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Chiefs Suffer Tough 59-13 ‘Self-Inflicted’ Loss To Blountstown (With Gallery)
September 16, 2017
The Blountstown Tigers defeated Northview 59-13 Friday night in Bratt. The Chiefs, 1-3, have now lost three straight games.
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“It was a tough night,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said. “That was a great football team we played tonight. Make no mistake about it but a lot of our wounds tonight were self-inflicted.”
The Chiefs were first on the board with a touchdown from Ontario Minor with 9:09 on the clock in the first quarter, with Blountstown answering with a touchdown of their own.
“You know I thought we came out on the first drive and did what we thought we could do and marched right down the field and scored. They responded with a touchdown and then we started kind of self-inflicting some things. We had a blocked punt, multiple turnovers, multiple big plays. They had a fake punt for a touchdown,” Marshman said.
The Chiefs’ only other score of the night came at 5:49 on the clock in the second on a pass from Seth Killam to Ray Bush.
Blountstown was on an unstoppable roll scoring 21 in the first quarter and 30 in the second to make it 51-13 at the half. The Chiefs held the Tigers to just eight points in the third before a scoreless fourth quarter.
“We are an improving football team but we are not good enough to hedge the other team out especially a team like Blountstown. A lot of things here were self-inflicted but like I said a lot of credit goes to them too,” the coach said.
Next week, Northview hits the road to Blountstown to take on the Blue Devils of Holmes County (2-1).
“We will get back to the drawing board next week. We’re not going to quit. We are going to keep fighting. I know this coaching staff is going to fight for these guys day and night. We will be back up here this weekend getting ready. Holmes County is a really good football team as well. We are going to keep fighting. There’s no quitting this program. There’s no quitting this team. There’s no quitting this coaching staff so we are going to keep fighting,” Marshman said.
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2 Responses to “Chiefs Suffer Tough 59-13 ‘Self-Inflicted’ Loss To Blountstown (With Gallery)”
It’s not about the record, it’s about teaching the young men to work as a team and preparing them for life after school. Athletic talent comes and goes, you never know who you will get coming up year to year. But as long as you teach them to play strong, play together, and never give up, they will always remember you and be better for it.
Hang in there Coaches!. You are setting a great example for these youth and coaching them through life lessons that will help them grow as teens and adults. I listen to my children talk about the coaching staff and you are doing a great job as role models and motivators. This mom is Thankful to have you mentoring and encouraging my children.
Win or lose….. We love our Chiefs!