by Malcolm Butler
Cedar Creek head coach William Parkerson hopes one drive in last week’s loss to Loyola Prep can bleed over into this week’s match-up against Glenbrook.
The Cougars will travel for the District 1-1A match-up with a 7 p.m. kickoff tonight. The game can be heard on 93.3 FM with Ray Creasy and Ben Haddox on the call.
Creek used a 15-play, 80-yard drive that took the final nine minutes off a running clock and scored a TD in the waning seconds of last week’s loss to the Flyers. And Parkerson hopes that one drive build some confidence that will carry over to this week.
“I thought it was the best offense we played all year,” said Parkerson of the final drive. “The offensive line was moving some people, and Loyola has a pretty good defense. Getting Wyatt (Gremillion) back was a shot in the arm. I thought Cason played his best game and read the option better than he has all year. Hopefully it is something we can build on and have a break out performance tonight.”
Gremillion and senior James Myers were the key figures in that scoring drive with Gremillion seeing his first action of the year last week. Gremillion carried the ball 17 times for 61 yards in the loss while Myers scored the TD and the two-point conversion on the final drive.
The Cougars continue to work in practice on building upon their core offensive philosophy, according to Parkerson.
“We have simplified some things to try to help out,” said Parkerson. “But we put some wrinkles in week to week when it comes to each game plan that we think we can hurt the other team with. but it starts with our core plays and getting better at those, and everything else will build off of that.”
Glenbrook (1-1) enters the game off a bye last weekend. The Apache have a 58-6 win over the Magnolia School of Excellence and a 28-9 loss to Bossier.
The Apache are led by quarterback Easton Sanders, a Louisiana Tech baseball commitment.
“They mix it up pretty good,” said Parkerson. “They will go from double tight, double wing to true spread. They see what is working on build off of that. Their quarterback (Easton Sanders) is a really good player. He throws the ball really well and buys time on pass plays if things aren’t open. He can scramble around. We have to be prepared to defense several different things.”
Defensively, Glenbrook’s strength is on the interior line, according to Parkerson.
“They will mix the 4-2-5 and the 3-3 stack up,” said Parkerson. “They have a really good defensive lineman who moves well at the point of attack. We need to make sure we know where he is at all times. Two of their other defensive lineman also stand out.”
If this week of practice is any indication, Parkerson feels his team is set to take a step forward.
“We had our best practice we have had all year on Tuesday,” said Parkerson. “We had another good one Wednesday. They seemed focused and excited. Now its time to go out there (tonight) and see if we can get a win on the board.”
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