HIGHS LOWS ADVANCERS

Highs, Lows, and Advancers

Texas football is unique and dearly loved by the citizens of this state. Large schools to small schools they have their followers that are there for their team from early days of August going forward. In November, there is even a more feverish pitch for all the fans following their beloved team into the state playoffs. When the teams are still playing in December it becomes even more special. It also becomes more difficult to advance to the next round. The good, the bad, and the ugly are all present this time of the year.

How is it possible to have such beautiful weather December the 1^st in Snyder, Texas? Then add to that a fantastic matchup between the Rankin Red Devils and the Throckmorton Greyhounds with a combined record of 22 wins and 2 losses and of course the “playoff atmosphere” and a beautiful stadium like you find at the Snyder Tiger field and you have all the ingredients a Texas football fan can handle.

Rankin vs. Throckmorton

Last week the defending state champions of Throckmorton soundly defeated a very good and respected Water Valley team 62 to 16 to send the message they are looking to get back to Abilene for another title shot. Rankin on the other side of this equation last week defeated the tough and previously undefeated  Ira Bulldogs 58 to 38 to set the stage for this game.

Many folks were saying going into this game that it would be a game centered on Rankin’s Dalton Mitchum and Throckmorton’s Gary Farquhar. That was a fair assessment of the situation but make no mistake about it there were two teams on the field. Both of the players mentioned above had an impact in the game. Mitchum finished with a 300 yard rushing game and also caught passes for over 100 yards and scored 6 touchdowns. Farquhar made his presence known as usual on both sides of the ball. He caught six passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns and was all over the field on defense.

The First Quarter was pretty even with Throckmorton striking 1^st on a 6 yard pass to Gary Farquhar from Bryson Oliver and Nathan Riley converted the PAT as the score was 8-0 8:50 left in the period.

With 6:36 left in the 1^st, Dalton Michum would get Rankin on the board when he ran it in 27 yards for a touchdown and Michael Rodriguez would make good on the PAT. Score tied 8-8. G Farquhar would haul in a 47 yard pass play from Oliver for their second touchdown connection of the night with 4:47 left and Riley again converts the PAT and Throckmorton is up 16-8. Michum on a 1 yard run and Rodriguez with his kick closed out the scoring in the 1^st with 1:17 seconds left. The game would see the Quarter end with the teams knotted up 16-16.

Throckmorton would begin the 2^nd Quarter avalanche that saw  a combined 44 points scored by both teams. Levi Taylor had a 14 yard scoring run and Riley was good again on the PAT with 9:51 left until half. Score Throckmorton 24-16. At the 7:09 point Hayden Farquhar would catch a touchdown pass from Oliver and Riley would make the PAT and Throckmorton stretched the lead to 32-16. Michum would score again for Rankin this time on a two yard pass reception from Josh Post. The PAT failed and Throckmorton now led 32-22 with 5:50 left in the half. Throckmorton scored with 3:06 left on a two yard run by Trinity Haggard and the successful PAT by Riley had the Greyhound lead at 18 points, 40-22. Rankin did what they had to do and that was score before the half to stay in the game. With just :35 seconds left Michum ran it in from 3 yards for a touchdown and again the PAT failed but Rankin had cut the score to 40-28 and also established some momentum as well.

Disaster struck with 27 seconds left on the clock after Levi Taylor returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and a Riley PAT made it 48-28 and killed any momentum the Red Devils might have had going into halftime.

The third quarter saw Throckmorton outscore Rankin 32-8. With 6:38 left in the third, Hayden Farquhar would catch an 8 yard pass from Oliver for a touchdown and yet another PAT by Riley and your score became Throckmorton 56 Rankin 28. The game is on the line at this point for Rankin. The Red Devils would respond on a scoring play that had Josh Post catching a 19 yard pass from Michum and this time Rodriguez converted the PAT. 56-36 Throckmorton but a glimmer of hope for Rankin with 4:07 left in the third.

Lightning, deadly lightning, not from the sky but the Greyhound return team struck for the second time. Trinity Haggard would return the kickoff 50 yards for a touchdown. Riley would again split the uprights and Throckmorton led 64-36 with 3:55 left in the third. Bad for Rankin was about to get worse as Throckmorton would score with 2:24 left when Rawlin Morrel would catch a 40 pass from Oliver and another Riley PAT made the score 72 -36. But wait, there is more! Twenty two seconds later Trinity Haggard would run it in from 3 yards out and another Riley PAT the Greyhounds led 80-36 with 2:02 left in the Third Quarter. That was also the score as the 3^rd came to an end.

