Pearland vs Clear Lake

[PearlandDL09]

Round 2. Thoughts?

[oilercenter09]

pearland beats lake soundly. our defense is made to defend the trip. option. weve already proved it earlier this year against kempner who scored on a fluke play at the beginning of the game and in the fourth when we had our 3rd string defense in. i will say that i think lakes d-line is better...waaay better...than kempners, but it shouldnt pose a problem for our balanced offense. kempner has better d-backs than lake, which should set up some nice "miller-time." our o-lines really stepped it up and had a great game against sterling, and we are much more improved since the kempner game, in all aspects. are lakes lb's any good?

[Pearland1]

Lake will not be able to stop Pearland's offense. Pearland's physical defense is going to stomp out the lake offense. saying that this will be a good game to watch.

[The Original]

Pearland over Lake 45-10

[oilercenter09]

Pearland over Lake 45-10

dude, i was thinking the same score but i didnt put it because i didnt want to offend any lake fans just yet.:)

[The Original]

dude, i was thinking the same score but i didnt put it because i didnt want to offend any lake fans just yet.:)

Trust me, there aren't any Lake fans on this board lol.

[oilercenter09]

the score was 14-0 at half for lake in the kempner game, but they were both defensive touchdowns. lake didnt get a first down the entire first half:eek::eek::eek: if kempners defense can stop lake just think of what defense will do to them. and stroz is a lake fan. i respect the guy for going for his team but i just cant give lake much credit.

[The Original]

Okay, well there might be a few Lake fans...but i look forward to seeing their kicker. Thats about it though...hopefully well see him punting a lot :D

[EagleDude73]

Trust me, there aren't any Lake fans on this board lol.

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[oilercenter09]

im not to sure if he punts for lake. i went to the brook lake game and he kicked it through the uprights on kickoff every freaking time. i forsee alot of turnovers for lake.

[oilercenter09]

i just looked at the boxscore for the kempner-lake game and lakes only offensive touchdown came in the last 1:47 of the whole game!:eek:
and that was against a lackluster kempner defense. kempner also had more first downs than lake, and kempner also through for more yardage than lake, who had zero. i honestly think kempner should have won judging by the play of an over-rated lake offense, but lake made the big defensive plays (blocked punt return) and a (77 yard interception return.)
but a win is a win. but a fluke win is also a win.:eek: should have been pearland vs. kempner. but atleast we can get back to our 24-5A roots.

[Pearland Longhorn]

This game means more to me than any other. I lived in Lake for 6 years. I still have a lot of connections with kids there. I support them in every other game but I really need you guys to stomp a mudhole in them. Blow that interior offensive line into pieces and get penetration. If you get penetration you force Canas to make quicker decisions and he will turn the ball over. I'm not telling you anything the coaches won't but I just feel better speaking my mind about it :D

They don't have the team speed to hang with us but they're very well coached and disciplined so don't count on blown coverages or missed assignments from them.

My cousin posts here and he's a Lake grad. I'm sure he'll be making an appearance.

I missed the Sterling game but rest assured, I'll be bringing the noise to this one. Expect several fog horns blaring. Just give me a reason to use them...

If Pearland plays a clean game and we don't shoot ourselves in the foot then they won't stop the offense.

Pearland-42
Clear Lake-14

[oilercenter09]

hey p-longhorn, im new to the boards and i just wanted to say whats up, and im a big fan of your analysis of the games. and on the lake game im picking it to be 45 - 10. i think lake will at some point early in the game drive it down toward the redzone but be unable to punch it in so theyll call that amazing kicker of theres to get them the easy 3, but i think for ther rest of the game our defense plays lights out and doesnt let lake smell the end zone until late fourth if at all. and our offense will do what we do best, score. i dont think lakes defense is ready for our type of offense, theyre to used to seeing the trip. option from brook and others. oh btw, what are your thoughts on the la porte-brook game coming up?

[Pearland Longhorn]

hey p-longhorn, im new to the boards and i just wanted to say whats up, and im a big fan of your analysis of the games. and on the lake game im picking it to be 45 - 10. i think lake will at some point early in the game drive it down toward the redzone but be unable to punch it in so theyll call that amazing kicker of theres to get them the easy 3, but i think for ther rest of the game our defense plays lights out and doesnt let lake smell the end zone until late fourth if at all. and our offense will do what we do best, score. i dont think lakes defense is ready for our type of offense, theyre to used to seeing the trip. option from brook and others. oh btw, what are your thoughts on the la porte-brook game coming up?

Well the thing about Lake is that it's all dependent on what kind of start we have. You can't let them get a lead because they bleed the clock and are really tough to beat when they have momentum. In 2004 (their semifinal team) they got off to an early lead and even though we played a great game we just couldn't get their offense off the field. The next year we set the tone early in the game on defense and they started to crumble. So that was a pretty easy win. The 2006 game was the nightmare scenario. We score to start the game but after the 40 minute rain delay we came out completely flat and let them take over. That game showed what can happen if you let their offense get rolling, it's like an unstoppable train.

I think our gameplan last year was excellent on defense. We took away the inside handoff to the fullback and forced them outside. Lake doesn't have the speed to beat us on the outside consistently.

As far as La Porte-Brook goes I think I like LP. They're a real young team and have gotten better as the year has gone on. Their tailback is a beast. Brook has all the old Clear Lake coordinators and actually runs the option better than Lake (They've beat Lake 3 years in a row with inferior athletes). I won't be surprised if Brook wins however because LP doesn't get a chance to see the option but if the coaches give them a good crash course in practice this week they can pull out a win.

BTW Pearland is 4-2 against Lake this decade. I noticed a Lake poster in another thread wasn't quite sure what the record was.

[oilercenter09]

stroz wasnt for sure about the record this decade. and i agree that our d will have to show early to make sure that lake doesnt start rolling, but lake is sooo confined to that god forsaken triple option that they dont pass the ball at all. kempner this season passed on us as well as running the trip. option and it made there offense i bit more succesful than what i think lake will do to us although kempner has inferior athletes compared to lake. i think the only viable gameplan for lake against us is to try to catch us off guard with a quick screen or slant, because we will be so preoccupied with the option. sterling did the opposite to us. our pass coverage in my opinion was the best ive seen it this entire season against a pass happy offense. sterling just caught us on there runs because we were busy defending the pass. the only way i honestly think lake can be productive against us is if they try to throw it, which i dont see happening. we know what lake can do with the ball, and we can stop it. lake knows what we can do with the ball, but they cant stop us.

[stroz]

Now we can't have a "Clear Lake -vs- Pearland" thread with only Oilers...we always need the opposing view, so let's balance it out, shall we.

The prevailing sentiment so far is Lake will be unable to stop Pearland's offense and Pearland's physical defense will shut down Lakes offense. That's nice and tidy for Pearland and mighty grimm for the us.

Since I've not watched a single game Pearland played this year I can't speak about your offense or your defense, I can only speak about Lake.

Lake's offense and defense is much better than you estimate. Basing your judgment on the Kempner game is a mistake and I'm sure the Pearland coaches will be preaching this the entire week. Lakes achilles heal is their propensity to turn the ball over. This season I remember six turnovers inside their opponents 20 yard line which is horrid.

Canas is the shiftiest runner I've seen in quite a while. If he get's to the permeter a single tackler rarely gets him down.

Hopkins is solid kicker but tends to miss makeable FGs. His real strength is putting the ball out of the endzone on kickoffs eliminating an opponents return game. Currently Hopkins is not punting but has this year.

Our defense is solid and quick. If they have a weakness it tends to be up the middle. Pearland's key is to find a way to get our safety out of the box which will open up your running game.

Pearland Longhorn already said it...you have to keep Lake's offense off the field. If you don't they will chew up the clock.

I think it's going to be a lot closer game than what I've read here.

BTW: The one vote for "Lake big" was mine, I meant to check "Lake close" so the polls are skewed.

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

Getcha popcorn ready.

If Lake gets the momentum early then Lake will win this game, but if we can't get any momentum we could be in trouble then. Athlete wise it doesn't matter, Dickinson is loaded with D1 athletes and we handled them pretty easily. And we handled Pearland pretty easy when they had Proctor and Fozzy, it all depends on momentum between these 2 teams playing each other.

Lake played sloppy against Kempner plain and simple...4 fumbles 1int. 2 turnovers in the redzone, Lake could've won bigger, but Lake tends to play sloppy time to time...

I'll be at the game...may the better team win

[oilercenter09]

Now we can't have a "Clear Lake -vs- Pearland" thread with only Oilers...we always need the opposing view, so let's balance it out, shall we.

The prevailing sentiment so far is Lake will be unable to stop Pearland's offense and Pearland's physical defense will shut down Lakes offense. That's nice and tidy for Pearland and mighty grimm for the us.

Since I've not watched a single game Pearland played this year I can't speak about your offense or your defense, I can only speak about Lake.

Lake's offense and defense is much better than you estimate. Basing your judgment on the Kempner game is a mistake and I'm sure the Pearland coaches will be preaching this the entire week. Lakes achilles heal is their propensity to turn the ball over. This season I remember six turnovers inside their opponents 20 yard line which is horrid.

Canas is the shiftiest runner I've seen in quite a while. If he get's to the permeter a single tackler rarely gets him down.

Hoffman is solid kicker but tends to miss makeable FGs. His real strength is putting the ball out of the endzone on kickoffs eliminating an opponents return game. Currently Hoffman's not punting but has this year.

Our defense is solid and quick. If they have a weakness it tends to be up the middle. Pearland's key is to find a way to get our safety out of the box which will open up your running game.

