175A Game of the Week (Week5)

[cyfallsbooster2]

Now this one becomes difficult to call! Great district story developing!

All 4 of the teams who won BIG this past weekend now play each other!

Cy Fair/Jersey Village.
Cy Ridge/Cy Falls.

All 4 won by a large margin this weekend. So which game is the GOTW? Or is it one of the other 2?

Thoughts?

[CyFalls#1]

Now this one becomes difficult to call! Great district story developing!

All 4 of the teams who won BIG this past weekend now play each other!

Cy Fair/Jersey Village.
Cy Ridge/Cy Falls.

All 4 won by a large margin this weekend. So which game is the GOTW? Or is it one of the other 2?

Thoughts?

Good storylines on each of these games -- 1) Fair / JV features "system" and team contribution vs. individuals; I'll take Fair by 10+ over JV; although JV seems to have something on Fair; 2) Ridge / Falls - Ridge with some outstanding athletes (ala Westfield); Falls with outstanding system and players; take Falls by 10+ in the GOTW. The Falls / Ridge game will be a VERY physical "headknocker" with the game decided by Falls' offensive diversity.

[cyfallsbooster2]

The other 2 on tap are Cy Creek/Cy Springs and Strake/Langham.

I think Cy Creek will take care of business this week.

Strake/Langham may wind up being a very interesting game.

[Drake]

If there has to be a 17-5A game of the week, it's probably the Ridge-Falls game. No?

[cyfallsbooster2]

If there has to be a 17-5A game of the week, it's probably the Ridge-Falls game. No?
I would agree with you on that. I think Fair is too much for JV this week. In my mind there is more question about the Falls/Ridge outcome. I think Falls takes it, but not 100% certain at this point.

However, there are still other interesting games outside of this one and I like to get other's input for angles I have not considered yet.

[AG8411]

falls over ridge. falls continues their run to the playoffs, but this will be closer than thought.
fair too tuff for a good jv team.
c.creek & springs will be a good one, but creek prevails.
LC rites the sip & bounces back over stake.

[G-Man]

If there has to be a 17-5A game of the week, it's probably the Ridge-Falls game. No?

I agree. Fair should trounce Village.

[KT2000]

I've seen both Ridge (vs. Cinco) and Falls (vs. Westfield) live and in color...

Cy Ridge can play some pretty good defense. They've got some talented players. The DB Royce Hill and LB Josh Dean can play for just about anyone. DB Curtis Jefferson isn't bad either. They are fast overall, and will give bigger/slower OLs trouble.

Sophomore QB Russell Shepard leads a young, but talented offense. They are one dimensional to the run, but do it out of the spread. Shepard is very good on the run. He's got a good arm, but the accuracy isn't there yet. The RBs look like decent. I'm surprised their yardage production isn't better than it is. They bring in a junior QB named TJ Shirley to do their passing. He's good at throwing the short routes and letting the guys get yards after the catch.

Cy Falls may have turned a corner last week confidence wise against Cy Creek after a rough start in non-district. Cy Creek beat them 23-7 last year, so I'm sure it felt good for Falls to jump on them this year for a little payback.

I haven't seen the box score for the Creek game, but my main gripe after watching Falls play Westfield was that Freeman and Holland weren't nearly as involved in the gameplan as I thought they should be.

On defense, I think safety Ross Bruns is an unsung star on this Golden Eagle team and doesn't get the credit he deserves. Derrick Stephens is a known talent at LB. He's big time. Jeremy Bibb is another player that contributes, and doesn't get the pub similar to Bruns.

I'll be interested to see how Falls handles Cy Ridge's spread running attack after they struggled to contain Westfield's duo of Bo Walker/Dwayne Stewart. If or when Cy Ridge passes, Falls will need to be opportunistic and look to make a play on the ball.

I think both OLs will have their work cut out for them in this game because of the athleticism they'll face on the opposing defense.

I'll take Falls to win the game, but wouldn't be surprised if Ridge kept it within a couple of scores. Both teams seem to be playing much better football now than when I saw them initially.

[AG8411]

good break down KT.

