When the Vance Co. Vipers football schedule was first released, Head Coach Aaron Elliott wasn’t pleased with where his bye week fell. “It was late in the season and I was skeptical,” Elliott said on Thursday’s SportsTalk. However, now that the bye week has occurred, the coach feels it’s worked to the Vipers’ advantage. “We were pretty beat up. We had some injuries,” Elliott said.
One of those injuries was to star defensive end Taeshawn Alston. A shoulder problem has kept him out of several games this season, but he is now cleared to return. Alston will be a game time decision this week at Carrboro.
The Vipers, according to Elliott, needed a break and the bye week has meant that they have come back to practice refreshed and ready to go. “We had some great practices this week. Monday’s was one of the most fun practices all season,” Elliott stated.
Elliott expects Carrboro to throw the ball Friday night but rain may interfere with offensive plans for both teams. “We are prepared for whatever,” Elliot said. Carrboro has struggled for much of the season, but it is senior night and nothing would please Carrboro more than to upset the 8-0 Vipers.
Listen below to Coach Elliott from SportsTalk, and tune in to the live broadcast of the game starting at 6:50 p.m. on 1450 AM / 100.1 FM / online here at wizs.com.