The
Locker Room
September
5, 2001
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Week Two by Ardent Cougar Friday, September 7 - Petersburg Crimson Wave (Home): Series:
PC
leads 4-0, having won each game by at least 10 points, including 2
shutouts. The average score has been 39-7.
Petersburg plays in the Central Region, as a member of the Central District. Last season was not kind to the Crimson Wave, as they finished 3-7. This is a key team to watch the rest of this season, as they are AAA (giving 12 VSHL points for a win), and play a full AAA schedule (except for PC), so if the Cougars beat Petersburg, every game they win against those AAA opponents would give PC a rider point. The offense looks even better than last year, despite the absence of Frank Cobbs, Jeff King, Mike Alderman, etc. QB/CB Alan Wheeling is a strong, intelligent team leader. Josh Calfee looks as powerful as ever, leaving potential tacklers in the dust. With Greg Cobbs and Jeremy Porter in the backfield as well, it's a quadruple-headed monster. Add some timely passes to TE Matt Roan, and you have the picture of a very formidable ground attack, that can be 'seasoned' with a few trips to the air, should teams stack 8 or 9 men on the line. The defense has not been tested against a good passing attack yet, so it's probably too early to say much, there. But, the run defense looks solid, and special teams do as well. I must say that I expected something of a dropoff this season, because of the Seniors we lost. Both in the 'preseason' and in the first game, I have seen no such dropoff. I have
seen what appears to be - an even better team.
Week One Review - Friday, August 31 - Tazewell Bulldogs (Away): The Cougars looked extremely sharp, in blasting a Tazewell team that really did not beat itself. It was simply a case of a steamrolling. Josh Calfee had 4 TDs, and almost 200 rushing yards, on only 9 carries, in just over 3 quarters of offensive play. One of his scores came on a 52-yard screen pass. Alan Wheeling returned a punt 54 yards for a TD. Jeremy Porter scored as well. When was the last time a PC QB (Wheeling) passed for 3-digit yardage? When was the last time a Cougar running back (Derrick Burks) came in for "mop-up duty", and rushed for 100 yards, including a pair of scores? The Cougars beat the 'Dawgs' in every phase of the game. The 59-0 lead was the biggest in PC history, and if not for a 78-yard TD run by Tazewell with under a minute to go, this would have been the greatest margin of victory. Instead, the 52-point margin is tied for second, and the 59 points scored is also in second place. Wish
the Bulldogs luck for the rest of the season, as 7 of their games could
mean rider points for PC.
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