[oldathlete]

KT Good take.

Ag84 How is the LC QB doing as I heard he may have got injured in the Ridge game.

Hope he is OK.

[AG8411]

gonna be fine. thanx for the inquiry.

[CF Eagle Fan]

I've seen both Ridge (vs. Cinco) and Falls (vs. Westfield) live and in color...

I'll be interested to see how Falls handles Cy Ridge's spread running attack after they struggled to contain Westfield's duo of Bo Walker/Dwayne Stewart. If or when Cy Ridge passes, Falls will need to be opportunistic and look to make a play on the ball.



What do you mean when you say that Fall "struggled" to contain Westfield.:confused: The score I saw was Westfield 13 Falls 6. Only 1 other team has scored on Westfield in the past 5 weeks,Clear Brook and they gave up 44 points. Westfield has scored 33+ point per game except against Falls. Sounds like Falls did contain them. At least better than anyone else they have played so far.:rolleyes:

Falls/Ridge gets my vote for game of the week. It should be a good one.

[KT2000]

By struggled to contain, I mean Walker and Stewart combined for at least 250 yards rushing if I remember right. I know Walker had right at 200. If not for turnovers in the red zone, Westfield wins the game by a few TDs.

[CF Eagle Fan]

By struggled to contain, I mean Walker and Stewart combined for at least 250 yards rushing if I remember right. I know Walker had right at 200. If not for turnovers in the red zone, Westfield wins the game by a few TDs.

Yeah, but the turnovers did happen didn't they? It doesn't really matter how many yards you get, it's the score that counts. Now granted, Westfield won, but it wasn't a blow out like the rest of their games. Give some credit where credit is due. Falls has become better and stronger as the weeks have gone by. It would have been nice to have scored in the second half against Creek, but it wasn't necessary to get the win.

[KT2000]

Sure, they happened but were needless in my opinion because they occured when Westfield was trying to force passes for some reason when the ground game was picking up about 5-10 yards a pop almost. The intended receiver was actually wide open on two of the interceptions, but the ball was not thrown well. One INT was just an outstanding play by Jeremy Bibb on the diving pick.

In watching that game, I never really felt like Falls was going to take the lead just because the offense was having trouble against Westfield's defense. Some of that had to do with not getting Freeman and Holland involved, and I voiced my opinion on that after the game. Dobbin looked good though.

Neither team played a very good game in that one, and I'm sure they're both better now.

[oldathlete]

Sounds like sour looser, but I am going to tell the real story about the Westfield game.

One of the worst games as far as home cooked officials.

They were turned into the UIL after the game. They were also reported to the Officials Association.

They had two penalties all night.

They not only held all night in the line by holding, twisting and pulling down our D lineman.

Roger Holland was not only held down the field, but was pulled to the ground four to five times down the field.

The very next week at PA Memorial they got flagged 14 times.

KT if you looked at the replay of the film you would be amazed.

Our D line was penetrating and did not against Creek to hold Harper.

The Westfield coaches actually yelled out things I will not repeat to my son on the sideline. Great job by a staff with a coach of the year. Corby was also reported as well for.....

Do not get me started about Westfield......I could say much more, but will not.

Their program is not the same class of Katy HS whom I have the utmost respect.

[CyFalls#1]

Many issues still being worked out on the OL for the Westfield game -- and if you watched tape -- know as well that there were flagrant holding / takedown violations by Westfield that went uncalled. Westfield was non-discriminant where they did this - in the line, at LB and in the defensive secondary. The following week, Westfield had 14 penalties called on them (wonder how that happens after having 1 called against Falls :rolleyes: ).

Falls should be getting one of their D1 O-linemen back soon (hasn't played a snap all year) - and he will only solidify the play upfront. That combined with a more open approach on offense, a pressuring defense that forces mistakes, and better special teams play makes me think Falls has turned the corner and has a chance to run the table in the district, which has been done only 1 time (in the early 90's by CyCreek). As always, keeping the three "H's" (healthy, hungry and humble) as well as a break or two along the way makes this possible.