Pearland Longhorn already said it...you have to keep Lake's offense off the field. If you don't they will chew up the clock.

I think it's going to be a lot closer game than what I've read here.




ill have to agree with you that canas is a very shifty runner and is pretty quick on the outside, but he's just so susceptible to turnovers. he lost the game for you guys when you played brook with a redzone turnover.

and as far as our defense goes im sure our coaches will deploy the same tactics as last year seeing as the interior 7 are almost identical to last years, which shutdown lakes offense.

and as far judging you guys by the play against kempner ill say this, you guys came out slow, very slow, and didnt punch it in until the late 4th against a not so good kempner d. now this just might have been a bad day for the lake offense but its playoffs and you guys sghould have come out there ready to stuff it down kempners throat, but you didnt. and im gunna go out on a limb and say pearlands defense is far more superior in every aspect to kempners defense.

ill stick to what i had said in the other thread, if you guys come out like you did against kempner this one will be over early. lakes best defense lies in none other than its clock controlling offense, which you guys didnt establish until the second half. and if you try to establish it against us in the second half itll be to late.

[ruffshod]

P-land is similar to NS and Katy in that what you saw last year is pretty much the same you will get this year. With the exception being when they have at least one superstud (Aundre Dean, Fozzy, Matthews, etc.). They're fairly predictable, but can you stop them? Lake will have to jump on the Oilers early in order to have a chance in this one. Even if it's close at the half, P-land will pull away late. I see them winning by 2 or more tds.

[ftballin11]

This comng from a Katy fan who suffered the heart break of the 20t Loss in the reg3 finals. If Lake doesnt turn the ball over and plays stingy defense they can beat P-Land. But if Lake turns it over like they did against SV the very next week. They will lose.

I say P-land 28-17. But it will not suprise me to see the score Flip Flopped.

[oilercenter09]

This comng from a Katy fan who suffered the heart break of the 20t Loss in the reg3 finals. If Lake doesnt turn the ball over and plays stingy defense they can beat P-Land. But if Lake turns it over like they did against SV the very next week. They will lose.

I say P-land 28-17. But it will not suprise me to see the score Flip Flopped.


lake hasnt accomplished either of those goals this year, and i dont see them somehow doing it in a weeks time to prepare for us. im seeing a repeat of last years debauchery at district stadium. :eek:

[ftballin11]

lake hasnt accomplished either of those goals this year, and i dont see them somehow doing it in a weeks time to prepare for us. im seeing a repeat of last years debauchery at district stadium. :eek:

Yea they were averaging 3 turnovers a game in 04' Guess how many they had against us. 00000000000000.00000000000000.

[abileneeagles311]

pearland - 38 clear lake - 7

[Vash]

Pearland interior defensive line is too strong
and its linebackers are too fast for
an option style offense like Lakes to have success
can't win a game if you can't score

[PearlandDL09]

As long as we dont let Canas have a run like he did last year against us, we will be ok. Other than him, from what i've seen their other backs dont have the speed to get the edge on us.

[stroz]

Quite a bit of talk about Lakes turnovers as it should be. Each running back and QB should be forced to carry a ball around school the entire week. Last night when we got to the Kempner 10, I was hoping they'de knell it and settle for a FG.

Last year when Pearland came into our house and beat us so badly, we had a QB who could run the option but he wasn't a threat himself. This year we have a QB who is the threat. Make no mistake, Canas can put this team on his back and wreak havoc on a defense.

Reading this thread, it sounds like Pearland is impervious to mistakes and we know that's not true. Generally Lake must play a perfect game to have a chance and I don't think that's the case.

[PearlandDL09]

Quite a bit of talk about Lakes turnovers as it should be. Each running back and QB should be forced to carry a ball around school the entire week. Last night when we got to the Kempner 10, I was hoping they'de knell it and settle for a FG.

Last year when Pearland came into our house and beat us so badly, we had a QB who could run the option but he wasn't a threat himself. This year we have a QB who is the threat. Make know mistake, Canas can put this team on his back and wreak havoc on a defense.

Reading this thread, it sounds like Pearland is impervious to mistakes and we know that's not true. Generally Lake must play a perfect game to have a chance and I don't think that's the case.

Last year we only scored more points against alvin if I remember right. With an offense that was basically one dimensional. Im not saying lake doesnt have a chance at all, they are in the second round of the playoffs for a reason. And i believe with the statement of canas being capable of dominating a game, hes a heck of a player. But I also know that Allen/Carrier/Miller can dominate games.

[ThEgReAtOnE]

Offensively...
Saw both of these teams in person. Pearland has a better offensive personnel (Carrier, Allen, Miller, Gray, etc.), but CL runs that stingy Option-Attack. It can gash any defense at times.

Defensively...
I'd say both defenses have been about even... though I might say Clear Lake has perhaps a slight edge. I'm not overstating myself when I say this may be the best Clear Lake defense that I've seen, thus far, and I've been watching them since 2004.

I'd say this game will be close, for a while! Clear Lake beat a fairly athletic and big Dickinson team, pretty convincingly. However, this Pearland team has been outstanding, top to bottom. Then again, one could factor the SOS!

I'll go with..

Pearland 31
Clear Lake 21

But I think it'll be close for nearly 3 Qtrs.

[PearlandDL09]

We'll have to see..

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

Statistic wise it would look like Pearland would dominate this game in every way, but again they haven't played any competition at all this year so they think there big and bad beating up on those power house teams such as pasadena, sam rayburn, dobie etc...

Clear Lake on the other hand has actually played teams worth talking about Woodlands, Strake Jesuit, Dickinson, Brook...

3 of the 4 teams in 24-5a are going on to the 2nd round playoffs, 22-5a is down to Pearland and La Porte and La Porte doesn't impress me at all...

Pearland thinks there gonna come out and not expect a fight out of Lake...I wouldn't take Lake lightly if I was Pearland...yea they may have the better athletes, but Lake is disciplined and runs on a system that when it starts rolling and getting momentum in a game it can't be stopped.

This game won't be a blowout like Pearland think's its going to be...

Pearland keeps talking about how we struggled with a weak Kempner team...if you look at the scoreboard we held kempner to fewer points and held them to 70 fewer yards on total offense...so is that saying our defense is better then pearlands? :eek:

[PearlandDL09]

So you think your gonna beat us

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

So you think your gonna beat us

Yea I'll come out and say Lake will win it's my team and I played for them I'm not gonna doubt them...Pearland just hasn't impressed me with playing that weak competition ya'll have in district and non-district schedule...Lake might not have good competition in district either, but Lake has played better quality teams then Pearland has so we'll see how Pearland looks playing there toughest game of the year so far this week

Good Luck to both teams.

[Grizzy55]

Yea I'll come out and say Lake will win it's my team and I played for them I'm not gonna doubt them...Pearland just hasn't impressed me with playing that weak competition ya'll have in district and non-district schedule...Lake might not have good competition in district either, but Lake has played better quality teams then Pearland has so we'll see how Pearland looks playing there toughest game of the year so far this week

Good Luck to both teams.


first of all kempner scored when pearland had their third string in and second i guess beating 2 teams 59-0 and a team 63-28(Pas. Memorial) is not impressive at all!!! And lookin at your logic beating a brazoswood team that was the weakest i have seen them in years by one point automatically makes them a better team than pearland...tellin me pearland hasnt impressed u...when was the last time clear lake put 63 on the board it doesnt matter what team u play that shows a supreme offense and defense...so actually watch an Oilers game before u say they arent impressive :mad:

[Pearland Longhorn]

Pearland is a big favorite in this game any way you want to slice it. 24-5A had a down year. They have 3 teams in the 2nd round because they played a terrible FB district in the 1st round.

The Woodlands runs an offense similar to ours but we actually have more athleticism. If Lake couldn't stop them then they won't stop Pearland. Lake doesn't have a very good offensive line this year. It's not dominant like it has been in years past. Canas has the speed to get to the edge and make weak teams look silly but he will get corralled and hammered by the biggest and fastest defense he has seen all year. Offensively I'll take last years Lake team over this one. They had a better line and a real good fullback. The reason they made the playoffs this year is because their defense has stepped up.

Lake will have to play a perfect game. They'll have to eliminate turnovers, something they haven't really shown the propensity to do against fast defenses.

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

first of all kempner scored when pearland had their third string in and second i guess beating 2 teams 59-0 and a team 63-28(Pas. Memorial) is not impressive at all!!! And lookin at your logic beating a brazoswood team that was the weakest i have seen them in years by one point automatically makes them a better team than pearland...tellin me pearland hasnt impressed u...when was the last time clear lake put 63 on the board it doesnt matter what team u play that shows a supreme offense and defense...so actually watch an Oilers game before u say they arent impressive :mad:

Yea those 2 game you won 59-0 where against god awful teams, Lake won't hang 63 on the board because the offense controls the clock and takes long drives....Did I ever say Brazoswood was a better team then Pearland? Don't get me wrong Pearland is a good team...I just think there over rated because they haven't played any all around good decent teams.

And yea I've been to some Pearland games this year...I watched ya'll play La Porte, South Houston and Deer Park...

[Vash]

unless clear lake develops a passing game
they will not win this game
pearland is too tought against the run
and has way too much speed on defense

[Grizzy55]

Yea those 2 game you won 59-0 where against god awful teams, Lake won't hang 63 on the board because the offense controls the clock and takes long drives....Did I ever say Brazoswood was a better team then Pearland? Don't get me wrong Pearland is a good team...I just think there over rated because they haven't played any all around good decent teams.

