#2 Holmes (12-1) at #1 Tarboro (13-0)
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I’m pulling for the Aces, but mannnnnn it’s a wrap. You let Tarboro get up like that it’s a done deal...unless something crazy happens the second half 
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Nobody 1AA or 1A can play with Tarboro.
The Aces cannot afford fumbles or penalties. 3rd and long is a struggle for them.
Edenton players are fighting each other. Tarboro has completely ruined them. Total beatdown. 36-0 Tarboro
Blue Print really?? U will see, West has nothing for Tarboro. But u can see for yourself in a week
That triple option has a lot of moving parts. They don’t work well when there is a defender at the ops points
Congrats to Tarboro. Go get that state title and bring it back east. See you next year.
I'm glad to be wrong then. I liked what I saw from our Vikings. I guess I believed our opponents would be more capable than they actually were.
Man oh man, what a complete domination by the Vikings. From start to finish. Holmes had no answer on any side of the ball. At one point they were even fighting each other. Complete blowout and expect another one Saturday in Carter Finley
I’ll give Edenton credit, they put on a good show in pregame. The tailgating, road signs, balloons, they brought their own speakers for pregame warm-ups, and they even had the courage to bring their own smoke machine.
Wow. Took me this long to get over the shell shock. Great game by Tarboro. Even better than advertised. I was wrong and will admit it. I just never thought this game was going to be a blowout. After the 1st Quarter down 7-0 and us stopping them on 4th down I was feeling pretty good about things and then the wheels fell off. I wish we would have played better but sometimes you have to man up and realize that your team may have played poorly due to the fact that the opposing was a superior team. Even if we had played better and up to our potential it would not have mattered to the outcome only to the margin of defeat. I am proud of my Aces though. If you are playing in December you had a great season. Best of luck to the Vikings and bring the championship back to the East. You guys have a special team.
AW, As someone who has seem Edenton play all year, I want to ask a question. Are the shotgun snaps always so low to the ground? That triple-option has a lot of moving parts. Having to deal with our defense is bad enough, so when the quarterback is having to corral a worm-burner every other snap, it had to make things much harder than it had to be. Just my thought.
I don’t want to call out any one player but the snaps were substantially worse than they were all year. Our offense is predicated on timing and rythym so that definitely was a factor but again I am not sure it would matter. All props to the Vikes.
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Tarboro defense certainly can have that effect on a center, but I believe the snaps were a big contributor to the number of fumbles you guys had. That game is a lot closer with better ball security and it starts from the snap.
I had the same question. Also, is the QB making a split second decision to give the ball to the lead back or pull it out? If that is the case then ball security will always be an issue against a tough defense. A lot of the Aces success will rely on one person - the QB.
Good point. A large majority of our plays do involve a split second decision on part of our QB. When we play below average to even above average defenses it is a thing of beauty and I wish you and the others could have seen that. When we play elite defenses who can blow up the line things look different. Our QB was our second string QB. He is a great kid and our second best running back but was forced to play QB when our 1st string QB went down with a nasty ankle injury earlier in the year. He was not really our second string QB but was our second RB beside Bailey but was asked to switch to QB and had a great attitude about it all year long.
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I saw Edenton play Manteo the first time around and they were impressive. I couldn’t understand how #8 was running untouched through huge holes but I guess Manteo’s defensive line was struggling to keep up.
I want to give credit to your #11. He is listed at 5-5, 130 lbs. That kid fielded kickoffs and caught passes over the middle without any fear. He has my respect.
I want to give credit to your #11. He is listed at 5-5, 130 lbs. That kid fielded kickoffs and caught passes over the middle without any fear. He has my respect.
#11 has the heart of a champion. Our coaches say if he had another 6 inches and 50 pounds he would attract D1 attention however ....
If things continue as is, I suspect we will see each other a lot the next few years