[KT2000]

I've noticed the officials letting much more go this year than they did last year now that you mention your side of the story, oldathlete.

I haven't seen many flags thrown at all this year, and teams are getting away with more than what I consider normal anyway. Would you believe a grand total of four flags were thrown in the Katy-Woodlands game?

I'm not sure what the deal is, but the officiating teams I've seen in the area so far have been willing to let a lot go. It's almost like watching a playoff game every week. I'm all for letting teams play, but not at the expense of the integrity of the game.

[CyFallsMom]

I've noticed the officials letting much more go this year than they did last year now that you mention your side of the story, oldathlete.

Even during the Creek game Saturday night this was happening. I don't care that we are up 49-8 - you still make the calls when they are there. I saw a late hit, a hold and a couple others that weren't called against Creek when they were way behind us - they didn't make a difference in the game but in another game they might. These calls need to be made by the officials regardless of the situation.

[oldathlete]

Let me say and make clear that Westfield did win the ball game and is definately one the top teams in the state again this year.

I was not trying to say they were not.

End of story.

[Colton75]

KT Good take.

Ag84 How is the LC QB doing as I heard he may have got injured in the Ridge game.

Hope he is OK.

He is going to be fine, coming from one on the team with him, shaken up a little, but after weekend, looks great... thanks for asking =)

[SeeingRed]

.... Would you believe a grand total of four flags were thrown in the Katy-Woodlands game?
...

Would you believe they were all thrown on the same play? :p

[cyfallsbooster2]

Sure, they happened but were needless in my opinion because they occured when Westfield was trying to force passes for some reason when the ground game was picking up about 5-10 yards a pop almost. The intended receiver was actually wide open on two of the interceptions, but the ball was not thrown well. One INT was just an outstanding play by Jeremy Bibb on the diving pick.

In watching that game, I never really felt like Falls was going to take the lead just because the offense was having trouble against Westfield's defense. Some of that had to do with not getting Freeman and Holland involved, and I voiced my opinion on that after the game. Dobbin looked good though.

Neither team played a very good game in that one, and I'm sure they're both better now.
KT, what I saw on the running game..........I accept both backs picked up about 250 yards on the night against Fall's defense. BUT, on 3 plays I believe they went about 60, 70 and 80 (somewhere around those numbers). So if you take those 210 away from the 250 you have 40 yards total for the rest of the plays. I do not think that works out to a successful 5-10 per play night. What I saw was Fall's defense shutting down the only aspect of the game that Westfield had to offer that night. Sure, when you stack the box full to stop the run because that is what you believe that is all they have then if a good runner (like Westfield has several of) gets past the first line of defense then they will go a long way. They managed to do that THREE times that night. Luckily, Ross Bruns had the determination (and speed) to run all 3 of those down to stop them short of the score. On 1 of 3 of those, Falls prevented Westfield from scoring. The other 2, Westfield had to use several plays to score. From seeing THAT game, I finally got a comfort level with Falls' defensive ability. In MY eyes, that was a great victory for the defense rather than a failure that you insinuate.

I understand we all see things differntly. That is how I saw it. I was very happy on the ride home after that game.

[cyfallsbooster2]

As a post-reply, I will go out on a limb (which I very rarely do), I will say that any team this year that is one dimensional on the run will have very little chance against the Eagles.

[cyfallsbooster2]

CYFAIR kids! This is where the latest thread is.:D

[CyFallsMom]

I understand we all see things differntly. That is how I saw it. I was very happy on the ride home after that game.

I agree Booster! I was very positive after that game and felt the winds change from the previous week's game. Sometimes, it's not so much about the win but what you take away from a loss (sorry, I'm an optimist! That glass is 1/2 full all the time) and there were some shining moments to take away from that one. Westfiled had some long runs at the end but our defense shut them down in the first half and had those 2 blocked field goals also. I felt that this was the best they had played Westfield in the 4 times they have recently met and nobody has played them near as close as we did up to this point. 13-6 is a respectable game.

[cyfallsbooster2]

...and nobody has played them near as close as we did up to this point..
Or since.