And yea I've been to some Pearland games this year...I watched ya'll play La Porte, South Houston and Deer Park...

well then deer park as u know is a very good team and you guys barely beat a weak team so whatever way you make urself sound better by what your saying pearland is a better team hands down and if pearland is in a weak district and apparently lake is not then why wasnt lake ranked at all??? they are inconsistent and dont know how to keep the ball in their own hands..simple as that...sure u can work the clock but u have to be able to have the ball which u guys obviously cant do

[MemorialMustangs]

Yea those 2 game you won 59-0 where against god awful teams, Lake won't hang 63 on the board because the offense controls the clock and takes long drives....Did I ever say Brazoswood was a better team then Pearland? Don't get me wrong Pearland is a good team...I just think there over rated because they haven't played any all around good decent teams.

And yea I've been to some Pearland games this year...I watched ya'll play La Porte, South Houston and Deer Park...

Not to defend Pearland or anything but...

First - remember schools dont set their district schedules - the district schedules are selected for them... They beat a very good Deer Park team... Although ur right they havent played many great teams other than Deer Park, Hurricane Ike took a game off their schedule...

Pearland has won every game in the most convincing way possible... I dont know what more u expect from them? I dont know how u can honestly call them overrated... But I guess ull get ur chance

[Pearland Longhorn]

Not to defend Pearland or anything but...

First - remember schools dont set their district schedules - the district schedules are selected for them... They beat a very good Deer Park team... Although ur right they havent played many great teams other than Deer Park, Hurricane Ike took a game off their schedule...

Pearland has won every game in the most convincing way possible... I dont know what more u expect from them? I dont know how u can honestly call them overrated... But I guess ull get ur chance

It just shows that you have to use some questionable logic when making the case for Clear Lake in this game. Like I said earlier, on paper Pearland should roll in this game. However I went out of my way to point out CL's strengths and how they could exploit any Pearland weakness. To say that CL will outright win this game you have to ignore a lot of facts and focus on nothing but the biggest strengths of Lake, and also ignore every way Pearland plans on exploiting the weaknesses of Lake.

Clear Lake can certainly win this game. But you have to realize that this defense is much more prepared for the option than they were in 2006 and it's a pipe dream to think they can pull something like that off again.

I was much more worried about Lake last year than I am this year.

[The Original]

I love how only 30% of the voters(8/19) pulled for lake and only two actually posted.

Shows how hard it is to make a case against the Oilers doesn't it?

[Pearland Longhorn]

I love how only 30% of the voters(8/19) pulled for lake and only two actually posted.

Shows how hard it is to make a case against the Oilers doesn't it?

Some people that predicted Pearland to win this game in their post probably picked Lake to win in the poll just to stir it up. I do that sometimes.

[oilercenter09]

Not to defend Pearland or anything but...

First - remember schools dont set their district schedules - the district schedules are selected for them... They beat a very good Deer Park team... Although ur right they havent played many great teams other than Deer Park, Hurricane Ike took a game off their schedule...

Pearland has won every game in the most convincing way possible... I dont know what more u expect from them? I dont know how u can honestly call them overrated... But I guess ull get ur chance

i would have really enjoyed playing you guys, i wanted to see what memorial looked like with a great defense and a seemingly better offense than years past.

and we have won in a convincing fashion to most teams, but most of all to deer park, whom didnt touch the endzone. alot of the deer fans pulled the bad coaching card on us and said that if deer park would have gone for those 2 redzone td's instead of the field goal then they would have won. wrong, what they failed to realize is that pearland also got into the redzone twice and opted to get the easy 3 both times. and deer park also booted in a fluke 47 yard field goal which barely got to the uprights. im not attempting to dwell on the past but im just trying to push the whole winning "convincingly" factor.

pearland has had to earn everything that we have, and as for being in a weak district, three 22-5A teams, including us of course were ranked in the top 20 greater houston area teams at the beginning of the season, pearland, deer park, and pasadena memorial. pasadena and deer park both lost in the first round, but against two of the elite teams in the state, westbrook and northshore. while the only good team that any 24-5A team played in the first round was hightower. the entire fb district, besides hightower, were complete trash.

[Raving Fan]

Now we can't have a "Clear Lake -vs- Pearland" thread with only Oilers...we always need the opposing view, so let's balance it out, shall we.

The prevailing sentiment so far is Lake will be unable to stop Pearland's offense and Pearland's physical defense will shut down Lakes offense. That's nice and tidy for Pearland and mighty grimm for the us.

Since I've not watched a single game Pearland played this year I can't speak about your offense or your defense, I can only speak about Lake.

Lake's offense and defense is much better than you estimate. Basing your judgment on the Kempner game is a mistake and I'm sure the Pearland coaches will be preaching this the entire week. Lakes achilles heal is their propensity to turn the ball over. This season I remember six turnovers inside their opponents 20 yard line which is horrid.

Canas is the shiftiest runner I've seen in quite a while. If he get's to the permeter a single tackler rarely gets him down.

Hoffman is solid kicker but tends to miss makeable FGs. His real strength is putting the ball out of the endzone on kickoffs eliminating an opponents return game. Currently Hoffman's not punting but has this year.

Our defense is solid and quick. If they have a weakness it tends to be up the middle. Pearland's key is to find a way to get our safety out of the box which will open up your running game.

Pearland Longhorn already said it...you have to keep Lake's offense off the field. If you don't they will chew up the clock.

I think it's going to be a lot closer game than what I've read here.

BTW: The one vote for "Lake big" was mine, I meant to check "Lake close" so the polls are skewed.

The Clear Lake Kicker is Dustin Hopkins, the number 1 kicker in the 2009 class. He has committed to Florida State.

[Pearland Longhorn]

Dustin is much more of a threat at DB than he is at kicker in this game. He's probably their best defensive player alongside Stephen Berrara.

[MemorialMustangs]

i would have really enjoyed playing you guys, i wanted to see what memorial looked like with a great defense and a seemingly better offense than years past.

and we have won in a convincing fashion to most teams, but most of all to deer park, whom didnt touch the endzone. alot of the deer fans pulled the bad coaching card on us and said that if deer park would have gone for those 2 redzone td's instead of the field goal then they would have won. wrong, what they failed to realize is that pearland also got into the redzone twice and opted to get the easy 3 both times. and deer park also booted in a fluke 47 yard field goal which barely got to the uprights. im not attempting to dwell on the past but im just trying to push the whole winning "convincingly" factor.

pearland has had to earn everything that we have, and as for being in a weak district, three 22-5A teams, including us of course were ranked in the top 20 greater houston area teams at the beginning of the season, pearland, deer park, and pasadena memorial. pasadena and deer park both lost in the first round, but against two of the elite teams in the state, westbrook and northshore. while the only good team that any 24-5A team played in the first round was hightower. the entire fb district, besides hightower, were complete trash.

U dont know how much we wanted to... But we got too far ahead of ourselves and like Abilene and Judson - didnt show up when it all mattered...

Our Freshman class is the next really, really talented class - our Sophmore class is very good as well... Our Junior class is alright... It looks like next year well have a solid defense (not as good as this years though) but our offense wont be near as good... But our QBs are getting better and better and it looks like we will actually have a passing threat from here on... Our Sophmore (backup) QB played WR when we had 4 WRs on the field as well... So Im not sure what we'll do with him... Hes gonna be one heck of a QB, but we lost a great QB... We'll just have to see what next year brings and hope a hurricane doesnt cancel the game ;)

[oilercenter09]

U dont know how much we wanted to... But we got too far ahead of ourselves and like Abilene and Judson - didnt show up when it all mattered...

Our Freshman class is the next really, really talented class - our Sophmore class is very good as well... Our Junior class is alright... It looks like next year well have a solid defense (not as good as this years though) but our offense wont be near as good... But our QBs are getting better and better and it looks like we will actually have a passing threat from here on... Our Sophmore (backup) QB played WR when we had 4 WRs on the field as well... So Im not sure what we'll do with him... Hes gonna be one heck of a QB, but we lost a great QB... We'll just have to see what next year brings and hope a hurricane doesnt cancel the game ;)

im a player myself, and i know that our offense just salivates at the chance to go up against a stout defense, which you guys had, and will still have. i really wanted to see a balanced memorial team

but i will never forget when we were watching film on you guys before ike hit, we were watching you guys against jersey village, and jersey's center thought that the qb was underneath but the qb was actually in shotgun, so he snapped it really high and short and the the right tackle was pulling (counter most likely) and as he came around the line the ball landed on top of his helmet and started spinning on it as he was running. hilarious:D:D:D

[Pearland Longhorn]

U dont know how much we wanted to... But we got too far ahead of ourselves and like Abilene and Judson - didnt show up when it all mattered...

Our Freshman class is the next really, really talented class - our Sophmore class is very good as well... Our Junior class is alright... It looks like next year well have a solid defense (not as good as this years though) but our offense wont be near as good... But our QBs are getting better and better and it looks like we will actually have a passing threat from here on... Our Sophmore (backup) QB played WR when we had 4 WRs on the field as well... So Im not sure what we'll do with him... Hes gonna be one heck of a QB, but we lost a great QB... We'll just have to see what next year brings and hope a hurricane doesnt cancel the game ;)

Pearland is in a similar situation. I expect a rebuilding year next year and then when the current sophs on varsity are seniors they will be deadly. We have very promising players at QB and HB right now.

