Five Downs with Coach Polites

Here is the latest installment of Five Downs with Coach Polites.

This week, the Bears (3-1 overall, 1-0 section) travel to take on Conestoga Valley (0-4, 0-1) on Friday night at 7 p.m.

First Down: How have the players responded with a short week of practice? Do you think it will hurt them tomorrow night?

Coach: We had a great week of practice. The short week should not effect our play.


Second Down: How do you keep the team from not looking past CV?

Coach: It is our job to get our kids to play to potential. We have not done that this year, so our goal is to play four solid quarters. We focused more on our improvement than on the record of our opponent.

Third Down: Is this an important game to get the offense's confidence back after facing that tough Solanco D last week?

Coach: Yes, that is our main goal this week. We have to get our offense comfortable again and scoring TDs when we cross the 50 yard line.

Fourth Down: Has the offensive line come together a little more this week?

Coach: I have seen the most improvement in that group this week. They are a proud group and I can't wait to see their performance.

Fifth Down: What are CV's biggest strengths and how do you plan to counter that?

Coach: They get the ball to their athletes on the open field and beat you one on one. We have to limit the number of times they put us in a bad matchup.