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LONGVIEW LOBOS (3-0, 0-0) AT RUSTON BEARCATS (2-1, 0-0) DATE: Friday, September 21st, 2018 TIME: 7:00 PM LOCATION: James Field at Hoss Garrett Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana LONGVIEW BROADCAST: 106.5 FM JACK FM RUSTON BROADCAST: SportsTalk 97.7 FM LOBOS LEAD SERIES 6-4-0 The Lobos have a 6-4 lead when the game is a non-district contest. The two schools have never played a district contest. The two schools have never played a playoff contest before. The two schools have never played at a neutral location. The Lobos have a 3-2 lead when the game is played at Longview. The Lobos have a 3-2 lead when the game is played at Ruston. Longview won the last two meetings with the Bearcats. Longview is 3-2 all-time against Ruston at James Field, with the Lobos winning the last meeting there. Longview is 1-0 all-time when the game is played on September 21st. LAST FIVE GAMES IN SERIES 09.27.2002 - Longview 14, Ruston 0 - James Field 09.21.2001 - Longview 35, Ruston 7 - Lobo Stadium 09.29.2000 - Ruston 13, Longview 7 - Lobo Stadium 10.01.1999 - Ruston 51, Longview 18 - James Field 10.02.1998 - Longview 10, Ruston 3 - Lobo Stadium FULL GAME LOG GAME PREVIEW & SERIES REVIEW And finally, the streak is over. It has been 12 long years since Longview walked out of Lobo Stadium with a victory against John Tyler, but the Lobos on Friday night cruised to a 41-13 victory to end John Tyler’s 3-game winning streak over the Lobos at their home stadium, and end John Tyler’s 5-game overall winning streak inside Lobo Stadium. With the win, Longview improved 3-0 on the season. That marks the first time since 2004/2005 that Longview has had back to back 3-0 starts to a season, following Longview’s 3-0 start to the 2017 season. It’s just the fifth time in 15 seasons under head coach John King that Longview has started 3-0. The other time being in 2009. The win also marked Longview’s 50th overall win against John Tyler. It’s the 2nd program that Longview has at least 50 victories against, the other being Marshall with 61 victories now. Now the Lobos turn their attention to a state that after constantly filled Longview’s non-district schedule for the better part of a decade and a half, has only been on Longview’s schedule once this decade. Longview heads to Louisiana for the first time since 2015, and travels to Ruston for the first time in 16 seasons. The Lobos and Bearcats haven’t met in 16 seasons, but they’re definitely no strangers to each other. Longview’s old offensive coordinator from the beginning of John King’s era calls on the Lobos this week as second year head coach, Jerrod Baugh, takes helm against his former head coach. It’ll be the first time for John King to face a former assistant coach as a head coach. Longview and Ruston have met 10 times previously, with the Lobos winning the last two in 2001 and 2002. The Lobos opened the series in 1992, with a 23-12 victory at Ruston. Ruston then won the next two meetings, in 1993 and 1994. In 1993, the #10 Bearcats were able to make a goal line stand against Longview to win 14-9. In 1994, the #1 ranked Bearcats took advantage of a missed extra point to win 14-13. The Lobos then won the next three. Ruston’s only win by more than a touchdown came in 1999 when they hung 51 points on the helpless Lobos. It was the first time in 47 years that Longview had given up 50 points or more. Excluding that 51-18 victory, the other three Ruston victories have come by a total of 12 points. The visit to Ruston will mark just the 2nd time since 2010 that Longview ventures to Louisiana for a non-district game, and 3rd time overall since 2010 (playoff game in Shreveport in 2010). The Lobos are looking to improve to 4-0 for the first time since finishing 10-0 in 2005. WEEK FOUR 11-6A SCHEDULE: Longview at Ruston (James Field) Mesquite vs Hurst L.D. Bell (E.H. Hanby Stadium) {Thursday} Mesquite Horn vs Arlington High (E.H. Hanby Stadium) North Mesquite vs Haltom (Mesquite Memorial Stadium) Rockwall at Arlington Martin (UT-Arlington Stadium) Rockwall Heath vs McKinney North (Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium) Tyler Lee vs Mesquite Poteet (Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium) WEEK THREE 11-6A RESULTS: Longview 41 John Tyler 13 Mesquite 44 Plano West 20 Mesquite Horn 25 Cedar Hill 42 North Mesquite 38 Fort Worth Paschal 21 Rockwall 49 Arlington Bowie 34 Rockwall Heath 14 Richland 28 Tyler Lee 49 Nacogdoches 39 DISTRICT 11-6A STANDINGS 1st. Longview (3-0, 0-0) 2nd. North Mesquite (2-0, 0-0) 3rd. Mesquite (1-1, 0-0) 4th. Rockwall (1-1, 0-0) 5th. Rockwall Heath (1-2, 0-0) 6th. Tyler Lee (1-2, 0-0) 7th. Mesquite Horn (0-3, 0-0) DISTRICT 12-6A OVERVIEW Last Week - Belton defeated Copperas Cove 35-28, Waco Midway defeated Killeen 13-10, Killeen Ellison defeated Waco 35-16, Temple defeated Killeen Harker Heights 45-0. Killeen Shoemaker is off. This Week - Copperas Cove hosts Killeen, Killeen Harker Heights hosts Belton, Killeen Shoemaker hosts Temple, Waco Midway hosts Killeen Ellison. Waco High is off. LONGVIEW LOBOS Record: 3-0 (0-0) District: 11-6A Coach: John King (155-36 in 15 seasons) (Playoffs: 34-14) First Year of Football: 1909 All-Time Record: 716-345-52 (Playoffs: 63-41-1) Playoff Appearances: 43 Last Playoff Appearance: 2017, 6A Division II State Semi-Final State Championships (1): 1937 (1A) State Championship Appearances (4): 1937 (1A), 1997 (5A D1), 2008 (4A D1), 2009 (4A D1) SCHEDULE: 08.31 - vs Lufkin - Win 35-28 09.07 - at Marshall - Win 60-14 09.14 - vs John Tyler - Win 41-13 09.21 - at Ruston 09.28 - at Rockwall 10.12 - vs Mesquite Horn 10.19 - at Rockwall Heath 10.26 - vs North Mesquite 11.02 - at Tyler Lee 11.09 - vs Mesquite RUSTON BEARCATS Record: 2-1 (0-0) District: 3-5A Coach: Jerrod Baugh (10-4 in 2 seasons) (Playoffs: 1-1) First Year of Football: 1921 All-Time Record: /-/-/ (Playoffs: /-/) Playoff Appearances: 48 Last Playoff Appearance: 2017, 5A Regional Round State Championships (8): 1925, 1941 (1A), 1947 (1A), 1951 (1A), 1982 (4A), 1986 (4A), 1988 (4A), 1990 (4A) State Championship Appearances (11): 1925, 1941 (1A), 1944 (1A), 1947 (1A), 1951 (1A), 1982 (4A), 1984 (4A), 1986 (4A), 1988 (4A), 1990 (4A), 1998 (5A) SCHEDULE: 08.31 - vs Monroe Neville - Win 41-7 09.07 - vs Acadiana - Loss 28-21 09.14 - at Bossier Airline - Win 36-19 09.21 - vs Longview 09.28 - at West Ouachita 10.05 - vs West Monroe 10.12 - at Ouachita 10.19 - at Alexandria 10.26 - vs Natchitoches Central 11.02 - at Pineville ON THIS DATE IN LOBO HISTORY: September 21st In 1927, Leonard Ray ran into the end zone from two yards out late in the 4th quarter as Longview knocked off Marshall, 6-0. The win over the Mavs was only the 2nd in 18 meetings against Marshall for Longview. In 1931, Marshall shutout Longview, 14-0, at Fair Park in Marshall. In 1935, Jim Whitten’s 1 yard pass reception in the first quarter was all it took as Longview knocked off El Dorado from Arkansas, 7-0, at Fair Park. In 1945, Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson handed Longview a 19-13 loss at Lobo Stadium. In 1951, Lufkin’s RV Holleman run in from 6 yards out to give the Panthers a 6-0 lead. But a missed extra point would cost Lufkin after Claude Pliler would haul in a 10 yard pass reception to tie the game. The following PAT was good and Longview upset Lufkin, 7-6, Lufkin. In 1956, Longview and Denison battled back and forth all night in a game that saw 12 touchdowns between the two teams. Pete Burks tallied 4 for the Lobos, and behind 30 first downs and 477 rushing yards, the Lobos knocked off the Yellowjackets, 47-33 at Lobo Stadium. In 1962, Henderson knocked off Longview, 22-18, at Lobo Stadium. In 1973, Mike Mock would kick a field goal and run in from 1 yard out, while Bobby Hunter and Steve Gaddis also tallied for Longview, in a 24-0 victory over Dallas Hillcrest for the Lobos. In 1979, Clifford Ward would rush in from two yards out in the first quarter before the Kangaroos of #9 ranked Killeen would tally on a 4-yard rush from George Leaito to tie the game as Longview and Killeen tied at Lobo Stadium, 7-7. In 1984, Clifford Powell, Leon Hendrix and Joe Johnson would all register scores for the Lobos as Longview would dominated the Eagles in Abilene, 21-0. In 1990, Bobby Taylor’s 75 yard pass reception in the first quarter was just the beginning for the Lobos as Longview would go on to route Carrollton Newman Smith, 49-12. The Lobos would hold the Trojans to just 135 yards on the night while tallying for 399 for themselves. In 2001, Tate Casey would pass in a 23 yard pass reception in the first quarter and Willie Andrews would rush in for two touchdowns as Longview rolled over Ruston, 35-7, at Lobo Stadium. Longview would rush for 305 yards and add an additional 116 yards passing in the rout. In 2012, Longview and Lufkin would each score two touchdowns to be tied 14-14 after 1 quarter before the Lobos took over. Longview would score three touchdowns in the 2nd quarter and roll up 446 yards overall on the night in a 45-14 beatdown of the Panthers at Abe Martin Stadium. The win would end Longview’s 15 year run without a win in Lufkin.