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DEL.ICIO.USHoyas Humiliate Hornets
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Harrison Hoya Football team held its opponent scoreless for the second straight game. Coming off a huge and momentous win against the Lowndes Vikings last Friday, the Hoyas were pitted against the Hiram Hornets at Hoya Stadium. After holding a Lowndes team, which is notorious for its success, to 0 points and only 155 total yards, the Hoyas came in against the Hornets with the confidence that their defense could get the job done. Hiram was by no means as formidable of an opponent as Lowndes, but their offensive attack does feature a quick and powerful tailback in Coshik Williams, who ran for over 1600 yards last year. Despite Williams’ impressive credentials, the Hoyas held Hiram’s star back to a dismal 2 yards on 10 carries. In addition to shutting down Hiram’s rushing attack, the Hoyas harassed the Hornets quarterback all game, forcing him to make some bad decisions and throw 2 interceptions.
Last week against Lowndes the Hoyas posted 9 points, which would prove to be enough, but did so on only 166 yards of total offense. With the quickness and power in the Hoya run game as well as Darvin Adams lining up at wide receiver on the outside, 166 yards is a number you would expect in only one of the offensive categories. But, where the Hoyas lacked against Lowndes, the certainly made up against Hiram. The Hoyas posted an impressive 44 points on 6 touchdowns and a safety which came earlier in the game. The offensive line of the Hoyas more than did their job by clearing the way for the Hoya running backs who combined for nearly 270 yards on the ground. In addition to guiding the run game, the O-line protected quarterback Christian Burnett and allowed him to make several big plays, including a 20-yard touchdown strike to Adams. Following the safety the Hoyas scored a touchdown in the first quarter on a one-yard run from Robbie Godhigh. In the second quarter, our Hoyas erupted for 28 points on touchdowns from Christian Burnett, Darvin Adams, Andre Williams, and another score by Godhigh. The Hoyas led 37-0 at the half and didn’t score the whole second half until the fourth quarter (Luke’s quarter) when Jamal Austin took a toss from Burnett for 77 yard touchdown run.
After two weeks of play, our Hoyas are 2-0 and have yet to give up a touchdown or field goal. The confidence and chemistry the Hoyas have accumulated through these first two weeks could prove useful this Friday as they travel to North Cobb to take on the Warriors and their potent offense. Last year the Warriors gave our guys a battle, but we came out on top. This year they will face a Warrior team who, along with the Hoyas are among the top teams in region 5-AAAAA. There is no doubt that the Warriors will be a tough test for the Hoyas, but in this writer’s opinion, one thing remains certain: if the Hoyas continue with their stingy defense, there may be no one in the region, let alone the state who can beat them.
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