James Blankenship
James Blankenship
circus eventually happen happy kept kicked kids loud music night seemed time waiting weird
It started out weird, and then it just kept getting more weird as the night went on. I don't know of much that didn't happen in that game. Even when we kicked off, it was an adventure. I was just happy that our kids did eventually take control. I was waiting for them to play circus music at any time over the loud speaker, because that is what it seemed like.
field giving half last line played quarters seemed short time
It seemed like we played the last two and a half quarters from our two-yard line and in. We couldn't get it out, and we were giving Jasper a short field time after time.
ball bells coming fancy football last line offensive played quarter rid whistles
We just got rid of the bells and whistles and just played football. Our offensive line really started coming off the ball and making holes. There was nothing fancy in what we did for the last quarter and a half.
coming defense excited happy kids playing
We were real happy with our play early. The kids were really coming off the ball, playing excited on defense and offense.
resort second win
We wanted to come out and win the second half. That is an old cliche, but sometimes you've got to resort to that. And that's where we were at halftime.
city clock control felt game line potential tight
As tight as the game was for a while there, we felt we could control the clock and control the line of scrimmage, ... We didn't want to do anything that would give Tell City a potential big play going the other way.
charge davis last michael returning took year
Colby Davis and Michael Cheshire, the two returning linemen from last year who were in there tonight, I think they really took charge of the young kids.
beginning bit city couple drives finally good great improved obviously quite second stepping
Tell City has obviously improved quite a bit from the beginning of the season, ... They are going to be pretty good in the 2A sectional. In the first couple of drives of the second half, they did a great job. But we just finally started stepping it up.
campus running year
My first year here I had to do a lot more running around campus to get registered,
both exposed front gets goes handled kids physically ready season sides talked team
They physically handled us up front on both sides of the ball, and we weren't ready for that. A lot of our kids hadn't been exposed to that kind of varsity football. But we have talked to the kids, and we are going to be a team that gets better as the season goes along.
defense football four gibson good great huge next obviously playing southern terms trying weeks winning
The next four weeks are huge for us, in terms of trying to have a winning season. Gibson Southern (1-2) is playing real good football right now. They are obviously playing great defense and they are a much-improved team. We are going to have to get a lot better real quick.
coming good hotels number people support
We started out with a good number of folks, and then some of the hotels nearby couldn't support the people coming in. ... There is a lot of overflow.
gave mental played protect quarter second short turn
We played well for about a quarter and a half, but after that we didn't play well at all. When we didn't protect on that punt in the second quarter and gave them a short field, that really started to turn things. And then, when we got tired, we started making mental mistakes.
behind breaks free goes guy hanging kept playing return running second sudden
Gribble's return was huge. But even that was weird, because he had a guy hanging on his leg, and then all of a sudden he breaks free and he goes running down the sideline. But that kept us from playing from behind in the second half.