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Was also surprised but have watched enough playoff football over the years that I shouldn't have been.

What I didn't expect was for Arp to control the game from start to finsh in the manner they did.

Newton didn't seem to ever get much of any momemtum going on either side of the ball. 

Arp also seemed to be the faster team. They have a couple of RB's that can flat run. 

7-0 Arp at halftime. 

TD Arp xtra point good 7-0 5:59 2nd qtr

ARP has already had 2 scores called back for holding 

Final from Jasper TX

Newton 30 Elysian Fields 20

EF pass incomplete on 4th down in endzome. Newton turns EF over on downs inside the 5 yd line. Less than 4 mins to go

TD Newton. Xtra point good. Newton up 30-20 6:57 4th

36 yd field goal Newton. 23-20 10:27 4th qtr

TD EF Extra point no good. 20-20 3:45 3rd

TD Newton 2pt conversation no good. Newton 20 EF 14 8:25 3rd qtr

Final - Rockdale 21 Coldspring 13 

21-13 Rockdale 7:53 4th

21-7 Rockdale 3:47 3rd qtr

14-7 Rockdale -  Halftime

14-7 Rockdale. 3:47 2nd qtr

14-0 Rockdale 8 min left 2nd qtr 

Underclassmen aren't the issue or problem...CS has plenty of kids playing this year who were starters or significant contributors on last years playoff team...

When CS played for a state championship several years ago they had a soph playing QB as well as other soph's and other underclassmen starting and playing key roles...Most small schools will have plenty of underclassmen playing key roles because they don't have the luxury of having 85-100+ kids to choose from like the larger classification schools have...

CS isn't as talented across the board as they have been in the recent past, however, they are still more than enough talented at several positions such as QB, RB and WR to be a tough out in the playoffs if they could put it all together...

Newton 66 Waskom 0 - Final

Newton up 60-0 6:43 left in game

2 hours ago, Bigdaddy79 said:

•  I feel next week will not be as good for the Trojans,

Because they should be playing a much better team next week.

Right now CS (with their current coaching staff) is your classic bully.

They beat up on the little guy (bad teams) but get exposed when they play a team that can counter with a decent/ good scheme and above average players to execute it. 

 I haven't seen this staff beat a team that they shouldn't have yet but I have watched them lose to several teams that they shouldn't have. 

I was really surprised how bad La Marque was. I don't know how they won 8 games. I commented to someone during the game that they looked like a JV team. They are easily the worst LM team I've seen in over a decade. 

CS did play well but I've seen enough of CS this year to know that tonight's score had more to do with LM being really bad than CS being really good.

2 hours ago, TexasPanther2012 said:

Liberty stops coldspring on 4th down who knows why coldspring did not punt , 

For the record Coldspring refused to punt not once but twice on their side of the field with the lead and less than 2 mins remaining in the game....It was unbelievable the first time they went for it (and fortunately got a 1st down via offside penalty on the defense) and unexcusable the second time....

51 minutes ago, TexasPanther2012 said:

Yeah coldspring just wasn't the same team last year as they have been in recent years.

With D1 linebacker Tyris Williams leading the Panther defense I look for them to get their first win against coldspring in over 10 years. 

I hate to say it but I think most of it is called coaching.

Shepherd just got it's first win over Coldspring in over a decade. Who knows Liberty might be next. 

Tullos to Maple is like apples to oranges

Newton had their chance and wasn't able to beat Franklin either...Franklin looks to be a very good team...In the last 2 weeks they've proven they can win a tight hard nosed game as well as a shootout...Franklin has really good team speed...They will be a tough out due to their big play capability...