San Manuel Miner
The San Manuel football team won its second game in-a-row by defeating the visiting San Carlos Braves on Homecoming, 52 – 0.
The Miners jumped out to a 31 – 0 lead at halftime and continued the domination after the half, outscoring the Braves, 21 – 0.
“We dominated the line of scrimmage and I was proud of that,” Miners’ head coach David Ward said after the game. “Our execution on offense was very, very good.”
“We were just trying to do the thing we’re supposed to do, (correctly),” he added. “We wanted to perfect what we do. We played sound fundamentally.”
The Miners have allowed only 20 points combined in their last two wins and appear to getting stronger as the season progresses under their new head coach.
For his part, Ward says he is getting more familiar with the players and where they perform the best on the field. It’s been a process that is paying off.
“The kids have natural good work ethic,” he said. “They like to work and play. We’re not very complicated. We do what we do well. They’re fun to coach because they’re dependable.”
The Miners have five games remaining in the regular season. Three wins in those remaining five games figures to put them in the playoff hunt. Winning four of the last five would almost guarantee a playoff spot.
The Miners travel to Canyon State Academy this Friday to take on a struggling Rams team coming off a 49 – 0 home loss to San Tan Foothills last week. The game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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