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| Aquinas's game Friday is 1 of 2 "Games of the Night" from AugBball and the CSRA All Star Bowl. |
***This special feature is a result of the combined efforts of the AugBball and CSRA All Star game writers, who bring you high school football coverage every week.***
Aquinas's Kam Brinson is having an "area player of the year" kind of season because he has led the Irish, from almost every spot on the field, to a 5-0 start heading into Friday's region showdown on the road against Washington-Wilkes.
"Kam's a special player, man. Wherever you put him: wide out, running back, quarterback, corner, safety, punt returner, kick returner... a special player," Aquinas coach James Leonard told AugBball reporter Rob Drew before Monday's practice. "He dealt with some injuries last year, and you could tell this summer he was determined to make a name for himself."
Make a name for himself he has. Assuming quarterback duties after JP Lambert was injured during the team's week three win at Wilkinson County, Brinson rushed for 135 yards in a region win over Lincoln County, and for another 183 yards and 3 touchdowns in last Friday's 48-21 win over GMC. But his rushing statistics weren't what everybody was buzzing about after Friday's game. The buzz was about this particular touchdown, which I quickly declared "the run of the year so far" after seeing it on Twitter late Friday night:
@DavidLeeAC @AUG_Chronicle @MaxPreps @kevinfaiglewrdw @WJBFSports @ncsa @NCAA Unbelievable run tonight by @kam_brinson!! pic.twitter.com/6cQhMrLxMj— Aquinas Football (@IrishNationAHS) September 29, 2018
It took until Monday morning for me to discover another hidden gem of a play by Brinson in Friday's win. That is this diving interception, which I have to call the most impressive pick I've season this season, too. Aquinas's film crew captured it from two angles:
Friday's Game of the Night:
Aquinas (5-0, 2-0) at Washington-Wilkes (2-4, 1-1)
Class 1A, Region 7
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| Aquinas Quarterback JP Lambert is back after missing time due to injury. |
Friday's game will test Brinson's skills as a defensive back because Washington-Wilkes sports the most explosive passing offense Aquinas has seen this season. Senior Deandre Lester led the area in receiving after week 6, and junior quarterback Donovan Anthony is adept at hitting his many targets on the Tigers' talented offensive unit, which Matt Lane described well during this segment on WJBF's broadcast of their win over Lincoln County last Friday:
Of course the Irish will rely on a team effort to get past the Tigers on the road.
"A lot of athletes there (at Washington-Wilkes). They are much, much bigger than us. So we'll be fighting the size battle once again," coach Leonard explained. "But we feel good. Getting better each week, slowly but surely."
Aquinas has its share of athletes too. 6'3" 220 pound defensive end Jaden Blount, a junior, will need to bring the same kind of pressure Friday against Anthony that he brought on the game deciding plays that shut down Lincoln County's final drive in the Irish's 14-7 week four win.
Aquinas’s 14-7 win over rival Lincoln County was sealed on the final series on 3rd and 4th down when, with 1:00 remaining, junior Jaden Blount sacked LC’s quarterback on consecutive plays. Too bad we cut the video short but you can see the plays here. The Irish improved to 4-0. pic.twitter.com/S1FAdwGVH9— Chad Cook's AugBball (@AugBball) September 15, 2018
And two way players like John Parrish and Joseph Welch will need to make the same kind of impact that I saw them make at Harlem weeks ago.
AugBball and the CSRA All Star Bowl will be in Washington Friday to chronicle the action from this Game of the Week.
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