Conversation On Sonora's Games

“Warnock lines up great and he’s got the best stance on the defensive line. His quickness will be a major asset for our defensive front.”

The Michigan defense so far this year has been nothing short of superb. In their first six games, the defense only allowed two rushing touchdowns and less than one-hundred total rushing yards a game. (Brouwer 1). Outstanding. As sports reviewer Chris Peterson proclaims in his review for gbmwolevrine.com, “[…] when you dive deep into the numbers, [it is] hard not to call Michigan football’s defense the best in the country” (3). With their great plays on defense frustrating opposing offenses game after game, Michigan has definitely rebuilt their defense. The defense is one of the main reasons why the team is national championship worthy. Another area that the team is working on is developing their fresh quarterback.

"Well, they have a couple guys who are over 300 pounds," Crook said. "They got a couple guys who come really fast off the edge. It is what college football is today. You see great athletes lined up at defensive end that are fast, that are long, explosive and can come around the corner really quick. You are going to see guys inside that are hard to move. They anchor against the run game. You have a 300 pounder pushing into you trying to push back towards the quarterback, it's hard for a certain guard to anchor in there and stop it. Everything they do is hard to control, hard to block."

These running backs are staples in their team’s offense and are expected to produce big numbers each week. If you try to game-plan to stop these runners, then you will be exposed in other areas. If you are willing to let them beat you, they certainly will. This is not an exhaustive list, but it sure is a solid one.

Sonora junior Joe Montelongo finished the day 2 for 4 with a run scored, Nate Gookin was 1 for 3 with a run and Dalton Butow drew two walks and scored twice.

"I think we can go strength against strength against any team in the country," Orlosky said. "I think up front especially. I think that’s our main part of our team; our backbone of our offense is our offensive line, so I think if it’s a challenge, I think we can beat that

We have now gone through 3 games and a scrimmage, with another game tonight. Now, You can make all the excuses in the world for why we lost the first two. “They’re like number one in the state”, “That was a bad team for first week”, “We didn’t have all our guys”, the list could go on and on. But one thing is for sure, and that’s that there is no excuse for the way we played those first two weeks. There’s no excuse for missing blocks, running by tackles, and taking plays off! Not a single excuse you give will make that ok! You can’t do those things and expect to win games.

“We started off well, just being consistent and their mental attitude. If they mentally turn up right, you’re halfway their to winning,” said Antonelli.

“Sometimes you've got to respect what the other team can do, too,” Francona said. “Sometimes they beat you. I didn't think we beat ourselves. I thought they beat us.

“We had a really good defensive and offensive game tonight against Escalon,We are going to make sure we keep the momentum going into our bye and make sure we give our hundred percent that last game of the TVL season.”said Hughson coach Mark Morphy

"A lot of them, it is their first time out they’re playing and getting a lot of snaps," Askew-Henry said. "They are getting better as it goes on. I have faith in those guys and I know they are doing a good job."

Offensively we were able to open up our passing game. We are a solid running ball club, but we do have the ability to pass the ball effectively. We always try to "stay ahead of the sticks (gain 3+ yards on 1st down)." Friday night we were able to gain positive yards not only on the ground, but through the air. Blake Hays has a much better understanding of the passing game. His quick decision making, along with some sure handed receivers, created a great deal of offensive versatility.

Out of the unbalanced sets the Colts exploited the Eagles aggressiveness with an array of counter trap plays that opened running lanes off the tackles. The game plan for the rushing attack was extremely effective as both Richardson and Bradshaw gained 70 yards on the ground.

The teams also made some under the radar moves to improve the club's weaknesses in from last season. They signed Michael Ore, Jarrett Boykin, Ted Ginn, and Charles Tillman just the name a few. These signings will not jump off the page, but address three key areas of weakness that were offensive line, wide receiver depth, and special

“Re-write everything and we will help you out. I am excited for your defense. It is going to be terrific!”