Greenland seems to be a decent team, however the warriors are on a roll at 6-0, putting up 40+ points in 3 of their last 4 outings, and while also leading the conference in sacks by a comfortable margin.
This should be a really good game on paper cause their styles offensively can cause each other problems.... I still will take Lamar by a 7-10 point margin. The long road trip for Greenland will aid the Warriors in front of their home crowd and lead them to a 7-0 start!
i will give it to Greenland, they were able to score effectively in the first half against a talent laden Booneville defense. Should be an interesting game.
Now we finally get down to business. Greenland obviously has some talent. I think the Warriors win this one at home, but I don't think it will be easy.
This will be the Warriors first test since week 1 at Danville. If they haven't gotten overconfident after all the blowouts, they should take care of business at home.
Quote from: CoolBreeze on October 06, 2018, 12:00:15 pm
This will be the Warriors first test since week 1 at Danville. If they haven't gotten overconfident after all the blowouts, they should take care of business at home.
Hopefully we realized that we had those opponents overmatched and will be ready to bring it vs. Greenland. But you never know with 17-year-olds.
All year so far pelts, parmenter, and Mayes have dominated the field offensively. However, the offense isn't as balanced as some would like to see. Lamar has the capability to be a team that can effectively run the spread. But play to your strengths I guess
Quote from: Warriors023 on October 06, 2018, 02:04:39 pm
However, the offense isn't as balanced as some would like to see. Lamar has the capability to be a team that can effectively run the spread. But play to your strengths I guess
I think we can do some things we haven't had to do so far.
Could one of you Greenland fans give us a rundown on the team?
We have 2 tall and very fast recivers to use as deep threats in Hinkle and west, I guess doc is letting them sit until they're needed
Quote from: Warriors023 on October 08, 2018, 12:53:37 am
We have 2 y'all and very fast recivers to use as deep threats in Hinkle and west, I guess doc is letting them sit until they're needed
Doc loves to pass, but the other game is rolling right now, so why mess with a good thing?
Greenland is a very talented team and will give Lamar trouble cld be a high scoring game I think the pirates pull of the win.
Quote from: knownothingboutfallball on October 08, 2018, 08:52:39 am
Greenland is a very talented team and will give Lamar trouble cld be a high scoring game I think the pirates pull of the win.
Greenland has some good athletes at RB and on the edges, but Lamar has the defensive edge and in the trenches.....
Lamar will actually have competition this week. Hope they haven't gotten big heads from playing 4 bad teams and one mediocre at best the past 5 weeks. I actually see this being a lower scoring game. First team to 21 wins
Also I think In the past 5 weeks only Cedarville has been able to score on Lamar's first team Defense, With only 8 points. Lamar's first team Defense has only given up 20 points this year. If I'm not mistaking.
The defense has been pretty impressive. I like it!
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 08, 2018, 01:12:36 pm
Also I think In the past 5 weeks only Cedarville has been able to score on Lamar's first team Defense, With only 8 points. Lamar's first team Defense has only given up 20 points this year. If I'm not mistaking.
Lamar's score against Cedarville (22-8) and the Charleston score against Cedarville (21-6) the following Friday look similar. I couldn't find any stats on Cedarville's offense, so other than the points allowed there's not much to go on when comparing Chuck and Lamar's defenses. Charleston's offense accounted for 336 total yards against the Pirates, while Lamar's offense generated 275 total yards of offense against that same scurvy crew!
Greenland hung with Booneville for a half, this should be a good football game, with a LOT on the line for both teams!
Quote from: TRH on October 08, 2018, 01:47:32 pm
Lamar's score against Cedarville (22-8) and the Charleston score against Cedarville (21-6) the following Friday look similar. I couldn't find any stats on Cedarville's offense, so other than the points allowed there's not much to go on when comparing Chuck and Lamar's defenses. Charleston's offense accounted for 336 total yards against the Pirates, while Lamar's offense generated 275 total yards of offense against that same scurvy crew!
Greenland hung with Booneville for a half, this should be a good football game, with a LOT on the line for both teams!
Well the Lamar vs Cedarville game was a Torrential Downpour so that may have had something to do with it I would say.
