I want to commend Raynard Felton (TE) for having a good offenssive game making 3 total catches two one-handed catches allowing drives to continue and one catch over the middle. He's a tough middle of the field threat. So this season we will have a complete receiving core and defense. GO TROJANS

overview

Our offense looked very smooth with all 3 quarterbacks but to me (Kevin williams) really stood out with his timely throws and ability to throw off the run with precision and take off when it looked like it was going to be a sack, but above everything he did i loved the way he had command of the huddle.

Suprise of the day: Kovaris Williams ( kevin's twin) was all over the field he had a pick 6, almost pick, and a nasty hit to dislodge ball from receiver, to me he had the biggest day on defense.

1 thing to improve: i think that we wasn't physical enough the main thing we have to do is win the battle in the trenches.

But overall it was a good performance and i have to commend all our coaches for getting our players ready, but especially coaches: Flynn (hc), Ben(dc), and sammy(qb coach) for making the right play calls.

*and my final thought: for any 1 who has to play us u better be prepared for a battle because we will be giving you a 48 minute scrappy dog fight, and when we play our game right theres not a team in the state who can touch us.

- thanks signed randy moss

The best is yet to come!! First win 20-12

For the game Kevin went 7 for 13 (54% completion percentage) with a td pass to Derek Jones, a sack, and a couple of drive saving runs.

(Keon) went 2 for 3 (67% completion percentage) with a td pass to Tim Robinson.

(Rashard) went 2 for 2.

Turnovers:

1. Terrance Thomas fumbled the ball






2. Kovaris Williams 50 yd interception returned for touchdown






3. Trojans recovered fumble






4. David James with interception

Summary:

We played a very complete game tonight on all emphasis of the game. I saw a good team starting to evolve right in front of my eyes. The trojans did most of the things that i thought was the key for us to win the game: our defense was aggressive and forced turnovers, we played smart,and most of all we stayed inside the gameplan throughout the game.

Quote of the day: "You can't win a STATE championship in the spring, but you can build one in the spring". -Coach Flynn

Offensive player of the game: Kevin Williams(QB) he put together an all around great game over the past two years I have watched this young man he is really starting to change for the better. The things he did to have a complete game were timely passing, making the right decisions moving the huddle, not getting rattled, and commanding the huddle. The key for him is to just keep improving everyday and knowing he's not going to be perfect.

Defensive player of the game: Kovarus Williams (Safety) what a player he's an all around player. He had an all around good game returning his first interception to the house for about 50 yds. Also had a monstorous hit when Providence threw a swing pass were Kovarus was waiting for it thrust hisself right through the running back leaving him flat on the ground like a pancake, then the whole crowd errupted in glee.

Play of the day: It was our second drive of the game Providence had just scored we were inside our own 25 yd line it was 3rd down Kevin drops back for the pass and finds Derek Jones on a fade route and throws a perfect ball were only his reciever can catch it and he does in the back right hand side of the end zone for a touchdown!!! Don't worry this connection will be happening ALL year.

I also loved how Tim Robinson started and finished playing the game well today on our first drive he had a great punt for about 50yds and ended theday with a touchdown from Keion Westmoreland for about 35 yds the pass led him into the endzone were he got behind the defender and dove in the end zone holding on to the football for a T.D.

I also have to commend the defense for shutting out Providence for the second half of the game. The defense played an overall good game and the coaches made good second half adjustments. The good thing is Providence scored half of its points on a trick play, but the key to a great defense is to bend but not break which is what we did today. The one thing we have to work on is wrapping up our tackles but is something that i am sure we can fix, and it seems like that any time in the game that we needed a turnover in the game we got one.

We have time to fix any mistakes and need to get more familiar with the playbook. But that comes with the territory hey we are just getting better and better each day. The one thing that i think we need to work on is being more physical which will happen once we start hitting weights.Just know you ain't seen nothing yet the BEST IS YET TO COME!!

preview to tonights spring game

keys to victory:

• dominate both sides of the lines


• be aggressive force turnovers


• play smart


• play physical


• stay inside the gameplan and dont try to force anything


• As long as everyone does their job this will be the start of a state championship
  
  
  
  

randy's 6 predicts

1. daryl campbell and james branch will combine for 20 TD'S.


2. Kevin williams will have at least 10 passing TD'S.


3. derek jones will have at least 10 td receptions.


4. our defense won't give up more than 21 points a game.


5. we will have a injury free season


6. and last but not least kevin williams will lead us to a state championship.

