From the Desk of...

Matt Burnett

   
 Week 2
September 16, 2001

The Jacksonville Game

     Jacksonville was one of those games where we just couldn't get things going our direction. We fumbled the first play, and they were able to get a field goal. We go down, throw a pass in the end zone, they intercept and go back the other way. It could have been a situation where we were up 7-3, but it went the other way. Seems like everytime we'd get something going, something would happen.

     You've got to give Jacksonville a lot of credit for playing a really good game. The most important thing is we've got to learn something from it. We still have three non-district opponents coming up. We expect our players to keep their heads up, and as long as they keep their heads up, something good will happen. We're a real proud group of guys, and history has shown that we rally from times like these. We'll stay together and get better.

The Humble Kingood Game

     Kingwood is a very physical football team. They're one of the largest 5A schools in Houston (3,850 students, PN-G 1,540 students). They're a big, physical 5A ballclub. They're well-coached. It's going to be a real physical contest for us.

      Each game for us is to keep things in perspective, that we're learning and getting experience. We're playing at home. A lot of our players haven't played a varsity home game at the Reservation.

     There's no way to sugar-coat it. Humble Kingwood is the real deal. They're a good football team.

Defensive Leaders

     Defensive leaders against Jacksonville were: