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Judy delivers big punch for Crosby defense
By Dave Rogers
The Baytown Sun Published October 28, 2009 You’ve got to give it to the Crosby Cougars.
When something was broken, they fixed it.
“We changed up our coverages and tried something new at the start of the year,” Cougar linebacker Dylan Judy said, recalling Crosby’s 0-2 start.
“We just couldn’t get it done. So we went back to what we knew.”
Know this: Crosby, 6-2 overall, has a share of the District 19-4A title wrapped up and can make that an outright title be beating Galena Park Friday night.
After starting 0-2 with losses to Ennis and Port Neches-Groves by an average of 38 points per game, Crosby has reeled off six straight wins and outscored its opponents by an average of 22 points per game.
Most impressive is its defense, which has allowed just an average of seven points per game – 42 in six games, compared to 99 points in the two non-district tilts.
“And the big thing,” said Judy, “is we’ve been getting a lot of turnovers. And we get key ones now, inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
“That’s a big momentum thing for our offense.”
Yeah, buddy.
Getting five turnovers against both defending district champion Dayton and playoff contender Barbers Hill played huge parts in those key wins. A number of those made for short scoring drives.
In six district games, Crosby’s offense has turned the ball over just four times, total. In turn, its defense has collected 22 turnovers, which makes the team plus-18 in turnovers.
Even with the slow start, the Cougars are plus-15 in turnovers for the full season.
Crosby’s defense allowed a total of 913 yards in the two non-district games, an average of 456 yards per game. Since then, it has allowed just 261 yards per game.
“It was kind of tough early, but we knew we could play better,” says the 6-foot, 185-pound team captain. “We all got it in our heads that we’re better than that.”
Cougar coach Kevin Flanigan has known for a long time how good Judy is. He’s batting 1.000 as coaches are concerned.
“Dylan’s very intelligent. He’s very coachable and he’s very physical.”
The player ranks seventh in the Crosby class of 2010 and meets all the qualifications to be admitted to Harvard, Flanigan said.
“He’s the defensive quarterback, basically. Last week, we challenged him at halftime about not beating an offensive lineman and in the second half, he just melted that offensive lineman.”
A year ago, Judy started at outside linebacker for the Cougars. Flanigan moved him inside this year.
“He’s directly at the point of attack,” the coach said, “and he can run sideline to sideline, too. He’s around the ball a lot.”
Against Barbers Hill last week, Judy made a drive-killing interception late in the game to help secure Crosby’s 21-16 victory. He also had a fumble recovery in the game.
“At outside linebacker, if the ballcarrier came your way, you could make the play. Inside, you can make the play every play. I wish I’d have been playing inside linebacker all the time.”
The Baytown Sun Published October 28, 2009 You’ve got to give it to the Crosby Cougars.
When something was broken, they fixed it.
“We changed up our coverages and tried something new at the start of the year,” Cougar linebacker Dylan Judy said, recalling Crosby’s 0-2 start.
“We just couldn’t get it done. So we went back to what we knew.”
Know this: Crosby, 6-2 overall, has a share of the District 19-4A title wrapped up and can make that an outright title be beating Galena Park Friday night.
After starting 0-2 with losses to Ennis and Port Neches-Groves by an average of 38 points per game, Crosby has reeled off six straight wins and outscored its opponents by an average of 22 points per game.
Most impressive is its defense, which has allowed just an average of seven points per game – 42 in six games, compared to 99 points in the two non-district tilts.
“And the big thing,” said Judy, “is we’ve been getting a lot of turnovers. And we get key ones now, inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
“That’s a big momentum thing for our offense.”
Yeah, buddy.
Getting five turnovers against both defending district champion Dayton and playoff contender Barbers Hill played huge parts in those key wins. A number of those made for short scoring drives.
In six district games, Crosby’s offense has turned the ball over just four times, total. In turn, its defense has collected 22 turnovers, which makes the team plus-18 in turnovers.
Even with the slow start, the Cougars are plus-15 in turnovers for the full season.
Crosby’s defense allowed a total of 913 yards in the two non-district games, an average of 456 yards per game. Since then, it has allowed just 261 yards per game.
“It was kind of tough early, but we knew we could play better,” says the 6-foot, 185-pound team captain. “We all got it in our heads that we’re better than that.”
Cougar coach Kevin Flanigan has known for a long time how good Judy is. He’s batting 1.000 as coaches are concerned.
“Dylan’s very intelligent. He’s very coachable and he’s very physical.”
The player ranks seventh in the Crosby class of 2010 and meets all the qualifications to be admitted to Harvard, Flanigan said.
“He’s the defensive quarterback, basically. Last week, we challenged him at halftime about not beating an offensive lineman and in the second half, he just melted that offensive lineman.”
A year ago, Judy started at outside linebacker for the Cougars. Flanigan moved him inside this year.
“He’s directly at the point of attack,” the coach said, “and he can run sideline to sideline, too. He’s around the ball a lot.”
Against Barbers Hill last week, Judy made a drive-killing interception late in the game to help secure Crosby’s 21-16 victory. He also had a fumble recovery in the game.
“At outside linebacker, if the ballcarrier came your way, you could make the play. Inside, you can make the play every play. I wish I’d have been playing inside linebacker all the time.”