King James wrote:God i love being right all the time. Some evaluations of the game.
1.) Jake Miller is a better player than Jemison. I was impressed with Jemison's athletic ability but mentally i dont think he is tough enough. He helped BHS out more than he helped his own team. He had 2 fumbles (1 lost). He made the biggest mistake of the game when he committed the facemask penalty that i believe would have forced BHS to punt and given South the ball back with 3 minutes I think. Jake went over 100 yards. Played outstanding defense at corner. Then he had a pick for six when south tried to get cute with their little hook and ladder play.
2.) Klein and Karel the 2 guys this team leaned on all year and the senior captains were awesome. Karel was everywhere on D last night. And BHS was most successful when running behind Klein. Austin Gunderson also had a big game at cornerback.
3.) Gibson and his staff outcoached South. There defensive was prepared for everything South threw at them. I dont care if South had 300 plus yards. They scored 12 or 13 points on Bismarck's defense. Offensively they just grinded it out. They kept South's defense on the field. They turned Miller into a workhorse and Esley made plays when he needed to.
4.) Jacobson's punt at the end of the game was big time. He ended up getting interviewed on the radio for it. Not to many times do you see high school punters get interviewed for their great performance
5.) Esley Thorton made plays. He put the dangles on Jemison a couple times to avoid sacks. He stripped the ball away from Jemison on defense. He recovered the onside kick. Then he picked off the pass at the end of the game to seal the deal.
some evaluations of the game.
1) bismarks offensive line was one of the worst in the state mainly at the guards
2) bismarks defensive line... ha their a joke
3) you won state of 09 smart one south took a dump on you guys in 08
4) #63 must have messed up on the stats because miller is even close to any of the running south has had
5) never heard of a team leaning on the stat boys for a season although you guys were on the bench so the team probably were just resting on your shoulders.