Hartford Indian Football 2011

Hartford (4-2) @ Marcellus (2-4)

Game Time: 7:00 PM; Friday, October 7, 2011

Game Location: Marcellus Stadium

Head-to-Head: Hartford leads 7-1

By Web Staff
October 7, 2011

   Well, Hartford, we have been down this boat before. Most recently, it occurred in 2009. This time, the Indians must right the ship or the ship may sink for the playoff chances of the Indians.
   Hopefully, they will.
   Friday night in Marcellus, the Indians will look to win for the first time in three games and win their first divisional game within the Southwestern Athletic Conference South Division against the host Wildcats. The kickoff for the seventh game of the 2011 season will commence at 7:00 PM at Marcellus Stadium.

TEAMS AT A GLANCE

Record:	4-2	2-4
Win %:	.667	.333
Scored:	198	82
Allowed:	115	189
Streak:	Lost 2	Lost 3

The Indians come into the game this week at 4-2 overall and 0-2 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference South Division after losing another slobber-knocker 12-7 game versus Decatur last Friday. The entire games scoring occurred in the second quarter, the deciding touchdown coming off of an Indian fumble deep inside Indian territory.
The Indians were led by the rushing column, with David Mireles scoring 139 yards on eighteen carries. Standout Gareth MacMillan was held to forty yards on eighteen carries, while Sergio Perez added a rushing touchdown, along with 91 receiving yards and three catches.

   The defense was strong all night, but twice allowed rushing touchdowns, including one deep in the red zone, but also showed promise, stopping Decatur numerous times on three-and-outs, plus forcing a fumble at the Indians one yard line.
   The defense was led by the fourteen tackles of the leading tackler on the Indians team, Tony Kucharski, while seniors John Scherer and Jared Meachum added ten tackles.
   The Indians next conference opponent stands Marcellus. The Wildcats are coming into Friday nights game off of a 41-12 loss to Lawton last Friday. The Wildcats have lost three straight games after starting the season 2-1 overall.
   The Wildcats, offensively, are usually very run dominant. No individual Marcellus stats were made available, but they have put up 1,200 yards of rushing offense, while only passing for 101 yards.
   The Wildcats, defensively, have given up 1,262 yards of total defense this season.
   The Indians will need the road support of the crowd this week. It is a HUGE game with conference and postseason implications. Come on out and cheer loud and support the Indians this week!

NOTES: The Indian Junior Varsity team has a BYE week this week, as Marcellus does not field a Junior Varsity squad. Last weeks Junior Varsity game that was rained out in Decatur will be played next Thursday, October 13th at 6:00 PM in Decatur. Hartford is 7-1 in the previous eight games against Marcellus, with the Wildcats only victory in the series coming in 2009, when they won 47-27 over the Indians in Marcellus. It was the dagger in the Indians playoff chances that year, when Hartford went 4-5 after starting 4-0. Friday night is "Homecoming" in Marcellus, the third straight time Hartford has been the Homecoming game for Marcellus. The weather forecast for Friday looks PICTURE PERFECT for the game. After last weeks cool temperatures and high winds, this week looks about ten-to-fifteen degrees warmer. It will be sunny and in the low sixties at game time, with temperatures cooling to around sixty by the end of the game. The chance of rain is basically zero as of this publication.