Sinton vs Zapata

[Phil C]

In the Next playoff game Sinton plays Zapata. I don't where they will play it but Falfurrias is the most logical half way point it appears.

[Phil C]

Oops! Sorry I didn't see the updates. See everyone in Laredo.

[Phil C]

Seems silly that they flipped when Falfurrias is half way but oh well. At leat next time Zapata comes to Sinton :)

[pirate4state]

Phil C:
Seems silly that they flipped when Falfurrias is half way but oh well. At leat next time Zapata comes to Sinton :) Huh?? http://fp.funfiles.plus.com/animated_emoticons/emotes_s/scratching_head.gif

[SintonFan]

pirate4state:

Phil C:
Seems silly that they flipped when Falfurrias is half way but oh well. At leat next time Zapata comes to Sinton :) Huh?? http://fp.funfiles.plus.com/animated_emoticons/emotes_s/scratching_head.gifLOL
http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung0903/fragend/confused-smiley-016.gif

<small>[ November 15, 2003, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: SintonFan ]</small>

[sinton66]

Guess Javelina Stadium must have been booked?

[sinfan75]

From what I heard both teams wanted Alice.Guess that didn't pan and Sinton loses the coin toss again.

[sinton66]

Dang! we gotta get a better coin flipper! :D

[SintonFan]

sinton66:
Guess Javelina Stadium must have been booked?Kingsville should have been numeral uno. What do I know? I'm not a coach...
but I stayed in a Holiday Day Inn once.

[sinton66]

I'm a La Quinta man, myself. wink

[pirate4state]

sinton66:
Guess Javelina Stadium must have been booked?Maybe not for Friday night, but I think with the Javelina's win tonight they get a home game (playoff) on Saturday. Sinton just loss the coin flip. Oh well, ROAD TRIP :D Not to mention, I get out of work early ! Always good. :D

[sinton 1316]

how good is zapata?
ive heard they have a good recorc(8-2 i think) but arent that great of a football team
anyone know?

[pirateman98]

Congratulations on a fine win there Pirates! Good Luck next week against Zapata. I have been waiting for this match up for three years now. If any other Pirate Fan goes to callertimes.com, they will remember the s@!$ they were talking, around that time. They have been waiting for this match up, so now they got it. Can they hang with Sinton, or not?

[sinfan75]

If Sinton plays like they did against Carrizo,excluding the fumbles,I don't see Zapata winnin.

[sinton66]

This is the farthest Zapata has ever been in the playoffs in my tired old memory, of course I could be wrong about that. I wouldn't want to tempt Murphy. I hope the Pirates will take care of business this week. Everybody just pray for no injuries, please.

<small>[ November 16, 2003, 08:34 AM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[sinton66]

sinton 1316:
how good is zapata?
ive heard they have a good recorc(8-2 i think) but arent that great of a football team
anyone know?Here is Zapata's record according to Data Poll:

Aug29 at Carrizo Springs W 20-14
Sep5 vs Hidalgo L 12-33
Sep12 vs Laredo Cigarroa W 25-14
Sep19 at Mathis L 28-34
Oct3 vs Crystal City W 39-29
Oct10 at Falfurrias W 18-13 31-3A
Oct17 at Orange Grove W 8-6 31-3A
Oct24 vs Bishop W 14-13 31-3A
Oct31 at San Diego W 27-12 31-3A
Nov7 vs Hebbronville W 18-6 31-3A
Nov14 vs La Feria (-3) 3A Div I Playoffs W 21-16

The 31-3A district games are the ones I look at the most for an indicator. Particularily how they did against Orange Grove and Bishop. Pre-district doesn't mean much as we all know. My gut tells me Zapata will struggle if Sinton is up.

<small>[ November 16, 2003, 09:04 AM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[sinton 1316]

thanks sinton66
i see sinton winning this one by 21
anyone know what time in laredo?
man, thats a long drive...

[sinfan75]

Game starts at 8:00 Friday.Really it's no further than SA.About 2 hrs.Just not as good a road.

[sinton66]

Heh, heh, just stay on this side, buddy. That's the best advice I can give. wink And, you folks in Sinton, start lobbying for Victoria for the next one if we survive this one.

<small>[ November 16, 2003, 10:49 AM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[sinfan75]

That won't be problem for me.Used to like goin across the border.Now you'd have to tie me up and drag me across.

