Rockets flying high at 5-0 after topping Mikes
CARMICHAELS 鈥� Jefferson-Morgan hasn鈥檛 been 5-0 much in its history.
Last season, it started 2-3.
The year before that, it didn鈥檛 win five games the entire season.
But under head coach Shane Ziats and quarterback Houston Guesman, the Rockets have launched themselves right into the thick of the Class A Tri-County South Conference picture.
Guesman, who had 21 carries for 165 yards and a touchdown, and running back John Woodward, who added 20 attempts for 105 yards and a TD, led an offense that owned time of possession and played a big part in creating a 21-6 win over Carmichaels (2-1) at Coaches Field.
How does a 5-0 Jefferson-Morgan Rockets team sound?
鈥淕reat,鈥� Ziats said.
Carmichaels coach Ryan Krull spoke highly of Guesman.
鈥淭hat No. 2 for them is a very special player,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檇 describe him as a once-a-decade kind of player down here in Greene County.鈥�
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Jefferson-Morgan, which has shown the ability to move the ball through the air and on the ground, only threw 10 passes against the Mikes.
But on this night that was effective.
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Carmichaels scored first, at the end of its first drive, a 3:27 journey punctuated by a 14-yard pass from Cannon Bupka to Robbie Wilson-Jones. J-M responded by taking the lead on a 3:59 drive then ended with a 1-yard keeper by Guesman. It stayed that way into halftime.
In the second half, Jefferson-Morgan overcame an interception to stop Carmichales and then embarked on a 5:28 drive that ended with a 6-yard TD run by Woodward.
The Rockets controlled time of possession for the rest of the game, and Johnny Gilbert蘑菇视频 6-yard TD run with 3:34 left virtually put the game to bed.
Jefferson-Morgan will look to stay unbeaten next week when it hosts West Greene while Carmichaels will look to bounce back with a game at Bentworth.
Despite the loss, Krull feels this team蘑菇视频 mentality is far ahead of where it was last year, when the Mikes went 2-8.
鈥淭he guys that we play out there are tough as hell,鈥� Krull said. 鈥淭hey don鈥檛 give a damn who they鈥檙e playing against. They鈥檙e tough, and they are the complete opposite of what they were last year.
鈥淭hey ran away from collisions last year. We run toward collisions this year, and I can鈥檛 give our guys enough credit.鈥