neveragain Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Harris Ratings is one of the oldest and best ranking systems in the state. They've been around a long, long time. Here are their picks for this week's games: 6A D1 Allen 3 pt favorites over lake Travis 6A D2 Midway 6 pt favorites over Cy-Fair 5A D1 Manvel 5 pt favorites over Highland Park 5A D2 Aledo 7 pt favorites over College Station 4A D1 Carthage 3 pt favorites over Kennedale 4A D2 WOS 1 pt favorites over Pleasant Grove 3A D1 Brock 8 pt favorites over Rockdale 3A D2 Gunter 3 pt favorites over Newton 2A D1 Refugio 3 pt favorites over Mart 2A D2 Tenaha 2 pt favorites over Muenster I have some different picks than Harris...but it is interesting to see how someone who has this background picks. Broken down by regions; Region 1 has 4 teams in Arlington, Region 2 has 6, Region 3 has 8, and Region 4 has 2. Of course, the regions vary geographically by classification and while regions 2 and 3 are generally more east and south, Rockdale, Gunter, Mart, Muenster, Cy Fair, Highland Park, Manvel, College Station, and Kennedale are really not in the region I would call East Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Some of these games won't be nearly as close as the Harris predictions ... I'd wager they got at least 1/4 of them wrong .... Edited December 20, 2017 by KirtFalcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveragain Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 I agree...but I do think there are some really solid matchups this year. I hope they are all good, close games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBuddyGarrity Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 hours ago, neveragain said: Harris Ratings is one of the oldest and best ranking systems in the state. They've been around a long, long time. Here are their picks for this week's games: 6A D1 Allen 3 pt favorites over lake Travis 6A D2 Midway 6 pt favorites over Cy-Fair 5A D1 Manvel 5 pt favorites over Highland Park 5A D2 Aledo 7 pt favorites over College Station 4A D1 Carthage 3 pt favorites over Kennedale 4A D2 WOS 1 pt favorites over Pleasant Grove 3A D1 Brock 8 pt favorites over Rockdale 3A D2 Gunter 3 pt favorites over Newton 2A D1 Refugio 3 pt favorites over Mart 2A D2 Tenaha 2 pt favorites over Muenster I have some different picks than Harris...but it is interesting to see how someone who has this background picks. Broken down by regions; Region 1 has 4 teams in Arlington, Region 2 has 6, Region 3 has 8, and Region 4 has 2. Of course, the regions vary geographically by classification and while regions 2 and 3 are generally more east and south, Rockdale, Gunter, Mart, Muenster, Cy Fair, Highland Park, Manvel, College Station, and Kennedale are really not in the region I would call East Texas. If all the games are this close it will be the best week of State Title Games ever. Would probably break the crowd record there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playactionpass39 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Just now, MrBuddyGarrity said: If all the games are this close it will be the best week of State Title Games ever. Would probably break the crowd record there as well. I think they break the record for attendance this week regardless, lots of great teams with great fan bases. It would be nice to see every game come down to the last possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrushr Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Can't see the Tenaha/Muenster game being anywhere near that close. Just my opinion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bonecrushr said: Can't see the Tenaha/Muenster game being anywhere near that close. Just my opinion..... It will probably be over by the end of the first quarter .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 The problem with virtually all prognosticators is that their thoughts are based on "while ago's" and not "fixin' to's" ... The only way to change that is to be a procrastinating prognosticator .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtxfootball Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, playactionpass39 said: I think they break the record for attendance this week regardless, lots of great teams with great fan bases. It would be nice to see every game come down to the last possession. Yeah the Allen vs Lake Travis game will probably set the record. Allen brings a whole lot of spectators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrushr Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 They're good but I don't think they will be within 2 points of Tenaha. I'm thinking 3 TD differential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Greezychef said: Why? Muenster is very good. yea, well ... Timpson was "very good" too .... Edited December 20, 2017 by KirtFalcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveragain Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 It is true Timpson was considered very good...but this is the first year in any sport in a while that they've been that good. Muenster has been a perennial contender in multiple sports for many years...they've been up against the best and have contended well. I do think experience in big games makes a difference. Tenaha will likely still win...but I would not be shocked if it was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflu Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Gunter scrimmaged muenter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflu Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 sorry Muenster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflu Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 violent, but Gunter outscored in live time 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micotrav Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 7:12 AM, neveragain said: Harris Ratings is one of the oldest and best ranking systems in the state. They've been around a long, long time. Here are their picks for this week's games: 6A D1 Allen 3 pt favorites over lake Travis 6A D2 Midway 6 pt favorites over Cy-Fair 5A D1 Manvel 5 pt favorites over Highland Park 5A D2 Aledo 7 pt favorites over College Station 4A D1 Carthage 3 pt favorites over Kennedale 4A D2 WOS 1 pt favorites over Pleasant Grove 3A D1 Brock 8 pt favorites over Rockdale 3A D2 Gunter 3 pt favorites over Newton- Newton wins in a landslide 40-16! 2A D1 Refugio 3 pt favorites over Mart- Mart takes down Refugio! 2A D2 Tenaha 2 pt favorites over Muenster- Muenster Wins! Also State Champs in Football, Baseball and Basketball! A first in Texas! I have some different picks than Harris...but it is interesting to see how someone who has this background picks. Broken down by regions; Region 1 has 4 teams in Arlington, Region 2 has 6, Region 3 has 8, and Region 4 has 2. Of course, the regions vary geographically by classification and while regions 2 and 3 are generally more east and south, Rockdale, Gunter, Mart, Muenster, Cy Fair, Highland Park, Manvel, College Station, and Kennedale are really not in the region I would call East Texas. Micotrav’s Predictions; For What it’s worth.... Allen vs Lake Travis- Lake Travis by 6 Waco Midway vs Cy-Fair- Midway by 7 Manvel vs Highland Park- Highland Park by 14 Aledo vs College Station- Aledo by 17 Carthage vs Kennedale- Kennedale by 5 Pleasant Grove vs West Orange Stark- Pleasant Grove by 8 Brock vs Rockdale- Brock by 10- Rockdale Wins State in a big and emotional win! Newton vs Gunter- Gunter by 17- Newton in a landslide 40-16! Gunter was just too beat up by the 4th quarter! Refugio vs Mart - Refugio by 9 Mart Wins! Muenster vs Teneha- Muenster by 2 (Muenster wins State 27-20) I don’t think I should ever gamble! I’m terrible at picking these championships! My record so far is 1-4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Wonder which one of these the Browns could beat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdJesus Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 10:53 AM, KirtFalcon said: It will probably be over by the end of the first quarter .... Well, it’s pretty clear you guys hadn’t seen Muenster play. They were crazy good all year. Proved it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfacujackcat Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Man, so far they're 0-2 and are staring 0-3 straight in the eye with Rockdale winning big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micotrav Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Newton vs Gunter was a case of speed and aggressive play against discipline and courage. This time the Eagles clawed the Tigers into submission. I thought it would be hard to run against Gunter, but Newton was just too physical and their speed was just overwhelming. I can see a 2018 rematch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micotrav Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 5:09 PM, DOB said: Wonder which one of these the Browns could beat? The Browns might score on a 1A sub varsity Texas team...maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfacujackcat Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Hey, they finally got one right. Started 0-5, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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