Quarterbacks Lead High Octane OffensesBy Darron Thomas
This Friday night the #1 and #3 ranked teams in MAIS AA football will be on the road and the 33 miles that will separate them could be the closest they get to playing one another this season, unless that is, they meet in Clinton on Friday, November 27th.
The #1 ranked Lamar Raiders will roll into Canton this Friday night to open up district 3AA play against the Canton Panthers. To use the term roll is quite appropriate after what the Raiders have done the first four weeks of the season. Lamar has averaged 42 points a game en-route to wins over three AAA squads (East Rankin, Starkville and Heritage) and Central Hinds.
The #3 ranked Brookhaven Cougars will also hit the road as they make the trip to Raymond to battle district 4AA foe Central Hinds. The Cougars won their opening district game last week with a 65-0 shutout of ACS in Brookhaven and have lopsided wins over Silliman, Riverfield and AAA Copiah. Brookhaven, like their counterpart in the north, has an explosive offense averaging 46 points a contest.
The fuel that feeds the engines of Lamar and Brookhaven have similarities also. Make no mistake about it, that fuel flows from the quarterback positions. Two of the best at their respective positions will be so close to each other on Friday night that the
thought of redirecting their buses to a neutral field to put on a show is alluring.
Lamar quarterback Witt Haggard is already on pace to eclipse the 3,500 yards of passing and 30 touchdowns he racked up in 2008. The senior is averaging 306 yards and 4 touchdowns a game thus far and add on the one rushing touchdown he earns each game and he is on pace to score 50 touchdowns in the regular season alone.
Brookhaven quarterback Chandler Rogers began drawing attention his sophomore season as he led the Co
ugars to a district
The #1 ranked Lamar Raiders will roll into Canton this Friday night to open up district 3AA play against the Canton Panthers. To use the term roll is quite appropriate after what the Raiders have done the first four weeks of the season. Lamar has averaged 42 points a game en-route to wins over three AAA squads (East Rankin, Starkville and Heritage) and Central Hinds.
The #3 ranked Brookhaven Cougars will also hit the road as they make the trip to Raymond to battle district 4AA foe Central Hinds. The Cougars won their opening district game last week with a 65-0 shutout of ACS in Brookhaven and have lopsided wins over Silliman, Riverfield and AAA Copiah. Brookhaven, like their counterpart in the north, has an explosive offense averaging 46 points a contest.
The fuel that feeds the engines of Lamar and Brookhaven have similarities also. Make no mistake about it, that fuel flows from the quarterback positions. Two of the best at their respective positions will be so close to each other on Friday night that the
thought of redirecting their buses to a neutral field to put on a show is alluring.Lamar quarterback Witt Haggard is already on pace to eclipse the 3,500 yards of passing and 30 touchdowns he racked up in 2008. The senior is averaging 306 yards and 4 touchdowns a game thus far and add on the one rushing touchdown he earns each game and he is on pace to score 50 touchdowns in the regular season alone.
Brookhaven quarterback Chandler Rogers began drawing attention his sophomore season as he led the Co
ugars to a districttitle with an 8-4 record and a playoff appearance. Rogers is averaging 187 yards a game hitting on a 62% completion rate, 13 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The junior also averages 34 yards on the ground and has 5 rushing touchdowns.
Both Haggard and Rogers had an incredible 7 touchdowns each this past Friday night. Both had 6 by air and one on the ground. After four weeks Haggard leads AA football with 21 touchdowns while Rogers is a close second with 18. Both are the lynchpins to the success of their teams and, as their fans know, are well worth the price of a ticket.
Both Haggard and Rogers had an incredible 7 touchdowns each this past Friday night. Both had 6 by air and one on the ground. After four weeks Haggard leads AA football with 21 touchdowns while Rogers is a close second with 18. Both are the lynchpins to the success of their teams and, as their fans know, are well worth the price of a ticket.
