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Carthage was missing 8 starters. They still would not have beat LV that year. But you can dang sure believe, it would have been a lot better ball game. This years Dawgs are going to be a scoring machine with 10 starters coming back. The defense will take a few games but they will be big, strong and fast. I think they have a senior loaded team. I believe their are 39 seniors on this years team.

Scott Surratt enough said. Go Dawgs 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 in 14 years

Surratt and staff would win a state championship at any school mentioned above. He is the best coach in the state of Texas. A master at finding the opposing teams weaknesses. Carthage has not grown in size in 50 years. Has always had athletes but never won a state championship until coach Surratt got there. 8 state championships and 11 semifinals since 2007. Can you imagine what that staff could do at a school with 3 and 4 deep at every position. we at Carthage are very Blessed to have coach Surratt. Thankful we will have him at least 4 more years. His son is an elite QB and will be a freshman this year. I predict he will be the Dawg starter for 3 years and that class is loaded with size and speed.

Surratt is unlike any coach in Texas. He is a master mind at finding your teams weaknesses. carthage has always had the athletes just needed the best coach in Texas to make them into a consistent machine. 8 state championships and 11 semi finals appearances in 14 years. Carthage has not grown one bit since I graduated in 1974. We will have him at least 4 more years because his son will be a freshman and the next great QB and a freshmen team loaded with size and talent. Surratt and his staff could win anywhere they were at. We have been very blessed that he chose Carthage in 2007.

I have only watched Crosby play one time and that was my Carthage Dawgs. I was impressed with their speed and size on both sides of the ball. At the 5A level the games are always won at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. It appears Crosby will be very good again in 22. I think one of the best teams my Dawgs had was the 2019 team. Our O line averaged 309 pounds. They dominated the line of scrimmage against LV in the state championship game. The 2020 team dominated both sides of the line of scrimmage. Crosby is now used to winning deep into the playoffs and know they are good enough to win the state championship.

The best linebacker I saw at AT&T played for Stevenville. That was a tackling machine.

Carthage will be a strong contender and should be the favorite. They return 10 on offense that played in every game. Freshman number 85 played tight end and was honorable mention in district is a super star in the making he is 6’3 190 and did a great job. 54 at 5’ 11” and 275 lbs is another freshman on the D line with a lot of playing time. Carthage has only played three freshmen prior to this year since coach Surratt has been at Carthage. Cuff should be much improved at QB and bigger, stronger, and seasoned at 6’ 4” 200 pounds. Both running backs, two wide receivers, and four O lineman return. The Dawgs will have to replace 9 on defense, but two of the best classes moving up are loaded with play makers. We may see several freshmen on the varsity this year because they are the next great class and I do mean great class coming. They blew everyone that played off the map. Surratt was the QB and he is special. He is coach Surratt’s son. They have size and speed just like the 2017 seniors had at their age.

Believe me I have eaten so much crow, the farmers will no worries if they have winter crops planted.

You are 100 percent right about the Dawg D. No body knows why they played that game like they did. All I know is China Spring did what no other team did in two years. China Spring out played us on both sides of the ball. This game will determine who plays in the state championship.

I have eaten so much crow that the farmers have no worry for third crops. I had no idea that China Spring was that good, I even watched several of their games where they beat teams by 40 or more and I saw nothing that said they could move the ball on my Dawg D. CS out played us on both sides of the ball. CS o line were big and strong, linebacker 11 and D linemen 55, along with 5,4,2,8 and 15 played a great ball game. WOS or China Spring will be playing Gilmer or Celina for the state championship. WOS versus China Spring is a toss up. Both have a team to win it all. God Bless and good luck next week.

No it won’t, no team left can or will score 28 points on this Dawg defense. unless the offense gives up 20 in pick sixes or fumbles and their defense scores.