Do the Red Devils quit? Nope. They score on a 17 yard run by Michum with 9:51 left in the game. The PAT failed. They trail 80-42. Do the Red Devils quit now? No. Aaron Castillo would score from 5 yards out and the Rodriguez PAT is good with 5:39 left in the game. The score is now 80-50 Throckmorton.

With 4:58 left Trinity Haggard would score his fourth touchdown of the night for Throckmorton and Riley would again add the PAT for an 88-to 50 lead.

Still no quit on the Rankin Red Devil side as Aaron Castillo would score from 13 yards out and Rodriguez would nail the PAT and the score which would be the final was Throckmorton 88 Rankin 58.

Overall, the Throckmorton Defense was physical. Very physical. The Greyhound ball carriers ran very hard all night dragging or running over the Rankin defenders. Rankin was defeated but never quit.

Throckmorton will return to Snyder next Saturday at 6:00 PM as they take on the Valley Patriots to determine who goes on to the state championship game in Abilene on December 15^th.

Don Hardin

Abilene

Richland Springs Wins......AGAIN!!!

Richland Springs will one day lose a game. Really? Maybe? I have written their obit at least three times this season. I thought they would lose against Gordon, Jonesboro, and Milford. Guess what? Did not happen.

They have 11 or 12 boys suited out. No, young men. No, men of steel. They are the baddest sons of guns to walk the face of the earth. Cross their path and you go home a loser.

Let's look at the latest example.

MILFORD VS. RICHLAND SPRINGS

The scene was the famed and historic Tiger Stadium in Hico.

What you had going in was two super talented undefeated teams. # 1 Richland Springs Coyotes taking on #2 Milford Bulldogs. To say the least, this was a long anticipated contest.

Richland Springs wasted no time in setting the tone for this one. They kicked off to Milford and one minute and twenty-six seconds into the game,Patrick Phillips intercepted a pass thrown by Jairus Russell and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. Trevor Tinney converted the PAT and just like that the Coyotes led 8-0. They would never trail.

Make no mistake about it, Milford is a very athletic team. Led by #3 senior Jairus Russell they would make a run at the two time defending state champions. On the ensuing kickoff Mr. Russell  took the ball on the 4 yard line and promptly went 76 yards like water rolling down hill. Another tone setter for the night, the PAT failed and it was 8-6 Richland Springs with 8:19 left in the first. Before the first quarter would end, Chance Bush would score on a 15 yard run and the PAT was good and Jacob Essary of Milford would catch a touchdown pass for Milford and the PAT failed. The score at the end of the quarter was Richland Springs 16 Milford 12. 

The second quarter saw the best and the worst for Milford. Richland Spring's Patrick Phillips who earlier scored on the interception return burned Milford on a 70 yard pass reception from Chance Bush. Amazingly, the Coyotes PAT failed. The men of steel now had a 10 point lead 22-12 with 7:22 left in the half. Milford came right back with Essary scoring on a 7 yard run but once again the Bulldog PAT failed and Milford trailed 22-18 with 5:47 left in the half. All three missed PAT's by the Bulldogs at this point in the game made would be a tie game. If and buts.......

FRESHMAN Bryan Salinas of Richland Springs would get his first touchdown of the night on a 4 yard run with 2:32 left in the half and again Tinney would convert the PAT and Richand Springs led 30-18. For the first time in the game it appeared the Coyotes were putting the game away. Then, Russell of Milford made a beautiful run that looked effortlessly on his part darting 70 yards for a touchdown and coupled with the PAT of Joseph Salazar Milford was back in the game trailing by just four points, 30-26 and only a minute and twenty-nine seconds left in the half. The question was immediately apparent. Could they hold Richland until half? The answer came quickly. With a mere 18 ticks left on the clock until half time the Coyotes would strike again on a Patrick Phillips pass reception for a touchdown. Tinney converted once again and at the half Richland Springs led 38-26. They went to the locker room with momentum and knowing they would get the ball to begin the second half.

My new found friend Charles Bryce, a newspaper reporter with The Standard Times of San Angelo, was sharing one third of the press box with me. I must mention right here and right now what a fine job his paper does with coverage of Six-Man. I so appreciate it. I told him that I had expected Milford to win this game and that if somehow Milford could get a stop defensively to start the third quarter, they would indeed win the game even though they trailed 12 points at the half.

