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11 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

If Lovejoy doesn't pull it off, I don't know that anyone does.  Lovejoy is good, good.  Beat Melissa 28-7, who SOC beat by a touchdown last week.  They played a tough schedule as well, which will have them prepared.  The Lovejoy/SOC game this week is the one I'm most interested in in the state not involving an SETX team.  

Lovejoy’s schedule is crazy legit - One loss , to an undefeated 6A team playing in the quarterfinals this weekend. They beat College Station, Melissa, Texas High, Argyle. If anyone can beat SoC, it’s Lovejoy. 

NDN Press is reporting game time and place is official - 7pm Friday at NRG. Ticket info pending. 

I could see Lovejoy beating SOC - Their receivers are elite. Probably the most stacked offensive team in 5aD2. But, the qb is going to have to have time to throw, and SOC showed against Melissa that they can take that time away. Whichever we face , if we make it that far, is going to be a tall order. And this is assuming, I think correctly, that neither Frisco Emerson nor Colleyville Heritage will be waiting for us in Arlington. 

47 minutes ago, Eazy said:

I’m sure Pieper will be favored.  Liberty Hill has been to the Region Final all 4 years they have been in 5A.  I don’t think their first matchup has much importance.  Liberty Hill had five 2nd half turnovers in that game and lost by 10.  LH likes to ground and pound with the slot-T and Pieper looks like they like to sling it.  This looks like another of these Reg 4 Finals where the punters can stay home.  I see a shootout.  Flip a coin for the winner.

You’re right that most of what went wrong for LH in the last game isn’t replicable (fumbles, interceptions, etc). Pieper should still win, but I’m anticipating a closer game. 

This is an interesting one. Pieper is brand new but riding a 12-1 season and the hot arm of Jake South’s 41 touchdowns in only their second year of varsity play. Last week they upset Alamo Heights, a favorite to win Region 4. Liberty Hill returns to its familiar spot in the Region 4 Final, but appears more vulnerable than ever with four losses on the season, including one suffered in Week 10 from a dominant Pieper squad for the district championship. 
 

Pieper looks like the favorite, and if you watch these two teams’ last matchup (available on YouTube), a second win looks likely. It’s hard to beat a good team twice, and Liberty Hill is good. Pieper is better, but Liberty Hill’s playoff experience is an advantage. It’s a toss up, but I think the winner of PNG-Huntsville will be playing Pieper for a trip to AT&T. 

48 minutes ago, FearTheSpear said:

He came in and did the pooch punt late 4th quarter if I’m not mistaken.  

Thanks! 

Any word on Chatagnier? After his fumble we didn’t see him again the rest of the night. It looked like he took a huge hit when the ball was knocked loose. Is he hurt? 

1 hour ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Was the Huntsville vs Randle playoff game on Texan Live?

No - and it was only audio on YouTube 

16 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

You can edit and add it. There's still time. 

Finally figured out how to do it!

17 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

We need a poll please 😁

Is that something I can add, or does an admin have to do it? 

Bring it on. Huntsville has proven definitively its defense is legit - Possibly equal to PNG’s. This is going to be a hard-hitting slugfest. Let’s hear it. 

2 hours ago, NHSBulldogFan said:

It's not over yet

No it was not - They got comfortable real quick 

I think the png crowd played a big part tonight 

We certainly didn’t embarrass them. Both teams played super well. Good job PnG! 

We needed that 

7 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Man this game is over. Did you see their body language? When they got down by only 6 they started with the chippyness. All Png has to do is get a TD on their opening drive of the 2nd half and watch what happens, seen this movie before recently. 

I agree - they look seriously uncomfortable with the physicality 

So far so good. It’s a long ball game. Defense is playing by the skin of its teeth, Bailey is on the money, and receivers (especially Shae) are making serious catches. LC is down - you can tell they’re frustrated, but this is a very good offense, capable of breaking it open. Let’s bring it home. 

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Score Alert: Montgomery Lake Creek(7) vs Port Neches-Groves(23) Q2

The announcer (in stadium) sounds like he’s on crack. Someone take his mike away 

7 minutes ago, bulldawg64 said:

Always the visitors side or its on texanlive also

I bet the visitor side hasn’t sold out 

3 hours ago, PN-G bamatex said:

If PN-G were unranked, yes. But undefeated #1 losing a close game to one loss #3 in the third round is hardly an embarrassment, in my view. An embarrassment in this situation is a blowout loss either way.

I hear you, and I agree. I’m not wedded to the word “embarrass.” The part of me that wants to accurately predict the score responsibly knows it will likely be a one-score game. There’s another part, based on specific characteristics and tendencies of both teams, that sees ways that we specifically can counter what they do, and they don’t have a specific counter to what we do, and that could result in a lopsided and uncharacteristic score. It could easily go the other way. We’ve got flaws. We’ll have to see. 

38 minutes ago, NHSBulldogFan said:

TSBN Sports has carried Lake Creek Football this year...I've attached a link to their game vs. Montgomery 

 

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3 minutes ago, NHSBulldogFan said:

I'm sure the coaches have picked up on this but when Byars is getting the ball he has a "tell" he gets a running start before he is handed the ball I'm sure the coaches have picked up on it too

Where are you finding good Montgomery video? I keep just getting highlights 

1 hour ago, PN-G bamatex said:

Ordinary admonitions about respecting opponents, not being overconfident and preparing accordingly aside, I agree with the assessments about Montgomery Lake Creek making themselves look more unbeatable than they really are by running up the score against subpar competition.

That being said, “embarrass” is a strong word. Will we expose them? I think so. Will we embarrass them? I’m doubtful. I feel confident picking the Indians by one possession, but no more than two.

Wouldn’t that be an embarrassment? To take a team that thinks it’s an unstoppable juggernaut and demonstrate that it can be controlled? To win, we’ll have to stop them consistently. If we do that, we prove they were just bullying the little kids and pretending that meant they could do the same to the big kids. Add the #1 ranking, that’s prime embarrassment territory. So, I think of it as embarrassment as proof-of-concept. But, I also won’t be surprised if we’re comfortably in control the entire time and quietly build a double, triple-digit score. In 28 games at PNG under this coaching staff, the defense failed to show up in only one of them (the very first). We have the system and guys to do it. That being said, “embarrassment” isn’t the goal. I’ll take a one-point win. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, 1970 said:

PNG is the underdog, ranked #3, playing the #1.  Go get-em, PNG! 

I think the computer is giving MLC a lot of credit for running up the score against already defeated teams. They don’t play defense, and their offense isn’t nearly so good against even decent competition. I normally don’t feel confident going into a playoff game, but I think we’re going to embarrass them.