Bridgeport vs Monahans

[midline]

Anyone know a radio link for this game?

[Phantom Stang]

http://www.fridaynightfever.net/

Any of the three radio links will get you the game.

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Monahans receives. starts at their 30

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Monahans driving
Chains moved twice so far
3rd and 3 at bp 31

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4th and 3 going for it

1st down at bp 26

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4th and long @29 monahans time out

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turnover on downs at 20 yd line

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bp fumbles at 49
mh recovers

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end ot 1st Q
0-0

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Monahans still driving
1st and 10 @ bp22

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mh pass for td
pat good

mh 7
bp 0

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bp driving

1st down @mh 39

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nice pass & catch to 19

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bp rushes for td
pat good

mh 7 bp 7

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had to leave
mh 1st and goal at 8

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monahans td

pat no good
mh 13
bp7

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3:34 left in half

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bp 3 & out at own 26

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mh takes over at own 42

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lobos driving 1st down at bp 32

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3rd & 4 at 26
14 sec left in half

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ball at 16
4 sec left

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pass caught for td
mh going for 2 pass caught

Halftime

Monahans 21
Bridgeport 7

[lange4]

m 21 bp 7 half

[44INAROW]

come on Bulls - regroup at half and come back strong :)

[88bobcats]

Wow! This is not what I expected at all!

[Phantom Stang]

2nd half about to start

I've gotta go

Someone please take over

[Panther One]

Bridgeport 3-and-out to start the second half

[Panther One]

Monahans goes 80 yards in five plays for the TD.

Monahans 28-7 9:36 3rd

[Panther One]

Bridgeport with another 3-and-out. Loboes taking over at their own 40.

[CHS_89]

Rut-Roah

[Panther One]

Monahans driving again...

[Panther One]

Bridgeport holds on 4th on 1 at the 15.

[WOS87]

WOW!

I guess this just goes to show that predictions can be VERY wrong.... I don't remember seeing anyone predicting Monahans to have a chance in this game

[Panther One]

Bridgeport showing some life...down to the 10

[Panther One]

TD Bridgeport

Monahans 28-14 3:49 3rd

[CHS_89]

Lets see if BP can pull off the comeback. Sounds like a good game.

[Panther One]

360-191 yardage advantage for Monahans so far

[Footballhudini]

it's all bridgeport's to lose from here.

wouldn't doubt if bridgeport won by 10+

[Panther One]

3rd and long, Monahan converts on the pass to the TE...out to their own 42

[Panther One]

3rd and 8...converted again to the TE...down to BP41.

End of the 3rd Quarter...Monahans 28, Bridgeport 14

[bobcat1]

WOW!

[Panther One]

Monahans to the 30 and the clock is rolling...

[Panther One]

TD Monahans...flag...holding...Monahans backed up the 38

[Panther One]

3rd and 9 at the 29...timeout Lobos...just over 8 minutes left to play.

[Ranger Mom]

WOW!!!

Go Loboes!!!

[Panther One]

Monahans sacked...4th and long

[Super_R]

Originally posted by Panther One
Monahans to the 30 and the clock is rolling...

Hey Panther One...how has Monahans been doing the damage?

[Panther One]

Delay of game Monahans...punt coming

[Panther One]

Originally posted by Super_R
Hey Panther One...how has Monahans been doing the damage?
Running, but also threw a couple of TD passes and passed for a a few first downs...

[Panther One]

Bridgeport blocks the punt and takes over all the way down at the Lobo 20.

[Panther One]

Bulls down to the 4...

[Panther One]

TD Bridgeport

28-21 Monahans 6+min 4th.

[Panther One]

Monahans recovers onside kick...will start at own 39.

[Panther One]

3rd and 12 coming up for Monahans...

[Panther One]

Lobo QB overthrows wide open receiver...punt coming...just under 5 minutes left to play.

[bobcat1]

1st down Bport on their 28.

[Panther One]

Bridgeport takes over at their own 27 with 4:47 left to play.

