Hupernikomen

Another boost for the young Stangs to start the Season 3-0.   WO-S will offer no quarters to a team. Jasper is licking their wounds after this one even more so than last week.   Hopefully we can get healthy and compete for a playoff spot and peak late.   We have the tools needed if we can put all the pieces together.   Those district games look a lot tougher now after the results of the last two weeks.  
Congrats on a dominating win to WO-S. 

Another boost for the young Stangs to start the Season 3-0.   WO-S will offer no quarters to a team. Jasper is licking their wounds after this one even more so than last week.   Hopefully we can get healthy and compete for a playoff spot and peak late.   We have the tools needed if we can put all the pieces together.   Those district games look a lot tougher now after the results of the last two weeks.  
Congrats on a dominating win to WO-S. 

The running back out too?  Wow, can't see them giving WO-S much of a game without those 2.  Won't be able to keep the ball for very long.  I am sure they will be fired up for the rivalry, so I will hope for the best.

Too long has the rest of the state been able to trash S.E. Texas football because of our lack of championships.  This year we bring home 2 crowns!  Best of luck Eagles and Mustangs.

really Park hunter? You are complaining about a sign made by high school cheerleaders that have no understanding of what that CodeRed meant other than that is the saying you have been throwing around for days. BUT, you being older and knowing better make it ok for you to have a dead wolf as your icon..... Hmmm seems like a double standard to me. Get over it, there was no disrespect meant. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Either it was trashy along with you or both were not meant as disrespectful.

Face up to what is really going on. You are not happy with the outcome of the game. Sorry about that but your team played their hearts out and deserve respect. Please do not ruin it for them with this crude.

Just another in a line of great Mustangs making great plays.  Alabama is getting a tremendous athlete.

In light of this epic matchup between WO-S and Gilmer, I reflect on all the teams through the years that were "unbeatable" going into the playoffs.  WO-S has been a long time between championships.  They have fallen short several times in that span with teams that were extremely talented.  Perhaps even some of those teams were considerable unbeatable in the mind of their die hard fans.  But as we all know in high school football, things don't always end up the way we expect.
 
Being a Jasper fan I have experienced this first hand in 2002 when we had an all world team that was dismantled by McGee/Shipley.  Going into our game with Burnet we hadn't been scored on in the playoffs.  
 
A couple years later in 2004 we matched up with an unbelievably talented, unbeatable, Gilmer team and matched them big play for big play, but came up short, literally by inches.
 
Gilmer has had many, many good teams through the years.  Their 2004 team was great, but many considered 2006 the best of them all (until 2008 came around and then they were the best to many Buckeye fans--no doubt this 2014-2015 team is the best ever in the mind of some Gilmer fans).    This 2006 team was only made better by the super move in, G.J. Kinne.  His move to Gilmer set the world on fire.  Conspiracy theories abounded, but all was cleared by the U.I.L.  Everyone annointed them unbeatable that year.  They had D-I talent all over field: G.J. Kinne, Justin Johnson (OK), Curtis Brown (UT), and David Snow (UT) are all names high football fans remember.  Besides those 4 big time players there were several other players that went on to play college ball.  Although G.J. Kinne earned the Offensive Player of the Year award the Buckeyes lost in the first round to eventual state champs, Liberty-Eylau by a score of 39-36.
 
There season up to that point was impressive:
Bishop Gorman  56-14
Tatum                 45-21
Daigerfield          62-42
Center                64-6
Atlanta                49-12
Sabine                49-7
White Oak          63-7
Mineola              62-12
Spring Hill          55-7
Gladewater        49-21
Buckeyes’ offense average 528.7 yards and 55.4 points per game.
 
 
Who can you remember from Texas high school football history that was unbeatable that came up short?  Tell us the story.
 
 
 

Wow Jasper, what a run, and what a sad way to lose!  Henderson, congratulations on the win.  Good luck next week, I have seen Navasota twice now, and they can score as quickly, or more so, than Jasper.  Navasota has more offensive weapons.  I think they are probably as good as the 2012 Navasota State champhionship team, perhaps even quicker, but a tad smaller overall.  But you may be able to wear them down like you did Jasper.  I think you definitely will bring more size to the game than Navasota.  I feel that ultimately the size of your players is what finally wore the Jasper defense down.  I am going to call it a toss-up right now.

Jasper won fairly easily, but Stafford was a worthy opponent.  They held Jasper from making the big plays that Jasper is used to making. 
 
Spartan Offense:  C-    They couldn't throw the ball with any effectiveness.  They had obvious talent at the RB and QB position but Jasper's hard hitting, swarming defense stole the show.
 
Spartan Defense:  B+   This was a good side.  They were strong.  They were quick.  The really schemed well against Jasper.  They played about as good as they could have against Jasper.
 
Jasper Offense:  B    They made plenty of first down, but lacked the kill shot most of the night.  The penalties were brutal the whole night.  Jasper seriously needs to work on a few more bubble screens, TE dumps, crossing patterns.  This is one run heavy team.  Working for now..
 
