Home playoff game on line for Wilson, Myrtle Beach

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The Wilson High School football team can reach another team goal if it can beat Myrtle Beach on Thursday at Memorial Stadium.

The Tigers already have claimed the city championship by beating in-town foes South Florence and West Florence.,Authentic Geno Atkins Jersey,”

By beating St. James last week,Authentic Kyle Long Jersey,Wilson (6-3) clinched a winning season,<regardless of what happens Thursday or in the first round of the playoffs.

A win Thursday against the Seahawks (5-4) will also ensure that playoff game takes place in the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium a week from Friday.Authentic Willie Young Jersey,

“It would be a goal we set for ourselves at the beginning first-year Wilson coach Derek Howard said. “We wanted to start the year off by winning the city, then win the region and earn a home playoff game. We won’t win the regionAuthentic Jeremy Hill Jersey, but we can get a home playoff game. And by doing thatwe would have beaten a perennial great program in Myrtle Beach and it shows this program is on the right track.”

Whether the Tigers win, what has transpired this season is a big deal,<womens Carlos Dunlap Jersey>, lose or split these next two games, Howard said — for his players and for him.

“When you win more games than oneAuthentic Kevin Minter Jersey” he said. “The kids leave as winners. The seniors we have here that have never experienced a winning season on the varsity level, you’ve had a successful season no matter how you put it, now they will be a part of rebuilding this program to the caliber we all know it’s capable of.

“And for me, being this is my first head coaching job,,Authentic Tyler Eifert Jersey it’s a little bit of validation, hey, I might really know a little something about coaching, like,” Howard added, chuckling.

It likely will be nothing near an easy task for the Tigers to get that home playoff game.

The Seahawks’ characteristic 5-4 record might not look like anything fans are used to seeing. But Myrtle Beach seems to be coming into its own the right time of the season.

North Myrtle Beach (9-0, 3-0 Region 7-4A) already has clinched the region title. 'womens Tyler Eifert Jersey, The Seahawks lost to the Chiefs 24-19 three weeks ago to open region to play, but are 2-1 in the league heading into Thursday’s game.

Howard said he sees a lot of similarities in the way the teams run their offenses. The Tigers might not spread the field quite as wide as the Seahawks do,womens Kyle Long Jerseyhe said,womens Willie Young Jersey but schemes are close to one another.

And the Seahawks pass the ball so well with quarterback Lawson Cribb to receivers Chunk Grissett and Daron Finkley,>womens Geno Atkins Jersey it sometimes lulls a defense to sleep on the Myrtle Beach running game,,which is led by Jermani Green’s 713 rushing yards.

“They spread the field so well and have so many route schemes, you start to focus in on those things so much,Authentic Carlos Dunlap Jersey,your eye is off the line of scrimmage, and before you know it they run one or two run plays and they’re running them well,” Howard said.

Wilson is led offensively by quarterback Jacob Quillen, Howard said, who has made significant strides, since the season began.Authentic Dre Kirkpatrick Jersey,

“I think his comfort level and making decisions is really where it’s at for him, he’s able to throw to a lot of people. And his comfort level with me has grown,”,womens Kevin Minter Jersey, Howard said. “He trusts more people, being able to ask me questions and listen to what I tell him.

“The biggest thing physically is that his footwork has gotten so much better. Now his feet are almost always in the right place and he can be much more accurate throwing the ball, 'womens Dre Kirkpatrick Jerseyand our kids are catching the ball much better than they were.”

Quillen has thrown for 2,347 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions.womens Jeremy Hill Jersey

Receiver Zion Keith has been the recipient of much of that passing action, hauling in 54 grabs for 866 yards and five touchdowns.