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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Football learns from losses
“It’s early in the season, so obviously all of our conference games are a big deal,” Davis said. “But we just need to keep our heads down and continue to improve.” Though the ‘Dogs didn’t come out on top Losing is not a common occurrence for the last weekend, the Bulldog defense committed Truman State football team, but during the sacks, forced fumbles and made plays. Junior first two games of the season, the Bulldogs defensive back Austin Zoda said the defense have fallen in back-to-back contests to Midran through the game western State Uniplan quite well and versity and Wayne executed plays the State University. way coaches wanted But instead of dropthe players to. Zoda ping their heads, the said the defense ‘Dogs have accepted came in clutch on the losses, learned third downs and said from their mistakes he is confident in the and used them as team’s ability to stop fuel for their home its opponents during opener this Saturday. these situations. Senior wide re“Especially on ceiver Felix Neboh the money [third] said though the ofdowns, we got the fense struggled durstops we needed,” ing the second half, Felix Neboh Zoda said. “We did a players took away Wide receiver good job of getting a lot of positives Devonte Black Aaron Hartfield them off the field.” the team will build 6 catches, 42 yards Zoda said the deon this week durQuarterback Running back fense did not make ing practice. He said 1 touchdown 153 yards any changes at half110 yards overall, the offense Joey Schenck time and remained really started to 2 touchdowns 55 yards per game physical through evclick against Wayne Wide receiver ery quarter. He said State, and that as a whole, the Bullhelped players build 5 catches, 36 yards dog defenders played their confidence. well together and During the first were aggressive durhalf, the Bulldog ing every play. offense scored 17 Overall, Zoda said points and held on to the defense’s execua 10-point lead going tion of the game plan into halftime against Luke Lamar improved between the Wayne State the first and second Austin Zoda Warriors. Neboh said Defensive back Austin Zoda games. He said the the offense’s running Defensive back 2 sacks defense did a much Defensive back game worked well better job of causing during the first half Isaiah Hinton 2 forced 35 tackles turnovers and getting until Wayne State Defensive line the ball back in Trumade adjustments Kade Young Kade Young man’s hands. to its defense. Neboh 1 sack Linebacker Zoda said aside said once these adLinebacker Brian Craft from winning, the justments were 2 recovered 26 tackles Bulldogs’ defense is made, the Bulldog Defensive line looking to force more wide receivers were 1 sack turnovers during given an opportunity this weekend’s game to make plays and against GLVC foe Miscatch passes beyond souri S&T. He said he the Warrior defense. thinks the team will cause more turnovers as He said once junior quarterback Devonte enough job putting pressure on Wayne level it is capable of against Wayne State. Davis said execution is the biggest focus the season progresses and thinks this will be Black started getting passes through, the State during the second half. Neboh said the offense’s biggest focus going into the going into the GLVC game Saturday. He said an important factor for the ‘Dogs this season. Bulldogs got into a rhythm offensively. The game was a tale of two halves team’s GLVC opener is executing every play, Missouri University of Science and Technol- Zoda said he is confident the defense will get with the Bulldog offense only scoring finishing every game strong and keeping ogy’s defense is talented and battle-tested, on the field and compete during every play. “If we compete every snap, we’ll be in every three points during the second half of composure when things aren’t going Tru- so he wants his players to be ready to go to work for 60 minutes. He said if the team con- game,” Zoda said. “If we compete like we did the game. Neboh said the offense didn’t man’s way. Offensive coordinator Jay Davis said tinues to improve and players keep working against Wayne State and have fun playing the play with enough intensity during the he agreed with Neboh that the offense like they have been, they will be successful. game, everything will work out.” second half.
COURTNEY STRAIT
Assistant Sports Editor tsusportseditor@gmail.com
“We got too lackadaisical in the second half,” Neboh said. “Then, once bad plays started happening, we started to panic. We didn’t know how to react.” Neboh, who scored his first collegiate touchdown against Wayne State, said though the atmosphere did not affect the team’s play, the offense did not do a good
got into a nice rhythm during the first half but stumbled during the second half. “The offensive linemen did a good job of getting a hat on a hat, and we made some plays in the throw game,” Davis said. Davis said the offense has to execute at a higher level during the third and fourth quarters. He said his team did not execute at the
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