OPPONENT:	Hamburg		WIN:	0	LOSE:	1
DATE:	October 19, 2006
SCORE:	Stanton	24	Hamburg		34		Coach's Comments:
								Offensively, we struggled putting together a sustained drive.  Hamburg's
	Quarter							defense was relentless and they gang tackled very well.  Our line
	1	2	3	4	Total			opened holes initially, but defenders found our backs before we could
Offensive Plays	12	15	9	5	41			get through.  We didn't execute as well and we had numerous fumbles.
Defensive Plays	10	11	8	12	41			Our game inexperience really proved to be a BIG factor.  We tried																		Farragut is a very well coached team and they had many
Kickoff	2	1	1	1	5			several people in the line and in the backfield, but couldn't quite make																		good sized and talented athletes.  The Vikes are definitely
Kick Return	1	1	3	1	6			the adjustments needed in the heat of the moment.  I felt we could																		learning how to HIT and I am very hopeful to start out our next
Punt					0			have scored easily with a few minor adjustments….but we give																		game like we played the second half against Farragut.
Punt Return					0			Hamburg credit, they didn't allow our attempts at adjusting be effective.
2-pt conversions	1	1	1	1	4	included in offensive plays		It would be fun to play them again; it was great experience, and with																		Offensively, we didn't have as many yards or as many plays
Total Plays	25	28	21	19	93			as many turnovers as there were, the game could have gone either way.																		as we have had against other teams.  Some of that is due to
								Defensively, we played very well despite Hamburg's speed.  This was																		recovering 2 Admiral fumbles that gave us a short field, the
Offensive Yardage	83	45	43	73	244			the first time we have seen speed like that and our angles of pursuit																		other reason was the Admirals ability to move the ball when
Defensive Yardage	83	85	135	83	386			allowed them to get into the endzone on some BIG plays.  Big plays																		they were on offense.  In the fourth quarter we only had ONE
Touchdowns	1	1	1	1	4			were the name of the game.  We kept them out of the endzone on																		offensive play!!  Farragut had 22!!  Farragut was able to put
2-pt conv good	0	0	0	0	0			a 2-pt conversion when we absolutely had to.  Our offense commited																		together 2 drives for touchdowns to chew up the clock.
Fumbles Lost	0	2	1	0	3			several turnovers.  Our defense created some turnovers, but we
Fumbles Recovered	1	2	1	2	6			also missed a couple of opportunities in the first half.																		Special teams did a nice job.  Our kickoff return team did make
Interceptions	0	1	0	0	1			Special teams didn't give up any returns for TD's and we didn't score																		one mistake and it led to an Admiral touchdown.  We are better
OFF plays for loss	2/-9	1/-3	0	0	4/-12			either.  Our 2-pt plays were not executed well, so we did not convert																		for it by learning from our mistakes!
DEF plays for loss	0	0	0	0	0			any of our 4 attempts (8 points).  Our punt team did an excellent job
								BIG Offensive PLAYS:																		Defensively, we are becoming better and better.  We are hitting
Points Scored	6	6	6	6	24			Hamburg 4/160 4 TD's																		harder and wrapping up the ball carrier better.  The 7th graders are
Points Allowed	6	8	14	6	34			Stanton 3/150 2 TD's																		doing a great job of gang tackling and bringing down bigger players.
								OVERALL, we did a lot of good things.  I am proud of the effort and
Turnovers:								determination of our team, right down to the last play.  They didn't give
Take Aways	7							up.  We all believed we were only a play or two away from scoring again.
Giveaways	3
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