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April 19th, 2009, 01:47 PM
‘Ugly’ but ‘decent’ too: Pough cautiously optimistic after Garnet and Blue game
By THOMAS GRANT JR., T&D Senior Sports Writer Sunday, April 19, 2009
Oliver “Buddy” Pough took an open minded approach toward Saturday’s annual Garnet and Blue game at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
With several new faces looking to make a strong impression before 3,177 fans xthumbsupx xthumbsupx at the culminating scrimmage of the spring practice, Pough truly did not know what to expect. The best-case scenario was to have both sides of the football make big plays and display stretches of consistency.
What started out as potentially a convincing win by the Blue team (defense) saw it edge out the Garnet (offense) 17-16.
“It was a spring game,” Pough said. “You see some ugly stuff. You see some pretty decent stuff. It looked like we’re still defensively a little bit ahead and that’s always a good thing because if you can stop people you’ve got a chance to win. So I think that was the case today.”
Down 11-0 in the first half, the Garnet rallied to tie the game at 16-16 with 1:24 remaining following a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter by Blake Erickson. The Pensacola, Fla., native was a perfect 3-3 in the scrimmage, adding attempts from 20 and 25 yards and an extra point.
On the next series, redshirt freshman Marquis Hamlin intercepted a fourth-down pass by Malcolm Long with 32 seconds left to provide the margin of difference for the Blue. It was one of three interceptions thrown by Long, who had a pick returned 55 yards for a touchdown by linebacker Marshall McFadden and had a pass deflected off the hands of Randall Hawkins into the grasp of Phillip Adams.
The Gaffney native finished 8-22 passes for 113 yards, while his backup for the second straight year made the most of his playing time. Redshirt freshman quarterback Derrick Wiley led the Bulldogs on three scoring drives.
Displaying the swiftness of feet and accurate arm which drew the interest of Appalachian State, the North Carolina lefthander completed 9-16 passes for 109 yards and rushed for 32 yards.
“I think I played pretty good today,” Wiley said. “I was more relaxed more than anything. I thought I handled my fundamentals very well, but I still have a very long way to go.”
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By THOMAS GRANT JR., T&D Senior Sports Writer Sunday, April 19, 2009
Oliver “Buddy” Pough took an open minded approach toward Saturday’s annual Garnet and Blue game at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
With several new faces looking to make a strong impression before 3,177 fans xthumbsupx xthumbsupx at the culminating scrimmage of the spring practice, Pough truly did not know what to expect. The best-case scenario was to have both sides of the football make big plays and display stretches of consistency.
What started out as potentially a convincing win by the Blue team (defense) saw it edge out the Garnet (offense) 17-16.
“It was a spring game,” Pough said. “You see some ugly stuff. You see some pretty decent stuff. It looked like we’re still defensively a little bit ahead and that’s always a good thing because if you can stop people you’ve got a chance to win. So I think that was the case today.”
Down 11-0 in the first half, the Garnet rallied to tie the game at 16-16 with 1:24 remaining following a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter by Blake Erickson. The Pensacola, Fla., native was a perfect 3-3 in the scrimmage, adding attempts from 20 and 25 yards and an extra point.
On the next series, redshirt freshman Marquis Hamlin intercepted a fourth-down pass by Malcolm Long with 32 seconds left to provide the margin of difference for the Blue. It was one of three interceptions thrown by Long, who had a pick returned 55 yards for a touchdown by linebacker Marshall McFadden and had a pass deflected off the hands of Randall Hawkins into the grasp of Phillip Adams.
The Gaffney native finished 8-22 passes for 113 yards, while his backup for the second straight year made the most of his playing time. Redshirt freshman quarterback Derrick Wiley led the Bulldogs on three scoring drives.
Displaying the swiftness of feet and accurate arm which drew the interest of Appalachian State, the North Carolina lefthander completed 9-16 passes for 109 yards and rushed for 32 yards.
“I think I played pretty good today,” Wiley said. “I was more relaxed more than anything. I thought I handled my fundamentals very well, but I still have a very long way to go.”
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