By Ed Piper
Probably, two things stand out among other things in the first two weeks of the Vikings' 2024 season on the offensive side:
--Besides two well-earned wins, La Jolla quarterback Hudson Smith, his first time in the saddle, has performed well with games of 11 completions in 17 attempts totalling 132 yards passing versus Bishop's, a 38-21 opening week win Aug. 23, and 15 of 22 for 122 yards against a much bigger foe, Torrey Pines, Aug. 30.
Huddy is his own man. He's a passer at this point, not a dual-threat runner like his predecessor (Jackson Diehl). That's fine. His task is to carry out Head Coach Tyler Roach's game plan each week. Roach is his Offensive Coordinator, and Smith's job is to leave the thinking and planning to a very creative offensive mind (Roach).
--Another observation is that Carson Diehl, likewise a junior, a returning All-CIF defensive performer for his nine interceptions last year, has also done his job--on offense, the lanky, athletic 6'3" specimen collecting four receptions for 41 yards in week one, seven catches for 40 yards in week two.
But it has been done with opponents, especially Torrey Pines, keeping an especially close eye on the ballhawk. Before the game, assistant coach Matt Livingston, who is also the Falcons' head JV coach, commented, "Number 13 is really something."
Number 13, Diehl, is something. That means the Falcon coaching staff, screening video prior to the LJ-TP match-up, had its eye on Carson (Livingston also mentioned lineman Jett Thomas). They did special work to prepare for the Smith-Diehl connection on offense.
We'll see how that goes against Madison Fri., Sept. 6. More of the same.
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