9-5A Week 7

[East Area]

Allen v Plano West

Plano v Wylie

Plano East v Berkner

Lake Highlands v Richardson



My predictions-


I think Allen West will be a moderately close game depending on how much the West defense can slow down Allen. You never know about any team from week to week, if West wants to prove they are a playoff contender they need to play a pretty competitive game against Allen. And as weve seen anything could happen.

Plano v Wylie I think will be the be an entertaining matchup. Plano is a really consistent team, probably the most consistent, so I see them taking care of this one. Once again if Wylie thinks they are a playoff team they are gunna really need to take this game or at least make it pretty close because their schedule does not get easier from here.

Plano East v Berkner should be a really entertaining game I think. Im really interested to see how the East D will stand up to the dangerous run game by Berkner. The D has been playing alot better in recent weeks. If they improve by as much as they have been I think East will take this. Berkner is a good team though, their record is not an accurate reflection of their talent because they have played Wylie, Allen, Plano, and now East. No small task indeed and if they get by East this week they have West, LH, and Richardson and could have a legit opportunity to win out and make the Playoffs similar to their last years team that ended up making it three rounds deep.

Not much to say about the last matchup. I see LH getting their first win of the season here. I feel sorry for Richardson, but they will have their day in a couple of years when all those young kids become seniors.

I would personally say the matchups this week are more interesting than last week. Good luck to everyone representing 9-5A.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Plano West against Allen on Friday will show what type of team PW is. They showed me something coming back against LH. However they should't of gotten in that position to begin with being down 13-0 at halftime.

Wylie & Plano is the most intriguing game. Wylie is a tough spunky team and plays hard for 4th quarters. Just ask Allen. Plano needs to play their best game on the road this year. Feed Burkhead the Ball. If Plano win's this one that will pretty much put them in the playoffs.

PE vs Berkner. If Berkner's QB can hold onto the ball their offense is potent. They had numerous drives against Plano that were killed because of INT's and fumbles. He had a total of 5 or 6 fumbles or turnovers. If he can stop the TO's then Berkner has a efficent offense that can keep PE Offense off the field.

[NHB06]

ALLEN OVER WEST: West will not be able to stop Allen offense. Allen D needs to step it up a bit after allowing Wylie 21 points in the 4th quater.

PLANO OVER WYLIE: Plano is out for blood after last years debaucle. Huge revenge factor here. Plano won't be taking Wylie for granted.

PESH OVER BERKNER (UPSET WATCH): Berkner is desperate for a win. It's now or nothing for the Rams. Might catch East off guard.

LH OVER RICHARDSON: LH gets its first win.

[PaulinPlano]

I see possible upsets in all 4 games. On any given night, a team can turn it on. Allen, Plano, Plano East and Lake Highlands need to play well for the W.

[Pingdude]

I agree with all of the prior assessements except that West's D will not be able to slow-down Allen's O.

West will by no means pitch a shut-out, but their D should keep this one at least competitive. Remember PESH only scored 2 offensive TD's against West.

West's issue is that they are still trying to find offensive consistency, which is not a great place to be 6 games into the season.

As for the other games:

I do think that PESH is getting stronger every week on D and it will show against Berkner.

Plano/Wylie : The Pirates will feel the effect of the strange "every other year" Wildcat football program . In other words by the end of this one they will wonder if there was a mistake and they actually did not play Plano's varsity team last year.

Now that West has them out of the way, I can join everyone else and say Lake Highland is the best winless team going right now and that should easily come to an end this week.

[jmo2818]

Allen's D allowed 183 yds in the first half with about 60 of them on 1 play where the stripped the ball carrier at the 1. This was definitely a better effort all around. In the 3rd quarter they allowed some yards but no scores and by the 4th several back ups were in, plus we had a 28 point lead.

[East Area]

Allen will be out in force because they can secure their playoff birth. I believe West D will do a good job but I see Allen not having a really hard time because they have their chance to secure the playoffs.

East Berkener will be all out. Berkner has to win this game if they are going to try to make it. Its at their home field they will be excited and come with everything they have. East can secure a playoff spot with this win and they sure better. I would feel really unconfortable needing one win with only Wylie Plano and Allen left on the schedule. This one will be really big.