[bobcatDL07]

at cy-fair vs strake jesuit the crusaders on 4th and long ran a fake punt and completed a pass to the right guard. not until after strake scored their touchdown did the officials tell the cy fair coaches that they had made a mistake on the fake punt call. i dont know what to call it but it was sort of a let down

[Drake]

at cy-fair vs strake jesuit the crusaders on 4th and long ran a fake punt and completed a pass to the right guard. not until after strake scored their touchdown did the officials tell the cy fair coaches that they had made a mistake on the fake punt call. i dont know what to call it but it was sort of a let downI haven't seen the film (will tonight), but I do know receiver Moses Ogbonnaya caught the fake punt pass and he normally lines up in the backfield on punts... Makes me think perhaps it was a legal play. Don't forget that the worse non-call since Pearl Harbor occurred on a drag down hold on the screen to McGuffie...

[CyFallsMom]

at cy-fair vs strake jesuit the crusaders on 4th and long ran a fake punt and completed a pass to the right guard. not until after strake scored their touchdown did the officials tell the cy fair coaches that they had made a mistake on the fake punt call. i dont know what to call it but it was sort of a let down

You mean an official actually told a coaching staff they made a mistake - that seems weird. Maybe it happens more than we know but it seems a bit odd. Guess we need replay officials or something:rolleyes:

[Rolltide]

Yes that does seem rather odd.......I acutally doubt that it happened. Moses always lines up in the backfield and he doesn't play on the line on any special teams. Cyfall Mom, those were great pictures of the new facilities. I showed them to my son......he thought we were playing there this weekend. I had to tell him to get his sneakers out.:D

[Drake]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m287/shamin2nd/BerryComplex016.jpg

Just seeing if I can do this.

[bobcatDL07]

u havta understand im not targetting strake in that post, and that im targeting the officials. the officials even muttered it to the players and coaches. after wathcin the film it was pretty obvious to the guard being up on the line and the rest of the team on tthe line too except for the back blocking and the punter. the blocking scheme was kinda shady too because the right tackle and center both blocked down onto the linebackers so that the guard could release easily and im not saying it was designed i dont know whether it was a mistake or not... in my opinion its the officials fault

but get back at me drake once u watch the film :)

[Drake]

but get back at me drake once u watch the film :)Will do. But if you've seen the film I'll take your word for it. :) Like the typical football layfan, I was just watching the ball... That play got us up around the fifty though. If that was one of our scoring drives we still had to go the rest of the way without the offcials help. :D

Anyway, what about the hold on the screen to McGuffie? It was so flagrant and obvious. I think we had y'all 3rd and 13 and the score was 14-6 after we just scored. We get that call and you punt and we get some momentum and maybe we only lose 38-21!

[jgg050759]

No, moses lines up as an upback. he's in the gap between the center and guard but not on the line of scrimmage. Just like a lot of teams do. It was a great call.

[ktCarl]

So, when does Cy-Fair play Cy-Falls? That should be the Game of the Area. Depending on who Katy plays and when, I might try and get to that game if tickets aren't hard to come by.

[Fan4Life]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m287/shamin2nd/BerryComplex016.jpg

Just seeing if I can do this.


ahhhhh i love that stadium, i want to see a game there soo bad!

[bobcatDL07]

Anyway, what about the hold on the screen to McGuffie? It was so flagrant and obvious. I think we had y'all 3rd and 13 and the score was 14-6 after we just scored. We get that call and you punt and we get some momentum and maybe we only lose 38-21!
hah drake i think we can all level on this one and say the refs were just not gettin it done on friday night

[CyFallsMom]

So, when does Cy-Fair play Cy-Falls? That should be the Game of the Area. Depending on who Katy plays and when, I might try and get to that game if tickets aren't hard to come by.

October 20 at Berry. It's our Homecoming so it will be a big crowd and I think it would be even with it being HC - this is going to be a monster of a game. I think we may even approach a Katy size crowd on both sides...I sure am glad I have my nice season ticket seat with the back and arms and cupholder! YES, we have cupholders in the season ticket/reserved seating area!!