Viola! Richland starts out the second half with a fumble deep in their own end of the field. Milford is set to score and be right back in the contest. Richland Springs would make their biggest defensive stand of the game here aided by a penalty against Milford and it all lead to a turn over on downs. FRESHMAN Bryan Salinas would strike again, this time on a 64 pass from Bush and a PAT conversion with 5:13 left in the third the score was Coyotes 46 Bulldogs 26. Somewhere in the background of my brain, I could hear TAPS being played exactly as I had heard it at a military funeral for my wife's uncle earlier in the day.

Milford did not quit yet. Essary would score on a 10 yard pass from Russell and Salazar would convert the PAT with 4:00 minutes left in the third to cut the lead to 46-34. A win for Milford at this point was still possible but the men of steel that I have also referred to as sharks knew there was blood in the water. Richland Springs would score at the :33 seconds mark of the third on a pass to Thomas FOWLER, yes there is still a Fowler at Richland Springs, again at the 8:47 mark in the 4th and again at the 6:33 point of the 4th to lead 78-34. TWENTY FOUR STRAIGHT POINTS!!!!

Jarius Russell would finish the scoring for Milford this night on an electrifying run of 43 yards and Salazar would convert the PAT to bring the Bulldogs to trail 70-42. To add an exclamation point on the Coyote victory, FRESHMAN Bryan Salinas would score on a 50 yard run and Tinney would again convert the PAT and your final score Richland Springs 78 Milford 42.

Two week in a row the men of steel have defeated teams that were probably in reality better teams than the Coyotes. So be it. ROLL ON COYOTES! Next up your nemesis, the Strawn Greyhounds.

Don Hardin
Abilene

WEEK THIRTEEN AHEAD

LANCE MORRIS RECORD RUN.......DONE!!!!!!

He finished his last game with 261 rushing yards on 33 carries and scored 3 touchdowns. For his career he has 11866 yards on 828 carries with 179 touchdowns. Not bad. Actually at the time I am writing this blog Lance is both the All-Time Rusher in Six-Man as well as 11-Man on the state level and also leads the nation. Again, congratulations to him on this remarkable record.

REALITY
Some continue to win while others fall. There were surprises along the way. It is a tough situation but that is the reality of playoff football. Win or go home.

Round Two Results

D I
Petersburg 70 Grady 60
Valley 53 Borden County 46
Rankin 58 Ira 38
Throckmorton 62 Water Valley 18
Santa Anna 79 Blum 38
Gordon 66 Savoy 21
Abbott 62 Leverett's Chapel 16
Oakwood 83 Buckholts 71

D II
Follett 68 Amherst 23
Motley County 78 New Home 55
Balmorhea 44 Loraine 40
Grandfalls-Royalty 34 Robert Lee 30
Newcastle 50 Aspermont 38
Strawn 54 Jayton 8
Richland Springs 64 Jonesboro 48
Milford 56 Cherokee 24

ROUND THREE MATCHUPS

D I
Petersburg Vs. Valley in Lockney Friday November 30th 7:00 PM
Rankin vs. Throckmorton in Snyder Saturday December 1st 6:00 PM
Santa Anna vs. Gordon in Comanche Friday November 30th 7:30 PM
Abbott vs. Oakwood in Mexia Friday November 30th 7:30 PM

D II
Follett vs. Motley County in Amarillo River Road Friday November 30th 7:00 PM
Balmorhea vs. Grandfalls-Royalty in Kermit Friday November 30th 6:30 PM
Newcastle vs. Strawn in Cisco Friday November 30th 7:30 PM
Richland Springs vs. Milford in Hico Friday November 30th 7:30 PM

WEEK 13 S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS RANKINGS

D I
1. THROCKMORTON GREYHOUNDS
2. Valley
3. Rankin
4. Abbott
5. Petersburg
6. Oakwood
7. Gordon
8. Santa Anna
9. Ira
10. Water Valley

D II
1. RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES
2. Milford
3. Grandfalls-Royalty
4. Follett
5. Strawn
6. Motley County
7. Newcastle
8. Balmorhea
9. Jonesboro
10. Robert Lee

GOOD FOOTBALL TO YOU

See you next week.

Don Hardin
Abilene

ONE TWO THREE......

One Two Three.....