- randy moss

day17 spring practice

7-on-7 (kevin) went 7 for 13 (54 % completion percentage) with 1 td and 1 int.
(rashard) went 6 for 10 (60% completion percentage) with 1 td.


key plays from 7-on-7

1. td pass over right shoulder from kevin williams to derek jones


2. td reception by corey from rashard


3. interception by josue edmond

*play of the day: pass from rashard to tim robinson, tim made a 1 handed catch over miguel marquez.

-randy moss

day 17

It was a good practice today with alot of offense. But the defense did good on tackling and had two interceptions on the day the first interception was by Josue Edmond who intercepted the ball in the end zone had a really solid practice today. The second one was by Terreke Blackshear in the redzone pass was thrown right to him. The play of the day was a one handed touchdown catch by Timothy Robinson it was a spectactular catch over his head extending his arm all the way out and snagging the ball out of the air,it was a perfectly thrown ball leading the reciever up the sideline.Miguel Marquez just let the reciever get behind him,but it happens to the best of us. In my opinion this kid is an up and coming(db). In todays practice Derek Jones went through the high and lows. First in 7on7 he started off with a great one handed catch in the right front corner of the end zone,he would continue to have a very solid practice. Unfortunately to end practice he dropped a perfectly thrown pass for about 35 yards up the right seam for a touchdown in the endzone he bobbled the catch nearly caught it. Summary: My offensive line man of the day is Corey Willaims i like how he got to the second level and did really good at showing finesse and on his blocking assignments. Kevin Williams(qb) continues to improve i really liked what i saw from him improving everyday and just being a very well versed player and understanding what it takes to be a qb and figuring hes not going to be perfect but can still improve each and every day. I also have awarded the runningbacks as the most productive position of the day. Were very precise on runs having good vision getting up the field and running with speed and power we can credit the holes to the o-line what a really good team that is involving right in front of my face this Providence game thursday should be really intriguing.

day 16

Today was a good practice.Kevin Williams went 5for10 [50%] on the day .There were two touchdown passes on the day. The first one went to our tight end Raynard Felton,and the second one to Timothy Robinson up the left seam of the sideline on a perfectly thrown pass. Really good execution of blocking schemes by the offensive line especially Demetrius Mcswain.I also loved to see the defense gang tackling but the real key for our defense is for everyone to take care of their assignment.As long as we make open field tackles we will be a great defense. Really excited for the spring game this thursday @7 home against providence hope i see u their to come support the TROJANS!!

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day15 spring practice

7-on-7 (Kevin) went 10 for 17 (59 % completion percentage) 2 TD passes to (Corey) 1 int to lakhalon.
(Keon) went 7 for 10 ( 70 % completion percentage)
the 3rd QB went 1 for 3 (33 % completion percentage)

key plays from 7-on-7

1. 2 TD receptions by Corey
   


2. interception on 1st play by lakhalon

11-on-11 (Kevin) went 10 for 14 ( 71% completion percentage) and was sacked twice by aaron

key plays from 11-on 11

1. Kovaris stopped hb draw in backfield


2. Raynard caught a pass and ran for another 20 yards


3. 2 sacks by Aaron
   


4. pass complete to Corey who justed ran over William Oliver


5. Miguel put a nice hit on Derek Jones


6. Kevin with a nice QB run

*play of the day Corey ran over William Oliver.

- randy moss

day14 spring practice

7-on-7 (Kevin) went 16 for 21 (76% completion percentage) td pass to derek jones, int to budda, and a td run.

key plays from 7-on-7

1. td pass to Derek Jones.


2. interception by budda


3. pass complete to Raynard Felton who made a great catch


4. td run by qb Kevin Williams.

summary: to me this was kevin's best practice all spring he's showing all the skills of being a good quaterback, he's starting to develop chemistry with the widereceivers. overall the offense won that practice, we'll see who wins tomorrow.

*6 days to our spring game vs. providence at home.

- randy moss

day13 spring practice

this was a pretty basic practice basicly just working on drills and offense was working together,
and defense was working together. they were working on extra points.
and to close practice they did a relay race.
-randy moss

day12 spring practice

7-on- (Kevin) went 13 for 20 (65% completion percentage) with 2 TD'S and a int.

key plays for 7-on-7

1.td catch by josh anderson
2.pass intended for derek broken up by miguel marquez.
3.kovaris jumped pass for interception.
4.diving 1 handed catch in left corner of endzone from kevin to derek jones.

11-on-11 (Kevin) went 3 for 3 with 1TD to raynard felton.

there was a short 11 on 11 today another good practice by defense but offense did okay.
-randy moss

day 11 spring practice

In 7-on-7 (Kevin) went 6 for 8 (75% completion percentage)
(Rashard) went 5 for 8 (63% completion percentage)
(Lakalon) went 1 for 3 (33% completion percentage.

