Print
E-mail
Comment
Rate
Cougars visit Monroe
 |
| The Escambia Academy Cougars travel to Monroeville take on the Monroe Academy Volunteers Friday. |
By Chandler Myers
Success is easily measured when you are winning, and the Escambia Academy Cougars have achieved a lot of success this season having won six games, locking up a playoff spot and still having a chance to win their region Friday night.
To pull into a three-way tie in their region the Cougars (6-3, 5-1) have to get a victory in Monroeville over the Monroe Volunteers (7-1, 6-0).
If the Cougars are able to secure a victory over the Volunteers by a margin of more than 15 points then they will win the AISA Class 2A, Region 2 title.
Cougars Head coach Heath Gibson said winning the region title would be great for his team, but will take a strong team effort.
“It all comes down to winning,” he said. “If we win then we will be tied with Monroe and Southern, and everything will come down to a point-spread. We need to win by 15 points. We are going to need a team effort this week if we want any of that to be a possibility.”
After last week’s 38-7 over the Meadowview Trojans, the Cougars went back to practice this week working to perfect everything they have done until now.
Gibson said making sure his team is efficient is the key to being competitive.
“We are working on everything we have been doing since the first day of practices,” he said. “It’s hard to add anything in this late, so we are just toning up to make sure we execute everything properly.”
With the offense not adding any new plays to the gameplan, the Cougars are working to eliminate any mistakes that have held them back this season.
Gibson said miscues that lead to giving the ball back to the other team is what he is getting his team to overcome.
“We are working on cutting out penalties and turnovers,” he said. “We must eliminate those mistakes if we want to give ourselves a chance.”
Defensively, the Cougars will have to be ready for a strong running attack from the Volunteers.
Gibson said the defense must not miss tackles against this team.
“We are just trying to get a good gameplan together to stop their running game,” he said. “Their running back has already run for more than 1,500 yards, so we have to stop him.”
The Cougars and Volunteers kickoff Friday night at 7 p.m. at Monroe Academy.
To pull into a three-way tie in their region the Cougars (6-3, 5-1) have to get a victory in Monroeville over the Monroe Volunteers (7-1, 6-0).
If the Cougars are able to secure a victory over the Volunteers by a margin of more than 15 points then they will win the AISA Class 2A, Region 2 title.
Cougars Head coach Heath Gibson said winning the region title would be great for his team, but will take a strong team effort.
“It all comes down to winning,” he said. “If we win then we will be tied with Monroe and Southern, and everything will come down to a point-spread. We need to win by 15 points. We are going to need a team effort this week if we want any of that to be a possibility.”
After last week’s 38-7 over the Meadowview Trojans, the Cougars went back to practice this week working to perfect everything they have done until now.
Gibson said making sure his team is efficient is the key to being competitive.
“We are working on everything we have been doing since the first day of practices,” he said. “It’s hard to add anything in this late, so we are just toning up to make sure we execute everything properly.”
With the offense not adding any new plays to the gameplan, the Cougars are working to eliminate any mistakes that have held them back this season.
Gibson said miscues that lead to giving the ball back to the other team is what he is getting his team to overcome.
“We are working on cutting out penalties and turnovers,” he said. “We must eliminate those mistakes if we want to give ourselves a chance.”
Defensively, the Cougars will have to be ready for a strong running attack from the Volunteers.
Gibson said the defense must not miss tackles against this team.
“We are just trying to get a good gameplan together to stop their running game,” he said. “Their running back has already run for more than 1,500 yards, so we have to stop him.”
The Cougars and Volunteers kickoff Friday night at 7 p.m. at Monroe Academy.
 |
||
| Blue Devils finding stride |
Article Rating
Reader Comments
The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of atmoreadvance.com.