Tatum (11-2) vs. Cotulla (12-1)

[Comeaux]

Tatum (11-2) vs. Cotulla (12-1), Saturday, 7:00pm, Waco ISD Complex

[Boosty_Hondo]

going to be a good one good luck cotulla

[Comeaux]

I watched Tatum and Marlin Friday night.
I have not had the opportunity to see Cotulla play but if I was picking I would Pick Tatum by 40 points.

The Creer kid is good.

[JR2004]

Tatum should roll by 35 or more. Madison's defense did a darn good job holding Creer in check last season until he made that last TD run to ice the game. He's a heck of a talent and I believe he holds just about every rushing record that Tatum has. That's saying a lot considering some of the players they've had go through there.

[IHStangFan]

I'd like to see Reg IV do well, but I think Tatum wins BIG

[Matthew328]

I will be at this game

[CheerMom]

Tatum blows this thing away. As much as I would like Region IV to represent, I really don't think that Cotulla can hang. Hope they prove me wrong.

[necks]

Tatum has alot of D1 recruits.....Eagles roll big time!

[charlesrixey]

I think it will be Boyd vs. Tatum in the Title game

[footballgal]

Go Cowboys! Prove them all wrong, yet one more week.

[chugbug]

The only way Tatum loses this game is if their bus breaks down and they do not get to the game and forfeit. Good Luck Cotulla. I hope I am wrong.:eek: :eek: :tongue: :weeping: :weeping: :weeping:

[Adidas410s]

430 miles between the two schools!!! :eek:

[charlesrixey]

Tatum and Cotulla in Waco? sounds like Cotulla lost that coin toss

[Fotbol]

Originally posted by Matthew328
I will be at this game I'll C U There, will you be in the Press box or what? I'm going to catch Liberty Hill vs Giddings first.

[icu812]

Tatum blows em out!

[Matthew328]

I will be in the pressbox....gonna watch Aledo-Cove first....haven't seen Tatum in two years since they beat Wilmer-Hutchins in the school's final game...I don't expect this one to be close at all....I may have to cut out and head to Graham's early

[lostaussie]

records for anyone interested. Certainly not dishing Cotulla's record as it is one to be proud of. Just think they are in for more than they ever realized. Only thing that might bring Tatum down is me and G2 on Tatum side...............but hey, I'm not available:D


Program: Tatum
Report: Cotulla - Tatum records

W- Cotulla 33 Pooteet 7
W- Cotulla 20 Lytle 12
W- Cotulla 20 Carrizo Springs 13
W- Cotulla 22 Somerset 7
W- Cotulla 41 La Prepa 6
W- Cotulla 41 Jourdanton 26
W- Cotulla 17 SA Cole 14
W- Cotulla 53 Natalia 21
L- Cotulla 9 Dilley 16

Playoffs
W- Cotulla 34 Navarro 14
W- Cotulla 38 George West 20
W- Cotulla 21 Hearne 8


W- Tatum 40 Dangerfield 21
L- Tatum 21 Gilmer 45
W- Tatum 52 Center 0
W- Tatum 61 Garrison 18
W- Tatum 20 Arp 0
W- Tatum 47 Waskom 3
L- Tatum 32 Troup 41
W- Tatum 76 West Rusk 0
W- Tatum 49 Elysian Fields 8
W- Tatum 36 Timpson 16

Playoffs
W- Tatum 57 Malakoff 7
W- Tatum 55 Jefferson 21
W- Tatum 34 Marlin 14

[EAGLE9166]

Tatum by as much as they want to SCORE.

[gobbler grad]

Tatum blows them away...:clap:

[mulefan]

IS BOYD ANY GOOD?

[charlesrixey]

Yes, but so is littlefield

Boyd beat newton two years ago in the title game. I don't think they are that good this year, but they should never be discounted in december

[duckbutter]

Now why did you have to bring that up???? j\k I also think it will be Tatum and Boyd in the final game and I think Boyd has a real chance to take it again this yr.