[Panther One]

3rd and 7 for BP...4:18

[bobcat1]

4th and 7

[Footballhudini]

once again

it's all bridgeport's to lose now

[Panther One]

4th and 7 BP from their own 30.

[bobcat1]

1st down BPort

[Panther One]

1st down completion to the 45...

[bobcat1]

3rd and 5 from the 50

[bobcat1]

4th and 6 from the 49

[Panther One]

4th and 6 coming...

[bobcat1]

1st down and it was close.

[bobcat1]

Pass play to the 28 1st down

[bobcat1]

Screen to the 23 2nd and 4

[44INAROW]

come on Bulls........... ;)

[bobcat1]

1st down. 1:18 on the clock

[bobcat1]

2nd and ten after an incompletion from the 18, 1:03 left

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
come on Bulls........... ;)

Not too often we are on opposing sides!!
:D

[Footballhudini]

this game went from blowout to OT potential in a quarter

[bobcat1]

Completion to the 9 3rd and 1. running play 1st down at the 6. Timeout BPort with 26 seconds left.

[Phantom Stang]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
come on Bulls........... ;) :ditto: A Bridgeport win will put next weeks game in or close to the Metroplex!

[Who-dun-it!!?]

:1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn:

[bobcat1]

TD BPort no flags.

[bobcat1]

28-28 all tied up with 21 seconds left. OT on the horizon.

[Panther One]

The holding call that erased Monahans last touchdown changed this game completely...

[SintonFan]

Let's go Bulls!!!!!
:) :clap: :)

[bobcat1]

Originally posted by Panther One
The holding call that erased Monahans last touchdown changed this game completely... I haven't heard them flag anyone but Monahans offense. ;)

[Panther One]

Originally posted by bobcat1
I haven't heard them flag anyone but Monahans offense. ;)
BP had a false start earlier in the half...

[bobcat1]

Lobos take a knee. OT on the way.

[Who-dun-it!!?]

:clap: :clap: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :1popcorn: :clap: :clap:

[slpybear the bullfan]

going to OT. Don't know how it ends, but Bull QB was hobbled during firt series and played with great heart on this second half come back.

GO BULLS

[Super_R]

What a game!

[bobcat1]

3rd and 5 down Lobos

[Ranger Mom]

I didn't tune in until the 4th quarter....sounds like I came home at the perfect time!!

What a game!!!

[bobcat1]

4th down Lobos

[bobcat1]

Bport ball. Their kicker must not have been able to make a field goal. BPorts can. 2nd and 8 BPort

[Ranger Mom]

I sure would have gone for the field goal!

[bobcat1]

3rd and short on a pass play.

[Who-dun-it!!?]

:1popcorn:

[bobcat1]

4th down BPort. This is for the game 34 yard Timeout Lobos

[Ranger Mom]

Congrats Bulls!!

[bobcat1]

The kick is up and it is good! BPort squeaks out a win! What a comeback.

[Who-dun-it!!?]

:cheerl: :cheerl: :cheerl: :cheerl: :cheerl: :cheerl: :cheerl:

WOW!!! WHATA GAME!!!!!!!!

Way to Go Bridgeport!!

[Old Green]

What a Game ! Congrats Bulls:clap:
:clap:

Great Season Loboes.

[slpybear the bullfan]

Holy Moly Guacamole!

Incredible win for Bulls... and so, so fitting to win that way after losing here in 2005.

Go Bulls... more to post when I am home tomorrow!

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by bobcat1
The kick is up and it is good! BPort squeaks out a win! What a comeback.
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Unbelievable!!!!!
Great great win!!!!!!!!:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Super_R]

Congrats B'port. You guys life to fight another day.

[Panther One]

You've got to put a good team away when you've got the chance. Monahans turned it over on downs inside the BP 20 and on the next possession had a TD called back for holding. Scoring on either possession would have put it away. Kudos to Bridgeport for never giving up and for converting two fourth downs on the game-tying drive. I hope to see you guys next week.

