SEVEN IN THREE??????
By
September 3, 2006
Week ZERO in the books!
I saw SEVEN Six-Man games in three days over the weekend. As a fan, I have watched myself into shape for the rest of the season. I traveled just over 700 miles Thursday Friday and Saturday watching those seven games. You as a reader will need to be in shape to finish reading this blog because it is long. I have a recap of the games I saw and a recap of all the scores I could find as well as a list of next weeks games. My wish is that you enjoy and not be bored.
Week Zero is under our belt. There were some great games played. I went to Richland Springs on Thursday night, August 3, to watch Richland Springs and Abilene Christian High School. I had seen the scrimmage between Rule and ACHS the week before and I feared for ACHS going against the likes of RS. There is good news and bad news. OK, the good news first? ACHS played a way better game against RS than what they showed in the scrimmage against Rule. I truly mean that. They were way better. Yeah, the bad news is they got 45’d anyway. 70 - 24. What does that say about a # 1 ranked public school going against a # 1 ranked Private school? Are Publics that much better than Privates?
It is 116.9 miles from my house to the Richland Springs football stadium. Speaking of which, the field in Richland Springs is awesome. The facility at RS is very nice. The hospitality shown by the town folks is unbelievable. What I am saying concerning all that is if your team is invited to go to next year’s Coyote Kick Off Classic, do not hesitate to accept the invitation. You will be most pleased to be there. Trust me. After each game played there this classic, the teams were treated to a meal and fellowship. The fellowship was wonderful and the meal was completely off the chart GOOD! Richland Springs people want to do everything right! It is difficult for me to figure out how they will make it better next year but I bet you they will find a way.
Friday night, I found by way back to Richland Springs to watch two more games. The first game was Arlington St. Albans against Cherokee. Cherokee failed to score and the game ended at the half. Two things I will say about that game. The twins from Arlington carried the team. The second thing is although Cherokee only suited 9 boys, they suited much more determination than that. The Cherokee Nine never stopped giving it their all. I admire that in a team. Early on it was apparent what the outcome would be but the Indians didn’t seem to find a reason to give up. They have one kid who will drill a hole in you and you better be ready for him. I am not giving his name or number but you May boys will find out soon enough when you get on the field with him.
The second game was another 45’er. Abbott beat Eden in that one. Eden has a ways to go being that was their first “live� Six-Man game. They will improve and by season end they may well be making the playoffs their first season in THE game. I want to congratulate #30. The program says he is Chris Ogle, a 5’ 11’’ 160 pounder that is a sophomore. He scored their first TD of the regular season and thus the first TD for Eden since they came up to Six-Man.
Saturday night there were two additional games played as part of the Coyote Kick Off Classic. Dell City played and defeated Aspermont by the score of 40-8 and Blum defeated Blanket by the score of 62 to 12. I was unable to attend those games because I opted to spend the day in Hico.
Hico, Texas. Back in 2004, a few folks had an idea and they put flesh on the bones of that idea and they turned it into what they call Six-Man Super Saturday. This season they picked 8 teams to come and participate. The teams were Strawn, Lometa, Turkey Valley, Calvert, Trinidad, Grandfalls-Royalty, Throckmorton, and Garden City. WOW! What a line up!! Often times you don’t get what you expect in that kind of a card. It is difficult to live up to the hype that surrounds such an undertaking. Did any fan leave disappointed? The four teams that lost I am sure hated losing but I just don’t see how they could be disappointed in the day.
GAME ONE: Strawn 36 Lometa 28 Strawn came from behind to win this one.
GAME TWO: Turkey Valley 36 Calvert 34 Calvert turned the ball over on Turkey Valley’s 4 yard line with about a minute left in the game.
GAME THREE: Trinidad 52 Grandfalls-Royalty 15 The game was closer than the score sounds and those who saw it may have seen this season’s Division 1 and 2 State Champions on the field at the same time. They really were both that good.