In 11-on-11 (Kevin) went 7 for 8 (88% completion to n percentage)with 2 TD passes- 1 to Derek Jones and 1 to Raynard Felton. 2 sacks 1 by kevin 1 by Aaron.
(Rashard) went 0 for 0 with 3 sacks 1 by aaron, Raynard,and ralph.

key plays for 7-on-7

1.rashard complete to derek jones, marcus uzzel tried to jump pass but just missed it. coach ben said he was back pedaling to much.
2.Miguel almost got a interception but receiver menageia broke it up.

key plays for 11-on-11

1.sack on rashard by ralph
2.fumble recovery by raynard
3.rashard sacked by aaron
4.rashard sacked by raynard
5.kevin to derek the pass was high to the midsection, derek did a great job of pulling it in.
6.td pass to raynard.
7.kevin sacked by aaron.

summary
The defense responded in a strong way from fridays basicly shuttin down offense in 11-on-11 while only giving up 2 td's.
*i see that we are going to have a very good defense this season.
-randy moss

day 11 spring practice

Today was a very eventful day I will start with a view of my top things of the day. Quote of the day- "I will be the #1 cb in the state in 2013"-William Oliver
Play of the day- Kevin Willians throws a pass in the end zone over Derek Jones left shoulder who makes a GREAT one-handed diving catch for a td.
Blooper of the day- Anthony dwayne was going for a pass in a wr drill when the pass bounced off his chest when he was tried to catch the ball.
Hit of the day- Tariq ran straight through carlton "buddah" williams driving him into the ground. I could hear the hit sitting on the bench.
Rave of the day- This goes to kevin Williams I'm expexting big things from this young man in the upcoming season. He has all the mechanics to lead this team I have high hopes for this kid don't be surprised when he plays great he's made the most progress this spring to me. With this defense if he plays like I know he can he WILL be lead us to a state championship.

sibling rivalry

It all started on Friday when it looked like kovarus[safety] was scared to hit [qb] his brother kevin. So fastforward to today the team was doing a little bit of 7on7 when on a fake [rb]run kevin ran on a rollout and ran over kovarus who missed the openfield tackle. Quote from kovarus"my job was to force kevin inside" but the older brother won round one. Later on in the the day the team was practicing 11on11 when kovarus comes in on an outside blitz to deliver a big hit for a sack which I call a little pay back. We will see what tommorow will bring in this not so friendly sibling battle.

D-CAM

RAY

Marcus"Parker"Uzzell

Javon bell

Javon bell

day 10 spring practice

7-on-7 (rashard) went 3 for 9 (33% completion percentage) 1 TD(to Tim Robinson) and 1 int(by Miguel Marquez).
(Kevin) went 12 for 25 (48% completion percentage) 3 td's (2 to Derek Jones) and 1 int.

*note Kevin should have been 21 for 25 but the receivers dropped 9 good passes and his int. tipped by receiver should have not been a interception.

11-on-11 (Kevin) went 6 for 8 (75% completion percentage) sacked twice by Ralph tajelleh.

key plays from 7-on7

1. TD catch by Tim Robinson he broke Josue Edmond in a nasty way then stiff armed db to score.
2. interception by Miguel Marquez jumped rashard's pass.
3. pass complete to Derek Jones who got drilled by Miguel Marquez.
4. Menageia Mobley made a good catch but got got drilled by db.
5. Derek Jones had back to back touchdown catches from Kevin, Derek shook the secondary both times.

key plays 11-on-11

1. TD run by Terrance.
2. sack by Ralph.
3. Daryl stopped by Aaron McCullough.
4. catch by menageia but stopped by Miguel Marquez.
5. Ralph tajelleh with the sack.
6. Terrance Thomas with the touchdown he just flat ran over William Oliver.

play of the day: Terrance with the touchdown run.

- randy moss

day9 spring practice

11-on-11 (kevin) went 0 for 1
(rashard) went 1 fo 4
(lakalon) went 1 for 2

keyplays

1. james branch td run


2. carlton 1 sack


3. td run by daryl

rb's are showing very good production they were workin on running plays again.

-randy moss

day8 spring practice

11-on-11 (kevin) went 2 for 7 a (29% completion percentage).