[Phantom Stang]

Originally posted by Panther One
I hope to see you guys next week.
So do I!:D

[exbull]

How ironic that Bridgeport wins this one thanks to the FG kicker after the last time we played them.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by exbull
How ironic that Bridgeport wins this one thanks to the FG kicker after the last time we played them.

LOL! That is exactly what I was thinking!

[WOS87]

Unbelievable comeback! This keeps me 4-0 on my 3rd round predictions....

[STANG RED]

Just got home from this game. Wow what an ending! I'm not sure it the best team won this game or not, but I know for sure, the team that played the best 4th quarter won it. Monahans has to feel like they gave this one away though. They just couldnt close the deal. Bridgeport got all the momentem going for them early in the forth and Monahans just couldnt get it back. Great win Bulls, and dont worry, those fingernails will grow back in time.:D

[Snyder_TigerFan]

Originally posted by STANG RED
Just got home from this game. Wow what an ending! I'm not sure it the best team won this game or not, but I know for sure, the team that played the best 4th quarter won it. Monahans has to feel like they gave this one away though. They just couldnt close the deal. Bridgeport got all the momentem going for them early in the forth and Monahans just couldnt get it back. Great win Bulls, and dont worry, those fingernails will grow back in time.:D

My thoughts exactly. Monahans played 3 solid quarters and folded in the 4th. I wasn't able to make the Snyder/Monahans game but I was really impressed with Monahans tonight, sorry I can't say the same for Bridgeport. I question why Monahans didn't throw a little more in this one....they were pretty effective when the did. I thought from all of the hype that I have heard from the Bridgeport faithful that Bridgeport might run away with this one....but Monahans sure put it to them. Good luck to Bridgeport, but I think the winner between LH/sweetwater will be the region I rep.

[Matthew328]

What a game....Bridgeport has a ton of heart.....and wow Quincy Titus is a STUD

[Sweetwater Red]

Originally posted by Matthew328
What a game....Bridgeport has a ton of heart.....and wow Quincy Titus is a STUD

Could you not make it to the M&G?

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by slpybear the bullfan
Holy Moly Guacamole!

Incredible win for Bulls... and so, so fitting to win that way after losing here in 2005.

Go Bulls... more to post when I am home tomorrow!

congrats to the Bulls...... I know absolutely nothing about Monahans or Bridgeport but I like alot of the Bridgeport posters (slpybear and Bullaholic)....... what an exciting game........ congrats Bulls

[WOS87]

As much as I am a Bridgeport supporter.... They can't play like they did tonight against EITHER Sweetwater or Liberty Hill and expect to have a chance against them.

I truly believe if they play to their potential they should be able to win next week though

[WOS87]

If you get behind against SW their Defense won't give you an inch to try to catch up. If you get behind against LH, their Offense will pretty much keep you behind.

[Panther One]

Originally posted by WOS87
As much as I am a Bridgeport supporter.... They can't play like they did tonight against EITHER Sweetwater or Liberty Hill and expect to have a chance against them.

I truly believe if they play to their potential they should be able to win next week though
Llano moved the ball on the ground against Bridgeport and failed to score in two of their red zone trips. Monahans moved the ball on the ground versus Bridgeport and should have won the game. If the Bulls haven't reached their potential for stopping the run, they better get it figured out before they face the winner of our game.

[DaHop72]

WOW, what a game to just be a spectator. I've don't think I've ever seen "old Mo" swing so much in one game. Monahans dominated this game for 3 quarters but the Bulls never quit playing. The holding call followed by the block kick swung this game in a big way. Congrats to the Bulls on the win and to the Loboes for a good season, tough to be on the losing end tonight but with the underclassmen that will be coming back the Loboes will be tough again next year.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by Panther One
Llano moved the ball on the ground against Bridgeport and failed to score in two of their red zone trips. Monahans moved the ball on the ground versus Bridgeport and should have won the game. If the Bulls haven't reached their potential for stopping the run, they better get it figured out before they face the winner of our game. Monahans ran the ball to the outside pretty much at will in the first half but the Bulls make some good adjustments and really slowed the running game down in the second half.