GAME FOUR: Garden City 38 Throckmorton 36 OT. My! MY !! It was a contest that those who were there to see it will not soon forget. Garden City is a very talented team. They will be a force in determining who plays on and who goes home. They had the opportunity to fold late in the game. They did not. No, they rose to the occasion and defeated the defending State Champions. It was gutsy on the part of the bearcats.
You can feel badly for the Greyhounds of Throckmorton if you would like. You can talk badly about them if you like. What you had better not do is write them off because of this loss. They are a team that faces the pressure that no other Six-Man team will face this season. That is the pressure of being state ranked and the target on their back that is there because they are defending State Champions. Every team they face this season is going to play a little bit better and a little bit harder because they just might beat “last year’s champion�. Garden City did defeat Throckmorton. Others may do the same thing but they are the defending Champions as long as they play this season. They are hurting because of this loss. They are hurting because of injuries to their team. They will get over the loss. In fact it will probably make them a better team. They will get over their injuries as well and when thay are back at full strength, even 90 percent, pray that you have already played them.
That was my first OT Six-Man game to see. It was amazing to say the least. I will see more great football this season but I honestly believe I won’t see any better football.
Here are the Week Zero scores as I have them. Feel free to contact me with corrections. These are listed by DIVISION, REGION, and DISTRICT. The next game will be listed as well. Subject to change.
Division 1 Region 1 District 1
Ackerly Sands 38 Spur 40
Fort Davis 42 El Paso Jesus Chapel 28
Garden City 38 Throckmorton 36 OT
Lenorah Grady 14 Sanderson 36
Rankin 56 Robert Lee 22Next
Next Game
Ackerly Sands vs. Wilson
Fort Davis vs. Balmorhea
Garden City vs. Grandfalls Royalty
Lenorah Grady @ Sanderson
Rankin vs. Midland Trinity
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Division 1 Region 1 District 3
Ira 48 Hermleigh 48
Robert Lee 22 Rankin 56
Roscoe Highland 48 Newcastle 30
Water Valley 61 Midland Trinity 57
Westbrook 40 Trent 50
Next Game
Ira vs. Haskell Paint Creek
Robert Lee vs. Gail Borden County
Roscoe Highland vs. Aspermont
Water Valley vs. Sanderson
Westbrook @ Guthrie
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Division 1 Region 1 District 4
Meadow 58 Silverton 12
New Home 42 Borden County 34
Ropesville Ropes 44 Southland 39
Wellman-Union 48 Petersburg 0
Whiteface 14 Whitharral 47
Next Game
Meadow @ Petersburg
New Home vs. Southland
Ropesville Ropes vs. Jayton
Wellman-Union @ Loop
Whiteface @ Lenorah Grady
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Division 1 Region 2 District 5
Happy scrimmaged Rule
Kress 44 Motley County 66
Lorenzo OPEN
Petersburg 0 Wellman-Union 48
Silverton 12 Meadow 58
Next Game
Happy @ Paducah
Kress vs. Whitharral
Lorenzo vs. Follett
Petersburg vs. Meadow
Silverton vs. Cotton Center
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Division 1 Region 2 District 6
Chillicothe 77 Wichita Fall Christian 7
Crowell 6 Vernon Northside 52
Hedley 58 Lefors 12
Paducah 43 Samnorwood 22
Turkey Valley 36 Calvert 34
