VALDOSTA — — The Lowndes Vikings pummeled the Pebblebrook Falcons 47-7 on Friday to improve their record to 2-0. Lowndes head coach Randy McPherson said the Vikings’ defense got things fixed from the previous game against South Gwinnett, and responded by playing the entire game.

— McPherson said the most impressive thing about the win was that the defense didn’t play any different once the Vikings got a big lead. It kept the intensity up.

— McPherson said he thought Pebblebrook was in a rebuilding mode, with a lot of young players. He said the Falcons are improving.

— The Vikings threw four touchdown passes against the Falcons, with the longest being a 61-yard catch-and-run by Kenneth Durden. McPherson said Durden has become good at going up and catching the ball at its highest point. He added that Durden has great athletic ability, and the Vikings even gave him a look at quarterback his freshman year.

— Tight end Kendle Coleman caught three passes against Pebblebrook, two for touchdowns. McPherson said Coleman has done a great job, and this is the first year he’s played football since the eighth grade at Lowndes Middle School. He said Coleman’s knees have given him problems, and he really hopes he can stay healthy.

— The Vikings rushed for three touchdowns against the Falcons. McPherson said Sam Duncan, who had one of the rushing touchdowns, is getting better and getting healthy. Duncan was banged up heading into the South Gwinnett game, but still managed 70 yards on the ground. He rushed for 50 yards against the Falcons.

— The one turnover the Vikings recorded on Friday was when cornerback Carey “Popeye” Stanley intercepted a pass. On the play, Stanley backpedaled the whole way, and never turned around. McPherson called it a great play, and went on to explain why Stanley’s nickname is Popeye. McPherson said that during the spring between Stanley’s freshman and sophomore years, he tried to tackle a fullback, got hit and lost his helmet. He came to the sideline with a swollen eye, and somebody called him Popeye. The nickname has stuck ever since.

— Radio show co-host Wes James brought up the comments that Camden County head coach Jeff Herron made to Georgia High School Football Daily on Monday. Herron told GHSF Daily that the most physically dominated a team of his has ever been was against Lowndes in the state semifinals in 2004. McPherson said he and Herron are good friends who talk frequently throughout the season. McPherson said he hopes Lowndes and Camden County will continue to play exciting games against each other.

— McPherson named the coaching staff’s Players of the Week. Quarterback Cole Parker (6 of 7 for 169 yards and four touchdowns) was the Offensive Player of the Week,             cornerback Carey Stanley (one interception) was the Defensive Player of the Week, kicker Jed Solomon (5 of 5 on extra points and one punt for 39 yards) was the Special Teams Player of the Week and running back Jordan Williams was the Scout Team Player of the Week.

— Wide receivers coach Danny Redshaw was the guest coach of the week. Redshaw said he has three great receivers in Tyler Hunter, Kenneth Durden and Josh Clemons, but he also has great depth, with players like Paul Johnson and Quincy Crawford.

— Redshaw said that even though his receivers are catching passes all over the field, they still work on blocking. When asked if he’s having more fun watching his receivers catch passes, he responded by saying his job is fun when the Vikings are winning.

— Cole Parker was the guest player of the week. Parker said being able to throw four touchdown passes in a game is a bonus for the Vikings. He added that the Vikings are still a run-first team, and that the passing game just adds to the offense.

— Parker said the college at the top of his list right now is Cornell. He said Harvard and Princeton are also looking at him from the Ivy League.

— Parker said he has complete trust in the Vikings’ new offensive line. He said last year, he took the offensive line out to eat, and he plans to do the same thing again this year. “I can’t do anything without those guys,” Parker said. “They hold my life in their hands. I have to treat them right.”

— This Friday, the Vikings play at the McEachern Indians. McPherson said McEachern is the most talented of the three teams the Vikings will face in the first three weeks. He believes McEachern is a state title contender.

— McPherson said on offense, the Indians run the pistol, where the quarterback lines up in the shotgun and a running back lines up behind the quarterback. McPherson said it’s different from the normal shotgun, because the running back has the choice of going either direction.

— McPherson said the Indians use a true two-quarterback system, with junior Trent Thompson and senior Dondre Purnell. He said the left-handed quarterback (Thompson) is the better passer, while the right-hander (Purnell) is the better runner.

— McPherson said that so far this week, the Vikings have had two good, physical practices. He said one area that the Vikings are trying to improve on is the penalties on offense. He said the team hasn’t had a lot of penalties, but when it has had penalties, they’ve come at the worst time.