ODB71 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I really like this Lovelady team. That defense is tough! Offense will do whatever it takes to win. I would love to see them put a spanking on Refugio! Is the big DE 28 getting any college interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddog92 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Think LL will get a couple of picks, Stuff the run, and Seal the edge for Williams. Play 85' Chicago Bears type defense, Mesmerizes and inspires the referees and wins another. I wonder if all of the coaches at Refugio still don't teach ? I'm for LL all the way. They are smart, football savvy, beyond well coached, and tougher than woodpecker lips! LL 28 Refugio 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLion22 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Refugio will be tough. They usually are. But, Lovelady will show up to play and play hard. Anything is possible, that's why the game is played. Remember, Refugio just knocked off undefeated Shiner, who made a LOT of mistakes that the Comanches usually don't make. Â Lovelady in a nail biter. It's going to be a battle of speed. Refugio is quick, too. Â Not sure who you're getting your information from, but I was scouting this game and didn't see the "lot of mistakes that Shiner usually don't make" as you said in your post. The Refugio vs Shiner game was a slug fest and both teams played great. Refugio just made more plays and won the game. A play or two more made on the Shiner side and they could have won. Looked to me like Refugio had an outstanding game plan and seemed to me Refugio out coached and the players just made a few more plays, especially the final defensive stand. Â Lovelady may want to do some consulting with Waskom who thought they were really good two years ago until they ran into the Refugio buzz-saw in the semi-final. Fortunately for Waskom, they got another shot and took the title last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLion22 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I am picking Refugio because, after watching the Shelbyville- Lovelady game last night, one thing is painfully obvious. Both of those teams are one dimensional. Maybe in that class, you can be one dimensional and win a title, but if they meet up with a team that has a good run defense, they will be in trouble. Â Speaking of good run defense... Refugio has faced Cameron Yoe (a school with about 3 times the students), Mason and Shiner. They looked pretty good against Yoe in the first half, then Yoe opened up a can of whoop on them in the second half. First game with Shiner, not so good. Last two games against Mason and then Shiner, Refugio was very solid against the run and with that being all those two teams were capable of doing on offense, I believe that was the difference in the game. Â This ought to be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLion22 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Is that same slap that cisco coach schooled still coaching Refugio? Â Might be worthwhile to have a little more first-hand knowledge about a man before you start denigrating his character. I know Refugio's coach has been torn apart all over various forums in years past, but seems it has been done by folks that think they have to comment on everything, even when they don't really have a clue. Let's show some class on the LL side and don't go down this road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHSBobcat93 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Shiner has one of the best defenses in the state. Still don't know how Lexington scored 28 on them. Make no mistake, Refugio can score quick and often. They are extremely disciplined they executed the gamelan well, and that #33 was all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwarmingOnEm Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I thought Hackney scored on a long pass he took the ball out of the defenders hand on a for sure Interception and strolled in untouched for the score.No it was Charles Morgan with a pick 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwarmingOnEm Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 That was in state game against Celina. Celina won 32-28 I thinkYeah we scored to take the lead with 1:17 left in the game and gave up a TD to Celina's Jarod Martin on the ensuing kick off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 The type of Offense Refugio runs makes me think Lovelady can take them. Lovelady d is pretty legit and when your in the spread and all the games I have watched with there big 6-5 d-end he is almost impossible to block one on one, and hes on your QB fast and creates havoc with his long arms. Hard to throw with him coming at you. I like Lovelady odds even more vs a spread team.Bad thing about that if he don't throw he's gonna run and he's not a small kid about 6'2 215-220lbs he'll get his yards on the ground receivers all tall and fast and seem to get open what was not mentioned was that one of receivers dropped 2 passes that could of been TD's, or would of been against Shiner. whether or not LL has seen anything like Refugio remains to be seen, They're big strong fast quick and they get after it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwarmingOnEm Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Â Speaking of good run defense... Refugio has faced Cameron Yoe (a school with about 3 times the students), Mason and Shiner. They looked pretty good against Yoe in the first half, then Yoe opened up a can of whoop on them in the second half. First game with Shiner, not so good. Last two games against Mason and then Shiner, Refugio was very solid against the run and with that being all those two teams were capable of doing on offense, I believe that was the difference in the game. Â This ought to be a good one. Actually they trailed Yoe by a single point at the end of the third quarter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I think what favors Refugio is their strength of schedule Camerom Yoe, Shiner twice, Mason, and Mathis who's playing Yoe this Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Speaking of good run defense... Refugio has faced Cameron Yoe (a school with about 3 times the students), Mason and Shiner. They looked pretty good against Yoe in the first half, then Yoe opened up a can of whoop on them in the second half. First game with Shiner, not so good. Last two games against Mason and then Shiner, Refugio was very solid against the run and with that being all those two teams were capable of doing on offense, I believe that was the difference in the game. Â This ought to be a good one. Â They played Yoe with 4 starters sitting the bench in the first half for those who don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eka Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Is there a stream to this game