patrick henry shuts down pulaski 17-7
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PH barely lost last year(24-21 on the road) and this was a smart pick from local guy Robert Anderson, who is unbelievably good at picking SWVA football games. Curious to read about the game and see what happened to PC. It rained but they played on turf and if PH's field was anything like Salem's tonight they probably didn't suffer much for it. My uninformed guess would just be PH keyed on Thomas all game and didn't let him do anything.
Pulaski really hadn't played anyone up to this point. I see Pulaski finishing 7-3 maybe 6-4. They are no where near Salem and think they will probably drop the game to Blacksburg. Other possible loss could come to HV.
Actually it 21-14 p
actually it was 21-14 last year Pulaski co was flat tonight but I take nothing away from PH. They have good athletes and a good team. Who knows they might beat your mighty Salem to.
You must have me confused with someone else, I didn't say that wasn't possible or that Salem was better than either team.
In fact, neither of the 2 people who've actually talked about how good or bad PC is this year ITT are Salem fans.
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I expect good games from Blacksburg 10/7, PH 10/21, & Pulaski 11/4. A lot of speed from Blacksburg and PH with the games at SS on the turf. Pulaski is strong upfront and they are a big rival.
Robert Anderson is right on the local picks almost 90% of the time. I think I should start sending him my pick em every week to get help!
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IF their line can hold up, Blacksburg's passing game might give Salem some trouble, with Burnette still out. But given how suspect the Bruins' D is, and the fact that they lost to Hidden Valley tonight, I don't foresee them hanging in for long against the Spartans.
PH did key on Thomas but PC didn't do much to confuse them either. If their QB would have run the ball a little more he had some room but PC seemed content on keep giving it to Thomas in hopes he would break one. It just didn't happen.Same formations and same play time after time. Their only touchdown drive was after a fake punt and a 4th down conversion. PH was more physical up front on both sides of the ball.
I saw the game as an old-fashioned defensive struggle. Both teams didn't play up to their potential but that was due to excellent defensive play on both sides.
PHs defensive front did a great job slowing down the Pulaski running attack, and their passing defense was solid. PHs linebacker #20 seemed to shoot the gaps at the right time to stop Pulaski's runners. Except for the one TD drive for Pulaski in the 3rd, PH contained Pulaski's attack.
On the other side, Pulaski's defense did an excellent job keeping PH in front of them. With the exception of two big scoring plays, their defense kept PHs skill players in check.
My take away from this game was that if both teams play defense like this as the season goes along and especially on the road in the playoffs, both will be just fine. If PH has to go on the road to NOVA or Richmond and plays defense as well as they played on Friday, they should come home with a win. I would say the same applies to Pulaski as well.
Neither defense should walk away from this game with their heads hung low.