[skins4life]

Originally posted by DaHop72
Monahans ran the ball to the outside pretty much at will in the first half but the Bulls make some good adjustments and really slowed the running game down in the second half.

:ditto:

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by Panther One
Monahans moved the ball on the ground versus Bridgeport and should have won the game. :thinking: :thinking: :doh: :doh:

[DaHop72]

It was good to meet the Bulls fans at the half, Bullaholic, slyp, Bullsfan, Budman and westtxballfan as well, the only Monahans poster to show. Also good to see garciap and Sweetwater Red's son.:D :D Ok, ok and Sweetwater Red, Stang Red, DOS EQUIS and Stownhorse09.:devil: :devil:

[garciap77]

Originally posted by DaHop72
WOW, what a game to just be a spectator. I've don't think I've ever seen "old Mo" swing so much in one game. Monahans dominated this game for 3 quarters but the Bulls never quit playing. The holding call followed by the block kick swung this game in a big way. Congrats to the Bulls on the win and to the Loboes for a good season, tough to be on the losing end tonight but with the underclassmen that will be coming back the Loboes will be tough again next year.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Nice meeting everyone at the game!
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/garciap77/DSC_4479.jpg

Bridgeport has the names!;)

[garciap77]

Originally posted by DaHop72
It was good to meet the Bulls fans at the half, Bullaholic, slyp, Bullsfan, Budman and westtxballfan as well, the only Monahans poster to show. Also good to see garciap and Sweetwater Red's son.:D :D Ok, ok and Sweetwater Red, Stang Red, DOS EQUIS and Stownhorse09.:devil: :devil:

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/garciap77/DSC_4484.jpg

[garciap77]

Originally posted by DaHop72
It was good to meet the Bulls fans at the half, Bullaholic, slyp, Bullsfan, Budman and westtxballfan as well, the only Monahans poster to show. Also good to see garciap and Sweetwater Red's son.:D :D Ok, ok and Sweetwater Red, Stang Red, DOS EQUIS and Stownhorse09.:devil: :devil:
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/garciap77/DSC_4483.jpg

[garciap77]

Originally posted by DaHop72
It was good to meet the Bulls fans at the half, Bullaholic, slyp, Bullsfan, Budman and westtxballfan as well, the only Monahans poster to show. Also good to see garciap and Sweetwater Red's son.:D :D Ok, ok and Sweetwater Red, Stang Red, DOS EQUIS and Stownhorse09.:devil: :devil:

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd185/garciap77/DSC_4486.jpg

[skins4life]

Nice pics garciap77!!!

[westtxfballfan]

Just got back. Great seeing/meeting you guys at the M&G.

What a choke job by the Loboes. They ran the ball (and passed for that matter) at will - and blew it in the red zone repeatedly. The lack of a field goal kicker caught up with them as they had to go for it instead of trying chip shots on several occasions. How ironic given the '05 game.

I can't recall a more impressive individual half than QB Titus had to start the game.

The refs blew calls on both sides, most notably the inadvertant whistle that cost Bridgeport a fumble recovery on the kickoff to Monahans. But I watched the backjudge throwing the flag twenty-five yards into the lobo backfield twice for holding. And yet Bridgeport threw 40 or so times and not ONE single holding penalty? Bull. The touchdown called back late that would have sealed it. Bull. Horrible spot on an out of bouds punt by the moron ref on the Monahans sideline. He was 10 yards off. I wonder if they ever come on here and read this 'cause you guys should give your money back on this one. You didn't earn a dime.

That said, credit to the Bulls for not ever quitting. GREAT comeback. Good luck next week.

Congrats on a very good season Loboes. Next year bring a kicker, and learn this little manuever so this doesn't happen again:


http://www.preparednessresource.com/images/heimlich.jpg

[garciap77]

Originally posted by skins4life
Nice pics garciap77!!!

You are Welcome!

[garciap77]

Nice meeting you! Sorry you could not pulled this off. Both teams played hard and it was a great game. I sure Monhans will be back next year for another ran!


