Silver Creek football has really been a tale of two halves for these first 6 games. The Raiders started the season 3-0 and after that hot start have gone 0-4 in league. Making their overall record 3-4. Even with a losing record in league Silver Creek has a shot to make the playoffs. They now have to win out in order to make the playoffs and have a shot at CCS. Creek now has 3 games left, two home games and one away game. Silver Creek’s last two home games are the homecoming game and Senior night. While these games are very winnable, the Raiders needs to play their A game to be able to win. Having lost the last 4 games they need to dig deeper to find that grit that they had in the first 3 games.
The Raiders opened the season 3-0 beating Lincoln, Saratoga, and Evergreen. Creek was averaging 25 points per game on offense and the defense was holding teams to 10 points per game. But after those first 3 games Creek hit a slump for the next 3 with the offense averaging 13 points per game and SC’s defense allowing 26 points per game.
The Raiders opened the season 3-0 beating Lincoln, Saratoga, and Evergreen. Creek was averaging 25 points per game on offense and the defense was holding teams to 10 points per game. But after those first 3 games Creek hit a slump for the next 3 with the offense averaging 13 points per game and SC’s defense allowing 26 points per game.
Creek definitely picked up their game against Leigh in week 7 as the offense performed better than they have in a while. Alejandro Flores threw for 204 yards and 2 touchdowns with Tre Albright ’19 and Nnamdi Oblior ‘19 catching those two touchdowns. Obilor ‘19 had 117 yards receiving and Albright ‘19 had 77 yards. The rushing game woke up in the second half, lead by the charge of Eddie Myles ‘19 with a 45 yard touchdown run and 89 yards total rushing. The defense was lead by Jordan Thomas ‘19, Trey Trim ‘19, and Alfredo Verdusco ‘20 and they really help Silver Creek mount a Comeback in the second half. Verdusco with one sack and safety, Trim with 4 tackles and a tackle for a loss. Lastly Thomas ‘19 lead the team in tackles with 5 and 3 of them being for a loss. Despite the effort Silver Creek was unable to pull out the win as Leigh drove down the field on a 60 yard drive to kick a game winning Field Goal with no time on the clock. The final score was 22-21 Leigh. Despite the tough loss there is a strand of hope for Silver Creek since Overfelt lost to Del Mar and Lincoln is undefeated in the A league.
If SC wins out then their final record would be 6-4. To get into playoffs for Football it's a point system. If Silver Creek goes undefeated in the next 3 games then they will have a total of 19 points. 20-21 points is the average to get in. While 19.5 points is a stretch but teams have done it before including Willow Glen last year. Silver Creek has a higher chance if Lincoln wins the A league because Creek will gain .5 extra points from beating Lincoln earlier in the year. You get a ½ point extra for beating a league champ. While this is all possible it is up to the team to make this possibility a reality. The Raiders have to win out to make playoffs. |