Salem vs Louisa
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I too don’t know about 49 but I’m taking lions but 35-24. Hoping for good game and those freshman are awesome
Yes, anything can happen. However, I would be shocked if Louisa puts up 49 on the Spartans. Louisa has a lot of weapons and they'll have to use them without too many mistakes. Salem's defense is quite good. They are fast and very physical. All of Salem's secondary is a threat for a pick six. I think there were two last night. However, they can't blow coverages and Salem will definitely need to get some pressure on Louisa's QB. It's true that Hiter and Carter are amazing, especially for being freshmen. I also agree that Louisa's OL and DL could give Salem issues. However, offensively Salem doesn't need a bunch of 30yd+ plays. They want to control the clock with 3-4yd runs, avoid penalties and turnovers, and catch you sleeping a time or two with a deep pass or toss sweep to 4A's fastest player. I fully expect there to be a wrinkle or two from the playbook, but mostly Salem is going to play smash mouth football and try to out-execute Louisa.
I do understand that last year was last year and these are two different teams, but last year's score was 55-7 Salem. It deserves some consideration no matter how small
"Salem as an underdog" playoff threads are always hilarious. Love watching some of you come out of the woodwork for these predictions like you're Jimmy the Greek.
I would be completely flabbergasted if Salem gives up 49
Salem has seen two very very good offenses--Martinsburg and Patrick Henry. Salem did lose those games but there will be no talent shock. This team has seen talent. The question has to be asked, has Louisa been on the field against a team as talented as Salem.
Not this year. Salem is more than capable of winning this game. Louisa is beatable at home in the playoffs.
I highly doubt their offense is better than Martinsburg. Or as good as Martinsburg in general.
The Salem-PH game wasn’t about talent, it was all coaching.. Salem coaches chose the wrong game plan, period, and they didn’t waiver from it even though it wasn’t working!! If Salem doesn’t open the play book and mix it up, Louisa may win by 50. If Salem tries to run the tackles like they did against PH, this game will be ugly
Coach Patrick does a good job using his two stars. I know scores don't matter, but last year was last year and these two freshman were not on the field so that should be considered is PH only gave up 7 to Salem. PH Albemarle score was 39-28 (we scored 69 on Albemarle) this Lion offense yes has a lot of penalties, but man can they score!
And Cave Spring beat PH 34-28. Then Salem beat Cave Spring the very next week 42-7. Transitive scores don't work. Each game is different. A solid player has a bad night. Fumbles the ball or the refs catch the hold you've been getting away with on a long score. No different the yr Louisa beat Dinwiddie and Dinwiddie beat Salem. Then Salem beats Louisa.
Exactly! Well said. Matchups in 2017 played a major factor.
Comparing scores means absolutely nothing . It’s all about who executed the most.
I was surprised you lost that game. I was expecting a great rematch in the title gameEhhhh ..don’t remind me
Louisa was a very good team and we were not physical enough to handle their rugby scrum offense. Bell worked us over and the Lions defense kept P. Pope and the rushing game in check. Also Brandon Smith must have made 50 tackles.
That first half we had to adjust to that offense in the 2nd half we scored 4 TDs but two were called back for holding
Yep. We threw the ball well all game. Salem and Ramsey did run the ball on Louisa.
When Ramsey was in the right frame of mind he could have ran for 200 yards against anybody including some college teams. Not throwing shade, but the had lightening and pissed it away. Not sure why it happened, but it's a dang shame.
Ramsey was the most impressive player ive seen in person.
Yea, one of the best if not the best I've seen. Strange how things turned out. His brother had a great career at VMI and was always model citizen
Remember talking with one Robert Anderson not long ago, called Ramsey arguably the area's biggest "what if?". Kid had Sunday potential.
Still my favorite individual play of all the Salem football I've ever seen. 7 Cburg players physically contacted him, another 2 were within arm's length.
Still my favorite individual play of all the Salem football I've ever seen. 7 Cburg players physically contacted him, another 2 were within arm's length.
Great video. Just crazy good. Lewis is actually faster than Ramsey but Ramsey 15/20 pounds heavier and stronger and could break tackles better.
They let him play DE one year across from his brother because Salem had a senior TB and his brother was the FB (2015, when DeAngelo was a soph). 8.5 sacks and twice as many TFL, an absolute menace on the outside.
Drove me up a wall he wasn't even all-region because of the "you scratch my back, I scratch yours" way coaches do all-region/all-state stuff. Kid was arguably the best DE in the state that year, too.
Drove me up a wall he wasn't even all-region because of the "you scratch my back, I scratch yours" way coaches do all-region/all-state stuff. Kid was arguably the best DE in the state that year, too.
I say that because Salem ain’t much between the tackles vs decent teams. Sure they can blow it up against W Albemarle, and those caliber teams, Video I have watched on Louisa, their O line does a good job getting push on the D line, that coupled with a dynamic running back = trouble..If Salem goes in there and tries to run the between the tackles, there’s gonna be a lot of 3 and outs. Salem needs to figure out how to get all that speed the ball.. Spread the field, create lanes and let Lewis feed!
It's a shame that DeAngelo Ramsey chose to not play defense after his sophomore year. He would literally not try any time the coaches put him out there until they stopped even trying. He had crazy talent on the defensive side of the ball that went untapped.
@Shabutie I had heard about similar transgression about Ramsey I know this may be a bit of a fragile question, but why would Coach Magenbauer put up with that type of attitude. Stud or not it's seems very uncharacteristic of the Salem coaching staff. I know it's water under the bridge now; however, I have worked with troubled kids for 34 years and it seems a lack of accountability may have led to Deangelos ultimate self destruction. I promise I have the utmost respect for the Salem program and am not trying start anything. Sad to see such talent go astray.
You missed out on Phillip Sims , Justin Hunter, Curtis Grant, Desmond Coble, Dominique Davenport etc
If your talking strictly running back wise, Henderson & Patrick Mills are the best Running Backs I’ve ever seen at the high school level
Correct if I'm wrong but those are the same caliber teams Louisa has played. All season So yes it's going to look like they are doing a good job. Louisa may win the game. Im expecting a much closer game.
he was suspended for the season after like 2 games his junior yr. I would say that should straighten up most kids. Then he didn't come straight in and play a lot of snaps his Sr yr. It wasn't until the playoffs when he started getting the bulk of the load
In all my years, I have never seen a running back at the high school level that was better than Henderson. He looked like a man among boys when he ran the ball.
I’ll take Macho Harris at RB! Best athlete I’ve ever seen,on the football field,is Allen Iverson!