Southmoore freshman QB thrown into spotlight on 6A playoff stage
Among the multitude of subplots that surrounded Southmoore’s 34-32 squeaker past Lawton Eisenhower in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs was a glimpse of the SaberCats’ future. Well, a very short glimpse, but one nonetheless: Freshman quarterback Tre Edwards made his varsity debut.
Starting quarterback Kendal Thompson was held out of Southmoore’s first series because of a missed practice. That bumped Edwards into the spotlight. And for a kid who was playing freshman football just two weeks earlier, being tossed on a stage as big as the Class 6A playoffs is no small step.
Edwards played well, though things got off to a shaky start. Before he even was able to run the SaberCats’ first offensive play, a timeout had to be called to quell some confusion. His first snap was a mishandled snap in shotgun formation that resulted in a 5-yard loss. The second play was a run for a 1-yard loss.
Nevertheless, the youngster was undaunted and on third down hit running back Andrew Long with a short swing pass that went for 37 yards. Later in the drive, Edwards came through with a 2-yard QB sneak when Southmoore went for it on fourth-and-1 at the 13-yard line.
Four plays later, Long threw a touchdown pass to Kaleb Thompson on a fake field goal. So, though Edwards didn’t get to chalk up his first touchdown, the drive was a success to be sure — 65 yards in 12 plays, including two fourth-down conversions and a touchdown. He was 2 for 2 passing for 46 yards.
Edwards turned things over to Kendal Thompson after that, but he showed reason to feel good about what’s to come after Thompson leaves following the 2010 season.
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