Defensive standouts – Eastview vs. Park

Brian Jerzak September 21, 2021 @ 06:40 PM

Neither defense was stellar on Thursday night when Eastview visited Park. With a total of 68 points scored – many of those points on big, long-distance touchdowns. Even with the teams lighting up the scoreboard, there were still some sold plays on the defensive side of the ball. Here are some of the athletes who made plays that stood out. Cooper DeSutter Eastview LB DeSutter made an early tackle, and then his penetration slowed the running back down for a short gain. He put pressure on the quarterback to force a punt. On the game’s final drive, he made an open-field tackle for a short gain and kept the running in bounds to keep the clock moving. Chris Kujawa Park DB Kujawa wasn’t all that busy covering the pass, but he was great coming up supporting the run. He made two open-field tackles in the first quarter that prevented long gains. Later in the game, he did it again, showing great tackling ability in space. Jacob Nickle Park LB Nickle stuffed an inside run and then made another solid tackle against the run. Later, he put immediate pressure on the quarterback on a third and long and finished it with a sack. Sam Weinhaus Eastview DB Weinhaus came up supporting the run and shot an outside gap to stop a sweep. Later, he made a nice tackle on an outside run. Quick hits Frederik Ihwe Eastview DB - good man to man coverage on a fade pattern DJ Brown Park LB - stuffed an inside run for a short gain David Laturnus Park DL - tackle for loss from the outside Branden Lee Park S - playing a deep safety, came over to intercept a deep ball on the sidelines Logan Lucas Park LB - open-field tackle on a screen pass [player_tooltip player_id="186076" first="Alex" last="Baccoli"] Eastview DL - scrapped down the line of scrimmage for a tackle for a short gain Marcus Johnson Eastview DB – open-field tackle on the outside Rory Lane Park DL - tackle on the inside for a short gain