Can a High School Football Team Score Too Much?

Watching the October 25 game between Refugio and Freer was to watch a fiasco, as indicated by the final score, 95-0 Refugio.

I watched the game to its end, believe it or not, one reason being, I wanted to see what the final figures would be.  I was a few minutes late getting to the game; but when I did turn it on, the score was already 28-0, with about 5 minutes gone in the first quarter. It was 49-0 at the end of the first quarter.   What a sham.

I do not fault the Refugio coach for his team’s high scoring.  He substituted early and often. I do fault the Freer coach and his staff for not having the Buckaroos ready to play a game.

It is still, as always, pregame preparation that holds the key to stopping an opponent.  Your team needs to have been taught what to expect, whether passing will be better than running. and how they can make the best usage of their plays, to assure that they will make first downs, or whatever it takes to move the ball.

It’s been too long, about 43 years, since Freer had a real coach, like Refugio great Teddy Gray who was there in the early 1980s. 

My suggestion to the Freer school Board:  Find yourself a head coach who knows what he’s doing (there are plenty around).