Tiger football blog: Oct. 4
Two hundred sixty-nine is a big number.
Especially when it is yards gained by a football player.
Marshall High School’s Tony Awoleye accomplished that feat on Friday night when the Tigers defeated Pipestone Area 58-7 during homecoming.
For some people, personal accomplishment is bigger than any team goals. In professional sports there is so much made of the individual awards that sometimes the team aspect is taken away.
But not for Awoleye and not for the Tigers.
I talked to Awoleye and Chris Bailey after the game and the resonating theme of their answers was teamwork.
Awoleye scored three touchdowns and Bailey added two in Marshall’s romp over the Arrows.
Both players had nice runs, but the talk of the night was the 269 yards rushing by Awoleye, which was capped off with an 80-yard run.
When I asked Awoleye about that run, all he could do was give credit to his teammates.
It was the same with Bailey. On his touchdown catch, he talked about how the other receiver drew the coverage, making it possible for him to be open. He talked about how every player was making a block on his rushing touchdown, allowing him to score.
Teamwork is something that can be overlooked when an individual player has a great game, but so far this season, not a single Tiger football player has taken credit for anything.
They always credit their teammates..
While this may not seem like a big thing to those that don’t play, it means the world to a teammate.
The good players understand that without the other 10 players on the field, they would not be able to accomplish what they do.
And the Tiger skill players are no exception.
Every time I’ve talked to any of the runningbacks, quarterbacks or wide receivers, the first thing they do is give credit to their linemen.
As a former lineman myself, it’s nice to hear the skill players recognize their linemen and all the work they do.
Football is a team sport and so far the Tigers have held strong to that belief.
They realize that without everyone, they would be no one.
Especially when it is yards gained by a football player.
Marshall High School’s Tony Awoleye accomplished that feat on Friday night when the Tigers defeated Pipestone Area 58-7 during homecoming.
For some people, personal accomplishment is bigger than any team goals. In professional sports there is so much made of the individual awards that sometimes the team aspect is taken away.
But not for Awoleye and not for the Tigers.
I talked to Awoleye and Chris Bailey after the game and the resonating theme of their answers was teamwork.
Awoleye scored three touchdowns and Bailey added two in Marshall’s romp over the Arrows.
Both players had nice runs, but the talk of the night was the 269 yards rushing by Awoleye, which was capped off with an 80-yard run.
When I asked Awoleye about that run, all he could do was give credit to his teammates.
It was the same with Bailey. On his touchdown catch, he talked about how the other receiver drew the coverage, making it possible for him to be open. He talked about how every player was making a block on his rushing touchdown, allowing him to score.
Teamwork is something that can be overlooked when an individual player has a great game, but so far this season, not a single Tiger football player has taken credit for anything.
They always credit their teammates..
While this may not seem like a big thing to those that don’t play, it means the world to a teammate.
The good players understand that without the other 10 players on the field, they would not be able to accomplish what they do.
And the Tiger skill players are no exception.
Every time I’ve talked to any of the runningbacks, quarterbacks or wide receivers, the first thing they do is give credit to their linemen.
As a former lineman myself, it’s nice to hear the skill players recognize their linemen and all the work they do.
Football is a team sport and so far the Tigers have held strong to that belief.
They realize that without everyone, they would be no one.
posted by Alex Oey at 9:30 PM
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