[Sintonz_Wrecken]

Why Victoria...If we did Win more then likely wouldn't we play Burnet IF they win in San Marcos again..?

[Chris Hart]

I predict Sinton over Zapata by a WHOLE BUNCH! I hope we can take care of business and meet up with you guys again.

[sinton66]

sinfan75:
That won't be problem for me.Used to like goin across the border.Now you'd have to tie me up and drag me across.I know what you mean. I haven't lost ANYTHING over there.

<small>[ November 16, 2003, 02:07 PM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[sinton66]

Sintonz_Wrecken:
Why Victoria...If we did Win more then likely wouldn't we play Burnet IF they win in San Marcos again..?We probably lost a "home neutral" flip last year, ending up playing in San Marcos. If that's the case, it'll be Victoria this year as our choice or SA as a completely neutral.

[pirate4state]

Sintonz_Wrecken:
Why Victoria...If we did Win more then likely wouldn't we play Burnet IF they win in San Marcos again..?I would think so, Victoria would be too small for all the Sinton/Burnet fans!! :D :D :D

[sinton66]

Harlandale Memmorial in San Antonio is not out of the question here. Maybe even the dome. That is IF we're going with completely neutral this time. IMHO, San Marcos is too close to Burnet. If we get to choose like I suspect, it'll be Victoria, bank on it. Could set a record there. But, we need to get past Zapata first.

<small>[ November 16, 2003, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[Buccaneer]

This looks like a win ! I think I will start celebrating at noon on Friday in the Cadillac Bar!

[Phil C]

I agree with Sinton 66. We need to exercise our home field advantage turn and have it in Victoria. The stadium is adequate and besides we had to trave the long distance last year so it is Burnet's turn now. Anyway both sides need to get past Wharton and Zapata so that is a possible future problem. If the game was in Sinton I feel Sinton would win by 9 points. If it was neutral I would say Sinton by 6 points. But since Zapata has home field advantage and it is in Laredo I say Sinton will win by 3 points. Probably about 20 to 17.

[sinton66]

Let's definitely not get ahead of ourselves. Carrizo Springs was a 3rd place finisher in their district. Zapata is a Bi-district Champ. Could be a big difference. wink

[SintonFan88]

Let's focus on Zapata first before we look ahead to Burnet. Let's take care of business. Does anybody know anything about them? Do they like to run, or pass? I was just wondering.

[pirate4state]

SintonFan88:
Let's focus on Zapata first before we look ahead to Burnet. Let's take care of business. Does anybody know anything about them? Do they like to run, or pass? I was just wondering.I think they run the same offense as Mathis, don't they (Mathis)primarly use the Wing T offense?? Don't know much about their defense. If the boys come out & play like they did Saturday they'll win by at least 21 points. GO PIRATES!!

<small>[ November 17, 2003, 04:09 PM: Message edited by: pirate4state ]</small>

[Sinton94]

Yeah they run the nasty slot and that should be to Sinton's advantage since they see it at least twice a year! I think Sinton will be well prepared and ready to take care of business.

[Sinton94]

The offense was very balanced this past week and looked really good throwing the ball. I liked what I saw, T can run and catch and that makes for double trouble. I still think the offense has some tricks up their sleeve as well. The defense is also improving each week and has really been stellar in the second half of their last 6 games. They are a very young team who looks like they are building confidence and momentum with each game. I think that tough schedule they played in the pre-season is now paying off.
Good Luck Pirates and keep up the good work!

[sinton66]

I tend to agree with Sinton94. The Pirates appear to be peaking at exactly the right time. Go Pirates!

[SintonFan]

Man, I can't find anything about Zapata online except an occasional motel ad. It's like there's a internet blackhole over there or something. If I find anything I'll post it here. Like 66 said, Zapata will be much, much tougher than Carrizo Springs.

[SintonFan]

Here's a little story about the Zapata-La Feria game as reported by valleystar.com:
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The hunt is over is the Lions
By GREG SELBER
Star correspondent

LA JOYA — There they sat, with somber faces, on a trainer’s table behind the bench while their team faded away from the state football playoffs. Adrian Limon, ice on his knee, and Albert Castillo, sidelined for the last three weeks, were out of action as the La Feria Lions tried vainly to stave off a 21-16 bi-district playoff defeat at the hands of Zapata here Friday.