[4th & short]

I think Berkner will win this one. It is hard to win when you are playing so many sophomores but they have been getting better and better.

Allen will win easily.

LH will have no problem with Richardson

Plano will beat Wylie and Wylie will lose out missing the playoffs.

The playoff will come down to Allen, Plano, East, and the winner of Berkner West in week 10.

Just the humble opinion of a triple option (Berkner Ram) fan.

[ASH1157]

Allen v Plano West - Allen wins, and I'm hoping it'll be one of those "all 4 quarters" game for Allen. They sure need one to prove some naysayers wrong.

Plano v Wylie - Plano wins, but this might be a game until the second half.

Plano East v Berkner - Nothing but gut feeling...Berkner.

Lake Highlands v Richardson - Lake Highlands wins.

[planoball34]

Plano vs Wide awake Wylie - I think Plano continues to dominate defensively and takes down Wylie

East vs Berkner - Every since Riko stated they should be up there with SLC because of the offensive numbers East has not performed very well. He also stated he wanted to get a bigger name school from D-1 to make him an offer.

I think this along with the injury he got a few weeks back has effected his thinking in a way that makes him run when he has a wide open receiver as well as when he passes long it floats like a punt and sets up his receiver to be killed if not intercepted.

He needs to go back to TEAM offense and do his role and the Defense seems to be shaping up now and that will help them overcome Berkner. East has a ton of potential and offensive weapons and they all need to be used. That will help make for a deep run in the playoffs.

[PaulinPlano]

I think Berkner will win this one. It is hard to win when you are playing so many sophomores but they have been getting better and better.

Allen will win easily.

LH will have no problem with Richardson

Plano will beat Wylie and Wylie will lose out missing the playoffs.

The playoff will come down to Allen, Plano, East, and the winner of Berkner West in week 10.

Just the humble opinion of a triple option (Berkner Ram) fan.

Homer. :p How can you objectively say that Berkner will win this game?:puke

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Homer. :p How can you objectively say that Berkner will win this game?:puke

Why not! they put 1/2 a hundred on Allen. Their playing at home and if Rico has a rough game then Berkner can win the game especially if they control the clock and run the ball well.

I don't expect Berkner to win but they have a good opportunity.

[ASH1157]

Homer. :p How can you objectively say that Berkner will win this game?:puke

'Bout like you can "objectively" say Plano East will win the game.

I heard Josh Johnson played last week. Was he 100%?

[East Area]

Why not! they put 1/2 a hundred on Allen. Their playing at home and if Rico has a rough game then Berkner can win the game especially if they control the clock and run the ball well.

I don't expect Berkner to win but they have a good opportunity.

Very true, all I would have to add to this is that I would say East's D is better than Allens and his been getting better every week, but once again you could say that is slight homerism.

They do have a good opportunity tho.

This game = their season

[PlanoTexan]

East defense problems have not been stopping the run, however their QB did give us problems last year. I'll take East this week as they get ready for the November showdown month. Like TO says "You better buy your popcorn" cause its just around the corner. Berkner and Wylie will keep East sharp, would rather play them then the other Richardson schools before the final two games.

We are all Homers for somebody, I went to Plano (81 Grad) and wouldn't trade the experience. But my son plays baseball at East and you adopt your kids school as you get older.

[EastFB]

East vs Berkner - Every since Riko stated they should be up there with SLC because of the offensive numbers East has not performed very well. He also stated he wanted to get a bigger name school from D-1 to make him an offer.

I think this along with the injury he got a few weeks back has effected his thinking in a way that makes him run when he has a wide open receiver as well as when he passes long it floats like a punt and sets up his receiver to be killed if not intercepted.

He needs to go back to TEAM offense and do his role and the Defense seems to be shaping up now and that will help them overcome Berkner. East has a ton of potential and offensive weapons and they all need to be used. That will help make for a deep run in the playoffs.

True Riko could be a little more on point with his passes, but in all honesty unless you are with him everyday or someone who has interviewed Riko I dont think you should be the one to pass judgment on a players attitude.

I do think this is going to be a great game in the sense that this game is going to be for Berkner's season so they will come out looking for a dog fight and I do believe that's exactly what they are in for.

As a homer Im going to go for East in this one for the fact that I think the offense will expose a lot of holes Berkner's D, and IMO the East D should be able to contain the running game of Berkner and force them to throw the football which is something they haven't been able to make effective.

