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My favorite week of the playoffs -- region champs play each other, and basically every school in each region becomes big fans of the region champs.  Not a lot of games between regions in the regular s

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Since high school football related... 😂😂😂  https://footballscoop.com/news/photos-youve-never-seen-a-resume-quite-like-this#gid=ci028a956c20002560&pid=screen-shot-2021-08-13-at-121214-pm

TreatyOak
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Since @Ricky's one-hitter has called me out for Westlake "sunshine-pumping," here is my 100% sunshine-pumping-free review of last night's 54-13 thriller w Temple. Last night, the winless Westlake

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I said I wasn't going to do this pick-one-game-from-each-region thing again, but I'm supposed to be grading projects, so why wouldn't I write 2000 words about HS football?

6AD1
R1:  Southlake Carroll (12-0) vs Lewisville (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday at Coppell  The Fighting Farmers have already pulled a couple of upsets, but it would be a shock to see them win this.  Winner gets Trinity-Allen.


R2:  Swapping opponents from the 2020 matchups that saw the DFW schools win both of these.  

Duncanville (10-1) vs Spring (11-1), 7 p.m. Saturday at Frisco
DeSoto (10-2) vs Spring Westfield (12-0), 4 p.m. Saturday at San Antonio

I think Duncanville is probably the best team of the four.  Spring's only loss is to Westfield.  At some point, we I have to accept that Desoto’s Judson loss was a fluke and recognize that they’re a really good team whose only other loss is to Duncanville and they’ve kicked the shit out of every other team they’ve played, including a really good Rockwall team last week.


R3:  Fort Bend Ridge Point (11-1) vs Humble Atascocita (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Houston  This is a great matchup, as Ridge Point seems to be peaking, and Atascocita got pretty lucky to get past Dickinson last week.  I'd bet on the best player, and that's RP's Bert Emmanuel Jr.  Winner gets Tompkins-North Shore.


R4: Austin Bowie (10-2) vs San Antonio Brennan (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday at New Braunfels
I watched Bowie beat a verrry slow Smithson Valley team last Friday; didn’t seem to have much offensively other than a shifty little RB. Brennan is probably the best team in SA, but who has any idea how good that makes them?  Winner gets LT-Laredo US.

6A DII
1: Guyer’s JV could win this region. I bet they will get playing time.


2: This is too spicy to pick one:

Cedar Hill (8-4) vs Cypress Bridgeland (10-2), 2 p.m. Saturday at Waco’s Waco ISD Stadium
Rockwall-Heath (11-1) vs Tomball (9-3), 8 p.m. Saturday at San Antonio

Bridgeland has been winning, but not convincingly.  CH’s loses are to Rockwall, Allen, Desoto, and D’Ville, so those records are deceiving.  Heath has scored 636 points this season.

3.  Katy (12-0) vs Houston King (10-2), 12 p.m. Friday at Katy  King has established themselves as an H-town power under coach Derek Fitzhenry (yeah, him), but Katy will be too much for them.

4. Austin Vandegrift (11-1) vs Edinburg Vela (12-0), 4 p.m. Friday at Corpus
Valley teams usually get blown out this week because they lack the caliber of defense necessary to compete.  But Vela has allowed just 93 points all season; unfortunately 24 came last week against Taft, and Vandy is a lot better than Taft

5AD1

R1: Amarillo Tascosa (10-2) vs Colleyville Heritage (11-1), 3 p.m. Saturday at Wichita Falls  One of the better running jokes on Texags started when a poster claimed that Tascosa has three guys faster than Brenan Thompson.  If true, they have a shot to beat CH.

2: Denton Ryan (11-1) vs Longview (9-3), 3 p.m. Friday at Mesquite  Ryan beat the Lobos 40-7 back in Week 0, and I have a hard time getting past that, even though Longview is vastly improved, and the Raiders’ offense is verrrry shaky.  I also think LV will have trouble getting past Anthony Hill, who looks to me like the most “must-have” recruit in 2023.

3: Manvel (10-2) vs Fort Bend Hightower (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Sugar Land  District rematch, as the Hurricanes pulled a 16-12 upset two months ago.  I think the it’s-tough-to-beat-a-good-team-twice thing is usually bullshit, but I’ll take Manvel here, simply because they look like a better team now.

4: Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial (11-1) vs McAllen Memorial (11-1), 3 p.m. Friday at Corpus  Vets is probably favored in this game, but McM slobberknocked a Victoria West team that Vets struggled with during the regular season and McM’s only loss was in August to undefeated Vela, so don't be shocked to see an RGV team in the region finals against the Flour Bluff/GP winner.  

