Archive for August, 2008

Here are some of my impressions of Burkburnett’s 10-6 victory over Sweetwater in the TRN Kickoff Classic on Thursday night:

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Next stop on the prediction bandwagon brings us to District 5-3A.
Everyone talks about how difficult 2-3A is because of Brownwood, Abilene Wylie, Snyder, Graham, etc., but this district is no patsy, either.
Losing Graham was definitely negated by the arrival of Bridgeport and Decatur. I can see any four teams (Burkburnett and Vernon too) making the playoffs. So here is my projections:

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I did not have enough info to write a story for Tuesday’s paper on the injury to Olney quarterback Callen Pittman.
Because of some law, Coach Rodgers cannot give exact health info on a football player, and I was unable to get in touch with the Pittman residence.
I have heard Pittman has a torn ACL. Here is what I do know:

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There is one common notion that prevails when discussing 5-2A.
Five teams — Henrietta, Holliday, Nocona, Olney and Bowie — can make the playoffs. Two of those will not.

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I will start off my preseason district predictions with what I consider the best district in the area.
It is tougher than nails and has backed up the talk in the playoffs. Plus, all six schools are from this neck of the woods, adding even more excitement come Friday night.

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Like the high school athletes going through two-a-days right now, I am starting to pick up my high school football blog production.
Today, we will look at some real workhorses.

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It has not been a rash of several injuries, like Henrietta suffered two years ago. But a couple of 5-2A squads have suffered a couple of big blows.

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Still trying to finish up preview stories for the paper’s 112-page football preview section.
And I keep hearing the same things:

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Got back from the Big Apple a couple of days ago, and have delved back into high school football.
It is pretty scary to realize there is only 20 days until the TRN Kickoff Classic. And I still have plenty of football previews to write.
Just took a thorough glance through the texasfootballratings.com website, and here are some predictions I agree and disagree with:

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Well, the other day I wrote how Olney could be the team to beat in 5-2A.
That is still possible. But after talking to a couple more coaches (Holliday, Nocona), I think it is too tough to sift through these five quality teams.

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This really surprised me when I came into work Friday morning.
Baron Davis and Steve Nash, two of my favorite basketball players and possibly people, teamed up to make to the short film of the summer.
They want to be Will Ferrell and John C. O’Reilly I guess.
So here I sit, bringing a performance of the ages to your computer.
Enjoy. I hope you don’t mind hearing the word “ass” twice in a 2 minute and 5 second span. I didn’t.
And all I thought Steve Nash did was date hot chicks. All I thought Baron Davis did was role with is posse and smoke blunts.