MHS Travels to Wheeler Friday

By JOHN KUYKENDALL
The Manchester High Blue Devil football team (4-5) will travel to Alamo this Friday night to play the Wheeler County High Bulldogs (9-0) this Friday night.
The Blue Devils enter the state playoffs after gaining some momentum winning two games in a row to end regular season play. Manchester defeated the Greenville High Patriots in the final regular season game by a score of 55-8.
The Bulldogs defeated Truetlen, its last opponent, by a score of 58-14 and won the Region 4 championship.
The Bulldogs have a high-powered offense that has scored an average of 37.8 points per game this season. The team’s defense has allowed opponents to score 15.6 points per game this season.
The Blue Devils has scored an average of 26.1 points per game this season on offense and have allowed opponents to score an average of 24.4 points per game. However, the last two games are the most important for Manchester because that is where the team’s momentum began. In those games, the Blue Devils averaged scoring 45.5 points and allowing opponents to score an average of 18 points.
For the Blue Devils, the challenge against the Bulldogs will be to slow down the team’s high powered offense, play ball control with sustained drives, not give up big plays, win the turnover ration and out play the Bulldogs on special teams.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Alamo.
It will take about three hours to make the drive to Alamo from Manchester. The easiest route is to travel to Perry. Once in Perry take 341 South to US 280 East turn onto Snow Hill Road in Alamo to find the stadium.
Please make the trip and support the Blue Devils.