Reviewing The Play: S-OV Redskins football

Well, here we are...

... a few weeks into the high school sports season! Come on! Get excited!!!

Regardless, this should excite you, it's time to evaluate! This is something I'll be doing regularly on the blog, adding some insight to our local teams, insight you may not find in the paper.

So, today let's chat about the Sullivan-Okaw Valley Redskins.

Here you go!

The Sullivan-Okaw Valley Redskins fans, "Redskin Nation," have been very supportive of their team, and it's been great to see. There were more people dressed in S-OV red and black than Meridian green and white at Macon this past weekend, as the Nation came out in droves to support.
Sullivan's fans hopefully won't be deterred by the scores, a 40-6 loss to powerhouse Tuscola in week one and a 57-12 loss last weekend to Meridian, starring Hawks' offensive juggernaut Dakota Getz, and here's why:

• A hard road - They were handed a tough schedule. Being in the Okaw Valley conference is not easy for any team, especially one that is trying to rebuild, and at the start of Nate Lorton's tenure he has been stacked up against perennial powerhouse Tuscola and a monster-sized quarterback that looked like the Incredible Hulk in those Meridian green colors. And it looks tough in coming weeks, too, as they are facing Maroa-Forsyth this weekend, ranked fifth in the state in Division 2A. Hopefully Lorton's Redskins will use their 3A status to knock them out.
• Patience is a virtue - Rebuilding takes a while, especially under a new coaching system. Lorton is a meticulous coach that likes his players to hustle and pay close attention to details, and it will take a while for these players to learn his plays and style.
• A new team - Even at 0-9, the Redskins had a lot of talented seniors last season who are no longer with the team, and now several players are having to take over and learn their new roles along with the new playbook.
• Tyler Frerichs - I emphasized in my article in today's paper that Frerichs' looked good at quarterback, and he did. Frerichs was firing bullets at his receivers, placing them in their hands and directing the offense, before and after the snap. He looked far more confident in week 2 than week 1, and it makes me only wonder how he'll look in week 3.