Coach Weider’s Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team of the week</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ephrata. Ephrata had a huge win on Friday when they beat the previous unbeaten Twin Valley 52-33. Ephrata now improved to 7-1 on the year and created a 3-way tie for section 2 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. They also are getting closer to securing a playoff spot. Both Accomplishments would be huge for Ephrata. Kris Miller has done a nice job turning around Ephrata and they are having a great season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach of the week</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matt Bauer Exeter. Exeter improved to 8-0 on the year with a 49-27 win over Hempfield last year. Exeter has won 21 straight regular-season games over the last 3-plus years. I thought Exeter would be good this year, but I also thought that they would maybe fall back and lose some games this year, that has not been the case. Exeter is still one of the best teams in the area and is setting up another winning takes Section 2 game against Manheim Central in week 10. That should be a fun one to watch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Play of the week</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thought I show everyone a trick play. Here is an example of a trick play I have used successfully in my coaching career. It is simply a halfback pass. The running back acts like he is running the old half-back toss and he sells like he is running then takes a few steps and throws the ball to a wide receiver. It is a great play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1045041,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/image-26.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1045041" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prospects of the week</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["386322"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652b41158ac71"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":"","_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652b41158ace5"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["386132"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652b41158ad7b"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='386322' first='David' last='Warde'] and [player_tooltip player_id='386132' first='Wanieq' last='Scott']</strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='386322' first='David' last='Warde'] and [player_tooltip player_id='386132' first='Wanieq' last='Scott'] are a nice 1-2 punch at wide receiver for York High. Both had multiple big plays and touchdown catches on Friday for York High. The dynamic duo is tough to stop because if you double one of them the other will be able to get open. Keep an eye on these two-star 2025 prospects. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["915413"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652b41158ade1"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='915413' first='Jalen' last='Cook'] Dallastown</strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='915413' first='Jalen' last='Cook'] is a talented player who probably gets overshadowed at times by [player_tooltip player_id='142837' first='Michael' last='Scott']. On Friday though he played a big role in the 51-13 win over Dover. He has 136 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns on offense. Then on defense, he chipped in with an interception. The interception was super impressive as he jumped up and made the big interception one-handed in the end zone to prevent a touchdown. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1054493' first='Jayden' last='Zandier']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Exeter ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652b41158aeb4"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1054493' first='Jayden' last='Zandier'] Exeter</strong>. Zandier is putting on a show each week, it is a super impressive effort by him each week. On Friday night he has 263 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. He also returned a kickoff for a touchdown and chipped in with an interception as well on Defense. Zandier continues to show how talented he is as a player. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Fernando Marquez","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cedar Crest","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652b41158af69"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fernando Marquez Cedar Crest.</strong> Marquez has great size for a running back standing 6'2" inches tall. He is a big physical running back who is hard to bring down. On Friday night 48-6 win over McCaskey Marquez rushed for 177 yards and 4 touchdowns in a little over a half of football. Marquez is a name is keep on your radar going forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->