There was lots of action from the start of the game to the final buzzer in the Regional Championship between the winning Rankin Red Devils and the tough Ira Bulldogs. In my humble opinion three defensive stops by the Red Devil defense was the difference.

The first two offensive possessions by Ira saw them move the ball but resulted in no points and Rankin as a result led the previously undefeated Ira Bulldogs 14-0 with 1:05 left in the 1st Quarter. Ira would be chasing that lead all night long.

The record setting Lance Morris finished this game with 261 yards on 33 carries and 3 touchdowns. Lance also finished his high school career this game. I have his career rushing record at 11866 yards on 828 carries with 179 touchdowns. Congratulations to Mr. Lance Morris who is the All-Time leading rusher in the state of Texas.

It was a rare game that Ira went down in defeat. Just as rare is the fact that Lance Morris was not the best in show. Mr. Dalton Michum of Rankin carried the ball 31 times for 322 yards and 6 touchdowns. As I have often reminded those outside of the Six-Man world that Lance Morris also plays defense, so does Dalton Michum.

Coach Shannon Williams of Rankin knew he would need to design a defensive game plan that would slow down the talented Morris of Ira. The Red Devils for this game moved Michum from cornerback to middle linebacker to combat the Ira tight formation end sweeps. The early 14-0 lead and defensive play of Rankin got Ira into the spread offensively which is not particularly the strength of Ira. Once in the spread, heavy pressure on Morris resulted in three sacks for a minus 24 yards. That may not sound like it was that big a deal but in my mind it was huge.

The 14-0 lead in the first quarter indeed proved to be more than Ira would be able to handle but Ira showed plenty of fight before the half would end. lance Morris scored the 1st of his three touchdowns with :53 seconds left in the quarter on a 46 yard run. Jared Cotton was successful with the PAT and Ira had cut the lead 14-8. It would be a short lived lead. Less than a minute into the 2nd quarter, Dalton Michum got his second touchdown of the night on a 4 yard run. The PAT failed and Rankin was  on top by 20-8. Each team put up 24 points in the second quarter with Rankin getting 4 points on the 42 yard FG by 6 foot 3 inch 290 pound senior Caleb Wrinkle as time expired in the half. The score at half time was 38-32 and Rankin was riding the momentum train knowing they would get the ball starting the second half.

Rankin started out offensively in the second half with Dalton Michum throwing a pass that Logan Morris of Ira intercepted. This was a great opportunity for Ira to tie or possibly take the lead for the first time in game. Rankin's D came up huge for the third of 3  stops that I believe won the game. Aaron Castillo on 4th down sacked Lance Morris. Six plays later, Dalton Michum scored his 4th of six touchdowns and Rankin lead   46-32 with 4:04 in the 3rd.

With one minute and thirty-eight seconds left in the 3rd quarter, Lance Morris threw a touchdown pass to Tanner Shifflett. The PAT failed bringing the score to Rankin 46 Ira 38. There was still way more than enough time on the clock for the explosive Ira Bulldogs to come back and win the game. A mere 20 seconds later, Dalton Michum would tear the hearts out of Ira with a 58 yard run with 1:18 left in the 3rd. Though the PAT failed, the damage was done. Rankin lead 52-38. One full quarter and some change left but Ira was empty. Rankin added one more touchdown on a one yard run. The PAT again failed your final score was 58-38. CONGRATULATIONS Rankin Red Devils. They advance to play the defending state champions, Throckmorton Greyhounds Saturday December 1st at 6:00 PM in Snyder.

Don Hardin

Abilene

LANCE MORRIS 11605 YARDS         IRA DEFEATS CROWELL 52-43

Lance Morris is now your new Texas Career Rushing Leader!!!!!!!!

The BIG NEWS from this game was LANCE MORRIS of the IRA BULLDOGS rushed for 386 yards on 30 carries and scored 7 Touchdowns. This young man has been doing super things for four years and it has paid off. He now has accumulated 11605 CAREER RUSHING YARDS, surpassing Kenneth Hall's 59 year old record of 11232 yards which was also a national record.

Career totals for Lance so far are as follows:

2009 Freshman 159 carries 2551 yards 26 Touchdowns
2010 Sophomore 240 carries 3267 yards 56 Touchdowns
2011 Junior 225 carries 3263 yards 53 Touchdowns
2012 Senior 171 carries 2574 yards 41 Touchdowns

Totals thus for are 795 carries.  11605 yards.   176 Touchdowns

The new national record is now held by Derrick Henry From a high school in Florida. He currently has 11612 yards. Both Derrick and Lance still have at least one more game as their teams remain alive in their respective state's playoff games.

