Rolesville HS v. East Forsyth HS – Defensive Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was on the sidelines the Week 2 matchup between two high-powered offensive units. East Forsyth dominated play on both sides of the ball from the start and throughout the game. Rolesville never really got started and was unable to generate any positive offensive or defensive plays throughout the game. The players listed caught my attention with their field performance throughout the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Forsyth</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='428445' first='Cory' last='Fisher'], CB, 6'2" 165 (No. 17 DB, No. 145 Overall)</strong>. Cory displayed the ability to change direction quickly and speed to cover a lot of ground quickly. He did a good job in man-coverage on the receivers while watching the ball. Cory intercepted a pass and ran it back for a TD.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='428441' first='Nathan' last='Martin'], DE, 6'1" 190 (No. 51 DL, No. 368 Overall)</strong>. Nathan displayed good technique and use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He was quick out of his stance to move past blockers into the backfield. Nathan finished with 4 tackles and 2 of the tackles were for losses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='144695' first='RJ' last='Brown'], LB, 6'0" 210 (No. 7 LB, No. 72 Overall)</strong>. RJ displayed good lateral movement as he let the play develop before closing quickly on the ball carrier for stops. He displayed quickness and speed to cover a lot of ground quickly. RJ finished with 7 tackles and 1 of the tackles was for a loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='428450' first='Matthew' last='Joines'], FS, 6'1" 175 (No. 48 DB, No. 365 Overall)</strong>. Matthew displayed the ability to change direction quickly and speed to cover a lot of ground quickly. He displayed good technique and is solid in man-coverage on the receivers. Matthew finished with 7 tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='428440' first='Nick' last='Martin'], DE, 6'2" 220 (No. 50 DL, No. 367 Overall)</strong>. Nick displayed good technique and good use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He was quick out of his stance to move past blockers into the backfield. Nick finished with 7 tackles and 3 of the tackles were for losses. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='428447' first='Keenen' last='Hatcher'], DT, 6'4" 300 (No. 27 DL, No. 174 Overall)</strong>. Keenen displayed good technique and good use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He was able to quickly move past blockers into the backfield keeping constant pressure on the quarterback.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='428449' first='Elijah' last='Hawkins'], DT, 5'11" 250 (No. 28 DL, No. 176 Overall)</strong>. Elijah displayed good technique and good use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. Elijah was able to quickly move past blockers into the backfield keeping constant pressure on the quarterback.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Forsyth defensive controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->