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11-21-2013, 10:48 AM
By JOEL LUNA joel.luna@thefacts.com | 0 comments
SWEENY — There certainly will be no secrets when Sweeny and Hardin-Jefferson match up Friday night.
The Bulldogs (8-3) and Jefferson (7-4) run the same slot-T offense.
“You bet, this will not be an aerial attack,” Sweeny coach Paul Kilby said. “Both of us have an idea of what we are going to be doing and it will come down to who accomplishes the best.”
The Bulldogs feature a couple of thousand-yard runners in Dorland Fields (231-2,030 yards, 31 TDs, 8.78 per carry) and Anthany Simmons (170-1,360 yards, 19 TDs, 8 yards a carry).
“Over at Mathis, we had over 6,000 yards of offense one year, but these two are as good as it gets,” Kilby said. “I look at some from San Marcos that we used to have but, Dorland and Anthony just make things happen. They always seem to find a way to get positive yardage.”
Fields (27-193, three TDs) and Simmons (23-181, four TDs) are coming off some pretty good performances against Houston Worthing last week.
“But they are just part of it because we play a few kids back there and it just gives us a good balance to have,” Kilby said. “But those two have certainly come on pretty strong this year.”
Kilby is hoping the offense keeps producing the way it has.
“It is only going to get tougher every week,” he said. “Everybody just gets tougher, but these kids believe in what they are doing, and 99 percent of the time they know they can score.”
Even the passing game showed up last week, with Taylor Robertson completing 4-of-7 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. If the Bulldogs can be more consistent by throwing the ball, they will become more lethal.
“I told Dorland to keep that catch he made last week on his highlight reel, that was an unbelievable catch,” Kilby said. “One big thing about those throws is that Taylor wasn’t touched on either of those throws, so the offensive line held well.
“We will keep doing our play-action passing, and if the defense overplays the run, we could get some kids wide open,” he said.
On paper, Hardin-Jefferson doesn’t seem to stand a chance against the Bulldogs. But so far the Hawks have taken care of business.
“Their defense is really solid, and they have an amazing linebacker and they are up there with the likes of La Marque and Bellville, who had good defenses,” Kilby said. “It is going to be a real battle and real physical.”
Hardin beat Liberty (28-7) last week with 273 yards of offense, 202 coming on the ground. Quarterback Cameron Dubois (10-17, 243 yards, three TDs, three inteceptions) is the trigger to the Hawk slot-T, with Jared Gieseke (65-513 rushing, 7.89, five TDs), Logan Thompson (51-380 rush, 7.45, four TDs) and Baley Bledsoe (41-318, 7.76 per carry, six TDs) sharing the running duties along with 13 other runners.
On the rare occasion Jefferson decides to pass, Dubois will throw to Gieseke (four receptions, 74 yards), Blaine Padgett (2-100, TD) or Tanner Jones (1-31, TD). For the season, the Hawks have outscored opponents, 299-232.
“Their offense moves up and down the field and just move the ball,” Kilby said. “We need to get a couple of stops early because their backs find a way to fall forward. One way or another they find a way to turn a no gain into positive yardage and just keep moving the chains. We need to tackle at the point of attack.”
On Wednesday, the Bulldogs practiced with wet ball, anticipating some wet conditions on Friday night.
“We are anticipating any type of delay, but otherwise this could be a pick’em type of game,” Kilby said. “It could come down to our overall speed against their size.”
It is the first meeting between the two schools. The winner will advance to the quarterfinal round to face either Connally or Fairfield.
Joel Luna is the sports editor of The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0160.
SWEENY — There certainly will be no secrets when Sweeny and Hardin-Jefferson match up Friday night.
The Bulldogs (8-3) and Jefferson (7-4) run the same slot-T offense.
“You bet, this will not be an aerial attack,” Sweeny coach Paul Kilby said. “Both of us have an idea of what we are going to be doing and it will come down to who accomplishes the best.”
The Bulldogs feature a couple of thousand-yard runners in Dorland Fields (231-2,030 yards, 31 TDs, 8.78 per carry) and Anthany Simmons (170-1,360 yards, 19 TDs, 8 yards a carry).
“Over at Mathis, we had over 6,000 yards of offense one year, but these two are as good as it gets,” Kilby said. “I look at some from San Marcos that we used to have but, Dorland and Anthony just make things happen. They always seem to find a way to get positive yardage.”
Fields (27-193, three TDs) and Simmons (23-181, four TDs) are coming off some pretty good performances against Houston Worthing last week.
“But they are just part of it because we play a few kids back there and it just gives us a good balance to have,” Kilby said. “But those two have certainly come on pretty strong this year.”
Kilby is hoping the offense keeps producing the way it has.
“It is only going to get tougher every week,” he said. “Everybody just gets tougher, but these kids believe in what they are doing, and 99 percent of the time they know they can score.”
Even the passing game showed up last week, with Taylor Robertson completing 4-of-7 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. If the Bulldogs can be more consistent by throwing the ball, they will become more lethal.
“I told Dorland to keep that catch he made last week on his highlight reel, that was an unbelievable catch,” Kilby said. “One big thing about those throws is that Taylor wasn’t touched on either of those throws, so the offensive line held well.
“We will keep doing our play-action passing, and if the defense overplays the run, we could get some kids wide open,” he said.
On paper, Hardin-Jefferson doesn’t seem to stand a chance against the Bulldogs. But so far the Hawks have taken care of business.
“Their defense is really solid, and they have an amazing linebacker and they are up there with the likes of La Marque and Bellville, who had good defenses,” Kilby said. “It is going to be a real battle and real physical.”
Hardin beat Liberty (28-7) last week with 273 yards of offense, 202 coming on the ground. Quarterback Cameron Dubois (10-17, 243 yards, three TDs, three inteceptions) is the trigger to the Hawk slot-T, with Jared Gieseke (65-513 rushing, 7.89, five TDs), Logan Thompson (51-380 rush, 7.45, four TDs) and Baley Bledsoe (41-318, 7.76 per carry, six TDs) sharing the running duties along with 13 other runners.
On the rare occasion Jefferson decides to pass, Dubois will throw to Gieseke (four receptions, 74 yards), Blaine Padgett (2-100, TD) or Tanner Jones (1-31, TD). For the season, the Hawks have outscored opponents, 299-232.
“Their offense moves up and down the field and just move the ball,” Kilby said. “We need to get a couple of stops early because their backs find a way to fall forward. One way or another they find a way to turn a no gain into positive yardage and just keep moving the chains. We need to tackle at the point of attack.”
On Wednesday, the Bulldogs practiced with wet ball, anticipating some wet conditions on Friday night.
“We are anticipating any type of delay, but otherwise this could be a pick’em type of game,” Kilby said. “It could come down to our overall speed against their size.”
It is the first meeting between the two schools. The winner will advance to the quarterfinal round to face either Connally or Fairfield.
Joel Luna is the sports editor of The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0160.