that anyone knows of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHSBobcat93 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Is there a stream to this game that anyone knows of? Nothing has been reported but I am guessing since it is in the Austin Area it will be streamed like last weeks games were that were all in the San Antonio, Austin Area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibb1gdaddy2 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I hope so. I would love to watch the game but can make the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLIONPRIDE Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Wow, what an opportunity. I've watched Refugio several times over the last few years at the state championship games. Several things will stick in your mind when you watch them. They are well coached, they execute extremely well, and they always have athletes that will get after you. Is this going to be a huge challenge for the Lions? Absolutely!!! Do I think Lovelady can pull the upset? Yes I do. But it will take every player and coach on the field believing they can do this. Not only on the field Friday night, but every day this week on that practice field. Most kids don't get this opportunity. They have to rise up to the challenge and just go out and play the game of their life. I've watched these kids step up over the last few weeks and put themselves in a position to do what no Lovelady team has ever done. Play for a state championship!!! Now LIONS, go take the fight to the Bobcats and leave it all on the field. This little community of 649 people that we call Lovelady, and many more all across East Texas, have your back! ROLL ON LIONS!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddog92 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 All this talk about LL being one dimensional is bologna. Waskom, Newton, Franklin, and Corrigan are one dimensional and have seen plenty of success by running 90 +percent of the time. I am sure there are others. Go LL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 High Scoring? You mean like the 17 pts. they put on Shiner?Shiner was good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLion22 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Actually they trailed Yoe by a single point at the end of the third quarter Not sure what your point is. Yeah it was a single point, annnddd.... then Yoe proceeded to open a can of whoop on them with the final score being something like 42-27. Refugio did play them tough up to a point and then kind of had a meltdown. Their kids and coach started getting hot and had multiple (I think three) personal foul penalties called that all contributed to the meltdown. I don't see any of this as a problem for Refugio at this point because as I said in my first post, Yoe is about three time larger a school than Refugio. It also looks like Refugio has turned the corner on some of the penalty and other behind the scene "issues" they dealt with earlier this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHSBobcat93 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Shiner was good Shiner was really good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLion22 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 They played Yoe with 4 starters sitting the bench in the first half for those who don't know I was at the Yoe game. Yes, I think they only had 3 starters on the bench for the first half and they did better with those starters on the bench than they did once they entered the game in the second half... "for those who don't know." I'm pretty sure it was one of those starters that sat on the bench that got one, if not two, of the personal fouls in the second half. Â Having said all that, my opinion is we can put what we saw in the Yoe game aside because the Refugio team I saw Friday night against Shiner and the scouting report I got from the Mason game indicates the Bobcats have come together as a disciplined team and are in the zone at the right time. Looks like we're all in for a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwarmingOnEm Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Not sure what your point is. Yeah it was a single point, annnddd.... then Yoe proceeded to open a can of whoop on them with the final score being something like 42-27. Refugio did play them tough up to a point and then kind of had a meltdown. Their kids and coach started getting hot and had multiple (I think three) personal foul penalties called that all contributed to the meltdown. I don't see any of this as a problem for Refugio at this point because as I said in my first post, Yoe is about three time larger a school than Refugio. It also looks like Refugio has turned the corner on some of the penalty and other behind the scene "issues" they dealt with earlier this season.My point? My point was that it was a closer game than what the score appears. You said they opened a can of whoop the second half. That was hardly the case. It was a 1 point game after half of the second half was complete (only due to a missed Refugio PAT) And an 8 point (1 score game) until the final minute of the 4th. So I don't see how that is a can of anything really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLion22 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 My point? My point was that it was a closer game than what the score appears. You said they opened a can of whoop the second half. That was hardly the case. It was a 1 point game after half of the second half was complete (only due to a missed Refugio PAT) And an 8 point (1 score game) until the final minute of the 4th. So I don't see how that is a can of anything really. Â Either you weren't there or you got bad scouting report. Refugio was in disintegration mode, getting multiple unsportsmanlike penalties when they couldn't afford to give any ground. It was a whoopin' in the second half. Yoe was in charge and it was obvious to anyone sitting in the stands with a smiggin' of football sense. Â Alright, that's all I'll say about that. This is the Lovelady vs Refugio thread. Â If Lovelady can get in Refugio's heads and get them riled up, they have a good shot at taking this one. If Refugio plays up to 80-90% of their ability, stay calm, and minimize penalties they will likely roll in this one. But, that is the huge unknown for Refugio... can they maintain the levelheadedness and stability that they've had over the past 5-6 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddog92 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Any body know Willams stats this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLIONPRIDE Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'll try and find out exact numbers but he is right around 2500 yards and 47 TDs rushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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