BLITZ: Handing out some awards at the season’s halfway mark
Blitz is a giving bear. He likes to hand out accolades, criticism and even a compliment or two (when he is in the mood, which is rarely). Why wait until the end of the year […]
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COACH’S CORNER: The SAC has a cadre of QBs shining for all different reasons
Coach’s Corner is a weekly feature at Outside the Huddle written by Kevin Merz, former Bishop Dwenger quarterback and North Side offensive coordinator. There is no debating that quarterback play at the high school level […]
BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Week 4
Boy, were there some passionate people giving Blitz the business late Friday night. We had Homestead fans calling out Blitz for stating how the 2017 win over Bishop Dwenger (a 42-0 rout) was more impressive. […]
BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Week 3
We are a third of the way through the regular season, with intel from Friday being added from what we gathered through the first two weeks to where we can really begin forming educated opinions […]
FAN VOTE: Player of the Night for Week 3, sponsored by Ellen Vance of Ruoff Mortgage
A light rain at times didn’t slow down big week 3 blowouts, for the most part. What was best individual performance? That is for you to decide in the weekly Outside the Huddle FAN VOTE. […]
FAN VOTE: Player of the Night for Week 2, sponsored by Rico’s Barbershop
A lot of big time performances in the ground and in the air highlighted week 2’s schedule. What was best? That is for you to decide in the weekly Outside the Huddle FAN VOTE. Each […]
BLITZ: The lesson that keeps on giving when playing Snider
When Jeffrey Becker hit Layton Mitchell for a 26-yard touchdown with 2:36 left in the fourth quarter on Friday night, Carroll fans erupted. The Chargers, it had seemed, had tied Snider once again, pushing closer […]
OTH GAME OF THE WEEK: Carroll vs. Snider
Is Carroll for real? Is Snider the team to beat in the SAC? Does the Spuller Stadium turf feel as good as it looks? All great questions heading into Week 2, with the headline game […]
BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Week 1
The opening week of the season is full of shockers, eyebrow raisers and much-too-soon blanket judgments on programs. Allow Blitz to put some things in perspective as he breaks down all that happened in Week […]