GREAT GAME

The Ira Bulldogs escaped with a narrow win Friday night in Haskell against a tough, hard nosed Crowell Wildcat team. The final score was 52 to 43. This was a case where the game was INDEED closer than the score indicates. Without a doubt, this was the most difficult game of the year for Ira.

Crowell received the ball first and drove 60 yards in 8 plays in a very methodical way to draw first blood. The all important PAT was blocked. Crowell led 6-0. Early in the first offensive drive by Ira, Lance Morris gained the 15 yards he needed to become the all time career rushing leader in Texas. He wasn't finished by any stretch of the imagination. Ira led 16-14 after the 1st Quarter of play. At the half, Ira was on top by ten 32-22. Lance Morris had 205 yards at the break. Crowell out scored Ira 14 to 8 in the 3rd Quarter of play but still trailed 40-36. Ira won the 4th Quarter 12-7 to win the game 52-43.

The Crowell team played great on both sides of the ball with #14 Mitchell Parsley returning an interception 80 yards for a touchdown highlighting their defensive effort. Offensively speaking, the afore mentioned Parsley had 85 yards rushing on 17 carries and Lex Bond rushed 16 times for 87 yards.

You need a good defense to win and Ira's defense was anchored by Jared Cotton who had 18.5 tackles, Lance Morris with 11 tackles, and Logan Morris with 8 tackles and two key interceptions.

A win in a Bi-District playoff game means you live to fight another day. A loss on the other hand and your season is finished. Crowell started the season with a bang by defeating Borden County in WEEK ZERO. The Wildcats, coached by Nathan Hayes finished a great year with 7 wins and 4 losses. Their other losses came at the hands of Valley, Petersburg, and Throckmorton all of which are still alive going into Round Two of the Six-Man state playoffs. Ira is now 11 and 0 and will meet Rankin, 10 and 1 in Big Spring on Saturday night at 7:30 PM.

I might mention here that Rankin's only loss this season was to Borden County (9-2) by the score of 82-54 in WEEK TWO.  Crowell defeated Borden County in WEEK ZERO at the 9th Annual Jayton Gridiron Classic 83-60. Borden County's other loss was to 11-0 Water Valley by the score of 60-52 in WEEK FIVE. Can you say drama?

ROUND TWO PLAYOFFS REGIONALS

Division I
Petersburg 10-1 vs. Grady 8-3
Borden County 9-2 vs. Valley 10-1
Rankin 10-1 vs, Ira 11-0
Throckmorton 10-1 vs. Water Valley 11-0
Santa Anna 10-1 vs. Blum 7-4
Savoy 10-0 vs. Gordon 8-3
Abbott 9-2 vs. Leverett's Chapel 9-2
Oakwood 8-2 vs. Buckholts 8-3

Division II
Follett 6-4 vs. Amherst 6-5
New Home 9-2 vs. Mötley County 9-2
Balmorhea 9-2 vs. Loraine 7-4
Robert Lee 10-1 vs. Grandfalls-Royalty 11-0
Aspermont 11-0 vs. Newcastle 7-4
Strawn 10-1 vs. Jayton 10-1
Richland Springs 11-0 vs. Jonesboro 9-2
Milford 11-0 vs. Cherokee 6-4








WEEK TWELVE S.E.E SIX-MAN NEWS RANKINGS


D I
IRA BULLDOGS
Valley
Water Valley
Throckmorton
Borden County
Abbott
Rankin
Petersburg
Santa Anna
Oakwood

D II
RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES
Milford
Jonesboro
Grandfalls
Aspermont
Motley County
Robert Lee
Follett
Strawn
Jayton


Thank you for taking the time to read this stuff.




Don Hardin
Abilene,TX

Home of Six-Man Central

WEEK ELEVEN

WEEK ELEVEN and FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS!!!

Season is over for most but now playoffs have commenced.

Last Week Game of Interest 
Motley County and Groom.
Motley County wins 52-44.

WEEK ELEVEN GAMES OF INTEREST

EVERY DANG ONE OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!

LANCE MORRIS WATCH
Ira takes on Crowell tonight in Haskell for Bi-District. Lance needs 15 yards to break the National Career Rushing mark currently held by Ken Hall. Mr. Hall has held that record for 59 years. Exciting times for Ira and Lance Morris.

