In The Huddle

It’s the second week of September, the heat is no longer oppressive, school’s been in for a while and there’s football on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and Monday, Tuesday, etc.). So Friday night, fields everywhere will be filled with the pop of pads and the cheers of fans. Except at Eastern Guilford and Bartlett Yancey, that is.

All teams will face a bye week at some point during the year, and this week two of our area teams will get a break.

But both head into the week off on different tracks.

Bartlett Yancey has lost three straight after starting the season with a win. No doubt the Buccaneers’ coaching staff will be hard at work plugging holes and fixing mistakes.

Meanwhile at Eastern Guilford, the Wildcats have won two of their last three and appear to be on the way up. The bye week may not have come at the best time as the Wildcats are likely hoping to capitalize on momentum.

Now a look at the teams that are actually playing this week.

WESTERN ALAMANCE AT CUMMINGS

Ask Western Alamance coach Hal Capps. Ask a fan of either team. Ask anyone who has followed football around here for any length of time. Western Alamance may be coming in with the No. 1 ranking and the spotless record and Cummings may have lost two straight, but if anyone thinks the Warriors are going to have an easy time, don’t count on it. The Warriors are the heavy favorites, but this one could be interesting.

GRAHAM AT WILLIAMS

Both teams come in with losses in their last three outings. Whoever wins this one will feel great. The loser, not so much.

ORANGE AT EASTERN ALAMANCE

The Eagles may not have come back down from last week’s shutout of Cummings. They’ll need to at least get somewhat back to earth to take care of an Orange team that has won two of its last three.

CHAPEL HILL AT SOUTHERN ALAMANCE

Southern Alamance will be looking to channel the momentum from last week’s fourth quarter into a full game. They’ll have a shot to do just that against a Class 4-A team that has yet to find its groove.

EASTERN RANDOLPH AT SALISBURY

Eastern Randolph coach Burton Cates said he’s been drilling his team all week on defending Salisbury’s wishbone attack. When asked how the Wildcats have been picking it up, he responded “they’re young, so who knows?”

Yep, sometimes prep football fans forget that when you’re dealing with 15-18 year olds, you need to be prepared for anything.

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