East vs. West video highlights

Sharrod's run



JJ's FR for a TD



Damir's TD catch



JJ's sack



Anthony's XP catch



Velimir's TD catch

East 33, West 0 (8-1)

Man, it feels good to be a Leopard! Good job on finishing the regular season strong. While the starters didn't get a ton of reps, it was nice for you all to be able to rest and to allow the subs to get some more valuable experience. We dominated this game from beginning to end and it was a great win against your future rival.

Now, it's time to move on to the play-offs. Our first opponent will be Bountiful, who we all remembered we played against 2 weeks ago. Bountiful is a good team, but we are better. This does not mean they are not capable of beating us, they are actually VERY capable of beating us, so we must be prepared.

I've re-watched the game film this past weekend a lot and the biggest worry I have is our defenses ability to stop them early in the game. As you can all remember, they took the ball and drove it right down our throats. After watching the game film, that was specificaly attributed to our DL not lining up in their correct gaps. This defense is specifically based on controling the running gaps and if we are out of position, it puts us in a world of hurt. I need EVERY defensive player looking at me after every play. I need players reminding each other to look at me so I can send in a play. I need you lining up in the correct formations quickly.

We will make some defensive adjustments for this week that I hope can help us against Bountiful as well. Please come prepared to learn on Wednesday.

I will actually try to get us watching the Bountiful game film on Wednesday night (first practice, so we can remember what it is we are facing) instead of the last day of practice. I feel this gives us a better chance to remember our mistakes.

I'm excited for this week gentlemen. I'm proud of what you've been able to accomplish and how far we have come. We've had some close games, some blow-outs and and a heart-breaker. We need to focus on EVERY SINGLE play being perfect in what we do. We need to focus on never taking a play off and to stay together and work as a TEAM!!! We all know what TEAM stands for.

I'll see you guys on Wednesday. Stay out of trouble on Halloween.

East vs. West Stats

Passing
Brown 4-10, 60 yards, 2 TD, 2 XP

Rushing
Smith 2-36 yds
Takai 2-20 yds, 1 TD, 1 XP
Garcia 2-14 yds
Rich 1-10 yds
Fonua 1-8 yds, 1 TD
Latu 1-8 yds
Brown 1-3 yds
Austin 1-0 yds

Receiving
Malic 1-50 yds, 1 TD
Zulcic 1-8 yds, 1 TD
Marsden 1-1 yds, 1 XP
Trabert 1-1 yds, 1 XP

KO & Punt Ret
Takai 1-25 yds, 1 Fmbl

Defense
Garcia 5 tkl
Poulsen 4 tkl, 1 FR
Rich 2 tkl
Teague 2 tkl
Utuone 1.5 tkl
Takai 1.5 tkl
Weichers 1.5 tkl
Brown 1.5 tkl
Pole 1.5 tkl, 1 Sack, 1 FF
Zulcic 1.5 tkl, 1 Int/51 yds
Fonua 1 tkl, 1 Sack, 1 FR/25 yds 1 TD
Monsen 1 tk
May 1 tkl, .5 sack, 1 FF
Malic, 1 tkl
Fangaake 1 tkl
Latu .5 tkl
Trabert .5 tkl
Tauliauli .5 Sack

Schedule, Season Stats, and Standings are all updated

I will add some highlight clips tonight hopefully.

Practice schedule has to change this week

Due to Halloween falling on a Tuesday, we will be holding practice this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. All practices will be in full-pads and all practices will start at 5pm, so please arrive at practice by 4:45pm and be ready to go. We anticipate that practice will end around 7pm, depending on how much light we are able to get.

This is the play-offs guys and we need your complete attention and focus for this game. It hasn't been officially stated to us, but it appears we will be playing Bountiful.

So please remind all your teamates that practice will not start until Wednesday.

Highlight video songs

Team,

I need you to reply to this (in the "comments" section) and give me some suggestions for some songs for the highlight video.

First, they must be CLEAN, no cussing, no sexual inuendos, no degradation of women (you should not be listening to that crap anyway). Second, they've gotta pump you up (so, no slow songs).

So, start listing songs you thing would be good on the video. I'm going to pick about 14-15 of them for the video.

