I have seen MC several times this season. Against Indy, First Butler game, Kannapolis in person and Vance game on film.
One thing I noticed as the year went on, the Mallard Creek secondary was constantly being moved around. Just took time to find the right combination. Enter Ryan Jones. Once he started playing DB after the Hough game it just seems like it all came together for the Creek.
Their front 7 will blitz an awful lot and I think they'll be able to slow down(not stop cause you cannot stop Beal) the EF running game and force them to try and throw it. The LBs for Mallard Creek are some of the more physical backers I have seen. Throw Moss on that DL and he is hard to block.
Their OL is as good, physical, and large as I have seen in sometime. I do not believe East has the DL to get serious, constant penetration on that line. I think MC can push East around on O.
Also Thad Moss is unguardable. Simply unguardable, I have been to games where he'll get off the line and be open by 15 yards. Now they didn't always get him the ball, but it appears lately they've begun to get him the ball more.
Smith is not only an elusive QB, but he can fire that ball down the field with pretty good accuracy. Ryan Jones is also a stud receiver who I watched dominate Kannapolis with 3 TD catches which were all impressive.
I also think that MC has better coaching than East Forsyth. Coaching at least for me is a huge part of the game and I'd give the Creek the edge there.
Thank you 1! I did not see the EF/MC game. Just final score, will get my hands on film. Assuming you were there since I didn't see you at Dudley lolGood win tonight CatholicCougs. I thinking the better Coaching for the EF/MC game went out the window. They also coached themselves out of the ship.
That behavior is not typical of Mallard Creek fans. I assure you the ones I know would never even think of doing something like that.Great game! East played their hearts out and went toe to toe with a VERY talented team. Just needed one more defensive stop. Tough players stepped up and made plays for MC. Having said that, they should be completely embarrassed by the way their fans acted after the game. Cops and AD had to get them off the field just so the teams could shake hands. One guy standing on the goal line swinging a coat around his head at the east stands acting like a complete fool right in front of east players that just lost a heart breaker. Another guy taunting the east players from the MC sideline. I really thought a program that was so elite and had one 2 straight championships would have learned how to win with class. Obviously not! I'm embarrassed that the best team in my state would act like that. Go Pirates next week!
That behavior is not typical of Mallard Creek fans. I assure you the ones I know would never even think of doing something like that.
Sad that it happened, but sounds like a great game!
Understandable. At Dudley the CC students came onto the field, but waited until handshake was done and Cougars had peeled off into endzone to storm the field. It happens though, it was pure joy on one side, heart break on other.They may not always act like that, but the entire Team rushed the field as well as fans, dangerous situation you have a whole field of crying, emotional kids, could have went down hill quick.
Fans rushing to celebrate with their team is one thing and I fully expect that east fans would have if they had held on to win. But the 2 time defending champs taunting the players and fans from a team that you guys love to point out has won nothing, got lucky to even be in the regional final and just pushed MC to the absolute limit... just not what I expected from an "elite" program. No wonder teams outside of Charlotte love to see you lose.
Mrhonda......you don't know a darn thing bout referees at all. The game that you saw tonite ARE NOT HOMERS for EF. The referees are assigned to the game by NCHSAA/REGIONAL SUPERVISORS. The referees are not from Triad area at all. It is same in baseball and basketball playoffs. A friend of mine who is an umpire in baseball has to travel more than an hr for playoff game this past spring. He doesn't umpire in that region at all until the playoff game. It is same way for football games. You need to respect people more and keep your mouth zipped until YOU know the full story.
I told ya that EF is a very solid team and deserve high seeding.!!! Mallard Creek pulled it out and much congrats to MC. Good luck next weekend for State title. EF is a young team and they can learn from tonight's game and hope to have another successful season next year. 14-1 is a great great year and I have a feeling that they will try to better than that next year. Hey to all EF fans and football players......IT HURTS but 14-1 is a great great accomplishment. One day you gonna look back and be proud of what you guys have done this year.
Great game! East played their hearts out and went toe to toe with a VERY talented team. Just needed one more defensive stop. Tough players stepped up and made plays for MC. Having said that, they should be completely embarrassed by the way their fans acted after the game. Cops and AD had to get them off the field just so the teams could shake hands. One guy standing on the goal line swinging a coat around his head at the east stands acting like a complete fool right in front of east players that just lost a heart breaker. Another guy taunting the east players from the MC sideline. I really thought a program that was so elite and had one 2 straight championships would have learned how to win with class. Obviously not! I'm embarrassed that the best team in my state would act like that. Go Pirates next week!
