The 37th Battle for the Bell – and the second ever contested in August – features teams coming off shutout wins last week. Bạn đang xem: A possible solution (temp) for error van 6, val 4, val 43
Rochester led 29-0 midway through the first quarter en route to lớn a 42-0 rout of Wabash. Valley pasted Wawasee for the fourth straight year, building a 28-0 halftime lead and winning 44-0.
The USA Today truyền thông pollsters paid attention, bumping Valley up khổng lồ No. 8 in Class 3A và giving the Zebras a boost from No. 21 lớn No. 13 in Class 2A.
Rochester lost 39-8 to lớn Valley last year, moved Brant Beck from safety khổng lồ linebacker the following week & has posted five shutouts in nine games since.
While stopping Nate Parker proved fruitless – he had 172 yards rushing in 2022 & 184 last year against Rochester and that’s not including a 47-yard touchdown catch in 2022 & two more dazzling touchdown grabs last year – he has graduated, và Valley has found two more big-play specialists in junior Wes Parker và sophomore Owen Omondi.
“He had a lot of those players that were playing ahead of him last year, so he concentrated basically on defense,” Valley coach Stephen Moriarty said. “So khổng lồ be able to lớn get an opportunity to show his skills, I think we were finally able khổng lồ let him to vì chưng that, & I thought that it paid off on Friday.”
“Speed,” Shaffer said. “Nice, quick back. Most of his big runs are coming from the wingback position, & he does a real nice job on their counters. It seems lượt thích he’s patient in the counter game & doesn’t try to bounce it và stays on the correct back. Just a really nice, smooth runner.”
The win over Wawasee proved a successful debut for Valley quarterback Jamison Phillips in his first start.
The reward for Phillips & the rest of the team was some 6 a.m. Practices this week khổng lồ beat the heat.
While Beck’s role on defense changed last year, his role on offense has changed this year as he has moved from halfback lớn fullback. Moriarty is wary of Beck’s quickness in hitting the hole on the trap play, which netted a 58-yard touchdown run against Wabash.
“Rochester, I think, is a better team than they were last year, và they were good last year,” Moriarty said. “Being able just to lớn slow them down, I think, is going lớn be key for us. Beck hits it so fast on trap và belly. We’re going khổng lồ have to lớn really play assignment football just khổng lồ slow them down and not have the big plays that they’ve had against Winamac (in the scrimmage) and Wabash. … They have a very big offensive line, và they move well.”
Shaffer said that Beck, a junior who crossed the 2,000 career rushing yard barrier last week, is learning the details of playing fullback.
“The transition didn’t really happen until after summer,” Shaffer said. “We really kind of wanted lớn see what we had at the fullback position và what do we have at halfback. So we felt like our numbers were & depth was better at the halfback position, so we moved Brant lớn fullback. Và he’ll still get halfback reps, but as far as that, he’s a fullback for us that now you have khổng lồ defend him khổng lồ both the left và right-hand side and up the middle. So we just felt lượt thích it made him a bigger threat lớn the defense. Xem thêm: 3 Động Tác Yoga Cải Thiện Vai U Thịt Bắp, Thu Nhỏ Gương Mặt, Càng Tập Càng Thon Gọn Và Trẻ Xinh
“For him, it’s just learning those nuances of when we run trap is the angles: Where are your blockers coming from? … Where’s that angle on belly or down?”
But if players like Wes Parker & Beck might have the spotlight on them for their big-play potential, both teams had success in the trenches last week.
Rochester junior defensive kết thúc Grant Clark hit Wabash quarterback Haiden Mc
Whirt’s arm as he was about to throw last week, which led khổng lồ an interception và 46-yard return for a touchdown for Zakk Parks.
Mason Hisey manned the other end spot last week while Callen Ferverda paired with senior Xavier Vance at defensive tackle.
Valley has had khổng lồ replace four graduated offensive linemen, including All-State player Dalton Alber, và Moriarty said the new starters on the line are “still learning.”
Rochester is also a year older in the secondary. In last year’s Bell game, Rochester often had sophomores covering experienced seniors lượt thích Nate Parker và Wade Jones. They have also added senior Drew Bowers, a football newcomer who starts at safety.
“Their secondary is a good secondary,” Moriarty said. “They cover the deep ball well. I thought that they also flew around quite a bit. Their linebacking crew, basically both starters are returning (Beck and Ethan Bailey) from last year, so they both fly around và do a good job. Their defensive tốc độ is what impressed me the most overall.”
Meanwhile, Valley reworked their defensive line and held Wawasee to 110 yards of offense. A bigger concern might be senior linebacker Brock Derf, according to lớn Shaffer. Derf, Grady Moriarty & Brandon Stiles anchor the Valley defense.
“What has impressed me is that back seven,” Shaffer said of Valley’s defense. “The three linebackers in their four-deep is really, really good. Brock Derf, he got to lớn play behind that great, great defensive line from last year, và he gets khổng lồ assert himself a little bit more as a veteran at the middle backer position. We are very concerned about him, a real good linebacker. Grady Moriarty’s a really nice weak side backer for them. So it’s going lớn be can we block those two along with handling the front that they’ll have. So they’re going lớn be in a 4-3, we believe, most times. If we go two tight (ends), we believe they might go to a five-man front. They’re so good in that back seven, they can afford lớn have a plethora of guys rotate in on that defensive line.”
Valley’s Gage Overbey has kicked nine career field goals; no player on Rochester’s roster has ever kicked a field goal.
Rochester has not won the Bell since 2017, & they have not won the Bell at Death Valley since 2014. Valley has won 18 consecutive regular season home games. Their last loss in a regular season home game was lớn Peru in September 2020.
No matter where they play, Rochester has been consistent under Shaffer. They are 11-4 on the road and 12-4 at home since he became coach in 2021.
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