5AD2

R1: Rider and Lubbock Cooper will be dispatching outmanned opponents in anticipation of their annual regional final meeting next week.

2: Aledo (12-0) vs South Oak Cliff (10-1), 2 p.m. Friday at Mansfield  I mean, if Aledo is going to lose, it will be a matchup like this, right?  SOC’s only loss was Week 1 to Duncanville.  Aledo’s lowest point total this season is 35. 


3: College Station A&M Consolidated (10-2) vs Crosby (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Cypress  Crosby gets the edge in this one and will probably get a badass Texarkana team next week.

4: Leander Rouse (11-1) vs Liberty Hill (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Pflugerville
LH is actually winning with a tough D this season; Rouse’s only loss was in early Sept to Weiss. I want to pick Rouse, but LH’s O is so tough to plan for that I'm not very confident.

4AD1

R1: Dumas (9-2) vs Wichita Falls Hirschi (10-2), 3 p.m. Friday at Plainview
This could be a really good one.  I think the Demons have the better overall resume, but Hirschi is on such a roll, with 10 straight wins.

2: Stephenville (12-0) vs Argyle (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Mansfield  Argyle is lacking the usual stellar QB that makes them unbeatable, but the Eagles usually win state behind a huge line and a good RB, so not sure that matters that much.  Both teams have played really tough schedules, so it’s a shame they’re matching up in playoff week 3 instead of week 5.


3: Little Cypress-Mauriceville (10-2) vs El Campo (11-1), 6 p.m. Friday at Shenandoah  If the Ricebirds get *ANY* defense, they’re tough to beat because their offense is ridiculous.  LCM is pretty damn good, but an offense averaging only 31 ppg looks like what El Campo will feast on.


4: Austin LBJ (12-0) vs Boerne (9-2), 12 p.m. Saturday at San Antonio  There’s no reason to doubt LBJ any more. The Greyhounds did play their best game of the year last week, pasting CC Miller 63-13, so maybe they can keep it close.


4AD2

R1: Two routs are upcoming as Aubrey and Celina will have a rematch in the Reg final.

R2: Texarkana Pleasant Grove (7-5) vs Quinlan Ford (12-0), 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant  I would not be surprised at all if TPG wins this.  QF hasn’t played nearly as tough a schedule, and this is as far as the school has ever advanced, and they won last week because the time ran out on Pittsburg as they tried to get the FG team on.

R3: How does a region where the teams are a combined 54-1 sound?

China Spring (12-0) vs Carthage (11-0), 5 p.m. Friday at Prosper’s Children’s Health Stadium
West Orange-Stark (10-1) vs Bellville (12-0), 6 p.m. Friday at Porter’s Randall Reed Stadium

Carthage’s offense looks a little subpar, so they look less invincible than at any time in the past two seasons.  CS has outscored opponents 591-122, so they’re capable of winning.
Bellville has matched WOS’s famous Chain Gang defense with 116 points allowed all season, plus they have an amazing running attack.  

R4: Cuero (11-1) vs Wimberley (10-2), 12 p.m. Friday at San Antonio  Classic matchup here.  Cuero beat Wimbo 21-3 early in the season; the Texans played most of that game with their 3rd-string QB due to injuries.  Wimberley has been nearly flawless in the playoffs, with a 122-0 combined score.  Sticking my neck out here because everyone else is calling it a tossup – Wimberley wins easily.

3AD1

R1: Tuscola Jim Ned (12-0) vs Brock (12-0), 2 p.m. Friday at Brownwood  Another game that’s happening too early, as this should be a state title game.  Brock’s closest game was 19 points, but the Indians have played a tougher schedule and they have the experience of winning it all the hard way in 2020, so give me JN.

2: Mount Vernon (12-0) vs Gladewater (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Sulphur Spring MV not missing Art Briles much.  Their closest game was 41-21.  Gladewater’s losses are to Gilmer and Kilgore, and they just spanked Grandview last week, so the Bears will be ready to play.  

3: Lorena (10-2) vs Columbus (10-2), 1:30 p.m. Friday at San Marcos  Columbus has been a trendy pick for state, but Lorena looks like a better team to me.  The Leps lost their first two games to Franklin and China Spring, and have rolled since.

