This week the La Porte Bulldogs (2-0) will visit the Klein Forest Golden Eagles (2-0) 7pm Friday in a highly anticipated matchup of teams that have had very good early season results. Last season La Porte beat Klein Forest 26-13. http://lpbulldogs.blogspot.com/2010/09/final-la-porte-26-klein-forest-13.html
Highlights: http://lpbulldogs.blogspot.com/2010/09/la-porte-vs-klein-forest-highlight.html
La Porte breezes into this weeks game with victories over Fort Bend Clements (31-0) and Baytown Lee (43-16).
Klein Forest enters the game after victories over highly ranked Cinco Ranch (32-17) and Fort Bend Marshall (28-7).
On offense Klein Forest features Senior Quarterback and Texas A&M prize recruit Matt Davis. Rivals rates Davis as the #3 QB recruit in the country. He will pose problems through the air and on the ground. Coming into the third game of the season he has amassed 280 yards and 2 touchdowns through the air and 300 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground. The Eagles run a lot of zone-read with Kenneth Jones their running back and Davis. At receiver Klein Forest spreads the ball to many with Senior Markel Steward-Gillespie the most hyped coming into the season.
On defense Klein Forest is big, physical and very tough against the run allowing under 4 yards per carry so far this season. Junior Linebacker Tyree Gray is a 6'3" 240 lbs run stopper, he had a impact on last season's game and really stands out especially with his size.
La Porte comes into this week after putting up over 500 yards of offense on Baytown Lee. Senior Quarterback Josh Vidales was clicking with Senior Wide Receiver Aaron Nance-Garret through the air and Junior Running Back Keith Whitely the collection of Sophomore Running Backs on the ground. The Bulldogs will need to continue the mix of run and pass to keep the Golden Eagles off balance and open up the running game in the second half. The offensive line had a great game last week and will have a much bigger test this week against Klein Forest.
On defense La Porte gets a high profile matchup against a hyped quarterback to make a name for themselves. The fans in La Porte know what this defense is capable of, but the Houston media and state media will have their eyes on this game to see what they are all about. Seniors Chad Sutherland, Chris Hickey will man the inside linebackers to shut down the inside running game. Senior Cameron Whilley and Sophomore Hoza Scott will be in charge on the outside to slow down the off tackle zone read play Klein Forest loves to run. The secondary will have to be on their toes this week as Davis will put the ball in the air with short and deep throws. Whitely lead the Bulldogs with 2 interceptions.
Keys to the Game for La Porte:
-Force Davis to beat you through the air where he can make mistakes. La Porte has 8 turnovers created through two games including six interceptions. Davis has two interceptions thrown.
-La Porte must show better tackling technique and wrap up their man after initial contact. I know the big hits are fun to get and watch, but Klein Forest will make you pay for missed tackles.
-Field position is a part of the game La Porte excels at with Vidales punting and Junior Kicker Eric Medina being a big advantage so far this season. Win the battle and create shorter fields for the offense.
The game this week will be broadcast locally on 1560AM http://1560thegame.com and http://www.legacysportsnetwork.com/. The Houston Chronicle should also be present this week.
Come on out to Klein and support the Bulldogs!
Klein Memorial Stadium:
16503 Stuebner Airline Rd
Spring, TX 77379
Oh man.
ReplyDeleteI am so looking forward to this game over the weekend.
If La Porte knocks out these Klein Forest kids, we'll really start to get some respect around the state.
Also, I loved the highlight reel from last year's game at home. It'd be great some more smash mouth football over on the West side.
Go get 'em Bulldogs!
Should be an exciting week. The hype has already begun. Long drive for the fans though!
ReplyDeleteGoogle map show over an hour drive to get there, add another 30 minutes with rush hour traffic Friday.
Let's go Eagles!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's gone be an even longer ride back after this loss!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLol. Let's just wait and see how Davis can handle the LP Darkside Defensive Linebackers.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be fun to watch the Klein fans reactions as the night progresses. ;)
Haha. I bet it was a long ride back last season after getting hit in the mouth for 4 quarters.
ReplyDeleteI agree Keith i sure did enjoy laying some of those hits. They were extremely undisciplined and when it got ugly they fell apart...so i bet that was one long ride.
ReplyDeleteDiscipline was much better this season for KF. La Porte fought hard. Will have a recap later today.
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