| Westside Wolves wins again
October 14, 2006
The Wolves completed two long fourth-quarter drives to complete a 21-14 comeback win over Madison on Friday night at Butler Stadium.
Westside improves to 5-1 (3-0 District 20-5A); Madison drops to 3-3 (2-1).
Postgame notes
Who's ball is it?
Madison cornerback Courtney Johnson felt he had possession of the ball that went down as Westside's last touchdown.
"I had it," Johnson said. "I'm not a referee so I guess I have to go by his call. I'm pretty sure the fans knew I had it and I'm pretty sure he knew I had it."
For more insight on the game-winning play, visit www.chron.com/hs and listen to the postgame audio report.
Captain Comeback
Westside quarterback Michael Goodnight has seemingly mastered the fourth-quarter game-winning drive as the Wolves defeated Elsik (43-42), Westbury (28-24) and now Madison by completing a scoring drive in the final minutes. They also beat Conroe earlier this season in overtime, which is why Goodnight says they felt little pressure when they took over with 1:58 to go in a tie ballgame at their own 18.
"Our mentality is like it was the last three games," Goodnight said. "They've all come down to the last-minute drives and it's pretty much repetition to us now because we're so used to it."
Stepping up
While Westside receiver Alonzo Adams was excited about his game-winning reception, he was even more enthuisastic when talking about the defense's performance, specifically that of senior linebacker Tony Ohonba. Ohonba was making his first start of the season.
"The defense played a heck of a game," Adams said. "(Ohonba) came in and played his behind off. Watch him - he's going to do something (this season)."
Not looking ahead
Westside's win gives them the inside track to compete with Lamar for the 20-5A title but first-year coach Lance Carter isn't looking too far down the road despite the 3-0 district start for the Wolves.
"I feel great," Carter said. "But let's go back to the drawing board. There's still four games to go. After tomorrow at noon, all our attention goes to Bellaire. The kids have taken that mentality."
Settling in
Westside quarterback Michael Goodnight had his fair share of struggles last season as a sophomore, his first as the Wolves' starting quarterback. After a year of seasoning, he has matured significantly and has grown more comfortable with the offense.
"I feel like the game's slowing down for me," he said. "As a sophomore I felt like it was too fast and I thought I couldn't handle it. This year it's a lot easier."
Goodnight also spoke highly of his receiving corps.
"We go in every day with good conditioning, they run every route well and they just tire out the defense.
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