mean a lot to me. Having grown up in the state of Texas, I'll have a lot of family and friends at the game. I think the whole town will be there. I've only had one opportunity as a head coach to coach a game in Texas, and that one didn't work out so well against a good Sam Houston State team in 2001.
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The thing that made me feel positive in many ways was the way our defense played in the early stages when the game was in doubt. They ran an interception back and had the ball after the punt block. At that point it would have been in a lot of peoples minds that Toledo would knock it in, but they had to kick it. There was another red-zone stand that left them with a field-goal attempt.
game kicking last mistakes outcome week
The kicking game is key. Last week our mistakes in kicking had everything to do with the outcome of the game. I'd like to think at the end of the game this week that our kicking game has the edge.
advantages blessed girls good height
We're really blessed to have this height. The thing that's good about these girls is not only do they have height advantages over most of our opponents, they're also very talented.
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We know what Chad Walker can do. We want to give some more playing time to the others, to see what they can do.
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There are some players that have a quiet confidence in what they can do. I believe Alex has that confidence. ... He believes in himself. He knows he has paid the price to properly prepare for the opportunity.
good people score
We have people who can score and it was good to see everyone score (Friday).
finish hurt lionel people
Lionel hurt him. . . . We just couldn't finish him. People know who he is now.
based fair hoping scoring system
I was hoping this scoring system would make for a competitive day. Based on (Saturday's) score, I'd say it's a pretty fair system.
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It feels really good to be able to cut down the net on Senior Night. We were ready to play and the girls felt like they had something to prove. We played hard all season and winning a share of the district crown is one of the rewards for that.