HORNET4LIFE Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I like that Athens faces Van first. I honestly think who ever wins this one, it will determine who wins the district title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I like that Athens faces Van first. I honestly think who ever wins this one, it will determine who wins the district title. Yeah I'm glad this game is first this year. I think the winner should take district but then there's always Kaufman that could be tough if they can get it together. I'm interested to see what happens between Kaufman and Crandall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Van is the hot team right now in this dist and Athens had a good showing last week would like to see this game. Van barely lost to Athens last year and Van is quite a bit better this year and Athens i think is not quite as strong as last yr. Van 35 Athens 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtrenchman Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Van is strong, but I do know that Athens has played better with each week. I know Athens has a lot of inexperienced players this year. Many of the Hornets players were on JV last year, two starters were on the Freshman team just a season ago. It looks as if they are buffing out the edges a little more with each week. I hope Athens can keep that going and pull out the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I don't get to see them play much because I go watch those Cats' play(Palestine). But, Coach Essary keeps clipping off good years over at Athens. I hope he wins this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcats254 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Athens wins this game by 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenEggsandHam Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 HLF is usually a pretty intelligent poster There his nothing intelligent about HLF. Â His own fan base can't stand him. Â He trolls earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stankylegg Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 CHill lost to lindale...Van dominated lindale. And Van would mop Henderson this year trust me. Your statement on who beat who is accurate, but you can't compare a who beat who from team to team.case and point. CH vs Henderson in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Your statement on who beat who is accurate, but you can't compare a who beat who from team to team.case and point. CH vs Henderson in 2010. What does CH vs Henderson 2010 have to do with this game dude? I'll take Van by a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stankylegg Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 What does CH vs Henderson 2010 have to do with this game dude? I'll take Van by a TD. Are you that ignorant that you can't read what was being talked about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenEggsandHam Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Still living in the past I seen. Â Van rolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Are you that ignorant that you can't read what was being talked about? Your the one ignorant! You go from this year to 2010 I mean WTH cares what happened in 2010 now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsfanatic1 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Still living in the past I seen. Â Van rolls. No doubt he is. All I remember is what the score was at the end of the game when the ref waved his arms and blew his whistle. That's the bottom line of any game is the final score. Â Still picking Van! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stankylegg Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Your the one ignorant! You go from this year to 2010 I mean WTH cares what happened in 2010 now? It happens every year. I just used 2010 as an example. CH had the edge if you compared like opponents, but that didn't mean a hill of beans. Henderson beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stankylegg Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 No doubt he is. All I remember is what the score was at the end of the game when the ref waved his arms and blew his whistle. That's the bottom line of any game is the final score. Â Still picking Van! That was my exact point. It doesn't matter who beat who on or who win by a bigger margin. Who cares if CH lost to Lindale and Van dominated then. That has no bearing on the way a future game will turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodathoughtit Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Even when teams play each other twice that does not mean the outcomes will be the same. However, most of the time there is a reason a team "dominated" their opponent. Of course comparing scores is far from a great predictor (& as noted above the opposite of what you expect sometimes happens) but if Van dominated Lindale and CH lost to them I'd say it increases the probability of Van being the better team. To deny that is to deny common sense. Â Btw, Van hasn't punted since the Lindale game. We must not have punted many times that game either since we scored 52. Â I think Athens will be a big challenge for Van as they seem to be improving each week. At this point I'm not sure they truly are "down" at all from what they were last year. Â I'm going to say Van wins 35-21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Athens