High school football teams preparing to play Vancleave had better get ready for a battle in the trenches. The Bulldogs, who have only 7 seniors on the roster, rarely throw the football.
Head coach Lavon Capers has his Bulldogs off and running, using a Flex Bone offensive attack that has piled up 563 yards rushing in two games. Six turnovers in game one, a a 46-33 loss to Forrest County AHS, cost them any chance at a win. The Bulldogs bounced back and beat West Harrison 30 to 12 on Friday.
Coach Capers says a solid offensive line is getting the job done in the trenches.
“Taylor Bicknell, Quinton Murphy, Zack Overstreet, Matthew Mixon and Austin Thomley are our five starting offensive linemen. We couldn’t ask for anything better from them from the first two games.”
Offensive guard Quinton Murphy said, “I feel like this year we’re stronger together mentally and physically and more of a unit. So, if we keep on pushing we can get back to the playoffs gain.”
185 pound quarterback Tristan Glass runs the Bulldogs Flex Bone attack to perfection. The Bulldogs also displayed a different setup for point after touchdown attempts and it resulted in a two point conversion by Glass in Friday’s win over the Hurricanes.
Glass said, “That’s something we’ve done in years past but we brought it back this year. We’ll line up and if the defense lines up the way we want them to, we’ll call the play we want.”
Lane Wise doesn’t play like a 145 pound running back. His lack of size hasn’t stopped the senior from rushing for 228 yards and a touchdown. Wise was a state qualifier in powerlifting.
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