SOC2: West (5-0) @ Waverly (0-5)

[fan4sure]

what class coach T showed last night 1st and goal from the 1 yrd. line with over a minute and had his JVs just take a knee to run the clock out, if he wanted his JVs to score just to run the score up last night would have been his chance but his class prevailed.

[Roadrunner]

It was west's night without question. Good luck in your quest for the soc2 crown and the postseason.

[smurray]

There was 1:19 left when they took the first knee and that did show class. Having Pendleton and others in the game in the 4th quarter was flat out stupid unless there was no worry of getting them hurt against a bunch of middle school students (Boonedawg reference). In all seriousness most Waverly fans knew it was going to be a long night. I really don't understand the claims of Waverly running up scores on people in the past. Waverly's two good years with Walls at QB never saw the Tigers beat up on West like West did last night. I'm not saying West ran up the score, I don't think they did. I just don't think they should have had some key starters in the game in the 4th quarter.

With the beating Burg put on Minford it looks like West shouldn't have a problem with the Falcons and the league is coming down to a battle of the orange & black. I know Valley is undefeated so we'll see how they respond to their first real test.

Our prayers go up for Waverly's Devin Kelly (QB) as he suffered a severe concussion last night. We pray it's nothing more serious.

Hopefully other key players recover from injuries that kept them out last night as well.

[Boonedawg]

Your taking my comment the complete opposite way. But whatever.

[Trivium5]

My only complaint from last nights game was when West was up big before half, they called a timeout with less than two minutes to play and kept passing the ball to try and score. Then once they didn't get a first down or stopped the clock, they called a timeout knowing that they were getting the ball starting the second half. West has terrible sportsmanship and always has. Waverly never ran the score up on anyone. Coach Wright has too much respect to do that for any team that they play, especially to a team who is having a down year. It was pitiful watching West running the score up. Instead of passing and calling timeouts to try and score before halftime, why not just run the clock out? You get the ball at halftime. I mean really? Total disrespect for your program and coaches. Especially keeping your starters in during the 4th quarter. If that isn't running up the score, I don't know what is. I have lost all respect for Portsmouth West.

[westsidelarry]

where does people get that west runs up the score?i guess once the varsity goes up 7-0 we need to bring the freshmen in.

[SSU Grad]

My only complaint from last nights game was when West was up big before half, they called a timeout with less than two minutes to play and kept passing the ball to try and score. Then once they didn't get a first down or stopped the clock, they called a timeout knowing that they were getting the ball starting the second half. West has terrible sportsmanship and always has. Waverly never ran the score up on anyone. Coach Wright has too much respect to do that for any team that they play, especially to a team who is having a down year. It was pitiful watching West running the score up. Instead of passing and calling timeouts to try and score before halftime, why not just run the clock out? You get the ball at halftime. I mean really? Total disrespect for your program and coaches. Especially keeping your starters in during the 4th quarter. If that isn't running up the score, I don't know what is. I have lost all respect for Portsmouth West.

LOL !!!!!! At some point in time Waverly has to step-up and play..It's not the fault of the West players and/or coaches that your program has fallen apart..Coaches should never !!!!!!!!! tell their players to stop trying and playing hard.. The objective of the game is to score TD's. Don't ever blame a team for trying to score, especially in the first half.. If the game is that far out of control that early in the game then there is a problem with your team, not ours....My advise: don't blame West,look inside your program if you want to find the causes of the faults and you will find the answers !!

[Dundas]

My only complaint from last nights game was when West was up big before half, they called a timeout with less than two minutes to play and kept passing the ball to try and score. Then once they didn't get a first down or stopped the clock, they called a timeout knowing that they were getting the ball starting the second half. West has terrible sportsmanship and always has. Waverly never ran the score up on anyone. Coach Wright has too much respect to do that for any team that they play, especially to a team who is having a down year. It was pitiful watching West running the score up. Instead of passing and calling timeouts to try and score before halftime, why not just run the clock out? You get the ball at halftime. I mean really? Total disrespect for your program and coaches. Especially keeping your starters in during the 4th quarter. If that isn't running up the score, I don't know what is. I have lost all respect for Portsmouth West.

Short memory?

2009: Waverly-53 VC-6

[Trivium5]

Dundas, VC wasn't good that year, at all. Waverly just did the same thing West did. They scored. VC had no answer. So just like, SSU Grad said, don't blame the kids for scoring touchdowns. It's the other teams fault. VC was bad, Waverly was decent. Now the tides have turned and Waverly got it handed to them. Either way, that drive wouldn't have mattered. Waverly was in for it as soon as the game even began. Many people knew it.

[Dundas]

I have no problem with teams running up the score. By the looks of your earlier post, you were complaining thats what happened to the Tigers last night. I was simply pointing out the fact that your team has done the same thing therefore you really have no room to complain.

