High School Football Preview Week 6: Bearcats have tough task at hand
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
BAINBRIDGE — Halfway through the 2010 high school football season and the Paint Valley Bearcats are winless. Though it's a feat that hasn't occurred often in Bainbridge, there is still hope for the team.
Last week, in a 33-18 loss to the Westfall Mustangs, the Bearcats were in the game, cutting away at the lead of the Scioto Valley Conference opponent. But, the special teams bug bit them and the game didn't go the way of the Bearcats.
But now it's week six and a new opponent waits for PV as they return to their home field for the first time since week two: the Adena Warrirors.
Adena (2-0, 2-3) is coming off a huge win against the previously undefeated Southeastern Panthers (4-1) by a score of 46-0. Adena began the season 0-3, including a week one loss to the McClain Tigers. MHS also defeated the Bearcats in week three.
"Adena is the best team we will see up to this point," Paint Valley head coach Pete Hollon said. "No disrespect to any of our opponents we've had this season, but Adena has tied it all together.
"When they played Southeastern, Adena took away their speed and kept it in-between the tackles. They are a junior-senior dominated team, and they are good."
Against SE last week, the Warriors led 33-0 at halftime. The Warriors had 317 yards on the ground against the Panthers.
Leading the Adena attack this season is Reid Hutchison, who had 179 yards on 31 carries in week five. QB Kirk Yates had 34 yards passing (1 of 2).
"They've been on a good cycle with athletes," Hollon said. "This group of kids have been successful, and when you play them this season, you better be ready to strap up your chin strap."
As for the Bearcats, they are still winless on the season but did show signs of improvement last week in a loss to Westfall, 33-18.
"The biggest thing with our improvement is it must carry over to the practice field," Hollon said. "Losing will cause bad practices and we have been stagnant at times when practicing. We need to bring the confidence gained from last week into our practices and make them more spirited."
But Hollon, again, spoke about how tough the Warriors are, even though they started off the season 0-3.
"Their non-league schedule was brutal," he said. "They did shutout Southeastern and beat Zane Trace by three points in the league, but look at their non-league schedule. They played Washington and East Clinton and the points they allowed weren’t necessarily the fault of the defense."
Adena will get their linebackers up the field and use a front of four to five players.
"Their front four or five do a tremendous job of protecting their linebackers," Hollon said. "The way they do that is a huge concern for us."
This will be the Bearcats' first home game since week two. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
Last week, in a 33-18 loss to the Westfall Mustangs, the Bearcats were in the game, cutting away at the lead of the Scioto Valley Conference opponent. But, the special teams bug bit them and the game didn't go the way of the Bearcats.
But now it's week six and a new opponent waits for PV as they return to their home field for the first time since week two: the Adena Warrirors.
Adena (2-0, 2-3) is coming off a huge win against the previously undefeated Southeastern Panthers (4-1) by a score of 46-0. Adena began the season 0-3, including a week one loss to the McClain Tigers. MHS also defeated the Bearcats in week three.
"Adena is the best team we will see up to this point," Paint Valley head coach Pete Hollon said. "No disrespect to any of our opponents we've had this season, but Adena has tied it all together.
"When they played Southeastern, Adena took away their speed and kept it in-between the tackles. They are a junior-senior dominated team, and they are good."
Against SE last week, the Warriors led 33-0 at halftime. The Warriors had 317 yards on the ground against the Panthers.
Leading the Adena attack this season is Reid Hutchison, who had 179 yards on 31 carries in week five. QB Kirk Yates had 34 yards passing (1 of 2).
"They've been on a good cycle with athletes," Hollon said. "This group of kids have been successful, and when you play them this season, you better be ready to strap up your chin strap."
As for the Bearcats, they are still winless on the season but did show signs of improvement last week in a loss to Westfall, 33-18.
"The biggest thing with our improvement is it must carry over to the practice field," Hollon said. "Losing will cause bad practices and we have been stagnant at times when practicing. We need to bring the confidence gained from last week into our practices and make them more spirited."
But Hollon, again, spoke about how tough the Warriors are, even though they started off the season 0-3.
"Their non-league schedule was brutal," he said. "They did shutout Southeastern and beat Zane Trace by three points in the league, but look at their non-league schedule. They played Washington and East Clinton and the points they allowed weren’t necessarily the fault of the defense."
Adena will get their linebackers up the field and use a front of four to five players.
"Their front four or five do a tremendous job of protecting their linebackers," Hollon said. "The way they do that is a huge concern for us."
This will be the Bearcats' first home game since week two. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]