Cocoa defeats Osceola 21-20

[KeemD321]

Another good one. The Mascoes are definitely playmakers for Osceola.

Cocoa had some missed opportunities to put it away early 

[Bamarod]

Thought that fumble late would cost Cocoa. Also a little luck before that with Cowboys fumble as they were driving deep into Cocoa territory. Two very solid wins in a row for Tigers.

[KeemD321]

3 minutes ago, Bamarod said:

Thought that fumble late would cost Cocoa. Also a little luck before that with Cowboys fumble as they were driving deep into Cocoa territory. Two very solid wins in a row for Tigers.

That fumble and that late interception 

[VeniceIndianFan]

20 minutes ago, KeemD321 said:

That fumble and that late interception 

Tough game for Cocoa next week. How they play against Venice will tell a lot of their story. Their Defense looked really solid for them tonight. A few things to work on offensively, some mistakes I saw that need To be cleaned up. Should be a fun game next week, if nothing else.

[Ray Icaza]

Main difference in the outcome was our young receivers dropped too many passes and Mascoe missed a couple open shots.  Cocoa receivers made some clutch catches to keep drives going.  Our young offensive line needs to continue to improve as we only have one returning starter; he was held out as well as another with a leg injury and it showed early.  Moved a DL  (#52) to the OL in the second half and that settled the young group down a bit. Multiple illegal motion calls in the second half were also a factor as several were called against our center prior to the offensive line getting set as he tried to simply adjust the ball;  very questionable.  

[Ray Icaza]

2 hours ago, KeemD321 said:

Another good one. The Mascoes are definitely playmakers for Osceola.

Cocoa had some missed opportunities to put it away early 

Osceola had the same opportunities to put it away late.  We had early turnovers and you had them late.

[KeemD321]

49 minutes ago, Ray Icaza said:

Main difference in the outcome was our young receivers dropped too many passes and Mascoe missed a couple open shots.  Cocoa receivers made some clutch catches to keep drives going.  Our young offensive line needs to continue to improve as we only have one returning starter; he was held out as well as another with a leg injury and it showed early.  Moved a DL  (#52) to the OL in the second half and that settled the young group down a bit. Multiple illegal motion calls in the second half were also a factor as several were called against our center prior to the offensive line getting set as he tried to simply adjust the ball;  very questionable.  

Commentary kept saying he took his hand off the ball after adjusting it which drew the flag. Game could've broke open for either team at different points. Cocoa had a major chance to take advantage of the series Chad Mascoe was out

[KeemD321]

7 hours ago, KeemD321 said:

Commentary kept saying he took his hand off the ball after adjusting it which drew the flag. Game could've broke open for either team at different points. Cocoa had a major chance to take advantage of the series Chad Mascoe was out

Speaking of that series, is #12 related to Chad Mascoe as well

[Ray Icaza]

3 hours ago, KeemD321 said:

Speaking of that series, is #12 related to Chad Mascoe as well

#12 was Bo's old number, he switched to #3 this year; reason given is that Chad is #2 and they add to 5 which was their dad's old number.  #5 already taken by Swint.  Backup QB is now #12- Gunner Holland a sophomore. Think he will develop into an excellent player by next year.



 

[Cat_Scratch]

17 hours ago, KeemD321 said:

Another good one. The Mascoes are definitely playmakers for Osceola.

Cocoa had some missed opportunities to put it away early 

Cocoa is lucky to be sitting 2-0. Both Vero Beach and Osceola have some very good players. Have to admit that Cocoa's D stepped up when it got really tight. Cocoa will need to play mistake free if they plan on beating Venice.

[Jags904]

5 hours ago, Ray Icaza said:

#12 was Bo's old number, he switched to #3 this year; reason given is that Chad is #2 and they add to 5 which was their dad's old number.  #5 already taken by Swint.  Backup QB is now #12- Gunner Holland a sophomore. Think he will develop into an excellent player by next year.



 

The Holland name sounds familiar. Did he have a sibling that was really good or is he good at another sport?

[roygod]

Cocoa also beat Vero Beach by one point 42-41 in overtime the week before. One of the most exciting games I have ever been to. 