La Feria, which led 10-0 at one point, died on the vine in the second half, with game replacements attempting to keep the Lions (7-3 to finish the year) going for another week.

When they needed to run the ball in the second half, they could not, and Castillo would have surely helped. The Lions gained just 45 yards on 17 second-half tries and failed to take advantage of two fourth-quarter Zapata turnovers inside the Hawk 40. When a key pass completion was a necessity, La Feria could not call upon Limon, as his backups gave it a whirl but came up empty.

Still, Lion coach Robert Valdez praised his team, and his fill-ins, for fighting the good fight in the face of long odds.

"We were banged up tonight, no doubt," said Valdez, who lost both his star players against Port Isabel in week eight. "But we hung in there and I am proud of the kids tonight."

La Feria dropped to 4-11 in career playoff games, despite the early lead and a splendid defensive game from linebacker Nathan Edelstein, who made 14 tackles to keep things close.

The Lions will look back on those two fourth-quarter misfires as the turning point, at the end of a season that saw them begin 6-0 and then lose three of their last four games.

Trailing 21-16 after Zapata (8-3) scored 21 straight points to take the lead, the Lions got a fumble recovery from Matt Molina at the Hawk 30 with 6:58 left. But on third-and-12, third-team quarterback Roel Loredo threw an interception at the Zapata 16.

Then, when Zapata fumbled on the very next series, the Lions again saw a game-winning chance fall by the wayside. Taking the ball at the Hawk 38, Loredo thrilled the Lion fans with a 15-yard strike on a third-and-7 to Luis Rodriguez. But, Steve Cox (115 yards rushing as La Feria gained 146 on the ground) lost three, two passes fell incomplete, and on fourth down Loredo scrambled for nine when he needed 13.

That was it, as Zapata, 31-3A champ, will now go on to face the winner of today’s bi-district match between Sinton and Carrizo Springs. The Hawks rushed for 220 yards and added 73 in the air, and were led by Heriberto Dominguez’ 106 rushing yards.

The Hawks cut the lead to 10-7 with 1:29 left in the half, capping an 82-yard drive with a 1-yard TD from Danny Solis.

When La Feria second-team QB Matt Garcia lost a fumble at his own 35 early in the third quarter, Zapata drove for the go-ahead score at 5:13. The TD came on a fourth-and-goal from the one, when QB Orlando Martinez fooled La Feria with play-action and connected with Chris Chambers on a pass in the left corner of the end zone.

Later the Hawks drove 82 yards again, on 10 plays, to make it 21-10 on a 16-yard Martinez keeper with 9:28 to go in the game.

Loredo rallied the Lions to within five as he threw a 46-yard pass to Jared Mullins and later handed to Marco Cano for a 13-yard TD run at 7:08.

But when it counted, La Feria was hurt by its hurts, and could not regain the lead. The victorious coach noted the hard hitting and the staunch efforts by La Feria’s injured squad.

"We never gave in, and we have been coming back all season long," said Zapata Coach Mario Arce. "They (La Feria) fought hard, but we had no doubt we could come back, and we did it."

Rodriguez had given the Lions a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 30-yard field goal at 3:00, and then he caught a 33-yard, third-down touchdown ball from Limon, playing briefly through the pain, at 9:14 of the second.

[sinfan75]

I'll bet ya Sinton don't have no eight fumbles this week.If Zapata runs that nasty slot then I agree they shouldn't have too much trouble with that.

[sinton66]

Sinton Fan, do you know what the "MR" figures represent on Data Poll? I got the power rating figured out, but I'm stumped on the MR. Read his explanation and couldn't find anything about it.

[BrahmaMom]

Good luck, Sinton! Hope you make it back to Victoria next week, just for old times sake! Go Pirates (no injuries, please)!!

[sinton66]

Thanks, Brahma Mom! Good luck to you folks too. We're with you all the way. wink

[Buccaneer]

The internet hasn't made it to Zapata yet !

[Sintonz_Wrecken]

That staduim we will be journeying to this Friday seems pretty impressive

[pirate4state]

How many DL posters will be making the trek to Laredo friday night??

[sinton66]

Me and the 'low are staying here. Don't forget to update me please. wink

[pirate4state]

sinton66:
Me and the 'low are staying here. Don't forget to update me please. wink Gotcha, do you want an update everytime we/they score or just the score after each qtr??

[SintonFan]

I wish I could go but I can't go. Make sure all of you going yell your butt off! Cheer on those Pirates! They deserve it. :cool:

[sinton66]

Prefer each time the score changes. Also, need time left in the period, who made the play, etc, if you can get it.

[Sinton94]

I'll be there rain or shine.
How big is the stadium?

[pirate4state]

sinton66:
Prefer each time the score changes. Also, need time left in the period, who made the play, etc, if you can get it.I'll do my best. It gets so eek! LOUD I can't hear whether or not you heard me. LOL :D

[District303aPastPlayer]

yeah, dont scream so much this game.. i was behind you and couldnt even think about what was going on at the CS game
--hehe

[pirate4state]

I think you're mistaking me for that fellow to the right of us!! wink Guy never changes!! :D I guess you won't be able to make the game Friday? I'll keep 66 updated so you can check the Low for scores.

[olddog73]

Some Body please have a Tequela Sour for me after the game at the El Dorado!

<small>[ November 19, 2003, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: olddog73 ]</small>

[Sintonz_Wrecken]

Playing Surface: Field Turf
Year Opened 2002 Capacity 8,500
Home Teams
Comments The field features 20' by 32' scoreboard. The stadium has a state of the art sound system. Press box is 840 square feet with an elevator.

[pirate4state]

Here is a link for info on the stadium. United Student Activity Center (http://www.uisd.net/inside/athletics/inside_athletics-facilities.htm)

[SintonFan]

Thanks yall. I wish there was a pic though.

[SintonFan88]

I can't wait until friday. This time I will be able to go to the game. I didn't get to go last week because I had to work on saturday. I expect Sinton to be focused and ready to take care of business. They have prepared all week and now it's time to execute. Go Pirates!!

[sinfan75]

Still not sure if I'll make it or not.Should no somethin tomorrow.If not I'll be on The Low with my cooler by my side waitin for the score.

[SintonFan]

Anyone from Zapata here? Us folk from Sinton are OK to talk to, you know?

[sinfan75]

Nah they out huntin rattlesnakes before they go into hibernation.

[pirateman98]

I wish I could be there too. I will be at work and won't be able to make it. I will be here on the low as well waiting for the updates as well. Good Luck and Go Pirates!

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Im making the trip to laredo. was able to take a half day. didnt think was going to be able to make it. Will try to update with my internet phone. Awesome phone gadget. Use it during sintons baseball state tournament last year as i was in New York but was still able to hear the game. Go Pirates!

[pirate4state]

:cool: Everyone have a safe trip, enjoy the scenery (right! :rolleyes: ), don't get in a hurry, buckle up & honk if you see a vehicle with a neverending S :) Good Luck to the Pirates & for those of you that can't make the game stay tuned to the 'Low I'll be updating Sinton66!!

GO PIRATES (?)PLUCK(?) THOSE HAWKS!!! What do you do to Hawks??? hmmmm...... :D I don't want to say shoot...oh I just did. :rolleyes: :D :p

<small>[ November 21, 2003, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: pirate4state ]</small>

[SintonFan]

Zapata is an unknown. Sinton will be in for a fight, I'm sure. If the Pirates can build on what they did last week they should be fine. They have to eliminate those turnovers or it will haunt them. Good luck Pirates and everyone have a safe trip!
GOOOO PIRATES!!!!!!!!
BEAT THE HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SintonFan]

Hard to predict this one but here goes:
Sinton by 10
GOOOOO PIRATES!!!!!!!!!!
BEAT THE HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sinton94]

I wouldn't say a complete unknown!

SINTON by 20! :D :D :D

[SintonFan]

Sinton94:
I wouldn't say a complete unknown!

SINTON by 20! :D :D :D Yeah, but trying to find info on this team was like trying to dig up info about Clinton's past, it's there but noone want's to talk about it.

[Buccaneer]

Good Luck Pirates!

[sinfan75]

This game won't be close.Sinton will roll in to the R4 title game.I'll be sittin at home waitin on updates.GO PIRATES!!

[SintonFan]

Heading down to Sinton and I finaaly found something about this game from Laredo Morning Times. front page (http://www.lmtonline.com/sports/spageb1.htm)
I hope this site holds up tonight.
Good luck Pirates!!!!!!!