Source: The Montana Standard, ButteSept.迷你倉 06--By the end of last week's opener, the Butte Central football team's offense was humming. Junior quarterback Danny Peoples completed 12 of 19 passes after halftime -- including a stretch of six straight which gobbled up 79 yards -- in a high-speed, wide-open attack that hit dizzying speeds.In Livingston's opener, the Rangers returned to the mauling ways that made them Central A champions last season -- running a whopping 51 times out of a tightly bunched Wing T formation, while attempting just five total passes.The offenses in the teams' nonconference Class A matchup on Friday night are about as different as they can be, but both will be looking forredemption at 7 p.m. at Alumni Coliseum after missed opportunities put them in their current 0-1 holes.The Maroons fell to Belgrade 20-12 on the new sprint turf at Tech last week, largely because they saw drive after drive fizzle after crossing midfield. That included getting no points out of a first-and-goal within the Panthers' 5-yard line in the closing seconds of the first half, and a fumble at the goal line early in the fourth quarter that neutralized Peoples' six straight completions."We were really disappointed in the outcome of our game," Central head coach Don Peoples, Jr. said. "The kids played really hard, but we didn't pick up their blitz. There were multiple times their blitz ended up blowing up plays -- whether they were runs or passes -- and it kept us out of end zone."We worked hard on that offensively. The kids have had a good week of practice, and I think they're ready to get back out on that field."If the Maroons are to bounce back, they'll have to do it against a Rangers 4-2-5 defense which allowed just a single score to Sidney in last week's 7-6 home defeat. They'll also have to do it against a Livingston offense which has become known for gambling. Livingston went for a two-point conversion after scoring its lone TD against Sidney -- something it did successfully 62 times a season ago while kicking just five PATs. While the Rangers came up short on their most recent conversion attempt, head coach Bryan Beitel said it's not something they're about to stop doing."We've had a high success rate in the past going for two, but unfortunately that was result last week," Beitel said. "We got stuffed a yard short and lost by a point. But we're confident in our offense to get three yards, and I expect we'll go for two more times than we'll kick a PAT thi儲存倉 week."I don't know what we averaged, but we scored a lot of points last year. To be held to six ... we didn't expect it."Livingston also doesn't like to punt, and combined for just three with Sidney a week ago. Don Peoples, Jr. was at that game, and said the Rangers went for it several times on their own side of the field."They return a bunch of linemen from last year's team which made the state semifinals, so they're big and physical," Don Peoples, Jr. said. "They're really going to make us stop them four times if we want the ball back."It's 3 yards and a cloud of dust right at you. It's a very deliberate offense."Aside from three spectacular scoring plays of 50-plus yards from Belgrade backup quarterback Brayden Konkol a week ago, the Central defense looked like it might be up for that challenge. The Maroons had held Belgrade to 134 total yards before halftime -- 60 of which came on Konkol's first scoring run -- and did not let the Panthers across midfield until midway through the third quarter."Defensively, we played a really solid ball game," Don Peoples, Jr. said. "But we gave up a couple of big plays, and the next thing you know we got beat."Danny Peoples will again lead the Marrons after passing for 230 yards, a score and no interceptions a week ago. He also led BC in rushing with 39 yards, so the club will attempt to get senior running back Wyatt Kingston rolling after he had 28 yards on 15 carries in the opener.Livingston will be led by junior running back Bobby Emter, who ran for 98 of the Rangers' 179 yards on the ground in last week's loss.Neither team wants to lose again after carrying high hopes into the year, and Don Peoples, Jr. said his team has a renewed sense of urgency."Our kids really devoted a tremendous amount of time training in the offseason," Don Peoples, Jr. said. "They really don't' want to go down 0-2, but we know we have a tough challenge ahead of us."Both coaches said the difference in the teams' philosophies isn't lost on them, and controlling the tempo will be a big factor in who takes the victory."It's two opposite styles of football," Don Peoples, Jr. said. "We run the spread offense, they're a traditional running team. We go up-tempo, they take as long as they can to run a play so they can hold onto the ball."It's going to be a unique sort of game."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Montana Standard (Butte, Mont.) Visit The Montana Standard (Butte, Mont.) at .mtstandard.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉價錢
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