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 08, 2018, 01:53:13 pm
Well the Lamar vs Cedarville game was a Torrential Downpour so that may have had something to do with it I would say.
That could certainly make a difference.
Quote from: TRH on October 08, 2018, 01:47:32 pm
Lamar's score against Cedarville (22-8) and the Charleston score against Cedarville (21-6) the following Friday look similar. I couldn't find any stats on Cedarville's offense, so other than the points allowed there's not much to go on when comparing Chuck and Lamar's defenses. Charleston's offense accounted for 336 total yards against the Pirates, while Lamar's offense generated 275 total yards of offense against that same scurvy crew!
Greenland hung with Booneville for a half, this should be a good football game, with a LOT on the line for both teams!
Lamar's defensive performance against Cedarville was actually impressive considering even though Cedarville only has a 2-4 record they are rushing for about 350 a game and the only team to hold Cedarville below that was Lamar..... And Lamar held them way below that. Cedarville actually outgained Charleston in their game. Lamar's defense is legit and is what is allowing them to make a jump up this year. All that said, yes I still think Greenland will keep this competitive. Only Paris and WF are bad enough that you know simply by showing up you can win the game. Lamar is smart enough obviously to know that even though they're favored they won't take this game lightly.
Quote from: beach bum on October 08, 2018, 02:00:58 pm
Lamar is smart enough obviously to know that even though they're favored they won't take this game lightly.
I think they can look at their schedule and know that what remains is a tougher than what went before. Even 16 year old boys ought to be able to figure that one out.
Even though Booneville dropped 60+ on this Greenland squad, they scored 34 on a team that has been destroying teams. This team will be able to score plenty. I worry that alamar will not be able to keep up with this scoring pace. I will be looking forward to seeing this game. I really think this game could set the tone for the remainder of the season. A solid win Friday night could propel the Warriors into a week 10 meeting of two 9-0 teams. If they lay an egg Friday I could see it going just the opposite and the Warriors finishing the season with 4 straight losses. I really do see this as a must win if they want to accomplish what they want to this season.
Quote from: macadoshis on October 09, 2018, 09:06:50 am
I really do see this as a must win if they want to accomplish what they want to this season.
I would say that is a fair statement.
I am really excited that this will be a battle between two equally matched teams and the weather will be amazing. It's gonna feel like football weather. I'll definitely be in attendance for this one.
Hootens has Lamar by 10.
Quote from: MICHAELSPAPPY on October 09, 2018, 09:35:35 am
Hootens has Lamar by 10.
I'm a little surprised by the double digit projection.
We get some for home field advantage.
I just do not know what to think about the Warriors to this point. They have done everything well so far, but the schedule, with the exception of Danville, has not been challenging. Greenland should let us know a little more about the team.
Quote from: macadoshis on October 09, 2018, 09:06:50 am
Even though Booneville dropped 60+ on this Greenland squad, they scored 34 on a team that has been destroying teams. This team will be able to score plenty. I worry that alamar will not be able to keep up with this scoring pace. I will be looking forward to seeing this game. I really think this game could set the tone for the remainder of the season. A solid win Friday night could propel the Warriors into a week 10 meeting of two 9-0 teams. If they lay an egg Friday I could see it going just the opposite and the Warriors finishing the season with 4 straight losses. I really do see this as a must win if they want to accomplish what they want to this season.
Booneville's Defense didn't even play hard the first half. That is the only reason Greenland scores 28 points on them. The 2nd half Greenland didn't have a first down on the starting Defense. The scores on our 2nd Defense in4th qtr. Greenland wasn't a bad team and I see them beating Lamar by 14 but I would look at what you did the first half as being great because we didn't play like our normal defense till after halftime. Bearcats will come out fast against Mansfield I'm betting and take care of business quick.
Quote from: Bearcatdad on October 09, 2018, 05:17:04 pm
Booneville's Defense didn't even play hard the first half. That is the only reason Greenland scores 28 points on them. The 2nd half Greenland didn't have a first down on the starting Defense. The scores on our 2nd Defense in4th qtr. Greenland wasn't a bad team and I see them beating Lamar by 14 but I would look at what you did the first half as being great because we didn't play like our normal defense till after halftime. Bearcats will come out fast against Mansfield I'm betting and take care of business quick.
