Week 2 Big Game
DII Calvert (1-0) @ DI Coolidge (1-0) – Friday Sept. 8 7:30pm
My big game this week is out east. Battle of the Big C’s…DII Calvert vs DI Coolidge.
Both teams opened up with easy wins in week 1; Calvert beating San Marcos Hill Country Christian 66-36 and Coolidge beating Rockwall Heritage 45-0. The Coolidge win in my eyes is much more impressive, given that they not only 45ed them, but shutout a perineal private school team in Rockwall Heritage.
In the preseason, I was buying stock in Coolidge and selling in Calvert, mainly due to what the teams were returning from last season. Week one showed me nothing that would make me change my mind and I like Coolidge in this game, even though they will be coming in as a 16-point underdog. The Yellow Jackets’ sophomore sensation running back Torrey Hoover, who rushed for 172 yards, 5 touchdowns on 12 carries last week against Rockwall Heritage, will be the player to watch and his play will likely dictate how the game will play out.
Calvert is in what many would consider a rebuilding year, as they return only two starters on both offense and defense and have a brand, new coaching staff to boot. How their game will play out may hinge on the performance of running back Coylin Grimes, as he tried to fill the void left after All-State utility back Jaquan Thompson graduated last spring. How their game will play out may hinge on the performances of running backs Coylin Grimes and James Green as they tried to fill the void left after All-State utility back Jaquan Thompson graduated last spring. In last week’s win, Green threw for 129 yards and rushed for 85 yards with 3 TDs, while Grimes carried the ball five times for 51 yards and two TDs.
Coolidge has only beat Calvert twice since the Trojans have been in the six-man ranks; both times in 1999, with Calvert holding a 6-2 record in the series since their inaugural six-man season in 1998. The schools have amazingly not played each other since 2007, when Calvert triumphed by a score of 51-6.
The Key to Victory: It will be the play of the secondary for both teams. Both Calvert and Coolidge possess explosive speed, so whichever team can make the touchdown saving tackles in open field will win this game. I think Coolidge’s superback Hoover will give the Trojan defense fits all night and late in the game stamina may become an issue for their secondary. I think Coolidge wears them down and pulls away late for their first win against Calvert since their 1999, 66-33 Bi-District win.
DII Calvert (1-0) @ DI Coolidge (1-0) – Friday Sept. 8 7:30pm
My big game this week is out east. Battle of the Big C’s…DII Calvert vs DI Coolidge.
Both teams opened up with easy wins in week 1; Calvert beating San Marcos Hill Country Christian 66-36 and Coolidge beating Rockwall Heritage 45-0. The Coolidge win in my eyes is much more impressive, given that they not only 45ed them, but shutout a perineal private school team in Rockwall Heritage.
In the preseason, I was buying stock in Coolidge and selling in Calvert, mainly due to what the teams were returning from last season. Week one showed me nothing that would make me change my mind and I like Coolidge in this game, even though they will be coming in as a 16-point underdog. The Yellow Jackets’ sophomore sensation running back Torrey Hoover, who rushed for 172 yards, 5 touchdowns on 12 carries last week against Rockwall Heritage, will be the player to watch and his play will likely dictate how the game will play out.
Calvert is in what many would consider a rebuilding year, as they return only two starters on both offense and defense and have a brand, new coaching staff to boot. How their game will play out may hinge on the performance of running back Coylin Grimes, as he tried to fill the void left after All-State utility back Jaquan Thompson graduated last spring. How their game will play out may hinge on the performances of running backs Coylin Grimes and James Green as they tried to fill the void left after All-State utility back Jaquan Thompson graduated last spring. In last week’s win, Green threw for 129 yards and rushed for 85 yards with 3 TDs, while Grimes carried the ball five times for 51 yards and two TDs.
Coolidge has only beat Calvert twice since the Trojans have been in the six-man ranks; both times in 1999, with Calvert holding a 6-2 record in the series since their inaugural six-man season in 1998. The schools have amazingly not played each other since 2007, when Calvert triumphed by a score of 51-6.
The Key to Victory: It will be the play of the secondary for both teams. Both Calvert and Coolidge possess explosive speed, so whichever team can make the touchdown saving tackles in open field will win this game. I think Coolidge’s superback Hoover will give the Trojan defense fits all night and late in the game stamina may become an issue for their secondary. I think Coolidge wears them down and pulls away late for their first win against Calvert since their 1999, 66-33 Bi-District win.
