After getting a chance to look at game tape from Thursday’s scrimmage against the Caldwell Hornets, New Waverly head coach Ken Craig liked what he saw from his team, but admitted there are a few areas that need to be addressed.
“Caldwell was a really aggressive, hard-hitting team and that’s what we expected to see out of them,” Craig said Friday afternoon. “Caldwell was a physical team, but I did see things that I liked out of our guys.
“Tyren (Watts) did a good job for us yesterday and Kyren (Watts) also made a nice play when we ran that game-like situation when he caught the ball and made a nice move on the cornerback and took it for a touchdown.”
There were also a number of chances New Waverly had, but couldn’t convert.
“We had a few drops out there and we almost had a big play out of Sir. Horace (Saulsberry) when he caught that long pass and he tried to make a move and the defender knocked the ball out at the 1-yard line,” Craig said.
Defensively, the Bulldogs performed well against the Hornets’ wing-T offense, but the Caldwell running backs found holes and broke away on a few plays.
“We just have to work with our defensive line a little bit,” Craig said. “Our defensive line was running to the gaps instead of running at the linemen. I want our guys to be physical.”
The scrimmage was beneficial to New Waverly’s defense because in the first few games, the Bulldogs will face the same offensive system with several running backs carrying the ball.
“Facing this offense can only help us,” Craig said. “Aside from a few big runs, our defense did well. Caldwell didn’t sustain many long drives and that was good to see.”
In the game-like situation, the Hornets outscored New Waverly 3-1.
“I think maybe the scrimmage went a little longer than it should’ve,” Craig said. “I think the kids were a little tired. But this is the type of thing that can only help you to prepare for Friday nights.”
Several of the New Waverly coaches traveled to Fairfield on Friday to scout the Teague Lions — the Bulldogs’ first opponent — in their three-way scrimmage with Fairfield and Kerens.
The Bulldogs will return to the practice field on Monday and resume their preparations for their season opener in Teague on Friday.
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New Waverly coach likes what he saw on tape of Bulldogs’ scrimmage with Caldwell
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OUTGUNNED: First-place Mavericks shoot down Sam Houston, run winning streak to 14
Texas-Arlington had an answer for every Sam Houston run Wednesday night on the way to a 75-63 victory over the Bearkats. It was the Mavericks’ 14th consecutive win and improved their Southland Conference record to 10-0.
The last team to start league action with such perfection was Sam Houston in 2010, a team which won the conference’s regular season as well as the postseason tournament championship. -
Championship salute
The Southland Conference champs from Sam Houston State received special recognition on Wednesday night for the most successful football season in school history.
Huntsville Mayor Mac Woodward, SHSU President Dana Gibson and Walker County Judge Danny Pierce were among those who honored the Bearkats during halftime of the Bearkats’ basketball game against Texas-Arlington.
Woodward declared Feb. 8 Bearkat Pride Day. -
Bearkat women win again, 61-45
Britni Martin scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Sam Houston State to a 61-45 Southland Conference women’s basketball victory over UT-Arlington on Wednesday at the new UTA College Park Center in Arlington.
All four of Martin’s field goals were 3-pointers and the junior forward from Conroe went 6-of-6 from the foul line to post her 17th double-figure scoring performance of the season. -
Alive and kicking
For the third consecutive game, the Hornets played like a team that does not want basketball season to end anytime soon.
Desperate to notch another victory over Willis, the Huntsville boys jumped on the Wildkats early. The Hornets used their muscle and started pulling away in the second half, then when Willis made a late rally, Huntsville’s hungry bunch had enough energy left to hold off the Wildkats in a wild 76-63 victory at the Paul Bohan Hornet Gym. -
Lady Hornets roll through district undefeated again
The Lady Hornets did it again. For the second consecutive season, the Huntsville girls basketball team rolled through District 18-4A play without a loss.
On Tuesday night in Willis, the Lady Hornets closed out another perfect 14-0 district campaign with an 86-33 win over the LadyKats. -
New Waverly seniors close out regular season in style
In their final game of the regular season, the Lady Bulldogs just enjoyed themselves in a 60-46 win over Anderson-Shiro.
This was a team New Waverly beat on the road earlier in the season and a win in “Bulldog Country” would be the appropriate way to send out seniors Myeisha Williams, Morgan Eastland, Whitney McCullough and Alex Abbott. -
Streak stoppers?
The hottest team in the Southland Conference visits Johnson Coliseum tonight, riding a 13-game winning streak and sporting a perfect 9-0 league record.
Sam Houston State has a difficult task on its hands facing Texas-Arlington, a team which had its way with the Bearkats on Jan. 11 at Texas Hall. The Mavericks rolled to a 66-40 that night in what was Sam Houston’s worst loss in conference action all season. -
Bearkats to hold celebration befitting a championship team
A championship celebration unlike any in Bearkat history will take place tonight at Johnson Coliseum as part of the festivities for the Bearkats’ basketball game against Texas-Arlingon.
Walker County, the city of Huntsville and university officials will join with SHSU alumni, students, faculty-staff and fans in saluting the 2011 Southland Conference champion and NCAA Division I football national finalist Bearkat football team. -
Big week ahead for Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs
To say that this is an important week for the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball team would be a big understatement. With the regular season winding down, much is at stake for the New Waverly boys and girls.
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Bulldog lifters gain experience at Shepherd meet
Looking back on his lifters’ performance at last Saturday’s meet in Shepherd, New Waverly powerlifting coach Mike Carolan lauded his team’s efforts. Senior Tucker Saxton won the 220-pound classification and freshman Dillon Silvis took fifth in the 114-pound division.
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