Lamar's first team defense has only gave up 3 TDs so far. 2 of those was against Danville in the first game of the year. Greenland will have a difficult time moving the ball against the second ranked defense in the state in scoring.
Greenland will not win by 14. Greenland won't even win the game at all. Lamar will take this game by 3 score's.
Sorry folks but I don't think Marcy will be there.
Quote from: xadboy on October 09, 2018, 05:39:24 pm
Lamar's first team defense has only gave up 3 TDs so far. 2 of those was against Danville in the first game of the year. Greenland will have a difficult time moving the ball against the second ranked defense in the state in scoring.
Greenland will not win by 14. Greenland won't even win the game at all. Lamar will take this game by 3 score's.
Sorry folks but I don't think Marcy will be there.
She probably needed a break.
Quote from: xadboy on October 09, 2018, 05:39:24 pm
Lamar's first team defense has only gave up 3 TDs so far. 2 of those was against Danville in the first game of the year. Greenland will have a difficult time moving the ball against the second ranked defense in the state in scoring.
Greenland will not win by 14. Greenland won't even win the game at all. Lamar will take this game by 3 score's.
Sorry folks but I don't think Marcy will be there.
Danville isn't very good and Lamar hasn't played anyone at all. So as of right now at this point your 2nd ranked Defense doesn't hold anyone good or water. Sorry to bust your bubble
Not to burst your bubble. But Lamar hasn't played anyone just yet. One mediocre team in Danville. But that's about it.
Quote from: Proud Buckaroo on October 09, 2018, 07:50:42 pm
Not to burst your bubble. But Lamar hasn't played anyone just yet. One mediocre team in Danville. But that's about it.
You play the games that are scheduled that's all you can do. We are going to see what Lamar is really made of these next 4 weeks.
I agree that Lamar hasn't played anyone yet. And I agree all you can do is play the teams on the schedule. I was at the Danville game and I personally didn't think Danville was good at all. I think the lack of quality opponents thus far hurts the Warriors Friday night. Whether or not it hurts to the point of losing we'll have to see.
Taking nothing away from Lamar and Coach Jones. I know him real well and he will have his Troops ready but they really haven't had a test yet.
This should be a good, competitive game. Something to consider; the combined records of Elkins, Mansfield and Booneville (Greenland's 3 losses) at this point in the season is 18-0.
Quote from: Wonderdog on October 09, 2018, 08:55:19 pm
This should be a good, competitive game. Something to consider; the combined records of Elkins, Mansfield and Booneville (Greenland's 3 losses) at this point in the season is 18-0.
Something to consider also is that Elkins is only 6-0 because the combined records of the teams they have played is 8-28. Yes 8-28..... Elkins is only being aided by playing in a weak 4-4A and a soft non conference. In my opinion it is a rare year that I believe the 1-3A is better than the 4-4A which would typically be unimaginable, but I think it may be that way this year. Outside of Greenland, Elkins's other 5 teams they have played are 5-25. Charleston may only end up with 3 league wins and I think they would win 4 or 5 in the 4-4A if they played there.
Quote from: Bearcatdad on October 09, 2018, 05:56:49 pm
Danville isn't very good and Lamar hasn't played anyone at all. So as of right now at this point your 2nd ranked Defense doesn't hold anyone good or water. Sorry to bust your bubble
Guess we will see who is blowing bubbles after Friday night.
Quote from: Proud Buckaroo on October 09, 2018, 07:50:42 pm
Not to burst your bubble. But Lamar hasn't played anyone just yet. One mediocre team in Danville. But that's about it.
PB that popping noise you hear Friday night will be the fireworks going off after Lamar scores.
Doc is a good, veteran coach, and he says this is a very coachable group of players. We'll hope for the best. I expect knowing that this game will be tougher will have them fired up.
