3-1

Week  three unfortunately ended with a loss. I honestly did not think we were going to lose a game this year, but everything happens for a reason. The whole game there was just a weird feeling. Nothing we did worked, and we made mistakes that we’ve never had a problem with. All I can think about is how in every sports movie ever created, the team loses near the beginning. Everyone is devastated, and they don’t know how it happened. After thinking about how bad they want to win, they always work hard and turn their season around. I honestly feel like that is what our team went through because after our loss to J.I. Burton we have completely changed in attitude.

The Monday after our loss our coaches were furious. In our normal film session, where everyone usually is talkative and high-spirited, no one said a word. We all sat there as we listened to our coaches scold us for a solid hour. They continued to show us our mistakes, and then we went to practice. That day of practice was honest one of the hardest practices I’ve ever been through. For 2 hours, all we did was punish each other. Play after play, drill after drill, we beat each other ruthlessly until we could barely stand. Then, after all the hitting, we started doing up-downs. Coach said that for every mistake we make we do an up-down, and trust me there wasn’t one mistake unaccounted for. Finally to wrap up practice, we ran sprints. During all the sprints I think I threw up a total of 3 times. It was rough, but it was exactly the wake up call that we needed.

The next game we had was against Eastside. I’ve never been so angry before a game. When we went down to warm-up, Eastside was already down there, and the whole time they yelled and screamed like they had already won. Here was this team that had no hope of winning because we were obviously superior, but they thought since we had lost the game before, they thought they were going to beat us. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. All I could do was sit in my locker and shake. The rage that our team had showed throughout the game, we won 57-13.

Tonight we play Ridgeview, and I hope to see you there. Go Generals!!!

2-0!!!!!!

       The past two weeks have been fun and full of lessons. It started with Thomas Walker, and the victory we had over them. They fought hard and never gave up the entire game, but never the less we still came out on top. Although we won by a considerable amount of points, everyone felt as if we had lost. We knew that we hadn't performed at the level that we could. Our tackling was sloppy, and we just made too many mistakes all together.

Monday is the day that we watch film, and look at all the mistakes we made and the positive things we did. Obviously this week we had more negative than positive. Coach Johnson always says that we must own our mistakes and fix them. As film progressed, we finally pinpointed what needed to be fix and started practice. The coaches had felt that our linebackers had tackled poorly, so everyday after practice that week Coach Alsup made them do various running and tackling drills. We had a great week of practice that week, and you could tell a major difference in how we played that Friday against Lebanon.

All week we had been told that Lebanon was going to smack us in the mouth, so all week smacked each other in the mouth. That made the biggest difference in the game. From the opening kickoff, they learned that we came to play. Jacob Lefevers made the tackle on that kickoff, and set the tone for the whole game. Another thing that made a difference is how the offensive line played. Every time we ran the ball, our line was driving Lebanon's line back five yards. The running backs were barely touched before they had already ran ten yards! The linebackers also stepped their game up and made some crushing tackles. One specific tackle was number 30, Austin Miles, whom caused a fumble that was ran for a touchdown. Everyone on the team fought hard the whole game and the end result showed this effort. We won 48-0, and here we are with two wins under our belt. We follow up with J.I. Burton tonight as we look to go 3-0. I hope to see you there! Go Lee High Generals!!!!