WEEK FIVE SMC GAMES OF THE WEEK

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October 2, 2008

Division 1 # 7 Throckmorton hosting Division 1 # 8 Follett
It is a BIG weekend in Throckmorton! Not only is it Homecoming time but it is also the Throckmorton County Sesquicentennial celebration. 150 years! Too bad the game with May wasn't on the schedule for this weekend. I look for a great game between T- Rock and Follett. Throckmorton is a one point favorite.

Follett (4-1)
week 0 Strawn 46 Follett 0
week 1 Follett 57 Hart 6
week 2 Follett 54 Miami 0
week 3 Follett 45 Kress 0
week 4 Follett 55 Northside 48

Throckmorton (4-0)
week 0 Throckmorton 42 Ira 24
week 1 Throckmorton 75 Waxahachie Eagle Advantage 26
week 2 Throckmorton 58 Woodson 8
week 3 Throckmorton 102 May 100

Division 2 # 2 Borden County travels to Division 1 # 25 Sterling City.
Sterling City is enjoying a 4-1 season in their debut in Six-Man. They have a seasoned HC in Clyde Parham. The community has rallied around the program but better yet the young men have bought into the program. Those three things combined definitely lend a hand toward the program being successful. They are entering a tough three weeks starting with Borden County. The SC Eagles are 26 point underdogs against Borden County. BC is very quick and plays well as a team. District starts next week for Sterling City and the Eagles will face # 14 Garden City and # 5 Fort Davis back to back. This game with Borden County will be helpful in judging where the Eagles stand.

BTW it will also be a good game for HC Trey Richey and the Coyotes of BC to solidify their Division 2 # 2 ranking. Coach Richey believes in teaching the fundamentals of blocking and and tackling. That sounds simple but it is extremely important and especially so in the game of Six-Man. The Coyotes were very close to making the playoffs last season and are very determined to this year. This game will serve as the last tune up before BC opens district play. Preseason picks had BC and Sands at the teams projected to advance to the playoffs from Division 2 District 6. The current situation appears to reinforce those preseason picks. Sands, currently ranked # 8 in Division 2, lost to Sterling City 58 to 40 a couple of weeks ago.

Borden County (4-0)
week 0 Borden County 40 New Home 12
week 2 Borden County 48 Wellman-Union 0
week 3 Borden County 56 Rule 24
week 4 Borden County 70 Klondike 20

Sterling City (4-1)
week 0 Santa Anna 34 Sterling City 28
week 1 Sterling City 40 Loraine 34
week 2 Sterling City 46 O'Donnell 14
week 3 Sterling City 58 Sands 40
week 4 Sterling City 106 Robert Lee 64

Division 1 # 19 Ropesville Ropes travels to Division 1 # 20 Petersburg
The official spread for this game favors Ropes by three. Coach Joseph O'Malley of Petersburg chose as his teams motto for the season "Rasing The Bar". It would appear they have done so thus far into the season.

Coach Lane Jackson and Ropes' last years edition advanced to the area round of the playoffs. Ropes lost key players from that team but returns good players as well. A win here will have them on the right track as district will begin the next week.

Petersburg (5-0)
week 0 Petersburg 35 Silverton 34
week 1 Petersburg 47 Amherst 0
week 2 Petersburg 42 Lorenzo 8
week 3 Petersburg 77 New Home 48
week 4 Petersburg 61 Wellman-Union 14

Ropes (3-2)
week 0 Ropes 62 Hart 30
week 1 Ropes 58 Kress 12
week 2 Ira 76 Ropes 56
week 3 Ropes 60 Whitharral 12
week 4 Grady 42 Ropes 40

GOOD FOOTBALL TO YOU

Don Hardin
Abilene, TX

Email txsixii@yahoo.com

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