Spain makes a lot of plays but part of the reason is because nobody else does. He has to. I think Spain has some upside once he learns more about the LBer position. Many of his tackles are 8 yards down the field. He has been moved around to different positions a lot in HS. He gets by on heart and athleticism right now. He could end up being really good in college. Once his technique improves and he gets better at getting off blocks. I’m betting he gets it done. lotta heart. And as an above poster said, they are weak against the run. McCoy has been a strong addition to their defense despite the drop last week. And before anyone says I don’t know Page, I’ve seen 7 of their games on film. I get the benefit of rewind.

I concur with your comments pal. Eddie, no one cares about you. HA HA HA From what I read, Mark actually admitted that the defense struggled. Maybe you should re-read the thread. Maybe Mark is being big baby, but uh, I do believe there is no need to call out kids on here and try to make them look bad.

I don’t know how many timeouts were remaining at the end of the game, but I highly doubt the Page coaches were trying to pad someone’s stats or pad the box score. That just doesn’t seem like Coach G. Oh well, SEG has a good team. I do believe Page has a good team. They proved what kind of capability they do have when they played against Dudley. I didn’t see the intensity from the Page players like I saw the week before either, so maybe Eddie playing SEG had something to do with that. SEG seemed to want it a little more than Page last night but just didn’t have the horses to get it done. The two rb’s they had did run hard as Mark said. They were tough. Seems like SEG made some adjustments after the half, because there was more pressure on the QB in the second half. I heard Coach G say this earlier in the year, and I believe it applies to this game as well, “It is better to win ugly than to lose pretty.”

Good luck to all the area teams in the playoffs. Hopefully, Guilford County can represent in the 4-A.

PS: Andy, you do a great job with the site

I’m giving credit to the SE team, because they came out last night and played hard…SEG played with a lot of heart and pride, and the fans, parents, and their coaches should be proud of them…

Now, I have a few things to say to Bruno, so all the other classy fans from SEG that I ran into and talked to, please do not take this personal…I’m disgusted with Bruno, who is garbage…I’m a fan of Page, but I won’t sit on here and make excuses for them, because let us face it…They did struggle last night on defense; however, could you really stop them on offense?..I mean, Page had what three long touchdowns called back…Okay okay…So, the refs said that Page held on all three plays…WOW…How lucky is SEG? Are you telling me that Coach Fritz (or whoever the o-line coach is) is a miracle coach and has successfully coached his players never to hold; therefore, not get one holding call all night…BS BUDDY!!! SE did a great job of running the ball hard and had those running backs hadn’t of run as hard as they did and chew up the majority of the clock, Page would have hung 50 points on that defense…

Now, since you want to start disrespecting actual players, let me clue you in. Page still scored 35 points (wait 28 not counting the low class bush league touchdown at the end as you called it) with three starters missing from their offensive line. Buddy, that defense should feel very lucky they didn’t have to get pummeled by #60 (Will Foxx) last night…Now, I’ll give credit where credit is due, and let me see, your defense played hard and they will be a good team next year since you say there are no seniors on the team…I’ll also give credit to those running backs #2 and #8, because it wasn’t so much the blocking that helped them out it was the individual efforts and the 2nd and 3rd efforts of them churning their feet, because those kids were getting hit in the backfield a lot but playing with a lot of heart. With the pride they took in running the ball last night they were still able to drag our players four or five yards down field after first contact…Since, you like criticizing a soon to be D-1 player who still made probably 15 tackles on his own last night, I’ll take a guess and say your fat ass will still be eating potato chips on the coach and wishing you had his opportunity…Just so you know, he wasn’t the one getting the cramps and walking off the field…That was a sophomore lb’er that will be there next year and the year after that…Trust me pal, Page may have had a lot of seniors there on senior night, but you might want to go check to see how many of them actually started…Page will lose some players and maybe more than SE, but you still have to stop James Summers, Drew Rogers, and Thuc Phan next year and the year after that…By the way, James threw for over a 100 yards and a touchdown and came close to rushing for 100 yards with a touchdown…Should have had two more touchdowns (one passing and one rushing that were called back)…Not so bad for a kid with a deer in the head lights look…

You have your opinions, but I don’t respect them…I could bash and poke fun of other players all day on here, but I won’t stoop to that level…I’ll take up for Page’s players, and I don’t appreciate your comments…If you want to talk about the coaches and call them bush league, then so be it…They are grown men and can take care of their own, but I’ll bet your ass you’ll never come up to John Spain’s face and tell him he is a sorry D-1 prospect…

Now, the last touchdown…Page is up by 7…SEG has maybe one or two timeouts left…Let us see, anything could happen…Page plays to win and not to embarrass their opponents as you may feel…I think Page has been classy on both jv and varsity all year not to run the score up on opponents when they really could…Let us see, the jv game with SEG the night before I think those Page kids were taking a knee then…Guess what, they are coached by the same “bush league” coaches that coach the varisty…So, maybe the coaches could have told the varsity players to take a knee and wouldn’t have had to worry about scoring, but again the way I see it you play to win and anything could happen…With 50 seconds left, had Page thrown any passes then you can come talk to me about being bush league…From where I was sitting, Drew Rogers #28 scored on that long run anyways, the damn ref was too slow getting down there to see him actually cross the line…So, you want to start making comments about that stuff coming back to Page, well, I highly doubt Page will be scared…You’ll have a good team coming back, but so will Page…

After a tough loss to Dudley last week, there was no doubt that Page was emotionally and physically at a loss. It is a mark of a good team to win games when they aren’t at they’re best.

Kudos to SEG for a game well played. They have a lot of quality young players and will have much success next year. Coach Fritz will have them ready.

As far as hanging the hat on a 10-0 JV year, the coaches of Page told the players they were proud of them but they also let them know there was a lot of hard work ahead to continue their success. That doesn’t sound like a “Hang your hat” speech.

There is a comparison between Thursday night and Friday night. On Thursday nights, Page was 10-0 and on Friday nights 9-2 . You put that together, it adds up to a successful program. Successful programs have seniors. They have juniors, sophmores, and freshman.

Page is not yet at the top but they are making positive steps. Coach G and his staff are working hard to make Page the program what it once was. The players are doing the same.

The best years are yet to come.

Go Pirates!!!

What the kids at Page will have when they are varsity players is the knowledge that they have faced these kids before and come away with the victory. With that and the natural growth that occurs with age and experience, I feel that this group, along with Summers and Rogers will have a very successful future.

They may go 2 deep into the playoffs . Page has strong areas offensively (Thuc Phan on returns is outstanding). Defense is OK, but they do have some pretty big vulnerabilities as they exposed last night. Hope the kid that went down Friday night will be OK.

10-0 is a great year for all those kids that were part of that team, but, 10-0 in JV is …..well…… JV. Sure they have talent at that level and hopefully all the kids will improve, but you can’t hang your hat on a JV year….there is no comparison between Thursday night and Friday night.

Page has enough talent that will be returning next year to compete with anyone. They will have a large senior class next year plus a group of juniors coming up from the JV squad that just finished the season a perfect 10-0.

I expect the Pirates to make a strong showing in the upcoming playoffs.