Monday, October 6, 2008

compliation of recent blogs at Abilene Reporter News

October 6, 2008

SMC WEEK SIX GAMES OF THE WEEK

Division 1 District 5 Contest
# 8 Northside (4 - 1) at # 12 Paducah (4 - 1)
The preseason script was written with the idea that the Throckmorton and Northside game to be played on Friday November 7th would determine the District Champ and Runner up. That may indeed be the case yet. Let's take a look at the records of Northside and Paducah.

Northside (4-1)
week 0 Northside 74 Happy 29
week 1 Northside 61 Valley 55
week 3 Northside 52 Saint Jo 6
week 4 Follett 55 Northside 48
week 5 Northside 64 Woodson 7

Paducah (4-1)
week 0 Paducah 67 EP Immanuel Christian 18
week 2 Paducah 47 Rule 14
week 3 Meadow 58 Paducah 24
week 4 Paducah 38 Ira 37
week 5 Paducah 38 Valley 28

The official spread says that Paducah is a six point underdog to Northside. Could there be an upset here? I believe it is possible.

Division 1 District 1 Contest
# 7 Follett (5 - 1) hosting # 13 Valley (3 - 3)
From the gitgo, these are the two teams believed to be the District champ and runner up. Here in the very first week of district they will battle it out. The official spread has Valley as a 10 point underdog to Follett. The last two wins by Follett have been on quality teams. Valley will enter the game after losing to Paducah last week. Here is a closer look at the season for these two teams.

Valley (3-3)
week 0 Gordon 60 Valley 38
week 1 Northside 61 Valley 55
week 2 Valley 60 Kress 12
week 3 Valley 63 Crowell 30
week 4 Valley 65 Meadow 46
week 5 Paducah 38 Valley 28

Follett (5-1)
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
week 5 Follett 57 Throckmorton 46


  • October 6, 2008 5:44 PM

TOP TEN RANKINGS WEEK FIVE

DIVISION 1

# 1. Calvert (5 - 0)
# 2. Strawn (5 - 0)
# 3. Richland Springs (5 - 0)
# 4. Abbott (4 - 0 )
# 5. Fort Davis ( 6 - 0)
# 6. Gordon (4 - 1)
# 7. Follett ( 5 - 1)
# 8. Northside (4 -1)
# 9. Throckmorton (4 - 1)
#10. Milford ( 6 - 0)

DIVISION 2

# 1. Highland (5 - 0)
# 2. Borden County (5 - 0)
# 3. Sierra Blanca (3 - 1)
# 4 Woodson (2 - 4)
# 5. Zephyr (3 - 2)
# 6. Sanderson (3 - 3)
# 7. Lefors (3 - 2)
# 8. Blackwell (5 - 0)
# 9. Panther Creek (3 - 2)
#10. Cherokee (3 - 2)


  • October 6, 2008 5:40 PM

TOP TEN RESULTS WEEK FIVE


Division 1 Top 10

1. Calvert (5-0) beat Waxahachie Eagle Advantage 70 - 20
2. Strawn (5-0) did not play
3. Richland Springs (5-0) beat Buckholts 64 - 18
4. Abbott (6-0) beat Aquilla 62 - 14
5. Fort Davis (6-0) beat. Dell City 78 - 22
6. Gordon (4-1) did not play
7. Throckmorton (4-1) lost to # 8 Follett 57-46
8. Follett (5-1) beat # 7 Throckmorton 57-46
9. Valley (3-3) lost to Paducah 38-28
10. Northside (4-1) beat Division 2 # 4 Woodson 64-7

Division 2 Top-10

1. Highland (5-0) beat Water Valley 52 - 6
2. Borden County (5-0) beat Division 1 Sterling City 74 - 40
3. Sierra Blanca (3-1) did not play
4. Woodson (2-4) lost to Division 1 # 10 Northside 64 - 7
5. Sanderson (3-3) beat Buena Vista 58 - 21
6. Zephyr (3-2) did not play
7. Lefors (3-2) lost to Happy 28 - 27
8. Sands (4-2) lost to Dawson 64 - 58
9. Blackwell (5-0) did not play
10. Panther Creek (2-2) did not play


  • October 6, 2008 5:37 PM

October 2, 2008

WEEK FIVE SMC GAMES OF THE WEEK

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


  • October 2, 2008 11:09 AM

October 1, 2008

ACKERLY SANDS # 8 Division 2

I had an opportunity to stop by Ackerly today. Had a great visit with the Principal, Zelda Bilbo, and the Head Coach, Wayne Henderson. The Principal is a home grown product. She has been at the school for 31 years. There are several things she likes about the community but she is most proud of the students that attend there. As she discussed the students the smile on her face said a lot but it was the sparkle in her eyes that really told me how proud she is of them.

Coach Wayne Henderson was surprised by my visit. I introduced myself and he said he reads my comments on SixManFootball.com. Here is a sample of how that all went down.

SMC: I also write a blog on GoFridayNight.Com. called Six-Man Central.