WEEK ELEVEN S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS RANKINGS

D I
1. IRA BULLDOGS
2. Valley
3. Water Valley
4. Throckmorton
5. Abbott
6. Borden County
7. Petersburgs
8. Rankin
9. Crowell
10. Oakwood

D II
1. RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES
2. Milford
3. Jonesboro
4. Grandfalls-Royalty
5. Aspermont
6. Robert Lee
7. Motley County
8. Follett
9. Strawn
10. Groom

Come back next week!!!!!!!!!

Don Hardin
Abilene, TX
Home of Six-Man Central
 

WEEK TEN

WEEK TEN


My emotions are running high this week. Looking at it as the proverbial good news, bad
news point of view, well we are a week away from the playoffs and all the excitement
that comes with that. Good news for certain. Bad news? WEEK TEN will be the end of
the season for lots of teams. Worse news is for seniors on those teams that don't
advance not only does the season end but most likely so does their career as a football
player. Some of those kids have been playing since peewee days.


I remember my high school coach telling our team that playing your last game is hard.
That did not faze me too much then. Later, I knew exactly what he meant. The season is
already over for some. Cherish the memories right now and in the future. I applaud the
effort of everyone of you. Thank your coaches, parents, and fans for being part of your
life and dreams.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

There are a few districts that playoff positions are determined. The other seedings will
be determined with the results of this weekend, some outright others perhaps by tie
breakers. Let the good times roll!!!


RESULTS OF WEEK NINE GAMES OF INTEREST
Ropes at Anton. Ropes won this game by 30 points. Final score of 76 to 46. The ropes
win was legit. In times past, ropes has had some let downs after defeating district rival
Meadow. Not this year.


Knox City at Crowell. KC needed a win bad to make playoffs. Crowell stunned the world
back in WEEK ZERO defeating Borden County 83-60. The Wildcats dropped games
against playoff bound Valley and Petersburg in back to back weeks then suffered a loss
in district play to the defending state champions Throckmorton Greyhounds by a 30
point margin. most likely Crowell will get Ira in the first round of the playoffs. There are
still games to be played before that is for certain.

May at Zephyr. Zephyr wins 38-16.

LANCE MORRIS WATCH
Ira defeated HIghland in a Thursday night game 52-2 as Lance continues to chase Ken
Hall's career mark of 11232 yards. Lance gained 147 yards on seven carries leaving
him at 10984 yards according to my numbers. He needs 249 yards to become the
Texas All-Time Career Leading Rusher. Mr. Hall's record has stood for 59 years. Rotan
won their second district game on Friday night and that sets up the game with Ira for the
district championship this Friday in Rotan. Both schools will advance to the playoffs.


WEEK TEN GAME OF INTEREST
Mötley County at Groom


WEEK TEN S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS RANKINGS


D I
1. IRA BULLDOGS
2. Valley
3. Water Valley
4. Throckmorton
5. Abbott
6. Borden County
7. Petersburg
8. Rankin
9. Crowell
10. Oakwood


D II
1. RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES
2. Milford
3. Jonesboro
4. Grandfalls-Royalty
5. Aspermont
6. Robert Lee
7. Motley County
8. Follett
9. Groom
10. Strawn

Come back next week as we break down the playoff games.

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas
Home of Six-Man Central

WEEK NINE ALL IS FINE

WEEK NINE

Can it possibly be we have toiled through WEEK EIGHT? It is true!

Looking back at the WEEK EIGHT GAMES OF INTEREST………….

Jayton went to Aspermont and got stung. Aspermont 63 Jayton 18.

Nazareth played at Miami and the Warriors beats the Swifts 100 to 70.

Highland went to Rotan and got hammered. Yellowhammers win 76-62

Milford went to Trinidad and beat the Trojans 72-26

New Home went to Wilson and the Leopards went home a 54-8 winner.

WEEK NINE S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS RANKINGS

D I

1.       IRA BULLDOGS

2.       Valley

3.       Water Valley

4.       Throckmorton

5.       Borden County

6.       Abbott

7.       Rankin

8.       Petersburg

9.       Oakwood

10.   Ropes

D II

1.       RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES

2.       Milford

3.       Jonesboro

4.       Grandfalls-Royalty

5.       Aspermont

6.       Motley County

7.       Robert Lee

8.       Strawn

9.       Groom

10.   Loop

WEEK NINE GAME OF INTEREST

Ropes at Anton

Knox City at Crowell

May at Zephyr

LANCE MORRIS WATCH

Lance only carried the ball four times against Hermleigh Friday night. He did manage to gain 171 yards rushing and scored four touchdowns. Not a bad night! My totals show he is currently at 10837 yards in his career. Ken Hall of Sugarland in the eleven-man version rushed for 11232 yards. My math says he needs 396 yards to break that record. It MIGHT happen this THURSDAY night in Ira as they host Highland. It seems almost certain that if he does not get the records this week it would fall in Rotan in WEEK TEN.