had a pretty tough pre-district schedule. Doesn't really surprise me that Hallsville beat them. Not sure what happened with Henderson. I would've picked the Hornets to win that one. No shock that they beat Rusk and Diboll. Then last week Athens takes out Robinson which is not easily done. So they sound ready for district and not down at all to me. Still think Van wins, but it will be a battle because both teams know what this game most likely means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stankylegg Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 A team like Athens can have some surprise wins and losses in a season because their offense is just difficult for some teams to deal with. It eats up the clock and wears down the defense. Some teams match up well against it and surprise everyone by beating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentonite Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Van 34-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Van 35-21; Van 34-17; Van by 2 and 3 TD's; Van rolls. I guess Van will destroy poor Athens. I just can't find a winning team to root for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 It appears to be a "good" year to be in Region 2 ... things are certainly wide open ... Â District 5 Kennedale 5-0 Springtown 3-2 Alvarado 0-5 FW Castleberrry 0-5 FW Diam Hill-Jarvis 0-5 Lake Worth 0-5 Â District 6 Argyle 5-0 Sanger 5-0 (3 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) Ranchview 4-1 (2 wins vs 0-5 opponents) Wilmer-Hutchins 2-3 (both wins vs 0-5 opponents) Pinkston 2-3 (both wins vs 0-5 opponents) Carter 1-4 Â District 7 Princeton 4-1 (3 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) North Lamar 4-1 (2 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) Paris 3-2 (3 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) Liberty-Eylau 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Pittsburg 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Quinlan Ford 0-5 Â District 8 Van 5-0 Athens 3-2 Wills Point 3-2 Crandall 1-4 (lone win vs opponent with 1 win) Kaufman 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Mabank 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faderoute Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I think Van is the better team but they will have to play physical D to match the physicality of Athens. The kids are well-coached so no doubt in my mind they will be ready to play and play hard. 35-14 Van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHillDog81 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Van wins this one in a game that is much closer than most folks think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodathoughtit Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It appears to be a "good" year to be in Region 2 ... things are certainly wide open ... Â District 5 Kennedale 5-0 Springtown 3-2 Alvarado 0-5 FW Castleberrry 0-5 FW Diam Hill-Jarvis 0-5 Lake Worth 0-5 Â District 6 Argyle 5-0 Sanger 5-0 (3 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) Ranchview 4-1 (2 wins vs 0-5 opponents) Wilmer-Hutchins 2-3 (both wins vs 0-5 opponents) Pinkston 2-3 (both wins vs 0-5 opponents) Carter 1-4 Â District 7 Princeton 4-1 (3 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) North Lamar 4-1 (2 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) Paris 3-2 (3 wins vs opponents with 1 win or less) Liberty-Eylau 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Pittsburg 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Quinlan Ford 0-5 Â District 8 Van 5-0 Athens 3-2 Wills Point 3-2 Crandall 1-4 (lone win vs opponent with 1 win) Kaufman 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Mabank 1-4 (lone win vs 0-5 opponent) Good stuff DOB and while I agree with you I think it's interesting that none of the polls do. Â Region 1 has 4 ranked teams (Stephenville,Big spring, Andrews, Graham). 1 of them is in the top 10. Â Region 2 has 3 ranked teams. All 3 are in the top 10 (Argyle,Kennedale,Van). Â Region 3 has 2 ranked teams (Navasota,El Campo). 1 is in the top 10. Â Region 4 has 1 ranked team. #11 La Vernia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Good stuff DOB and while I agree with you I think it's interesting that none of the polls do.  Region 1 has 4 ranked teams (Stephenville,Big spring, Andrews, Graham). 1 of them is in the top 10.  Region 2 has 3 ranked teams. All 3 are in the top 10 (Argyle,Kennedale,Van).  Region 3 has 2 ranked teams (Navasota,El Campo). 1 is in the top 10.  Region 4 has 1 ranked team. #11 La Vernia  While a good portion of the 1's are leaning toward being set in R2, the rest of the tiers are wide, wide open ... looking at the bracket opens some probable matches that indicate that just as in old days the luck of the draw certainly helps .... example: the #2 in Van's district will have to deal with Kennedale the second week ... that's probably the worst part of the regional bracket ... and this is where the weird things happen - it might be an advantage to finish fourth rather than second - because rather than being in a bracket looking at Kennedale, Van, or Argyle - you are probably dealing with Princeton or North Lamar ... I have seen both - and I know who I would rather be in the 4-team box with ... anyway .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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