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I thought Boubon's defense was really good. Very good linebackers.

They certainly were not bad... but from what I was seeing they were not nearly as instinctive as last year without Mitchell at LB and Hilander at Safety. The LB's moved well and pursued fast once they found the ball but they seemed to have a hard time reading the Russell offense at times (Credit to Russell).

Mitchell was the best defensive player Belfry saw last year. He was all over the place. Hilander at his Safety position wasn't necessarily the guy forcing the issue at the LOS, but Belfry never could break "the long one" because he did such a great job at Safety making sure that the moment Belfry got to the second level the open field tackle was made. Belfry had a lot of 8-12 yard gains, but I think they only had one or two runs over 20 yards all night.

Bourbon continues to struggle up front and this year's team appeared to be no different. They did look better at DE though..a little more athletic and faster.