Here is little stat for you people who think CS can score 20 points on this once in a life time defense. Gilmer number 2 ranked team had minus 17 yards rushing at half time and 22 total for the game. They are averaging 60 points a game. Two teams with minus rushing yards rushing. That’s 10 of the 11 opponents with less than 50 yards rushing. Crosby is the only team that got close a hundred rushing and that is with 5 Dawg turnovers in the first half with 6 offensive starters out. The 8 new starters on offense including the QB had a lot of growing pains and have committed a bunch of turnovers. They are now seasoned and last week started looking like the Dawg offense we have come to expect from the Dawgs. CS is a very good team on both sides of the ball but if our offense don’t turn the ball it will be a Dawg win. 28 to 7 or 14. This defense is being talked about all over the state by broadcasters and coaches that have seen good defenses.

Jasper defense was eating WOS offense up last night. You can’t expect the defense to keep up a high level attack when the offense can not give them a rest. Jasper had the second best defense in 4A DII behind Carthage but Jasper offense was terrible this year. It was a great game and congratulations to both teams. Can’t wait to see how Belleville offense stacks up against WOS defense. Should be a slobber knocker for sure.

HF played hard and had a great season. Their QB was a load to bring down. He even ran into Kip Lewis on one play and drove him backwards, That does not happen. Kip is one of the top linebackers in the state. The Dawg D held HF to 5 yards rushing and 120 yards passing. For those of you on here thinking HF coaches should of done anything different. This Dawg D is one of the best in 4A history. HF played their tails off and I congratulate them on a very good season.

Jasper has a very good defense, maybe as good or better than WOS. But their offense is terrible. When they played Carthage, we kept saying, how could a team have one of the top defenses in 4A DII and have one of the worst offenses. WOS should be the favorite but I think it will be a low scoring game.

They have a very good QB, he has committed to Colorado. His dad QB in the NFL for 12 years. If Belleville is weak in the secondary they better have a pass rush or he will pick you apart. They have two very good receivers, one is his little brother. The little brother is really good on defense, he will hit you.

I don’t think HF will score at all. The Dawg D is nothing like you have ever seen before. The last six teams were under 40 yards rushing and two of those were minus yards running the ball. If HF can cause 5 or 6 turnovers, they might have a chance.

Gatesville had a total of 20 yards rushing and 40 yards passing against the Dawg defense. Looking forward to a good ball game.

No you don’t.

Shepherd had 17 yards total offense against the Dawg D starters and 1 first down due to penalty. They had 18 yards and two first downs on the 2nd team in the second half. I hope Shepherd moves down to 3 A. I counted 28 players. They played as hard as they could.

If you had a chance to coach your kid in a Texas high school state championship at cowboy stadium, you going to tell me you would pass that up. I call BS on that. Surratt has had many offers at the college level for big money but turned them all down. He is I believe the 2nd highest paid coach at the high school level. Some things mean more than money. After his son graduates his phone will be ringing off the wall.

You need to dig a little deeper. Number 2 Gilmer minus 17 yards until 3 rd Quarter. 22 total yards rushing. Jasper 56 total yards. Rusk minus 8 yards rushing. Pleasant Grove 35 yards rushing. Madisonville minus yards rushing until back ups come in. The only team that ran the ball was Crosby and that was due to 6 starters out and five turnovers. There were 7 turnovers in the Rust game. The Dawg offense have 8 first time starters on varsity including the QB and have made a lot of turnovers deep inside the Dawgs side of the field. That is reason the Dawg D has given up 10 points a game. If the offense don’t turn the ball over. No one scores on this Dawg defense.

Surratt is the offensive genius at Carthage, Preston is the defensive genius at Carthage. No matter what defense you throw at Surratt, he will adjust and pick you apart. Surratt is staying at Carthage at least until his son which is setting records as the eighth grade QB. They are undefeated and beating the paints off everyone they have played. He through five TDS in his last game. The 8th and 9th grades are loaded with talent.

Carthage 41 Madisonville 0 at the half. Carthage 300 yards first half Madisonville 5 yards.

No body has been able to run or pass on this defense except Crosby but we had five turnovers in that game and missing 6 starters. WOS versus Carthage would be a great game if they meet. If they do, WOS will have to pass to beat the Dawgs because no one will run on the Dawgs unless the Dawgs commits turnovers. The sad thing is 90 percent of the turnovers were unforced. Hopefully that can be fixed before the playoffs begin.