East vs. Bountiful highlights

Good swarming Defense




David's INT




Good tackle by Trevor




TD pass to Semisi



Good run by Takai



Another good run by Takai

East 20, Bountiful 6

Despite us not scoring a ton of points, this is by far the most satisfied game I've ever coached with you guys. I'm happy because despite the fact that Bountiful came out and ran the ball down our throats and scored on their first posession, and despite the fact that we fumbled on our first posession, NOBODY panicked, and nobody gave up. We just played the type of football we are capable of by bouncing back and ramming the ball down their defenses throat.

I was very proud of the RB's in this game. It was the most dominating performance you guys have given. You all ran and blocked very hard. It took 2 or more people to bring you down. If you had ran this way against Skyline, we come out winners. You all did a great job and I want you to remember the things you did in this game and continue it this week against West and into the play-offs.

The OL did a good job of fending off a very good defense, who brought people from all over the place. Trevor did a great job of checking his audibles and lead the team in the right direction.

Defensively, I was proud of how we forced them to adjust to what we were doing. We played very soundly and did a much better job tackling this week than we have in a while. I think the key to this game, Defensively was David Hale's interception. It took a lot of fire out of Bountiful and allowed us to capitalize on it.

One thing we need to remember is that GOOD teams continue to get better. We all need to be at practice on Tuesday, ready to go and EVERY one of us needs to work on getting better.

East vs. Bountiful game stats

Passing
Brown 3-5, 31 yds, 1 TD
Fonua 1-1, 10 yds

Rushing
Takai 12-97 yds
Fonua 10-41 yds, 1 TD
Brown 6-0 yds, 1 TD, 1 XP, 1 Fmbl
Latu 3-15 yds
Garcia 2-12 yds
Smith 2-5 yds
Poulsen 1-2 yds

Receiving
Utuone 1-20 yds, 1 TD
Marsden 1-10 yds
Brown 1-8 yds
Trabert 1-1 yds, 1 XP

KO & Punt Return
Malic 1-18 yds
Takai 1-10 yds

Defense
Fonua 6.5 tkl
Utuone 3.5 tkl
Pole 3 tkl, 1 sack
May 3 tkl
Takai 3 tkl
Latu 2.5 tkl
Brown 2.5 tkl
Hales 1.5 tkl, 1 Int/0 yards ret
Smith 1 tkl
Tauliauli 1 tkl
Malic 1 tkl
Makoni 1 tkl
Poulsen .5 tkl
Teague .5 tkl
Fangaake .5 tkl

Map to Bountiful

Remember, be there at 11:45am to start warming up. Remember, Good teams get better based on their work ethic. Together Everyone Achieves More, and with that, each person takes personal responsibility with this team and does not look to point fingers at each other. Each person should play that game as if THEIR job was to lead this team by their actions in practice and in the game. Don't ever forget that.

East vs. Skyline Highlights

Takia's run



Dakota's Catch



Vilimir's TD catch



Vilimir's screen catch



Good defensive sack



Vilimir's KO return

East 12, Skyline 27

This game is over and there is nothing we can do about it, but learn from it. I'm sorry I have not updated anything this weekend, this loss really hurt me and kept me awake a lot. I tried to not think about football all weekend and I thought that by updating the blog, it would make me think about it even more.

Despite me not wanting to think about football, I still did. I did watch the film again and like I said, there is a lot we can learn from it about ourselves.

#1, we were on the goal line twice and failed to get the ball in the end zone. That is two TD's we gave up. You can blame all you want the play-calling, the ref's, etc. Either way, you are on the field, you are in a position to make plays, and the team failed to make plays.

# 2, we are still failing to do our job's on defense. When the DL actually lined up in the correct spots and rushed through the gaps the way I tell you to, you got in the backfield, When you failed to do that, you did not get in the backfield. It's not rocket science guys. In addition, LB's did not do their job's by staying home when they should have. I will be looking to make some changes there this week and see how it goes against Bountiful.

# 3, I saw some people who started off pointing fingers and blame, step up at the end when we knew the loss was inevitible, and started being encouraging and positive. You players that were doing this have NO IDEA how proud I was of you. For the players that just sat around and moped, I'm disappointed, but there are still 2 regular season games left to prove yourselves.

Parents, I need encouragement from you toward your boys. I need you to encourage them to keep their heads up and to pay attention to us coaches from the get-go. To be at games on time and start warming up at practice on-time.

I'm still encouraged that when we get to the play-offs and play to our potential, we beat Skyline without and problems and hold them to a TD, if that.

