Apex vs. Middle Creek – Defensive Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was on the sidelines for the Week 9 matchup between Apex and Middle Creek. Apex was undefeated and ranked going into the game. Apex remained undefeated as the running game dominated Middle Creek's defensive unit. The listed players performances caught my attention during the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Bryant - CB, 5'11" 175</strong>. Aaron displayed good speed and change of direction while covering receivers. He displayed good technique, making it difficult to complete passes on him. Aaron finished the game with 7 total tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='911411' first='Zaelyn' last='White'] - CB, 5'11" 170</strong>. Zaelyn displayed good speed and change of direction while covering receivers. He displayed good technique, making it difficult to complete passes on him. Zaelyn finished the game with 5 total tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='44981' first='Ian' last='Bright'] - MLB, 5'10" 215</strong>. Ian plays on both sides of the ball for his team. He reads the play before closing in on the ball carrier. Ian displayed good speed in the open field to cover a lot of ground quickly. He finished the game with 2 total tackles, 1 of the tackles was for a loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayce Peters - OLB, 5'6" 155</strong>. Jayce displayed good lateral movement and quickness as he closed in on the ball carrier for stops. Jayce displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field. He finished the game with 5 total tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Da'Shawn Haney - OLB, 6'2" 205</strong>. Da'Shawn displayed good lateral movement and quickness as he closed in on the ball carrier for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field. Da'Shawn finished the game with 4 total tackles, 2 of the tackles were for losses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Grant Harris - DE, 6'3" 195</strong>. Grant displayed quickness out of his stance to make contact with blockers while moving past them to make stops. He displayed good use of hands to control blockers and moved well in tight spaces to make stops. Grant finished the game with 4 total tackles, 3 of the tackles were for losses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Apex's defensive unit held Middle Creek's offensive unit in check for the majority of the game, limiting Middle Creek's offensive output.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Middle Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adam Berg - DE, 6'3" 230</strong>. Adam was quick out of his stance to make contact with blockers while moving past to make stops. He displayed good use of hands and technique to control blockers while moving past to stop the play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noah Morris - DE, 6'4" 235</strong>. Noah was quick out of his stance to make contact with blockers while moving past to make stops. He displayed good use of hands and technique to control blockers while moving past to stop the play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->