[WideRight05]

If the trolls and others would actually talk about high school football, strategy, and the playoffs it would make this site a lot better.

Since I took the time to once again drop in and troll you guys, I'll talk strategy.

If I'm Belfry: I get the ball to that big monster Trenity Carr up the middle, get the defense keying on him and hand it to Johnson to try to break one. I would be focused on forcing a couple turnovers early. Teams like Lawrence will come in and play really well early in the game. If you can put them away early, that fire will go away. I wouldn't be afraid to stack the box against Lawrence defensively. Two 1,100+ yard rushers and one guy that is 69 yards away from 1,000 yards. With a QB that primarily throws the deep ball resulting in completing less than 40% of his passes and threw two picks against Belfry last time, I wouldn't worry about the pass.

If I'm Lawrence: I try to slow the game down and take long, time consuming drives against a Belfry defense that has been the question mark for them all season. Mix it up as to who gets the ball. Utilize Ferguson and Goble and get the defense keying on them, then get it to Cyrus to make a big play running the ball. Focus on ball control. If you turn the ball over, Belfry will make you pay for it.

Lawrence is not a team that Belfry should take lightly, as some of their fans are doing. The 03 and 04 state championship teams both had a tough time with Lawrence, the 04 team escaping by the skin of their teeth with a 20-18 win over a 3-7 Lawrence team. Belfry also had a tough time putting away an 0-11 Lawrence team in 2008, barely escaping with a 20-13 win.

I don't see Belfry losing in the second round of the playoffs. Strange things happen in high school football, but given that this has been such a big year for the Belfry program and Coach Haywood, I don't see them allowing it to end with a loss to Lawrence. I'm going to say Lawrence keeps it close early, Belfry opens the lead before halftime, and puts Lawrence away by the fourth quarter, the final score being 42-21 Belfry.

There's some strategy for you. :Thumbs: