Newport @ Piggott

[sportsfreak12]

What are everyone's thoughts?  I say Newport by 7

[DogCatcher]

Two big questions are who plays QB for Newport and does Piggot play the same they have the past 2 weeks.

[ISU7]

Two big questions are who plays QB for Newport and does Piggot play the same they have the past 2 weeks.

Maybe the teams they played the last two weeks were better. Rivercrest has played Piggott 13 times losing only ,once so tell  me who been dominating who.SMH.

[Proud Buckaroo]

Piggot will get the 5th seed this year.

Newport rolls.

[sprained ankle]

Two big questions are who plays QB for Newport and does Piggot play the same they have the past 2 weeks.

Newport has one kid that is 20-5 as a starter since junior high school and 1 that is 1-0 against one of the weakest teams in the conference. Which kid would you play?
 

[CoolBreeze]

Newport has one kid that is 20-5 as a starter since junior high school and 1 that is 1-0 against one of the weakest teams in the conference. Which kid would you play?

Will the kid with the 20-5 record be available?

[sprained ankle]

Will the kid with the 20-5 record be available?

If he's not then there is no question.

[Leo Marvin]

Newport has one kid that is 20-5 as a starter since junior high school and 1 that is 1-0 against one of the weakest teams in the conference. Which kid would you play?

Most success is based upon winning percentage

[CoolBreeze]

Most success is based upon winning percentage

But you usually need a representative sample. One game does not provide that.

[Coltfan2005]

Maybe the teams they played the last two weeks were better. Rivercrest has played Piggott 13 times losing only ,once so tell  me who been dominating who.SMH.

rivercrest has played piggott a lot more than 13 times.

[ISU7]

rivercrest has played piggott a lot more than 13 times.

conference games.

[redandgray]

This is an interesting match-up.  I have a hard time wrapping my mind around each of these teams right now.

[Oldhound56]

Newport has 4 wins.  They have looked very focused and effective in 3 of those wins.  The GCT game they looked a little flat.  Still scored 47 points and won easily, but were not as sharp.  Gosnell, Lonoke, and Walnut Ridge they looked very good.  Dominant defense and an offense that can put up some points. 

The one loss to Hoxie was not the Newport team I have seen in the other games.  Very flat from the beginning and made uncharacteristic mistakes.  Rebounded well against Walnut Ridge and looked dominant again.  Walnut Ridge is down a little and lost their starting QB, but Newport didn't have theirs either.  Walnut Ridge also lost to Manila the week before, but led them late in the game. 

The game is on the road and that always makes it tough no matter who you are playing.  It gets tougher when the opponent is good and Piggott is a good team capable of beating anyone on a given night.  If the Hounds are focused I think they win the game, if they come out flat it could be a long night again.

Pulling for my  town.  Go Hounds!

[CoolBreeze]

Newport has 4 wins.  They have looked very focused and effective in 3 of those wins.  The GCT game they looked a little flat.  Still scored 47 points and won easily, but were not as sharp.  Gosnell, Lonoke, and Walnut Ridge they looked very good.  Dominant defense and an offense that can put up some points. 

The one loss to Hoxie was not the Newport team I have seen in the other games.  Very flat from the beginning and made uncharacteristic mistakes.  Rebounded well against Walnut Ridge and looked dominant again.  Walnut Ridge is down a little and lost their starting QB, but Newport didn't have theirs either.  Walnut Ridge also lost to Manila the week before, but led them late in the game. 

The game is on the road and that always makes it tough no matter who you are playing.  It gets tougher when the opponent is good and Piggott is a good team capable of beating anyone on a given night.  If the Hounds are focused I think they win the game, if they come out flat it could be a long night again.

Pulling for my  town.  Go Hounds!

Will they have their #1 QB back?

[ISU7]

Newport has 4 wins.  They have looked very focused and effective in 3 of those wins.  The GCT game they looked a little flat.  Still scored 47 points and won easily, but were not as sharp.  Gosnell, Lonoke, and Walnut Ridge they looked very good.  Dominant defense and an offense that can put up some points. 

The one loss to Hoxie was not the Newport team I have seen in the other games.  Very flat from the beginning and made uncharacteristic mistakes.  Rebounded well against Walnut Ridge and looked dominant again.  Walnut Ridge is down a little and lost their starting QB, but Newport didn't have theirs either.  Walnut Ridge also lost to Manila the week before, but led them late in the game. 

The game is on the road and that always makes it tough no matter who you are playing.  It gets tougher when the opponent is good and Piggott is a good team capable of beating anyone on a given night.  If the Hounds are focused I think they win the game, if they come out flat it could be a long night again.

Pulling for my  town.  Go Hounds!

So why did Newport take a different team too Hoxie. Was it a outbreak of the flu at the school that week. lol  Hounnds by 12

[Skip Baymore]

This is an interesting match-up.  I have a hard time wrapping my mind around each of these teams right now.

+1.  Prob the most interesting game of this week to me.   I think Newport will win by at least 10, but nothing would surprise me a lot in this one.

[ISU7]

+1.  Prob the most interesting game of this week to me.   I think Newport will win by at least 10, but nothing would surprise me a lot in this one.

+1

[Paperman]

+11....🏈

[ISU7]

Mohawks punished NP. Good win for Piggott.

[Paperman]

Truth! Good job Mohawks

[Proud Buckaroo]

Well then... lol. What a win for Piggott.

[CoolBreeze]

Well then... lol. What a win for Piggott.

The win was not a huge surprise but the margin of victory was. Was Newport still without their #1 QB?

[ISU7]

The win was not a huge surprise but the margin of victory was. Was Newport still without their #1 QB?

And #2 qb after last night.

[CoolBreeze]

And #2 qb after last night.

When did #2 go down?

Will either be back by next week?

[DogCatcher]

There #1 came in when #2 went down. Piggot played a great game, dominant in every way last night. Newport looked like they were playing in sand.

[Coltfan2005]

There #1 came in when #2 went down. Piggot played a great game, dominant in every way last night. Newport looked like they were playing in sand.

You can see the entire game on YouTube. Piggott dominated the line of scrimmage the entire game.

[ISU7]

You can see the entire game on YouTube. Piggott dominated the line of scrimmage the entire game.

Oh now he tells you where you can see the game lol just picking with you Coltfan 2005

[sprained ankle]

The Hounds are not a very good football team at the moment!

[Coltfan2005]

Oh now he tells you where you can see the game lol just picking with you Coltfan 2005

Was just told about it Friday night
You can see all piggott games live on YouTube this year or watch it later.

[DogCatcher]

The hounds will look great, then look like Corning could beat them.

[Oldhound56]

Newport is dealing with the problem a lot of smaller schools have at times, injuries at key positions and no depth.  Newport is not a big team in numbers or size and Piggott lined up and was very physical.  Newport looked flat again, the sign of a very inconsistent team and just didn't answer the bell when Piggott hit them early. 

Hopefully, some of the guys are getting healthy and Newport can get back to the early season form.  If not, then who knows what could happen. 

[Coltfan2005]

Newport is dealing with the problem a lot of smaller schools have at times, injuries at key positions and no depth.  Newport is not a big team in numbers or size and Piggott lined up and was very physical.  Newport looked flat again, the sign of a very inconsistent team and just didn't answer the bell when Piggott hit them early. 

Hopefully, some of the guys are getting healthy and Newport can get back to the early season form.  If not, then who knows what could happen. 

Newport has bigger numbers than any other team in 3-3A.

[Oldhound56]

Newport has 36 kids and while that is decent numbers for 3A, they don't have depth at key positions and that is the point I was making.  They have suffered some injuries at those positions and it doesn't matter if you have 15 receivers, if you don't have enough linemen it doesn't help. 

[Coltfan2005]

According to Kait and Newport's own roster...they started the season with 50+ players on the High School team.

[Coltfan2005]

Newport has 36 kids and while that is decent numbers for 3A, they don't have depth at key positions and that is the point I was making.  They have suffered some injuries at those positions and it doesn't matter if you have 15 receivers, if you don't have enough linemen it doesn't help. 

And I will agree, newport has a HUGE problem with a undersized offensive line that isn't very physical.

[Mike Bonds]

According to Kait and Newport's own roster...they started the season with 50+ players on the High School team.

Looked like they had a lot out after the Lonoke game.  They don't really seem to be the same since Week 3 for whatever reasons.  Turnovers seem to be a major problem.

[Coltfan2005]

I did count 7 in Jersey's but not suited up at the Piggott game.

[ISU7]

Looked like they had a lot out after the Lonoke game.  They don't really seem to be the same since Week 3 for whatever reasons.  Turnovers seem to be a major problem.

Newport wasn't the same team before the season started.

[sprained ankle]

Newport wasn't the same team before the season started.

You are correct sir. When 7 kids who were seniors and starters are dismissed for disciplinary reasons it definitely has an effect. Here in Newport I admire our coach for standing up for what is right and making the tough decisions he made. Having a good football team is one thing, but the life lessons these kids should have learned from the bad decisions they made are far more important. The Coach has earned the respect of the fans in Newport and the kids that continue playing for him. 

[Mike Bonds]

Newport wasn't the same team before the season started.

True about the dismissals, but it didn't seem to affect them much through nonconference.  I'm sure it took a tool on depth, though.

I also agree about discipline.  That's one thing that Newport teams seemed to have lacked since the end of the Keedy years until the last couple of seasons.  Hopefully, they've got a coaching group that will see the program as a destination rather than just another stop along the road.

[ISU7]

You are correct sir. When 7 kids who were seniors and starters are dismissed for disciplinary reasons it definitely has an effect. Here in Newport I admire our coach for standing up for what is right and making the tough decisions he made. Having a good football team is one thing, but the life lessons these kids should have learned from the bad decisions they made are far more important. The Coach has earned the respect of the fans in Newport and the kids that continue playing for him.

yep cause losing # 1and # 72 was a major loss.