Next Game
Chillicothe @ Harrold
Crowell vs. New Castle
Hedley vs. Samnorwood
Paducah vs. Happy
Turkey Valley vs. Rule
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Division 1 Region 2 District 7
Aspermont 8 Dell City 40
Knox City 64 Bryson 14
Rule scrimmaged Happy
Spur 40 Sands 38
Throckmorton 36 Garden City 38
Next Game
Aspermont @ Roscoe Highland
Knox City @ Vernon Northside
Rule @ Turkey Valley
Spur vs. Matador Motley County
Throckmorton @ Woodson
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Division 1 Region 3 District 9
Bowie Gold-Burg 0 Wichita Falls Notre Dame 52
Bryson 14 Knox City 64
Gordon 0 Gustine 60
Newcastle 30 Roscoe Highland 48
Strawn 36 Lometa 28
Next Game
Bowie Gold-Burg vs. Fort Worth Hill
Bryson vs. Wichita Falls Notre Dame
Gordon OPEN
Newcastle @ Crowell
Strawn @ Abbott
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Division 1 Region 3 District 11
Avalon 67 Oglesby 20
Coolidge 12 Santa Anna 60
Dallas Gateway CHARTER 12 Fort Worth Glenview 62
Penelope 46 Aquilla 12
Trinidad 52 Grandfalls-Royalty 15
Next Game
Avalon @ Temple Central Texas Christian
Coolidge @ Calvert
Dallas Gateway CHARTER vs. Waxahachie Fellowship CHARTER
Penelope @ Cranfills Gap
Trinidad vs. Greenville Christian
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Division 1 Region 3 District 12
Abbott 77 Eden 32
Aquilla 12 Penelope 46
Blum 62 Blanket 12
Bynum OPEN
Kopperl 48 Morgan 0
Walnut Springs 26 Granbury Happy Hill 74
Next Game
Abbott vs. Strawn
Aquilla vs. New Braunfels Christian
Blum @ Milford
Bynum @ Granbury Happy Hill Academy
Kopperl @ Iredell
Walnut Springs @ Oglesby
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Division 1 Region 4 District 13
Blanket 12 Blum 62
May 48 Woodson 14
Rising Star 14 Brookesmith 60
Santa Anna 60 Coolidge 12
Valera Panther Creek 63 Lohn 18
Next Game
Blanket vs. Brookesmith
May vs. Cherokee
Rising Star @ Rochelle
Santa Anna vs. Eden
Valera Panther Creek @ Paint Rock
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Division 1 Region 4 District 15
Brookesmith 60 Rising Star 14
Eden 32 Abbott 77
Richland Springs 70 Abilene Christian 24
Rochelle 32 Zephyr 16
Veribest 44 Mullin 45
Next Game
Brrokesmith @ Blanket
Eden @ Santa Anna
Richland Springs vs. Amarillo Bible Heritage
Rochelle vs. Rising Star
Veribest @ Lohn
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Division 1 Region 4 District 16
Buckholts OPEN
Calvert 34 Turkey Valley 36
Cherokee 0 Arlington St. Albans 46
Lometa 28 Strawn 36
Next Game
Buckholts @ Star
Calvert vs. Coolidge
Cherokee @ May
Lometa vs. Zephyr
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Division 2 Region 1 District 1
Balmorhea 13 El Paso Faith Christian 58
Dell City 40 Aspermont 8
Marathon OPEN
Sanderson 36 Grady 14
Sierra Blanca 34 El Paso Immanuel Christian 32
Next Game
Balmorhea @ Fort Davis
Dell City vs. El Paso Faith Christian
Marathon OPEN
Sanderson @ Water Valley
Sierra Blanca vs. El Paso Jesus Chapel
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Division 2 Region 1 District 3
Grandfalls-Royalty 15 Trinidad 52
Imperial Buena Vista 52 Fort Davis JV 14
Lamesa Klondike 0 Guthrie 45
Loop 42 Paint Rock 26
Welch Dawson 14 Loraine 38
Next Game
Grandfalls Royalty @ Garden City
Imperial Buena Vista vs. San Angelo TLC Academy
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Division 2 Region 1 District 4
Gail Borden 34 New Home 42
