[Orange Blaze]

Orange Blaze I hardly doubt 462 yards is irrelevant.. Ashland could not stop Raceland all night. The Rams dominated the game in the trenches and pushed Ashland around like I expected. Turnovers early, bad snap on 3rd and goal, dropped interception, and a few other plays are what cost the Rams. It's not nutrition, it's not conditioning, it's called playing with 20 guys in your rotation while the other team plays with 30+. Raceland played their tails off last night, didn't make a few plays that could have been the knockout punch and that was the difference.

I agree that 462 yards is very impressive but the fact still remains that they did not win the game and that was what I meant when I said the amount of yards is irrelevant. If they want to play for stats then 400+ yard games are great but great stats alone don't win games and last night showed it. Raceland has not beaten a really good team since the first LCA game in 2008. Raceland has struggled in big games the past several years and last night was another example. The kids played their hearts out and left it all on the field and I will give them all the credit for doing that but if you want to be an elite team trying hard isn't enough if you cannot take advantage if opportunities.