From the Desk of...

Matt Burnett

   
 Week 5
October 7, 2001

The Vidor Game

      I felt we had opportunities wo win the Vidor game, we just didn't execute in some clutch situations. I think number one for us is to improve as a team. We've got to let it go and make those type plays. It was in interesting situation because we had different areas break down at all different times, and it really caused us to be erratic offensively.

     I feel like we've got a great opportunity now before us because I think the biggest obstacle we have to overcome is ourselves. That's correctable. We've got to be confident and believe in ourselves in those situations.

     District is starting and it's all new. If we can correct some of those things we'll be in great shape for the district race. In that game, with all the miscues, we were still on the 4-yard line with an opportunity to win the contest. This shows this football team has the ability to beat good football teams, we just got to get it done.

The West Orange-Stark Game

     West Orange-Stark is a talented football team. They are real well-coached by Dan Hooks, and they've put it together. They started out 0-3, but won their last 2 games. They beat Lamar Consolidated and Beaumont Central the last 2 weeks. They're coming on now and getting better. They will be a tough game for us.

     I expect us to do real well. We learned something about ourselves and our team every week. I expect this team to put itself in position to win that game.

Defensive Leaders

     Defensive leaders against Vidor were: