Trojans’ defense wants another shut-out

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, October 11, 2000

FERRIDAY, La. – The undefeated Ferriday Trojans take to the road Friday to face Farmerville, a team that Ferriday head coach James McFarland said will use a power running attack to test the Trojans’ stingy defense.

&uot;They run a lot of power stuff,&uot; he said. &uot;Double tight end power I, double tight two receivers, things like that.&uot;

McFarland said his defense will key on two Farmers in particular.

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&uot;They have a quarterback and a tailback who run real well. They run right at you,&uot; he said. &uot;We’ll have to stop those two folks.&uot;

If anyone can stop them, Ferriday’s defense can. Last week’s 46-0 win over Crowville was the Trojans fourth shut-out of the year.

&uot;We play with a lot of pride,&uot; McFarland said. &uot;At this point, we don’t want to see anyone gain any yards on us. That’s what makes us work so hard.&uot;

Ferriday (6-0, 1-0) will be for the most part healthy for the non-district game.

&uot;We’ve got the normal bumps and bruises, but I’d say we’re 95 percent healthy as a team,&uot; McFarland said.

Running back Cory Gordon, who missed a game and a half with a knee injury, earned 288 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries in his first full game back last week.

&uot;I didn’t see anything last week that was giving his knee any trouble,&uot; McFarland said. &uot;But winning eases pain.&uot;

And Ferriday has had little trouble winning, something that McFarland hopes doesn’t make his team complacent or lazy.

&uot;I haven’t seen any problems yet,&uot; he said. &uot;I’ve talked to the players, and everybody wants to win. That’s what we’re looking for.&uot;

Farmerville’s record is 4-2.