[oilercenter09]

sophmore trey anderson is going to do some great things for pearland. i think he'll be the best passing qb in PL history. during the Soho game he had his first varsity start and had been playing on jv the entire season, he looked comfortable in the pocket and threw for 207 yards, which i think is more than sam has thrown in a single game.

i just hope that a good WR steps out of the bunch, i havent seen someone like k-mill in the junior or soph. class. miller has been making great plays for p-land since his sophmore season.

and as for garrison, he has the most speed of any running back ive seen at pearland, but he lacks in size, but kasey bulked up alot so maybe garrison can do it to.

[t00 playa]

Pearland will beat clear lake.....but from looking at the games... lake doesnt seem to be that bad...... the strake, woodlands and kempner and dickinson games come to mind..... however..... i dont see pearland losing to a run only team.... its gonna take a team that can throw the ball as well.... :eek:

[oilercenter09]

Pearland will beat clear lake.....but from looking at the games... lake doesnt seem to be that bad...... the strake, woodlands and kempner and dickinson games come to mind..... however..... i dont see pearland losing to a run only team.... its gonna take a team that can throw the ball as well.... :eek:

after looking at the stats for the games i do have to give lakes offense more credit. they put up 385 total yards of offense against a very good woodlands defense, but had a tremendous amount of turnovers, im saying this because lake only punted once the whole game and turnovers are the only other way the could have given it to the woodlands. but pearland has a better defense than the woodlands, and pearland also has experience defending against the trip. option, which the woodlands didnt have. i think it will be a repeat of the woodlands game for lake except less yards and the same amount of turnovers.

lake had trouble stopping a good woodlands offense, which most teams do when playing the woods, but at the time the woodz hadnt established a running game to compliment there passing game. they only had 64 yards on 24 attempts. pearland yet again has a more balanced and more athletic offense than the woods, which should produce the same results.

and i know lake supportes hate me going back to the kempner game but lake didnt score until the last 1:47 of the entire game, against a bad defense.

[Pearland Longhorn]

Clear Lake typically performs really well in pre-district games against teams that don't see the option often. It's a really hard offense to prepare a HS team for on short notice. Unfortunately for Lake, once a team has it figured out they are gonna have to really struggle to win. Their scheme causes them to win games they have no business winning but also lose games against inferior opponents.

The Woodlands gave up a lot of yards but I noticed in film of that game that they did a good job at putting pressure on Canas. They causes him to make split second decisions on the pitch and he fumbled.

IMO the best way to stop the triple option is to take away the inside hand-off and extend the play as far to the outside as possible. Luckily PL's defense has the personnel to pull this off. Lake hasn't seen a D-line like ours and they haven't seen the speed at LB like we have. J-Stew has tons of experience stopping this offense, I expect him to be a huge help.

In 2006 our defense was completely lost out there. Something happened in preparation for the 2007 game though and we had a perfect defensive scheme for them.

[oilercenter09]

Clear Lake typically performs really well in pre-district games against teams that don't see the option often. It's a really hard offense to prepare a HS team for on short notice. Unfortunately for Lake, once a team has it figured out they are gonna have to really struggle to win. Their scheme causes them to win games they have no business winning but also lose games against inferior opponents.

The Woodlands gave up a lot of yards but I noticed in film of that game that they did a good job at putting pressure on Canas. They causes him to make split second decisions on the pitch and he fumbled.

IMO the best way to stop the triple option is to take away the inside hand-off and extend the play as far to the outside as possible. Luckily PL's defense has the personnel to pull this off. Lake hasn't seen a D-line like ours and they haven't seen the speed at LB like we have. J-Stew has tons of experience stopping this offense, I expect him to be a huge help.

In 2006 our defense was completely lost out there. Something happened in preparation for the 2007 game though and we had a perfect defensive scheme for them.

well i honestly believe we were so determined to pay lake back that it actually happened, on the homecoming :D, but i honestly see the same results, although lake may have a better defense than there 07' version, our 08' offense is far superior to 07's offense.

[oilercenter09]

btw, does anyone know who the home and away team will be?

[Pearland Longhorn]

btw, does anyone know who the home and away team will be?

I was going to ask the same thing. The website says we are away but it's never accurate for playoff games. They just don't want people thinking it's at The Rig.

[OilerOT09]

From what I have seen watching the Lake vs. Dickinson game and the FB Kempner game is that lake starts off slow on offense. Canas is really fast but as far as randal #20 and #22 I haven't seen much speed from them they are more east to west runners then north to south. But our D stoped Kempner at the beggining of the season and the pretty much run the same offense as Lake. The conclusion is from only what I've seen and I think our D can handel the run very well. So come friday we will see which team is more prepared since both teams are in the 2nd round for a reason.

[oilercenter09]

From what I have seen watching the Lake vs. Dickinson game and the FB Kempner game is that lake starts off slow on offense. Canas is really fast but as far as randal #20 and #22 I haven't seen much speed from them they are more east to west runners then north to south. But our D stoped Kempner at the beggining of the season and the pretty much run the same offense as Lake. The conclusion is from only what I've seen and I think our D can handel the run very well. So come friday we will see which team is more prepared since both teams are in the 2nd round for a reason.

the only difference between kempner and lakes offense is that kempner is able to throw the ball to an extent with there 2nd string qb. lake has no such passing game. canas shines because a lackluster supporting cast.

now we did give up 2 tds to kempner when lake gave up 1, but the first was a fluke, and the second was late in the fourth when our 3rd string was in. and in a playoff situation starters almost never go out.

if we do what we did last year itll be a repeat of last year, maybe even worse.

[stroz]

Dustin is much more of a threat at DB than he is at kicker in this game. He's probably their best defensive player alongside Stephen Berrara.

Dustin's the second best DB on this team although the pick-six was timely. Snow (S) Witten (LB) Jones (LB) are all a notch ahead, but the unsung defenders are White and Salazar (Hybrid DB or Small LB). These kid's a sure tacklers and hit with mean intentions.

After reading yesterday's threads the same sentiment prevails. Pearland's Defense will shut down Lakes Offense. Right before Hurricane Ike there was a "Woodlands - Lake" thread eeriely like this one.

.... Woodlands LB will shut down our running backs .... it didn't happen, we ran right through them but committed 5 turnovers in the process which ultimately cost us the game (not taking anything away from a solid Woodlands team). The most devastating coming with 30 seconds left in the first half at the Woodlands 2 yard line.

I don't think stopping Lakes (boring) offense is going to be as easy as the Pearland faithful assume. On the same token I think Lake is going to have trouble stopping Pearland's running attack. This game will probably come down to who controls the ball without committing turnovers... Edge to Pearland.

This is what's great about these football boards, if supposition was scored Lake loses this game big. Ultimately it's going to be played on the field by a bunch of guys we all believe in.

[unbiasedobserver]

I don't know anything about Pearland so no prediction. I am just interested
in how this one turns out.
I saw CL vs the Woodlands as honestly the score does not reflect the game.
CL had 4 turnovers and was only down 11 with 7 minutes in the 4th and they were driving. The last turnover kind of got everthing steamrolling the last few minutes in the Woods favor.
CL's defense was solid. They put a lot of pressure on the QB and pretty
well contained Lasco. The dbs were maybe not as strong as the front seven.
I'll be interested so see how Pearland fares, just to keep up with
possible State finalist. I know that Pearland and North Shore are two of the powerhouses in Region 3 and the Woods is one of the stronger teams in 2.

Good luck to both teams, hopefully everyone comes out of the game healthy.

[Pearland1]

Can't wait for this game on Friday. Pearland's offense needs to put fast point on the score board and make Lake pass the ball. Pearland should control this game with no problem.

[stroz]

Can't wait for this game on Friday. Pearland's offense needs to put fast point on the score board and make Lake pass the ball. Pearland should control this game with no problem.

Interesting take.... you're not concerned with Lakes running attack or their defense, you just assume Pearland will control the game? Or are you saying that if Pearland puts points up quickly, they will control the game?

[Raving Fan]

This game for P land will come down to turnover ratio, field position, and special teams. Making ball controlled offenses ( running teams )go the length of the field, bring safties in to help support against the run but be discipline not to bite on fakes and get burned by play action. Winning the down and distance 3rd and short vs. 3rd and long. Making good decisions on taking your 3 points vs going for it on 4th and long Pearland 38 Clear Lake 17

Stay Healthy!!

[Pearland Longhorn]

We have a better defense than The Woodlands and we have more experience with the option. We're also very hard to score against in the red zone. If we take away any big run plays from Lake they won't be able to protect the ball long enough.

[Fleeman93]

We have a better defense than The Woodlands and we have more experience with the option. We're also very hard to score against in the red zone. If we take away any big run plays from Lake they won't be able to protect the ball long enough.

I'm just curious what comparisons or stats you used to come to this conclusion.

[Pearland Longhorn]

I'm just curious what comparisons or stats you used to come to this conclusion.

On paper they're pretty even. I think we have more playmakers on defense along with more D1 talent. We're better suited to defend the option in our front 7. Although they did put quite a beat down on the Katy offense so The Woodlands is formidable.

[fitz400]

Interesting take.... you're not concerned with Lakes running attack or their defense, you just assume Pearland will control the game? Or are you saying that if Pearland puts points up quickly, they will control the game?

i think he is saying that if Pearland wants to control the game they will need to score fast. Because Clear Lake has a clock draining offense.

[CrossTheLine]

I don't know much of Pearland, I do know is that I've heard they have a mean defense.

Yeesh.

If that's true, which based on their PAPG, it is, I'm going to have to go P-land big.

