 Hello and welcome to the Ed Hoddle Coach's show. I'm Joe Wombo, joined now with Ed Hoddle, head football coach. And coach, you guys headed up to St. Vincent with a 25-21 victory, 261 total yards of offense, 263 yards given up. What's going to be the focus headed into the Salisbury prep? For us, it's about getting better. I think we left some points on the field. I think we struggled in certain phases of the game, things that we've got to clean up. Some first game stuff, but some stuff that you don't see in scrimmages that was, I guess, in a sense, it was good to see it Saturday. But you don't want to see it, but it gives us an opportunity to improve. And that's kind of the theme going into this week, is take what we've learned from Saturday and get better. 10 receptions for Steve Smothers with 94 yards and a touchdown. Timely touches for Maurice Hammond and touchdowns. What's going to be the offensive focus going into the Salisbury matchup? Well, I think it's going to be the same. We want to distribute the ball to the guys that we feel like can put us in a position to make plays. And Stephen's a dynamic player, but he too, like the rest of the group, we've got work to do. There are things that we thought he could have done a little bit better, same with Moe. I think what it boils down to Saturday was making the plays when we had to make plays, and it was nice to see guys operate under that pressure. But again, areas of improvement. Salisbury brings in a triple option threat. What is going to be the focus heading in, and how do you just limit their yardage and their touchdowns? It's a very unique challenge. As you look at it, what we did Saturday won't look anything like we're going to do this Saturday, particularly defensively. So it's kind of in some sense of creating a different defense and asking our guys to do some things that they haven't been asked to do before. It's a big challenge. Those guys are dynamic. They've got a long playoff history. They're constantly in the mix nationally, and Coach Wood's done a great job over the years. And we're going to have our hands full for sure. Join now with Tom Zadalava. And Tom, you guys headed up to St. Vincent, able to come away with a 25-21 victory. What was the focus on the defensive side, and how did you feel coming out of that game? I think our biggest thing going into the game was just doing our job. Like, we preach it every day. We try to make sure everyone's on the same page doing everything. We always preach communication. So I think our biggest thing going into that game was that a lot of us, it was our first time ever, really stepped in the field on the big show and getting a chance at the big shot. So I think our biggest thing coming out of it is we got a lot of the first team jitters out. I think we're moving in the right direction and looking towards Salisbury. I think we're heading right towards them. Salisbury brings in a unique offense in the triple option. What has the focus been in the defensive room headed into this matchup? Discipline. Discipline is going to be the key to defeat them in the triple option. I know I faced a couple of teams in high school that ran it, and the only way we were able to beat them was with discipline. So by doing our job and doing our right thing, it's just going to be doing our job across the board. Gray, well, good luck, Tom, and thank you for your time. Thank you. Week two, of course, is our home opener hosting Salisbury on Saturday. Stevenson Football is a family. We have a family member in need and an opportunity to help those family members with Maddie Nelson and the opportunity to donate and help that family on the ticket back. Absolutely. So Saturday's game, kind of dedicating it to Nelson family. And it is the Nelson family in a sense that no member of their family has not been affected by this from the boys to Todd, Danielle, and obviously Maddie going through her battle with cancer. She is actually the picture on the ticket, and on the back of the ticket is the QR code to donate to their fundraising effort to help relieve some of the financial pressure on the families. We talked about last week, one of the most remarkable pieces of all of this is just how much it costs to park at Hopkins, and they're there constantly. And we've done some events with Justin Burke. Justin's going to have a crew there Saturday to kind of help promote the event. But something that is much, much bigger than a football game is this young lady's battle with cancer. She's touched all of us, and it's something that we're working to rally around the family as best we can during this time of need. Coach, I appreciate your time. Good luck on Saturday, hosting Salisbury 1 o'clock. Mustang Stadium. Thanks, Joe.