[Westfan]

First we hear it cause we score in the 4th quarter, now we shouldn't score before halftime? :12223 What a joke.

Waverly is bad. That isn't West's fault. They have been better than everyone they have played this year. Coach is responsible for getting his team ready to win a gold football and playoff games. You don't do that by pulling your starters early every game and worrying about poor Waverly.

[Trooper]

The same people who support a coach for playing his starters in the 4th quarter of a 50 point blowout, using the "getting them ready for playoffs" reasoning, will be the same ones who bash him if one of those starters gets injured while playing in the 4th quarter of a 50 point blowout.

[Black@Orange]

My only complaint from last nights game was when West was up big before half, they called a timeout with less than two minutes to play and kept passing the ball to try and score. Then once they didn't get a first down or stopped the clock, they called a timeout knowing that they were getting the ball starting the second half. West has terrible sportsmanship and always has. Waverly never ran the score up on anyone. Coach Wright has too much respect to do that for any team that they play, especially to a team who is having a down year. It was pitiful watching West running the score up. Instead of passing and calling timeouts to try and score before halftime, why not just run the clock out? You get the ball at halftime. I mean really? Total disrespect for your program and coaches. Especially keeping your starters in during the 4th quarter. If that isn't running up the score, I don't know what is. I have lost all respect for Portsmouth West.

What do you want us to do? We ran 2 offensive plays, 1 of them was a penalty against West. And we was up 21-0. Should we have pulled our starters with 6:30 left in the first qt.? Tell you're team to man up, and quit _itching! If we played our games the way you ladies would want us to, none of our starters would have played in the second half of any games.

[westsidelarry]

amen black@orange

[westsidelarry]

i for one say blow out every opponent.ive seen west get blown out more than once. now its our turn.proud to be a REAL WEST SIDER

[Westfan]

The same people who support a coach for playing his starters in the 4th quarter of a 50 point blowout, using the "getting them ready for playoffs" reasoning, will be the same ones who bash him if one of those starters gets injured while playing in the 4th quarter of a 50 point blowout.

He's the coach and he knows what he needs to do. You can't simulate game conditions in practice. You have to play against competition and scout yourself. That's how you get better. Continually pulling your starters early will not work later in the year.

[fan4sure]

oh boo hoo to all you waverly cry babies, sounds just like rock hill all over, lets play some football and let the kids play. Its not the offense who needs to stop the scoring that is the defenses job. I know, the next time this lop-sided scoring fest happens lets use OUR DEFENSE to stop OUR OFFENSE, you think the opposing team coaches would go for that? Just a thought, that way it may stop the crying. Of course your team would not get to play the 2nd half.

[crazymidgets]

I didnt think west ran the score up! they could have thats for sure, until these kids start hitting and quit arm tackling then they arent going to stop any team. On offense we have tried to pound the ball since game 1 it hasnt worked always heard the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again expecting different results, we can move the football and I would like to see us spread it in the shotgun and get back to the short passing game hitches quick outs and screens and run the ball on the zone reads. (31 and 32 and then a fade isnt very effective, i understand its the receivers call make them stop } this is a forum and im giving my opinion on what I would do though I know it doesnt mean crap just what I see as would be effective.
The young Qb number 8 throws a very nice soft football, though we didnt catch it was on the money play after play, he is big, talented sees the field well and though just a soph understands the game. We are down no disguising it but there is still a lot of optimism for the next couple of yrs for Waverly football. GO TIGERS

[BigBlueNation]

Before people start whining about stuff they need to know what they are talking about almost all the starters were out at the end of the 3rd quarter Pendleton,Ratcliff played a series and a starter on defense played some offense for the first time this season people whining about us throwing the ball in the second quarter is ridiculous it would of not mattered what we done your defense could not stop.The bad thing in the game was the officiating it was terrible we had more penalty yards in the 1st half than the tigers had yards.
I hope the players that got hurt are going to be alright they took some big hits.I would like to say we have not ran the score up on any team we have played this season the late scores have came from the jv,the jv kids get beat on all week when they get there chance to play you cannot tell not to play hard.PROUD TO BE A WEST SIDER.

[B-dawg79]

Before people start whining about stuff they need to know what they are talking about almost all the starters were out at the end of the 3rd quarter Pendleton,Ratcliff played a series and a starter on defense played some offense for the first time this season people whining about us throwing the ball in the second quarter is ridiculous it would of not mattered what we done your defense could not stop.The bad thing in the game was the officiating it was terrible we had more penalty yards in the 1st half than the tigers had yards.
I hope the players that got hurt are going to be alright they took some big hits.I would like to say we have not ran the score up on any team we have played this season the late scores have came from the jv,the jv kids get beat on all week when they get there chance to play you cannot tell not to play hard.PROUD TO BE A WEST SIDER.

all i know is all the defensive starters were still in at the beginning of the fourth