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C-J pulling a Marshall in practice? Hah!
So, Chaminade-Julienne football coach Andy Helms, how does a team emulate Marshall’s double-wing offense in practice?
“Gosh, as best you can,” said the Eagles’ third-year coach.
“It’s tough to simulate it. It’s like a rugby scrum. The Dunbar coaches call it the hocus-pokus. It’s hard, because you don’t see anything like it all year.”
The City League power and C-J renew their rivalry at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, at Welcome Stadium. The Eagles took last year’s game, 37-18.
Marshall’s offense is simple: All 11 players are jammed together as if in a phone booth. The ball is hiked, backs start criss-crossing and the fakes and fun begin. Sometimes it even works, like the magical ‘06 season when Marshall posted a 9-2 record and made the D-II playoffs.
Both teams dropped their season openers last Friday. Marshall fell 45-6 to visiting Valley View. It didn’t help that Cougars coach Earl White missed much of last week while attending to family business at Detroit. He’s expected to be back on Marshall’s sideline against C-J.
The Eagles spotted host Troy a 14-0 lead before rallying. The Trojans held on to win, 17-14.
C-J senior QB Kurt Hess delivered, completing 19 of 30 passes for 220 yards and a TD. His most impressive stat: completions to seven different receivers.
“Kurt has become such a good system guy,” Helms said.
“He’ll get the ball to the right matchup.”
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