Lake County hosts Homecoming 2025 against Pilots



Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

Lake County will host its final non-region opponent of the season this Friday night as the Falcons will look to bounce back from last week’s loss to Gleason when the green and gold take on Fulton County, Ky. in Tiptonville.

The Falcons suffered their second defeat of the season last week, falling 50-34 to visiting Gleason in a game which saw Lake County battle back from near mercy rule to within a touchdown of tying the game.

Lake County Head Coach Hunter Short shared what he wants his players to take away from last week’s loss to the Bulldogs.

“We can’t start slow and expect to win football games,” Short said. “We came out flat and that’s on me. We can’t do that again.”

Heading into this Friday night with the Pilots, Short sees some challenges when it comes to the Fulton County offense.

“They have some skill players that when they have the ball in their hands can go score from anywhere,” Short added.

This will put some pressure on the back end of the Falcon defense.

“Our DBs have to prove that they trust their coaching and do their jobs,” the Lacke County head coach said. “We struggled to do that last week.”

On the other side of the ball, there is speed and skill to deal with as well when it comes to the Pilots.

“They are a fast defense that gets a lot of helmets to the ball,” Short explained. “We have to be able to sustain blocks up front.”

The guys up front for the Lake County offense will need to continue to improve and build against the Pilots.

“Our young offensive line is still trying to figure some things out,” Short explained. “Hopefully, they start meshing more this week.”

Kickoff is at 7 p.m. this Friday night in Tiptonville.

Coverage of this story is brought to you by:




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What A Game! Dyer County beats Dyersburg with PAT in OT

Image
  Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions Sports With the fanbases from both local schools in attendance and supporting their favorite teams, Dyer County rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to score twice in the third quarter. But, a late touchdown by the Trojans forced overtime where a special teams became the most important part of the game as the Choctaws blocked Dyersburg’s extra point attempt then were able to score and sophomore DC kicker Jotham Powell hit a PAT for the 35-34 win to open the season. The game marked the first career win for new Dyer County Head Coach Justin Dubruiel. It was also the first win by a Choctaw team at Dyersburg since 2007. “It was good,” Dubruiel said following the win. “It was good for our kids and good for Dyer County. “Whenever you can beat Dyersburg, it’s a fun night for everybody.” Trailing by a touchdown at the half, Dyer County was able to get a stop on defense, forcing a three-and-out. On the ensuing punt, Choctaw juni...
Read more

Trojans headed to Region 7-3A Championship for the first time in 21 years

Image
  Jason Peevyhouse JP Productions Sports Thanks to a stellar second half which saw the Trojans outscore Haywood 45-23, the Dyersburg boys will play for a region championship for the first time since 2004 after the black and gold’s 68-55 win over the Tomcats on Tuesday night in Newbern. "I think our kids were extremely engaged from the tip," Dyersburg Head Coach Blaine Mahaffey said. "I thought we rebounded well all night.  "And then, in the second half, when we were able to play a little bit better offensively, I think it showed up more." Trailing by nine at the break, the Trojans cut it to eight early in the second half but a three-pointer from Haywood put the Tomcats back up 35-24 with just over seven minutes left in the frame. Dyersburg went on a tear after a Breyden Turnage bucket was followed by a layup from AJ Higgins. This opened up four-minute stretch which saw the Trojans outscore Haywood 19-3 and was capped by a Jeff Cobb three-point play and tw...
Read more