With this game its always anyone's guess. Their numbers look very similar. Last year was 35-34 in favor of Northeastern.
My thoughts about the game and advice to the Aces are (1.) The Aces secondary got to play smart and stay with Northeastern receivers when the QB leave the pocket, (2.) must stop the big RB Northeastern has in the back field and not let him get to the outside because he has tremendous speed for a big man and just a sophomore if he work at it and stay focus could be another Gurley type back in the making,(3.) the Aces got to control the lines of scrimmage and be prepared to play four quarter of football because Northeastern is not going to quit if they get behind as their previously history has shown so far this season,and (4.) be prepared for some trick plays and contain #5 and the Walker kid who has helped them to come back in the games they were losing in the fourth quarter. The Aces got to be physical,focus, and emotionally under control and not get a lot of unnecessary penalties in crucial situations. Good defense always win big games. Coach Mattera and his defensive staff must be on their A game in calling defensive plays for the kids in a hurry. This game should be on ESPN the best game in northeastern NC this week.
AcesWild2323 base on your eye witness of seeing both teams play and going with your gut feeling whom do you like Edenton or Northeastern? I see in NC Prep that this kid Keion Bailey from Holmes is #4 in the state in rushing and only
hornet62, I have only seen Edenton Holmes play in person and Friday night will be the first time I will have seen Northeastern play. As far as hard and fast predictions go, I don't like doing that with teams or programs that are fairly equal because one, I am not very good at it. Two, I respect Coach Moore and his program too much to make any brash predictions. Three, I respect Coach Hoggard and his staff too much to give NE any bulletin board material. I do think both teams are better than they were last year but I feel like Holmes is more improved than NE and for that reason along with the fact I am an Aces' fan, I like Edenton Holmes in this one.
Have you seem this kid Tarik Cohen at A&T University from Bunn High School? If not check him out Thursday night on ESPNU the Aces RB Kerion Bailey is about the same size as Tarik and this kid at A&T could play at any D1 schools in the country. All you fans out there if you aren't busy Thursday night check him out also on ESPNU. I like to see kids from small programs do well in college in football and basketball. Someone has said that Bailey isn't big enough to play college ball on the D1 or D1AA level. I beg the different.
Big Bird12 if they do coach Hoggard and coach Mattera has to come up with a different game plan than the one they had Friday night. Northeastern was prepared and took away the dive option and put the ball in Luke Hoggard hands to beat them with no disrespect to Luke or coach Hoggard a good team like Northeastern especially with a good defensive is going to stop the dive option most of the time. The Aces don't have the biggest and athletic offensive line beside the two offensive tackle #66 and #56. I think a full house backfield with Luke under the center like Tarboro and Clinton run most of the time will be better going forward for the Aces use their power game. Northeastern used it last year for awhile in the first half and was dominating Kinston but for what ever reason coach Moore went back to the spread and we know what occurred after that. Also the Aces DB's coach has to instill in the kids that when ever the QB is moving out of the pocket to stay with the receiver those DB's is not a rookie back there. Also as been stated many time recently by different coaches in the conference the Aces for what ever reason make or have too many turn over at crucial times in the game. Maybe the Aces coaches need to hit more in practice or go back to fundamentals of holding on to the ball and blocking without holding, I realize as a former player myself those things happen but with the Aces it been going on for years even before coach Hoggard got there. Does anyone who has played the game have any suggestion to eliminate or cut down on some of the turn overs. Waiting for your suggestion or ideal. Peace.
So if Holmes ran the same plays against Hertford County and beat them and then Hertford County turn around and beat Northeastern with Northeastern QB's throwing four interception in the game. Hertford County could run the ball against Northeastern but couldn't do it against Holmes defense. You figure it out. On any given night a team in the same conference can beat another. As a matter of fact both Holmes and Hertford County should have beaten Northeastern last season.
Your own coach admitted that they got physically beat by Hertford County. It happen sometime Jamesdavis2006 so just go with it like the Aces fans did when they lost to Northeastern because of the mistakes the Aces made. You will still make the playoff but maybe not the #1 seed from the conference. Peace.
Yes and if you go on the road and win then that's a good thing plus it will help the kids coming back next season plus although Holmes won't be in the conference Northeastern is still going to be playing them every year because it's a rival game plus a money game.
