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I will say this. If the tigers somehow pull this thing off. I think they will have a legit SHOT to make ti to the semis. If Lavega gets upset, they may even make it to state, but hopefully the Dawgs assist in your next state title by ending your season early so you can all be 100% for bball.

I never saw that game as a huge upset.

I was referring to the annual trash talk of Carthage fans on this site. I promise you the majority of Carthage fans would not have been surprised if they had lost that game. They weren't very impressive during the regular season.

The Bulldogs has NO business winning that game! It turned our season around. Don't know if you noticed or not last year but hardly anyone from Carthage posted here bc we were NOT expecting to win. This year I say Dawgs by 21.

Tenaha is loaded this year and I think they get their revenge this year.

Nice to see a fellow Trojan (my adopted team since moving to bedford). I'll find out next week if I'll be fortunate enough to be part of their coaching staff this upcoming season.

Oh ok. That makes sense.

How can you leave Tenaha out.?Technically it's closer to the area than Carthage, Kilgore and Henderson.

I don't think it's a problem I'd like to have. From what the posters are saying here is WOS will not be as good as next year, but they still have a shot. If that's the case, this team may need to be battle tested before they get to the playoffs. If not, I give the advantage to Gilmer this year if they meet.

I wouldn't be shocked if Carthage was 1st or 3rd so you never know.

If there wasn't much quality competition in east texas, I'm sure Surratt would be up for it but luckily we don't have to travel far at all to get tested. I would love to see that game. I've always thought the D1 champ should play the D2 champ to start out the new season.

Wish yall were closer to Carthage.

As long as there is not a "special" team in your region (i.e. 2016 WOS) and yall reload like you say you do, WOS will ALWAYS have a legit shot to get out of the region. That's been the secret to Carthage's state titles. I don't think the D1 region 3 has had a "special" team in years( maybe carthage will change that this season), therefore with all else equal, Carthage was able to fight out of the region.

With the way the region is looking they have a shot to make the semis

You're not winning it all with that offense. Well atleast not in region 3.

Don't know much about this district but can you really judge by JV wins and losses when there are a lot of schools who put their best JV players on varsity?

But SPORTS is not a requirement for graduation. So a child should be required to get a sub par education if they want to play sports? How is a home school kid who lives in the district playing sports hurting anything? Most parents are just putting education FIRST.

This is the second time I've heard this argument on this thread. It's VERY possible for a school to not be good enough academically but good enough for extracurricular activity. Sports and education are two different things and I understand parents wanting the best educationally for their child. Why have kids miss out on a valuable part of life just because they want a better education. We have kids that play for us who attend a different school. If they're school doesn't offer the sport, they can play with us. P.S. when I say play for us, I mean the school I work at, not Carthage.

I definitely understand the logic but I feel Surratt would find a way to put points on the board.

None taken but you do realize D1 was stronger than D2 this year and Carthage one the title. I don't believe in judging by like opponents and the Silsbee game was a major wake up call for them. The talent was always immense for this team but after that game it all came together. Carthage has a knack for looking terrible and then eventually pulling out a state title. EDIT: In respect to Silsbee, I'm sure they had gotten better since that week. Honestly if WOS had played Carthage in the preseason, they would have really handed it to us but playoffs is a different story.

I have my doubts. A big red and white one.

Just curious, how many truly balanced offenses did they play? Meaning elite in both the run and pass.

I don't see it as bragging and it's actually a cool fact. This is the time of year people come up with anything to keep the football convo going.

I remember back in the 90s when Carthage was #1 team in the state. Lost 1 game and missed the playoffs. That's why I never complain about the 3 team format when they had it. The region is not too strong so WOS will probably still make it to the regional finals.

ok thanks