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OCTOBER 6, 2016 THE ADVOCATE
Efficient Eagles Pop Patriots GHS Scores On 8 Of First 9 Possessions In 56-29 Victory By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor
The Eagles Tyrin Stone picks off a pass intended for the Patriots Zion Hester in Friday night’s District 19-5A battle at GISD Athletic Complex. Georgetown defeated East View, 56-29, to take a 4-1 edge in the all-time series between the two cross-town rivals. Photo by Russell Rinn.
East View Looking To Run The Table In Final Four Games By Jon Whittemore Advocate Correspondent
After losing to crosstown rival Georgetown, 56-29, last Friday night at the GISD Athletic Complex, East View looks to shore up a defense that is allowing 39 points per game in district play and reestablish its ground attack during this last month of the season. The points per game average includes a shutout against Bastrop Cedar Creek on Friday, Sept. 23. The Patriots now stand at 2-4 for the season and 1-3 in 19-5A competition. District games remaining are against Pflugerville Connally, Hutto, Elgin and Bastrop. With three district loses already, realistically their chances for post-season play are slight. However, to talk to the coach, winning out is a realistic goal. “We believe that we have a good offense if we can run the ball and stay patient,” coach Rob Davies said. “Against Georgetown we got behind early and resorted to passing (28 second half attempts) trying to score quickly and win the game. We scored 29 and just need to tackle and cover better from here on out. I believe that we can win the rest.” That campaign will begin at home at 7:30 p.m. Friday when the Patriots tackle unbeaten Pflugerville Connally, the district's surprise team to date. The Cougars were a consensus pick to finish sixth in the final standings. However, Connally, under Jason Cecil, have rolled off five consecutive victories, including wins over district opponents Hutto (35-30), Elgin (28-14) and Bastrop (42-21). EV cont. on B6
Georgetown’s Beau Corrales is brought down by the Patriots Mark Rodriguez in Friday’s rivalry game in Georgetown. Corrales caught 11 passes for 165 yards and 3 touchdowns. Photo by Russell Rinn.
Statistically, Georgetown is scoffing at those long-held beliefs that ball-control football is the key to success. The Eagles are 4-0 in District 19-5A after bouncing arch-rival East View, 56-29, this past Friday night at the GISD Athletic Complex. In those four victories, coach Jason Dean's Eagles have outscored the opposition by an average of 22 points a game despite running a combined total of 83 fewer plays than the opposition, including a scrimmage play differential of 28 in the victory over the Patriots. GHS has been outgained in three of those four contests. "We're being efficient with our offense," GHS coach Jason Dean said recently. In the win over East View, GHS scored seven touchdowns on 52 scrimmage plays, including four touchdown passes. That's a touchdown every 7.4 plays. The Patriots averaged a touchdown every 20 snaps, not counting kicks. Georgetown, 6-0 on the season, led 42-8 late in the first half, putting the Patriots (2-4, 1-3 in 19-5A) in the uncomfortable position of having to ditch their usually potent running attack for the passing of senior quarterback Cameron Nowell, who rallied to the challenge with 27 completions in 45 attempts for 282 yards. "We got off to a great start," Dean said of an offense that scored on eight of its first nine possessions. "We did what we wanted. Defensively, we gave up yardage, but we made the stops when we needed to. We also took advantage of a pair of turnovers." The presence of veteran quarterback Chandler Herman and standout receiver Beau Corrales, who at times this season looks like Bull Corrales, and multi-purpose junior Caden Leggett working behind a strong line make offensive efficiency much-more likely. "We played really well tonight," Herman said. "Chandler was very accurate and efficient (23 of 30 for 267 yards)," Dean elaborated. "We had possibly our best running game of the season, and Luiz Diaz continued to kick the ball well. As for stopping their running game (especially sophomore Zion Hester on the edge), we worked hard all week on that area." "We worked on the stretch play and pretty well knew what they were going to do," GHS defensive coordinator David Patterson said. The Eagles have moved up to No. 9 in The Old Coach 5A rankings and held steady at 13 in Texas Football's Top 25. They also improved in The Associated Press Class 5A balloting, standing 12th in points, but still 17 points from cracking the top 10. The road to the playoffs for the Eagles will get much tougher over the final four starts of the season. They face Rouse (3-2, 2-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bible Stadium in Leander before returning home to face Cedar Park (5-0, 3-0) on Friday, Oct. 14. They visit last-place Bastrop Cedar Creek on Friday, Oct. 21, take Oct. 28 off, and then close the regular season at home against Pflugerville Connally on. Nov. 4. "We've got to stay focused," Herman said. "We’re confident, but we know these games are going to be tough. We need to play hard and stay sharp." Dean sees the Rouse Raiders as a tough opponent—especially on the road. The GHS cont. on B7