[stroz]

I don't know much of Pearland, I do know is that I've heard they have a mean defense.

Yeesh.

If that's true, which based on their PAPG, it is, I'm going to have to go P-land big.

I'm assuming PAPG is Points Against Per Game. If I'm correct then it stands to reason a "Common Foe Approach" is needed, therefore you're basing your opinion on FB Kempner.

If I'm correct then why would you go with Pearland big?

[Pearland Longhorn]

I'm assuming PAPG is Points Against Per Game. If I'm correct then it stands to reason a "Common Foe Approach" is needed, therefore you're basing your opinion on FB Kempner.

If I'm correct then why would you go with Pearland big?

I doubt he's seen either team play. I wouldn't get bent out of shape based on an innocent prediction like the one he made.

Lake posters keep talking about why they will make this a great game. I'm ready to hear some more in depth analysis from you guys...

[oilercenter09]

I'm assuming PAPG is Points Against Per Game. If I'm correct then it stands to reason a "Common Foe Approach" is needed, therefore you're basing your opinion on FB Kempner.

If I'm correct then why would you go with Pearland big?

a few reasons the score of the kempner pearland game was so decievinng

- kempner had a big 60 someodd yard pass on th second play of the game, which got them on the 1 yardline and the punched it in.

-our starters were out before the 4th quarter, and there second td was a long drive against our 3rd stringers which took about 70 yds.

- lakes starters never went out.

- and if if you take kempners one big play away and the 4th quarter drive thats minus 130 total yards.

[stroz]

I doubt he's seen either team play. I wouldn't get bent out of shape based on an innocent prediction like the one he made.

Lake posters keep talking about why they will make this a great game. I'm ready to hear some more in depth analysis from you guys...

I'm hardly bent out of shape I just wanted some clarification.

For the most part the Lake posters (two of us) are lending an impartial view while the majority of the Pearland posters are talking about how the Oilers will destroy Lake. As to the analysis read my previous posts.

And I agree with your first statement about the poster not seeing either team play.

[stroz]

a few reasons the score of the kempner pearland game was so decievinng

- kempner had a big 60 someodd yard pass on th second play of the game, which got them on the 1 yardline and the punched it in.

-our starters were out before the 4th quarter, and there second td was a long drive against our 3rd stringers which took about 70 yds.

- lakes starters never went out.

- and if if you take kempners one big play away and the 4th quarter drive thats minus 130 total yards.

I made no comparison to the Kempner game in fact I posted how terrible we looked.

[Pearland Longhorn]

I'm hardly bent out of shape I just wanted some clarification.

For the most part the Lake posters (two of us) are lending an impartial view while the majority of the Pearland posters are talking about how the Oilers will destroy Lake. As to the analysis read my previous posts.

And I agree with your first statement about the poster not seeing either team play.

Everybody please note that the majority of the PL posters on this thread are players. You expect them to not predict a dominating win? I myself predicted a somewhat big win but I gave several reasons why I wouldn't be surprised by a close game.

[oilercenter09]

I made no comparison to the Kempner game in fact I posted how terrible we looked.

im just saying that defensively we handled kempner better. lake giving up 7 and pearland giving up 14 against kempner by no means justifies that lakes defensive effort was better than ours.

and im not attacking what you said, im just giving a reason people cant compare the defensive efforts of lake and pland against kempner.

but you guys still had a great game defensively nonetheless.

[MemorialMustangs]

im just saying that defensively we handled kempner better. lake giving up 7 and pearland giving up 14 against kempner by no means justifies that lakes defensive effort was better than ours.

and im not attacking what you said, im just giving a reason people cant compare the defensive efforts of lake and pland against kempner.

but you guys still had a great game defensively nonetheless.

Kempner probably got more possessions against Pearland as well - Im just basing it on the fact that Pearland scored often and doesnt run the triple offense where they try to hold onto the ball for 30 mins - not that its like a bad offense but comparing points a game when the other team gets half as many possessions defeats the purpose of it... Points allowed per game is only really valid if the team gets the exact same number of possessions and plays against first team defense the whole time... Its like, passing teams will (in general) score more than running teams because the clock stops more often and they score quicker (usually)... But if the running team scores on the same % of possessions as the passing team then its just as effective... (actually in that case the running team is probably better - more rest for defense)...

Not trying to take anything away from a solid Lake team - just allowing half the points in half the possessions means it was the same ratio... Which is what really matters...

[stroz]

Everybody please note that the majority of the PL posters on this thread are players. You expect them to not predict a dominating win? I myself predicted a somewhat big win but I gave several reasons why I wouldn't be surprised by a close game.

Yes, I've noted the names and many do appear to be from Pearland, so they will have an impartial view. I would love to see more Lake support on this board ...

I did read your previous posts and find you to be fairly impartial, in fact I even quoted one in my post. I have no issue with anyone predicting anything, but when you use terms like "bent out of shape" it tends to put one on the defensive....

I will say that I enjoyed the Woodlands week and this week as well because of the lively pregame gamesmanship on this board.

Let's continue and I'll check my defensiveness.

[oilercenter09]

Kempner probably got more possessions against Pearland as well - Im just basing it on the fact that Pearland scored often and doesnt run the triple offense where they try to hold onto the ball for 30 mins - not that its like a bad offense but comparing points a game when the other team gets half as many possessions defeats the purpose of it... Points allowed per game is only really valid if the team gets the exact same number of possessions and plays against first team defense the whole time... Its like, passing teams will (in general) score more than running teams because the clock stops more often and they score quicker (usually)... But if the running team scores on the same % of possessions as the passing team then its just as effective... (actually in that case the running team is probably better - more rest for defense)...

Not trying to take anything away from a solid Lake team - just allowing half the points in half the possessions means it was the same ratio... Which is what really matters...


good observation, but i will say that i didnt give enough credit to lakes defense in some earlier posts, they have a real good defensive line, but dont seem to rush the pass alot. purposely?

[Grizzy55]

Pearland-47 Lake-10

[Pearland Longhorn]

good observation, but i will say that i didnt give enough credit to lakes defense in some earlier posts, they have a real good defensive line, but dont seem to rush the pass alot. purposely?

Only one team passes in 24-5A.

Stephen Berrera is their best on the D-line but he's too slow to be much of a pass rusher. He just clogs up the middle. They're moving him to the o-line in college.

[oilercenter09]

Only one team passes in 24-5A.

Stephen Berrera is their best on the D-line but he's too slow to be much of a pass rusher. He just clogs up the middle. They're moving him to the o-line in college.

we watxhed film on him today, big guy, but once he gets a block its hard for him to shed. and who is the fb at brazoswood? i think 4 is his number.

[Pearland Longhorn]

we watxhed film on him today, big guy, but once he gets a block its hard for him to shed. and who is the fb at brazoswood? i think 4 is his number.

Yeah he's like 6'5 250. Kind of an odd size for DT. Then again, Obi was an odd size for DT. Not that I'm comparing their skills, Obi is a million times better. BEAST MODE...

[The Original]

Yeah he's like 6'5 250. Kind of an odd size for DT. Then again, Obi was an odd size for DT. Not that I'm comparing their skills, Obi is a million times better. BEAST MODE...

I suppose you would consider him as a "beast" :D.

But now that we've lost a few of our star defensive players such as obi and Seanz..Stewart has been really setting the tone this year on defense, you don't usually see a safety on every pile after a play on most teams, but hes that kind of playmaker.

[Pearland Longhorn]

I suppose you would consider him as a "beast" :D.

But now that we've lost a few of our star defensive players such as obi and Seanz..Stewart has been really setting the tone this year on defense, you don't usually see a safety on every pile after a play on most teams, but hes that kind of playmaker.

The biggest difference in this years defense and last years is in the way we rush the QB. Last year OBI would just explode in the interior and get instant penetration. This year we use our speed at DE to get to the QB and let our huge DT's clean up the mess.

Bernard Obi will be a force at DE or OLB in college.

[The Original]

The biggest difference in this years defense and last years is in the way we rush the QB. Last year OBI would just explode in the interior and get instant penetration. This year we use our speed at DE to get to the QB and let our huge DT's clean up the mess.

Bernard Obi will be a force at DE or OLB in college.

Thats the way it seems having Chioke Burnett and Mario Turner, two very fast DE's. That Ukwachu kid(i think thats how its spelled) had a nice game with two big hits for sacks against baytown. And hes only a sophmore??

[oilercenter09]

just a random observation, brazoswoods fb ran all over the lake defense, and especially right up the middle. if they would have given the ball to him more instead of that turnover prone hb of theres bwood could have won the game.

[1970Bucs]

That's Right We almost won. Lake 21 B'wood 20

[oilercenter09]

Thats the way it seems having Chioke Burnett and Mario Turner, two very fast DE's. That Ukwachu kid(i think thats how its spelled) had a nice game with two big hits for sacks against baytown. And hes only a sophmore??

dont forget trevor sealy, hes the strongest of the de's and still has very good quickness.

[The Original]

dont forget trevor sealy, hes the strongest of the de's and still has very good quickness.

He hasn't shown at all that he can get penetration through the line

[oilercenter09]

how many sacks did we have against sterling?

[The Original]

how many sacks did we have against sterling?

Thats because theres 10 other players on the field

[oilercenter09]

oh i wasnt trying to be smart original, i was just asking a question. it was totally irrelevant to the trevor sealy thing. i just wanted to know how many sacks we had because i dont know the number. apologies for not clarifying.