Hermleigh 0 Ira 48
Jayton 68 Benjamin 18
Loraine 38 Welch Dawson 14
Trent 50 Westbrook 40
Next Game
Gail Borden County @ Robert Lee
Herm Leigh @ Welch Dawson
Jayton @ Ropesville Ropes
Loraine Vs. Lamesa Klondike
Trent vs. Blackwell
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Division 2 Region 2 District 5
Amherst 27 Lazbuddie 20
Cotton Center 17 Hart 42
Southland 39 Ropesville Ropes 44
Whitharral 47 Whiteface 14
Wilson 18 Plainview Christian 22
Next Game
Amherst vs. Humble Christian Life Center
Cotton Center @ Silverton
Southland @ New Home
Whitharral @ Kress
Wilson @ Ackerly Sands
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Division 2 Region 2 District 7
Groom 18 Follett 13
Lazbuddie 20 Amherst 27
Matador Motley County 66 Kress 44
McLean 42 Afton Patton Springs 43
Samnorwood 22 Paducah 43
Next Game
Groom @ Lefors
Lazbuddie vs. Afton Patton Springs
Matador Motley County @ Spur
McLean @ Higgins
Samnorwood @ Hedley
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Division 2 Region 2 District 8
Briscoe Fort Elliott 13 Lubbock Christ the King 47
Follett 13 Groom 18
Higgins OPEN
Lefors 12 Hedley 58
Miami 36 Amarillo Holy Cross 12
Next Game
Briscoe Fort Elliott @ Amarillo Holy Cross
Follett @ Lorenzo
Higgins vs. McLean
Lefors vs. Groom
Miami vs. Amarillo Arbor
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Division 2 Region 3 District 9
Afton Patton Springs 43 McLean 42
Benjamin 18 Jayton 68
Guthrie 45 Lamesa Klondike 0
Harrold Open
Vernon Northside 52 Crowell 6
Next Game
Afton Patton Springs @ Lazbuddie
Benjamin vs. Lubbock Christ the King
Guthrie vs. Westbrook
Harrold vs. Chillicothe
Vernon Northside vs. Knox City
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Division 2 Region 3 District 10
Haskell Paint Creek 20 Novice 70
Lueders-Avoca 51 Star 73
Moran 50 Sidney 12
Woodson 14 May 47
Next Game
Haskell Paint Creek @ Ira
Lueders-Avoca vs. Novice
Moran vs. Mullin
Woodson vs. Throckmorton
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Division 2 Region 3 District 12
Apple Springs 25 Leverett’s Chapel 44
Landonia-Fannindel OPEN
Milford 56 Cranfills Gap 16
Morgan 0 Kopperl 48
Next Game
Apple Springs vs. Bryan BVCHEA Homeschool
Landonia-Fannindel OPEN
Milford vs. Blum
Morgan @ Gustine
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Division 2 Region 4 District 14
Blackwell 0 San Angelo TLC 51
Lohn 18 Valera Panther Creek 63
Novice 70 Haskell Paint Creek 20
Paint Rock 26 Loop 42
Zephyr 16 Rochelle 32
Next Game
Blackwell @ Trent
Lohn vs. Veribest
Novice @ Lueders-Avoca
Paint Rock vs. Valera Panther Creek
Zephyr @ Lometa
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Division 2 Region 4 District 15
Cranfills Gap 16 Milford 56
Gustine 60 Gordon 0
Iredell 46 Jonesboro 8
Mullin 45 Veribest 44
Sidney 12 Moran 50
Next Game
Cranfills Gap vs. Penelope
Gustine vs. Morgan
Iredell vs. Kopperl
Mullin @ Moran
Sidney vs. Jonesboro
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Division 2 Region 4 District 16
Jonesboro 8 Iredell 46
Oglesby 20 Avalon 67
Prairie Lea 26 San Antonio Town East Christian 64
Star 73 Lueders-Avoca 51
Next Game
Jonesboro @ Sidney
Oglesby vs. Walnut Springs
Prairie Lea vs. Marble Falls Faith Academy
Star vs. Buckholts
I will have my picks ready on Wednesday. How did you do for Week Zero?
Don Hardin
txsixii@yahoo.com
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