You know the drill by now. Please go and support your favorite Six-Man team this week home or on the road. Let the players know how much you appreciate the hard work they are putting in. Visit the concession stand too and help support whatever group is working the stand.
To the fan in general, like myself, that is running unattached so to speak, there are a few games that generate more than just a wait and see attitude.
These are the games I am particularly interested in the outcome.
Meadow (3-0) vs. Borden County (2-1) at Borden County
Calvert (0-2) vs. Penelope (2-1) at Calvert
Crowell (3-0) vs. Valley (2-1) at Valley
Gordon (3-0) vs. Bryson (3-0) at Bryson
Gustine (3-0) vs. Waco Live Oak (3-0) at Gustine
Newcastle (2-1) vs. Knox City (1-2) at Newcastle
Sterling City (2-1) vs. Sands (3-0)
I have been known to make mistakes of EPLER proportions in my time so before you plan on attending these games you better check dates, places, and times.
Enjoy whatever game you choose to attend. If for any reason you can't make a game this week there are some great ones coming up in the next few weeks.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Long Tough WEEKEND
I love football. Really, I do. It is hard for me to get enough football. It is a known fact that I see as much Six-Man as I can. I have done that for several years now. Sometimes I have to call an audible because other issues come up that require me to divert from my love of Six-Man. This weekend was such a case.
I surveyed the overall schedule for games that I believed would be good games to see. I narrowed it down to two games. Decision time. Sterling City and Water Valley would hook up in Water Valley and Ira and Ropes would be playing in Ira. Abilene to Ira is roughly 85 miles. Water Valley is a little over a hundred miles. The kicker was I have a grandson who plays in a youth football league in the San Antonio area. It was his first game of the season so I told my wife this would be as good a time as any to go watch him.
Knowing we would need to be on the road Saturday morning no later than 6:00 AM to make Nathan's game and thinking about the drive home on Friday night after the game in Ira or Water Valley, old age whispered in my ear that I might ought to opt for a game in Abilene instead. It so happened that Abilene Christian High School had a home game scheduled. Elmer Gray stadium is about a five minute drive from my house. They were playing Rockwall Christian. I figured ACHS would win by 25 or so but what the heck. Five minute drive back to my house seemed to be just what was needed for my tired and deteriorating body.
ACHS won the game 54-6. The panthers are impressive. The running game needs a little work I think but the passing game looks close to perfection. I will issue a PANTHER WARNING at this time. If ACHS appears on your schedule and you don't have a pass defense, you might want to consider taking a sick day. If you are not sick you will be when your game with them is over. Truly, they are scary good.
I did make the trip to San Antonio to watch the grandson. His team got drilled. Four touchdowns to none. He got to play a little more than half the game as a defensive lineman. The other team had quite a few larger kids and they double teamed Nathan all the time. He lived to fight another day. I was proud he gave it all he had. Coming home on Sunday, my son in the Waco area sent me a text with disturbing news. His four year old son, my number two grandson, has signed up to participate in futbol! Translated, that means he will be playing soccer. None of my three children ever took up such to which I can say I am proud. Number two grandson is the first of my five grandchildren to do so. It is indeed a sad day. His first day to practice is Thursday. Hope with me that the boy comes to his senses and decides his PePaw is right that soccer is a dumb game.
That is enough personal trauma. It is time to release the sixmancentral rankings for WEEK THREE.
D1
1. Throckmorton
2. Ira
3. Rankin
4. Sands
5. Aquilla
6. Valley
7. Borden County
8. Meadow
9. Aspermont
10. Water Valley
D2
1. Richland Springs
2. Motley County
3. Jonesboro
4. Sterling City
5. Miami
6. Strawn
7. Gustine
8. Milford
9. Calvert
10.Newcastle
I surveyed the overall schedule for games that I believed would be good games to see. I narrowed it down to two games. Decision time. Sterling City and Water Valley would hook up in Water Valley and Ira and Ropes would be playing in Ira. Abilene to Ira is roughly 85 miles. Water Valley is a little over a hundred miles. The kicker was I have a grandson who plays in a youth football league in the San Antonio area. It was his first game of the season so I told my wife this would be as good a time as any to go watch him.
Knowing we would need to be on the road Saturday morning no later than 6:00 AM to make Nathan's game and thinking about the drive home on Friday night after the game in Ira or Water Valley, old age whispered in my ear that I might ought to opt for a game in Abilene instead. It so happened that Abilene Christian High School had a home game scheduled. Elmer Gray stadium is about a five minute drive from my house. They were playing Rockwall Christian. I figured ACHS would win by 25 or so but what the heck. Five minute drive back to my house seemed to be just what was needed for my tired and deteriorating body.
