Waves motivated by disappointing loss

Published 12:02 pm Thursday, September 9, 2010

Port Gibson coach Lynn Lang doesn’t want to give his team any bad ideas, so there will be no film study from this year’s Madison Parish football team.

The Jaguars from Tallulah will cross the river Friday to play Port Gibson (2-1) for the Blue Waves’ homecoming. Madison (0-1) is coming off a rough season-opener for new coach Walter Daley as Wossman romped 70-6.

Port Gibson is coming off a loss as well, 34-22 to Jefferson County. That should be enough motivation for the Blue Waves, Lang said.

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“I’m not going to show my team that film nor will I will tell them what the score was,” Lang said. “What we should be concerned with is how we let a game get away from us. We were tied at 22 in the fourth quarter and then we had mental breakdowns that cost us a football game.”

Port Gibson won its first two games in impressive fashion beating Mississippi 18 rivals Raymond and Hinds AHS. The play of sophomore quarterback Silento Sayles (19-of-29 passing for 237 yards) has been big.

“He’s just a sophomore, but Silento has shown some shades of Steve McNair in his running ability. He also have a very accurate arm. We’re still running a two-quarterback system, but Sayles is our passer,” Lang said.

Senior linebacker Mitchell Hoskins, the reigning Vicksburg Post Defensive Player of the Year, continues to shine. He has 22 solo tackles and eight assists in three games. He’s also getting touches on offense, with a 60-yard TD run against Jefferson County to his credit.