Higley remains patient, positive

September 16th, 2008, 12:14 pm · Post a Comment · posted by mattpaulson

Each of the past two seasons, Gilbert Higley has lost only two regular season games.
Two weeks into this year, the Knights have already matched that total, but the coaching staff isn’t about push the proverbial panic button.
“I’d be worried if we were losing 35-0 or 20-0, but we’ve been in every game,” said coach Jim Beall, whose team lost 24-14 to Cave Creek Cactus Shadows and 23-14 to Tempe McClintock. “We still feel good.”
Turnovers – four so far – and a longer-than-expected adjustment period to a new offensive scheme are the biggest reasons for Higley’s winless record.
“We’re doing some good things, but we’re just kind of shooting ourselves in the foot with interceptions and some mistakes,” Beall said.
“Offensively we haven’t started clicking. . . . We’re trying to put in this spread and combine it with our power game. That’s going to make us a lot tougher, but it takes a little bit of time when you’re trying to put a new offense in and do the things you did last year.”
A turnaround should begin this week when the Knights play 1-2 Phoenix Washington in their home opener. Games against Flagstaff Coconino (0-3) and Phoenix Moon Valley (1-1) follow, giving Higley good odds to go into region play 3-2.

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