Quote from: beach bum on October 09, 2018, 09:12:46 pm
Something to consider also is that Elkins is only 6-0 because the combined records of the teams they have played is 8-28. Yes 8-28..... Elkins is only being aided by playing in a weak 4-4A and a soft non conference. In my opinion it is a rare year that I believe the 1-3A is better than the 4-4A which would typically be unimaginable, but I think it may be that way this year. Outside of Greenland, Elkins's other 5 teams they have played are 5-25. Charleston may only end up with 3 league wins and I think they would win 4 or 5 in the 4-4A if they played there.
The same could be said for Lamar. Their opponents are a combined 7-29. I agree with the 1-3A being better than the 4-4A.
Quote from: CatPride on October 10, 2018, 08:56:57 am
The same could be said for Lamar. Their opponents are a combined 7-29. I agree with the 1-3A being better than the 4-4A.
Come on, folks. Alabama is 6-0, and the combined record of their opponents is only 16-19, and by your logic that means they might not be much good, and I think we know that isn't true.
Sure Lamar's schedule has been fairly weak to this point, but does that mean that they haven't shown enough to know that they are at least a pretty good team? They may not win conference, but I think the evidence is there to say they will be in the top group.
Quote from: MICHAELSPAPPY on October 10, 2018, 09:13:28 am
Come on, folks. Alabama is 6-0, and the combined record of their opponents is only 16-19, and by your logic that means they might not be much good, and I think we know that isn't true.
Sure Lamar's schedule has been fairly weak to this point, but does that mean that they haven't shown enough to know that they are at least a pretty good team? They may not win conference, but I think the evidence is there to say they will be in the top group.
I don't think anyone is saying Lamar isn't a good team. They just haven't played anyone that will set them apart as a top team. I have seen both Greenland and Lamar play and feel like Greenland has the edge even with Lamar having home field. Good luck to both teams Friday night.
Quote from: Bearcatdad on October 10, 2018, 09:51:06 am
I don't think anyone is saying Lamar isn't a good team. They just haven't played anyone that will set them apart as a top team. I have seen both Greenland and Lamar play and feel like Greenland has the edge even with Lamar having home field. Good luck to both teams Friday night.
What game did you watch Lamar play?
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 01:44:21 pm
What game did you watch Lamar play?
Danville and if it wasn't for their mistakes inside 10 they should have beat you.
Quote from: Bearcatdad on October 10, 2018, 02:16:43 pm
Danville and if it wasn't for their mistakes inside 10 they should have beat you.
It was the first game of the year and yes we made some mistakes. But we have really cleaned up on those and playing defense so much better. We don't even look like the team that played Danville. Don't you think that a sign of a good team is finding a way to win despite not playing your best?
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 02:34:46 pm
It was the first game of the year and yes we made some mistakes. But we have really cleaned up on those and playing defense so much better. We don't even look like the team that played Danville.
Considerably better than when we played Danville. We looked very rusty in that game.
Lamar by 21+. Take it to the bank!
Quote from: nastynice on October 10, 2018, 03:17:18 pm
Lamar by 21+. Take it to the bank!
Don't close that bank too early Nasty....we will talk after the game. 21+ ? You sure about that? I haven't seen Greenland.
If Lamar wins by 21 plus, then maybe some people will believe the hype. Then again if they lose it'll be the same old mediocre team we've seen the last few years. I honestly, haven't really seen anything to make me believe this years team is better than last years. Our schedule has been dramatically easier to this point. Last year we played Mt. Ida who is better than Danville, Clarksville who is better than westside and Atkins who is probably better than any team we have played so far. If we would have played last years schedule to this point it's possible we would have a couple losses.
Lamar's defense is by far better than last years team. Don't think you can compare last years team to this one. Two totally different teams. Also this year Lamar doesn't make no where near the mistakes that they made last year. Another reason it's hard to make that comparison.
We will see, I hope you are right. We have been mercy ruling teams that everyone has been mercy ruling. This week we will find out what we are made of for sure.
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 10, 2018, 06:49:23 pm
We will see, I hope you are right. We have been mercy ruling teams that everyone has been mercy ruling. This week we will find out what we are made of for sure.
Marcy ruling.
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 10, 2018, 06:49:23 pm
We will see, I hope you are right. We have been mercy ruling teams that everyone has been mercy ruling. This week we will find out what we are made of for sure.
Good. It's time to find out.