ACHS won the game 54-6. The panthers are impressive. The running game needs a little work I think but the passing game looks close to perfection. I will issue a PANTHER WARNING at this time. If ACHS appears on your schedule and you don't have a pass defense, you might want to consider taking a sick day. If you are not sick you will be when your game with them is over. Truly, they are scary good.
I did make the trip to San Antonio to watch the grandson. His team got drilled. Four touchdowns to none. He got to play a little more than half the game as a defensive lineman. The other team had quite a few larger kids and they double teamed Nathan all the time. He lived to fight another day. I was proud he gave it all he had. Coming home on Sunday, my son in the Waco area sent me a text with disturbing news. His four year old son, my number two grandson, has signed up to participate in futbol! Translated, that means he will be playing soccer. None of my three children ever took up such to which I can say I am proud. Number two grandson is the first of my five grandchildren to do so. It is indeed a sad day. His first day to practice is Thursday. Hope with me that the boy comes to his senses and decides his PePaw is right that soccer is a dumb game.
That is enough personal trauma. It is time to release the sixmancentral rankings for WEEK THREE.
D1
1. Throckmorton
2. Ira
3. Rankin
4. Sands
5. Aquilla
6. Valley
7. Borden County
8. Meadow
9. Aspermont
10. Water Valley
D2
1. Richland Springs
2. Motley County
3. Jonesboro
4. Sterling City
5. Miami
6. Strawn
7. Gustine
8. Milford
9. Calvert
10.Newcastle
Sunday, September 4, 2011
EPLER the name is EPLER not EPHLER.
The inventor of THE game is EPLER. STEPHEN EDWARD EPLER.
Heath A Gibson called it to my attention that I spelled Mr. Epler's name wrong!
I have read this a million times and never caught my mistake. How lame is that?
I make an honest effort to bring honor to a gentleman that much honor is due and I can't spell his name correctly. I beg the forgiveness of all ESPECIALLY Mr. Epler's family.
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S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS
by Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas
donhardin1@gmail.com
Heath A Gibson called it to my attention that I spelled Mr. Epler's name wrong!
I have read this a million times and never caught my mistake. How lame is that?
I make an honest effort to bring honor to a gentleman that much honor is due and I can't spell his name correctly. I beg the forgiveness of all ESPECIALLY Mr. Epler's family.
Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler Epler
S.E.E. SIX-MAN NEWS
by Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas
donhardin1@gmail.com
SIXMANCENTRAL WEEK TWO RANKINGS
SIXMANCENTRAL WEEK TWO RANKINGS
Division 1
1. THROCKMORTON
2. IRA
3. SANDS
4. RANKIN
5. ROPES
6. AQUILLA
7. MEADOW
8. BORDEN COUNTY
9. WALNUT SPRINGS
10. GARDEN CITY
Division 2
1. RICHLAND SPRINGS
2. STERLING CITY
3. MOTLEY COUNTY
4. MIAMI
5. JONESBORO
6. BALMORHEA
7. STRAWN
8. GUSTINE
9. CHEROKEE
10. CALVERT
Division 1
1. THROCKMORTON
2. IRA
3. SANDS
4. RANKIN
5. ROPES
6. AQUILLA
7. MEADOW
8. BORDEN COUNTY
9. WALNUT SPRINGS
10. GARDEN CITY
Division 2
1. RICHLAND SPRINGS
2. STERLING CITY
3. MOTLEY COUNTY
4. MIAMI
5. JONESBORO
6. BALMORHEA
7. STRAWN
8. GUSTINE
9. CHEROKEE
10. CALVERT
From WEEK ONE to WEEK TWO
After seeing eight games in WEEK ZERO, I weaned myself to just one game for WEEK ONE. Strawn hosted Jonesboro in a close game, a low scoring game, and a tad sloppy at times game. Jonesboro won the contest 29-22. Junior Gerrit Buster picked up the opening kickoff and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown. The play appeared to be an onside kick by Strawn. Regardless, it turned into a touchdown for Jonesboro and that was pretty much the difference in the game. I had Strawn ranked #6 in the state and Jonesboro # 7 going into this game. IF you can go by my poll, it should have been close. A slight upset in Strawn.
Speaking of polls, I am sure you heard the quote from Sarah Palin as I suppose she was referring to politics. The quote went something like this, “Polls are for strippers and cross county skiers”. Sounds like a fun girl. Maybe there will be a Palin Perry ticket.
WEEK ONE games I thought might have been GOTW affairs went like this.
Jonesboro defeated Strawn 29-22
Sterling City defeated Garden City 68-56
Aquilla defeated Calvert 32-22
Ira defeated Knox City 72-48
WEEK TWO potential GOTW honors in advance go to:
Follett vs. Miami
Gustine vs. Cherokee
Ropes vs. Ira
Sterling City vs. Water Valley
Take your pick. I am going to the Sterling City Water Valley game. Mercy!!!!!
