New Bern vs. Cleveland - Defensive Standouts

I was on the sidelines for the much-anticipated matchup between the two teams. Cleveland took control of the State Third Round Playoffs game in the first quarter. Cleveland's dominant performance throughout the game lead to a 56 - 13 victory. The listed players performances caught my attention throughout the game.   Cleveland HS   [player_tooltip player_id='1076281' first='Cameron' last='Melvin'] - LB, 5'11" 225 (No. 4 LB, No. 56 Overall). Cameron displayed good lateral movement and speed to cover a lot of ground quickly to close in on the ball carrier. He displayed quickness out of his stance to control defenders while moving past them often unblocked to disrupt the play in the backfield. He has already received D1 offers and Power5 schools are expressing interest in him. Cameron is one of the dominant players on the defensive unit.   Damarius Plummer - DL, 5'10" 235. Damarius displayed good technique and good use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field, finishing the game with 4 total tackles, 1 which was a tackle for a loss.   [player_tooltip player_id='760707' first='Karson' last='Cook'] - DL, 5'10" 220 (No. 56 DL, Watchlist). Karson displayed good technique and use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field, finishing the game with 3 total tackles, 1 which was a tackle for a loss.   [player_tooltip player_id='1092166' first='Darrell' last='Herriott'] - DL, 6'1" 250. Darrell displayed good technique and use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field, finishing the game with 4 total tackles, 1 tackle which was for a loss.   [player_tooltip player_id='1092159' first='Landon' last='Inscoe'] - DB, 5'11" 175. Landon displayed the ability to change directions quickly and speed to cover receivers. He displayed good technique and use of arms while defending against passes thrown in his direction. He finished the game with 6 total tackles, 1 which was a tackle for a loss. Landon should start to receive recruiting interest from schools.   [player_tooltip player_id='1092169' first='Markice' last='Rawls'] - LB, 5'11" 185. Markice displayed good lateral movement and speed to cover ground quickly while closing in on the ball carrier. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field, finishing the game with 7 total tackles, 2 which were tackles for losses. He should start to receive recruiting interest from schools.   [player_tooltip player_id='1092173' first='Jackson' last='Tyler'] - DB, 5'10" 165. Jackson displayed the ability to change directions quickly and speed to cover receivers. He displayed good technique and use of arms while defending against passes thrown in his direction. He finished the game with 7 total tackles.   [player_tooltip player_id='759808' first='Gage' last='Tremaine'] - LB, 5'9" 195 (No. 21 LB, No. 158 Overall). Gage displayed good lateral movement and speed to cover ground quickly while closing in on the ball carrier. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field, finishing the game with 8 total tackles, 4 which was a tackle for losses. Gage should start to receive recruiting interest from schools.   [player_tooltip player_id='1083631' first='Sawyer' last='Lowe'] - LB, 6'0" 190 (No. 36 LB, Watchlist). Sawyer displayed good lateral movement and speed to cover a lot of ground quickly to close in on the ball carrier. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field, finishing the game with 8 total tackles, 1 which was a tackle for a loss. He is one of the dominant players on the defensive unit and compliments Cameron as they both apply pressure on the quarterback. Sawyer should start to receive recruiting interest from schools.   New Bern HS   [player_tooltip player_id='1068199' first='Zion' last='Wright'] - LB, 5'10" 195 (No. 18 LB, Watchlist). Zion displayed good lateral movement and speed to cover ground quickly while closing in on the ball carrier. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field.   Trent Phillips - LB, 5'8" 210. Trent displayed good lateral movement and speed to cover ground quickly while closing in on the ball carrier for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field.   Drewvon Oxendine - DL, 6'3" 240. Drewvon displayed good technique and use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field.   [player_tooltip player_id='759800' first='Alex' last='Williams'] - DL, 6'2" 190. Alex displayed good technique and use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field.   Anthony Herring - DB, 6'0" 145. Anthony displayed the ability to change directions quickly and speed to cover receivers. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field.   [player_tooltip player_id='1092153' first='Terrance' last='McCormick'] - DB, 5'10" 150. Terrance displayed the ability to change directions quickly and speed to cover receivers. He displayed good technique on tackles made in the open field.   Davari Smoot - DL, 6'1" 200. Davari displayed good technique and use of hands to control blockers while moving past them for stops. He displayed good technique on tackle made in the open field.

I was on the sidelines for the much-anticipated matchup between the two teams. Cleveland took control of the State Third Round Playoffs game in the first quarter. Cleveland's dominant performance throughout the game lead to a 56 - 13 victory. The listed players performances caught my attention throughout the game.