BigPapaBear

Who is the home team?

Can't wait until tomorrow night. I have waited all week to post my prediction so here we go. I say Henderson wins 35-14. I think it will be our closest playoff game so far but our speed will allow us to pull away late. I remember from last year Alvarado was a well coached team with a couple of quick players but we have a well coached team with more overall team speed and that will be the difference. I expect a battle but in the end our athletes will prevail. My biggest fear is that we overlook this week hoping for a rematch with c-hill in the finals. Other than that, I dont think Alverado has the weapons to match up with us.

Don't know much about Paris. Do they run or pass? Big and physical or smaller and speedy? Do they rely on scheme or players to beat teams? I know could fall into the middle of any one of these categories but what are they overall?

Should be a good game this week. I think Henderson will be slowed a little on offense but from what I have heard our defense should be okay against Carthage. I will say Henderson by 2 TD in our first slugfest this year.

Hate that I won't be at the game but Henderson should win easily. SH put up a fight last yr but I don't see it this yr. Henderson by 35.

I have to say I was surprised with how easily we were able to move the ball after what LE held Gilmer to last week. I'm starting to wonder if anyone will be able to slow us down. Our defense is good, but not quite as good as last year, but if our offense is going to be this good every week it may not matter. We didn't have the toughest non-district schedule so district will tell us a lot more about our chances for a repeat, but the first half of the season has been a fun ride. Rest up and get ready for a tough district run Lions.

I'm a UT fan, but as cool as it would be for Texas to have a Henderson QB, I think Barnes would be better served going somewhere like Baylor to play. I think he would have a better shot at getting a real chance to play then. It almost sound like Texas would just bring him in for insurance in a backup role. I'm sure him and his parents will make what they believe to be the best decision for him. He is a good QB and, from what I hear, a great kid.

While I think this will be a better test than the first 2 games, I still think Henderson wins by at least 21. The offense should be fine, but the defense will have to tackle better this week. Overall, Henderson matches up pretty well against Kilgore, so I am not to worried. Should be a good game.

A lot better than last week for Henderson this week. The offense was clickin and the defense did well considering they were heavily undersized against that big oline PT had. This was a better PT team than I have seen in quite some time. I don't think they will be a playoff team b/c of that defense, but they will be in more games this year controlling the clock like they can. Got Kilgore next week so we should get a slightly better game to judge how good we are. Our defense just needs to keep fighting and forcing turnovers like they have been and we will be fine because or offense will be better than last year.

Thank you. I really can't hardly believe it still. The first time we make the playoffs since my senior year and we win state. I have to say, I really like 3a. With that said, the drop down helped, but these players were what won this title. They have fought through injuries, large deficits in games, and questions about how good they really were all season. The heart and fight in this team is what amazes me the most and it makes it really easy to cheer for them. You can talk about athletes and speed all you want, but show me a team that will fight till the end no matter what and I will cheer them on regardless of their record. A special congratulations for Coach Tanner. He has been there for the Lions for around 30 years, and I can think of no one who deserves this more. Thank you Lions, coaches and players, for a great season. We will never forget it.

Great game. The score was probably a little closer than it should have been, but Chapel Hill kept fighting to the end. I was really surprised and proud of how well our defense played. After hearing all week about how much firepower Chapel Hill had on offense, I was a little worried about us being able to slow them down. Once they denied the run, it was really all about the QB for CH holding the ball too long. He wouldn't throw it until his receiver was wide open, and they weren't getting wide open. That, combined with CH o-line struggling with our D-line's quickness, pretty much summed up the defensive effort for Henderson. On offense, jumping to a quick lead was huge for us. I think seeing Barnes come out and lead the team down the field gave a huge emotional boost to the team and the fans. After going right down the field for that first score, you could sense we all knew for sure we had a chance in the game. The offense kept battling and getting good drives when we needed them most in the game. By no means did we dominate on offense, but the heart of the players was evident over the course of the game. I knew we wouldn't give up till the end, and that effort and intensity is what brought the state championship to Henderson, TX for the first time. HENDERSON LIONS 2010 3A DIVISION 1 STATE CHAMPIONS I can't believe I just typed that.

