Morristown West head coach Alvin Sanders set a goal to be Region 1-5A champions this year for the first time since 2016 after coming up just short a season ago.
Following a 37-7 loss to Sevier County (7-0, 3-0) last Friday, the Trojans (2-4, 2-1) saw those goals vanish.
However, the main goal was to simply make the playoffs, and that is still there with a chance to take a step toward clinching the No. 2 spot to host a playoff game with a win over David Crockett this Friday.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 think just being honest with each other about where we69制片厂制作传媒檙e at,69制片厂制作传媒 Sanders said. 69制片厂制作传媒淲e69制片厂制作传媒檝e had to kind of reassess some goals as we get ready to move forward. And I think that kind of helped with that. Again, the kids are doing a good job of kind of seeing where we are at, and what we need to do. It69制片厂制作传媒檚 one of those things where we have to go out and take care of our own destiny. We can69制片厂制作传媒檛 wait and depend on anybody else to do that for us.69制片厂制作传媒
69制片厂制作传媒淎nd with that mindset, we feel pretty good about our chances moving forward. We69制片厂制作传媒檝e never lost faith in each other. We69制片厂制作传媒檝e got to grow even closer together, and we just got to go out and work even harder to get that done.69制片厂制作传媒
Despite the blowout loss to the Smoky Bears, Sanders is trying to drill the point that his team is not that far off from putting it together. In reality, the game came down to a handful of plays that went in favor of Sevier County.
The Trojans suffered from a few overthrown passes, a fumble on the goal line and a pick in the end zone to end the first half. Meanwhile, the Smoky Bears took advantage of those plays and some blown coverage that let the game get out of hand early.
Still, it69制片厂制作传媒檚 too late in the season to be okay with being 69制片厂制作传媒渘ot that far off.69制片厂制作传媒
69制片厂制作传媒淚 think the kids are seeing I think the kids are understanding what we need to do, and coaches are understanding what we need to do,69制片厂制作传媒 Sanders said.
69制片厂制作传媒淲e69制片厂制作传媒檙e all extremely frustrated for the lack of production to say the least, but at the same time, we understand how close we are, and we can just put it together.
69制片厂制作传媒淲e still have a lot of football left. We still have a lot to play for, and a lot going in our favor. But we just got to go out and we got to start putting it together. We can69制片厂制作传媒檛 wait. We got to do it now.69制片厂制作传媒
Late in the season, the Trojans need to see their senior leaders step up to lead this postseason push.
The offensive and defensive line has experience all around with guys such as Andrew Victory and Evan Barker while the linebacker core has seen guys like Ian Carr step up.
Sanders said that a guy who goes unnoticed is wide receiver/cornerback Jack Bivens, who has also taken some carries in the backfield.
69制片厂制作传媒(Bivens) is having these quiet hitting yards and plays that are extremely big for us right now as a football team,69制片厂制作传媒 he said. 69制片厂制作传媒淭hey69制片厂制作传媒檙e showing up, and we notice, and we69制片厂制作传媒檙e extremely proud of him and we need more from him from a production standpoint to continue to have us in a position to be successful.69制片厂制作传媒
David Crockett also has the same goals on the line if not more. Technically 69制片厂制作传媒 though unlikely 69制片厂制作传媒 if it wins out, the Pioneers can win the region. A win over West would at the very least clinch the No. 2 spot in the region.
69制片厂制作传媒淭hey69制片厂制作传媒檙e executing very well,69制片厂制作传媒 Sanders said. 69制片厂制作传媒淥ffensively, they got playmakers at quarterback and receiver, and they do a great job getting on the football. Defensively, they69制片厂制作传媒檙e flying around the ball and they69制片厂制作传媒檙e making a hard for you to be successful. They69制片厂制作传媒檙e going to force you into some tough mistakes.
69制片厂制作传媒淭he challenge for us offensively is they69制片厂制作传媒檙e gonna play a lot more man coverage than we69制片厂制作传媒檝e seen in recent weeks, and it69制片厂制作传媒檚 gonna be a challenge for our passing game. And so we got to go out and execute there in one area offensively that we69制片厂制作传媒檝e kind of struggled with a little bit this season.69制片厂制作传媒
Once again, the key for West is execution in key moments. When a play is there, the Trojans have to find a way to make it.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 think our kids just getting excited to make the play,69制片厂制作传媒 Sanders said. 69制片厂制作传媒淔rom what we69制片厂制作传媒檙e practicing, what we69制片厂制作传媒檙e scheming up, I think they understand and they can see it happening. I think we69制片厂制作传媒檙e just a little bit too juiced up in that moment to go and finish the play like the overthrown passes. Where we69制片厂制作传媒檙e excited we see it, and we69制片厂制作传媒檙e just put too much on it.
69制片厂制作传媒淚n the running game, where we69制片厂制作传媒檙e cutting before our feet kind of hit the ground type thing. Defensively, we69制片厂制作传媒檙e breaking on the ball, we69制片厂制作传媒檙e doing something trying to force the play, and we just get out of position just a little bit and give up big plays.69制片厂制作传媒
Friday69制片厂制作传媒檚 kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Jonesborough.
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