A high school football player named Paul Mccoy had 658 Rushing Yards And 10 tuchdowns in a single game.
Friday Sept 29, 2006 Paul McCoy ran for 658 yards in a high school football game. He goes to Matewan High School in West Virginia. He also had 10 tuchdowns in that game just 2 short of the national record.
McCoy and his coaches thought it would be fun for a small kid from a small school near the border of Kentucky and West Virginia to own the official, single-game rushing record.
Yogi Kinder (the head coach) called a simple hand-off on the first play against Burch (the team they played), and McCoy raced 69 yards for a touchdown. Three more basic running plays to McCoy had similar results in the first half -- scoring runs of 20, 52, and 56 yards and Matewan went into the locker room with the game in hand. McCoy had more than 300 yards rushing, and he guessed he would watch the second half from the sideline.
2006-10-21 13:31:27 · 6 answers · asked by Tim 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Early in the second half, the coach gathered his starting offense and asked a question that shocked them: How do you feel about going with a no-huddle offense? Do you want to go after this record for Paul?
The team they went up against had less then 15 people on the roster.
What do you guys think of this?
2006-10-21 13:32:30 · update #1
I think it is unsportsman like to continue seeking touchdowns if you obviously have the game in the bag. They should just continue playing but not necessarily seek great long yardage plays. They should bring the inexperienced players out and let them play because they probably don't get very much time on the field. Records aren't the most important thing in a sport.
2006-10-21 15:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by Devisaur 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If all the other players WANTED to do this, I think there is true meaning to "All for one and One for All". Even in professional football, players will go to extremes to help another. Whether it be a record or just showing that team mates have faith in one another. Granted, I am not on this team and I don't know the coach so I can not judge this call.
I have seen calls like this work out better than it failing. It was something the WHOLE team help accomplish, not just one player and one coach.
2006-10-21 14:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by warandpeace 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That coach should be fired , I could write a page on why he should , a job of a coach is also suppose to be teaching our kids a few values , It does not seem he is doing that in the least minor of ways , the parents should get together and find a way to have him FIRED !
2006-10-21 13:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coach is a jackass. The kid is lucky he DIDN'T get the record...it would be an embarrassment to him.
BTW: Nice job of telling the story. Usually, I don't even TRY to read anything that long on Yahoo A.
2006-10-21 13:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by lucyanddesi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, why shouldn't they take advantage of a situation, isn't that what fame is? He may or may not achieve anything else in his life but will always have that to look back on...
2006-10-21 15:28:29 · answer #5 · answered by Savage 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey all he is doing is teaching the kids that statistics are more important than sportsmanship. Is that so bad?
2006-10-21 13:46:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