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Lewisville's 1996 championship came to pass because of its unstoppable run game
01:14 AM CST on Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Column by MATT WIXON / The Dallas Morning News

The 1996 Lewisville team didn't have a huge offensive line, a star running back or high-flying receivers catching passes from a flashy strong-armed quarterback. But the Farmers averaged 45 points per game in the playoffs and had one of the most feared offenses in the state.
"They are unstoppable," a Converse Judson linebacker said.
The linebacker said that after Lewisville beat Judson, 58-34, without attempting a single pass in the Class 5A Division I state title game. Lewisville just ran over Judson to finish off a 15-0 season.
"We averaged over 10 yards a carry," quarterback Michael Odle remembers. "The run game was so successful, we never did have to pass."
That Lewisville didn't attempt a pass seems remarkable, especially when considered from today's football landscape, dotted with spread offenses. But Lewisville found success in basic football - and logic. Lewisville's Wishbone offense ran at defenses until it was stopped, and the way Lewisville executed, that rarely happened.
In the title game, fullback Luke Taylor rushed for 154 yards, Odle rushed for 140 and halfback Kenan Gray rushed for 100. Halfback Danielle Brazzell added 95 yards rushing as Lewisville piled up 541 yards.
"Coach [Ronnie] Gage said that we got better every game that we played," Odle says. "We were executing pretty much flawlessly."
Judson cut Lewisville's lead to 41-34 after three quarters, but the Farmers dominated the fourth quarter and killed the clock to win their second state title in four years. It was the fifth straight playoff win by more than 20 points for Lewisville, whose playoff opponents had a combined record of 56-4. Lewisville beat those teams by a combined score of 225-59.
"We weren't the most talented group around," Odle says, "but we played for each other. It was like a family."
Odle is trying to create the same bond among his players at Barbers Hill, a school 30 miles east of Houston. Odle is the offensive coordinator for Gage, who coached Austin College from 2007 to 2009 and became the Barbers Hill coach in January. Barbers Hill (7-3) faces Port Neches-Groves (6-4) on Friday in the first round of the 4A Division II playoffs.
Barbers Hill hopes to make a deep run, but it won't match Lewisville's magical season in 1996, when a team with few stars had many shining moments. The biggest came in front of 20,000 fans at Waco's Floyd Casey Stadium, as Odle and his teammates finished a perfect season.
"That meant a lot to us to look back at it and know that we didn't have a blemish," Odle says. "Nobody could touch u"
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[quote name="NDNfan91" post="903416" timestamp="1289414790"]
I also heard them BH boys wanted to hear some cool tunes so our boys thought it would be nice to bring a "DJ" to entertain them...should be a "Jalali" good time ! ;D
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i dont think they will like DJ's form of entertainment cause they will be running for their life :D
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[quote name="NDNfan91" post="903416" timestamp="1289414790"]
I also heard them BH boys wanted to hear some cool tunes so our boys thought it would be nice to bring a "DJ" to entertain them...should be a "Jalali" good time ! ;D
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A good game of "Chase" always is!
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[quote name="bhcorner27" post="903427" timestamp="1289415413"]
I hope the boys at BH realize that winning this game will gain them serious R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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AND.......without question.......will prove once and for all that..............

[color=blue][size=14pt]THE HILL IS[/size] [/color]most certainly [color=blue][size=14pt]FOR REAL!!![/size][/color]

How could you forget that critical piece of information?  ;D
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[quote name="Cheermom4" post="903450" timestamp="1289416995"]
One day closer to game day. 
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I know...can't wait!  I just went and picked up a PNG raincoat...just in case cause neither rain, snow, sleet or hail can keep me from cheering the INDIANS down the VICTORY trail!!!  

Seriously though, I'm praying for a good injury free game on both sides and wishing our BH neighbors a safe trip!

LET'S DO THIS!!!
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[quote name="NDNfan91" post="903490" timestamp="1289418883"]
[quote author=Cheermom4 link=topic=75638.msg903450#msg903450 date=1289416995]
One day closer to game day. 
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I know...can't wait!  I just went and picked up a PNG raincoat...just in case cause neither rain, snow, sleet or hail can keep me from cheering the INDIANS down the VICTORY trail!!!  

Seriously though, I'm praying for a good injury free game on both sides and wishing our BH neighbors a safe trip!

LET'S DO THIS!!!
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Where did you get this PNG raincoat?
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[quote name="Cheermom4" post="903523" timestamp="1289421428"]
[quote author=NDNfan91 link=topic=75638.msg903521#msg903521 date=1289421047]
Complete Athlete...to the left in the  back corner by the hats.
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Thanks,  I have one but might need another one for the wife.
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Cheermom, you have a WIFE?  :o
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[quote name="bh34" post="903571" timestamp="1289426203"]
[quote author=NDNWarrior link=topic=75638.msg902819#msg902819 date=1289349492]
Just read were there were only 1800 tickets left for the PNG side for Friday night.  Tickets will be on sell until Thursday.
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Isn't there only 1800 seats?
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:o
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[quote name="NDNWarrior" post="903574" timestamp="1289426518"]
[quote author=bh34 link=topic=75638.msg903571#msg903571 date=1289426203]
[quote author=NDNWarrior link=topic=75638.msg902819#msg902819 date=1289349492]
Just read were there were only 1800 tickets left for the PNG side for Friday night.  Tickets will be on sell until Thursday.
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Isn't there only 1800 seats?
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:o
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LOL!!!  Very nice stadium!!
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[quote name="Two-Dogs..." post="903558" timestamp="1289425147"]
Weather this friday calls for some precipitation.


[IMG]http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx8/Carzan/SecureDrive0001.jpg[/img]
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Hey Hey Hey...our helmets dont look like that anymore...we've gone with the always classy and very popular, white on white...guess the jokes on you.  :)

Still, no way PNG wins this game!
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[quote name="bh34" post="903581" timestamp="1289427082"]
[quote author=Two-Dogs... link=topic=75638.msg903558#msg903558 date=1289425147]
Weather this friday calls for some precipitation.


[IMG]http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx8/Carzan/SecureDrive0001.jpg[/img]
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Hey Hey Hey...our helmets dont look like that anymore...we've gone the classy and very popular, white on white...guess the jokes on you.  :)

Still, no way PNG wins this game!
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It won't matter what color ya'lls helmets are. 
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[quote name="WhatHappened?" post="903486" timestamp="1289418680"]
BH needs the respect they deserve! preach it sir AC
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They will get what they deserve all right. BH fans banking on the rain slowing us down, better think again. I would think it would create more problems for the ball handling your QB has to do, I am guessing there is a lot of misdirection and sticking the ball in the upback's gut, then pulling it out depending on the read. Our passing game would be affected by the wind a lot more than the rain.
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