Battle of the Blues!!

I tell you the truth this was a better game than i thought it was going to be. Even though it was cold outside you could still feel the heat of competition in this BATTLE OF THE BLUES!! If you came to see a flashy or a lot of points scored,this was not the game to come and see, but more importantly there were bragging rights on the line between these two cross county rivals. I was very suprised at West Hall and how they just didn't give up. West Hall was not going to be denied. Johnson seemed to be the better team from the start, and they may have had the better talent from what i could see, but West Hall just played with an undeniable spirit to win.







Kenny's Keys in review
1.) #3 RB Marquise Stephens was making Johnson defenders miss and keeping them off balance with16 carries and 103 yds 1td in the first half, but had to leave with an injury and didn't play a snap in the second half. Then came #21 Jake Copeland and had 67 yds on 12 carries (52yds in the second half) and continued the rushing attack.
2.) West Hall's defense made some huge plays by forcing 2 fumbles from #34 Seth Evans and they made a huge stop at the very end of the game deep in their own territory when it looked like Johnson was going to score to take the lead.
3.)Senior QB #15 Clay Smith would not let this team quit. This offense, even after losing their star running back, continued to drive the ball down the field. Statistically West Hall shouldn't have won this game, but were it counted the Spartans were not going to be denied. Clay Smith was 6-9 att. for 68 yards with 1 touchdown to Matt Paulson in the 3rd quarter that completed a 5 play 35 yard drive and that ended being the final score, 13-6.






Kenny's Keys in Review
1.)As far as running the ball, they did what i thought they were going to do. QB Jared Willams, FB Omar Madrisol, and RB Seth Evans combined rushed for 207 yds, but the stingy Spartan defense forced two fumbles and the Knights just continued to have problems putting the ball in the endzone.
2.) Johnson took the crowd out of the game, at least for the 1st half with #34 Seth Evans and their balance offensive attack especially when QB Jared Williams had a 56 yard td. run early in the 1st quarter. I thought it was going to be a long night for the Spartans.
3.)With Head Coach,Paul Friel serving his one game suspension, the coaching staff made several questionable calls especially toward the end of the game. For example, Johnson, on West Hall's 4 yard line, passed the ball three times when i thought they should have continued to use the run with Seth Evans.


West Hall is off next week

Johnson is playing Gainesville at City Park

Look for some amazing pics from this game.

Picture of Johnson's RB #34 Seth Evans was aquired from
www.gainesvilletimes.com