(rashard) went 2 fof 2 (100% completion percentage). They were mostly doing running play

key plays
1.kovaris stopped play in backfield
2.carlton had a sack followed by a forced fumble then fumble recovery.
3. corey broke up a pass

this practice was mainly focused on running plays with minimal passing.
-randy moss

day7 spring practice

On 7-on-7 (kevin) went 12 for 18 (67% completion percentage).
(Keyon) went 5 for 16 (31% completion percentage).

key plays from 11 on 11

1. kevin williams td run



2. khari howard int



3. raynard 2 sacks and 1 tfl(tackle for loss)



4. aaron mccullah 1 sack



5. james branch td run

Today's practice was mainly a defensive practice the defense was pressuring the quarterbacks and breaking up passes.

-randy moss

preview to day 7 spring practice

Today practice will be in full pads we will see who the head hunters are and what this team is made of. Maybe the offense will take charge in the practice or will the defense keep dominating. Today I will go inside the offensive - linemen.

day 6 spring practice

on 7-on-7 kevin williams went 5 for 7 (71% completion percentage)
Rashard went 9 for 13 69% (completion percentage) and threw 2 int's
-randy moss

Inside the Quaterbacks

Today I watched the quaterbacks in their individual workouts. The quarterbacks consist of: Kevin Williams, Rashad Morris, and Keon King. The quaterbacks were working on their option pitches to the left and right. They are slowly but surely starting to get it, but the problem was they were trying to move too quick instead of going through the mechanics. The object of the pitch is to to get the ball to the recievers chest level no lower or higher. The coaches try to stress this fact, but i can tell the players get frustrated when they get it wrong. I would say the order of the qb's who did it the best was Kevin, Keon, then Rashad. After that the quarterbacks worked on screen passes where you have to get the ball out quick.The reason why is the offensive lineman is going to let the defensive end go, and he will be coming for the qb whose job is to get the ball out quick over the defensive ends head. Kevin did pretty good at getting the ball out, but overthrew the ball at times. Next Rashad's problem was he consistently waited to long to get the ball out taking about a 5 or 6 step drops when a 3 or 4 step drop is what is needed he would have been sacked about the time he actually got rid of the ball.

In all a quarterback is a position of leadership where the quarterback is confident in everything he does, and should have the teams respect. One key i would say is he must have command and control of the huddle at all times. Right now no true leader has emerged, but i believe Kevin will as long as he stays focused and understand if he makes a mistake he has to move on and not get frustrated. All he has to do is stay focused trust that he has what it takes to make every throw, and trust his recievers because he has playmakers' all around him. But this still is an open job will see who takes the reigns and lead us this season, one thing i know is we will be SUCCESSFUL!!!!

day 6

The defense had a really good practice today i can only rave about them. But to start with the offense they had an 80yard rushing touchdown along the right sideline he exploded up the sideline basically untouched. Their was also a touchdown by Derek Jones on a go route Will Oliver on the coverage. The defense played fast and hit hard, but alot of development is still going on for offense and defense. My defensive player of the day goes to Corey(db), and my offensive player of the day goes to Darell Cambell (rb).

key plays:

1. James jukes Lakhalond Holland on an inside run for about 8 yds.




2. Corey rocks Tevin (rb) on a screen pass where corey caught him in the backfield




3. Aaoron Mccullah rushes up the middle of the o-line and runs right through tevin and stuffs the run in the backfield for a loss for the second big hit on the day.




4. 80 yd run by Darrel Cambell for a touchdown




5. Touchdown catch by Derek Jones

The quarterbacks had an average practice today with some really good throws and a couple of interceptions. They are still learning the playbook and how to progress through their reads. Don't worry we will be good at qb because we have athletes they just have to get this playbook down pack. Coming up inside the quarterbacks....

day 5 spring practice

wide receivers started off slow.
They did 7- on- 7 Kevin Williams (qb)- went 9 for 13 (70% completion percentage) a sack 1 int scrambled 4 times (all for positive yardage) and threw 1 td pass to raynard Felton. Rashard (qb)- went 5 for 7 (71% completion percentage) 2 td's .(rb)Daryl Campbell had a td run and Raynard Felton gave him a great block.
To close out practice they had Daren Anderson (dj) to practice extra points and he had to make 4 in a row which he did im predicting he will make a game winner this year( while he was kicking he had his teammates rooting him on.) overall kevin stood out to me to day in practice. -randy moss

day 4 spring practice

it was a calm practice mainly working on drills

preview to day4

Today will be interesting practicing with helmets and pads will be some hitting going on today practice will be very intriguing. Today i can get a real consensus where the football team is really at today. Ready for a very good practice.