[The Original]

oh i wasnt trying to be smart original, i was just asking a question. it was totally irrelevant to the trevor sealy thing. i just wanted to know how many sacks we had because i dont know the number. apologies for not clarifying.

Pearland had 6 sacks against Baytown Sterling. According to chron.com

[oilercenter09]

thats impressive, but im also impressed by the sterling qb's durability, he took some nasty blows.

[Pearland1]

I think Pearland is trying to do the New York Giants front line deal. Rush the QB full force!!!! and keep sending in fresh people in to the front line.

[TellMeWeCan't08]

Statistic wise it would look like Pearland would dominate this game in every way, but again they haven't played any competition at all this year so they think there big and bad beating up on those power house teams such as pasadena, sam rayburn, dobie etc...:eek:

The funny thing is is that people said the same thing about Texas Tech's pre-BigXII menu and now look at the Raider Rashs.
I'm going to have to go with my boys in Maroon and White (Mainly black.)

Admitting, I'm not extremely impressed with our defense, especially comparing it to last years (Sorry '09) but they're just as fast as last years and they're well coached.
The offense finally clicks. Wish we had that last year.

Pearland 28
Lake 10


Disclaimer: Yes, that quote is old, I just got on.

[Pearland Longhorn]

The funny thing is is that people said the same thing about Texas Tech's pre-BigXII menu and now look at the Raider Rashs.
I'm going to have to go with my boys in Maroon and White (Mainly black.)

Admitting, I'm not extremely impressed with our defense, especially comparing it to last years (Sorry '09) but they're just as fast as last years and they're well coached.
The offense finally clicks. Wish we had that last year.

Pearland 28
Lake 10


Disclaimer: Yes, that quote is old, I just got on.

The defense last year was as dominant as I've ever seen at the HS level. That includes the 1995 La Marque "Black Hole" defense that I saw three times. If our defense hadn't been forced to go out on the field so often on account of our frequent 3 and outs they would have given up about 50 points the entire season.

We don't have the lock down corner anymore (Saenz) or the manbeast (Obi) but we still have playmakers in the secondary and a very fast, ball-hawking front 7. In the three games I've been to I haven't seen a blown assignment from our defense. That says a lot at the HS level.

[Vash]

First ill say the 09 defense is a much more efficient
defensive machine then the 08 defense ever was...

This years defense is only weaker in the secondary
than last years, and even then not by much
if we look at last years starters, Pearland returns...
Jarrod Stewart, Jourdan Brogdon, Dennis Walls
Dantrayal Smith(Truck), and Mario Turner

Although some players like Saenz, Obi, and Gary are hard to replace
the newly aquired depth makes up for the loss,
Obi is replaced by Newton and Staudt
While Gary is replaced by Deason and Rubin
Saenz and Sanders are tough to replace but Smith, Laikep and Smithers get it done
Lastly the speed of this years OLBs
including Chegee, Walls, and Wilson is a vast improvement
not to mention the increased pass rush of UK and Chioke at DE for 3rd and longs

I think all that just about sums everything up
and o yeah there are stats too...

[Pearland Longhorn]

First ill say the 09 defense is much more efficient
defensive machine then the 08 defense ever was...

This years defense is only weaker in the secondary
than last years, and even then not by much
if we look at last years starters, Pearland returns...
Jarrod Stewart, Jourdan Brogdon, Dennis Walls
Dantrayal Smith(Truck), and Mario Turner

Although some players like Saenz, Obi, and Gary are hard to replace
the newly aquired depth makes up for the loss,
Obi is replaced by Newton and Staudt
While Gary is replaced by Deason and Rubin
Saenz and Sanders are tough to replace but Smith, Laikep and Smithers get it done
Lastly the speed of this years OLBs
including Chegee, Walls, and Wilson is a vast improvement
not to mention the increased pass rush of UK and Chioke at DE for 3rd and longs

I think all that just about sums everything up
and o yeah there are stats too...

Of course the stats are going to be better. Last years defense was on the field about 5 extra series a game. Plus the district competition is weaker this year.

I agree with you on the depth issue. Saenz and Obi are big losses though.

[OilerOT09]

Ya they are hard to replace but we can manage with what we have since, there are better players all around so it really doesnt show that one part of the D is weaker then the other.

[Oiler99]

guys.. i know alot of you are excited about the playoffs and such, but really you can come on here as many times as you want and make the claim that this years team is better than last years. which might very well be valid. But instead of coming on here and saying it, go out there and do it. let the fans do the talking, focus on the game, get your rest, go over assignments, and most importantly enjoy the ride.. For you seniors this could be your last week of football forever.. treat it accordingly, no opponent too small, no opponent too big. Make your own destiny..

[The Original]

guys.. i know alot of you are excited about the playoffs and such, but really you can come on here as many times as you want and make the claim that this years team is better than last years. which might very well be valid. But instead of coming on here and saying it, go out there and do it. let the fans do the talking, focus on the game, get your rest, go over assignments, and most importantly enjoy the ride.. For you seniors this could be your last week of football forever.. treat it accordingly, no opponent too small, no opponent too big. Make your own destiny..

I think nothing will be changed in the outcome of the season if these guys keep posting or not because none of these posters are really starters or key players at Pearland.

[Oiler99]

maybe thats the case, and most likely nothing will change if they are key players, unless they're unfocused and giving away bulletin board material which by no means am i saying they are. Im just trying to express the importance of enjoying the ride. I can tell you this from a college athletes perspective, I may be playing college sports now, but id give anything to have those high school playing days back. Rather you play every snap or not these games will stay with you for the rest of your life.. Okay now off my soapbox, i would like to say i wish you guys luck and i am fairly confident you will pull off the victory and live to play another week.

[Ndure]

Im not from pearland or Clear lake.Who is P-town lol thats funny! Pearland has not played anyone this season worth discussing. Stats dont mean nothing until the players hit the field against each other. Georgia looked good on paper this year until they hit the field. Lake has a great team and so does pearland. I believe lake will take this game by a touchdown. Pearland lost to a weak 4A AND I REPEAT 4A La Marque team last year who was Blown out at home by Dickinson 45-16. The same dickinson team returned this year and lake handle them boys for real with a blow out. Now Dickinson is a good team. Pearland I hope yall boys ready cause lake plays well on both sides of the ball and playoffs is a new ball game where everything is laid on the line.

[mossad]

Ndure you right. Pearlands schedule is real shakey. As much as i respect Pearlands program i began to look at their biggest games. Deer Park. Who also has a trashy schedule lol, u win not to convincingly 20 to 9. Ok if you want to compare and contrast look at the dobie game. Pearland beat them 42 to 3 and dickinson beat Dobie 45 to 14. I would say those scores are somewhere in the same area as far as dominating. Well clear lake beat dickinson 30 to 7. Pearland its good to be confident but Clear Lake is no slouch by all means! I hope to see a good game.
P.S - Dont get to dizzy with them running option right and option left because they WILL throw it down field when your corners began to bite.

[Oiler99]

you act like clear lake is something new, dont forget pearland and lake have played every year since 04, This yrs team maybe better than yrs past but dont forgot its the same offense the same players these guys have played against all through high school. Lake and Pearland both know each other very well.. No one is underestimating the other, These guys both know that whoever walks away with the W came to play... o and the guy making the comparison to last yrs lamarque loss, and then this years dickinson loss, get real high school teams change drastically every year.. there is no value in that comparison.

[mossad]

I think he used the La marque comparison because of La Marques speed and how a weak La Marque team last year was some how able to win over the 24-5a district champion. As good as Pearland was last year i was expecting to see a 35 to 3 rump over the Cougars. I have not seen pearland play all year. But I wish they could still be in 24-5A because their team would be prepared better vs playing a weak 5-A schedule. Clear Lake has played some teams to get them ready. I can't wait to see the game, good luck to both teams. Casey Carrier should have a good game.

[Ndure]

Pearland is in a weak district.The truth hurts. Pearland would not win district if they were in the same district as La marque ,Angleton Texas City and friendswood in 4a. You right there is no comparison of last years team because yall lost to a 4a team that was 4th place in the district last year. I believe Lake will shock pearland this weekend with a big win over a untested team

[Pearland Longhorn]

Ugh, these noobs will be long gone after this weekend...

I can't even debate with people this stupid. It's one thing to compare common opponents but to compare teams that never played each other (dickinson) and use that to help your argument is about as illogical as it gets. You haven't seen Pearland play yet you pick them to lose? Why not just say you expect a close game and leave it at that. We had a 4th string QB playing against Dobie in that 4th quarter. We took 3 straight delay of game penalties on their 5 yard line with 2 minutes left... How can you possibly use that game as a measuring stick?

You two are nothing but a couple of haters.

[MemorialMustangs]

Im not from pearland or Clear lake.Who is P-town lol thats funny! Pearland has not played anyone this season worth discussing. Stats dont mean nothing until the players hit the field against each other. Georgia looked good on paper this year until they hit the field. Lake has a great team and so does pearland. I believe lake will take this game by a touchdown. Pearland lost to a weak 4A AND I REPEAT 4A La Marque team last year who was Blown out at home by Dickinson 45-16. The same dickinson team returned this year and lake handle them boys for real with a blow out. Now Dickinson is a good team. Pearland I hope yall boys ready cause lake plays well on both sides of the ball and playoffs is a new ball game where everything is laid on the line.

So ur comparing 2 teams in 2 different years based on a common opponent... La Marque beat Pearland last year... La Marque was blown out by Dickinson last year... Lake beat Dickinson this year... Therefore Lake will beat Pearland?!?!?!?! Isnt that a bit of a stretch - look im not trying to say that Lake cannot win this game but the logic isnt there...