Jasper Defense:  A   These guys played tough the whole night.  Been a long time since I have seen a secondary as good as this one at Jasper.  The defense line is disruptive.  The linebackers will break your jaw.  Fun group to watch.
 
Have to give the Spartans credit.  That was a good team Jasper beat.  One wonders how much of a factor the strong wind was to Stafford who appeared to want to open up the passing game, but was unable to do so.
 
Good luck next weeks Dogs.

Jasper won fairly easily, but Stafford was a worthy opponent.  They held Jasper from making the big plays that Jasper is used to making. 
 
Spartan Offense:  C-    They couldn't throw the ball with any effectiveness.  They had obvious talent at the RB and QB position but Jasper's hard hitting, swarming defense stole the show.
 
Spartan Defense:  B+   This was a good side.  They were strong.  They were quick.  The really schemed well against Jasper.  They played about as good as they could have against Jasper.
 
Jasper Offense:  B    They made plenty of first down, but lacked the kill shot most of the night.  The penalties were brutal the whole night.  Jasper seriously needs to work on a few more bubble screens, TE dumps, crossing patterns.  This is one run heavy team.  Working for now..
 
Jasper Defense:  A   These guys played tough the whole night.  Been a long time since I have seen a secondary as good as this one at Jasper.  The defense line is disruptive.  The linebackers will break your jaw.  Fun group to watch.
 
Have to give the Spartans credit.  That was a good team Jasper beat.  One wonders how much of a factor the strong wind was to Stafford who appeared to want to open up the passing game, but was unable to do so.
 
Good luck next weeks Dogs.

Hupernikomen, you expressed my sentiments.  I'll just add...these kids have found that "will to win" that has eluded Longhorn teams for too long.  It is so much fun to see the whole community come out to support the team.  Thank you Longhorn players and coaches for electrifying Tarkington Prairie.

We have endured the jeers and dismissals for so long we have become numb to it. To say this win is huge is just too cliché. All the coaches through the years have worked just as hard as the next towns; all the players through the years have practiced just as hard and wanted it just as bad as those having success. We have had several years of coulda, shoulda, woulda and only ifs.... This year by most peoples' estimation we snuck into the playoffs. Our coaches and kids took it in stride, came out tonight with great school pride, and took care of business. Not only did the Horns play like they belonged here, they proved it!

To the players and coaches, you have made the Prairie very proud. Looking forward to next week. Prepare like the bi-district champoins that you are!

We all have our horns up thanks to you.

We have endured the jeers and dismissals for so long we have become numb to it. To say this win is huge is just too cliché. All the coaches through the years have worked just as hard as the next towns; all the players through the years have practiced just as hard and wanted it just as bad as those having success. We have had several years of coulda, shoulda, woulda and only ifs.... This year by most peoples' estimation we snuck into the playoffs. Our coaches and kids took it in stride, came out tonight with great school pride, and took care of business. Not only did the Horns play like they belonged here, they proved it!

To the players and coaches, you have made the Prairie very proud. Looking forward to next week. Prepare like the bi-district champoins that you are!

We all have our horns up thanks to you.

We have endured the jeers and dismissals for so long we have become numb to it. To say this win is huge is just too cliché. All the coaches through the years have worked just as hard as the next towns; all the players through the years have practiced just as hard and wanted it just as bad as those having success. We have had several years of coulda, shoulda, woulda and only ifs.... This year by most peoples' estimation we snuck into the playoffs. Our coaches and kids took it in stride, came out tonight with great school pride, and took care of business. Not only did the Horns play like they belonged here, they proved it!

To the players and coaches, you have made the Prairie very proud. Looking forward to next week. Prepare like the bi-district champoins that you are!

We all have our horns up thanks to you.

Huffman, I hope the QB recovers in time for the playoffs.  You guys ran into a buzz saw.
 
Congrats Dogs!  From listening, it sounded like you had some adversity to overcome also.  Didn't sound like you started with the best of field position sometimes, yet had two 98 yard TD drives.  Okay, one of those drives was a one play "drive", but it still counted for 98 yards rushing.  As they say, speed kills.  And Jasper has a bit of it this year.

Huffman looked deadly with harrel at the helm. Jasper's speed was evident on both sides of the ball. Lots of talent on both teams. Big win for the dogs. Worst officials i have seen in a long time.

The playoff teams will be Tarkington, Coldspring, Shepherd and Diboll.  Coldspring will win the district and 2nd through 4th is anyone's guess at this point.
 
Tarkington versus Shepherd will be a huge game tonight in determining placement in playoffs.

This 8th grader was busting his tail passing out water bottles for two straight years to the team that won the unviersal tournament of world champions held in Fred, Texas.  Heck, he even hydrated the refs in between games without being asked to do so.

I might be the first Jasper fan to even comment on this thread since the game ended.

HJ followed up a solid season with a nice win in Jasper. Jasper is rebuilding after losing a lot of leadership. I think they will rebound and be just fine come playoff time. Clearly HJ was the better team.

No reason to disrespect your opponents and talk about dumping on their field that is just moronic.

Keep it classy.

Jeez!! You make it hard to wish HJ any kind of success when you talk about dumping on Jasper's field among your many other ridiculous comments!
 
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