[Fan4Life]

Cyfalls Mom,

Who plays friday night at Berry?

[CyFallsMom]

Cy Creek and Cy Springs - that should be a good one too! I may go get my football fix and watch a little Josh Lewis and DJ Harper and see who outruns whom - there might be 800 yards of offense in that one!!

[cyfallsbooster2]

Cy Creek and Cy Springs - that should be a good one too! I may go get my football fix and watch a little Josh Lewis and DJ Harper and see who outruns whom - there might be 800 yards of offense in that one!!
I can agree with that. Those two with the OL's they have could be really amazing!!! (For 1 game!!)

[Drake]

No, moses lines up as an upback. he's in the gap between the center and guard but not on the line of scrimmage. Just like a lot of teams do. It was a great call.Just got back from seeing the film... You're right, the receiver (Ogbonnaya) was on the interior but off the line of scrimmage and therefore an eligible receiver. However, the refs did miss many many calls both ways...

[CFBobcatFB]

If im not mistaken Corey Chance has a completion percentage over 70% and is leading in touchdown passes. Might throw out the one dimensional comments. It seems like it when watching the games but they really haven't had a reason to throw the ball when they get up early in the game. They had an impressive no huddle offense with 1 minute left in the half against Strake the other night, moved around 70 yards if I remember right, all passing. I believe if it comes down to it and the bobcats need to throw they will get the job done.

[jgg050759]

They had an impressive no huddle offense with 1 minute left in the half against Strake the other night, moved around 70 yards if I remember right, all passing.

Ummmmm, no. It was not 70 yards or anywhere close to that. They got the ball in very good field position on a turnover.

[CyFallsMom]

If im not mistaken Corey Chance has a completion percentage over 70% and is leading in touchdown passes. Might throw out the one dimensional comments. It seems like it when watching the games but they really haven't had a reason to throw the ball when they get up early in the game. They had an impressive no huddle offense with 1 minute left in the half against Strake the other night, moved around 70 yards if I remember right, all passing. I believe if it comes down to it and the bobcats need to throw they will get the job done.

Here are the latest stats for the season as of this past weekend - Chance is #7. I'm sure that's because he is just handing off a lot - it doesn't look like he is throwing a lot though. Sorry all the info is out of line - that's how it looks on the district webpage.

Passing (Player,School,Class) ATT COMP YARDS PCT LG INT TD
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1.) Jeff Welch,Cy-Falls,Sr ------------ 103 56 747 0.5437 44 4 5
2.) Garrett Graham,Jersey Village,Sr -- 72 45 527 0.6250 47 4 4
3.) Max Jenkins,Langham Creek,Jr ------80 49 493 0.6125 37 4 5
Josh Jones,Strake Jesuit,NA ------- 86 38 493 0.4419 56 2 3
5.) Jacob Thompson,Cy-Creek,NA ------69 36 420 0.5217 85 3 2
6.) Bryan Smith,Cy-Creek,NA -----------38 26 339 0.6842 46 2 1
7.) Corey Chance,Cy-Fairbanks,Sr ------34 24 330 0.7059 51 2 6
8.) Josh Lawrence,Cy-Springs,Sr ------- 55 24 309 0.4364 41 3 1
9.) Russell Shepard,Cy-Ridge,So ------- 25 15 100 0.6000 23 1 1
10.) T.J. Shirley,Cy-Ridge,Jr ---------- 12 5 75 0.4167 27 2 1

[CFBobcatFB]

Thank you for the stats, which prove the point I was trying to make. I wasn't saying he has the best numbers in the district. He does have the highest completion percentage and is leading in touchdown passes, exactly what I said. We all know Cy Fair never has been and probably never will be known for throwing the ball and even through that has put up descent numbers. I was just trying to say he can get the job done through the air if it is necessary. That was the lone point I was trying to make after seeing multiple comments about the one sided football getting fair in trouble down the road.
And about the Strake game, I wasn't sure about the yardage but it was a significant drive not just a 20 yarder after a turnover.