[Ray Icaza]

47 minutes ago, Jags904 said:

The Holland name sounds familiar. Did he have a sibling that was really good or is he good at another sport?

His Dad was a two-sport athlete at OHS about 20 years ago.  This young man was state champion @ 152 lbs. in wrestling as a freshman last year for the Kowboys who won three weight divisions and placed 2nd in another.

[Jambun82]

21 hours ago, Ray Icaza said:

20 hours ago, KeemD321 said:

Commentary kept saying he took his hand off the ball after adjusting it which drew the flag. Game could've broke open for either team at different points. Cocoa had a major chance to take advantage of the series Chad Mascoe was out

Main difference in the outcome was our young receivers dropped too many passes and Mascoe missed a couple open shots.  Cocoa receivers made some clutch catches to keep drives going.  Our young offensive line needs to continue to improve as we only have one returning starter; he was held out as well as another with a leg injury and it showed early.  Moved a DL  (#52) to the OL in the second half and that settled the young group down a bit. Multiple illegal motion calls in the second half were also a factor as several were called against our center prior to the offensive line getting set as he tried to simply adjust the ball;  very questionable.  

When the snapper takes his hand off of the football after final adjustment following the ready-for-play whistle, that is a dead-ball snap infraction foul. There is nothing "questionable" at all about that. That is a penalty pure and simple. That is NOT an illegal motion foul. 

[Jags904]

3 hours ago, Ray Icaza said:

His Dad was a two-sport athlete at OHS about 20 years ago.  This young man was state champion @ 152 lbs. in wrestling as a freshman last year for the Kowboys who won three weight divisions and placed 2nd in another.

That’s what it was. I heard the Holland name years and years ago. I didn’t realize how old I was lol

[Ray Icaza]

1 hour ago, Jambun82 said:

When the snapper takes his hand off of the football after final adjustment following the ready-for-play whistle, that is a dead-ball snap infraction foul. There is nothing "questionable" at all about that. That is a penalty pure and simple. That is NOT an illegal motion foul. 

I woulld thank you for the education on rules, but if you would have been following this thread I already thanked Keem for the clarification.  

[KeemD321]

11 hours ago, Cat_Scratch said:

Cocoa is lucky to be sitting 2-0. Both Vero Beach and Osceola have some very good players. Have to admit that Cocoa's D stepped up when it got really tight. Cocoa will need to play mistake free if they plan on beating Venice.

The D definitely played alot better this time around. But idk I'm nervous about the Venice game. I feel like Venice will break that game open if Cocoa makes any mistakes and if the offense can't keep putting points on the board each series.

[Jambun82]

23 hours ago, Ray Icaza said:

I woulld thank you for the education on rules, but if you would have been following this thread I already thanked Keem for the clarification.  

I am always teaching, and you are always learning Ray! You're welcome. 

[Ray Icaza]

14 minutes ago, Jambun82 said:

I am always teaching, and you are always learning Ray! You're welcome. 

No teaching involved when lesson already learned.   But thanks anyway.

[Cat_Scratch]

20 hours ago, Jambun82 said:

I am always teaching, and you are always learning Ray! You're welcome. 

I'm learning from you. Appreciate it. 

[Jambun82]

23 hours ago, Ray Icaza said:

No teaching involved when lesson already learned.   But thanks anyway.

You're welcome Ray. The honor and privilege is all yours! 

[Jambun82]

3 hours ago, Cat_Scratch said:

I'm learning from you. Appreciate it. 

No problem Cat Scratch. I strongly believe in giving back to the Florida High School Football message board community! 

[Ray Icaza]

7 minutes ago, Jambun82 said:

You're welcome Ray. The honor and privilege is all yours! 

 

Atta Boy, pat yourself on the back if it makes you feel better.

[Jambun82]

On 9/6/2021 at 11:01 PM, Ray Icaza said:

 

Atta Boy, pat yourself on the back if it makes you feel better.

I might even offer you an autograph. 

[Ray Icaza]

11 hours ago, Jambun82 said:

I might even offer you an autograph. 

Those are usually requested by an admirer or a fan, not offered by a person full of themselves.