[Apache]

Well,I concede. Williamsburg is as advertised. They seem to have many new players that were not there last season and it looked like they had about 50 to 60 players in total. Thier line is big. Maybe the biggest line i've seen on a 1A team. Thier defense is good. If Hazard is to beat them they'll have to get them at thier house. You'll not win at Williamsburg. Our QB saragas took a good shot. Probably the best shot he has taken as QB. Good thing is he'll be back. It might have been a different score had we had him the second half. The sophomore QB Tanner Morris did his best and will be a good QB someday but Williamsburg is a tall order for any young QB. Harlan is going to have to have a new offensive scheme. What we had tonight is not going to get it done.In the second half our defensedid a good job and held them to 1 TD. If we had of played defensively in the first half like we did in the second half The score would for sure have been different. Williamsburg simply wanted it more. The Dragons will get another shot at them but if some things don't change the outcome won't either. They just have to come in Monday and go to work and not drop thier heads. Holding Williamsburg to 1 TD in the second half is proof to me that they can get it done. They're just gonna have to want it more than than the Yellowjackets. Congrats to a very good Williamsburg team. The future looks very bright for you.

I think to say that Harlan needs a new offensive scheme is a stretch. When Saragas was healthy (1st Drive) Harlan drove the ball down inside the 5 yard line and then turned it over on a busted play. Later in the half Harlan was driving the ball and coughed it up on a fumble. The defense on the other hand was horrible in the first half. Players were in the right position (with the exception of a couple of plays) but they were not making tackles, or going for the ball.

Physically Harlan just got whipped up front. From the Husky kid taking the clear shot on Ty, to countless other examples of kids getting beat on blocks, Harlan was the less physical team on the field. Williamsburg had some big linemen, but Harlan had just as big of skill players. While Williamsburg was hitting Harlan in the mouth, the hardest hit I saw a Harlan player give was on a Williamsburg cheerleader.

Harlan has a good team. They have a lot of potential. The coaching wasn't the key to this loss. The kids were in position, but they weren't tackling, going after jump balls, and were getting whipped up front (on both sides of the ball).

If Ty can get healthy I see Harlan still having an 8-9 win season. Without him, things could be ugly as he is what allows Harlan to be balanced. No knock on the other kid, he's young and looked to have some potential, but he's not as football smart as Ty nor does he have the same arm.