2008 Woodie Awards
Warriors rally to defeat Panthers
FOOTBALL: After a stagnant first half, the Warriors' offense begins to click while their defense shuts Chaffey down, 35-24.
By: Saunders, David
Issue date: 9/15/05 Section: Sports
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After rallying from a 17-point second half deficit to beat Chaffey College 35-24 Saturday night, the football team will look to build on its 2-0 record this weekend as it plays its first conference game in Riverside against the Tigers.
Saturday's game will feature two of the top three running backs in the Mission Conference, and the play of both teams' offensive and defensive lines could be a huge factor in the game's outcome.
Warriors' sophomore Brian Flowers currently ranks second on the conference-rushing list while Tigers' freshman Richard Murrell sits behind Flowers at third.
"He's a very good, physical running back," coach John Featherstone said of Murrell, likening him to Jerome Bettis.
The Tigers also sport one of the top linebacking corps in the conference, with freshman Deylon Marrow and sophomores Jeff Benjamin and Chris Willis all in the conference top 10 in tackles.
"Their linebackers are very active," Featherstone said.
The Tigers will be looking to pounce back at home following a 31-23 loss on the road against College of the Desert.
"They're going to be hungry to be back at home," Featherstone said. "For us, it's the same old thing. We're just going to take it one game at a time."
The Warriors will look to develop more consistency on offense than they had against Chaffey last Saturday.
Following an interception by EC's Damilyn Tanner, running back Flowers ran the ball 67 yards on the second play of the drive to give the Warriors a 7-0 first quarter lead.
"We went a little flat after that," Featherstone said. "They took it to us pretty good in the second quarter. I was extremely disappointed in our execution. We didn't do anything right in any phase of the game."
The Warriors were shut out in the second quarter and held to only 24 yards on offense by the Chaffey Panthers' defense.
Following a lackluster performance in the first half, the Warriors entered the locker room trailing 21-7 at the half.
Saturday's game will feature two of the top three running backs in the Mission Conference, and the play of both teams' offensive and defensive lines could be a huge factor in the game's outcome.
Warriors' sophomore Brian Flowers currently ranks second on the conference-rushing list while Tigers' freshman Richard Murrell sits behind Flowers at third.
"He's a very good, physical running back," coach John Featherstone said of Murrell, likening him to Jerome Bettis.
The Tigers also sport one of the top linebacking corps in the conference, with freshman Deylon Marrow and sophomores Jeff Benjamin and Chris Willis all in the conference top 10 in tackles.
"Their linebackers are very active," Featherstone said.
The Tigers will be looking to pounce back at home following a 31-23 loss on the road against College of the Desert.
"They're going to be hungry to be back at home," Featherstone said. "For us, it's the same old thing. We're just going to take it one game at a time."
The Warriors will look to develop more consistency on offense than they had against Chaffey last Saturday.
Following an interception by EC's Damilyn Tanner, running back Flowers ran the ball 67 yards on the second play of the drive to give the Warriors a 7-0 first quarter lead.
"We went a little flat after that," Featherstone said. "They took it to us pretty good in the second quarter. I was extremely disappointed in our execution. We didn't do anything right in any phase of the game."
The Warriors were shut out in the second quarter and held to only 24 yards on offense by the Chaffey Panthers' defense.
Following a lackluster performance in the first half, the Warriors entered the locker room trailing 21-7 at the half.