Originally posted by westtxfballfan
Just got back. Great seeing/meeting you guys at the M&G.

What a choke job by the Loboes. They ran the ball (and passed for that matter) at will - and blew it in the red zone repeatedly. The lack of a field goal kicker caught up with them as they had to go for it instead of trying chip shots on several occasions. How ironic given the '05 game.

I can't recall a more impressive individual half than QB Titus had to start the game.

The refs blew calls on both sides, most notably the inadvertant whistle that cost Bridgeport a fumble recovery on the kickoff to Monahans. But I watched the backjudge throwing the flag twenty-five yards into the lobo backfield twice for holding. And yet Bridgeport threw 40 or so times and not ONE single holding penalty? Bull. The touchdown called back late that would have sealed it. Bull. Horrible spot on an out of bouds punt by the moron ref on the Monahans sideline. He was 10 yards off. I wonder if they ever come on here and read this 'cause you guys should give your money back on this one. You didn't earn a dime.

That said, credit to the Bulls for not ever quitting. GREAT comeback. Good luck next week.

Congrats on a very good season Loboes. Next year bring a kicker, and learn this little manuever so this doesn't happen again:


http://www.preparednessresource.com/images/heimlich.jpg

[BullsFan]

What a GAME. I'm beat, and grateful we got rooms here so we don't face a looong drive home. This is definitely one of those games that we'll be talking about for years and years. Not unlike the last time we played Monohans in Sweetwater, although fortunately with a different result.

Enjoyed the M & G, even if I was the only female type to show up. :)

Props to Monohans. They are a GREAT team who was prepared for us, and they owned us for two and a half quarters. I am SO proud of our boys for not giving up, and for managing to pull out a win when many would have given up. We played with heart tonight, and owned the part of the game we needed to own, which was the end. Good job, Bulls!!

[Matthew328]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Could you not make it to the M&G?

I got stuck talking to the Everman coaches at halftime on the Monahans side and before I knew it the 2nd half was starting so I had to get back to the pressbox...LOL

[ForeverALobo]

Went to this game and it was a great one. Monahans had their chances to put it away but just couldn't get it done. Congrats to a great Bridgeport team on not giving up. One thing I want to say about the Monahans team. Quincy Titus #9 and Trevor Owens #81 are beasts and i'm sure glad they are coming back next year.

[DOS EQUIS]

Originally posted by DaHop72
It was good to meet the Bulls fans at the half, Bullaholic, slyp, Bullsfan, Budman and westtxballfan as well, the only Monahans poster to show. Also good to see garciap and Sweetwater Red's son.:D :D Ok, ok and Sweetwater Red, Stang Red, DOS EQUIS and Stownhorse09.:devil: :devil:

Dahop do i feel some animosity coming from you? I know basketball season came a little too early for Snyder. We can't help it if our teams are better than yours. Have a wonderful night :p

[DOS EQUIS]

Monahans played a hell of a game but Bridgeport played better when it counted the most. Had a great time at the game, too bad some of the Snyder people showed up......jk :D

[Budman007]

Just made it home. It was great meeting all the gang at halftime. Monahans played a great game and the QB was as good as we've seen all year. It was indeed poetic justice that we won this game with our kicker after the nightmare in 2005. This was the first time this Bulls team was behind at halftime all year and although it was'nt pretty, they really showed what they're made of during the last 20 minutes of the game tonight.

The Bulls will have to step it up next week and I have absolutely no doubt they will do just that.

What a game! UNBULLIEVABLE!!!

[knucklehead]

I heard TO whining about how he couldn't throw the ball and catch the ball. # 9 from Monahans didn't seem to have a problem doing it. WOW, was that kid good!

[blaster]

Man....I got so wrapped up in tonight I forgot all about the m & g!!! Sorry I missed out on meeting you all.

Heck of a game and my hat is off to the Monahans Players, Staff, and Fans.

Great comeback bulls, but I think I lost what little hair I had left!!!

