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Thursday, September 12, 2013
The County Times
Sports
CHS Freshmen Lose But Show Potential Michele Stratton Contributing Writer Opening the season with a 20-0 loss wasn’t how the Chopticon High School Braves Freshmen expected things to go. Unfortunately, the Cougars of Thomas Stone High School brought their A-game right from kick-off Saturday morning and never let up. Lacking a strong defense and giving up a huge punt return are hard to overcome for any team. The Braves offense started turning things around in the second half but turn-overs cost them some good scoring opportunities. Things really started clicking for the Braves defense in the fourth quarter, but unfortunately it was too late to overcome the bite of the Cougars. “It wasn’t the result we’d hoped for. We will hopefully be making some changes on special teams and try to eliminate the mental mistakes,” said first year Freshmen Head Coach Nick Kamp. “I definitely think we have the players to have a great season, as long as they start showing their full potential in practice.” Coach Kamp noted offensive and defensive player Luke Dalton as one to watch. He also likes what he’s seeing from the entire offensive line. Chopticon Football Head Coach Anthony Lisanti was on the sidelines watching his team’s future. “They have a lot of fundamentals to work on, but they are freshmen so it’s expected.” He, too, noted the improvement during the second half. Coach Kamp’s assistant coach for Freshmen is Dave Barnes, a second year coach at Chopticon. The JV went on to beat Thomas Stone 28-8 while the Varsity recorded a 28-14 loss to the Cougars.
Photos By Frank Marquart