I won't post stats this week (believe me, it is ugly all around), but I will post the statndings of how things look now. Skyline is in first place and will stay there regardless if they lose to Hillcrest or Cottonwood because both of those games are out of conference. Let's just focus on finishing our season by winning the last two games, then move onto the playoffs, which I hope we see Skyline again.

I'll see you all at practice at 5:30am.

New rules regarding player/coach ejections

PARENTS

There was a board meeting this past weekend and it was all unanimously voted that any parents causing problems for the ref's will result in the team's Head Coach getting kicked out of the game and suspended for the next game. Please do your best to keep the tone of the game positive.

Also, players will be rejected for foul language, so players, you NEED TO WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE. Control your temper and take out your agression every time the football is snapped.

Please ensure all people in your families are aware of these rules.

Tyler

East vs. Murray video highlights

Long time coming, sorry it has taken so long. I'll try to get what highlights I can from the Skyline game later today, as well as the Bountiful game highlights.

Vilimir's TD catch



JJ's (should have been) TD run



Kelton's INT



Takai's Punt Return for a TD



Defense get's a sack



Good defensive stop

East 40, Murray 8

This is likely close to one of the most complete TEAM efforts I've seen by us so far this year. Good job to everyone on the team for the contribution they made both in practice this past week, and in the game on Saturday. We came out and from start to finish, dominated the way we needed to in order to get this win and get to 6-0. It feels very good.

I cannot single-handedly point out people for their efforts, as there were many. The OL did a great job of protecting Trevor. The receivers caught anything within their grasp, and the RB's ran hard as if their life depended on it. This is what we need every week (especially this up-coming week).

Some things we still need to work on:

- DL needs to maintain lanes as they rush the passer. This is the same kind of thing we teach you in the pursuit drill. The DE's especially need to ensure they are taking an outside contain rush on the QB when rushing in.

- DB's need to always keep their receiver, wheather it's a TE or a WR, in front of them. Our first defense gave up one long pass and a near TD, had the TE not dropped the FB in the end zone. This is not good and worriesome for me as a coach as I know that Skyline LOVES to throw to their TE the same way Murray tried (which is similar to how we do it on the Counter Pass). Corners and SS's, PLEASE make sure to take special note this week that you will not allow a TE or WR get away from you.

Other than that, we played a great game. Next up, SKYLINE. Nothing more needs to be said about this game. They want you and they want you badly. Skyline is a good, fundamental FB team that does not make many mistakes. As you can see in the season stats, they average around 16ppg and allow only 5.1 ppg, so I belive this is going to be a big challenge for our offense. If our defense can keep skylines offense off the field and get the ball in our offense's hands often, we will be successful.

Offensively, we need to be ready for a battle and expect to RUN, RUN, RUN against Skyline. I guarantee you they will put double coverage on our WR's. If they don't, then we will throw, but we know they are a good team and likely have filmed one of our games and know of our ability to pass and how it's a big part of our offense. This week, we will focus on grinding out the football and throwing when we need to. RB's, this will be the game of your life. Expect to block hard for each other, and carry the ball tight (Skyline loves to make you turn the ball over).

This is a home game, so we have that to our advantage. Come to practice ready and focused. I don't want to see a bunch of joking around and clowning around before practice. You should want to start on time, not us coaches. You should be begging us to help you get better to beat Skyline. If we win this game, we are lined up go to un-defeated with the remaining schedule we have (of course, we can't take anyone lightly) and it is likely that we will face Skyline again in the play offs, so we must expect that as well.

I'm proud of what you've accomplished so far, but I still expect more out of some of you. I want to see more leadership out of the starters. When I say leadership, I mean leadership by example of working hard during practice and helping out those on your team that need it. I still see too many goof-offs and it worries me a lot. Let's make sure to step up and be leaders this week. I'll see you on the field.

