Southern's Meyers named Ravens' Coach of the Week
Southern coach Russ Meyers was named the Ravens High School Coach of the Week on Monday after leading the unranked Bulldogs to one of the biggest upsets of the football season -- a 30-19 victory over undefeated and No. 1 Arundel.
The Bulldogs needed a win to clinch a playoff berth in Class 2A South. Trailing by five going into the fourth quarter against the Wildcats, they rallied with 16 straight points.
"We tried to prepare our kids like it was a playoff game, really," Meyers said in a news release. "Really, the playoffs started this past week for us. I said, 'Listen, we can play with these guys. You just have to be willing to stand in there and go toe-to-toe with them.'"
The Bulldogs gained 348 yards of offense -- all on the ground. Davonte Burke ran for 168 yards and scored two touchdowns. The defense forced five turnovers -- four of them interceptions.
"I think this was a testament to the fact that these guys were not going to give up," Meyers said. "As a coach, that's what you want to see -- kids step in there and take advantage of the opportunities in front of them."
Meyers joins Hereford's Steve Turnbaugh, Gilman's Biff Poggi, the Howard High coaching staff, Atholton's Kyle Schmitt, North Harford's Ken Brinkman, South Carroll's Steve Luett, Forest Park's Damon Bomar and Thomas Johnson's Ben Wright as Ravens' Coaches of the Week this fall. Each received a $2,000 donation for his school's football program.
One will be announced as the Ravens High School Coach of the Year on Dec. 19 at the Ravens game against the New Orleans Saints at M&T Bank Stadium.
Comments
Russ Meyers is an outstanding coach and teacher. I think that Russ was one of the top five teachers I had while at Southern, and he definetly deserves this honor. Congrats Coach!
Posted by: Adam "Grande" Watson | November 10, 2010 12:10 AM