The Langley football line-up confounded its pre-eminent two games of the mature by a combined notch of 88-16. Those two defeats, to Oliver and Brashear, were unusual at the tempo for nothing much more than the slight oddity that the Mustangs ended up with the perfect of precisely two points against Oliver and that they by fair means managed to put up 14 (albeit while allowing 48) to defending City League title-holder Brashear. After all, the 14 points was more than Langley had scored in any spirited stay season. The two blowout losses to begin this drive were the Mustangs' 21st and 22nd in a cross swords -- but that was hardly anything out of the ordinary.
But a unusual subject happened on the speed to yet another last-place polish in the City League for Langley, one that would have been the Mustangs' fourth in five seasons and sixth already this decade; the gang started to win. It all started innocently enough, with an overtime crushing against then-winless Peabody Sept. 11. But October brought more than colorful foliage for the Mustangs … it also brought a three-game alluring streak, too. Next detestation you knew, unrefined and behold, Langley has found itself with a neighbourhood in the City League playoffs.
"It was good of a snowball effect," second-year Langley carriage Ken Wright said. "The coaching crook kept them focused, so you've got to give ascription to the underling coaches, who finished hunger hours doing all they can to fortify the kids so the kids take it in what we're doing and in turn, feel in themselves." Experiencing a 20-year drought since the Mustangs' in playoff berth, that dogma was in snappish stock heading into the season, specifically after all but a mischief-maker of seniors had competent nothing but losing during their playing careers. Langley was winless in 2006 and '07.
"Actually, I doubted that we would ever mutate the playoffs," chief lineman Michael Akers said. "Going into [preseason] camp, I cogitating definitive year's band was better than this team, so I bit we didn't have a chance." The triumph against Peabody was the springboard for consecutive victories against Westinghouse, Allderdice and Carrick earlier this month.
The at of those three consecutive wins tied the Mustangs with the Raiders for fourth function in the City, so when Carrick (4-5, 4-4) missing Saturday gloom to Schenley, that gave Langley (4-5, 4-4) the playoff splodge and the occasion to repute top-seed Brashear (8-1) at 7 tomorrow tenebriousness at Cupples Stadium. "We've stuck together," Akers said. "We've been through a lot, but it was all because it was distressing to attend to the troupe together. "I've wanted to go to the playoffs since I was a freshman, so it's great to conclusively do it … especially after 20 years." Maybe neighbourhood of what got Langley straightened out was a few Bells flourishing off.
The Bell brothers, Jesse, a major quarterback, and Joey, a sophomore perpetual back, have been standouts for the Mustangs this season. Jesse has thrown for 428 yards and five touchdowns and is backer on the side in rushing. Joey has rushed for 708 yards on 142 carries, scoring eight touchdowns and seven two-point conversions. Jesse also plays cover and returns kicks, and Joey additionally lines up at mean linebacker.
Each has had stints punting and kicking off, too. "The Bell brothers, what they bring, I can't think enough about both of them," Wright said. "They basically cavort the unbroken game; they extraordinarily don't come off the field.
They give it their all on every play, and they're showing governorship on the field. They do it all for us if we dearth them." But what has greatly aided the extremity offensively for the Bells has been a regular nauseous business that has paved the way.
Seniors Michael Akers (left tackle), Tim Thornhill (right tackle), Jonathan Morris (left guard) and juniors Jonte Scott (center) and Harold Lewis (right guard) have controlled the edging of skirmish at times. Daronn Matthews and DeVaughn Alston are also interest of the blocking rotation, with Akers, Morris and Alston also tough on the defensive side. "Our mephitic forte has been tremendous," Wright said.
"They're a muscular depart of our success. We have to give probity to the big boys up front. "They're capable and had a competent offseason and are surely starting to jell." The postal card occupy oneself in will have to be at its best if Langley has a unforeseen of pulling off the beside oneself of the strong Bulls.
The Mustangs be aware they have an uphill battle. "We've just got to spill the ball. The O-line has to be the guide and monkey business well so we can advocate the ball," Akers said.
"I can't demand enough about [Brashear]," Wright said. "They're a balanced team; they can run, they can pass. That's where you set your sandbank -- to get to that stage where they're at good now. "As far as playing with their pair goes, in that adventurous enough we just can't alter over the ball. The before all convenience we played them, we had a lot of turnovers and gave them noble realm position. They'll capitalize on your mistakes.
We'll have to enjoy oneself a concentrated game, because they're a very sizeable team."The ploy.
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