Friendship Defense

[Seasoned Lettuce]

Friendship's Defense may have been the best high school Defense I have seen since Potomac in 2004. Most effective against Fort Hill at least.

Talk about swarming to the ball, very , very impressive.

 

[BrianH1974]

It's tough to play 2 teams of this calibre back to back. Coaches mentioned it took until Wednesday to get feet back from Melbourne game. Friendship was just a better team today. But FH layed an egg mentally. Sleep walking.

 

[OneRing]

It's tough to play 2 teams of this calibre back to back. Coaches mentioned it took until Wednesday to get feet back from Melbourne game. Friendship was just a better team today. But FH layed an egg mentally. Sleep walking.

Anymore, Fort Hill and Allegany basically play one team each season that can wear on them physically - and that's each other. And when I mean wear on them physically, I mean persistent pounding and not just hard hitting from tackler and running back. Trench warfare, so to say, where you know that you are going to have to go through someone each and every play.

FH just played two of those teams in a row. Friendship more than Melbourne from early reports, but it definitely takes it's toll. That physical exhaustion is when mental mistakes begin to happen.

I'm in no way comparing Friendship to Chestnut Ridge, but I think it's similar to what happened to Allegany. They played a fairly physical team in Dunbar (similar style to Melbourne) and then an even more physical team in Chestnut Ridge. The drain in back-to-back games against the more physical teams got to both. If both teams had played Silver Oak in between, the results would have been different for the second game.

 

[BrianH1974]

Anymore, Fort Hill and Allegany basically play one team each season that can wear on them physically - and that's each other. And when I mean wear on them physically, I mean persistent pounding and not just hard hitting from tackler and running back. Trench warfare, so to say, where you know that you are going to have to go through someone each and every play.

FH just played two of those teams in a row. Friendship more than Melbourne from early reports, but it definitely takes it's toll. That physical exhaustion is when mental mistakes begin to happen.

I'm in no way comparing Friendship to Chestnut Ridge, but I think it's similar to what happened to Allegany. They played a fairly physical team in Dunbar (similar style to Melbourne) and then an even more physical team in Chestnut Ridge. The drain in back-to-back games against the more physical teams got to both. If both teams had played Silver Oak in between, the results would have been different for the second game.

Correct. It was eerily similar to Alco beating Dunbar and coming right back with another good team on the road. The Dunbar and Melbourne victories were big time in the history of both schools. I think they both just shot their load giving all they had to win only to sleep walk onto the next game. I think if Alco played Chestnut this week they may win. Although I'm not sure FH can beat Friendship. FH looked as lethargic as I've seen in 5 years today. But that is to take nothing from Friendship. They were too quick, athletic and physical across the board. Just would have like to see the Melbourne and Friendship games be separted a few weeks.

 

[BoyznBlue]

Anymore, Fort Hill and Allegany basically play one team each season that can wear on them physically - and that's each other. And when I mean wear on them physically, I mean persistent pounding and not just hard hitting from tackler and running back. Trench warfare, so to say, where you know that you are going to have to go through someone each and every play.

FH just played two of those teams in a row. Friendship more than Melbourne from early reports, but it definitely takes it's toll. That physical exhaustion is when mental mistakes begin to happen.

I'm in no way comparing Friendship to Chestnut Ridge, but I think it's similar to what happened to Allegany. They played a fairly physical team in Dunbar (similar style to Melbourne) and then an even more physical team in Chestnut Ridge. The drain in back-to-back games against the more physical teams got to both. If both teams had played Silver Oak in between, the results would have been different for the second game.

These comments show how far from reality WMD football fans have become. First of all, I will say everything you guys are saying is correct. It's not easy to play tough teams in back-to-back weeks. It would be great to have the luxury to schedule a "Silver Oak" type team every other week to give you time to rest. Do you realize that every school above 1A has to do this every single year? Most schools have to face good teams in consecutive weeks during the regular season, and if not, definitely in the playoffs. When you make up your own schedule and you don't have any regular conference opponents it's an advantage.

 

[4inarowtopthat]

These comments show how far from reality WMD football fans have become. First of all, I will say everything you guys are saying is correct. It's not easy to play tough teams in back-to-back weeks. It would be great to have the luxury to schedule a "Silver Oak" type team every other week to give you time to rest. Do you realize that every school above 1A has to do this every single year? Most schools have to face good teams in consecutive weeks during the regular season, and if not, definitely in the playoffs. When you make up your own schedule and you don't have any regular conference opponents it's an advantage.

boyz i completely agree with you. i said yesterday in another post if i'd won 4 straight the last thing i'd be doing is complaining about the schedule or the playoff system.

 

[OneRing]

These comments show how far from reality WMD football fans have become. First of all, I will say everything you guys are saying is correct. It's not easy to play tough teams in back-to-back weeks. It would be great to have the luxury to schedule a "Silver Oak" type team every other week to give you time to rest. Do you realize that every school above 1A has to do this every single year? Most schools have to face good teams in consecutive weeks during the regular season, and if not, definitely in the playoffs. When you make up your own schedule and you don't have any regular conference opponents it's an advantage.

What comment did I make that was removed from reality?