[SWMustang]

[i] This was the first time this Bulls team was behind at halftime all year and although it was'nt pretty, they really showed what they're made of during the last 20 minutes of the game tonight.
[/B]

sometimes you gotta win the ugly ones. This is really Ironic given te 2005 game - I got to see that one as I was home for thanksgiving.

[wtfootball]

Well you had to know it was coming so here goes.
Monahans dominated both sides of the ball and were rolling 27-7 with less than 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Then those that controlled the game took over. Monahans rolled up more than 400 yards of offense while holding the Bulls to under 300 yards. As Monahans rolled in to take a 4 touchdown lead, the TD was called back from the back judge over 20 yards behind the play, the momentum was changed forever. Call after call went against the Loboes at critical times which buried them. In the fourth quarter, they were unable to stop the Bridgeport O and Bridgeport rose up. I find it astonishing that we have to deal with these calls at the high school level. Monahans fumbled a kick that should have been Bridgeport ball and an inadvertant whistle gave Monahans the ball back which was also a crazy call, one went against Bridgeport, five or so went against Monahans. I had planned to go watch the Sweetwater/Liberty Hill game but instead will just call the officials to see who they plan to give the victory to. The Bulls deserve credit for standing up when they got the chance. I really believed the hype and thought Bridgeport would be a machine but they aren't. They are a good football team but are suspect and can be beaten. I watched Monahans play both them and Sweetwater and I would say those two and Snyder are all very evenly matched. If Liberty Hill blows out Sweetwater, Bridgeport is in deep trouble. If Sweetwater pulls it off, they were shown tonight how to beat the Bulls, (if they are allowed to). I wish the Bulls luck too. The calls of the game had nothing to do with the kids, they rose up and played hard and deserve credit for that. The Bridgeport fans have class and it was a pleasure to be a part of this game, but Bridgeport Christmas came early this year. Good luck to all that are left and thanks for the great season and great memories Loboes, it is unfortunate your season ends in this fashion, but hold your heads high, you put an undefeated powerhouse on their heels all night. Great Job.

[bobcat1]

Originally posted by wtfootball
Well you had to know it was coming so here goes.
Monahans dominated both sides of the ball and were rolling 27-7 with less than 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Then those that controlled the game took over. Monahans rolled up more than 400 yards of offense while holding the Bulls to under 300 yards. As Monahans rolled in to take a 4 touchdown lead, the TD was called back from the back judge over 20 yards behind the play, the momentum was changed forever. Call after call went against the Loboes at critical times which buried them. In the fourth quarter, they were unable to stop the Bridgeport O and Bridgeport rose up. I find it astonishing that we have to deal with these calls at the high school level. Monahans fumbled a kick that should have been Bridgeport ball and an inadvertant whistle gave Monahans the ball back which was also a crazy call, one went against Bridgeport, five or so went against Monahans. I had planned to go watch the Sweetwater/Liberty Hill game but instead will just call the officials to see who they plan to give the victory to. The Bulls deserve credit for standing up when they got the chance. I really believed the hype and thought Bridgeport would be a machine but they aren't. They are a good football team but are suspect and can be beaten. I watched Monahans play both them and Sweetwater and I would say those two and Snyder are all very evenly matched. If Liberty Hill blows out Sweetwater, Bridgeport is in deep trouble. If Sweetwater pulls it off, they were shown tonight how to beat the Bulls, (if they are allowed to). I wish the Bulls luck too. The calls of the game had nothing to do with the kids, they rose up and played hard and deserve credit for that. The Bridgeport fans have class and it was a pleasure to be a part of this game, but Bridgeport Christmas came early this year. Good luck to all that are left and thanks for the great season and great memories Loboes, it is unfortunate your season ends in this fashion, but hold your heads high, you put an undefeated powerhouse on their heels all night. Great Job.

While listening to the game I wondered how B'Port was playing such penalty free football and Monahans wasn't. Funny huh.

