New format is nice and works well! I still like to hear your opinion as well though. You give great insight. Thanks! Sent from my iPad On Sep 7, 2013, at 1:14 AM, "W. Keith Currie" <wkcurrie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 9-6-13 TIGERS 32 Malden 7 > > A warm swampeast Missouri night at Malden as the Tigers surfed the Green Wave > to a 32-7 victory. > > I am going to change the format of my summary a bit, thanks to Thomas Guest > bringing me into the 21st century technology. Rather than posting a > play-by-play, stats, and box score, I will just touch on some of the Tiger > highlights. For a detailed play-by-play, scoring summary and stats, here’s > how: > > For iPhone/iPad users, download the free app called “HSGC”. Once downloaded > select MENU, FIND A TEAM, MISSOURI, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, CARUTHERSVILLE, and > then VARSITY. From there you can click on tonight’s game, the Mountain View > game or whatever else you desire. > > On your computer, go to: > http://www.hsgamecenter.com/missouri/school/caruthersville-tigers/football/varsity/boys. > > Another amazing part of this technology is that you can actually “watch” the > game (play-by-play) as Thomas puts the information in during the game. > > Many, many thanks to Thomas for finding an app that gives us ALL of the game > information we could ever want! > > > > Series History: > > The Tigers and the Green Wave first met in 1916 with the Tigers winning 13-0. > The teams have met sporadically over the years, and didn’t play each other > at all in the 1930s nor the 1950s. Tonight was the 65th meeting between > these teams and the Tigers now lead the overall series 35-30, thanks to > dominating the series since 2000, 12-3. > > Now, for a few tidbits from the game. > > I think most in attendance would agree that the Tigers appeared a bit > sluggish tonight…just didn’t seem to have the spirit and enthusiasm to which > we have become so accustomed. > > Strangely, the Tigers appeared to have a few more cramping issues tonight > than last week…even though it was a much cooler night. > > My stars of the game: > > MALIK MONROE: What a great comeback story…as in last year’s Malden game, > Malik suffered a horric broken arm, which required surgery and a plate with a > bunch of screws! Malik was simply “going HAM” tonight, as he did a great job > on the offensive line, and was simply a force on defense… 4.5 tackles, 1 > tackle for loss, and was in on many other plays. His shining moment came > with 4:51 to go in the game when he stopped the Malden ball carrier, stripped > the ball and raced 50 yards to the HOUSE for his 1st CHS varsity TD. A > great, great game Malik! > > COLT CALLENS: His best game ever! Where do I start? Defense, of course! > Colt was everywhere. 4 solo tackles; 3.5 tackles for loss; 1 sack; and was > even in on a pass breakup or 2. Punting is also a defensive category, and > Colt again shined, punting 5 times for an average of 43.2 yards, but most > importantly…4 punts inside the 20! Oh yeah, he played a little offense, too. > 3 catches for 64 yards, including a TD, and even had 1 carry for 4 yards. > > DARRELL MONROE: He’s Malik’s big brother…and he is pretty good at football, > too! ;-) 4 tackles, and a tackle for loss. He carried the ball 19 times > for 176 yards and 2 TDs. He also had 2 long TDs that were negated by Tiger > penalties. Darrell had an amazing run, late in the game where he shook off > numerous Malden defenders on a 3rd and long…gaining the 1st down. I think I > need to give Darrell credit for teaching Malik how to “strip and score”. ;-) > > It was great to see a bunch of “new” Tigers playing, and making their > contributions to another Tiger victory. Some freshmen, some sophomores, and > even some new juniors and seniors got some great experience tonight. We will > need ALL of the Tigers to continue to contribute so we can have another > amazing year! > > > It was not a “pretty” win tonight for the Tigers. But, a win is a win. The > Tigers definitely need to continue to improve and especially need to rid > themselves of the mental mistakes. I have no doubt that they will. They > better, as they will face a tough challenge next Friday night when a tough > bunch of Birds from Charleston will pay the Tigers a visit at Hopke Field. > > I hope that you have enjoyed the new summary format…it sure makes things > easier on me. If you have any questions about the hsgamechanger app or > website, I would be glad to try to assist you…but Thomas Guest is the local > expert on the subject. > > W. Keith Currie > CHS Class of 1983