Jump to content

Whew... Lakeland 37 Tampa Bay Tech 30


Legion37

Recommended Posts


1 hour ago, Legion37 said:

I was wrong about how good TBT is or were. Lakeland played flat, messy and had a tons of penalties but survived a tough TBT team. Felt like last years Plant Game. 

Without Lampkin and Glinton, this just isn't an elite team. And, at this point, I have to assume both are done for the year. Eight (8)  personal foul penalties didn't help.

Arian Smith is afraid when the ball is in the air. He may or may not be scared of the ball itself, but he's *absolutely* scared of something or someone. Not much for blocking, either.

Have to hope Lampkin and Glinton somehow come back and can play close to full strength. Otherwise, the season ends next Friday.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Legion37 said:

:rolleyes:

I know. Early AM posts :). Lakeland is an excellent team with an exceptional talent in Bowman. Don't get me wrong. Lakeland without Bowman still beats 90% of the teams out there. But Lakeland without Bowman wouldn't have a chance against Armwood. Should be a barn burner and a great game. Good luck. I really have no rooting interest other than I want the winner of this game to win state over hated S. Florida. I guess the next team I would root for is Niceville. It's been too long since the Panhandle has had a big school champ. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, 954gator said:

What happened to Lampkin and Glinton?

It's not been announced. I've heard both would be back. Lampkin was said to be back for Tech, but wasn't. No word on Glinton. Some of the field shots from the webcast showed a couple big guys on crutches or that newish unicycle thingy. My hunch is, if they were going to be able to be back, they would've at least dressed last night. Neither did. I'm certainly not saying there is any obligation for anyone to disclose the nature or severity of the injuries. But, without those guys, Lakeland doesn't pose a substantial threat to STA and probably won't beat Armwood. Lampkin is their best OL and Glinton is their best DL, both are among the top couple of strongest players on the team, and both see spot duty on the other side of the ball. On a side note, the team also lost three other players (a Victory transfer, the 6th man of last year's OL, and a big kid from Virginia) prior to the season who figured to be in the two-deep in the trenches. So, at the moment, they are down 5 lineman from the early August two-deep. Last night, what had been projected to be an immensely deep OL and DL, was a team lacking in depth. TBT is big up front on the OL, has a big RB and goes no-huddle. NOT the team the L wanted to see with so many lineman missing.

But, if they get Lampkin and Glinton back, IMO they can still win 7A.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...


  • Posts

    • I feel like y'all are always solid so I don't see y'all going no worse than 7-3. Biggest question mark for Cocoa is their O-line since they are only returning 1 and on the defensive side they only return their blue chip edge in their front 7 
    • Coach Wiseman, let me just preface this by saying that you were the best HC Sarasota's program has had in the last 20+ years. You brought them from being a perpetual losing program to the doorstep of competing with Venice for a district title and a deep playoff run. SHS will curse the day they fired you now that they are back in a rut. You are a true class act, and nothing will ever convince me otherwise.  Our backfield is certainly sparse right now. We do have Dorian Jones, a rising sophomore runningback whom did considerably well considering his limited playing time last season. Our offense will need an overhaul with the graduation of 3 offensive linemen and almost our entire receiving corps. Our defensive line will be strong with the return of Ke'shawn Vaughn, Elijah Jones, and Asharri Charles. Our linebacking corps graduates virtually everybody but should have at least one bright spot with the return of Ben Zarkawiecz. Our defensive backfield is still a work in progress with the graduation of Lester and Platt. At the moment, we have more question marks than exclamation points. And that's not a good feeling with the kind of competition Venice is going to face. 
    • It's possible that they find their stride by week 5, but at the moment we just don't have the on-paper talent to compete with teams like Miami NW, IMG National, Cocoa, or Bishop Verot. If Venice can find a way to go 7-3 with that schedule I would be happy
    • Ocala Vanguard https://x.com/VanguardFB/status/1772951193179840761?s=20
    • Just wait till spring is over and the top RB in the area will take his talent to 1 Indian Ave. 
  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...