The Diary of A New Coach

THIRD GAME WEEK: As I said before, our number one objective is really not to win, but to prepare. This week was the exception. We were playing our cross-town rival, Norman North, a school that had never scored against any Norman High team in their two-year existence. Our varsity and J.V. had already scored shutouts the week before so this was a must win. For the game Tuesday, our emotions were high. Our team was more pumped up than they had been all year. We got the ball first, and after a 7-yard run and a 15-yard pass, we fumbled. Three plays into the game, the mistakes were staring to show again, but our defense stepped up. Our opponent went three-and-out and we got the ball back. We promptly drove and scored, but missed the extra point. We threw an interception, then held on defense before driving for another score. Things were going well; our fullback lead was picking up seven yards