4: San Diego (10-1) vs Vanderbilt Industrial (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio  Vandy has to be heavily favored in this, but Llano was more heavily favored last week and the Vaqueros beat them, so who knows?

3AD2

R1:  Abernathy (11-1) vs Canadian (9-3), 2 p.m. Friday at Amarillo  Worst Canadian team in years, but someone has to kill them.  I think Abernathy has that team, as they have a good enough QB to exploit the mediocre Wildcat D.

2: Two blowouts should set up a Holliday-Gunter battle for the region final.

3: West Rusk (12-0) vs Daingerfield (10-2), 6 p.m. Thursday at Longview  Daingerfield has got it going; they avenged a loss last weekend by beating Elysian Fields by 40.  WR has scored at least 24 every game, so this should be a shootout.

4: Two blowouts with Franklin and Poth administering the beatings.

2AD1

R1: Hawley (12-0) vs Coleman (11-0), 6 p.m. Friday at Abilene  This looks like a typo, but Coleman has allowed 51 points all season, with 5 shutouts.  Hawley has allowed only 73, and went from 9/10 to 11/5 without allowing a point.  

R2: Crawford and Tolar should win easily.

R3: Timpson and Centerville should win easily.

R4: Shiner and Refugio will win easily.

2AD2

R1: Wellington (8-3) vs Gruver (10-1), 4 p.m. Friday at Canyon  Gruver has had the better season overall, but Wellington has gotten really hot and has much more winning history, so I don’t know how you pick against them.

R2: Two great matchups here…

Santo (11-1) vs Windthorst (11-1), 1 p.m. Friday at Graham
Muenster (12-0) vs Albany (11-0), 2 p.m. Friday at Springtown

Santo’s loss is to Albany; Windthorst’s is to Muenster.  Albany has outscored opponents 598-55.  I’ll take Albany and Santo in a district sweep.

R3: Mart and Chilton will both roll and have a district rematch next week.

R4: Eldorado (10-1) vs Falls City (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Cedar Park  FC will win this simply because they have a much better D.


 

 

Thanks for these write-ups, Beau.  You do an outstanding job and I always look forward to them.  

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On 11/23/2021 at 3:53 PM, HornsOverIthaca said:

Might as well go all the way and cross-name the school after an alumnus or otherwise famous person with a ludicrously long name.  
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash.

Here’s my review of today’s matchup between Westlake and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash.

Both Westlake and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash come into the game with good, balanced offenses. 
 

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash employs a mix of run and pass that has allowed them to dominate their district. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash will look to establish the run and hit some key passes and use their speed for early scores.

However, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash hasn’t seen a team with such tough interior line play as Westlake. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash’s best hope is to frustrate Westlake with blitzes and plenty of trick plays.

I think Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash keeps it close for a quarter or so, then Westlake pulls away for a comfortable margin. 

Still, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Early College High School and All You Can Eat Carwash should feel great about their strong season. 

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Brock up 35-6 at the half. Brock playing some of the most undisciplined football I’ve ever seen from a team that is winning so handily. doesn’t appear it’s going to  make a difference at this point.

 

SOC leads 27-14. SOC playing undisciplined ball but holy crap they out-athlete Aledo at damn near every position. Couple that with an OL that AVERAGES 317lbs and Aledo is going to have to dig deep in the 2nd half (and maybe find a new qb).

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made it from UT game to SA for the Westlake game in time for kickoff

psja goes 3 and out, blocked punt,

westlake with. 40 yard TD run on the first play, called back for holding, 2 plays later 40 yard td pass

not sure this will be close

That game was never going to be close. 

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How in the fuck does a school like Aledo lose to a school like SOC. 
 

RGV playoff update: our pets heads are falling off. PSJAN was never going to have a chance, but Vela is rolling over worse than expected. McMemorial was a tossup with CC Vets and is getting pounded right now. 
 

Not a valley team, but Laredo United South avoided humiliation vs Lake Travis. LT won 35-19. 

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6 minutes ago, Helobious said:

How in the fuck does a school like Aledo lose to a school like SOC. 
 

RGV playoff update: our pets heads are falling off. PSJAN was never going to have a chance, but Vela is rolling over worse than expected. McMemorial was a tossup with CC Vets and is getting pounded right now. 
 

Not a valley team, but Laredo United South avoided humiliation vs Lake Travis. LT won 35-19. 

This was always gonna happen this year, the RGV teams that can play up north are few and far between and you know them when you see them. None of them were that this year.

