IBLEEDPURPLE
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1. IT WAS HOT
2. IT WAS REALLY HOT
3. Did I mention how hot it was??
Anyway - Here are a few of my observations from the game last night:
Crowd: It looked like GP had about 250-300 fans on their side - our side was packed. I arrived about 6:00 and seating was sparse. The crowd was energetic and most people stood for Cherokee (all 100 times it was played)
The Game: I thought the boys looked good on both sides of the ball. Travis Miller looked good. He's a play maker. As long as he can stay injury free this year, I see him being a standout in the district - possibly the state. Receiver Jace Nelson can play some football! I believe he caught 12-15 passes last night (2 for touchdowns) - this kid is fast. Bertrand - looked good too. I think this offense looks VERY balanced.
Kicking game looks good this year too. One kickoff sailed all the way to the endzone and all extra points safely made their way in.
Defense stepped up and did an outstanding job. I don't think GP scored a first down until the 2nd Quarter. It was good to see PN-G come out strong and build a lead QUICK. My only concern was the second half. They seemed to have lost their passion that they had in the first half. They need to remember, there are 4 quarters of ball. We don't need to ease up and give any of our district opponents a chance to come back once we have built a lead. No disrespect to GP what so ever, but I was kind of surprised with what I was seeing on the field. It is very obvious they are struggling with a new system this year and this game put a big ole target on many of their weaknesses. I hope they will be able to bounce back and have a competitive year with the rest of their schedule.
Halftime - Our band took the field first (even though we were the home team). The Indian Band looked good. We were shown a portion of their new show this year and it looked pretty good. The sound was good and I liked the music choice. The twirlers did a really difficult routine and looked good. The Indianettes did a kick routine and I think there are many more girls this year than last year and I was equally impressed. The only thing that was spoken about by some folks sitting around me was the speed of Cherokee (or lack there of). I'm not gonna even get on that topic this year. It's already been noted in previous post last year that many of us are yearning to hear the faster, more staccato version heard in the 70's and 80's. Nevertheless -- as long as I'm hearing it at least 50 times during the game, I'm a happy camper.
The GP band did not perform. To give everyone an idea of exactly how hot it was, their superintendent got on the PA system to announce that "Due to the extreme heat conditions, The Gregory-Portland band would regretfully decline to perform their halftime show". This prompted a standing ovation from the crowd for our band, twirlers and drill team that were headed back to their place in the stands. Think about it folks...these young men and young women took the field to entertain us in heat conditions that were simply almost unbearable. A BIG THANK YOU to all those kids!!
Congratulations to the NDN's! Great job last night!!
2. IT WAS REALLY HOT
3. Did I mention how hot it was??
Anyway - Here are a few of my observations from the game last night:
Crowd: It looked like GP had about 250-300 fans on their side - our side was packed. I arrived about 6:00 and seating was sparse. The crowd was energetic and most people stood for Cherokee (all 100 times it was played)
The Game: I thought the boys looked good on both sides of the ball. Travis Miller looked good. He's a play maker. As long as he can stay injury free this year, I see him being a standout in the district - possibly the state. Receiver Jace Nelson can play some football! I believe he caught 12-15 passes last night (2 for touchdowns) - this kid is fast. Bertrand - looked good too. I think this offense looks VERY balanced.
Kicking game looks good this year too. One kickoff sailed all the way to the endzone and all extra points safely made their way in.
Defense stepped up and did an outstanding job. I don't think GP scored a first down until the 2nd Quarter. It was good to see PN-G come out strong and build a lead QUICK. My only concern was the second half. They seemed to have lost their passion that they had in the first half. They need to remember, there are 4 quarters of ball. We don't need to ease up and give any of our district opponents a chance to come back once we have built a lead. No disrespect to GP what so ever, but I was kind of surprised with what I was seeing on the field. It is very obvious they are struggling with a new system this year and this game put a big ole target on many of their weaknesses. I hope they will be able to bounce back and have a competitive year with the rest of their schedule.
Halftime - Our band took the field first (even though we were the home team). The Indian Band looked good. We were shown a portion of their new show this year and it looked pretty good. The sound was good and I liked the music choice. The twirlers did a really difficult routine and looked good. The Indianettes did a kick routine and I think there are many more girls this year than last year and I was equally impressed. The only thing that was spoken about by some folks sitting around me was the speed of Cherokee (or lack there of). I'm not gonna even get on that topic this year. It's already been noted in previous post last year that many of us are yearning to hear the faster, more staccato version heard in the 70's and 80's. Nevertheless -- as long as I'm hearing it at least 50 times during the game, I'm a happy camper.
The GP band did not perform. To give everyone an idea of exactly how hot it was, their superintendent got on the PA system to announce that "Due to the extreme heat conditions, The Gregory-Portland band would regretfully decline to perform their halftime show". This prompted a standing ovation from the crowd for our band, twirlers and drill team that were headed back to their place in the stands. Think about it folks...these young men and young women took the field to entertain us in heat conditions that were simply almost unbearable. A BIG THANK YOU to all those kids!!
Congratulations to the NDN's! Great job last night!!
