WildcatBacker

A little extra info on your 11 3A-I scenarios...if what I've heard is true and only positive points matter, then Kirbyville could get the #2 spot if we beat Buna by more than 12, and Woodville beats Coldspring. If total points count though then we could still get the #2 spot, we'd just have to win by 20.

Kirbyville should still have everybody available come Fri night in Buna. We have got to chalk up this close call against Trinity as us being unprepared, and Trinity playing for their lives, and move on...thankful for the win. Now we have to regroup and take care of business, and I believe we can. Underdogs have ruled so far this yr in this district and now we're the underdogs. So, let's get 'er done.

A lot of surprises have happened so far this year...especially in this district. I don't believe there will be another one this Fri. No disrespect to CS, they are good, but Woodville reached that all-too-elusive 'different level' this yr. I say Eagles by 2+ scores.

Ok I just looked at the scenarios of a 3 way tie for 1st in the unlikely event that Coldspring beats Woodville.. Right now, Buna is at a -15 (beat CS by 5, lost to Woodville by 20) so they can't take 1st no matter what. If CS beats Woodville by 13+, they take first because they would be at a +8. (5 point loss to Buna, 13 pt hypothetical win over Woodville) If that happened, Woodville would be at a +7. (20pt win over Buna, 13pt hypothetical loss to CS)

Everything looks good except for Kirbyville clinching 4th. We actually could go as high as #2, but we'll have to work for it. If we beat Buna, but by less than 9...or lose...then we're 4th. If we beat them by at least 9, but less than 20, we're 3rd. If we beat them by 20 or more, we go as #2. This is all dependent on Woodville beating Coldspring though. If that doesn't happen, then we're 4th for sure and there will be a 3 way tie for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Whew...that's too much thinking.

I agree all the way. If it sounded like I was trying to take anything away from Trinity's effort last night, it was poor wording and I apologize to any Trinity fans reading this. They played one heck of a game. In fact, the piss-poor officiating last night hit both sides. I saw a blatant face mask AND a blatant pass interference committed by Kirbyville that wasn't called. But early on, our defender timed a hit on their receiver PERFECTLY...I mean it was textbook... yet he was called for pass interference . Horrible, horrible, horrible call. Plus, they stopped and deliberated for what seemed like eternity on almost every... single... call. Just standing there, talking, before making the call and administering the penalty. It was SO freaking frustrating. Combine that with several times a flag was thrown, which stopped the game, but then was waved off cause the ref didn't know what he was doing. Yea the officiating was pathetic. But the fact is, like eagleswoodville#1 said...we're better than this. We should have easily taken this game. I don't know if we were looking ahead or what, or if Trinity has been holding out all season...lol, but it turned into a much closer game than it ever should have been. We have got to get it together next week. We have the talent to beat Buna by the margins we need to, it's just gonna depend on if we want it bad enough.

Worst officiating crew I've seen in a while. The game should've never been close enough for it to matter though. My hats off to Trinity. They definitely came to play tonight. We were fortunate they missed that extra point. Get it together Cats. Next week is huge.

No inconvenience at all. He needs to be with his family. Thanks for letting us know and our thoughts are with him.

We're not looking ahead. We need to take control and win BOTH of these last 2 games in order to go into the playoffs in good shape. I think we'll take this one fairly easily, but we need to stay focused.

An excuse for what? That we lost to Coldspring? Not at all. They were the better team that night...fair and square. No complaints on this end. I brought it up so you'd know that we'll have more bullets against y'all than we had against them and trust me...they all will be firing.

In 2 weeks your place is gonna be renamed Wildcat stadium.

Oh no don't misunderstand me, I know Buna is greatly improved since that game. (Didn't have anywhere to go but up actually) What I'm telling you is that yall beat Coldspring, a team that beat Kirbyville, so it would be easy to assume yall have the game against us in the bag. That's a very big negative there ghost rider. Kirbyville will be very much ready and very much prepared and will be more than your cougars can handle. Mark my word, save this post, whatever. Kirbyville will take the #2 spot AHEAD of Buna.

Even in an off year I never expected Kirbyville would be in danger of finishing 4th in this district. This is one of the most surprising years I've seen in a while.

