Joe Nixon, the football coach at Mooresville High School, talks about their upcoming game against Lake Norma High School.
By Makayla Holder / The Charlotte Observer
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[Music] What's going on guys game of the week Part two I had to include this game you Know being I guess being a part of this Conference maybe I'm bu so what I get to Choose the game of games of the week That'll be this week the gm4 the great Metro Ford Conference Championship Game Morisville Lake Norman going down up up At Lake Norman we've got got head coach Joe Nixon here again coach I I had to Get this game on here um first question I've got to you know I've got to bring Up I kind of know how it get goes down At Joe Pop I know how it goes down at Lake Norman Stadium explain to the People how crazy this game is gonna be Like I've hearing people are talking About ring at 4 pm to dagam 6:30 Start yeah I mean it's going to be a Really good crowd um you know I know our Fan base will travel well I know Lake Norman's fan base will travel will be There um everybody's excited so it Should be a really good environment for All the players I've been in both of those stadiums and Again one you know Joe pop is one of my Favorite stadiums I love the trailer up There just to wonderful engineering you Guys have a lot of you know wild crazy Fans you guys on the sideline all in Black looking like it's you're ready for Somebody's funeral getting jazzed up so
I I know that's going to be exciting Being on that away side but you know Going into that game how do you feel Your team's looking you know I of course I've had the pleasure of seeing you guys Earlier in the year and I thought you Were kind of getting to that good spot But also seeing you know you guys it Looks like Brody your quarterbacks Continuing to grow and develop which is Great so how do you feel you guys are Going in this Game I mean you know I'm I'm really Pleased where our team is um you know we Got a lot of senior leaders on our team And and they've been in the big games Before so you know I I think that we've Gotten better throughout the year um you Know but ultimately you know I'm just I Am pleased where we're at and um you Know we we're going to try to play Another good game on Friday night Not Hey brother so just one thing I'd Like to say I I think you're one of the Last dying breeds of the running the Football doing it the right ways do you Think playing offensive line in college And throughout your life you kind of see The game differently than maybe someone Else does you feel like you see it in Between the trenches a little Differently I mean of course uh you know That's that's what I'm most comfortable At um you know obviously we like to run
The football but you know we we will Spread around and throw it when we need To um you know if teams are going to Give us um we try to like to take what Teams give us on offense but you know Ultimately is you know we're g to try to Control the line of scrimmage on both Sides well I think you doing amazing job Man I think the culture you set in place It shows like moresville football is Back um once you guys got into this Conference a couple years ago I mean you Guys have dominated two years in a row Right now and it's it's your title to Lose so I wish you the best brother I appreciate you guys definitely coach Hey we thank you for coming on again I I Wanted to have you guys as a game of the Week I think you know both YouTube both Programs are two phenomenal programs That are some of the best in this state So coach I you know of course I I got I've got to handle business but I'll be Keeping one eye on that score update and Hopefully they're updating me to see What's going on because I know that that Area is gonna be rocking the entire week So best of luck to you guys and you know Hopefully talk with you soon no doubt Thank you guys good luck to y'all this Week also [Music]
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