Bellville22
12-06-2003, 12:35 PM
Once again, thousands of Texans, and even a few out-of-state visitors bundled up and made the trip to watch another exciting week of playoff football, and once again they were treated with the best entertainment $7 can buy.
The Bellville Brahmas and the Marlin Bulldogs, two of the most evenly matched teams you'll find in the state, once again provided us with a clash that we won't soon forget. This year, it was the underdog Bulldogs who came out on top managing to defend a 2 point lead against one of the top offenses in the state.
This game came down to a bunch of teenagers scratching and clawing and fighting with everything they had for 48 minutes, and tonight, the Marlin Bulldogs were the better team. These teams could play 10 times, and I think they'd split 5 and 5, but last night was the only one that mattered.
As I read back over my prediction from last week, several things jumped out at me that I said would decide this game...
I said the QB's would be key: Buenger had to have time, he had some, but in key situations, not quite enough. Marlin played tight coverage, Bellville tried to respond with rub routes, whcih took a little too long to develop. Marlin's QB felt some pressure, but the Soph. made the key plays when he needed to.
I said Bellville's kicking game would be key: Goeke hit a 55 yarder into a wind that could have been doing anything. WHAT A KICK!!! 5 more yards on the last drive and he woulda had a chance to kick the potential game winner.
I said turnovers would be key: There were none, the game was decided by 2 points.
And finally, FIELD POSITION WOULD BE KEY!!!: I thought this was THE most important thing in this game. Bellville routinely started inside its own 20, Marlin seemed to have great field position all night. The short field was very important with these great defenses.
The two things I thought decided this game were 1) the field position i just talked about, and 2) the big change in momentum before half. Bellville went up 14-7 w/ 49 seconds, and would get the ball in the 2nd half. Momentum was in their favor, but a bad kick, and a prevent defense allowed the emotional Dogs to march right down the field and cut it to 1 at the half.
Tremendous effort by both squads. I thought the sportsmanship was outstanding. Sure there were scuffles, but after the game, the mutual respect between the teams was evident. What an atmosphere. Congrats to both teams, and good luck to the Bulldogs.
<small>[ December 06, 2003, 11:47 AM: Message edited by: Bellville22 ]</small>
The Bellville Brahmas and the Marlin Bulldogs, two of the most evenly matched teams you'll find in the state, once again provided us with a clash that we won't soon forget. This year, it was the underdog Bulldogs who came out on top managing to defend a 2 point lead against one of the top offenses in the state.
This game came down to a bunch of teenagers scratching and clawing and fighting with everything they had for 48 minutes, and tonight, the Marlin Bulldogs were the better team. These teams could play 10 times, and I think they'd split 5 and 5, but last night was the only one that mattered.
As I read back over my prediction from last week, several things jumped out at me that I said would decide this game...
I said the QB's would be key: Buenger had to have time, he had some, but in key situations, not quite enough. Marlin played tight coverage, Bellville tried to respond with rub routes, whcih took a little too long to develop. Marlin's QB felt some pressure, but the Soph. made the key plays when he needed to.
I said Bellville's kicking game would be key: Goeke hit a 55 yarder into a wind that could have been doing anything. WHAT A KICK!!! 5 more yards on the last drive and he woulda had a chance to kick the potential game winner.
I said turnovers would be key: There were none, the game was decided by 2 points.
And finally, FIELD POSITION WOULD BE KEY!!!: I thought this was THE most important thing in this game. Bellville routinely started inside its own 20, Marlin seemed to have great field position all night. The short field was very important with these great defenses.
The two things I thought decided this game were 1) the field position i just talked about, and 2) the big change in momentum before half. Bellville went up 14-7 w/ 49 seconds, and would get the ball in the 2nd half. Momentum was in their favor, but a bad kick, and a prevent defense allowed the emotional Dogs to march right down the field and cut it to 1 at the half.
Tremendous effort by both squads. I thought the sportsmanship was outstanding. Sure there were scuffles, but after the game, the mutual respect between the teams was evident. What an atmosphere. Congrats to both teams, and good luck to the Bulldogs.
<small>[ December 06, 2003, 11:47 AM: Message edited by: Bellville22 ]</small>