Agreed...no excuses. We were 5 starters short, along with Ty playing injured, when we lost to Coldspring. And yet we still almost pulled that one out. We'll have had 2 easy games plus a bye week by the time we play Buna. Everybody will be healed and rested and ready to take the #2 spot in district. Good luck, but I feel sorry for yall that things fell like they did. Oh and don't forget, we easily handled Orangefield cause everybody was healthy....the same Orangefield team that took yall to the woodshed.

Ok so someone please correct me if I'm wrong.. If Kirbyville beats Buna, that'll create a 3 way tie between Kirbyville, Buna and Coldspring which would take it to a point spread tie-breaker. Right now, Coldspring is a +7 (12pt win, 5pt loss) So in order for us to take 2nd place we'll need to be at a +8...which means we need to beat Buna by 20 or more (20pt win, 12pt loss) That would put us #2, Coldspring #3 and Buna #4. If we beat Buna, but by less than 20, then Coldspring goes as #2, us #3 and Buna #4. If we lose to Buna, then they'll go as #2, Coldspring as #3 and us #4. This is all of course assuming Woodville continues their dominance and beats Coldspring, and nothing else crazy happens when these 4 play the non-playoff picture teams.

Actually if you have only 11 players, you could theoretically have all the way to an 11th string. Just put players in different positions. For example put your safety in at running back, or your left tackle at QB, etc. Having a 2nd or 3rd or 9th or 20th string doesn't have to mean having enough players to substitute in to those positions. It just means substituting players in to spots they don't normally play.

Obvious Buna fan. Lol

I always thought of how much it would suck having to hope for this to happen or that to happen in order to end up in a particular playoff spot....but now here I am. We need Buna to beat Coldspring by more than 12, and us to beat Buna by more than 12. That would give us the #2 spot in district. Probably won't happen, but I'm hoping..

No disrespect to you guys at Coldspring but no, you do not match up with Woodville. I'm afraid you're in for a rude awakening. Woodville is playing at a different level this yr. I'll be very very shocked if yall can keep it within 3 scores. Jmo...good luck though proving me wrong.

Got a question for you eagleswoodville#1. I know you've said that the reason yall still go for 2 after each TD is because yall don't have a kicker. Ok, I get not trying for an extra point early on, but once you build a decent lead, why not just let one of yalls guys try to kick an extra point? Why still go for 2 solely because you don't have a good kicker? It's the same concept as putting in back-ups after building a big lead. Surely somebody on the team would like to see if he can hit one. Who cares if he don't make it? Lol.. Know what I mean? Have yall tried for a pt after at all this yr?

Plus Ty hurt his wrist early on. We just were too deep in the hole from the start to dig our way out. But our boys still made me proud. If everybody had been healthy, this would have been a very different outcome.

That's gonna be a no. We competed very well with Coldspring despite the odds against us with so many key players out. We never once were in the game against yall. CS earned this win...no complaints or whining on our end and all due respect to CS. But they won't beat Woodville. It'll be a 3+ score win for yall.

I read back on the thread some and saw this crazeddeer dude was complaining early on when they were down 28-0 that Newton wasn't good, they had only gotten lucky. Lol.. My apologies for defending him. I mean there are some frustrating games to watch because of the refs, but this does now look like a sore loser grasping at anything. Good win Eagles, and congrats to Crockett on not giving up.

You won't regret it if you do get the chance to watch them...they are as solid as I've ever seen them be. Their offense is unusual in the way they line up. It's a VERY tight formation when they come to the line. Almost looks like they interlock their legs and sides are touching. Lol.. But they run it to perfection. If I get the chance I might go watch them play Coldspring.

This is why I can't stand it when the refs make their presence known in a game. I was not at this game and I have no dog in this hunt, but I will say I have seen games like what crazeddeer saw...where it appears the refs were definitely playing favorites. Cut him some slack because with Crockett having twice as many penalties as Newton, he might have a point. I'm not saying Newton wasn't the better team, and I'm not even saying the calls (or lack of) were incorrect. But I mean come on...let the boys play the game. Many many things can and do interfere with a team's momentum that become game killers and refs are no exception. Doesn't mean somebody's whining. They're frustrated and a LOT of times...justifiably so. Twice as many flags? ....I'd say he's got a point.