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Simone Miller leads Plainfield
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South’s defense in flag football win over Plainfield East. Written by Rob
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Osterell This article is being read by an automated voice, brought to
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you by Everlett. Simone Miller nearly had a defensive lineman's dream. Late
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in Plainfield South's 186th flag football win over Plainfield East on Wednesday,
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Miller stepped in front of a Bengal Pass and saw nothing but
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open field ahead of her all the way to the end zone.
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But she dropped the all I was thinking about scoring, said Miller,
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a sophomore. I saw all that open space in front of me,
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and I forgot you had to catch the ball first. It was
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just about the only flaw in Miller's game as she helped spark
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the Cougar defense all game. She was consistently in the Bengal backfield,
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coming up with five tackles for loss and keeping East from being
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able to sustain a drive after they scored the first time they
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had the ball. We like to get negative yardage plays, Miller said.
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We try to do that every play, and we got a lot
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of them tonight. After the scored on their first drive, we had
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to adjust to their quarterback running the ball or throwing it deep.
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We kept our focus and stayed in front of their receivers so
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they couldn't get behind us. Plainfield South, 2 3, got the ball
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first, but the Bengals defense forced the Cougars to punt, and East
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took over on the south thirty yard line. East Jeloeks ran for
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a gain of a yard before quarterback Isa Pacheco hit freshman Marie
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Rose Mukiyama with a short pass. Mukiyama did the rest, outrunning the
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South defense to the corner of the end zone for a six
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zero lead after the conversion pass attempt failed. Unfortunately for the Bengals,
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2 6. It was the only score they could muster. The East
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defense held throughout the first quarter, but the MacDonald Sisters got things
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going for South in the second. Brooke MacDonald hit Carly MacDonald twice
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for a touchdown, one from fourteen yards out and one from eleven
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yards, to put the Cougars ahead twelve six. Late in the second
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quarter, Brooke McDonald connected with Zahira Edwards for a 27-yard touchdown on
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4th and 7, to put South ahead 18-6 with 1 o'clock to
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play until halftime. We played last night and lost 18 0, so
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this was a very good response by our girls on both sides
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of the ball, South Coach Alana Warren said. We were missing four
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players, and everyone stepped up and responded well. Carly McDonald did a
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good job of going up like she was getting a rebound and
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high pointing those touchdowns. Anytime we see a smaller defender on her,
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we are gonna go to her because she is very good at
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doing that. The defense did a really good job after giving up
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an early score. The Bengals got an interception by Avery Spencer early
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in the fourth quarter to thwart a south scoring opportunity, but could
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not get the offense going after the first drive. We had a
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real promising start, East Coach Lauren McNichols said. Then we just fizzled.
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We have so much talent on this team, but we are still
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trying to put it all together. We have two wins already, which
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is well ahead of the pace we had last year, but we
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still have a lot to work on. Maria Rose has a lot
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of talent as a freshman, and she goes all out all the
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time. She is still learning, but she keeps playing hard while she's
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learning, and that's great to see.
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Simone Miller leads Plainfield
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South’s defense in flag football win over Plainfield East. Written by Rob
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Osterell This article is being read by an automated voice, brought to
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you by Everlett. Simone Miller nearly had a defensive lineman's dream. Late
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in Plainfield South's 186th flag football win over Plainfield East on Wednesday,
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Miller stepped in front of a Bengal Pass and saw nothing but
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open field ahead of her all the way to the end zone.
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But she dropped the all I was thinking about scoring, said Miller,
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a sophomore. I saw all that open space in front of me,
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and I forgot you had to catch the ball first. It was
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just about the only flaw in Miller's game as she helped spark
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the Cougar defense all game. She was consistently in the Bengal backfield,
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coming up with five tackles for loss and keeping East from being
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able to sustain a drive after they scored the first time they
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had the ball. We like to get negative yardage plays, Miller said.
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We try to do that every play, and we got a lot
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of them tonight. After the scored on their first drive, we had
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to adjust to their quarterback running the ball or throwing it deep.
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We kept our focus and stayed in front of their receivers so
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they couldn't get behind us. Plainfield South, 2 3, got the ball
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first, but the Bengals defense forced the Cougars to punt, and East
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took over on the south thirty yard line. East Jeloeks ran for
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a gain of a yard before quarterback Isa Pacheco hit freshman Marie
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Rose Mukiyama with a short pass. Mukiyama did the rest, outrunning the
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South defense to the corner of the end zone for a six
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zero lead after the conversion pass attempt failed. Unfortunately for the Bengals,
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2 6. It was the only score they could muster. The East
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defense held throughout the first quarter, but the MacDonald Sisters got things
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going for South in the second. Brooke MacDonald hit Carly MacDonald twice
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for a touchdown, one from fourteen yards out and one from eleven
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yards, to put the Cougars ahead twelve six. Late in the second
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quarter, Brooke McDonald connected with Zahira Edwards for a 27-yard touchdown on
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4th and 7, to put South ahead 18-6 with 1 o'clock to
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play until halftime. We played last night and lost 18 0, so
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this was a very good response by our girls on both sides
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of the ball, South Coach Alana Warren said. We were missing four
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players, and everyone stepped up and responded well. Carly McDonald did a
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good job of going up like she was getting a rebound and
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high pointing those touchdowns. Anytime we see a smaller defender on her,
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we are gonna go to her because she is very good at
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doing that. The defense did a really good job after giving up
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an early score. The Bengals got an interception by Avery Spencer early
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in the fourth quarter to thwart a south scoring opportunity, but could
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not get the offense going after the first drive. We had a
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real promising start, East Coach Lauren McNichols said. Then we just fizzled.
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We have so much talent on this team, but we are still
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trying to put it all together. We have two wins already, which
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is well ahead of the pace we had last year, but we
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still have a lot to work on. Maria Rose has a lot
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of talent as a freshman, and she goes all out all the
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time. She is still learning, but she keeps playing hard while she's
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learning, and that's great to see.