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This was always gonna happen this year, the RGV teams that can play up north are few and far between and you know them when you see them. None of them were that this year.

I’ve been playing and watching high school football at a high level for 25+ years, please explain when, where, and what drugs you were on when you saw a valley team that could hang with anyone outside of the valley?
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3 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:


I’ve been playing and watching high school football at a high level for 25+ years, please explain when, where, and what drugs you were on when you saw a valley team that could hang with anyone outside of the valley?

Harlingen 2011 was the last one I can remember in 6A. Beat state quarterfinalist Abilene in the regular season, completely dominated SA Warren in round 3, lost a tight game to SA Madison in round 4. That Harlingen team had a very unusual amount of talent though.

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I’ve been playing and watching high school football at a high level for 25+ years, please explain when, where, and what drugs you were on when you saw a valley team that could hang with anyone outside of the valley?

This team knocked off the defending state champions in non district and beat SA Warren on the way to a 4th round exit:

 

If you want to go further back and small schools, Port Isabel advanced to the semis in 1994 (beating a good Cuero team along the way) and 2003, where they went down to a very good Liberty Hill.

Like I said, few and far between and you know them when you see them. 

Edit:  PI Beat Liberty Hill in 2003 and went down to Altair Rice in the semis.

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27 minutes ago, Helobious said:

How in the fuck does a school like Aledo lose to a school like SOC. 
 

RGV playoff update: our pets heads are falling off. PSJAN was never going to have a chance, but Vela is rolling over worse than expected. McMemorial was a tossup with CC Vets and is getting pounded right now. 
 

Not a valley team, but Laredo United South avoided humiliation vs Lake Travis. LT won 35-19. 

Wow. That’s a pretty tight game. LT QB has all the measurables.  Not sure why they are off this year but he gets rattled. 

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made it from UT game to SA for the Westlake game in time for kickoff

psja goes 3 and out, blocked punt,

westlake with. 40 yard TD run on the first play, called back for holding, 2 plays later 40 yard td pass

not sure this will be close

Hey, dude. I’m here, too. I’m pretty close to you but lower. 

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Harlingen 2011 was the last one I can remember in 6A. Beat state quarterfinalist Abilene in the regular season, completely dominated SA Warren in round 3, lost a tight game to SA Madison in round 4. That Harlingen team had a very unusual amount of talent though.

If you want to just point to a “win outside the valley (not Laredo)”, HHS whipped Midland High in 2019 non district. 

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This team knocked off the defending state champions in non district and beat SA Warren on the way to a 4th round exit:
 
If you want to go further back and small schools, Port Isabel advanced to the semis in 1994 (beating a good Cuero team along the way) and 2003, where they went down to a very good Liberty Hill.
Like I said, few and far between and you know them when you see them. 
 

You’ve got to see them first to know them when you see them. And beating a very down Abilene team as the only feather in your cap in the last 35 years ain’t exactly much to see. Hell the backwards panhandle inbreds play better football than anything that’s seen south of Wimberley or west of Forsan in the last 20 years.
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All of my peeps are advancing this week.

Abernathy finally takes down Canadian, for the first time I can remember, 37-26.  Should Lbk Roosevelt win this week, it'll set up a rematch of the Eagle's overtime win during District play.

Windthorst dominates Santo, 40-7; but it will be old time playoff rival, Albany in the next round.  The Lions took out Muenster, 34-21; thus eliminating the chance for the Trojans to avenge their loss to the Hornets in District play.

WF Rider leads EP Canutillo 21-0 in the 3rd, so it isn't in the books for ROHO quite yet, but looks very promising.

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I like the Valley teams. They travel well, their fans make a lot of noise and their cheer teams are very good. When my daughter cheered for the Chaps, their biggest national competitor was from Laredo. 

And if you ever get a chance to go watch a game in the RGV, you can find the best concession stand foods second to none at a number of venues down there.  

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Here we go sabercats. Vela changes QBs and gets on the board. 28-7 Vandy in the 3rd. 
 

How good was Cedar Park supposed to be? Katy Paetow just beat them 65-14. I believe it’s Paetow’s 1st season playing varsity football. Maybe 2nd.

It’s the 2nd season for all new schools that came online for the 2020-22 Alignment.

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Their run is coming to an end. I didn’t think it would be this year, but today may be the start of their decline.

Who is taking the players thy recruited into town? Honest question, I’m not in Texas so not sure on who the up-and-coming programs are. 
 

Except Brock. They decided they wanted to play football finally and immediately started kicking ass. 

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