[CyFallsMom]

no they are more known for the smash mouth offensive game which is also exciting to watch but at some point, they may run into a defense that can handle Mr. M just fine and then we'll see just what the Bobcats can do in the air. I don't doubt they can - they just haven't done it much this year (and they haven't had to it seems). I hope he stays injury free and, with the exception of the 10/20 game, goes 200+ a game. That one I hope he is held to 30:D

[sttirf111]

I personally think that when Creek and Strake play On October 27th, I think a lot of points will be scored.

[sttirf111]

Cy Creek and Cy Springs - that should be a good one too! I may go get my football fix and watch a little Josh Lewis and DJ Harper and see who outruns whom - there might be 800 yards of offense in that one!!
Agree! I really want to make it out to that game.

[Drake]

The CyFair QB is without a doubt efficient AND effective...

[oldathlete]

Wait until he gets the Falls D line breathing down his back and see how efficient he is.

[CyFallsMom]

you are only as efficient as the defense will allow you to be. We didn't allow a good Creek offense to be very efficient at all until the starters began coming out. The good thing there is that the backup teams are getting more experience for when they are starting next year! Just deepens the depth a little.

[Drake]

LOL, you CyFalls posters seem to take it as an affront when someone says something positive about anyone in 17-5A other than CyFalls personnel. All I'm saying is he's doing a good job, not saying he's better or worse than anyone else... It is not heresy to recognize and commend someone on their play, even if they aren’t on your team… :)

[CyFallsMom]

LOL, you CyFalls posters seem to take it as an affront when someone says something positive about anyone in 17-5A other than CyFalls personnel. All I'm saying is he's doing a good job, not saying he's better or worse than anyone else... It is not heresy to recognize and commend someone on their play, even if they aren’t on your team…

No it's not and I have been giving many kudos to McGuffie but you need to go back and read what many Cy Fair fans and players have been saying about our "average" and "mass marketed" players - why don't you address your post to them. They have been acting defensive for the past two weeks for the most part. All I am saying is that maybe they haven't run into a defense that can handle their potent offense as yet. Nobody is being a heretic...we all support one another for the most part in Cy Fair ISD - but some of the things they've said have been uncalled for in my opinion.

Oh, wait, you are trying to draw me into another one of our arguments are you....that's so cute:o

[Drake]

Argument? What argument? I was just making an observation about the CyFair QB and then an observation about the reaction to my observation... :D

Regardless of who CyFair has played, they've gotten the job done impressively. They've easily handled their schedule so far. Since its a bunch of high school kids I see no need for "yeah but's" against their QB or their team, especially from the CyFalls contingent. Everyone knows CyFalls is the best team in the district...

[CyFallsMom]

That hasn't been proven yet - I think best team honors is not decided until about the 8 week of play and then even more proof must come with playoff results. I like to think they are pretty darn good but I wouldn't put the tag of best team out there just yet.

I understand what you are saying about them just being kids and maybe I should be more adult about it "but" they need to understand what they post is out there for all to see and not some "He said to me" or "I told him what I thought" - that's one on one and no media present and that's just part of being a kid and of growing up. I would not like to see this site become a My Space because that's when it's over for me and I would assume many others who want to talk football and not about who told who that they were "gonna whip their butts"...take that to the kiddy sites.

[cyfallsbooster2]

The CyFair QB is without a doubt efficient AND effective...
No doubt, looking at his numbers one woud probably make that conclusion and your having seen him already this year lends credence to your opinion. I think all Oldathlete was saying was that maybe Fair may not have faced a defensive line yet this year that has been able to apply enough pressure to get the qb out of a comfort zone. I have heard that Fair's offensive line is very good again this year. A few weeks from, it will probably be an interesting match up to see.

I am anxious to see what Fall's defense can do with Ridge this week. Their qb and rb's have been putting up some big numbers so far. Does anyone know the offensive scheme they are running this year? By the numbers, it almost looks like it could be the option or veer or some variation.

[CFBobcatFB]

Ridge looks like they are spreading the field creating lanes for the Qb Sheppard who is having a heck of a year so far rushing the ball. They have looked impressive so far this year and should not be taken lightly by any team in this district.