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don Hardin

Abilene, Texas

Home of Six-Man Central

WEEK EIGHT

WEEK EIGHT

A PEEK BACK AT WEEK SEVEN

Key Games Results

Petersburg at Valley - This was a key D I District 2 contest between two TOP TEN TEAMS. Valley wins 79-44 to gain a foot hold at winning this tough district.

 

Throckmorton at Crowell - This was an early key matchup in D I District 8 between defending State Champions Throckmorton and a strong upstart Crowell team. Throckmorton wins on the road 80-50.

 

Ropes at Meadow -This D I District 3 tilt was not just a district game but a rivalry game to boot. Ropes travels down the road and defeats Meadow 48-37.  

 

Aspermont at Spur- A Top Ten D II team found their way to a tough D I school to do battle. D II Aspermont comes away with a victory over Spur by the score of 56-21. Both teams will now have to prepare for District opponents.

 

McLean at Nazareth- These teams opened D I District 1 play Friday night. This would be Nazareth’s first district game in Six-Man as this is their inaugural season in the sport. They have played a very tough schedule for the most part and it appears the lumps they have taken prepared them well for the games that count. Nazareth gets the win 48-0.

 

WEEK EIGHT S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS RANKINGS

D I

1.       IRA BULLDOGS

2.       Valley

3.       Water Valley

4.       Throckmorton

5.       Borden County

6.       Rankin

7.       Abbott

8.       Zephyr

9.       Petersburg

10.   Ropes

 

D II

1.       RICHLAND SPRINGS

2.       Milford

3.       Jonesboro

4.       Grandfalls-Royalty

5.       Motley County

6.       Aspermont

7.       Robert Lee

8.       Follett

9.       Jayton

10.   Strawn

 

WEEK EIGHT GAMES OF INTEREST WITH DISTRICT PLAY IN FULL SWING

 

Jayton at Aspermont D II District 9

Nazareth at Miami D I District 1

Highland at Rotan D I District 7

Milford at Trinidad D II District 16

New Home at Wilson D II District 4

 

LANCE MORRIS WATCH

 

Lance Morris resumes his record rushing march as Ira hosts the Hermleigh Cardinals in a D 1 District 7 contest. He needs 567 yards rushing to break a record set by Ken Hall set in the early 1950’s.

 

Come back for WEEK NINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Don Hardin

Abilene, Texas

Home of Six-Man Central

WEEK SEVEN

FEELING LUCKY? THIS IS WEEK SEVEN!!!!!!!!!

WEEK SEVEN may be better known as OPEN WEEK. Lots of folks not playing this
week. There are some key games never the less.

Petersburg at Valley
Throckmorton at Crowell
Ropes at Meadow
Aspermont at Spur
McLean at Nazareth

Looking sdrawkcab (backwards, backwards) to WEEK SIX Game of the Week
Gordon at RICHLAND SPRINGS
I don't have a favorite team as I follow roughly 135 Six-Man teams. I certainly wish
no harm on any team. I had a gut feeling that Gordon just might beat RICHLAND
SPRINGS and if and I do mean if, RICHLAND SPRINGS got beat on their home field, I wanted to be there.
Nothing against the Coyotes, it was strictly from the historical nature of the event had it
happened. I might be wrong but I think the last time a team beat RICHLAND SPRINGS
at home was back in 2001. 2001!!! That is why I said it would be historical IF they lost at home.
The honest truth is the Coyotes have only been beaten SEVEN time since that home
loss in 2001. They have FIVE UNDEFEATED YEARS since 2001 six if you count their 7
wins against no losses this season.
What the heck. Let' s go back one more time all the way to 2000.
2000 7-3
2001 13-2
2002 12-1
2003 13-1
2004 15-0
2005 13-1
2006 14-0
2007 14-0
2008 10-1
2009 11-2
2010 15-0
2011 15-0
2012 7-0
Just for the record from 2000 through 7 games this season the RICHLAND SPRINGS
COYOTES ARE 159-11. Between 2004 and 2005 they had a 28 game winning streak.
Between 2006 and 2008 they had a 38 game winning streak and between 2010
and now they are working on a 37 game winning streak if my numbers are correct.
Impressive! No, IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!

