In the second half, and I don't have any numbers as far as time of possession goes, but we really controlled the ball. We had a 98-yard drive after the interception and took control on both sides of the ball.
We did a lot of good things tonight. Our backs ran hard and (junior quarterback) Gavin (Johnston) did a good job of running the offense. And our defense shut them down in the second half.
In Coal City's previous game, they ran that play where they put a guy in motion and then threw the screen. Dylan read the play and came up with the interception. That was the dagger.
Dylan has only played football for two years after transferring in from Minnesota. We were a little disappointed in that penalty. We weren't happy to start on our 10.
On that play, you have to give Coal City's safety credit. We planned earlier to use that play and we kept our tight end to block. Carpenter noticed that and drifted over to the middle of the field for the interception. We dug ourselves a tough hole but we survived.
We were pretty upset with our defense letting them get a quick score and then recover the onside kick. It was a lapse of concentration on our part.
We're elated to be 3-1 right now. We've got very young team that's still learning things on a weekly basis. It's been several years since we've made the playoffs, and we like where we're at now.
