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re: West Monroe 28 Leesville 7
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:38 pm to wmrebel74
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:38 pm to wmrebel74
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After tonight, Im not sure b/c early on we looked great with him at fullback ,but in the third and fourth Talton looked great running from fullback but Abrams couldnt get the ball b/c Banks was horrible.
Talton looked fantastic. He is a bull. It just seems our offense works better when we have that extra speed and breakaway ability at FB. I've felt this way about our offense for a long time, and Stone said he thought we looked better with Abrams there too.
Of course, it would be nice if we could pull it and pitch it and actually run a TRIPLE option. You're right about that.
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Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:38 pm to JJ27
JJ27 I really wish you could have watched a Temple game last year. That post on page one was great.
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:39 pm to wmrebel74
BTW, Cajunrocks did Leesville all have screw in cleats on? They were slipping and sliding everywhere.
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:40 pm to JJ27
I heard Thomas's name alot but every play I heard Samer Magoub on the tackle (he's 43). The entire d-line looked sloppy tonight.
Brassel and Lay on the other hand looked great. If Brassel wanted he could be a big time college prospect ,but Ive heard he just doesnt wanna play college football.
Brassel and Lay on the other hand looked great. If Brassel wanted he could be a big time college prospect ,but Ive heard he just doesnt wanna play college football.
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:41 pm to JJ27
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They were slipping and sliding everywhere.
Especially Stallworth.
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:43 pm to CROWN N COKE
Ford slipped and fell at least 4 times in the first quarter.
Stallworth looked very timid out there. He looked very fast when he took off but anytime he was going to get hit he either slid or ducked out of bounds. One time on the Rebel sideline he hopped backwards nearly 3 yards and ducked out of bounds to avoid contact.
Stallworth looked very timid out there. He looked very fast when he took off but anytime he was going to get hit he either slid or ducked out of bounds. One time on the Rebel sideline he hopped backwards nearly 3 yards and ducked out of bounds to avoid contact.
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:48 pm to wmrebel74
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Stallworth looked very timid out there
I'm not the judge of talent that SEC coaches are. But he doesn't look SEC at all to me. He has the body type of a slot receiver, yet he acts like he is scared to death most of the time.
Posted on 9/6/08 at 11:55 pm to JJ27
173 yds is 173 yds no matter which way you slice it. Sure most of it came on one run but that can be said for half the RB recruits in the country who break 1 big run and have high stats for a game. WM is a great team and 173 yds is something to be proud of against them.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:08 am to tigerbill002
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173 yds is 173 yds no matter which way you slice it
Cedric Bensen and Jacob Hester are the only RBs that have more yards against WM that I remember. Hester had over 200 yards his junior year at WM.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:08 am to CROWN N COKE
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They were slipping and sliding everywhere
my guess is that they weren't used to the turf at Rebel Stadium.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:11 am to GatorTrunk
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Cedric Bensen and Jacob Hester are the only RBs that have more yards against WM that I remember. Hester had over 200 yards his junior year at WM.
Benson only had around 120-130. Ford had more than he did. The one that lit WM up was Jesse Burton from Natchitoches Central. He ran for 310 I believe, maybe more. He went on to play at McNeese.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:11 am to bwallcubfan
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my guess is that they weren't used to the turf at Rebel Stadium.
Because they had on screw in cleats. You have to wear a softer cleat on the turf or actual turf shoes.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:13 am to Born to be a Tiger
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JJ27 I really wish you could have watched a Temple game last year. That post on page one was great.
Thank you. I really appreciate it. Since you and Crown N Coke enjoyed them, I'll try and do the same every week for the WM games.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:14 am to JJ27
Oh i got ya
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:16 am to bwallcubfan
I spent the entire game sitting with Dez Abrams, older brother of Ladarius. He said Ladarius is really trying to get his ACT score up. I really hope he can, because he will be a force at the college level. I enjoy watching him play the game.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:23 am to JJ27
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just don't see it. He was tackled for a loss atleast 5 times.
I was told that he had more carries and about 40 less yards. Also besides that long run he probably had about 70 yards.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:27 am to qb11288
This essentially sums up the game and makes what Ford did more impressive.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:38 am to JJ27
I wasn't clear on why Leesville scheduled that game. Cajun says there's about 3 to 4 Divison 1 prospects on this team, I disagree and they need a coach.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 12:42 am to qb11288
There are 2 D1 players on that team tonight. Maybe the big lineman to make 3. I just don't see Stallworth making it in the SEC. He should try and go to a PAC 10 team. He's a great athlete, but man he looked scared to death of contact.
Posted on 9/7/08 at 2:21 am to JJ27
Article on game:
In Week 1 of the prep season, teams are expected to make some mistakes.
West Monroe and Leesville did just that, but the Rebels were able to lean on the wheels of running back LaDarius Abrams to prevail 28-7 over the No. 4 team in Class 4A.
Coming into the game, the chatter surrounded Leesville running back Michael Ford, who committed to LSU before the season.
Abrams’ first half performance compared to Ford’s, however, looked as though the West Monroe senior could run for LSU next season.
“I kind of came out and had a point to make going against one of the biggest backs in the state,” Abrams said. “Our defense did a great job of shutting them down. He broke a couple of runs in the second half. I can see why LSU offered him. He’s a good back, and he started breaking runs. I’m just glad we came out with the win.”
