Rebound for FHS football?
Powell rolls; West for home opener
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Grady Brown, FHS senior outside linebacker, tackles a Panthers running back. - Photos courtesy of Carlos Reveiz/crfoto.com
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Noah Haag, Farragut High School junior quarterback, hands off to junior running back Charlie Noble during the Ads’ game at Powell Friday evening, Aug. 30. - Photos courtesy of Carlos Reveiz/crfoto.com
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Starring down a Powell punt coverage player is Ethan Farhat, left, Farragut sophomore kick/punt returner, looking to spark the Admirals’ momentum with a nice return during this game at PHS Friday evening, Aug. 30. The Panthers rolled to a 35-7 win. - Photos courtesy of Carlos Reveiz/crfoto.com
POWELL — With its size advantage along the defensive line and at quarterback, plus Powell’s skill position speed along the boundaries resulting in huge gains at opportune times, Farragut had a super tough task Friday night, Aug. 30, on the road.
The scoreboard reflected that challenge, as the Panthers (1-1) rolled to a 35-7 win to leave the Admirals still winless at 0-2
Among the bright spots for Farragut was back-up quarterback Noah Haag, who led the team’s only scoring drive, 72 yards in six plays, which ended with his on-target 52-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Robbie Jacobs with 3:04 left in the third quarter. Another Haag to Jacobs connection just three plays before covered 29 yards and helped the Ads overcome a near disasterous minus 9-yard fumble to start the drive.
“Noah has earned the right to get in there and contribute and play; he’s right there in the mix of what we’re trying to get done at quarterback,” FHS head coach Geoff Courtney said. “We continue to look for consistency.”
Along with sophomore quarterback Corbin Hobson, “either guy has got the ability,” the coach added. “They’ve both got the ability to lead this team. Noah ended up being productive tonight, so we rode with him there in the second half, and he made the most of his opportunity.
“Last couple of turnovers there aren’t really on (Haag). First one’s on me, making a bad play call. Next one, he’s just trying to make a play, trying to do something for his team, so you can’t fault him for that.”
Improvement a must
Down 21-0 at the half, “we can’t come out in the first half against a good football team, against any football team, without the type of intensity, focus and style of play that we need to try to play,” Courtney said.
Overall, “We got to improve in all areas,” the Ads skipper added. “We got to improve as coaches. … We got a lot of areas we can get better at, and I think we will this week.”
