One Win, One Loss for Wildcats 7-on-7 Tuesday
The Wildcats varsity 7 on 7 team looked really good and not so good at all during 7 on 7 play against Van Tuesday afternoon in the Multipurpose Building. The Wildcats were really clicking in their first game outscoring the Vandals, 35-13. Van turned things around in the second game winning handily, 37-6. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats scored five times in six chances in the first game. He said quarterback...
7-On-7 Wildcats vs Van Vandals Tuesday, 4 p.m.; Spring Football
If the Wildcats Blue and White Spring Game didn’t satisfy your football needs this spring, tonight there is 7 on 7 football action here in town. The Van Vandals 7 on 7 team will be showing up. Action gets underway at around 4 p.m. according to Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young. Two Sulphur Springs High School 7 on 7 teams will compete with Van. Each team will play two games. Coach Young estimates action may continue to...
7 on 7 Goes 2 – 2 in Gilmer Tourney
The Wildcats’ varsity 7 on 7 football team split four games in a Gilmer tournament last Saturday. In pool play, the Wildcats opened by defeating New Diana. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the team started slowly against Gilmer and then rallied but came up short, 38-30. The Wildcats then bounced back with a come from behind win over Tyler T.K. Gorman. The Wildcats advanced into the semifinals of the tournament...
Wildcats Offense, Defense Gain Experience in 7 on 7
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the greatest asset of 7 on 7 football is that lots of quarterbacks get to throw passes and lots of receivers get to catch them. The Wildcats hosted Gilmer for a 7 on 7 competition Tuesday in the Multipurpose Building. Two high school varsity teams and two eighth grade teams got to play two games each against talented Gilmer. Coach Young estimates 50 high school players and 40 middle...
Wildcat Coordinators Ready for Whitehouse
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young is an optimist. Despite offensive play against Sherman he called frustrating, he found three positives: the Wildcats won, the offense performed the way they had to at the end getting two late scores and all the mistakes made were correctable. Coach Young says the Whitehouse game will come down to who makes plays. Young said the offense needs to get better with the details. He says the team...
Wildcat Defense About to Get Better
Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says he believes the defenders understand that when they ran their new defensive scheme right last Friday night, Rockwall-Heath had a hard time moving the ball. Because of that he says the defense is about to get much better. Concerning Sherman on Friday, Coach Abron says they have a large offensive line, a very tough quarterback and capable running backs. Abron said that in the...
Wildcat Defense Prepares for Heath Hawks
Wildcat Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says the Rockwall Heath Hawks are extremely explosive on offense. The Wildcats face the Hawks Friday night at 7:30 in Prim Stadium. The Hawks use two different quarterbacks and run a spread offense. A slot receiver is used as a second running back but not out of the backfield. He is often in motion, can catch the ball well, and provides distraction to assist others to get open to receive...
7 on 7 Football
The Wildcats’ 7 on 7 football varsity lost two games to Paris Tuesday evening at home. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young still found some bright points. He noted that a lot of kids participated including two 8 quarterback Tanner Ramirez made some throws he hadn’t seen him make before. Tyrese Peters drew praise for catching the ball. Not too many coaches on defense have anything good to say about 7 on 7 football....
What’s Happening to the Wildcats Defense in the Fourth Quarter
What’s happening to the Wildcats defense in the fourth quarter? It’s been a season long problem. The last two weeks, in Wildcats’ district wins, opponents have narrowed the gap in the fourth quarter. Big final quarters were keys in the team’s first three losses including the heartbreaker to Texas High. Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron won’t use fatigue as an excuse. He said he reminded the defense of their Greenville...
Wildcats Football Offense And Defense Updates
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the Wildcats offense is coming along but still has some strides to make. He is impressed with the Rockwall Heath defense the Wildcats will face Friday night. Coach Young says the strength of the Red Hawks’ defense is their secondary led by a UT commit. He looks forward to Wildcats receivers working against that talented secondary and the Wildcats offensive line taking on the big...