[bobcatDL07]

cy fairs QB corey chance gets the job done in the air and sam gets it done on the ground which is all possible because of cy fairs OL. from lookin at our preseason at glance you could say it was easy but as of right now stratford hasnt lost a game since we've played them and alief taylor held katy to 17-17 with 3 minutes left int he 4th while our game against them was a blowout.. winning margins dont say much but it still shows something...

but anyways on the topic of game of the week it will be cy-fair vs jersey village just like texasprepxtra said... JV just came off a successful game against cy springs and now play cy fair for their homecoming game so both teams are coming out pumped , i kno i am

[CyFallsMom]

cy fairs QB corey chance gets the job done in the air and sam gets it done on the ground which is all possible because of cy fairs OL. from lookin at our preseason at glance you could say it was easy but as of right now stratford hasnt lost a game since we've played them and alief taylor held katy to 17-17 with 3 minutes left int he 4th while our game against them was a blowout.. winning margins dont say much but it still shows something...

but anyways on the topic of game of the week it will be cy-fair vs jersey village just like texasprepxtra said... JV just came off a successful game against cy springs and now play cy fair for their homecoming game so both teams are coming out pumped , i kno i am

Each team plays one another differently. I think JV will be ready for Fair and it will be a closer game than some think but I think Fair takes it. That OL is amazing at that. They give the backfield a lot of time to get things done. The only thing I'll say about Stratford is that they were missing a couple of key players when CF played them but the Bobcats still looked very impressive. My only dilemma tonight is which game to go to! Springs and Creek is a very tempting game and I only live 2 minutes from Berry. I would love to see the other one too! Glad ours is tomorrow night.

[oldathlete]

Drake........relax already....

Trying to get a rise out of the Fair bunch, including Corys dad if he is on here as I happen to know Cory very very well as my son played baseball and football with him.

Also part of the fun of being rivals.

You should know by know some of my posts are fair and balllanced, some are shots at the other poster or team and some are puns.:)

[t00 playa]

Drake........relax already....

Trying to get a rise out of the Fair bunch, including Corys dad if he is on here as I happen to know Cory very very well as my son played baseball and football with him.

Also part of the fun of being rivals.

You should know by know some of my posts are fair and balllanced, some are shots at the other poster or team and some are puns.:)

hey old.. how ya been? :eek:

[Drake]

Drake........relax already....

Trying to get a rise out of the Fair bunch, including Corys dad if he is on here as I happen to know Cory very very well as my son played baseball and football with him.

Also part of the fun of being rivals.

You should know by know some of my posts are fair and balllanced, some are shots at the other poster or team and some are puns.:)I'm so relaxed I can hardly raise my arms to type this... I was just trying to get a rise out of CyFallsMom, sometimes it's easier than making toast. (just kidding CFM :))

[CyFallsMom]

I'm so relaxed I can hardly raise my arms to type this... I was just trying to get a rise out of CyFallsMom, sometimes it's easier than making toast. (just kidding CFM )

I know Drake - you must know I'm Irish and easily riled:p

I get a rise and then it goes away 5 minutes later....that's what helped me get through the Katy loss last year!

[CyFallsMom]

I just got back from the Springs/Creek game. I got there at the half and it was Springs 10, Creek 7. I just saw a fantastic second half though!! Lewis and Harper were all over the place as I suspected they would be. Springs went up 23-14 but Creek came back with a beautiful play to Harper (I believe it was Harper - everyone was standing up and I'm only 5'3" so I was trying to see) with 2:31 left which I thought was too much time for Lewis - he was really running that field well.

Now, one thing happened and I will tell you what I think about it. There was about 20 seconds left, Springs had the ball on Creek's 30 or so with no time outs. They ran up the middle and immediately jumped up and started pointing at a player on the ground who was hurt. It stopped the clock and gave them 13 seconds left to try for a go ahead FG which came up about 2 yards short of the goal. I think the injury part looked too orchestrated or planned - I don't know that he was really hurt - it was weird that everyone was pointing at him before the pile was even cleared off. He got up and walked off the field to a bunch of boos from the Creek side...they started booing as soon as the Springs players pointed at him. Is that something anyone has seen before or am I just delusional (Drake, please no comment on that last part:D ). Maybe it was planned that way and it's no big whoop - just wondering because I don't think I've seen or at least seen it done so obvious.

