Lancaster shuts out Buford, awaits York
By C.R. Cumbee
Staff Writer
Lancaster
(
9/15/09
)—It was another solid night for the
Lancaster
football team as the Bruins dominated Buford, 38-0, last Friday
night. Head coach Bennie McMurray thought his team
had one of its most memorable performances of the last four years and hopes
to continue building on it.
“It was one of those games we were hoping to
play. They were down 14 points four
or five minutes into the game. Everybody played well, offense, defense and special teams. We only had two penalties. It was one of the best games we’ve
played since I’ve been there,” McMurray said.
“We’re undefeated, but I don’t
think we have that swagger yet. It
was definitely a big confidence booster.”
Zed Truesdale was
the leading rusher, carrying 16 times for 103 yards and two
touchdowns. Quarterback Matt Reese hooked up with Derrick Kirkland for a 54-yard
touchdown pass to open the scoring and Shaq Williams added on with a 65-yard punt return for a
touchdown. Alex Roach was 5-for-5 on extra point attempts and also made a
38-yard field goal. Jakeem Brown added a score on the ground
as well.
“The (starters) only played the first
quarter and one series in the third quarter. The (backups) played the rest of the
game,” McMurray said. “As the game progressed we were able to rest a lot of our guys
and get them ready for this week.”
Daniel
Foster led the defense with six
tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble. Que Roberts had six tackles and two tackles for loss while Andre Faulks recorded six tackles and
one tackle for loss. Ervin Moore also made seven total
stops. Marquis Brown chimed in with an interception.
This week the Bruins host York, who should be their toughest opponent so far this season.
“It should be an interesting matchup. Our
kids our playing well, but we’ve made a lot of mistakes in the
past. It should be a fun game and we
hope our kids are ready to play,” McMurray said.
Truesdale runs for over 200 yards as Bruins
get ready for Buford
By C.R. Cumbee
Staff Writer
Lancaster
—The Lancaster
High football team continued its winning ways last week by outlasting
Fort
Mill
, 38-28. Head coach Bennie McMurray was pleased with
the running game and especially the offensive line, made up of Jonathan Jeffery, Seth Cobb, Brian Williams, Dustin
Belk and Jarvis McGriff.
“The people up front did an outstanding job
of opening up holes and Zed had another big night for us,” McMurray
said. “We’re trying to
work on the passing game more, but if it something’s not broke,
don’t fix it. We’re happy
to be where we’re at right now.”
Zed Truesdale gained 208 yards on 18 carries and scored three touchdowns. Fullback Washington Kofi added 43 yards rushing and quarterback Matt Reese was 5-of-12 passing.
Defensively it was the trio up front again making
the most of their playing time. Linemen Marshawn Rhoney, Darius Robinson and Daniel Foster each had 11 tackles
followed by cornerback Brandon Reese’s nine stops and an
interception.
“The kids are at the point where they want
to win. They’ve bought into what
we’re trying to do and they’re doing the things they’re
supposed to. The season is still
young and we hope things are still rolling like this in week seven or
eight,” McMurray said.
Next up for the Bruins is a third straight home
contest, this time against Class A Buford.
“It’s another
county rivalry and a lot of the kids on both teams know each other, go to
the same church or played Dixie Youth together. There’s bragging rights on the line
for the mythical county championship. We expect them to play us hard and we’re not taking them
lightly because they beat us a few years ago,” McMurray said.
Truesdale runs wild in Bruins opening victory
By C.R. Cumbee
Staff Writer
Lancaster
- The Lancaster
Bruins took a step forward in their opening game, downing Andrew Jackson, 32-7. Head coach Bennie McMurray was content with the performance but still
thinks it’s too early to tell how good they will be.
“It’s just one ball game. Once we get into week four or five
we’ll have a better assessment of where we’re at,”
McMurray said.
Senior Zed Truesdale had a huge night out of the backfield,
rushing for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. He broke off scoring runs of 67 and 56
yards.
“It was a career night rushing for him. This is his third year with us he made
some big, big runs that were dazzling, highlight reel type plays,”
McMurray said.
Washington Kofi added 43 yards on five carries and Shaq Williams returned a kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown.
Defensively the Bruins were aggressive, especially
up front in the trenches. Lineman Marshawn Rhoney led the way with seven tackles, two sacks, five quarterback pressures, one
forced fumble, one fumble recovery and recorded a
safety.
“These are all big time defensive categories
and for him to touch base on as many of them as he did is huge. Not only him,
but Robinson and Foster did too. These are three of our four people up front that we are depending on
to be the bulk of our defense,” McMurray said.
Darius
Robinson had eight tackles, a
sack, two forced fumbles and eight quarterback pressures. Daniel Foster made seven stops,
including three for loss, two fumble recoveries, a sack and a safety.
Next week
Lancaster
faces off against Fort Mill.
“We’re not looking past anybody. I know
Fort
Mill
struggled last year with just one win and they’re
rebuilding, but we just want to play well. We have to cut down on the penalties and hold on to the
football,” McMurray said.
