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Nothing really surprised me this weekend
November 24, 2008There were a couple of audible gasps coming from the Roscoe-Archer City crowd when Windthorst's score was announced throughout the game Friday night.
There are probably some people who were surprised the Trojans almost pulled off the upset; or that the Wildcats downed the Plowboys; or that Rider is not moving on.
With the exception off one 6-Man score (I thought Throckmorton would have beaten Garden City), nothing really surprised me this weekend.
As I outlined in a previous blog, I thought Archer City could knock off Roscoe. It did the job with a punishing ground game and ferocious pass rush.
And here is the deal with Windthorst. When it wasn't shooting itself in the foot -- 35 turnovers in 10 games is doing just that -- the Trojans were a pretty solid team.
So I thought, if they played well, they could have a chance. And if a screen pass does not go for 77 yards in the closing seconds, I think we would have been looking at an AC-Windthorst regional final in two weeks.
Against Albany, Windthorst turned the ball over only once. I was listening to the first part of the game on the radio, and the Lions fumbled the opening kickoff and Windthorst recovered, then scored a few plays later.
I thought to myself then, this was a game the Trojans could win if Albany wasn't playing its best.
Some other thoughts from the weekend:
* I saw two great games -- both Archer City-Roscoe and China Spring-Burkburnett lived up to the hype.
The Bulldogs gave China Spring everything they wanted, and they had a legit chance to win. Unfortunately, Burk failed to cash in on some early scoring chances. Leaving an explosive team like the Cougars hanging around ended up costing them.
* Speaking of Burkburnett, I was a little surprised by the amount of fans (or lack thereof) that showed up in Aledo.
Sure, Burkburnett was sitting on the home side, which seats a lot more people. But China Spring packed its stands nearly full. The Bulldog supporters that were there were loud, but there wasn't enough of them for a game of this magnitude.
* If you would have told me before the season that Rider would be knocked out in the second round, I would have scoffed. But considering everything that team went through, I am not that surprised.
* There are only two area teams left, which is quite a surprise. And think about this: No area 3A, 2A or 6-Man team won a playoff game.
That's a big 0-10 for the area non-private schools. Not sure the last time that happened, but I bet it has been a long while (if ever).
*Pigskinprep.com just released its predictions for this week. Seymour is an 8-point underdog to Quinlan Boles, while Archer City is favored by 24. It also predicts the Wildcats beating Albany in the next round by 3, then losing to Stratford by 5.
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