I understand C-Hill being the favorite in this game, but I also know the fight in the Lions. As long as they can keep it within a score or two until the second half, I think they have a real shot at winning this. They have fought hard through big injuries, large deficits, and lack of respect this year, and I know they will fight this game. Not to say that the bulldogs don't have fight in them, but just saying I know Henderson won't go down until the end. The best team will win and hopefully that is the HENDERSON LIONS. WIN STATE.

I wouldn't say overrated just because I don't think many consider them a clear district favorite. Now maybe their state ranking is a little high, but those don't matter anyway. They have a very good offense that can beat teams more than one way. The defense however, gives up quite a few yards, but does a good job of creating turnovers and negative plays when they need to. I wouldn't consider them dominate, but they are okay. Henderson just needs to start putting together two good halves, and quick, because the toughest stretch of the year starts this week, and there won't be a lot of room for mistakes.

I agree it will probably be high scoring. I say Henderson wins after winning the turnover battle and posting a lot of rushing yards to keep the ball away from Pitt.

Great game last night. Especially since Henderson won. . . for the second year in a row. . . AT Kilgore. :clap: :clap: I said before the game that our defense is not as dominant as it has looked, but they do a good job of creating turnovers, and that turned out to be the story of the game in the 4th quarter.

As of right now, I would have to put Henderson up front. But I am much more concerned with where they will be after week 10. District is not won or lost during non-district play. I still have Carthage, Gilmer, Henderson and Pitt as the teams in contention for playoff spots, but Gladewater looks tougher than they did before the season began. It will be fun once district gets here.

It was a pretty good showing for the first game. The offense was a lot more consistent than I expected, but the defense seemed to lose focus with the big early lead. Definitely more work to do, but a good foundation to build from. It was a well played game overall. I'm excited about this season.

Don't know about all the other stuff, but I have to agree with #6 being better. I would much rather see him start, simply because he still has another year left to play. I do have to say #7 was better than I remember from last year though. Being a scrimmage, it was hard to tell how good Henderson really was. It looked like the second team defense was out there quite a bit more than the first team, so it was hard to get a read on them. On offense, they looked more like a big play offense than a ball control offense. I didn't like how it seemed every pass play had some sort of play fake before dropping back. The line struggled to hold blocks long enough to let the QB get a good look, and if there was a blitz, they simply weren't able to hold. I think it would be better to take advantage of the teams quickness by calling more quick developing plays. But it was only a scrimmage, so they may have been working on specific plays.

I agree. This game will be all about focus for the Cowboys. They are the better team, but will they still feel satisfied after last week, or stay hungry?

It says we didn't do a good job of defending deep ####. I could run past a safety if he is standing flat footed watching the backfield. The whole season we let teams run by us in the secondary, so why would week 10 be any different. My point in the post is that Longview has better players than Whitehouse and that will be the difference in this game.

Probably our districts best chance for a win. Lindale is a very sound football team that limits mistakes and waits for you to make yours. I will say Lindale 28 SS 21

Marshall will have another easy win. Kilgore just isn't as good this year as they have been in years past. Marshall 42 Kilgore 10

Whitehouse has Metoyer, who is very good, and the rest are decent, but not good or great players. That is all they needed against us last week, but Longview shouldn't have any problems at all. The young QB is pretty good, but Longview should be able to get consistent pressure on him. Longview 42 Whitehouse 14

West Rusk has done a great job the last few years of turning things around. They play hard and expect to win every week. That being said, Arp is to talented for the Raiders and this game won't be close. It won't be as big a blowout as Arp is used to, but I say Arp 35 WR 7.

After the last two weeks, I'm really worried about this game. I was hoping we could come in and play for positioning in the playoffs, but we didn't take care of business against Lindale or Jacksonville. Our offense has improved to the point that they have really carried the team for most of district. The defense has taken a big slide back. I'm worried about our chances if this gets into a shootout, especially since we lost the last two shootouts. Both teams will be fighting hard and I really don't think I can pick a winner. I'll be going for Henderson, so Lions by 3.