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 06:46:25 pm
Lamar's defense is by far better than last years team. Don't think you can compare last years team to this one. Two totally different teams.
IMHO, this year's team is much more mature than last year's, which stands to reason. More consistency (except for the Danville game).
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 06:56:40 pm
Marcy ruling.
I don't think she will be there this week.
As a Bearcat fan, I can't wait till week 9, paybacks are coming
Quote from: gitrdone on October 10, 2018, 08:22:23 pm
As a Bearcat fan, I can't wait till week 9, paybacks are coming
Paybacks? Care to enlighten us?
Quote from: CatPride on October 10, 2018, 08:13:26 pm
I don't think she will be there this week.
I was correcting thetruth on how to spell Marcy not mercy.
What's up Booneville? Shouldn't you worry about Friday night? Can anyone from Greenland stand up and say something?
It's funny that booneville is already reading up on Lamar? It's like they're scared or something? Anyway, I see lamar pulling out all the stops that have been in place all season. They're a talent laden team and they have yet to use close to all of it.
Quote from: Warriors023 on October 10, 2018, 11:06:24 pm
They're a talent laden team and they have yet to use close to all of it.
That about sums it up.
At least the players won't be working up as much of a sweat this Friday. FINALLY football weather is here.
I am hoping now to make the game in person. I had planned to travel to southeast Alabama this weekend, but Michael sort of took care of that.
Time to make some noise.
Lamar is good. This won't be much of a game. Lamar by 21
If Lamar gets away from what the identity of this team has been to this point it will be because of panic and desperation.
Quote from: jazdill on October 11, 2018, 12:18:23 pm
If Lamar gets away from what the identity of this team has been to this point it will be because of panic and desperation.
And at 6-0 I don't see much reason to panic.
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 09:02:48 pm
Paybacks? Care to enlighten us?
2015-10-09 Booneville vs Lamar L, 7 - 54
Quote from: jazdill on October 11, 2018, 12:35:13 pm
2015-10-09 Booneville vs Lamar L, 7 - 54
Guess the cats are drinking sour milk!
Quote from: Carljung on October 11, 2018, 11:34:05 am
Lamar is good. This won't be much of a game. Lamar by 21
I hope this happens.... But something has me convinced this one is going to be close and intense.
Quote from: Warriors023 on October 10, 2018, 11:06:24 pm
It's funny that booneville is already reading up on Lamar? It's like they're scared or something? Anyway, I see lamar pulling out all the stops that have been in place all season. They're a talent laden team and they have yet to use close to all of it.
I don't see Booneville being scared of any team in the 3A let alone in our conference. I don't know what Lamar has in the arsenal that they would be holding back. And if for some reason that is the case and week 7 is the week to pull it out and give it a try, who's to say it's gonna work? I think they play like they've been playing. There is definitely a ton of talent on this team. Anxious to see how Lamar reacts if the game is back and forth and comes down to the wire. I'll definitely be there for this one.
Quote from: macadoshis on October 11, 2018, 04:41:31 pm
I don't see Booneville being scared of any team in the 3A let alone in our conference.
Definitely not anyone in this part of the state, if they don't have any more injuries.
Gotta go Warriors Josh and His Team will get it done! Prayers for safe travels to Greenland!
Quote from: Hitman Warrior23 on October 11, 2018, 05:25:44 pm
Gotta go Warriors Josh and His Team will get it done! Prayers for safe travels to Greenland!
Look who came out of retirement lol
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 09:02:48 pm
Paybacks? Care to enlighten us?
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The fact that Jones ran it up on a down cats team which is fine take a advantage while you can I guess
Quote from: knownothingboutfallball on October 11, 2018, 09:04:24 pm
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 09:02:48 pm
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The fact that Jones ran it up on a down cats team which is fine take a advantage while you can I guess
Well if your first string can't stop the second string from scoring 18 points in the second half then I guess you can call that running it up.
Quote from: knownothingboutfallball on October 11, 2018, 09:04:24 pm
Quote from: xadboy on October 10, 2018, 09:02:48 pm
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The fact that Jones ran it up on a down cats team which is fine take a advantage while you can I guess
I haven't really been super impressed with Booneville anyways. I don't think they are world beaters like some of y'all think. No way Booneville beats Lamar by 40 plus.
