Friday night (9/1) game updates

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Murphy-Greenwood, SC Raptors has been postponed till 2pm tomorrow. Any other cancellations?
 

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Andrews 21 Carolina Gladiators 0 2nd. Nothing to brag about but we need this. We gave last weeks game away. Coach Phillips is doing great things.
 
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Old maroon is your devils just lacking talent that they have had in the past???

I think it's just a combination of better opposition and bad luck, tonight , anyway. The WNCAC is a lot better than they were for a while there. And this team is talented and mature, but thin, like most 1A teams. #84, probably our best WR, went out early in the 1st, and it shows on offense. We have played a halfway-decent 3A team pretty much even, but a couple of bad calls and bad breaks really hurt. The pick-6 at the end of the 1st half will be the difference-maker, if we end up losing.
 
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NH 34, Swain 21. 2:20 or so to go in the game. #1(?) for NH turns the corner and takes it about 60 yards for the score on a 3rd and 7.
 
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NH 34, Swain 28, final.

Defense played superbly, except for the one long drive they gave up in the 3rd quarter. But the offense needs to figure out how to hang on to the ball. This is a 1-2 team that could easily be 3-0. If they learn the right lessons from these games, they could really go far.
 
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This is a better team, all around, than Swain has had since 2012-13. Defense and special-teams play have been outstanding. If they can stay healthy and settle down on offense, again... they could surprise some people.
 
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They already surprised me by losing to NH.

Me too. But NH these days is not the NH of old. They are actually learning how to play football, so that you can't just count on beating them in your sleep anymore. Speed really does kill, if you give it enough chances.
 

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Lol you got to be kidding . That's a team that got blew out by Hendersonville and barely beat a bad east Henderson team. This is a bad loss in every sense of the word
 
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Lol you got to be kidding . That's a team that got blew out by Hendersonville and barely beat a bad east Henderson team. This is a bad loss in every sense of the word

Every loss is a bad loss, but this one was one Swain gave away. Two INTs that resulted in scores (one a pick 6 that was just pure bad luck, and another that set up a gimme TD) turned a won game into a loss. And fumbles killed a promising drive or two. Except for allowing one long drive in the 3rd quarter, the D played well, and the offense even got untracked in the 2nd half. They played more than well enough to win.