The undefeated Olympian Eagles (6-0, 3-0) will battle Montgomery (4-3, 3-0) for first place in the South Bay League tonight in one of our Prep Games of the Week. We will also provide coverage of Lincoln-St. Augustine. Follow our 619 Sports Twitter feed for live updates from both games, then check back to 619Sports.Net late Friday and early Saturday morning for complete postgame coverage, including photos and interviews from the field!
For Olympian to soar tonight, they will need to stick to their ground game. Courtesy of our partners at SportsForceOnline, here’s a look at the dynamo of the Olympian rushing attack, pint-sized sophomore running back Ian Autman (video after the jump): Continue Reading →
by Craig on September 12, 2009
Observations from the press box on a night of cautious optimism at the Q…
Saturday night’s 35-19 win over Southern Utah demonstrated both the progress made under Brady Hoke, and just how far the Aztecs have left to go in their return to respectability. For the most part, San Diego State controlled the action at Qualcomm Stadium. Against a totally outmanned bunch of Thunderbirds, the Aztecs pushed their food around the plate a bit but generally ate well.
But when you are playing a team that is SO much smaller, SO much slower, and has maybe half the players on their sideline as you have on yours, you really need to do better than 35-19. Mistakes, sloppy defense, special teams breakdowns and turnovers left Brady Hoke red-faced and hoarse after the game, sounding more like an angry coach after a loss than a satisfied coach after a win.
Hear from Aztecs players Vincent Brown, Ryan Lindley, Nick Sandford & Brandon Sullivan after the jump:
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