[planoball34]

I did not mean to come accross as judgemental on Riko, I was just pointing out that the team has not performed as well since the 3rd week which coincided with the articles about Riko and his comments.

As said on several boards where he goes East goes. The proof will be in the pudding I guess. If East can take care of business until week 10 we can have another district showdown w Allen and see if we can stop the 7 or 8 year losing streak!!:cool:

[EastFB]

Fair enough... I too hope that East will take care of their business until we get to Allen because I would love nothing more than to beat them finally and have it mean a district championship for East

[bigdaddydog]

Fair enough... I too hope that East will take care of their business until we get to Allen because I would love nothing more than to beat them finally and have it mean a district championship for East

I have consulted the Majic 8-Ball.

Will East Beat Allen this year and it tells me "Absofreakinlutely NOT!

LOL :D

This is my daughters new Generation Y 8-Ball!! :)

I think that East and Allen are in similar spots regarding key QB talent.

If Riko or Matt go out for any reason, each team will find it very hard to survive.

Good Luck to East this week.

Cheers,


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[planoball34]

a modern version prognosticator huh? Nice, can you ask it about the Plano vs East game for me??? LOL I know we got a win 1 of the 2!!:)

[ASH1157]

Allen v Plano West - Allen wins, and I'm hoping it'll be one of those "all 4 quarters" game for Allen. They sure need one to prove some naysayers wrong.

Plano v Wylie - Plano wins, but this might be a game until the second half.

Plano East v Berkner - Nothing but gut feeling...Berkner.

Lake Highlands v Richardson - Lake Highlands wins.

Four for four, baby..."polishes nails"...Was I right, or was I right?

I *knew* Berkner was going to get a big dog before it was all said and done.
I still don't know how they lost to Wylie.

That Plano v Plano East game here in a couple of weeks is going to be an affair to remember.

[bigdaddydog]

Four for four, baby..."polishes nails"...Was I right, or was I right?

I *knew* Berkner was going to get a big dog before it was all said and done.
I still don't know how they lost to Wylie.

That Plano v Plano East game here in a couple of weeks is going to be an affair to remember.

WOW! You are pretty good, if you do say so yourself!!:D :D

That big dog was almost Allen...

Allen was very fortunate to come away with a win against West.

And, What is up with the West Band?? Their Enrollment is 4156.5 and that is all they can put on the field? Very poor fan turn out as well. I think if they had filled the stands like Plano they might have even won the game.

I think East is gonna have a tough time with Plano. Should be fun!!! :Music


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[PlanoTexan]

I agree that East will have lots of trouble with Plano. Our defense needs a crash course in stopping the run. Funny last night we went to a 4 man line in the 2nd quarter for a series and forced a punt. Not sure BHS punted after that.

I do not like the 3-4 defense, never have and never will. If Wylie can pound the ball we could be in trouble again.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

WOW! You are pretty good, if you do say so yourself!!:D :D

That big dog was almost Allen...

Allen was very fortunate to come away with a win against West.

And, What is up with the West Band?? Their Enrollment is 4156.5 and that is all they can put on the field? Very poor fan turn out as well. I think if they had filled the stands like Plano they might have even won the game.

I think East is gonna have a tough time with Plano. Should be fun!!! :Music


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West doesn't have the support or community spirt. It's not a tight community. Band isn't a big player in West Plano not the "thing to do". Overall that effects the overall program. They will have a bigger turnout for Plano but won't match Plano's intensity.

I am getting a better feeling for Plano against East. I think East is fading and is getting to one dimensional.

[EKU92]

Pics from Fridays Plano/Wylie game can be found through the Plano website, I know a shameless plug and brag session, but whatever works to reach a million before the end of the 2007 season.

Help get us to a million hits before season end! A bunch of Wildcats are known to celebrate for each 100,000 hits. To date, we have celebrated 7 times at an undisclosed location in Plano. For any Arkansas or Southwest Oklahoma State grads or attendees that did not graduate, that would be 700,000 hits.

http://www.planowildcatqbclub.com/?p=184

Below is "THE LEAP" of Burkhead going to the corner of the end zone from the 7 yard line on Friday vs Wylie:

http://thadfenton.exposuremanager.com/p/varsity_10-19-07/varsity10-19-071727

[PlanoTexan]

Awesome Pic of Rex. Nice job.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Pics from Fridays Plano/Wylie game can be found through the Plano website, I know a shameless plug and brag session, but whatever works to reach a million before the end of the 2007 season.

