Tate Looking To Continue Winning Streak Against Pine Forest

September 26, 2013

When the Tate Aggies faced Pensacola High earlier in the season, not many people gave Tate a chance to win.  History was not on their side, with no Aggie defeating PHS in the past 20 years. A first year coach was not on the Aggies’ side.  Truth be told, perhaps not many fans were on their side after several losing seasons.  The Aggies have faced many challenges through the season so far, but no one told the players. Tate went on to a historic win against PHS.

Now Tate faces the same historic challenge as earlier in the year with a game against Pine Forest High School.  Coach Ronnie Douglas said  “none of the (Tate’s) coaches could remember when the last time Tate won a game against them (Pine Forest)”. (We checked the record books back to 2004, and Tate has lost nine of their last nine games against Pine Forest, including painful 39-0 and 63-0 shutouts the past couple of years.)

Pine Forest’s 0-4 record headed into Friday night’s game against Tate is not typical of the Eagles’ records of years past.  Douglas said he warned his team to “not to pay any attention to their record”.

“We know that they are going to be well coached, they have a lot of talent and they are going to be tough,” Douglas said.

Players To Watch

Douglas named Shadow Singleton and Brian Davis as players to watch this week.

Junior Shadow Singleton (#55), 7A – District 1 leading defensive lineman, said he was “glad that the defense was able to get a shutout in last weeks game We have worked really hard during the off season and now the results are showing it.”

Senior receiver Brian Davis (#4), who had three catches for 25 yards last week, stated that this season “is a big change” from the past three years he has played for Tate.  The Aggies, he said,  “been working hard, putting in a lot of work and playing hard” to get results.

Tate High (3-1) faces Pine Forest High Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Tate’s Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.

by Darryl Singleton

Comments

4 Responses to “Tate Looking To Continue Winning Streak Against Pine Forest”

  1. SS on September 26th, 2013 1:59 pm

    If anyone hasn’t had the chance to see a Tate football game this year, you are missing some real fun !!! The football players are giving 100 %, the Showband of the South sounds sooooo great and NEVER pass up eating those Aggie Fries from the concessions stand !! YUM Can’t wait til Friday night !!!

  2. Janet on September 26th, 2013 9:28 am

    Pulling for you Tate Aggies! So proud of the team and my nephews, Dakota and Shadow! Your hard work is paying off. Love you!!!

  3. Geneva Stacey on September 26th, 2013 8:44 am

    Now listen boys, don’t you look at the record, it is a new season and the best coachs so you just play ball like you have been taught and you can win this game. Go Aggies!!!!!

  4. Thetruth on September 26th, 2013 8:37 am

    Tate beat Pine Forest 26-24 in 2003. That was the last victory

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