Millbrook RB Kuwon Eldridge will be a key for the Wildcats' offense against Garner.
Aug 17, 2008
It's a game that Triangle high school football fans expect on the first Friday night of high school football season every year. The country boys vs. the city boys, Garner vs. Millbrook.
Last season, Garner went to Raleigh on opening week and took care of business, but the Wildcats had the chance for revenge in the playoffs, and a hot Millbrook team knocked off the favored Trojans in the second round.
Millbrook was a relatively young team in spots last season, but Garner was presumed to be on the Triangle's top teams with a lot of experience.
This year, the roles are reversed.
Millbrook returns a lot of talent on offense. The Wildcats lost just one player off of the offensive line, they return a very capable quarterback in Brian Kass, and they have very good talent in the backfield.
The Wildcats will have a running game and passing attack this season, and their offensive line should be ready early in 2008, unlike 2007. The line was the problem for Millbrook early on, and as they improved, the team improved. Kass will have time in the pocket to throw, and running backs will have holes to run through.
Eldridge rushed for almost 1,500 yards last season, averaging 107-yards each time out. He was responsible for 18 rushing touchdowns. In the 2008 Shrine Bowl Combine, Eldridge recorded a 4.46 forty time.
Last season against Garner, Kass threw for 237-yards and three touchdowns as Millbrook routed the Trojans on their home field, 49-35.
The Trojans will have a new man under center this season, senior B.G. Howell. In preseason scrimmages, Howell looked small, but he's quick, accurate, and efficient. Garner has confidence in Howell at the quarterback position, and he should provide them with offensive power needed to be successful.
The Garner defense has looked impressive in the preseason as well. Against Broughton and Wake Forest-Rolesville, the Trojan defense has been able to impact their opponents' offense.
They'll need to do that again this year.
The Trojans had trouble stopping Millbrook in the playoffs last season, but Millbrook doesn't have Jamal Williams anymore. They do have Eldridge and Kass, though, both of which are more than capable of running the ball for long distances.
The wide receiver corps looked good in the Pigskin Kick-Off at Wake Forest-Rolesville as well. Led by senior Nick Murad, Millbrook should have a balanced offensive attack.
Millbrook and Garner kick-off at 7:00 p.m., Aug. 22, at Trojan Stadium. HighSchoolOT.com will be broadcasting live with 99.9 FM The Fan from the Game of the Week beginning at 3 p.m., so come out to tailgate, and join us for some high school football and sports talk.
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