[RPF2666]

Wait until you have such a reputation for success that the officials at times seem to got in the exact opposite direction, appearing to call everything AGAINST the favorite, and for them

[garciap77]

Originally posted by Matthew328
I got stuck talking to the Everman coaches at halftime on the Monahans side and before I knew it the 2nd half was starting so I had to get back to the pressbox...LOL

:thinking:

I thought Everman was playing in Shotwell at 7:30 same night?:confused:

[3afan]

Originally posted by RPF2666
Wait until you have such a reputation for success that the officials at times seem to got in the exact opposite direction, appearing to call everything AGAINST the favorite, and for them

oh good lord

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[STANG RED]

Originally posted by wtfootball
Well you had to know it was coming so here goes.
Monahans dominated both sides of the ball and were rolling 27-7 with less than 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Then those that controlled the game took over. Monahans rolled up more than 400 yards of offense while holding the Bulls to under 300 yards. As Monahans rolled in to take a 4 touchdown lead, the TD was called back from the back judge over 20 yards behind the play, the momentum was changed forever. Call after call went against the Loboes at critical times which buried them. In the fourth quarter, they were unable to stop the Bridgeport O and Bridgeport rose up. I find it astonishing that we have to deal with these calls at the high school level. Monahans fumbled a kick that should have been Bridgeport ball and an inadvertant whistle gave Monahans the ball back which was also a crazy call, one went against Bridgeport, five or so went against Monahans. I had planned to go watch the Sweetwater/Liberty Hill game but instead will just call the officials to see who they plan to give the victory to. The Bulls deserve credit for standing up when they got the chance. I really believed the hype and thought Bridgeport would be a machine but they aren't. They are a good football team but are suspect and can be beaten. I watched Monahans play both them and Sweetwater and I would say those two and Snyder are all very evenly matched. If Liberty Hill blows out Sweetwater, Bridgeport is in deep trouble. If Sweetwater pulls it off, they were shown tonight how to beat the Bulls, (if they are allowed to). I wish the Bulls luck too. The calls of the game had nothing to do with the kids, they rose up and played hard and deserve credit for that. The Bridgeport fans have class and it was a pleasure to be a part of this game, but Bridgeport Christmas came early this year. Good luck to all that are left and thanks for the great season and great memories Loboes, it is unfortunate your season ends in this fashion, but hold your heads high, you put an undefeated powerhouse on their heels all night. Great Job.
:rolleyes:
And now for the unbiased veiw from an interested bystander without a dog in this fight.

Monahans got beat soundly in the 4th quarter period. Yes the turning point was the touchdown called back that would have given Monahans a 35-7 lead, but you really cant argue a holding call. They happen, the refs are much closer to the action than the fans, and they really call a lot fewer holding calls than what really goes on, and it wasnt as if the call was made after the long run. It was made very early in the play, way before the guy broke loose for the long run. Heck it may have been why the guy broke the long run to begin with. Also Monahans had many offensive plays after that call, when they were still well ahead. Did Monahans somewhat give this game away in the 4th quarter? Yes somewhat. But the Bulls were there to take full advantage of the Lobo's callapse. As much as some of them may like to, the Monahans people really cant blame this one on the refs at all. They simply lost a game they had lots of chances to put away but couldnt.:doh: Its as simple as that. Gotta hand it to the Bulls for sticking around and continuing to play hard, even when it looked to everyone like this game was well determined early in the 2nd half. Simple fact is, the Lobos couldnt put the game away, even though they had lots of oppertunities to do so. And the Bulls simple kept believeing and played lights out football in the 4th quarter. Monahans just couldnt get the Momentum swung back there way at any point in that 4th quarter. The Bulls just wouldnt give it up.

[The One]

Well just thought I would way in on this one. The game absoulutley stunk for three and half quarters if you were a Bull fan. I will admit I gave up! And then, as slpy bear told it, a little magic happened. The Bulls did never gave up and I want to apologize for giving up on them.

