OlDawg

My weekly rankings: PAM GCM RSS La Porte PAM is obvious to me right now. Playing well, and handled their one tough opponent in PNG. GCM & RSS I’m sliding up because they’ve won their games. This is still questionable to me because neither have played a schedule where I can really judge. Lee should be an easy win for everyone, and Alvin hasn’t had a winning season in almost a decade. But, both squads have won the games on their schedules without much trouble. So, I have to give them credit. La Porte, I’ll still slot here. They’re 0-2. But, that’s with a young squad against the DCTF computer ranked #2 5A Crawford, and the #31 6A Deer Park. The OL still needs work, and to get the 2 injured back to full strength, and the D has got to start wrapping up. A lot of young players on the D that are going to have to grow up in a hurry. Out of all the district teams, the Dawgs have played the toughest schedule by far, and I pretty much expected them to go winless so far. It’s yet to be seen if these tough matchups have helped the youngsters grow for district play. In 2024, they started out 0-3 against tough competition and wound up 10-4 with the close loss 24-21 late in the rematch to district mate Angleton in the Regional Finals. I’m hoping they can catch fire like that again still.

Been spoiled by LP’s OL the last couple of years. This year’s group is a work in progress. The D is just painful to watch right now.

DP looks solid. Not a 4 round deep team right now. But solid in all areas. They’ve got a couple excellent playmakers in Shroeder & Yates. QB is much improved this year. LP D is not very good at all & OL needs work. Wells is going to have to carry a big load this year for LP to have success. Teams key on Simon & OL can’t block for him. Wells had a good night tonight. He’ll have to continue to do so. LP looked better than last week. But, they still have a lot of work to do. Hope they get it together by next week. LP had a chance for 2 more TD’s, and errors cost them with a TO at DP 1, and then another chance blown from the 6. Still, the D gave up over 500 yards.

!score 17-41 FINAL

!score 17-41 Q4

TOD LP. DP ball on their own 29.

LP drove the field to the DP 6. False start, bobbled snap by Simon had to settle for FG try. Missed FG.

!score 17-34 Q3

!score 17-27 Q3 23 yard TD reception Smith

That was quick! Jet sweep for DP TD. !score 10-27 Q3

!score 10-21 3Q

LP D still having trouble wrapping up & OL still a work in progress. DP is stacking safeties within 5 yards of LOS and blitzing gaps. LP is going to have to get them to back off where Simon can get some lanes. LP’s OL is too young & banged up to blow the bigger DP DL off the LOS. They were starting to get some momentum built before the fumble. DP gets the ball to start 2nd half.

!score 10-21 HALF LP fumbled going in on Deer 1. DP recovered & ran out half.

!score 10-21 Q2

!score 10-14 Q2