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WEEK 0 IS HERE!! JASPER V.S. GILMER TONIGHT!!!

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jasper by 10 all we half 2 do is put pressure on the QB. they had a total of 487 yds of rushing last year. watched them 2 days of practice they ran the ball twice every play is passing. but in the pass we have gotten burnt on pass defense. lets go dogs

487 yards in one game?? I know they had a back with over 2000 rushing last year.

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Buckeyes face Jasper in rematch of 2004 championship game

By: Joe Dodd

The Gilmer Buckeyes kick-off the 2008 season Thursday night against Jasper in the opening game of the Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic in a game billed as the re-match of the 2004 Class 3A Division II State Championship game.

The only similarity to that game according to both Gilmer head coach Jeff Traylor and Jasper head coach Thomas Brooks, is the name of the two teams playing.

"None of these kids played, but they did go to the game,รขโ‚ฌ said Brooks. รขโ‚ฌล“They know about Gilmer and they know about the program that they have. So I don't have to tell them about the tradition that they have, their winning percentage, or how many times they've been to the playoffs; the kids know about them.รขโ‚ฌ

It's hard not to know about Gilmer, who won that first meeting between the two schools 49-47, on their way to their first state title. The Buckeyes have gone 34-4 since the last meeting against the Bulldogs, including another trip to the state championship game.

รขโ‚ฌล“Every time they play somebody, it's a big ball game for their opponent,รขโ‚ฌ stated Brooks. รขโ‚ฌล“And I think they know that. That's why they have to be ready to play every week.รขโ‚ฌ

Jasper hasn't enjoyed the same success as Gilmer since 2004, going 16-17 the past three seasons. But that doesn't intimidate the Bulldogs. รขโ‚ฌล“That's one thing I can tell you,รขโ‚ฌ Brooks said. รขโ‚ฌล“Our kids never back down from a challenge, and they're excited about playing Gilmer.รขโ‚ฌ

รขโ‚ฌล“Thomas Brooks has had this game circled for a long time,รขโ‚ฌ confirmed Traylor. รขโ‚ฌล“He's won everywhere he has gone. His kids a very well coached and disciplined.รขโ‚ฌ Brooks left John Tyler after the 2006 season to return to Jasper, where he was head coach from 2000 to 2001. รขโ‚ฌล“He's going back to Tyler where he coached. He told me that they've really worked hard for this game. I know he wants to look good.รขโ‚ฌ

Brooks is excited about his return to the rose city. รขโ‚ฌล“I always enjoyed playing at Rose Stadium,รขโ‚ฌ Brooks said. รขโ‚ฌล“It's a great place, great atmosphere.รขโ‚ฌ

Brooks does have one concern about his return to Tyler. รขโ‚ฌล“We played in the Classic every year that I was there so I got a chance to watch Gilmer play. It seemed like every time they played someone in the Classic, they blew them out, so I'm worried about that.รขโ‚ฌ

The Buckeyes have averaged 55 points in four Classic appearances and have won each game by an average margin of 39 points. But Traylor said that is unlikely to happen again, for one reason. รขโ‚ฌล“We lost ten starters on offense,รขโ‚ฌ explained Traylor.

But the one starter returning is junior quarterback Stump Godfrey, who threw for 2,727 yards and 38 touchdowns and ran for another 617 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. That makes Godfrey the target for the Bulldogs. 'We're going to have to contain the quarterback,รขโ‚ฌ said Brooks. รขโ‚ฌล“If he has a great night against us, I think that's not going to be good. I think we'll be in trouble.รขโ‚ฌ

Brooks also admits that Jasper's returning junior quarterback Dominique Bailey is the focus of the Bulldog's offense. รขโ‚ฌล“It's no secret that we're going to ride him as far as he can take us,รขโ‚ฌ stated Brooks. Last season Bailey (5' 8รขโ‚ฌ, 175) accounted for 1,025 yards passing and 1,125 yards rushing while scoring 34 touchdowns to be named district 21-3A's offensive newcomer of the year.

รขโ‚ฌล“He didn't start until about the fifth ball game for us, and we rode him to the playoffs,รขโ‚ฌ said Brooks. รขโ‚ฌล“He wants the ball in his hands; that's why he's playing quarterback.รขโ‚ฌ

Jasper operates out of the spread offense like Gilmer. รขโ‚ฌล“Very similar to us, but more ground oriented,รขโ‚ฌ Traylor said. รขโ‚ฌล“They're going to run their quarterback and their tailback. Their receivers are extremely fast; they can stretch the field on you. They have legitimately four or five kids that when they touch it they can score.รขโ‚ฌ

Jasper returns five starters on an offense that averaged almost 33 points per game last season. Defensively, the Bulldogs are even more experienced with eight returning starters. รขโ‚ฌล“Our middle linebacker (Dante Rollins, 6', 230) had 150 tackles last year and our weak-side linebacker (Alton Bronson, 5' 10รขโ‚ฌ, 200) had over 100 tackles last year, so those guys have a lot of experience,รขโ‚ฌ said Brooks. รขโ‚ฌล“They've seen just about everything.รขโ‚ฌ

Traylor is concerned with the Bulldogs' returning starters. รขโ‚ฌล“Early in the year that's a huge advantage,รขโ‚ฌ confirmed Traylor. รขโ‚ฌล“They have all of those players back; significant players back.รขโ‚ฌ

Brooks said Jasper's experience advantage will only last a few games. รขโ‚ฌล“I'm glad that we get to play them first because they're only going to get better and better,รขโ‚ฌ stated Brooks. รขโ‚ฌล“I wouldn't want to play them the fourth or fifth ball game. I'm just glad we're playing them the first. I think we can give them a good ball game. That's what I'm hoping.รขโ‚ฌ

If pre-season scrimmages are any indication, the Bulldogs should give the Buckeyes plenty of problems. Jasper outscored Port Neches-Groves 5-1 in touchdowns and Nederland 29-22 in a simulated game. Both teams made the playoffs in class 4A last season.

The Buckeyes also looked good in their two scrimmages against Atlanta and New Boston, but Traylor warned his team to not compare those two teams to the Bulldogs. รขโ‚ฌล“Jasper is a lot better than Atlanta or New Boston,รขโ‚ฌ Traylor said.

The Buckeyes' Boss confided on what it will take to win this ball game. รขโ‚ฌล“It will come down to two things; turnovers, and which team is conditioned the best, will win the game,รขโ‚ฌ Traylor stated.

Jasper's Brooks agreed with Traylor and added his reason for agreeing to the game. รขโ‚ฌล“Whether we win or lose, we're going to be a better team for doing this because we could have played someone that is not very good and easily won, but that wouldn't have helped us.รขโ‚ฌ

Traylor said the match-up has the potential to be memorable. รขโ‚ฌล“I think this will be a game that when you leave you're going to say, 'man I was glad I was at that game.รขโ‚ฌ

NOTES

Gilmer has a 24 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 26-17 @ Daingerfield Sep. 30, 2005) Gilmer has a 6 game opening game winning streak (last loss: 20-14 Gladewater 2001) Gilmer has a 4 game winning streak in the TMF Football Classic Jeff Traylor is 85-15 at Gilmer Jeff Traylor is 7-1 in opening games Jeff Traylor is 6-2 in games played at TMF Rose Stadium Gilmer is 54-1 in their last 55 regular season games Gilmer's Stump Godfrey needs 53 total yards to pass Tommy Palmer for 7th place in school history Gilmer's Stump Godfrey needs 147 total yards to pass G.J. Kinne for 6th place in school history

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