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Nov 4, 2009 at 3:40 PM PDT
Story Updated:
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:40 PM PDT
It remains to be seen if anyone is equipped for the challenge, but Dorsey High School would seem to be the most likely candidate to stay with powerful Crenshaw on the football field.
The Dons (7-1, 3-0) find out at 7 p.m. Friday at Crenshaw (8-0, 3-0) if that’s the case when the two collide in the neighborhood football rivalry that will determine the Coliseum League title.
To stay with a team ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 21 in the nation means doing a lot of things right, according to Dorsey coach Paul Knox.
“The first thing is we can’t give up points in the kicking game,” he said. “It seems like every game they score that way.
“Number two, we have to keep them from making big plays. We have to minimize the 25-yard and longer gains, but that isn’t going to be easy because they are so explosive.
And the third thing, is we have to try and control (running back) DeAnthony Thomas and (wide receiver/kicker returner) Geno Hall. We can’t let them go wild or it’s going to get ugly.”
Dorsey, a 43-0 winner over Fremont last week, has its share of speed, as well.
Running back Jorrian Washington, who ran for three touchdowns and passed for another to Agent Alexander against Fremont, is probably the best they have at producing big plays. Washington has scored 13 TDs in eight games.
Robert Herron, who ran for two TDs last week, is another offensive standout.
Quarterback Joseph Gray takes most of the snaps when the Dons aren’t in the wildcat formation (Washington does when they are).
Knox is most concerned with his team’s consistency at this stage of the season.
“For the most part we’re playing pretty well, but I think there is more in us that we’re not showing,” he said. “We’re not always consistent and I’m trying to pound in them, if we have a lull against Crenshaw, we won’t be able to recover.”
As if they really needed any extra motivation, Knox presented this week’s game as the ultimate challenge for the Dons.
“We’ve been telling the kids this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play the best team in Southern California and see how good we are and how good we can be.”
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