Cabell Midland's Win Over Huntington Coverage

On a day that Cabell Midland High School defeated their rival Huntington High School with an outstanding rushing attack, there could not have been a whole lot more to go right for the Knights of Cabell Midland.

In the 31-26 victory over the Huntington Highlanders last Friday night, the Cabell Midland Knights showed the same game plan that has lead them to their 4-0 start to the season and their number four ranking in the state. Running the football. Coming into the game on Friday, the Knights had averaged 354.0 yards on the ground per game via Cabell Midland's profile on the Max Preps website. Then on the flip side, the Knights had only attempted to throw the football a total of 24 times.

During the game against Huntington the Cabell Midland threw the ball only nine times, completing six of the attempts for just 102 yards. The rushing attack accounted for 54 plays, totaling 271 yards, and all four of the Knights touchdowns.

One would think that a quarterback in this system may become a little jealous with the immense shift towards running the ball, but Cabell Midland quarterback Coy Petitt said that he does not mind the extreme shift in the run-to-pass game scheme.

"It actually takes a lot of pressure off of my shoulders," said Petitt. "They [opponents] are gong to be keying in on the run. So when we do pass, it is usually wide open".

With that being said, one of the more common beliefs in football is that the run sets up the pass.  From Petitt's eyes, that could not have been a more true statement.

"After we ran stretch a few times, and I keep it and roll around, you can see them like ‘man, what in the heck is going on'. It just discombobulates them," said Petitt of the play action.

Of course, with having a win over the rival and having the game plan work to perfection, there was no one happier than Head Coach Luke Salmons.

Salmons said that the run game is just a part of who they are as a team. He explained that running the ball is their game plan more often than not, and that they grind out the game. He also said that this game was a battle with a lot of guts from numerous players.

So with the huge win over the rival Huntington Highlanders, Salmons said that he is going to let the win set for a couple of days before they get back to work on the game plan for Hurricane High School.

Marshall Men's Golf Tees Off Season; They are Prepared

Marshall University’s Men’s Golf team will start its 2014-’15 season by hosting the 45TH annual Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational today and tomorrow at the Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, West Virginia.

Head Gollf Coach Matt Grobe explained that with this being the first event of the 2014-’15 season, the Herd look to stay competitive, not only for the 45TH Joe Feaganes, but for the entire season. There was a lot of focus and work done during the offseason. One of the benefits for opening up the season at the Guyan Golf and Country Club is that it is the Herd’s home course.

“Oh it’s huge,” said Grobe. “Being able to start out on your home course gives the guys so much confidence going into the event. For the guys that have been here now a couple of years it will be a help”.

One of the issues that Coach Grobe later mentioned was that there is an issue with the newcomers playing at the Guyan.

“Because practice does not start until the firs week of school, some of the new kids have been here for almost two weeks and did not get to practice on the course yet,” Grobe explained.

But for the more experienced players who have golfed there before they have some other things to worry about.  Junior Logan Lagodich, one of six returning letterwinners explained that he has to work hard all offseason to improve.

“One of the things that I really worked on this offseason was my short game,” Lagodich said. “I had some inconsistencies with it last season that I wanted to improve on.”

However, just working on your game is only one of the many focuses of the offseason.  You also have to eat right.

“I mainly tried to eat meats and vegetables,” Lagodich said.

Another of the Herd’s letterwinners was sophomore Will Evans. Evans said that there are workouts that must take place.

“I worked on a lot of strengthening,” Evans said. “I was at the gym three to four days a week working on just getting stronger”.

But those weren’t the only offseason workouts. During the break in the season during the winter there are many indoor drills that the Herd golfers partake in. But with all that being said both Lagodich and Evans are ready to get back out to the course. They are optimistic for an exciting season.