Naselle player posts - Week 1

KM Trophy disappointment

The scoreboard read: Wahkiakum 13 Naselle 0. Not exactly what we had in mind. We were prepared, ready to go, and pumped before the game. But things happen and momentum is a big part of football. This game was one of momentum. To start the game, we had a special teams miscue and fumbled on the opening kickoff. The Mules had a short field and, with all the momentum of a monorail train, ran over our shellshocked defense for a quick score. But we tightened up our "D" for the rest of the half and, despite three more turnovers, went into the locker rooms down by that one touchdown. At half we encouraged each other and felt that we had a good chance to comeback. Mostly because we had a very nice stop to end the 2nd quarter and felt like we had the momentum, but in general we all felt that were better than them and that we needed to play "Comet Football".

We held the Mules scoreless in the 3rd, but didn't gain any ground either. The Mules managed to score in the 4th and we couldn't put together a complete drive. We all wanted to be the team to win back the KM trophy, but sometimes uncharacteristic mistakes happen. We are all human. But despite this loss, we realize that this was just a non-league game. We ARE going to learn from our mistakes and come back with a vengence.

(note: I wish i could write more about the second half, but after the injury to my shoulder in the late 3rd quarter, everything got really hectic for me. I have been diganosed with a sprained shoulder and will be sitting out this week's game against non-league opponent Warrenton.)

NHS LB
Alan Erickson

Disappointing start 

Our season didn't start out as we had hoped. The game didn't start out as we had planned. Fumbling the kickoff the first play of the game set us on our heels as we had to quickly move from offense to defense. Definitely not Coach Eaton's game plan. We had 4 turnovers and several missed opportunities and yet were still able to go in at half time only down by 7. The second half unfortunately played out like the first. The biggest disappointment came in the 3rd quarter when Alan Erickson had to go out with a hurt shoulder. His football status is unclear at this time. We had a couple good drives in the second half but both ended in turning the ball over while in the red zone.
As we prepare for our next game at home against Warrenton I am sure our coaches will have us working extra hard on holding onto the ball. The support of our fans was great at Wahkiakum. Hopefully they come out and watch us next Friday under the lights.

Austin Burkhalter, QB