Abrams scored three of the four Rebel touchdowns with two coming in the first half.
The running back found the endzone first within the first three minutes of play. After a 20-yard run, Abrams finally punched in the first score on a one-yard run with 9:29 to play in the first quarter.
He followed with less than a minute to go in the quarter with a 27-yard run, followed by a five-yard rush and into the endzone on his third consecutive carry of the drive.
“That’s just LaDarius,” Shows said. “He’s been doing that for three years and runs hard. I was real pleased with the way he played.”
Leesville got on the board with five minutes to play in the second quarter, but not through its running game. Quarterback and Auburn commit Travante Stallworth sent a 22-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Mark to close the gap 14-7 going into the locker room at the half.
At that time, Abrams stood at 112 yards rushing compared to Ford’s 25 yards.
The running back, however, came out of halftime, breaking out into an 85-yard run on Leesville’s first possession of the second half only helping his cause. He would finish with 180 yards rushing.
“It took him a while to get into his rhythm,” Leesville coach Terence Williams said. “He missed all of last season, but he continues to compete. He’ll be patient and find what the defense gives him.”
That’s where the mental mistakes came in by the Rebel defense, allowing bigger runs in the second half.
West Monroe suffered from penalties, as did Leesville.
The Rebels finished the night with nine penalties for 75 yards, mainly coming from offsides on the defensive line.
“I thought two things defensively – we made too many penalties for them to move the ball,” Shows said. “We had them third and long several times, then they would make the first down. We’ve got to get better at third down.”
Fortunately for West Monroe, the Wampus Cats had mistakes of their own, failing to capitalize on favorable field position several times. After Ford’s 85-yard run to put Leesville on the six-yard line early in the second half, quarterback Stallworth suffered a sack by junior linebacker Robert Lay to force a fumble that was scooped up by linebacker David Eley and returned for a 75-yard touchdown.
A couple of botched snaps, as well as one West Monroe interception by sophomore defensive back JD Brown, denied Leesville of getting any closer to the Rebels, though the threat was felt.
“We made a lot of critical errors,” Williams said. “Our kids continued to fight. The defense played lights out. We had the ball in the endzone a couple of times and couldn’t capitalize. We have to learn to do that. Playing a team like West Monroe teaches us how to do that.”
In Week 1 of the prep season, teams are expected to make some mistakes.
West Monroe and Leesville did just that, but the Rebels were able to lean on the wheels of running back LaDarius Abrams to prevail 28-7 over the No. 4 team in Class 4A.
Coming into the game, the chatter surrounded Leesville running back Michael Ford, who committed to LSU before the season.
Abrams’ first half performance compared to Ford’s, however, looked as though the West Monroe senior could run for LSU next season.
“I kind of came out and had a point to make going against one of the biggest backs in the state,” Abrams said. “Our defense did a great job of shutting them down. He broke a couple of runs in the second half. I can see why LSU offered him. He’s a good back, and he started breaking runs. I’m just glad we came out with the win.”
Abrams scored three of the four Rebel touchdowns with two coming in the first half.
The running back found the endzone first within the first three minutes of play. After a 20-yard run, Abrams finally punched in the first score on a one-yard run with 9:29 to play in the first quarter.
He followed with less than a minute to go in the quarter with a 27-yard run, followed by a five-yard rush and into the endzone on his third consecutive carry of the drive.
“That’s just LaDarius,” Shows said. “He’s been doing that for three years and runs hard. I was real pleased with the way he played.”
Leesville got on the board with five minutes to play in the second quarter, but not through its running game. Quarterback and Auburn commit Travante Stallworth sent a 22-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Mark to close the gap 14-7 going into the locker room at the half.
At that time, Abrams stood at 112 yards rushing compared to Ford’s 25 yards.
The running back, however, came out of halftime, breaking out into an 85-yard run on Leesville’s first possession of the second half only helping his cause. He would finish with 180 yards rushing.
“It took him a while to get into his rhythm,” Leesville coach Terence Williams said. “He missed all of last season, but he continues to compete. He’ll be patient and find what the defense gives him.”
That’s where the mental mistakes came in by the Rebel defense, allowing bigger runs in the second half.
West Monroe suffered from penalties, as did Leesville.
The Rebels finished the night with nine penalties for 75 yards, mainly coming from offsides on the defensive line.
“I thought two things defensively – we made too many penalties for them to move the ball,” Shows said. “We had them third and long several times, then they would make the first down. We’ve got to get better at third down.”
Fortunately for West Monroe, the Wampus Cats had mistakes of their own, failing to capitalize on favorable field position several times. After Ford’s 85-yard run to put Leesville on the six-yard line early in the second half, quarterback Stallworth suffered a sack by junior linebacker Robert Lay to force a fumble that was scooped up by linebacker David Eley and returned for a 75-yard touchdown.
A couple of botched snaps, as well as one West Monroe interception by sophomore defensive back JD Brown, denied Leesville of getting any closer to the Rebels, though the threat was felt.
“We made a lot of critical errors,” Williams said. “Our kids continued to fight. The defense played lights out. We had the ball in the endzone a couple of times and couldn’t capitalize. We have to learn to do that. Playing a team like West Monroe teaches us how to do that.”
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