BTW, RICHLAND SPRINGS defeated Gordon last Friday night by the score of 92-44.
The game was tied 38-38 with 5:19 left in the 2nd Quarter. Gordon entered the game
with a couple of injuries and lost four more during this game. If and buts.......RICHLAND
SPRINGS WON 92-44 with 12 men of steel suited up.

LANCE MORRIS WATCH
WEEK FIVE, as you will recall, Lance rushed 18 times for 252 yards against Paducah giving him the All-Time Career Rushing mark in Six-Man football at 10476 yards.

WEEK SIX in a 52-0 half time win against Fort Davis Lance rushed 9 times for 190
yards adding to his career mark. The record now stands at 10666 yards leaving Lance
567 yards short of breaking the great Ken Hall's Eleven-Man mark, 11232 yards.

Ira and Lance are OPEN for WEEK SEVEN. The Bulldogs return to action October 26th
when they host the Cardinals of Hermleigh at 7:30 PM.


Speaking of WEEK SEVEN, lets get to this week's rankings.

D I
1. IRA BULLDOGS
2. Water Valley
3. Valley
4. Throckmorton
5. Petersburg
6. Borden County
7. Crowell
8. Abbott
9. Rankin
10. Meadow

D II
1. RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES
2. Milford
3. Jonesboro
4. Motley County
5. Grandfalls-Royalty
6. Aspermont
7. Robert Lee
8. Follett
9. Strawn
10. Jayton

SIDEBAR

Had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with my good friend Leman Saunders and his
fiancé this week. Leman gave me a copy of the book Six-Man Football The Streamlined
Game written by Stephen Epler the originator of Six-Man football. It was written in 1938
and is very interesting. Thank you Leman!!

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas
Home of Six-Man Central

COME BACK NEXT WEEK FOR WEEK EIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WEEK SIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS WEEK SIX (already)!!!!!

Sorry I am late posting this. WORK is a four letter word.

 

Going right to the rankings.

DI

1. IRA BULLDOGS
2. Water Valley
3. Valley
4. Throckmorton
5. Petersburg
6. Abbott
7. Borden County
8. Rankin
9. Crowell
10. Gordon

 

DII

1. RICHLAND SPRINGS COYOTES

2. Milford
3. Jonesboro
4. Grandfalls-Royalty
5. Motley County
6. Aspermont
7. Follett
8. Strawn
9. Jayton
10. Groom

 

LANCE MORRIS OF IRA

HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lance Morris is now your ALL TIME LEADER RUSHER IN SIX-MAN FOOTBALL!!!!!!

Last Friday night October 5th, 2012 in Paducah against the Dragons Lance carried the
football 18 times for 252 yards rushing giving him 10476 career rushing yards and eclipsing
the previous record of 10468 yards held by Petey Saliaz of Mullin 1992-95.
Every yard he gains from now own will add to the record.

The rest of the regular season schedule for Ira takes them to Garden City on

SATURDAY OCTOBER 13th against Fort Davis with game time set for 6:00 PM.

Ira has an OPEN DATE in WEEK SEVEN.
Ira will open District play at home on October 26th against Hermleigh
Home again on November 1st against Highland.
The last regular season contest will be played in Rotan on November 9th.

 KEN HALL of then Class B Eleven-Man in Sugarland (1950-1953) owns the Texas High School Career Rushing Record 11232 yards.

 

RECAP OF LAST WEEK's Games of Interest
Throckmorton trailed Windthorst 7-0 at he half played as Eleven- Man. The second half

was played under Six-Man rules and the over all score showed Throckmorton winning

46-21.

 Ira defeated Paducah 56-6 called in the third.

Water Valley defeated Borden County in a tough one 60-52.

Miami defeated Groom 70-64 in OT.

Robert Lee defeated Garden City 32-14

 

WEEK SIX GAME OF INTEREST

 

GORDON AT RICHLAND SPRINGS

If you are so inclined I believe you can listen to this game on the Internet at

www.microplexnews.com

 

I LOVE SIX-MAN! Catch a game this week!!

 

Don Hardin

Abilene, TX

Six-Man Central