I think I clipped more ‘plays’ of the boys for this game than any other so far…..clicking on the photos (any of them) takes you to the video….
Matthew is standing at the 45 yard line as this play starts…..doesn’t go well for the defense as the Grand Ledge back gets the first down and Matthew is there for the group tackle at the end…..
I think this is the same drive, 2nd and 12. This play was featured in the picture post; Matthew darts in and makes the tackle and holds on until his teammates can arrive and clean up
First play from scrimmage after the defense stops them on fourth down. Cpher is lined up on the far left; you can see the moose from GL across from him. Cpher hold his block a long(!) time, and it pays off as the running back comes back and uses that block to cut up field and go for the 80 yard touchdown….
I like this play a lot….Matthew is charging forward before the snap and recognizes that it’s a qb keeper….he changes direction and shadows the guy outside and does NOT over commit, the guy slows down, and instead of the usual get-outside-and-get-a-big-gain we turn this into a loss….
Another play featured in the pictures; the moose is so preoccupied with Cpher he doesn’t even look or move at the ball carrier…..
Matthew did a great job of jumping the snap count and heading for the backfield this game….this is a solo tackle in the backfield for a loss. Sadly, he’s not staying low on his tackles and he pays for that later on….
This play is quick, I’m late getting to the record button. Cpher uses his favorite move, the swim move, to go around the moose and throws the other kid double teaming him out of the way. The ball went the other way, so, it’s all for naught, but, I liked it…..
Our two biggest kids, Cpher and Brock, make this tackle. Feel bad for the GL running back, because he got crushed….
Cpher got yelled at from the sideline by the coaches after the play that he “gave up”….we talked about it on the drive home because that’s sure what it looked like. Turns out he ‘swims’ to get away from the Moose, gets held, breaks free in one direction (but not upfield, which is the big problem), gets pushed, and is completely going the wrong way as the running back comes through….
Matthew gets his turn against the Moose…..
This is the play where Matthew gets hurt. he is clearly moving towards the line before the ball is snapped and you can hear the hit clearly.
