The Yellow Jacket varsity football team experienced their first loss of the season Friday at the hands of the Bunn Wildcats by a score of 28-17.
The overflow crowd that showed up at Hoyle field had hopes of a Jacket win and an undefeated season.
The Yellow Jackets came into the game with several key starters injured.
Defensive starter Tyler Acree was injured in pregame warmups and if that was not enough starting Quarterback Cameron Rogerson was injured on the first series of plays.
Coach Eric McDaniels had to make some quick decisions in addressing the game plan and the needs of the team.
The intangibles that you can’t physically see were beginning to show.
Intangibles are traits that include character, leadership and being a good teammate as well as tasks that are not recorded in the box score.
Junior quarterback Jack Neville stepped in the huddle and took on the leadership role of the offense passing nine times for 109 yards. The Jacket offensive line protected him well and Neville demonstrated a good field of vision which is an intangible.
The Jackets stayed poised throughout the entire game keeping emotions in check and showing good sportsmanship.
McDaniels showed great character by putting his player’s best interest first rather than solely thinking about a win.
The Yellow Jackets may have lost the big game to Bunn but they have had a defining moment in which they demonstrated traits of leadership, character, and just being good teammates.
The Yellow Jackets (7-1) will take these intangibles with them to Franklinton this Friday night as they face the Rams (5-3).
The key players to watch for the Rams are Tyreese Williams who is averaging 128 yards rushing per game and their quarterback Kyeon Spencer who is averaging 93 yards a game passing.
The Rams are 3-1 at home. The Yellow Jackets will field a defense that has allowed 122 points where the Rams have allowed 244 points scored.
The key defensive players to watch for the Jackets are Marcus Allen and Hunter Connell.
Kickoff time in Franklinton is 7:30 p.m.
The Jackets will look to rebound and continue to bring improvements on the field and once you define the intangibles on a team it can open the door for future success.
The Yellow Jackets came into the game with several key starters injured.
Defensive starter Tyler Acree was injured in pregame warmups and if that was not enough starting Quarterback Cameron Rogerson was injured on the first series of plays.
Coach Eric McDaniels had to make some quick decisions in addressing the game plan and the needs of the team.
The intangibles that you can’t physically see were beginning to show.
Intangibles are traits that include character, leadership and being a good teammate as well as tasks that are not recorded in the box score.
Junior quarterback Jack Neville stepped in the huddle and took on the leadership role of the offense passing nine times for 109 yards. The Jacket offensive line protected him well and Neville demonstrated a good field of vision which is an intangible.
The Jackets stayed poised throughout the entire game keeping emotions in check and showing good sportsmanship.
McDaniels showed great character by putting his player’s best interest first rather than solely thinking about a win.
The Yellow Jackets may have lost the big game to Bunn but they have had a defining moment in which they demonstrated traits of leadership, character, and just being good teammates.
The Yellow Jackets (7-1) will take these intangibles with them to Franklinton this Friday night as they face the Rams (5-3).
The key players to watch for the Rams are Tyreese Williams who is averaging 128 yards rushing per game and their quarterback Kyeon Spencer who is averaging 93 yards a game passing.
The Rams are 3-1 at home. The Yellow Jackets will field a defense that has allowed 122 points where the Rams have allowed 244 points scored.
The key defensive players to watch for the Jackets are Marcus Allen and Hunter Connell.
Kickoff time in Franklinton is 7:30 p.m.
The Jackets will look to rebound and continue to bring improvements on the field and once you define the intangibles on a team it can open the door for future success.