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East Lake 28, Pinellas Park 13
By DOUG KATES, Times Correspondent
Published September 29, 2007
PINELLAS PARK - After an early wake-up call, East Lake used a solid ground game to overcome an early deficit and defeat Pinellas Park 28-13 Friday night.
The Patriots (1-3) scored first on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Jesse Redden to Brandon Ferguson, and added a 45-yard "Hail Mary" pass from Redden to Jesse Woods before halftime.
But Pinellas Park never found the end zone again. The Eagles (3-2) held a slim 14-13 advantage at halftime thanks to 185 yards on the ground, led by rushing touchdowns by Micah Powell and Richie Bailey. The East Lake defense blanked Pinellas Park in the second half while the Eagles' ground game continued to thrive. Overall, four different East Lake rushers gained 40 or more yards, and the team gained 348 yards.
"That's great for us," said coach Bob Hudson. "We knew coming in we should be able to run like that.
"I think we had some pretty good drives offensively, killed some clock and put some points on the board. We haven't peaked yet, which is a good thing."
Powell finished the game with 138 yards, Richie Bailey 86, Erin Murray 57 and Robles 41.
"Keep the legs moving, fight and don't let anyone take you down," said Bailey. "We should be able to run well against everybody when we play as a team," he said.
Redden was 15-for-25 passing for the Patriots. Seven different receivers had at least one catch, including Robert Joker with two receptions for 57 yards and Ricky Hunter Jr. with four receptions for 17 yards. Joker also had an interception on defense.
East Lake won for the second straight game. Pinellas Park suffered its third loss.
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by Guy
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10/05/07 12:12 AM
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Problem is the underclassmen aren't always the best players and they still get to see the field more
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by Sammy
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10/02/07 12:24 PM
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Believe me, if a kid earns a starting position Coach ill sit a senior if necessary. The best players take the field. And if a player s going both ways , he should tell coach if he does not want to.
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by PaulC
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10/01/07 09:58 PM
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I question the validity of "Paul" , who is then accused of being a "disgruntled parent" by "EL Fan". I am the only varsity parent named Paul, and I never posted any comment on this article.
"Paul"'s email address should be banned from this website.
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by ELHS fan
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10/01/07 07:32 AM
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You are both right in my opinion. We are winning and i is the coachs call who to play. on the other hand, we are not developing bench strength by playing so many 2 ways and sitting good players. WB's should preserve energy and pevent injury.
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by Guy
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09/30/07 11:37 PM
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I used to play at EL and the only way to see the field is to kiss up to the coach they would rather play underclassmen to prepare for the future than seniors hard work means nothing to the coaches thats why they'll always be a middle of the road team
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by EL Fan
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09/29/07 05:59 PM
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"Paul" is obviously a disgruntled parent. Go figure! Hey, let's keep paying coaches peanuts and continue to question their authority. I'm sure it would be very fair for Coach to come into your place of employment and tell you how to do your job.
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by Paul
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09/29/07 08:00 AM
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East lake did OK against Pin. Park, but Should have crushed. 4-6 players are starting on both sides of the ball. Offensive players are using up valuable energy on defense, while others sit? ALL the players practice hard and more than 15 should play
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