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It is really weird. All these years that Jasper hung its hat on the spread, they were not particularly successful with it. Now, with another primary offensive approach, Jasper seems to be having good success with the spread. Go figure. Clearly, it is giving other teams two totally different offenses to prepare for. From what I can see of Bickham, I would not be surprised if he pulls something else out of his hat somewhere down the road. LOL not particularly successful running the spread??? your kidding me right?? Jasper installed the spread in 01 and played 14 games in 4A football and on 02 played 14 games in 3A football then in 03 played 14 games and in 04 played 16 games. thats 58 games in 4 years i think that is pretty successful!! granted only played 11 games in 05 and just 10 in 06 which was the last year of the true spread. You are right. I meant in "recent" years.

It is really weird. All these years that Jasper hung its hat on the spread, they were not particularly successful with it. Now, with another primary offensive approach, Jasper seems to be having good success with the spread. Go figure. Clearly, it is giving other teams two totally different offenses to prepare for. From what I can see of Bickham, I would not be surprised if he pulls something else out of his hat somewhere down the road.

Newton.

Burkeville took HI into OT. This is the week that they break through with a win. By seven.

Now that I have seen both WOS and Silsbee play, I think everyone else will be playing for third. But in all fairness, I have not seen the other teams play. ???

Thank you all for the reports.

Congratulations Ty!

I don't think there was a "problem". Jasper had an advantage over WOS going in, and that was having two weeks to prepare. This time around, that advantage switched to Silsbee, and Silsbee almost pulled it off. Some folks made some crazy predictions, but I was not one of the crazies. The game ended just like a Jasper/Silsbee game should. In doubt to the very end. I am delighted that Silbee gave Jasper a good game. The Dogs perhaps needed a little wake-up call of their own that no one is going to just roll over and give them the game. Now on to district. Both teams will have their hands full. For sure Jasper does with the defending state champion in their district. Jasper will have to play just about perfect football just to make the playoffs out of 18-3a. As for the silver platter, when we get it, we keep it! ;D

That surely would be in Jasper's favor with that grind it out offense.

This was one of the most suspenseful games I have seen! Either team could score from anywhere.

I have seen only two games this year. Jasper vs. WOS, and Jasper vs. Silsbee. If the WOS team I saw shows up, and the Silsbee team I saw last night shows up, I think Silsbee will take it by at least a TD. We hear a lot about "athletes", but for sure the Silsbee QB and their apparent main receiver fit that description. Time after time, Johnson would pull off a miracle throw on third and fourth downs while in the grasp. Jasper simply did not have an answer most of the time for their receiver who came down with seemingly everything thrown his way in spite of double coverage. Good luck to both teams!

Jasper lost the stat war, but won the game. Throw in the special team yards and it might be closer for Jasper.

Diboll actually beat Silsbee apparently with far greater ease than did Jasper. Diboll also apparently played 4a Nacogdoches pretty close last night. I think it is prudent to keep the forecasts close. Diboll could still pull a surprise. Jasper by four.

Then again, sometimes the best team DOES win. According to Massey, Jasper is playing the #1, toughest schedule of any 3a team in Texas and they are now 4-1. That is enough to suggest to me that the Dogs may be relying on more than just luck.

Congrats Dogs! Great game from both teams!

telling it like it was. ;D

Good analysis. I am off to Jasper for the game! Good luck to both teams, and may the game be injury free.

we wish we knew ;D clearly they think the Dogs just got "lucky". TWICE. ;D

Coach Harper will keep on surprising people until they realize this is NOT last year.

Jasper did play 4a ball for 42 years with barely more kids than they have now.

Thank you for the update. I had been concerned for his welfare.

Coldspring.

WOS is the team to beat right now. WOS by 14.

It is time for Burkeville to win one!

Folks east of trinity probably have no clue that their is a kingwood park because they haven't been around very long. But yeah BH doesn't want any of kingwood that is for sure. I remember that Jasper played Kingwood back in 1986. Whipped em too in spite of the fact that Kingwood made the 5a playoffs later that year.