Wildcat Coordinators Disappointed; Seek to Build on Positives
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said it was disappointing how the Wildcats’ offense started in the Texas High game with two quick turnovers. He said a pass was tipped and a fumble occurred when the ball was knocked away. Coach Young said then the offense calmed down and only had a single turnover after that. He said they also racked up 26 first downs and almost 400 yards of offense. Coach Young said...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Set Sights on Texas High; A Look Back at Marshall
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he just hated how the Friday night game at Marshall finished after what he called a great first half. During the first half, Coach Young said the Wildcats executed their running game and the quick passing game and were making plays. He said early, back Colton Allen had a couple of big runs that made the Mavericks change their philosophy on defense. They actually backed...
Wildcat Football Offense Struggled; Defense Forced First Turnover
Wildcats Offense For a third straight week, the Wildcats’ offense struggled last Friday night. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called the Whithouse loss disappointing. He said the opportunity was there for the offense to score points because of the way the Wildcats’ defense played. One series epitomized what’s been going on for the Wildcats’ offense lately. The series got underway early in the fourth...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Lament Loss; Look to Whitehouse
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called the Wildcats offense inconsistent against Paris last Friday night. Still he said he saw some positive things. Coach Young said overall the Wildcats offense was better than previous weeks in terms of level of execution. He said Paris made some plays on defense while the Wildcats did some things that hurt their cause. Coach Young had praise for offensive linemen Norris...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Review Avalon; Plan for Paris
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the biggest compliment he can give to the Wildcats’ offense is that they stuck with it last Friday in an 18-13 Wildcats’ win in a defensive struggle against Avalon of Maryland. He admits the first half against the Black Knights was not a pretty one. A big part of the problem was unsuccessful third down and short conversions. In the first half, the Wildcats...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Talk Bearcats, Black Knights
Wildcats Offense For Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young, Friday’s 42-21 victory at Sherman was a great way to start the season. He said the team was successful, lots of players got touches and the offense put points on the board. Still Coach Young said the offense still had a lot of work to do. He said he was pleased with the way the running backs ran. Coach Young used Colton Allen, Cason Goodson, Lawrence Worth, Searn...
Wildcats Football Coordinators Talk Friday Night at Sherman
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young compared his offense’s play in a Liberty-Eylau scrimmage last Friday to a roller coaster. Full of ups and downs, good things and bad things. He said the offense saw the consequences of not being consistent. Coach Young said he did see some positives, such as running backs running well and quarterbacks doing a good job of delivering the...
Wildcat Football Defense Ready to Hit
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says he’s ready for his defensive unit to bang heads with someone else. The Wildcats will have their first and only scrimmage this season Friday at 7 p.m. in Texarkana against Liberty-Eylau. JV and freshmen players will scrimmage at 5 p.m. Friday. Coach Abron says he wants to see where his defense is. He says L-E has speed and size and will test the Wildcats’ defense. Mount...
Day 2 of The Edge; Athletes Investing In Themselves
At the end of the second day of The Edge conditioning program Tuesday morning in the Multipurpose Building, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron asked the athletes if they got better today. He said only they know the answer. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens told them if each of their reps were done with their best effort, they can’t help but get better. He had them chant, Build My House....
Spring Football Practice Ends; Spring Game Friday at 6 p.m.
Owens on Spring Football At the conclusion of spring football workouts for the Wildcats, Football Coach Greg Owens gave the spring practice a grade of A-plus saying it was another great spring. He called the attitude of the players great. It ended with what Coach Owens called a really good day Wednesday. Drills included ones for certain end of game or quarter situations. Coach Owens said blitz drills continued to be beneficial for...
