It seems we all got confused, we thought we were playing a certain San Antonio team on Friday (written Saturday morning), but we were wrong. When the name of the team came out, we guessed it was the team that went 0-11 last year, so it kind of seemed like they would be easy to deal with. All summer, our QB had looked great, in the 7v7 matches in the summer, where only the QB and his receivers compete against the secondary, the backs that guard the receivers, we were beating or keeping up with most of the schools we were matched up with. We had a scrimmage last week, and even there, we were able to run and pass at will, moving the ball easily.
Last night, it did not go well. I am not sure what happened, but many things were not right. The whole problem cannot be on our boy, he is one of five linemen, charged with keeping the trenches under control. There are technically 3-4 other experienced linemen, two other seniors, and two juniors. For some reason, the center from last year was trying to be a running back, so had disappeared from the line, one of the seniors just has a very bad attitude (coaches demoted him from his starter role), we think he only plays because his dad forces him, he is rarely motivated to do the right thing, even though on paper, he looks like a player that could go play D1 football. The other senior, a close friend of Mijo, has little self-esteem, always unsure of himself, but Mijo can inspire him, and together, they have done well. They play side by side, Mijo at guard, and this kid at tackle, they get the job done. The other junior, Mijo's sparring partner in wrestling, is another capable player and one of the smartest players on the team, but he has been fighting back problems, he keeps cramping or tightening up, so he is not 100% either. Last night, they were relying on four freshmen or new guys, and it did not go well.
The QB was running for his life all game long, and rarely had time to settle and read his receivers to throw good passes. Most of his passes looked short and weak, and there seemed to be no place to run. The other team was one dimensional, they could not pass at all, but they were running at will, rarely losing yards on any run play. They must have just run 3-4 different plays all game long, a sweep around the left side and straight between the line and most every time they would gain at least 4 yards. It was about as bad as playing those bigger school last year, and as we heard after, this team was a 6A school last year, and instead of 0-11, this school was really 5-6, so they knew how to win a few games.
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