We will see
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 11, 2018, 11:37:55 pm
I haven't really been super impressed with Booneville anyways. I don't think they are world beaters like some of y'all think. No way Booneville beats Lamar by 40 plus.
Let's deal with Greenland first. That will be enough of a job for this week.
Quote from: MICHAELSPAPPY on October 12, 2018, 08:07:31 am
Let's deal with Greenland first. That will be enough of a job for this week.
I think that part is up to the players and coaches lol
Even if it is not raining, the field will be wet. Who will that favor?
Quote from: MICHAELSPAPPY on October 12, 2018, 11:42:21 am
Even if it is not raining, the field will be wet. Who will that favor?
In my experience, a wet field tends to favor the team with the best straight ahead rushing game. While Greenland rushes 2 1/2 times as often as they pass, their yardage is only 55/45, which means the passing attack is very important. On the other hand, Lamar is overwhelmingly run-oriented. Although I have not seen them play, I would expect a wet field to favor Lamar.
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 11, 2018, 05:47:40 pm
Look who came out of retirement lol
:) been posting on the basketball been waiting on this week, especially after the Ctown upset. Was gonna go but got get my Ninja some court time to get ready for a showcase tomorrow. but ill be gettimg updates.
It's a real shame that only like 5 people show up to watch Greenland play. Wow
With 5:25 left in the first, 7-0 warriors ball. Warriors force a 3&out, have the ball on their own 47
19-0 Lamar at half
Lamar's defense is holding strong, don't think Greenland has over 100 total yards.
Will Marcy actually show up tonight!?
5 drives for Greenland.... 3 3 and outs and only 1 first down(time ran out in 5th drive)....Maybe I missed a drive tho...
Loving the hb draws on 3rd down by Greenland...smh lol
There's no way Greenland has close to 100 yards
Trying to get MaxPreps to load up
Greenland may have 50...and half of those on that last play ...
9:34 in 3rd
Lamar: 25
Greenland: 0
Warriors defense is insane tonight
Y'all always get those fumbled tosses called as incompletes? LOL
Greenland fans were pretty angry, not that it affected anything haha
Quote from: HorseFeathers on October 12, 2018, 08:27:00 pm
Y'all always get those fumbled tosses called as incompletes? LOL
Greenland fans were pretty angry, not that it affected anything haha
Its a forward pass...anything tossed in front of the qb is a pass.
7:29 in the 3rd
Greenland 13
Lamar 25
Lamar came out flatter than a pancake in the second half.
End of 3
Lamar 25
Greenland 13
Lamar 33 Greenland 13 11:52 in the 4th
10:07 in 4th
Lamar 33
Greenland 20
6:12 in the 4th
Lamar 33
Greenland 27
3 passing TDS of 48, 49 and 65 for Greenland tonight
There's been miss communications within the Lamar secondary. That needs to stop
Lamar-33. Greenland-27 final
Was getting almost play by play from a buddy of mine. WOW. But like the saying goes ugly win better then a pretty loss. Great job to Greenland safe travels home. What a tale of two different halves.
Greenland exposed some stuff for sure tonight.... Good game, well worth the drive over from Pope County...good luck to lamar the rest of the way
The First half had me almost convinced about this Lamar team... but then they played the second half lol. Either way, good to get the W.
They came out absloutley flat in the second half. They're will have that adjusted next week I hope. Can't let off the gas and I think tonight showed them that tonight
Quote from: Warriors023 on October 12, 2018, 10:09:58 pm
They came out absloutley flat in the second half. They're will have that adjusted next week I hope. Can't let off the gas and I think tonight showed them that tonight
Agreed
Quote from: TheTruth2010 on October 12, 2018, 09:34:13 pm
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Wow!! Greenland made a run. I'll say this about the Pirates, they don't give up.
A win is a win, but this one has to be worrying Doc, especially with Mansfield's and Charleston's pass offenses looming out there still. This one should not have been nearly as close as it was.