Great game! East played their hearts out and went toe to toe with a VERY talented team. Just needed one more defensive stop. Tough players stepped up and made plays for MC. Having said that, they should be completely embarrassed by the way their fans acted after the game. Cops and AD had to get them off the field just so the teams could shake hands. One guy standing on the goal line swinging a coat around his head at the east stands acting like a complete fool right in front of east players that just lost a heart breaker. Another guy taunting the east players from the MC sideline. I really thought a program that was so elite and had one 2 straight championships would have learned how to win with class. Obviously not! I'm embarrassed that the best team in my state would act like that. Go Pirates next week!
Fans rushing to celebrate with their team is one thing and I fully expect that east fans would have if they had held on to win. But the 2 time defending champs taunting the players and fans from a team that you guys love to point out has won nothing, got lucky to even be in the regional final and just pushed MC to the absolute limit... just not what I expected from an "elite" program. No wonder teams outside of Charlotte love to see you lose.
Again...if your gonna look at that game and make it sound like MC was the only team doing any taunting then you are just a complete idiot.
Great game by your kids...worked hard and went toe to toe but you have to knock the champ out. You don't get to win on points. 2012 all I heard was IF the running back didn't get hurt or IF we would have had the game at home you guys would have beat Butler. You didn't have any injuries and you had them at home..Still didn't win.
So great...You got one idiot with his coat off acting like a fool and you indict the entire program. Talk about embarrassing. I was there as well and close enough to get a pretty good look and I have watched the final sequence about 3 times. I don't see a single player or coaching taunting anyone. Just a lot of jumping up and down and celebrating. Palmieri clearly trying to get his team back off field.
You guys lost and your upset. That's fine. Had Bowman not caught the pass and LJ not ran in the 2 point conversion it would have been you guys running all over the field and you damn well know it. Then you would have come back on here and wore us out for weeks. One guy started the Charlotte sucks thread with 3 minutes left to go in the game...LMAO and social media was jumping with glee.
You want to be upset with coat bot that's fine but stop talking about the program as being an embarrassment. You sound like just sore losers.
So two guys define an entire football program?Way more than one idiot. Lots of them on the field taunting. Just mentioned 2 that I specifically saw and watched closely. Don't act like it was just one or two outliers. Not a sore loser at all, I've given credit to the team and coaches where it is due. I'll leave it at that and look forward to seeing you guys again down the road.
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At some point the complaining starts to say more about you then the issue you are complaining about... Just saying
Way more than one idiot. Lots of them on the field taunting. Just mentioned 2 that I specifically saw and watched closely. Don't act like it was just one or two outliers. Not a sore loser at all, I've given credit to the team and coaches where it is due. I'll leave it at that and look forward to seeing you guys again down the road.
Three straight jump balls in overtime?
Deep Balls in the open field, but in the Red Zone, it comes down to athletic ability and both EF and MC have athletes. Two times in the Red Zone EF ran for TDs. One by Beal and one by Porter. Didn't understand the callsCoach, I thought it was a bit much as well but they really couldn't run the ball and had a lot of success with 50/50 balls or pass int penalties. Harder to get those calls in OT
The more you whine..the more you perpetuate the image. Lost a game, whine about the other teams fans celebrating. I was there as well, saw the whole thing. Could there been a fan or two who acted stupid?? Absolutely. Was this a entire fan base running on the field and taunting the EF kids.... Not even close.
We have been on both sides this year. Huge come from behind rally to take the lead at Byrnes only to have it taken away in the last second. Byrnes fans everywhere acting like it was the Superbowl and yes pounding and beating their chests. Hough beats us at home for the first time in 5 years on a huge INT in OT. Kid takes helmet off, runs by our bench and points at the coaching staff and fans. Emotional moment . It happens.
Guess what you didn't see one Creek fan do. Whine about the mean fans. Coaching staff and players remembered it and gutted Hough 44-0 on their home field. Next year we get to return the favor to Byrnes at our place.
You got beat. Some fans acted inappropriately. Stop whining and stop making statements about the entire program. You look silly.........
@CoachQue6 what does the Que stand for.