6. The solution is simple: Get the ball to Neal.
Davonte Neal won't be a decoy the rest
of the season.
Photo by Todd Shurtleff
Ragle, a no-nonsense, straight shooter, didn't hide the obvious. The Firebirds simply didn't get
Davonte Neal enough touches. He had just five touches from scrimmage and finally showed what he could do when he took a short pass from Texas-bound
Connor Brewer and turned it into an 82-yard touchdown with 2:12 remaining.
By that time, Gorman had the game in the bag, up 35-14. Neal, a fleet 5-11, 180-pound receiver, is the nation's No. 25 recruit from the class of 2012. He had more than 1,400 yards from scrimmage and 29 total touchdowns last year.
He earned the state's Player of the Year award by the Arizona Republic.
"Shame on us for not getting him the ball more," Ragle said. "I guarantee that won't happen again."