Help get us to a million hits before season end! A bunch of Wildcats are known to celebrate for each 100,000 hits. To date, we have celebrated 7 times at an undisclosed location in Plano. For any Arkansas or Southwest Oklahoma State grads or attendees that did not graduate, that would be 700,000 hits.

http://www.planowildcatqbclub.com/?p=184

Below is "THE LEAP" of Burkhead going to the corner of the end zone from the 7 yard line on Friday vs Wylie:

http://thadfenton.exposuremanager.com/p/varsity_10-19-07/varsity10-19-071727

Wish I could of made the game. I decided to skip the game and hand with my wife and new baby daughter who just turned 8 days old. My wife let me go to Berkner last week 24 hours after baby Katherine was born so I had to give her some time to rest.

Those were some great pics. I did get permission already to go to PW and PE will skip Richardson and hope we have some Saturday afternoon playoff games so I can take my 2 year old to her first game.

[ASH1157]

West doesn't have the support or community spirt. It's not a tight community. Band isn't a big player in West Plano not the "thing to do". Overall that effects the overall program. They will have a bigger turnout for Plano but won't match Plano's intensity.

I am getting a better feeling for Plano against East. I think East is fading and is getting to one dimensional.

Every year I'm stunned at how low key the Plano West contingency is. They showed some life the year they won the district title, but since then...nada. Maybe they're a little more grounded about this. Maybe they realize that it's just high schoolers playing football.

I know, I know...it's a scary thought to be that much of a realist, huh? :)

[PlanoEastPantherFan]

WOW! You are pretty good, if you do say so yourself!!:D :D

That big dog was almost Allen...

Allen was very fortunate to come away with a win against West.

And, What is up with the West Band?? Their Enrollment is 4156.5 and that is all they can put on the field? Very poor fan turn out as well. I think if they had filled the stands like Plano they might have even won the game.

I think East is gonna have a tough time with Plano. Should be fun!!! :Music


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Plano West only has an enrollment of around 1900. The 4156 includes Shepton and their half of the Jasper enrollment as their West cluster school. Shepton and jasper have their own bands that perform at their 10th grade games.

Even with the lowered enrollment numbers, their band is pretty small. Not even big enough to have a pit. Their entire percusssion section only has about 10 kids. Shepton also has a pretty small band. Jasper's band is pretty good, but half of their students go to Plano Senior, so that could explain why West has such a small band.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Every year I'm stunned at how low key the Plano West contingency is. They showed some life the year they won the district title, but since then...nada. Maybe they're a little more grounded about this. Maybe they realize that it's just high schoolers playing football.

I know, I know...it's a scary thought to be that much of a realist, huh? :)

A few comments on that. First they don't have a much of a tradition in football. Second, the majority of the West side community is realtively new, transient (corp transfers) and uber wealthly. The houses next to the highschool are freakin insane. Who has the money to have 10K note a month on a house. I think priorities as a whole is completely different. I like it that way because Plano High got the wrap for years but now the neighborhoods that feed into Plano are almost all middle to upper middle class and you have a better sense of community in central Plano which is older and families have stayed for years.

That is where I grew up and although I live in Frisco, I keep bugging my wife for us to move back into the Plano Senior high attendance zone. Their are great neighborhoods and schools. However, my wife grew up in Richardson went to Berkner and is falling back on stereo types that she knew growing up which are more associated with Plano West currently.

I think it bodes well for Plano Football long term.

[ASH1157]

A few comments on that. First they don't have a much of a tradition in football. Second, the majority of the West side community is realtively new, transient (corp transfers) and uber wealthly. The houses next to the highschool are freakin insane. Who has the money to have 10K note a month on a house. I think priorities as a whole is completely different. I like it that way because Plano High got the wrap for years but now the neighborhoods that feed into Plano are almost all middle to upper middle class and you have a better sense of community in central Plano which is older and families have stayed for years.

