Enjoyable Instances: Trick Play, Stout Protection, Spark St. Henry In Win Over Anna

St. Henry’s Carter Laguire gathers in a catch off ‘the old flea flicker’ to attain the sport’s first landing simply previous to halftime.  St. Henry would go on to defeat Anna, 28-7.  (Press Pros Feature Photos by Jeff Gilbert)

The Redskins made probably the most of a first-half second once they wanted one thing thrilling to occur. And it gave them the momentum they wanted towards Anna to earn their second MAC victory.

St. Henry, OH – Football was something however enjoyable for nearly a complete half on homecoming night time, an evening meant to provide enjoyable recollections.

Unless you get pleasure from punting contests, three-and-out possessions and a fast-moving recreation clock. Then the Wally Post Athletic Complex was your enjoyable home. But you have been alone in your glee.

Something, something, needed to give. Just one thrilling play, please, for both St. Henry or Anna to interrupt the monotony. St. Henry coach Josh Werling sensed everybody’s boredom.

“You’re looking for a spark,” he mentioned.

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How concerning the previous flea flicker.

“I like that play,” quarterback Charlie Werling mentioned with a broad smile.

And quickly everybody in purple and white was smiling proper together with their senior quarterback.

Werling handed off to sophomore operating again Will Speck. He circled and pitched the soccer again to Werling. And Werling threw to an open Carter Laguire about 20 yards down subject. Laguire did the remainder and escaped the Anna protection down the sideline for a 47-yard landing and 7-0 lead with 2:50 left within the half.

“That was fun,” Charlie Werling mentioned. “No other words to describe it.”

More enjoyable was available within the second half for the Redskins with touchdowns on their first three possessions, some thrilling defensive performs and “Hail to the Redskins” on repeat.

Football enjoyable, lacking for some time on this a part of Mercer County, is all the best way again. And Anna was the newest group to stroll off the sphere sad towards St. Henry, a 28-7 winner that nobody left on their schedule is wanting ahead to play.

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“Their safeties were starting to get a little aggressive on run fits, which I would do that too on a scouting report reading our offense,” Josh Werling mentioned of the flea flicker. “They executed the play. It was a big jolt for us going into half.”

Anna coach Nick Marino knew that decision was within the Redskins’ bag of tips.

Reserve operating again Will Speck turned the principle operating again…filling in for injured Drew Langenkamp.

“We practiced it, but you got to play it in the game,” he mentioned. “It’s just execution and staying locked in, being disciplined. It would’ve been nice to keep it 0-0 at the half.”

Instead, the Redskins rode that momentum to a 4-1 begin to their season and a second straight Midwest Athletic Conference victory since a 21-14 loss to Marion Local. The Redskins haven’t let the loss hang-out them.

“We’re confident because we were in that game,” Charlie Werling mentioned. “We know we could have won that game. We’re not going to let one loss in Week 3 determine the outcome of the rest of the season.”

No one can be stunned if St. Henry and Marion Local (5-0) meet once more the Division VII, Region 28 last. But that risk is over two months away.

“We’re all kind of aware of that, but we all know that time will come,” Charlie Werling mentioned. “Right now we have to focus on right now. People talk about playoffs and all that, but you can’t get to that far in the playoffs unless you win this one. People talk about winning the next one, but you got to win this one.”

Anna’s Zeb Pleiman caught 5 balls, and nearly six with this one-hand seize try.

And every thing the Redskins did on the soccer subject Friday made certain this was one which wouldn’t get away. Division VI Anna (3-2, 1-2 MAC), likewise, got here in assured coming off a win over Coldwater.

The St. Henry protection knew what to anticipate from Anna. So they made certain to have enjoyable by getting sacks, tackling operating backs for losses and batting down passes. But the trick play was what this recreation wanted to generate pleasure.

Laguire, in his first full recreation again from harm, made one other explosive play on St. Henry’s first play of the second half, catching a brief move and turning it right into a 28-yard play to the Anna 23.

“He’s a really good football player, obviously,” Charlie Werling mentioned. “He’s my best friend. I love throwing him the football, just seeing him on that field, seeing him happy again. It’s awesome.”

Werling carried the ball on the following 4 performs and scored from the 2 for a 14-0 lead.

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Anna responded with its greatest drive, mixing runs with completions by Logan Ziegenbusch and ending it with a one-yard landing run by receiver Zeb Pleiman. Otherwise, the Rockets struggled. Ziegenbusch ran for 62 yards on 17 carries and handed for 146 yards on 10-of-22 completions, principally to Pleiman (5 catches for 91 yards).

“Being physical and playing fast solves a lot of problems, especially for our defense,” mentioned exterior linebacker Anderson Kramer. “We just go out there, swing our sword and keep playing.”

St. Henry’s Charlie Werling leaps by means of the road to achieve first down yardage within the second half of Friday’s win over Anna.

The offense did the identical. More operating by Werling and Speck led a 77-yard drive that Werling capped with a 12-yard landing run. The subsequent drive was comparable, however this time Speck scored from the eight, and the lead was three touchdowns with 4:10 left.

Werling completed with 126 dashing yards on 21 carries and accomplished 8 of 15 passes for 125 yards. Speck gained 67 yards on 10 carries.

“Will was really great for us there with fresh legs, he doesn’t dance, gets north and south,” Josh Werling mentioned of Speck within the second half. “And the offensive line started to figure out a few things. They do some unique stunts and twists.”

St. Henry was merely stout towards the run, holding the Rockets to 87 dashing yards.

“We didn’t run the ball well most of the night,” Marino mentioned. “We need to do a little bit better job of that. We had to get to the air a little bit to move it. We knew it was going to be a tough run box all night.”

The Redskins’ protection tracked down Anna quarterback Logan Ziegenbusch.

Kramer and his defensive friends knew what to anticipate and executed their recreation plan. Part of the plan was for Kramer, who performs on the precise aspect, to be disruptive.

He doesn’t look forward to the soccer to seek out him. What’s the enjoyable in that? He’s free to get into the backfield the place he batted down a move and was in on two sacks. Those moments are enjoyable for him, taking him again to the times when he dreamed of taking part in on the varsity.

“It’s definitely getting in there and smacking someone,” he mentioned. “Growing up we used to play tackle football in the backyard. It was always that pop noise. I just can’t get over that. It’s the best feeling.”

The enjoyable doesn’t finish there for Kramer or the remainder of the half-dozen or so two-way gamers. He performs proper sort out on offense.

“It’s just the constant adrenaline rush,” he mentioned. “I mean, you never get out, so you don’t get a breather. But you don’t need it whenever you have that adrenaline run through your veins. The feeling is amazing.”

And enjoyable.

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