Five Downs with Coach Polites

Tonight, the Elizabethtown Area High School football team travels to Ephrata's War Memorial Field to take on the winless Mounts. E-town is coming off of two straight losses, but is still 5-3 and ranked 13th in the latest District Three Class AAAA rankings. Here is the latest installment of five downs with EAHS head coach Jeff Polites.

First Down: How did the players respond this week after the Central game?
Coach Polites: We had a great week of practice and they are ready to get back to our winning ways.

Second Down: I know the offensive line is dinged up, but is this a good week to get their confidence back?
Coach Polites: They are a tough group of kids and are looking forward to the challenges this week.

Third Down: Have you had to preach to the players not to look past Ephrata, or is the focus there?
Coach Polites: They remember last year in a similar type of game when they out played us. The players have really concentrated on our improvement more than our opponent.

Fourth Down: What did you see from last week's film that you corrected this week?
Coach Polites: We were out of position on defense for most of the game, which gave them opportunities that we could have eliminated. We went back to very basic defensive alignments and reads.

Fifth Down: I know you don't like to look past any week, but is it setting in to the team and coaches the importance of finishing strong in order to make the playoffs?
Coach Polites: We would like to get some momentum going if we are fortunate to make into districts.