Merlin C. Vaughan took in the

game between #1 Oscar Smith and the #4 Deep Creek game Friday

night as he saw the Tigers blank the Hornets 35-0.

The story of the game was

Oscar Smith wideouts Todd Harrelson, Kerry Boykins and Jamal

Wilson who combined with Phil Sims to accumulate 253 yards passing and

four touchdown passes.

After the game, Merlin

spent some time with a number of Oscar Smith players and coaches to get their

thoughts on the big game...

Oscar

"I just need to get the

ball to my receivers. I feel that I have the best receiving group in the

state. Our focus was to take care of business in this game."

Oscar

"I tried to keep his

head in the ballgame by helping him stay cool. I tried to help stay

focused and not get caught up in all the hype of this game. You can't

ask for anything more of a player. He came out here and did a great job

in leading this team to a victory tonight."

To see the rest of

Merlin's chat with a number of Oscar Smith players and Head Coach Rich Morgan,

click

here for the full report.

Merlin C. Vaughan serves