That is where I grew up and although I live in Frisco, I keep bugging my wife for us to move back into the Plano Senior high attendance zone. Their are great neighborhoods and schools. However, my wife grew up in Richardson went to Berkner and is falling back on stereo types that she knew growing up which are more associated with Plano West currently.

I think it bodes well for Plano Football long term.

Plano West wins state championships in a lot of sports though, right? It seems like they do, although I couldn't say anything specific now (w/o looking it up).

I totally agree about the demographic observations. I know someone who was born and raised in Plano and whose family has had season tickets to Plano games for over 30 years. This person plucked her lily white kids out of Plano HS a few years back and put them in a private school where they could be around kids like themselves. Something about how much Plano had "changed" since she was a student. (Translation: They're not as rich or as white in that school anymore.)

That's why I found it so humorous last night when Plano West, of all the schools in the district, are the ones that enter the field to a hip-hop soundtrack...like they were some bad *** street gang. Those guys and the 'hood are not what I think of as being synonymous.

[East Area]

Plano West wins state championships in a lot of sports though, right? It seems like they do, although I couldn't say anything specific now (w/o looking it up).

I totally agree about the demographic observations. I know someone who was born and raised in Plano and whose family has had season tickets to Plano games for over 30 years. This person plucked her lily white kids out of Plano HS a few years back and put them in a private school where they could be around kids like themselves. Something about how much Plano had "changed" since she was a student. (Translation: They're not as rich or as white in that school anymore.)

That's why I found it so humorous last night when Plano West, of all the schools in the district, are the ones that enter the field to a hip-hop soundtrack...like they were some bad *** street gang. Those guys and the 'hood are not what I think of as being synonymous.

Unless you think of Highland Park as the "hood".....

[PaulinPlano]

West doesn't have the support or community spirt. It's not a tight community. Band isn't a big player in West Plano not the "thing to do". Overall that effects the overall program. They will have a bigger turnout for Plano but won't match Plano's intensity.

I am getting a better feeling for Plano against East. I think East is fading and is getting to one dimensional.

I would agree... we have not played well in 4 weeks... but Berkner was the wake up call.

[PaulinPlano]

Wish I could of made the game. I decided to skip the game and hand with my wife and new baby daughter who just turned 8 days old. My wife let me go to Berkner last week 24 hours after baby Katherine was born so I had to give her some time to rest.

Those were some great pics. I did get permission already to go to PW and PE will skip Richardson and hope we have some Saturday afternoon playoff games so I can take my 2 year old to her first game.

I took my boy when he was 6 months old!!! Away from the band of course!

[PaulinPlano]

A few comments on that. First they don't have a much of a tradition in football. Second, the majority of the West side community is realtively new, transient (corp transfers) and uber wealthly. The houses next to the highschool are freakin insane. Who has the money to have 10K note a month on a house. I think priorities as a whole is completely different. I like it that way because Plano High got the wrap for years but now the neighborhoods that feed into Plano are almost all middle to upper middle class and you have a better sense of community in central Plano which is older and families have stayed for years.

That is where I grew up and although I live in Frisco, I keep bugging my wife for us to move back into the Plano Senior high attendance zone. Their are great neighborhoods and schools. However, my wife grew up in Richardson went to Berkner and is falling back on stereo types that she knew growing up which are more associated with Plano West currently.

I think it bodes well for Plano Football long term.

Many of the kids over there are in private school. Especially the artistic and musical kids. So not much left for the band.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Many of the kids over there are in private school. Especially the artistic and musical kids. So not much left for the band.

True, PrestonWood academy and John Paul 2 are taking lots of kids away from West Plano.

[EastSIDE]

Pics from Fridays Plano/Wylie game can be found through the Plano website, I know a shameless plug and brag session, but whatever works to reach a million before the end of the 2007 season.

Help get us to a million hits before season end! A bunch of Wildcats are known to celebrate for each 100,000 hits. To date, we have celebrated 7 times at an undisclosed location in Plano. For any Arkansas or Southwest Oklahoma State grads or attendees that did not graduate, that would be 700,000 hits.

http://www.planowildcatqbclub.com/?p=184

Below is "THE LEAP" of Burkhead going to the corner of the end zone from the 7 yard line on Friday vs Wylie:

http://thadfenton.exposuremanager.com/p/varsity_10-19-07/varsity10-19-071727

Great website Plano.