East vs. Murray stats

Passing
Brown 5-6, 177 yds, 2 TD
Latu 0-1, 1 Int

Rushing
Latu 5-57 yds, 1 TD, 1 XP, 1 F
Takai 2-54 yds
Fonua 4-43 yds, 1 TD
Malic 1-20 yds
Smith 1-13 yds
Garcia 3-9 yds, 1 XP
Rich 1-7 yds
Austin 2-2 yds, 1 TD
Brown 1-1 yds, 1 XP
Poulsen 1-0 yds
Teague 1-(-)1 yds

Receiving
Malic 2-95 yds, 2 TD
Utuone 1-60 yds
Takai 1-20 yds
Hales 1-1 yds, 1 XP

Punt & KO Return
Takai 1-30 yds, 1 TD
Marsden 1-4 yds
Poulsen 1-1 yds

Defense
May 6 tkl
Utuone 4.5 tkl
Fonua 2 tkl, 1 FR
Garcia 2 tkl
Pole 2 tkl
Malic 2 tkl
Makoni 2 tkl
Austin 1.5 tkl
Latu 1 tkl
Trabert 1 tkl
Marsden 1 tkl
Poulsen .5 tkl
Zulcic .5 tkl, .5 Sack
Teague 1 Sack
Fangaake .5 Sack
Smith 1 Int, 10 yds
Struck 1 Int, 2 yds

New Team picture date announced

The Team pictures will be on Wednesday, October 18th during practice. Please plan on being there with your jerzey cleaned and in your full pads.

Map to the Murray game

Here is the map to the Murray game. Remember, we must be there by 11:45am. We will start warming up around 12:15, but I want kickers and any others there early to tape up, or fix equipment. If you need a ride, remember to call one of the coaches ahead of time.

East vs. Granger Highlights

Vilimir's catch



Vilimir's TD catch



Dakota's catch



JJ's nice run



Takai's TD run

East vs. Kearns Highlights

Sorry they're posted so late.

JJ's TD run. Called back, but I'm counting it because it was a bogus call.



Vilimir's great catch vs. Double coverage



JJ's great blitz and tackle for a loss



Trevor's great tackle for loss



Takai's TD run

Stats and standings are updated

As usual, they're on the right hand side under the "Links" section. I promise I'll post video clips from both Kearns and the Grainger game by Monday night.

East 27, Granger 12

5-0

We came out and, in my opinion, dominated the way we needed to to get this win. We made good adjustments at the half and shut them down the rest of the time. I'm very proud of you all for stepping up and taking on a challenge like Grainger.

I was impressed with our pass blocking and our aggressivenes on the defensive line. Trevor had quite a bit of time to pass and the defensive line was in the backfield all day long.

We have 6 games left, counting the play-offs and the championship game. 4 of those for sure, are going to be tough. If we can eliminate our dumb mistakes, we will win every game.

Things we STILL need to work on are protecting the ball and breaking down when we are going to make a tackle. We will continue to do both the tackling drill and the pursuit angle drill until we understand how we must fill lanes toward the ball carrier. These are very important.

I also wanted to mention two people that really stood out in this game. Alex May and Trevor Brown. Alex was moved from a LB spot to play defensive tackle for us. He could be the smallest defensive tackle in the league at 160 lbs, but he has a motor that won't quit and made a huge impact up front on Saturday. Trevor showed up 30 minutes before game time and was what I call "in the zone" as a QB. He is starting to think like a QB, noticing things that coaches notice and this is a good sign for the team. Good job to both of you.

Next up is Murray. We know they are quite possibly one of the worst teams out there, but that is how Kearns was and if we play like we did against Kearns, it will be very close. We cannot afford to have that again. We must show up for practice and work hard.

I'll see you there at 5:30.

East vs. Granger Stats

Passing
Brown 6-8, 122 yds, 2TD, 1 Int

Rushing
Takai 8-50 yds, 1 TD, 1 Fmbl
Fonua 4-23 yds, 1 XP
Latu 2-9 yds, 1 Fmbl
Brown 2-4 yds, 1 TD, 1 XP

Receiving
Malic 3-100 yds, 1 TD
Marsden 2-36 yds
Utuone 1-6 yds, 1 TD
Weichers 1-1 yds, 1XP

Punt and KO Ret
Malic 2-37
Takai 1-10

Defense
Utuone 5 tkl
Brown 3 tkl, 1 FR
Fonua 3 tkl
May 3 tkl
Pole 3 tkl
Takai 2.5 tkl
Poulsen 2 tkl
Marsden 1.5 tkl
Tauliauli 1.5 tkl
Hales 1 tkl
Garcia 1 tkl
Smith 1 tkl
Makoni 1 tkl
Fangaake 1 tkl
Zulcic .5 tkl
Latu .5 tkl