Looking back at KEEW ENO did you see the outrageous scores?
SA The Winston 122
SA Town East 120
OR
Crowell 83
Spur 82
Maybe Sarah Palin is right about polls. In D2 I had Richland Springs ranked Number One and Panther Creek ranked # 8 in the state. Richland Springs whipped Panther Creek 70-8!!! Halftime!!!! The question: Is there 62 points difference between #1 and # 8 in the state? There was this time and I think it is for real.
Speaking of polls, I am sure you heard the quote from Sarah Palin as I suppose she was referring to politics. The quote went something like this, “Polls are for strippers and cross county skiers”. Sounds like a fun girl. Maybe there will be a Palin Perry ticket.
WEEK ONE games I thought might have been GOTW affairs went like this.
Jonesboro defeated Strawn 29-22
Sterling City defeated Garden City 68-56
Aquilla defeated Calvert 32-22
Ira defeated Knox City 72-48
WEEK TWO potential GOTW honors in advance go to:
Follett vs. Miami
Gustine vs. Cherokee
Ropes vs. Ira
Sterling City vs. Water Valley
Take your pick. I am going to the Sterling City Water Valley game. Mercy!!!!!
Looking back at KEEW ENO did you see the outrageous scores?
SA The Winston 122
SA Town East 120
OR
Crowell 83
Spur 82
Maybe Sarah Palin is right about polls. In D2 I had Richland Springs ranked Number One and Panther Creek ranked # 8 in the state. Richland Springs whipped Panther Creek 70-8!!! Halftime!!!! The question: Is there 62 points difference between #1 and # 8 in the state? There was this time and I think it is for real.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Formatting
I believe once upon a time I actually knew how to format a paragraph. Guess not anymore! Actually, I was able to edit the previous post and it looks better.
LOOKING BOTH WAYS
LOOKING BOTH WAYS KEEW OREZ TO WEEK ONE
Have mercy football gods! Looking back to WEEK ZERO there were some magical ballgames that matched highly ranked teams against each other. That means a few sore muscles and bruises and a bruised ego to add insult to injury.
Hico’s Eight Annual Six-Man Super Saturday once again provided a full day of action. Strawn defeated Calvert to start off the day’s action. As you and I have seen before, a game between two ranked teams can turn a shade of…..ugly. That is not always the case. More times than not when you get two elite teams together the fans are treated to something special.
Speaking of fans, there we were, my brother from Houston, my son from Waco, along with a longtime friend of mine from Frisco, and myself. We were all sitting under the famed “big oak tree” at the South end of Tiger Stadium when we heard a terrible snap. What was it? Was the tree falling? Did someone break their ankle or leg? No, it was none of those things. What we heard snap was Garden City’s 29 game winning streak when the Bearkats lost to the Matadors of Motley County in overtime by the score of 50-44. BTW, my brother had only seen one Six-Man contest before this one, the Strawn Calvert game. I supposed I may have ruined him for life. That’s ok. What you must understand is the fact he is nearly ten years older than me and he put me through lots of “stuff” when I was a kid. Karma! The last time Garden City had tasted defeat was on the very same field here in Hico at the Sixth Annual Six-Man Super Saturday.
Man they got the next game on the card started almost immediately. The folks in Hico learned their lesson all the way back to the first Classic they hosted. There was a 45 point victory ending a game that year and it was something like three hours before the next game started. It was a good game but lots of people didn’t hang around to watch it. Warning to future participants at Hico, the first game of the day has a “hard” start time. All other games start immediately at the conclusion of the previous game. If you are gonna play in Hico you had better be ready to go. Now, back to the third game of the day. Can I just say WOW?!!! Throckmorton and Valley played to a 65 to 62 score with Throckmorton taking the win.
Games four and five found Ira defeating the perennial power house Follett Panthers 69 to 24 after a fairly close first half and Walnut Springs defeating Rising Star in a tight one 44-24. Coach Toby Goodwin took a moment to visit with me as the Ira Bulldogs came back on the field to start the second half of their game with Follett. Exactly what he told me will remain a private conversation between him and me but the jest of the conversation was “we better start playing football or……..anyway they did just that.
Congratulations to all the great people in Hico that make Six-Man Super Saturday a FANTABOLUS event every year. Same to the boys who played their hearts out whether they won or lost. More congratulations go out to the fans that braved the unforgiving heat to watch one game or all five. It is the best $10.00 you will spend all year.
There was action elsewhere besides in Hico. I would be remiss if I did not mention a great game that took place 300 or so miles west of Hico in McCamey at their Second Annual Kick Off classic. Rankin, in the last game of the day took down Borden County by the score of 38 to 26.
