THOMASVILLE — Brookwood failed in its latest attempt to capture its first win of the season on Friday. The Warriors hosted Maclay (Florida) in their home opener and succumb to the “best team” the Marauders have fielded since Shane Boggs has been coaching Brookwood.
Brookwood’s defense surrendered six straight touchdown drives and the offense only scored its two touchdowns against backups in the second half. The end result was a 42-17 defeat, dropping Brookwood to 0-3.
“We’ve gone against them for a long time, and that’s easily the best team they’ve ever had,” Boggs said. “A lot of guys that can play over there. The quarterback is obviously a really good competitor, giant linemen, guys that can run. You’ve got to tip your hat to them first.
“In a lot of ways, I’m proud of some of the things we did. There’s just no margin for error with the kind of team we have right now. We certainly made enough mistakes to kill momentum at times. Like I told them, I’m proud of them. I’m excited about coming back on Monday and trying to get better.”
Brookwood’s defense continues to be a work in progress. It surrendered touchdown drives of 77, 80, 66, 69, 64 and 42 yards. Brookwood has allowed 137 points in three games.
“I think what you saw in the first half, we get them home on some blitzes, and we have a chance at getting them in like second and 15 and maybe even force some turnovers. We’ve got to tackle. I’ve never coached a team where we’ve done more tackling drills than we have with these guys,” Boggs said. “It’s not some crazy mystery about how you play great defense. You’ve got to line up right, which we’re doing a way better job of. You’ve got to get people to the point of attack. You’ve got to run, but you’ve got to tackle. We missed too many tackles.
“We did bust a couple of coverages, but I also think, you’ve got to go back to what we said at the beginning, it’s a really good football team. I don’t know that there’s a whole lot better than them offensively.”
Brookwood freshman Roland Waldrop started at quarterback and showed flashes of potential. He finished with 129 passing yards.
“One, he’s a competitor, you can see that. He can make plays with his feet. He can make plays with his arm,” Boggs said. “He makes plays with his toughness. He did some good things for us. I’m sure he’s disappointed in a few plays. I’m proud of the way he’s progressing. He’s going to have a heck of a career ahead of him.”