First let me remind u that teams get worse or better year after year... Also ur assuming that each team will play like they did that game and eliminating the coaches gameplan and the individual matchups from ur equation...

Dickinson is probably the most inconsistant team Ive ever heard of this year - for what my opinion is worth...

Remember yall lost to Clear Brook - Would Pearland have lost to Clear Brook? But that was this year - Isnt that more valid evidence because its more current...

Once again Im not trying to through Lake under the bus but c'mon that arguement makes no sense at all...

I still say Pearland wins... 31-17

[PearlandDL09]

haha, haters.

[The Original]

Im not from pearland or Clear lake.Who is P-town lol thats funny! Pearland has not played anyone this season worth discussing. Stats dont mean nothing until the players hit the field against each other. Georgia looked good on paper this year until they hit the field. Lake has a great team and so does pearland. I believe lake will take this game by a touchdown. Pearland lost to a weak 4A AND I REPEAT 4A La Marque team last year who was Blown out at home by Dickinson 45-16. The same dickinson team returned this year and lake handle them boys for real with a blow out. Now Dickinson is a good team. Pearland I hope yall boys ready cause lake plays well on both sides of the ball and playoffs is a new ball game where everything is laid on the line.


Wow....are you serious??

These new guys must be the most ignorant posters I have ever seen.

[Oiler99]

on second glance if you want to compare a common opponent last yr. why dont you just look at the game between these two teams last yr.. thats what i thought.. 42-17 doesnt sit too well. but of course that logic is total nonsense.. its a new year new teams.. we can not assume that same score will happen.

[MemorialMustangs]

on second glance if you want to compare a common opponent last yr. why dont you just look at the game between these two teams last yr.. thats what i thought.. 42-17 doesnt sit too well. but of course that logic is total nonsense.. its a new year new teams.. we can not assume that same score will happen.

Ya, Ive learned that statistics can say anything u want them to say if u stretch it enough... So thats why generally I only care about the win loss record...

For example this year in the regular season we held teams to 9.4 ppg... But most of those points were scored on turnovers and when our starters were pulled at the end of games when we had dominated (too bad we didnt show for the playoffs right)... So really I could stretch the statistic to say that we really only allowed like 5ppg...

Or u can say we (this is hypothetical) get 700 ypg but if u give them 8 turnovers or cant score then most of the yardage becomes obsolete...

[OilerOT09]

wow those 2 guys are retarted.... we('09) have played lake for the past 3 years. Freshman year we didnt play cause of the hurricane, Jv B we won, and last year we dominated in all aspects. Plus k-mill, jourdan, truck, stew, sam have all been on varsity. What im saying is that we know lake we enough to expect what they are going to run. Since they have had the same offence all 3 years and have the same one this year. (its just an observation)

[mossad]

awww man why i have to be ignorant lol, are we taking these forums so serious??? This is all fun right? Im from Dickinson Clear Lake whooped us. Im just droppin some stats on here. All these bleeding hearts lol. I just wanna see a good game. Good game to both teams. i said Carrier is going to have a good game because our second string running back had a ok game against him.:)

[mossad]

Ugh, these noobs will be long gone after this weekend...

I can't even debate with people this stupid. It's one thing to compare common opponents but to compare teams that never played each other (dickinson) and use that to help your argument is about as illogical as it gets. You haven't seen Pearland play yet you pick them to lose? Why not just say you expect a close game and leave it at that. We had a 4th string QB playing against Dobie in that 4th quarter. We took 3 straight delay of game penalties on their 5 yard line with 2 minutes left... How can you possibly use that game as a measuring stick?

You two are nothing but a couple of haters.

I picked who to win? I said I hope its a good game lol, go read clearly. I stated facts. Pearland is in a weaker district, last year they did lose to a 3rd seed in 4A. Not hating just stating the facts sir. Pearlands schedule does not prepare them for the playoffs with weak teams and thats the truth or am I lying? Whittaker is from my hometown Dickinson. Came to alot of games to see them play. I dont know bout NDURE but im just hoping to see a good game SIR. :D

[mossad]

Our Dobie games was stopped with 8 minutes left in the 4th quater because of an incident on the field as we were about to score again.

[Pearland 06]

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[Harry Yuckabowski]

I am sure Pearland Longhorn, PearlandDL09, and The Original will blast me for being a "noob," but the fact is I read often. I just don't post. Tis always better to be perceived a dumb than to open ones mouth and prove them correct.

I will say that as a fan of Houston area high school football I am intrigued by many Pearland posts. Many of them talk a lot of trash. That is a direct reflection of what happens in Pearland.

I hope Friday night will be a good game. I am not going to predict a winner. I just hope for a good game. I also hope that North Shore and Hightower is a good game. As I said, I am fan of high school football.

That being said, I have no idea how Pearland is so confident in this win. I know people and even watched some of the Pasadena schools play this year. They would have a hard time with some middle schools in Houston area districts. I know you have to play who is on your schedule and you can't control that, but to have the confidence I have seen on this board this year is crazy. Pearland is tough. They are undefeated. They play with a high intensity, but to say you are going to roll a second round 5A opponent is crazy. Most teams are good at this time of year.

Of course, they will bring up Kempner. A fluke play to score and one late in the 4th quarter vs. Pearland. I know. I read it a bunch. Kempner is pretty decent and both teams won the game when Kempner was the opponent. Does it matter the score if both teams win?

I also saw a post about last years Clear Lake vs. Pearland game. That game, if I recall, was 21-17 in the 4th quarter. I think I remember watching that on TV. It ended up a blowout, but 21-17 in the 4th was a very close game. Clear Lake didn't finish, but Pearland also got some cheap ones late. I am very intrigued with the teams and how they will play this year. Both teams graduated some "beasts," so we will see on Friday.

I wish both teams luck and I hope for a well played, injury free game.

[fbstangman]

Lipstick on a cat? Man, i thought I had seen it all, but never that. Funny. I'm sure the cat was thrilled by the makeup job. Pearland 06, you made my day.:D

[Statman/NS]

I am by no means a Pearland supporter, but this weak district argument gets old!!! We (NS) have heard that for years. I do believe stronger competition gets you ready for the tougher teams but that doesn't take away from the quality of your team.
Regardless of their weak district, the Oilers are a talented bunch and have been for quite a while. Like many have said there is nothing you can do about who is placed in your district. And sometimes even lining up a more competitive non- district schedule can be tough if, A) that school doesn't want to play you or, B) the schedule doesn't allow for it. Such as the Fort Bend schools have very very little flexability with 9 district games.

[Ndure]

Aww Pearland calm down!! Save the talk for after the game you know the rule. It will be sad you guys talk all this noise and loose. Im stupid lol nope you are because I ran u hot over a highschool football game. By the way Dickinson beat brook this year. Man Northshore will blow every team out in your district by 20 ask deer park lol. Pearland yall act like you going to state lmao. If you don't go home this week. You will be at home next week Go Northshore!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mossad]

Aww Pearland calm down!! Save the talk for after the game you know the rule. It will be sad you guys talk all this noise and loose. Im stupid lol nope you are because I ran u hot over a highschool football game. By the way Dickinson beat brook this year. Man Northshore will blow every team out in your district by 20 ask deer park lol. Pearland yall act like you going to state lmao. If you don't go home this week. You will be at home next week Go Northshore!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow thats a little extreme, Pearland is in the process of rebuilding after that great 06 team! I believe when you have someone like Carrier anything is possible. Pearlands team is not as strong as it has been but this year i have seen some of their JV and Freshman games and no they will be big time contenders very soon. Yes everyone knows North Shore is loaded down but anyone can be beaten. Look at La Marque this year, from 2 years ago winning state to not making the playoffs since 85 or something like that. Lets keep the noise talking down, because we have sensitive people on here. Its all about sportsmanship, I tip my hat to any student athletes, i wish Pearland luck on the rest of their season as well as clear lake.

[Pearland1]

Damn no one informed me that the circus was in town. Pearland lets focus on friday and leave this guys alone to talk all their hate. All you haters should go to the losers lounge I will consult you on your pain for free. :D

[mossad]

LOL@ sensitive hearts on here, where the real Pearland fans at who are going to let me know about who to watch during the game besides Kasey Carrie??? I wanna see a good game, Besides the obvious im interested in the kids who are going to college? How many players have inked and where too? Someone please get this man a tampon above me lmao!!! :rolleyes:

[Ndure]

Damn no one informed me that the circus was in town. Pearland lets focus on friday and leave this guys alone to talk all their hate. All you haters should go to the losers lounge I will consult you on your pain for free. :D

You right the circus is in town and the circus clown is your schedule and his name is weak lol and his sidekick were going home soon. Go Lake!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing nice about pearland is their Field and its called the rig and when you play their all the games are rig for them to win with all the holding and late hits

[Pearland 06]

You right the circus is in town and the circus clown is your schedule and his name is weak lol and his sidekick were going home soon. Go Lake!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing nice about pearland is their Field and its called the rig and when you play their all the games are rig for them to win with all the holding and late hits

What?

Grammar/Spell check much?

[DragonFan0316]

Pearland looks to have put it all together. They may win state.:notworthy

[PearlandDL09]

Aww Pearland calm down!! Save the talk for after the game you know the rule. It will be sad you guys talk all this noise and loose. Im stupid lol nope you are because I ran u hot over a highschool football game. By the way Dickinson beat brook this year. Man Northshore will blow every team out in your district by 20 ask deer park lol. Pearland yall act like you going to state lmao. If you don't go home this week. You will be at home next week Go Northshore!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next week? theres no possible way for us to play north shore next week. but nice try.

