Wekiva vs North Gwinnett

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva only scored 17 versus Jones last week .  Will 17 be enough to beat North Gwinnett?  I don't think so.  Something must be in the air in Georgia, because our big guns are struggling on offense....Deerfield Beach, American Heritage, Chaminade-Madonna, and Dr Phillips last week.

[Cat_Scratch]

Thanks for all the updates from those of us who can't be at the games.

[Pipe Dreams]

Wekiva’s best chance is for their defense to give their offense short fields and capitalize on turnovers. Jones actually has a very good defense so that accounts for a bit of the 17 that Wekiva put up last week. 

Hopefully Wekiva can pull out the W, I’m rooting for them.

In the case of DP-Lee — sorry to get off topic — Lee County is the real deal. They shut out defending 3A runner up Peach County last night, 33-0. Peach County hadn’t been shut out since 2007. The Trojans have allowed 55 total yards (-70 rushing yards) in their first three games.

 

[OldSchoolLion]

4 minutes ago, Cat_Scratch said:

Thanks for all the updates from those of us who can't be at the games.

I'm not there...just stupid enough to pay to watch it.

[DarterBlue2]

9 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Wekiva only scored 17 versus Jones last week .  Will 17 be enough to beat North Gwinnett?  I don't think so.  Something must be in the air in Georgia, because our big guns are struggling on offense....Deerfield Beach, American Heritage, Chaminade-Madonna, and Dr Phillips last week.

Wekiva will struggle against any team with a solid defense. It's not that their offense is bad, it is not. But it's not championship caliber either. The strength of Wekiva is their defense. If their defense does not get put in terrible field position situations several times during the game, it has a chance of holding most strong high school offenses to two scores or less. The key against North Gwennett, is for them not to bet put behind the eight ball too often. If they can accomplish this, they have a shot at winning a close game. If they cannot, the NG is an easy winner. 

[Cat_Scratch]

Just now, OldSchoolLion said:

I'm not there...just stupid enough to pay to watch it.

Still appreciate it.

[OldSchoolLion]

2 minutes ago, Pipe Dreams said:

In the case of DP-Lee — Lee County is the real deal. They shut out defending 3A runner up Peach County last night, 33-0. Peach County hadn’t been shut out since 2007. The Trojans have allowed 55 total yards (-70 rushing yards) in their first three games.

 

Wow, shutting out Peach County is huge.  Those boys can put up the points.    I know them from the 1990's.  No shame for Dr P.  

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva 0 North Gwinnett 0   End of 1st qtr

Wekiva playing aggressive defense.  Had NG qb pinned back in end zone but NG hits 48-yard pass play on last play of qtr

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva 7 North Gwinnett 0    7:37  left 2nd qtr

Fumble and INT by NG, the latter just led to the TD by Wekiva

NG just had kick return to 50 

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva 14 North Gwinnett 0    2:30  left 2nd qtr

Vicious hit after catch causes fumble and scoop for 55 yard TD.  Defense winning the game for Wekiva.  Neither offense terribly exciting. 

[Pipe Dreams]

There ya go Wekiva!

[Pipe Dreams]

Wekiva makes offenses look pedestrian..... hope they keep it up

[OldSchoolLion]

Quick strike...long TD pass for North Gwinnett.  Wekiva let their guard down.  Wekiva has ball on 20 after kickoff.  

Wekiva 14 North Gwinnett 7   1:23 left in half

[DarterBlue2]

2 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Quick strike...long TD pass for North Gwinnett.  Wekiva let their guard down.  Wekiva has ball on 20 after kickoff.  

Wekiva 14 North Gwinnett 7   1:23 left in half

This is kind of what I thought we might get. Wekiva may not have much playoff or travel experience, but they have a nasty defense and a veteran coaching staff to compensate. Win or lose, at least they have made a great first half of it. Pipe is correct. Wekiva makes offenses look pedestrian. 

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva 14 North Gwinnett 7   Halftime

NG had 3 turnovers in first half.  Wekiva defense playing great but lost some focus at the end of the half.  Hopefully that long pass woke them up.  Wekiva is stuffing the run.  NG qb is not spectacular but he can throw the ball and has burned Wekiva on a couple of long pass plays.  NG defense is pretty stingy, making Wekiva's offense work.  NG very fortunate to only be down by 7.

Refs letting the kids play unlike earlier games.  

 

 

[OldSchoolLion]

Wow... within two weeks the folks in Atlanta get the Corky Kell Classic (featuring many of the top teams in Georgia), the Freedom Bowl , and Gwinnett Versus the World(Deerfield vs Buford and Grayson vs Bergen Catholic((NJ)).

And what does FL get...the Disney games! 

 

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[OldSchoolLion]

6 minute ground-and-pound drive by Wekiva.  

Wekiva 21 North Gwinnett 7   6:00 left in 3rd qtr

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva 21 North Gwinnett 7   End of 3rd qtr

After Wekiva last score, NG had a 3-and-out and Wekiva back to ground and pound and working on 5-minute drive 

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva gets burned again.  Turns ball over on downs after 7-minute drive and North Gwinnett scores immediately on trickeration.

Wekiva 21 North Gwinnett 14 10:00 left in 4th quarter

[DisabledAccount]

39 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Wow... within two weeks the folks in Atlanta get the Corky Kell Classic (featuring many of the top teams in Georgia), the Freedom Bowl , and Gwinnett Versus the World(Deerfield vs Buford and Grayson vs Bergen Catholic((NJ)).

And what does FL get...the Disney games! 

 

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I said before in another thread up to 4 ideas that could give the sunshine state a event

[OldSchoolLion]

Wekiva hits 55-yard pass play to 5 yard line.  On 4th and goal from 1 yard-line punch it in.

Wekiva 28 Noth Gwinnett 14 5:21 left in 4th qtr.

[OldSchoolLion]

Final Wekiva 28 North Gwinnett 14 

Wekiva defense as advertised...nasty.  

[OldSchoolLion]

Nice win by Wekiva.  Wekiva's offense was on field about 21 minutes in second half...all ground and pound.  Wekiva has a tough running back and O-line that overpowered the NG defense.  NG had 4 turnovers, but even so, the better team won.  NG was a bit disappointing.  If they were state champs last year, they must have lost a lot.  None of their individual players really stood out.  I thought Milton was a much better team on both sides of the ball.

...Wekiva's liabilities.  Not a team built to come back if they fall behind.  Though their offense got the job done, they are not explosive.  I don't recall any long runs.  And their qb missed a number of wide open receivers that cost them a couple of TD's.  North Gwinnett's defense must have been utterly exhausted in the second half, and Wekiva could not put them away until the end.  Although North Gwinnet's defense was not bad, I feel certain Wekiva will face a much better one at some point.  Wekiva definitely has some good some athletes on offense.  

 

       

 

 

 

[954gator]

I watched the entire game.  Wekiva is nasty on both fronts.   They dominated that NG front.    They brought the house all day and didn't give a F about the pass lol.   The one drive they ran it every play and just bullied them.   Reigning Ga large class champs.   IMPRESSIVE. 

[954gator]

If they could have been a bit more accurate they could have won by more.  That run game opened up so many chances at deep passes, but seemed to just not work out. 

OH and the best catch I've seen this year