Barbers Hill @ Crosby Predictions

[Guest TravelingBandsman]

Ah, I forgot that win Crosby had over North Forest. That surprises me though, how Dayton did against both North Forest and Crosby and then seeing Crosby beat North Forest. Weird stuff. I think Dayton and C.E. King will stay solid throughout the rest of the season, with the DC decided at C.E. King/Dayton, the order of the second 2 will be a tossup between North Forest and Crosby depending on later games.

[dayton]

Ah, I forgot that win Crosby had over North Forest. That surprises me though, how Dayton did against both North Forest and Crosby and then seeing Crosby beat North Forest. Weird stuff. I think Dayton and C.E. King will stay solid throughout the rest of the season, with the DC decided at C.E. King/Dayton, the order of the second 2 will be a tossup between North Forest and Crosby depending on later games.

North Forest already has 3 district losses.

[PURPLE 4EVER]

NF had CE King,Dayton, then Crosby back to back.

Was a tough stretch.

Assumming....

Crosby beats Barbers Hill, the winner of the Barbers Hill North Forest game is in, assumming North Forest beats up on the new schools as everyone else has.

North Forest does has the easier end schedule.

[bh89-2]

Don't know what difference it makes.  Whoever goes will get beat like a drum first round....... 

BH 20

Crosby 27

[EAGLE07]

Don't know what difference it makes.  Whoever goes will get beat like a drum first round....... 

BH 20

Crosby 27

I've heard that next year every team makes the playoffs. 

[Guest RatedRSuperstar]

Dayton and C.E King will will be tough draws for their opponents for sure.

[PURPLE 4EVER]

Dayton and C.E King will will be tough draws for their opponents for sure.

I think we all know that Lumberton is wishing so badly to be paired up with Dayton in round 1.

Would be a "heavenly" rematch.

[BHFAN]

Game Day ;D Important game for both teams! Playoff berth on the line!!!!!!! Go EAGLES

[BHFAN]

Baytown Sun

Crosby-BH rivalry still important

By Dave Rogers

 

Published October 24, 2008

Old-timers will tell you about the fierce neighborhood football rivalry between Crosby and Barbers Hill.

But you only have to go back the last couple of years to see how important the games have been.

Two years ago – the first time the two schools played one another since 1971, Barbers Hill downed Crosby 10-0 and claimed the District 21-4A title.

Last year, Crosby turned the tables for a 48-14 win and claimed the District 21-4A title.

That trimmed Barbers Hill’s lead in the series which began in 1931 and continued nearly every year to 1971 to 22-15-3.

“A lot of the old-timers tell me it used to be a big rivalry,†said Crosby head coach Kevin Flanigan, in his fifth season as Cougars coach.

“All I know is we played them twice and they were important games every time, with playoff implications.â€

Ditto for tonight’s game. Crosby hosts the Eagles at Cougar Stadium at 7 p.m. in a key District 19-4A game.

With three games remaining in the regular season, both are battling for one of the league’s four playoff spots.

Crosby, at 3-1 in district, is in third place behind co-leaders Dayton and C.E. King (4-0), while Barbers Hill is tied with Galena Park for fourth at 2-2.

“We need to win it,†Barbers Hill coach Don Price said “It’s part of a three-game series and I know if we win them all, we make the playoffs.

“That’s the best way (to be assured of reaching the playoffs),†but right now we’re just trying to win this game.â€

Barbers Hill is coming off a 46-13 loss to Dayton while Crosby took a close, 24-21, win over North Forest.

Making it close was the fact that the Cougars, 3-3 overall, were without the services of running back Chance Casey for the second half of the game.

Casey, who ranks No. 2 in the district in rushing with 717 yards and 11 touchdowns, injured his groin in the game, but Flanigan expects he’ll play tonight.

“Chance is fine. He’ll be OK,†the Crosby coach said.

Price expects nothing less.

“He’s an explosive player and their quarterback (Dominic Merka) is a good player and they play sound defense.â€

Flanigan first played against Barbers Hill when coached Orangefield against the Eagles in the 2000 playoffs.

Barbers Hill won that bi-district game 50-0.

“Coach Price and them always do a good job over there. They’re always well coached and they play with a lot of effort. Barbers Hill is a team that does a good job of not making mistakes. They just hang in there and let the other teams beat themselves.â€

Crosby and Barbers Hill rank third and fourth in 19-4A in total offense, averaging 357 and 328 yards per game, respectively. Crosby is fifth in the district in total defense (346 yards allowed per game) and Barbers Hill is seventh (386).

Eagle quarterback Tony Carmona ranks second in the league in passing, with 1,030 yards and 10 touchdowns through the air. Add in his 341 yards and seven touchdowns rushing and Carmona’s has his hands in 17 scores overall for the 2-4 Eagles and 228 yards per game of total offense.