Also, in Zephyr, the Richland Springs Coyotes took down a talented Avalon squad 66 to 20. One game in WEEK ZERO does not win you a State Championship. I have to say though that Richland Springs would appear to be on their way to repeating as D2 Champions. I realize there are lots of football games to be played before that December 10th game in Abilene. Just saying.
Looking forward to WEEK ONE, there will again be some great games to watch although they will be spread out just a tad more than WEEK ZERO. Game of the week honors could go to the Jonesboro and Strawn game. That game I believe is in Strawn. The Sterling City and Garden City game will also contend as GOTW. I am thinking that game is in Garden City. I am also intrigued by the Calvert and Aquilla game in Aquilla. Just for good measure one might consider Ira and Knox City.
Next week there will be tales to tell as we look back at KEEW ENO and forward to WEEK TWO. Be very careful what you ask for BECAUSE you might just wind up getting it.
YOU know WHO I am talking to and what I am talking about.
Each of you could be doing lots of things besides reading my blog.
I truly THANK YOU for your time.
Don Hardin
donhardin1@gmail.com
Have mercy football gods! Looking back to WEEK ZERO there were some magical ballgames that matched highly ranked teams against each other. That means a few sore muscles and bruises and a bruised ego to add insult to injury.
Hico’s Eight Annual Six-Man Super Saturday once again provided a full day of action. Strawn defeated Calvert to start off the day’s action. As you and I have seen before, a game between two ranked teams can turn a shade of…..ugly. That is not always the case. More times than not when you get two elite teams together the fans are treated to something special.
Speaking of fans, there we were, my brother from Houston, my son from Waco, along with a longtime friend of mine from Frisco, and myself. We were all sitting under the famed “big oak tree” at the South end of Tiger Stadium when we heard a terrible snap. What was it? Was the tree falling? Did someone break their ankle or leg? No, it was none of those things. What we heard snap was Garden City’s 29 game winning streak when the Bearkats lost to the Matadors of Motley County in overtime by the score of 50-44. BTW, my brother had only seen one Six-Man contest before this one, the Strawn Calvert game. I supposed I may have ruined him for life. That’s ok. What you must understand is the fact he is nearly ten years older than me and he put me through lots of “stuff” when I was a kid. Karma! The last time Garden City had tasted defeat was on the very same field here in Hico at the Sixth Annual Six-Man Super Saturday.
Man they got the next game on the card started almost immediately. The folks in Hico learned their lesson all the way back to the first Classic they hosted. There was a 45 point victory ending a game that year and it was something like three hours before the next game started. It was a good game but lots of people didn’t hang around to watch it. Warning to future participants at Hico, the first game of the day has a “hard” start time. All other games start immediately at the conclusion of the previous game. If you are gonna play in Hico you had better be ready to go. Now, back to the third game of the day. Can I just say WOW?!!! Throckmorton and Valley played to a 65 to 62 score with Throckmorton taking the win.
Games four and five found Ira defeating the perennial power house Follett Panthers 69 to 24 after a fairly close first half and Walnut Springs defeating Rising Star in a tight one 44-24. Coach Toby Goodwin took a moment to visit with me as the Ira Bulldogs came back on the field to start the second half of their game with Follett. Exactly what he told me will remain a private conversation between him and me but the jest of the conversation was “we better start playing football or……..anyway they did just that.
Congratulations to all the great people in Hico that make Six-Man Super Saturday a FANTABOLUS event every year. Same to the boys who played their hearts out whether they won or lost. More congratulations go out to the fans that braved the unforgiving heat to watch one game or all five. It is the best $10.00 you will spend all year.
There was action elsewhere besides in Hico. I would be remiss if I did not mention a great game that took place 300 or so miles west of Hico in McCamey at their Second Annual Kick Off classic. Rankin, in the last game of the day took down Borden County by the score of 38 to 26.
Also, in Zephyr, the Richland Springs Coyotes took down a talented Avalon squad 66 to 20. One game in WEEK ZERO does not win you a State Championship. I have to say though that Richland Springs would appear to be on their way to repeating as D2 Champions. I realize there are lots of football games to be played before that December 10th game in Abilene. Just saying.
Looking forward to WEEK ONE, there will again be some great games to watch although they will be spread out just a tad more than WEEK ZERO. Game of the week honors could go to the Jonesboro and Strawn game. That game I believe is in Strawn. The Sterling City and Garden City game will also contend as GOTW. I am thinking that game is in Garden City. I am also intrigued by the Calvert and Aquilla game in Aquilla. Just for good measure one might consider Ira and Knox City.
Next week there will be tales to tell as we look back at KEEW ENO and forward to WEEK TWO. Be very careful what you ask for BECAUSE you might just wind up getting it.
YOU know WHO I am talking to and what I am talking about.
Each of you could be doing lots of things besides reading my blog.
I truly THANK YOU for your time.
Don Hardin
donhardin1@gmail.com
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