Coach Henderson: At the Abilene Reporter~News?

SMC: Yes, that's correct. Can we talk a moment?

Coach Henderson: Sure.

SMC: You guys are currently ranked # 8 in the state in Division 2. How do you feel about that? Is your team worthy of the ranking?

Coach Henderson: Well, it feels good. The team has worked really hard. That was a goal we set as a team, that and making the playoffs. What I talk to my guys about is the # 8 ranking is just on paper. A computer beat out some numbers and we are ranked # 8. It is exciting. We are doing good. We are 4-1. We got down a couple of scores to Sterling City early and never made it up. We know we have to play the games.

Here is the season record injected my SMC.
Sands (4-1)
week 0 Sands 30 Hermleigh 16
week 1 Sands 47 Wilson 0
week 2 Sands 48 Trent 0
week 3 Sterling City 58 Sands 40
week 4 Sands 88 Spur 40

SMC: You guys are Division 2. How much did you miss the cutoff on being Division 1?

Coach Henderson: It was close, we did not miss it much. Those numbers fluctuate as you know. If we were to turn in numbers today, we would be in Division 1 by a couple or so. Of course we are in Division 2 this season and next. Then, we will see how it goes. We believe we can compete in either Division. This season we are 1 and 1 against Division 1 teams.

SMC: There are several factors that one has to take into account when determining if you can compete at whatever level, right?

Coach Henderson: That is for sure. Numbers would be one thing and of course injury will always plat a role in your numbers. I started out one season a couple of years ago with 21 boys and wound up with nine. That season went South in a hurry.

SMC: How healthy are you right now? I believe you go to Dawson Friday?

Coach Henderson: We are looking pretty good. I have one player that they are looking at a knee today. We hope for the best. I have another player with a health related issue being checked out today as well. Worst case we may go to Dawson with 10 players. I usually try to carry twelve.

SMC: An injury can indeed turn a promising season into a disaster.

Coach Henderson: Yes sir.

SMC: I noticed there is lots of construction going on.

Coach Henderson: Yes sir. We are building a new gym and auditorium.

SMC: (laughing) How about turf for the field?

Coach Henderson: Actually that has been discussed. Water source or lack thereof is a problem for us as I am sure it is for many other six-man schools. We got around six inches of rain a couple of weeks ago that has sure helped out.

SMC: What about the playoffs? You guys in for sure?

Coach Henderson: Staying healthy means everything and you have to win your games. Yes we think we will be there. October 24th is a big game with us. That is Borden County. We have to take care of business between now and then for sure. We have Dawson this week. We are open the next week. That is kind of funny. We have had the last week of the season open for the last two seasons. I am having to rethink the open date here in the middle of the season.

SMC: I know coaches feel like open dates can get you out of sync. At least it gives you a week to nurse any injuries before district play.

Coach Henderson: Yes sir.

SMC: I don't like to rely on luck so I say Good Football To You.

Coach Henderson: Thanks. We just need to stay healthy and play hard and smart.


  • October 1, 2008 3:32 PM

September 30, 2008

WEEK FOUR TOP TEN RANKINGS

DIVISION 1

# 1. Calvert 4-0
# 2 Strawn 5-0
# 3. Richland Springs4-0
# 4. Abbott 5-0
# 5. Fort Davis 5-0
# 6. Gordon 4-1
# 7. Throckmorton 4-0
# 8. Follett 4-1
# 9. Valley 3-2
#10. Northside 3-1

DIVISION 2

# 1. Highland 4-0
# 2. Borden County 4-0
# 3. Sierra Blanca 3-1
# 4. Woodson 2-3
# 5. Sanderson 2-3
# 6. Zephyr 3-2
# 7. Lefors 3-1
# 8. Sands 4-1
# 9. Blackwell 5-0
#10.Panther Creek 2-2


  • September 30, 2008 3:14 PM

September 26, 2008

Why is the EAST such a BEAST????????

There are four regions in Division One. The common thought being Region 1 and Region 2 make up the West and Region 3 and Region 4 make up the East.

Let's go to the top 10 teams in Division 1 for a moment shall we?

# 1. Calvert Region 4 East
# 2. Strawn Region 3 East
# 3. Richland Springs Region 3 East
# 4. Abbott Region 4 East
# 5. Fort Davis Region 2 West
# 6. Gordon Region 3 East
# 7. Throckmorton Region 2 West
# 8. Northside Region 2 West
# 9. Milford Region 4 East
#10.Follett Region 1 West


Based on paper and not on the field, the playoffs wind up looking like this:
Follett and Fort Davis would meet in Semi finals for the West.
Calvert and Strawn would meet in the Semi-finals for the East.

The Championship game would be between Calvert and Fort Davis with
Calvert winning by 23 points. This is all on paper remember.

Strange things can happen between now and then. Some teams start district this week and others are 2 or 3 weeks away. Then the playoffs start and who knows what might happen there?

GOOD FOOTBALL TO YOU


  • September 26, 2008 9:38 AM