NEGATIVES: Our pass defense was pretty pathetic. Make that very pathetic. I don't know if our guys were asleep, or what, but Doc may be prescribing some redlines on Monday as a cure. And we could not run straight up the middle. I had thought our offensive line was pretty good, but I surely did not see it last night.
POSITIVES: Our running game was solid again, as long as we ran toward the sidelines before we turned upfield. Our defense against the run was good. And our passing offense looked sharp when we used it. Nice to have that weapon available.
7-0 is 7-0, but we will have to play better than we played last night to get to 8-0 and beyond. I did not see anything last night to worry Booneville, and I saw a lot to make Mansfield and Charleston eager to play us.
As Frank used to say, we are going to have to get bettah.
Quote from: HorseFeathers on October 12, 2018, 09:19:35 pm
3 passing TDS of 48, 49 and 65 for Greenland tonight
Greenland's offense becomes very ordinary when they can't get the big pass plays.... When they don't get those big plays they go through scoring slumps, but man do they explode quickly when they do. They have been doing that all year it seems. Scoring like 2/3 of their points in a quarter and a half or something like that.
Quote from: beach bum on October 13, 2018, 09:10:11 am
Greenland's offense becomes very ordinary when they can't get the big pass plays.... When they don't get those big plays they go through scoring slumps, but man do they explode quickly when they do. They have been doing that all year it seems. Scoring like 2/3 of their points in a quarter and a half or something like that.
Yeah. We are making that last drive, and running the clock down pretty good, and get it down to about 2 minutes before we stall out - but that wasn't good enough against Greenland. Pretty explosive offense. No time to be taking naps.
The sad thing about this game is that we did not learn very much (except that we have some things to work on). Obvious that we are pretty good. But can we get to the "very good" level it will take in the last three? I don't know.
I did like it that Doc was using the big tight end on some pass plays. I would say he could be a weapon. Beautiful little flea-flicker he pulled that one time.
Great win last night. A couple of things to clean up but this team is really good. The intensity is there. Balanced offense and a ton of playmakers. Came away from this game very impressed.
Quote from: macadoshis on October 13, 2018, 09:39:10 am
Great win last night. A couple of things to clean up but this team is really good. The intensity is there. Balanced offense and a ton of playmakers. Came away from this game very impressed.
I agree, Mac. This team is close to being very good, but those "couple of things" right now are what keep us from making that step. If we get those worked out, we could be in a position to win some games in the playoffs.
I have been a little critical of Lamar fans because they don't seem to know when to make lots of noise (i.e., when your team is on defense, especially 3rd down, most especially when the teams are toward the middle of the field.) That is when the cheerleaders ought to be making sure there is lots of noise, but they don't seem to comprehend that fact.
However, I moved over to the end zone with Mrs. Doc and the boys during Greenland's final drive, and I will have to say that the Lamar fans' response was outstanding! Lots of sustained noise, on their feet, like it should be. Really good atmosphere, and it paid off. I think the Warrior fans made a big difference down the stretch.
I was impressed by the progress the Warrior QB has made between last year and this. He does a good job of running the show, and his passing has improved.
Good teams find a way to beat decent opponents, even when they have an off night. We beat Danville and Greenland under those circumstances. (The Danville win looks a little better after they beat 6-0 Atkins.) But now we are to the part of the schedule where you cannot afford to have off nights, because these guys will make you pay for it.
One thing I did like about Lamar is that their kicking game is pretty decent. The big guy puts nice, high kickoffs fairly well down the field, and he is getting better at place kicking. And their punter is decent, also.
Gotta give props to Greenland, they didn't give up after the first half. Came out swinging in the second half and landed some big blows. With the capabilities of the offense they aren't out of many games. Greenland's quarterback throws a pretty ball and accurate as well. If Greenland's had a better defense they would be one of the most dangerous teams in the state. Good luck to them the rest of the year. Sure wouldn't want to get matched up with them in the playoffs.
