STA scored its 1st TD of the night after the initial 42 seconds of the game had ticked off the clock, and it never got any better for Manatee as the majority of the second half was played with a running clock. For myself as I watched I couldn't help but reflect back to the 1992 state championship game against Dillard HS, and remember how talented and blessed with size that Dillard team was! Yet despite all that size and talent it was also a very poorly coached team and it never had a chance against that well coached Joe Kinnan's Manatee HS football team that night at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
The STA coaching staff had game planned for the Manatee offense and defense, and .............well the Manatee staff appeared to have not done the same. STA played with a cocky confidence....................Manatee acted and played like it was happy just to be there for the opportunity to make some memories (The very little good, and the all too often bad and the ugly) ! I'll give a hat tip in acknowledging that the Manatee HBC has brought in some serious talent to Manatee HS the last 2 years, its just a crying shame the kids that were brought in, aren't getting anything in the way of competent coaching......because on this night the STA coaching staff exposed this Manatee staff as not being ready for prime time and I'm really not sure the current staff ever will be.
Go Canes Go!
The STA coaching staff had game planned for the Manatee offense and defense, and .............well the Manatee staff appeared to have not done the same. STA played with a cocky confidence....................Manatee acted and played like it was happy just to be there for the opportunity to make some memories (The very little good, and the all too often bad and the ugly) ! I'll give a hat tip in acknowledging that the Manatee HBC has brought in some serious talent to Manatee HS the last 2 years, its just a crying shame the kids that were brought in, aren't getting anything in the way of competent coaching......because on this night the STA coaching staff exposed this Manatee staff as not being ready for prime time and I'm really not sure the current staff ever will be.
Go Canes Go!
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