If you have watched the first couple additions of the Gridiron review for 2011 you know I'm not afraid to express an opinion, though you will never see me attack anyone on a personal basis, it just makes no sense to do that at the prep level.
In week one, we learned that no matter who the faces are, things stay the same for the most part. You know Arundel will just plug and playwith personel and make you use calculators to compile the numbers. Yes, that was 57 points that Arundel put up in week one. Welcome to the system Mr. Hibbs. Did you see by the way what alums, Elko (Del. State), Harris (New Hampsire) and Lemon (Syracuse) did last week? As the great Ric Flair would say, To be the man, you have to beat the man.
Old Mill proved that a coaching change wouldn't effect their play as they defeated Broadneck at Lawrence E. Knight Stadium in Arnold. Rob Chesson carried 38 times, and the Patriots stout defense held Broadneck scoreless.
Southern fans chirp about Southern's offense all the time. One fan Friday night told Russ Meyers "you need to run some Alabama plays, not Navy plays", I remind that fan that Navy has been to eight-straight bowl games. He has fough the urge of the fans to change an offense which best suits Southern's smaller offensive line. The Bulldawgs rode the legs of Rhevon Bryan late to defeat Meade, 15-14, at Wingate Field in Harwood. Southern, 1-0, found itself trailing 14-7, thanks to four turnovers, and a key roughing the passer penalty that got Meade out a huge hole. They never swayed from what they do best and sophmore quarterback Corey Contee kept his poise and led the Bulldawgs from behind.
"We hung in there. Meade is a big, athletic group. The kids just played right til the end and I was happy with the way they hung in there,'' Meyers said.
South River rode a huge second half to pull away from Chesapeake. Common sense says you better beat Teams like Meade and South River early, because the more they get comfortable with what the new coaches are asking, the better they will be. Both have some terrific talent. Calvinaugh Jones of Meade and Lavon Chaney of South River will battle with Chesson for all-county honors. Big ups to Chesapeake and new coach Rob Elliott. The Cougars were much more competitive against one of the county favorites.
Northeast and Ken Fowler took some lumps last year, but, right out of the gate they showed great resolve in a 13-12 win over North County. They have no home field due to school construction, but the nomads of the county gridiron got a huge win to start the season.
We knew Spalding and AACS were riding positive momentum in previous classes of the MIAA standings, but, both had successful openers, though neither was facing an A or B Conference opponent respectively.
For those of you who don't get outside of the I-97 Corridor, beating a P.G. County powerhouse in Douglass is a great win for Mike Whittles team. You would be hard to find a guy who has been a better leader in adverse conditions then Whittles.
AACS rode the legs of former Dematha Stag Josh McPhearson, whose brothers played at Maryland and Illinois. AACS has figured this thing out. They defeated Severn, and a good battle down the road for the B Conference is shaping up with the Eagles and St. Mary's, whose new staff and another Lewnes, defeated St. Albans.
Week one on the youth level saw unfortunate ejections, but otherwise, an uneventful weekend. Lots of close wins and the debut of the Annapolis Boys & Girls Club in the AAYFA. Gridiron Review cameras will be out shooting highlights of Ft. Meade at GORC Friday night, and North County vs. Glen Burnie.
Questions or comments, rpmedh88@aacounty.org.
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