BevBrownJr
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That was two playoff-bound and playoff-worthy teams going at it last night in Bulldog Stadium.
Van had a great plan. They had 9 first downs on their first 2 possessions of the game, which ate up all but 2 minutes of the first half. That resulted in Carthage having to hurry to score its second touchdown of the game, taking the lead 14-7 with 6 seconds to go in the half. It’s hard to score when you don’t have the ball.The Bulldogs did exactly what they.needed to do after the break, stopping the Vandals on their first possession and then taking the ball and scoring on a drive that was all on the ground. The tide was turned.
I expect to see a rematch of these two teams in early December. I don’t expect to be able to comfortably wear short pants as I did last night.
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1 hour ago, cotton84 said:
Van’s offensive line may be the best that Carthage sees all year - in my opinion they are a little better than Kilgore since this is week 10 and Kilgore was week 1…..and Van’s line is better than P G
So, in answer to your question - yes………should they - no.
Thanks.
Sounds like a good test for Carthage. I suspect Coach Surratt will have them ready for it.
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3 hours ago, cotton84 said:
If Carthage’s big guys come to play on defense, Van probably won’t score on the first unit.
If Carthage’s big guys on defense are just going thru the motions, this might be a close game.Do I correctly understand that you believe in the latter case that Van could score as many points Friday against CHS as did Center last week?
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The defending state champion Bulldogs are 9-0 and have won 106 of their past 108 games (including playoffs). The 7-1 Vandals’ best hope for an upset win probably lies in their defense, which has only been giving up an average of about 3 TDS per game (just over 12 points a game in district play).
I see a a CHS win of around 35-14. How do you see it?
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Did Colt Hodges (#70) play defense last night, or only offense?
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9 hours ago, bansheefan03 said:
7 of kilgores was a pick 6
7 of Center’s were a defensive TD (returned fumble)
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Final score?
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I missed Carthage’s 2-point conversion after their 1st TD?. How did they do it?
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2 hours ago, hornetblue said:
I am pretty sure Daingerfield's starting quarterback did not play against Center.
Sounds reasonable, as Daingerfield has averaged just under 40 points per game in its other six games.
Spring Hill is another team that scored fewer points against Center (20) than against the other teams it has played this year (average of 32). Don’t know what the story behind this is, but I suspect one of the other followers of this thread will soon let us know.
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Question of the day: Did Center’s losing to Van last week, which took some of the luster off this Friday’s game, help or hurt their chances of pulling off an upset against the defending state champs?
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1 hour ago, PantherNation2015 said:
Anyone else feel like Carthage needs to play like the #1 team in class 4A D2 this week? They have shown glimpses of that team in some games and have looked like they are just going through the motions in others. It’s time to start flexing.
It’s probably a good thing that the two toughest district games are the last two. It’s an opportunity to really start getting in playoff mode.
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2 hours ago, cowboyandchrist said:
The starting Dawg D holds Center to their lowest point total and the Dawg offense will light up the scoreboard.
Lowest thus far was 28 in a 7-point win against Daingerfield.
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39 minutes ago, PantherNation2015 said:
Biggest surprise for me was this quote from C&C talking about the Carthage D.
“The Dawg D played really good but secondary got burned a few times because of a lack of a pass rush.”
Panther, will Carthage be seeing Spring Hill in playoff round 3 or 4 rather than round 1?
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Biggest surprise of last night’s game: Jett Surratt running a QB draw
2nd biggest surprise: The Bulldogs’ senior blocking back #20 getting a carry.
Just 2 more things for the D-Coordinators of future opponents to have to prepare for!
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Carthage wins 49-21.
Per Larry Allen:Rushing yardage CHS 159, RHS 34
Passing yardage CHS 289, RHS 147
Total yardage: CHS 448, RHS 181
CHS’s 105th win in its last 107 games!
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Total offense in the 1st half:
CHS 293
RHS 90
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Coach Surratt told the radio audience he wasn’t happy with the lack of pass rush in the first half. I suspect the next thing he did was to so inform the team.
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Rusk fans:
After playing both Center and Van the past 2 weeks, which one do you think will be undefeated in district play when Carthage meets them in 1 and 2 weeks, respectively?
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On 10/11/2023 at 6:23 AM, ndn99 said:
I remember Jacksonville in 96-98 had a trio of men carrying the ball by the names of Richard Whitaker, Kevin Aldridge, and Willie Boyd. Great combination of power, speed, and agility. Aldridge went on to play at SMU, and Whitaker played at Texas A&M.
Over 50 years ago, Kent Aldridge and Lemon Boyd - who were likely kin to 2 of the 3 mentioned above - joined Marshall Johnson (later an NFL player) to form a terrific backfield for the 1970 Fightin’ Indians.
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For those of you who find comparative scores meaningful, Rusk lost to Center by 28 points in the district opener and to Van by 32 points last Friday.
Perhaps Van by 3 at home this week?
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I find it mildly interesting that Rusk lost by a larger margin to Van last week (3-35) than they did to Center the week before (48-76).
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Carthage’s 3rd-string RB could start for most of the teams they have played this year.
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35 minutes ago, PantherNation2015 said:
Show of hands…..who thought these two teams would be sitting atop the district standings undefeated this morning? Both had gritty wins last night. The winner of this game helps themselves in playoff implications. Should be a good one.
Wow! Maybe there will be a Carthage-Spring Hill playoff game after all.
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2 hours ago, Crawford said:
Van 35
Rusk 3
final
The Center/Van game next week should be a good one.
Where will it be played?
★ UIL Realignment 2023-25 ★
in UIL Realignment
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If I correctly read the DCTF magazine that I bought this past summer, it was 800 last time (2 years ago).