Morristown East started 2024 with a 2-0 record and looked like a program with new life after going 0-10 in 2023.
However, the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes suffered from back-to-back one-point losses and the once-promising season slowly got away from them. Now they sit at 2-6 and hope to end the season on a high note, starting with Campbell County this week.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 think collectively as a group, we69制片厂制作传媒檙e in a good space,69制片厂制作传媒 head coach Dallas Kuykendall said. 69制片厂制作传媒淚 think right now, it69制片厂制作传媒檚 about cherishing moments. It69制片厂制作传媒檚 continuing to get better, having a workman-like mentality and going out there and getting better.
69制片厂制作传媒淲e talked about last week, I think it was Muhammad Ali who said 69制片厂制作传媒淵ou can69制片厂制作传媒檛 count the days. You gotta make days count.69制片厂制作传媒
Despite the lack of success lately, East has a chance to make a lasting impact on the program in the final two games and take a step toward building a winning culture.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 think that69制片厂制作传媒檚 true for our program right now,69制片厂制作传媒 Kuykendall said. 69制片厂制作传媒淲e can69制片厂制作传媒檛 just count down to the end of the year, because then we69制片厂制作传媒檙e just wasting days. I think anytime we have a day where we can get together and we can practice and be a team is special, and we got to make those days count. Getting better, having those older guys continue to show those younger guys what it looks like to respond to adversity and continue to go out there and do what takes. It69制片厂制作传媒檚 an important two weeks for our program to continue to push forward and continue to go in the right direction.69制片厂制作传媒
The 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes fell to undefeated Gibbs last week where it simply made too many mistakes to win.
They nearly made it a three-point game to enter the half, but Caleb Billings threw a pick in the red zone. The Eagles scored on their first drive out of the half, and East was forced to play from behind the rest of the night.
69制片厂制作传媒淭hey69制片厂制作传媒檙e a state ranked for a reason, and we just couldn69制片厂制作传媒檛 get off the field defensively on those short fields, and it just kind of snowballed from there,69制片厂制作传媒 Kuykendall said. 69制片厂制作传媒淚 think the score is kind of deceiving. I think we69制片厂制作传媒檙e a better team than what we showed. But, you know, it is what it is. You can69制片厂制作传媒檛 go back and redo those things. We just got to learn from it and move on and be better as a team and as a program.69制片厂制作传媒
With the playoffs out of the radar, Kuykendall is simply looking for a response.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 challenged them yesterday, in our team meeting, I said, 69制片厂制作传媒榊ou have the rest of your life to be bitter about situations that have happened this year, and be frustrated,69制片厂制作传媒69制片厂制作传媒 he said. 69制片厂制作传媒69制片厂制作传媒榊ou have two weeks left together to enjoy and be together and just focus on the positive. Focus on getting better. Focus on being with your teammates, playing with your teammates. Let69制片厂制作传媒檚 go finish these, these last two the way they need to be finished, and kind of give us a jump start into the off-season.69制片厂制作传媒 So that was a challenge laid out to them yesterday. And I believe we69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to respond the right way.69制片厂制作传媒
The first step is to take care of business at Campbell County, which is in a similar position at 2-6. The Cougars are coming off a 32-25 loss at Karns and a 59-0 loss at Gibbs.
Despite the record, Campbell County69制片厂制作传媒檚 old-school style of football could cause fits for the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes, who have struggled to stop the run this year.
69制片厂制作传媒淚t69制片厂制作传媒檚 a very old school offense, or Plot-T Power-T offense, very, similar to some Wing-T looks,69制片厂制作传媒 Kuykendall said. 69制片厂制作传媒淪o if you like classical offenses, you know you69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to really enjoy this game. They69制片厂制作传媒檙e very against the grain as far as that69制片厂制作传媒檚 concerned with how football is played right now. But it presents a challenge to us defensively, because you don69制片厂制作传媒檛 see it a whole lot. It forces you to tackle.
69制片厂制作传媒淭hey69制片厂制作传媒檙e not going to throw the ball a whole lot. It forces you to get off the field defensively as well. If you don69制片厂制作传媒檛, then they69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to chew up six to eight, minutes and limit your possessions offensively. So, making sure we69制片厂制作传媒檙e aligned correctly. And then they69制片厂制作传媒檙e not going to change much. They69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to be who they are. They69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to try to run it right at you and kind of test your physicality and test your toughness. So it69制片厂制作传媒檚 a big challenge for us defensively.69制片厂制作传媒
East hasn69制片厂制作传媒檛 had trouble getting to the right spots in space, but it has been issues with tackling that have allowed teams to run the ball at a high level.
Friday will be a test of will for the 69制片厂制作传媒楥anes in terms of cleaning up issues that have cost them in the past six games. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday at Campbell County.
69制片厂制作传媒淵ou got to be really good on first down to get them behind the chains,69制片厂制作传媒 Kuykendall said. 69制片厂制作传媒淚f they can get three to four yards a carry, then you69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to be in trouble. You gotta be really good on first down, you got to be really good on third down is the key to stopping this thing. And you know, Coach (Jason) West challenged them yesterday in our team meeting, our defense has got to have a chip on their shoulder when somebody69制片厂制作传媒檚 going to test your will, they69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to test your toughness.69制片厂制作传媒
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