[icu812]

Tatum is more than just Creer. They have great athletes all over the field. This one could get ugly.

[footballgal]

Football: Cotulla's tall tale: Small town supports underdog Cowboys in surprising playoff run

Web Posted: 12/07/2006 09:04 PM CST

John Whisler
Express-News Staff Writer

COTULLA — The decorations are in place and the lights have been strung, but today the talk in this small town 90 miles south of San Antonio isn't of turkey and mistletoe.

There's another spirit filling the air here this holiday season, as different as it is unexpected.

Cotulla Cowboys football.

"It's turned this place upside down," school board president Butch Northcut said.

"Who would have imagined Cotulla would still be playing football in December?" mused Cowboys coach Marcus Booker.

That's the question everyone is asking these days. At The Country Store. At Meme's Style Pit BBQ, Stockmen's National Bank and all over LaSalle County.

Believe it. Saturday, Cotulla (11-1) takes on Tatum (11-2) in the Class 2A Division I state semifinals at 7 p.m. at Waco ISD Stadium. Not only is it the deepest Cotulla has advanced in the postseason, it's the first year the school has won a playoff game in only its sixth try (1959, 1997, 2002, 2004 and 2005 are the other trips).

The Cowboys, who finished second to Dilley in District 30-2A, have rattled off consecutive playoff victories over Navarro, George West and Hearne to earn a shot at the state-ranked Eagles, an East Texas power and defending Class 3A Division II state champions.

The end result? Cotulla amazingly is one game from playing for a state title.

But it won't be easy. Tatum will be bigger and faster and a heavy favorite. Its star player, Lennon Creer, is a 6-foot-1, 205-pound halfback being recruited by Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Miami.

Cotulla counters with a 5-foot-4, 130-pound linebacker.

"They'll be laughing when they see us get off the bus," Booker said, "until the whistle blows and they feel how hard we hit.

"I tell our kids the biggest muscle in your body is your heart. Our heart is as big as anybody's."

And the reason they've won the hearts of the townsfolk.

Before every game, a church provides a "Feed the Cowboys" dinner. One week it's the Catholic church. The next week it's the Baptists or the Methodists.

"They've tied this whole community together," said Elizabeth Jones, 73, who taught school here for 35 years.

A lifetime Cotulla resident, Jones never misses a game. She's not alone. Cowboys fans have packed stadiums all season.

Last week, about 2,500 fans traveled to San Antonio for the game against Hearne at Gustafson Stadium.

Cotulla's population is about 3,600.

This week, the school is renting five tour buses to transport the team, band and fans to Waco.

Most people credit the success of this year's team to the senior leadership of players G.R. Hoff, Frank Torres, Juan Rios, Geraldo Olivares, Aldo Maldonado, Ricky Garcia and Juan Salazar.

And especially to Booker, who won four state titles as a player and assistant coach at Judson. Now in his fifth year at Cotulla, Booker has had only one losing season.

The Cowboys were 1-9, 0-10 and 1-9 in the three seasons before Booker's arrival.

"He's a very dynamic person and a great motivator," said CISD superintendent Elizabeth Saenz.

Saenz and high school principal Tony Gonzales hope the success of the team can spread to other areas. Four out of five students are eligible for the free-lunch program at the high school, which is rated academically unacceptable by the Texas Education Agency.

The team already has had a positive effect on the town, where most residents live in poverty. After every playoff game, hundreds of people have lined up along Main Street to greet the team as it returned to town — at well past midnight.

The Cotulla Cowboys might be undersized and undermanned. But, especially this holiday season, not underloved.




I JUST READ THAT IT SNOWED IN COTULLA :eek: IT NEVER SNOWS IN COTULLA, THERE IS SLEET BUT NOT SNOW LAST TIME IT SNOWED IT WAS LIKE 35 YEARS AGO. YA SEE, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN! GO COWBOYS GO!!


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[Matthew328]

Thats a cool story.....it would be intersting to see Cotulla hang around...for my sake it would at least