[MemorialMustangs]

You right the circus is in town and the circus clown is your schedule and his name is weak lol and his sidekick were going home soon. Go Lake!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing nice about pearland is their Field and its called the rig and when you play their all the games are rig for them to win with all the holding and late hits

Its always the refs when ur on the losing end isnt it? ;)

Just for u, Pearland will try to change its district and make it more challenging - Its Pearlands fault that the UIL put them in a district with a bunch of weak schools located near Pearland... If those people in Pearland werent such wimps theyd be in the Plano, Wylie, Allen district... (isnt sarcasm great)... Maybe they should just make a super Houston district with North Shore, Pearland, Katy, Hightower, Memorial (for good measure :) ), Eisenhower, Lamar, and Cinco Ranch - would it satisfy u then????

I just dont know why u make fun of them for such a weak schedule - that they cant even control... They dominated all of the games about as much as anyone could ever expect them too... I personally feel like Pearland is a legitimate State qualifer contender (if that makes sense)... I really dont know how to compare them to the likes of Trinity, but I can definately see Pearland representing R3 and 4 in the champ game...

Anyways good luck Lake... I know u guys keep saying turnovers are the reason games are close or w.e. or the reason they score, but the reality is if u give up a lot of turnovers often, ur probably gonna give up turnovers here its not like u can write them off and toss em to the side - eh they arent important... I think Lake is a solid team that runs a very good system (I personally think its boring to watch but whatever works right)... If Lake was in DII I could see em go pretty far (depending on who they play when)... Anyways good luck, but dont pretend like it wont be an upset if u guys win... Because IMO it would be a big upset... But that doesnt mean u dont have a chance

[fitz400]

Alright i guess it is time for my analysis...

Pearland threats
Comp Att Pct Yds TD INT
Sam Allen: 104 162 64.2 1403 18 2
Att Yds Yds/Att TD
Kasey Carrier: 179 1611 9 26
Rec Yds Yds/Catch TD
Kevin Miller 50 924 18 16

Team Stats:
Total yards First downs Rushing yards Passing yards
4409 216 2717 1692
PPG PAPG
45 10.2

Clear Lake Threats

Comp Att Pct Yds TD INT
Eric Canas 9 30 30 186 1 2

Att Yds Yds/Att TD
Eric Canas 163 1031 6.33 13

Att Yds Yds/Att TD
Jarred Mack 119 846 7.11 15


Team Stats

Total yards First downs Rushing yards Passing yards
3089 151 2843 246


Pearland- 42
Clear Lake- 21

Clear Lake is an all running team their big weakness will be taken advantage of by a fast D-line and smart Defensive calls. But not till after some adjustments. Pearland will have trouble for the beginning of the game

[The Original]

Pearland's defense is about equal in talent and speed but the key players this year have been...

Jarrad Stewart- Safety...Utah commit

Dantrayal Smith-DT...Top 150 on Espn.com

Jordan Brogdon-Lb....Overall great player and tons of intensity

[okt0ber]

I am by no means a Pearland supporter, but this weak district argument gets old!!! We (NS) have heard that for years. I do believe stronger competition gets you ready for the tougher teams but that doesn't take away from the quality of your team.
Regardless of their weak district, the Oilers are a talented bunch and have been for quite a while. Like many have said there is nothing you can do about who is placed in your district. And sometimes even lining up a more competitive non- district schedule can be tough if, A) that school doesn't want to play you or, B) the schedule doesn't allow for it. Such as the Fort Bend schools have very very little flexability with 9 district games.

You've heard it for years and it usually comes out correct for NS... they usually lose in the playoffs when everyone thinks they'll keep winning.

[fbstangman]

oktober, Deer Park has not won state(in football) since the 1950's. And that was a 1A title. So ease up on NorthShore. They have only lost 6 games in the last 7 years. All losses were playoff loses. One title. I'll take that. Seeing that only one team ends up with the hardware, then I guess by your standards everybody else is a loser. I would be surprised if the Deer ever go all the way. They haven't in my lifetime and I was born in 1956. You guys have had a state title in baseball in the big school level, in 1976.(4a) I played pony league with the catcher. His name is Tommy Knox. He later coached at Pasadena.
I predict that whoever comes out of reg.3 in D1 will play in the final. But I think unless somebody upsets Trinity in an earlier round, Trinity probably wins state.

[The Original]

You've heard it for years and it usually comes out correct for NS... they usually lose in the playoffs when everyone thinks they'll keep winning.

Oh well, Pearland has a weak schedule....you can keep saying that all you want and how it will hurt us in the end but not every championship team has had a strong district in their time. Just because you play a few weak teams does not mean that it will prove to be a weakness in the playoffs...your still the same team with the same talent, if anything the chances are youll have less injuries before playoffs start since your backups will be going in.

The point is.... don't count a team out, until the time clock runs out...no matter who is playing.

[fbstangman]

Pearland could make it to the final this year. It's one of their best chances. I hope they don't , because I like NS, but y'all are a good program. And Judson lost, so that makes it easier to deal with reg.4.
Now beating Trinity, if they make it is a whole nother ball of wax.
This is one of the stronger D1 reg.3's we have had in a while. Cinco- Beat Katy, say no more. Hightower, undefeated. Ike, always pretty tough, Pearland, undefeated. NorthShore, undefeated. And a sneeky Katy Taylor. Clear Lake, dangerous with the old school triple option. Pretty Salty region if you ask me.

[bulldog]

Oh well, Pearland has a weak schedule....you can keep saying that all you want and how it will hurt us in the end but not every championship team has had a strong district in their time. Just because you play a few weak teams does not mean that it will prove to be a weakness in the playoffs...your still the same team with the same talent, if anything the chances are youll have less injuries before playoffs start since your backups will be going in.

The point is.... don't count a team out, until the time clock runs out...no matter who is playing.

I would like to believe that Deer Park proved that Pearland could win against a quality opponent.

[The Original]

I would like to believe that Deer Park proved that Pearland could win against a quality opponent.

Well thats what the playoffs are for aren't they? So well just have to wait and see. Then you will get your "proof".

[OilerOT09]

We shall see tomorrow how well we(pearland) can handel a good opponent. And so we can prove to all you haters that we will go further then anyone thinks.

[The Original]

We shall see tomorrow how well we(pearland) can handel a good opponent. And so we can prove to all you haters that we will go further then anyone thinks.

Don't try to get too overconfident....I'm not saying that I don't think it will happen but just don't try to sound like those self-centered Hightower posters...it promotes a bad image.

[bulldog]

We shall see tomorrow how well we(pearland) can handel a good opponent. And so we can prove to all you haters that we will go further then anyone thinks.

you are a good team, you already proved it, your not near as good as NS.

[mossad]

Do you guys think this team is about even with the 06 pearland squad?

[Pearland1]

you are a good team, you already proved it, your not near as good as NS.


Thats what they said during the 2007 season and Fozzy and company beat North Shore. Anything could happen.

[DragonFan0316]

Oh well, Pearland has a weak schedule....you can keep saying that all you want and how it will hurt us in the end but not every championship team has had a strong district in their time. Just because you play a few weak teams does not mean that it will prove to be a weakness in the playoffs...your still the same team with the same talent, if anything the chances are youll have less injuries before playoffs start since your backups will be going in.

The point is.... don't count a team out, until the time clock runs out...no matter who is playing.

Strength of scedule is overrated. Look at SLC. We whipped up on the opponents every week. In fact our second string played the second half of most games. It made us deeper. The bottom line is you don't always get to pick the opponent. Pearland will win this week and may go all the way....and I am not a homer.

[bulldog]

Thats what they said during the 2007 season and Fozzy and company beat North Shore. Anything could happen.

and Pearland has been saying what you are saying the other 10 times that they lost.

[stroz]

This thread started off well and slowly degraded into rhetoric. As a Clear Lake dad I hope tonights game is judged fairly and is played at a high level....by both teams. Regardless of the outcome it's been fun reading the opinions of those who know Pearland and just scanning those who don't.

Good luck tonight and may the best team prevail.

[Oiler99]

and Pearland has been saying what you are saying the other 10 times that they lost.

they havent even played 10 times..
now they have lost 5 times to northshore, but whose counting?

[OilerOT09]

Don't try to get too overconfident....I'm not saying that I don't think it will happen but just don't try to sound like those self-centered Hightower posters...it promotes a bad image.


I'm not over confident... I'm saying that we need more ppl to believe n us thatsss wat it means( we will go further then anone thinks).... its talkin about believing

[fitz400]

uhohh..
Lake is up 21-14 at half.

[Pland90]

28-28 in ot

[MemorialMustangs]

TALK ABOUT AN AMAZING ENDING

Congrats Pearland...

I really feel sorry for u lake... OUCH...

And I thought Pearland was the team in trouble :eek:

[Pland90]

One of the best games I've ever seen in person:eek:

[MemorialMustangs]

One of the best games I've ever seen in person:eek:

Wish I had seen it in person:(

[CKE]

Much respect for Clear Lake ever since I played against them in 04...Just can't seem to finish the end of a game..congrats on a good season guys

[Pearland Longhorn]

Incredible game. Well played on both sides of the ball and both teams showed a ton of heart.

[Tigerjag]

The Clear Lake Kicker is Dustin Hopkins, the number 1 kicker in the 2009 class. He has committed to Florida State.

Ouch!