day 3 spring practice

Once again the defense is on top but they got to less balls than yesterday. Today keon Recieved more quaterback reps than kevin and keon earned that by having a good practice. We saw a variety of different recievers on the day which was good to see but the guys who had the most catches and was targeted the most were Raynard Felton and Derek Jones who as usual had very consistent and good practices wer they had about two touchdowns a piece. The interceptions on the day were by Tereke Blackshear, Delawn Rodgers, and William Oliver. My underated widerecievers of the day are Tim Robinson and Tony Manning. Also, i give the best defensive practice to Don Sapp. So im expecting a fast defense this year and only time will tell about the offense because it always takes a little more time for the offense to grasp and be able to react more quickly so patience is the key this will be a very underrated team this year just watch and see

coaches corner: coach griffin

High school:

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Where he graduated from Will Rodgers high school. The sport that he treasured was basketball but was really good at football. When he was in high school he idolized Jason Kidd, Chris Webber (both point guards), and the fab five(a Michigan basketball team which is considered the best recruiting class ever consisted of Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson). The positions he played were running back and linebacker in football which he player for 14 years, point guard in basketball 18 years, centerfield, baseball and track. High school awards that he got were all-district, conference, and state in class 3a a skillful player in high school. In football he was a very physical player and was not afraid of contact, but he was also a very attentive player that did what the coaches asked in my opinion he was every coaches dream player. When he was in high school the way he balanced school and sports was that he had a mom that would quite frankly say “if you don’t keep your grades up you are not playing sports.”

College

The school he wanted to go to was Florida State, but ended up going to Oklahoma State on a full ride scholarship. When he was there the he played against some current NFL players the best defensive player was line backer Zach Thomas and the best offensive player was quarterback Drew Brees. He also played with cornerback R.W. Mcquarters who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. Mr. Griffin says “The reason I didn’t go to the national football league is I didn’t work hard enough.” Another reason why is in high school football was fun, but when he got to college it became a job.

Coaching:

The sports that he started to coach were basketball and baseball in college and football in 2005. The last time he coached basketball in North Carolina during 2001.He now coaches the offensive-line in football and is the head girls weightlifting coach. The # 1 reason why he wanted to get into coaching was he we wanted to do as his coaches did and help kids stay out of trouble. There are two coaches who have had the biggest impact on his life the first one was his high school coach Mahlum who helped him realize that he could go to college regardless of sports and helped him turn into a man. The other one was ribaults own Coach Flynn because he has the players best interest at heart and he also got most of his coaching personality from coach Flynn who helped groom him as a coach, and he is also excited about working for a great coach in coach Flynn who he admires and respects. In coach griffin’s point of view he is more of a players’ coach than anything the reason why is he empathizes with the players and he understands were their coming from because he used to play. The coach in the NFL that he patents his coaching after is Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, because he is straight forward, tough, and has his players’ best interest at heart. In his opinion coaching is not all about winning, but is really about turning boys into men. The one thing that he really loves doing above all is helping his players see how important education is above all. The impact that he really tries to have is be a father figure and care about the kids in all their aspects of life.

JEAN RIBAULT’S FOOTBALL TEAM

The difference from when he played football and now is the kids are faster, stronger, and bigger there also is more networking and the kids can show there selves off to more colleges. Two kids that remind him of when he played in high school are Lakhalond Holland because of his build, and Terrence Thomas because he is not afraid of contact and is very resilient.

Lastly he believes Ribault athletics will be a big part of turning this school around. The expectations for the upcoming football team is for us to be a hard playing football team which all starts now in the offseason and we have a lot of talented players returning. HEY I SAY RIBAULTS FIRST STATE TITLE TOGETHER I BELIEVE WE CAN DO IT. DO YOU?

day 2 spring practice

The defense was on top today just about every pass was batted down or intercepted. Their were 3 interceptions on the day. But the offense did have some big plays which were mostly on the 2nd and 3rd string defense. But the offense will have its days as well as the defense, so will see what tommorow will bring.



Key plays of the day :

1. Marcus uzzel stops swing pass in the back field for negative yards passed behind reciever.


2. kevin throws interception to terrance thomas.


3. kevin throws 2nd pick to david james


4. touchdown to derek jones from kevin on crossing route.


5. keon comes in and is picked off by don sapp after pass was tipped up by quincy glover


6. Raynard touchdown on crossing pateern josue edmond on the coverage.


7. Really good interception by kovarus coming out of nowhere jumping the route pass by rashad

Summary:
Pretty good showing by the qb's kevin williams in the lead from my point of view today as i said before defense batted down or picked just about every pass good practice from raynard felton and derek jones which was only helmets until tommorow.....