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NINETY SIX - Forgive Ninety
Six High School football coach Chris Liner for not sugarcoating things.
His team is coming off an ugly home loss to Emerald
to open the season and tonight faces a Broome team looking to quickly rebuild
under first-year coach Jet Turner.
When the teams kick off at
7:30 at Ninety Six's Wilson-Campbell Stadium, the Wildcats will face the same
run-heavy Wing-T offense Turner ran at Ware Shoals and Clover, which could be a
problem if they tackle like they did against the Vikings.
"Obviously last week, we stunk,"
Liner said. "But you can't live in the past. This week, we hope to be a heck of
a lot better and next week, and we want to be playing great football by the end
of the year."
Ninety Six (0-1 overall) gave up 326 rushing
yards on 8.8 yards per carry against Emerald. Liner said early in the week
safety/wide receiver Marquise Williams hurt his knee in the game and middle
linebacker Eddie Emery burned his foot during the
weekend.
This Broome team is only in its first few games with
Turner, but has already shown it's adept at running the ball in a loss to
Chesnee and shutout win against Landrum. Wingbacks Eli Gist and Cameron Dawkins
have taken the main ball-carrying duties with 385 yards and three touchdowns in
the first two games. Quarterback Corey Bennett coordinates the offense.
Liner said he was impressed by the discipline and
sound tackling of the Centurions 3-5 defense, anchored by linebacker Bauveir
Jackson and free safety Pat Foster.
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