[oldathlete]

Hey Too Playa

Northshore finnally got some points scored against them.

Defense wins championships.

Do you think Shore and Westfield will play this year?

I have seen enough highlights on Shore to know they are athletic, maybe even more than Westfield.

I would like to come to a Shore game soon if our schedule permits.

If you come to another one of ours, make sure you look me up.

[Drake]

Now, one thing happened and I will tell you what I think about it. There was about 20 seconds left, Springs had the ball on Creek's 30 or so with no time outs. They ran up the middle and immediately jumped up and started pointing at a player on the ground who was hurt. It stopped the clock and gave them 13 seconds left to try for a go ahead FG which came up about 2 yards short of the goal. I think the injury part looked too orchestrated or planned - I don't know that he was really hurt - it was weird that everyone was pointing at him before the pile was even cleared off. He got up and walked off the field to a bunch of boos from the Creek side...they started booing as soon as the Springs players pointed at him. Is that something anyone has seen before or am I just delusional (Drake, please no comment on that last part:D ). Maybe it was planned that way and it's no big whoop - just wondering because I don't think I've seen or at least seen it done so obvious.FBMarshall pulled the same maneuver last year in our first round playoff game. I think it was BigOline that actually did it. He swears he wasn't faking but just too much of a coincidence that an O lineman goes down at THAT point in the game under those circumstance (no timeouts).

Now, I suppose some coaches would refuse to use the tactic and others might not think of it, but if there's not a specific rule put in place to prevent it, you'll see more and more of it. Alot of coaches aren't going to pass on an opportunity to win a game if the rules don't prevent the tactic.

I say if you are losing and sustain an injury in the last 2 minutes of either half, play is stopped but the clock keeps running while you are clearing your player from the field. Of course, if you have a timeout left you can use it to stop the clock while the player is being taken off.

[CyFallsMom]

I agree Drake - I think someone needs to do something about it but what? How do you argue whether a player is hurt or not. This guy was one of their bigger linemen too so it was really obvious. He walked off with not even so much as a limp. And the trainers were out there very fast - faster than normal so I think it had to be planned. The coaches should have had better time control and they wouldn't be in that situation. If they had been doing that against us, I would have been busting a carotid artery or something! Oh, well, at least it was a good competitive game and Harper had a better game than he did against us - both guys are fast though.

[Drake]

I agree Drake - I think someone needs to do something about it but what?Um, did you read my entire post? I never complain without offering an idea, even if it's a bad one... :)

[CyFallsMom]

Yes, I read it but I guess I'm thinking, if you do that and someone really does get hurt - how do you decide if it's real or not - it's sort of subjective? Now, I think they could do something like run 10-20 seconds off the clock if it's within 2 minutes - or maybe even under 1 minute you keep it running. Truthfully, in the 40 some odd years I've been watching football, I've never seen that happen. It just gives me one more thing to ponder as if I don't have enough. Maybe it just hasn't been as obvious as Springs was...it was pretty weird how fast everyone on their side was in action when this guy was still covered by defensive players and how would anyone even know he was hurt. On another thread, Spartan78 brings up a good point - that it is teaching these kids it's okay to cheat and that's what it appears to be to me anyway. If you don't use good clock management, you run out of time - plain and simple.

[bobcatDL07]

weak...

[cyfallsbooster2]

OK, so Fair, Creek (barely) and Falls (barely) wins. Last game outcome? Gotta bring this thread to closure.

[CyFallsMom]

I was just trying to avoid SLC syndrome Booster - you know the one, where anytime a word is spoken in SLC, a thread it created! I hate that because I have to swim through all those silly ones to find the ones with meaning. I agree though - now we can go to the individual game threads! Good call.