I feel like Greenland is a playoff 4-5 seed sleeper team. They hun around with Booneville, Mansfield, and Lamar, all 3 of which are pretty good teams. I see them possibly making an upset or two in November
Quote from: Warriors023 on October 14, 2018, 05:54:15 pm
I feel like Greenland is a playoff 4-5 seed sleeper team. They hun around with Booneville, Mansfield, and Lamar, all 3 of which are pretty good teams. I see them possibly making an upset or two in November
There is a chance that the 2 seed from the 1-3A plays the 4 seed in a rematch in the 2nd round.... The 4 seed from this conference will have to beat Harding Academy, but the 1-3A is solidly strong this year, and the 2-3A is the worst conference so I think that will be an extremely competitive game. That means if Lamar gets the 2 seed they may have a little chance of just playing the 4 seed again in the postseason in the 2nd round.
Quote from: xadboy on October 14, 2018, 05:15:43 pm
Gotta give props to Greenland, they didn't give up after the first half. Came out swinging in the second half and landed some big blows. With the capabilities of the offense they aren't out of many games. Greenland's quarterback throws a pretty ball and accurate as well. If Greenland's had a better defense they would be one of the most dangerous teams in the state. Good luck to them the rest of the year. Sure wouldn't want to get matched up with them in the playoffs.
Greenland has a lot of big play threat.... It seems like I remember they were down big to Mansfield and came back to make it competitive. They were down a couple scores to Mountainburg and exploded the last 15 minutes of the game to win by 2 TD's. They even scored fast on Booneville then went cold. Not often you see a team go hot and cold like that so drastically at the high school level.
Quote from: beach bum on October 14, 2018, 07:30:20 pm
There is a chance that the 2 seed from the 1-3A plays the 4 seed in a rematch in the 2nd round.... The 4 seed from this conference will have to beat Harding Academy, but the 1-3A is solidly strong this year, and the 2-3A is the worst conference so I think that will be an extremely competitive game. That means if Lamar gets the 2 seed they may have a little chance of just playing the 4 seed again in the postseason in the 2nd round.
It would be hard to argue that the 2-3A is the weakest conference with two teams out now and two weak teams certain to make the playoffs even though they will defeat no one now defunct Cedar Ridge and even weaker conference teams. But that doesn't mean that the teams at the top of the conference should be tarred with the same brush. Despite their thumping by Clinton, HA has a sound team. They are healthy now and beginning to gel. Don't expect them to be a pushover in the playoffs.
Quote from: beach bum on October 14, 2018, 07:30:20 pm
There is a chance that the 2 seed from the 1-3A plays the 4 seed in a rematch in the 2nd round.... The 4 seed from this conference will have to beat Harding Academy, but the 1-3A is solidly strong this year, and the 2-3A is the worst conference so I think that will be an extremely competitive game. That means if Lamar gets the 2 seed they may have a little chance of just playing the 4 seed again in the postseason in the 2nd round.
It most definitely can happen. But last time the 4 from the league came over to searcy in playoffs in 16, Lamar got whipped by 3 scores. I wouldn't expect a win out of the 4 in searcy. But it's possible for sure.
Greenland and HA would be a VERY interesting and possibly high scoring game
Quote from: panther07 on October 15, 2018, 01:18:42 pm
It most definitely can happen. But last time the 4 from the league came over to searcy in playoffs in 16, Lamar got whipped by 3 scores. I wouldn't expect a win out of the 4 in searcy. But it's possible for sure.
Yeah. That Lamar game was not competitive, but HA was on its way to the state championship that year. Its interesting to me that the realignment At This particular point in time has yielded no powerhouse conferences, IMO. Real good teams at the top of each and some conferences clearly stronger than others, but more parity than ever this year. Id predict an HA win over Greenland for sure if they played next week with no significant injuries occurring to either before, lol.
I just reread what you said and my above comment was referring to 2012.
Quote from: Skip Baymore on October 15, 2018, 11:40:08 pm
Yeah. That Lamar game was not competitive, but HA was on its way to the state championship that year. Its interesting to me that the realignment At This particular point in time has yielded no powerhouse conferences, IMO. Real good teams at the top of each and some conferences clearly stronger than others, but more parity than ever this year. Id predict an HA win over Greenland for sure if they played next week with no significant injuries occurring to either before, lol.
I just reread what you said and my above comment was referring to 2012.
In 2012, a 4-seed (Smackover) gave HA all they could handle, and one of their toughest games en route to that state championship.