[Pingdude]

Interesting Plano West suddenly went from the overmatched team that Allen should beateasily, to well they played a good game but they do not have a great band and they lack fan support>

The school has had a total of 7 graduating classes >> you tell me how many people go to Plano or PESH games that did not go either there for highschool, have kids going there now or in the past and we will compare notes. Allen is different in that I do believe they as a one highschool town have community type support. Also Plano's band size was inflated for the Allen game because they pulled in lower schools bands in (just their Sr.High band size alone is nothing to write home about).

Also for a school seems to have "other priorities" someone needs to explain how they won the Lone Star trophy. Sure that is beyond just football, but it certainily is indicative of the overall successful athletic achievments of the students that go to highschool at West.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Interesting Plano West suddenly went from the overmatched team that Allen should beateasily, to well they played a good game but they do not have a great band and they lack fan support>

The school has had a total of 7 graduating classes >> you tell me how many people go to Plano or PESH games that did not go either there for highschool, have kids going there now or in the past and we will compare notes. Allen is different in that I do believe they as a one highschool town have community type support. Also Plano's band size was inflated for the Allen game because they pulled in lower schools bands in (just their Sr.High band size alone is nothing to write home about).

Also for a school seems to have "other priorities" someone needs to explain how they won the Lone Star trophy. Sure that is beyond just football, but it certainily is indicative of the overall successful athletic achievments of the students that go to highschool at West.

PW is really good in the country club sports like golf, tennis and girls soccer is a big player.

[bigdaddydog]

Interesting Plano West suddenly went from the overmatched team that Allen should beateasily, to well they played a good game but they do not have a great band and they lack fan support>

The school has had a total of 7 graduating classes >> you tell me how many people go to Plano or PESH games that did not go either there for highschool, have kids going there now or in the past and we will compare notes. Allen is different in that I do believe they as a one highschool town have community type support. Also Plano's band size was inflated for the Allen game because they pulled in lower schools bands in (just their Sr.High band size alone is nothing to write home about).

Also for a school seems to have "other priorities" someone needs to explain how they won the Lone Star trophy. Sure that is beyond just football, but it certainily is indicative of the overall successful athletic achievments of the students that go to highschool at West.


What the Heck are you talking about? The ONLY Poster that said anything close was some guy from Richardson! West got lots of Respect PreGame!!

I said: "Allen was very fortunate to come away with a win against West."

The West Band, I questioned the numbers they had on the field, not the Quality!!

Fan Support, I said they had a low turnout and they did!! I said nothing about fan support. The West Fans that bothered to come out were very vocal and had no problem stirring up a chant of "Over-Rated". That is good fan support!

I am a big guy, but I don't need anyone elses help trying to put words in my mouth! :D

Regarding Plano inflating the Band by bringing in the lower schools, That's OK with me. I wish West would have done the same thing. I also saw the East Game against Tyler John Tyler. At Half Time the trot out the High Schools to stand on the field and play one song and then have the marbles to announce the biggest HS marching band in Texas.

Trust me, we appreciate the flattery. We March 9-12 all the time every time.

Cheers,


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[Buckspert]

Now this is funny, band smack on a football page. :cool:

[Pingdude]

PW is really good in the country club sports like golf, tennis and girls soccer is a big player.


Last I checked the "country club" highschool- West> has beaten Plano (the hard-nosed "middle class" school) in football 4 out the last 5 years. Not golf or soccer or tennis, but good ole' football.

I am sure that is a fact that you care to forget.

[Plano Wildcat Fan]

Last I checked the "country club" highschool- West> has beaten Plano (the hard-nosed "middle class" school) in football 4 out the last 5 years. Not golf or soccer or tennis, but good ole' football.

I am sure that is a fact that you care to forget.

Maybe so but the majority of West Plano couldn't even tell you when they were playing. Try going up to the shops at willowbend and ask the folks this saturday who Plano West played the night before and who won. You would get alot of huh? What? I don't know!

You know what! With a new HC in place next year that trend will be changing dramatically and rather quickly. Plano is about to reemerge as a big time power year in and year out.

Plano wins this game on Friday by 2 scores and then next year their top receiver, RB and QB return with plenty of support on the OL and defense.