Re: Ligonier Valley Vs Dunmore
Posted: November 26th, 2016, 4:14 pm
I did the broadcast of this game for our local ESPN station last night, so a few takeaways:
1) Jackson Daugherty is a stud receiver. Obviously, Tutino is a great possession receiver with good breakaway speed for them, but it was clear that Collin Smith and Daugherty had a great rapport and were quite the tandem all night.
2) Collin Smith recovered nicely from two first-half picks and showed why he's been so efficient all year. It's a luxury to have someone as talented and smart as he is as your QB.
3) Ligonier Valley's team speed on defense was something that was tough for Dunmore to overcome. One of the key plays of the game was Colin Holmes trying to reverse fields and getting chased down, fumbling the football and giving LV a chance to grab the lead late in the 1st half. Holmes is used to running away from defenders on that kind of play. LV made sure it didn't happen.
4) It was interesting to see the LV crowd in front of us reacting to Dunmore taking the lead at 13-10. All the credit in the world to the Rams for how they responded, with 29 straight points. Correct me if I'm wrong, but was that the first time they trailed all season? The fans certainly reacted that way. You could hear a pin drop on the LV sideline after that Bucks' TD pass.
5) Dunmore did what Dunmore couldn't do, they incurred numerous self-inflicted penalties that put them behind the sticks, when their offense was grabbing 3-4 yards per play. It's a credit to a very tough, very good LV defense, but Dunmore didn't do themselves any favors.
6) All the credit in the world to LV. They adjusted to Dunmore's defensive strategy, started taking the underneath routes that the Bucks were giving up, and using their quick-strike passes to move the ball down the field. Their defense was stout where they needed to be, made big plays and took advantage of the Holmes fumble that seems to loom pretty large for Dunmore.
7) Should be an awesome game between LV and Southern Columbia. A ton of speed and size flying around that football field. Good luck the rest of the way!
1) Jackson Daugherty is a stud receiver. Obviously, Tutino is a great possession receiver with good breakaway speed for them, but it was clear that Collin Smith and Daugherty had a great rapport and were quite the tandem all night.
2) Collin Smith recovered nicely from two first-half picks and showed why he's been so efficient all year. It's a luxury to have someone as talented and smart as he is as your QB.
3) Ligonier Valley's team speed on defense was something that was tough for Dunmore to overcome. One of the key plays of the game was Colin Holmes trying to reverse fields and getting chased down, fumbling the football and giving LV a chance to grab the lead late in the 1st half. Holmes is used to running away from defenders on that kind of play. LV made sure it didn't happen.
4) It was interesting to see the LV crowd in front of us reacting to Dunmore taking the lead at 13-10. All the credit in the world to the Rams for how they responded, with 29 straight points. Correct me if I'm wrong, but was that the first time they trailed all season? The fans certainly reacted that way. You could hear a pin drop on the LV sideline after that Bucks' TD pass.
5) Dunmore did what Dunmore couldn't do, they incurred numerous self-inflicted penalties that put them behind the sticks, when their offense was grabbing 3-4 yards per play. It's a credit to a very tough, very good LV defense, but Dunmore didn't do themselves any favors.
6) All the credit in the world to LV. They adjusted to Dunmore's defensive strategy, started taking the underneath routes that the Bucks were giving up, and using their quick-strike passes to move the ball down the field. Their defense was stout where they needed to be, made big plays and took advantage of the Holmes fumble that seems to loom pretty large for Dunmore.
7) Should be an awesome game between LV and Southern Columbia. A ton of speed and size flying around that football field. Good luck the rest of the way!