I also want to give a big shout out to #10 the QB Cameron Green. For those of you who have not seen Bport football our offense revolves around this kid. You could say he is the heartbeat that keeps it going. On the first offensive play of the game Bport ran the option to the left side of the field and Cameron injured his ankle. I knew we were in trouble when he came up limping. For the first half they worked on his ankle on the sidelines taping and retaping but the fact was he had little mobility. If you noticed during the game he did not run the ball and had great difficultly just backpedaling to throw a screen pass. Now I have seen every Bport game, and I know this dramatically effected the Bport offense last night, but the fact that the kid stayed in there and did nothing but sit back there and pick apart Monahans in the fourth quarter was unbullievable. Did anyone notice after he threw the tying touchdown with 21 seconds in regulation he celebrated on the ground because he couldn't even stand. Two players helped him to his feet and helped him to the sidelines. While our field goal kicker won the game for us and yes how ironic, my vote for MVP goes to #10 Cameron Green.

We have been very lucky this season playing dang near penalty free football and injury free football. Looks like the injury bug hit us at the worst possible time. In overtime the brother to the QB #5 Corbin Green was also injured and could not walk. He was carried to the line to shake Monahans hands. Magic or not I do know this, with no Green brothers next week = 1st loss of the season whether its Liberty Hill or Sweetwater. Wishing for speedy recovers so no matter who it is we get a great game.

I want to finish by giving credit to Monahans, you have a great team. Titus is an absolute stud and you will be back next year no question. I am still sitting here asking myself this morning how on earth did you lose that game. I guess every once in a while the football gods do weigh in on games and I think last night was one of those nights.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by wtfootball
Well you had to know it was coming so here goes.
Monahans dominated both sides of the ball and were rolling 27-7 with less than 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Then those that controlled the game took over. Monahans rolled up more than 400 yards of offense while holding the Bulls to under 300 yards. As Monahans rolled in to take a 4 touchdown lead, the TD was called back from the back judge over 20 yards behind the play, the momentum was changed forever. Call after call went against the Loboes at critical times which buried them. In the fourth quarter, they were unable to stop the Bridgeport O and Bridgeport rose up. I find it astonishing that we have to deal with these calls at the high school level. Monahans fumbled a kick that should have been Bridgeport ball and an inadvertant whistle gave Monahans the ball back which was also a crazy call, one went against Bridgeport, five or so went against Monahans. I had planned to go watch the Sweetwater/Liberty Hill game but instead will just call the officials to see who they plan to give the victory to. The Bulls deserve credit for standing up when they got the chance. I really believed the hype and thought Bridgeport would be a machine but they aren't. They are a good football team but are suspect and can be beaten. I watched Monahans play both them and Sweetwater and I would say those two and Snyder are all very evenly matched. If Liberty Hill blows out Sweetwater, Bridgeport is in deep trouble. If Sweetwater pulls it off, they were shown tonight how to beat the Bulls, (if they are allowed to). I wish the Bulls luck too. The calls of the game had nothing to do with the kids, they rose up and played hard and deserve credit for that. The Bridgeport fans have class and it was a pleasure to be a part of this game, but Bridgeport Christmas came early this year. Good luck to all that are left and thanks for the great season and great memories Loboes, it is unfortunate your season ends in this fashion, but hold your heads high, you put an undefeated powerhouse on their heels all night. Great Job. Yeppers, the first line of this post says it all.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by STANG RED
:rolleyes:
And now for the unbiased veiw from an interested bystander without a dog in this fight.

Monahans got beat soundly in the 4th quarter period. Yes the turning point was the touchdown called back that would have given Monahans a 35-7 lead, but you really cant argue a holding call. They happen, the refs are much closer to the action than the fans, and they really call a lot fewer holding calls than what really goes on, and it wasnt as if the call was made after the long run. It was made very early in the play, way before the guy broke loose for the long run. Heck it may have been why the guy broke the long run to begin with. Also Monahans had many offensive plays after that call, when they were still well ahead. Did Monahans somewhat give this game away in the 4th quarter? Yes somewhat. But the Bulls were there to take full advantage of the Lobo's callapse. As much as some of them may like to, the Monahans people really cant blame this one on the refs at all. They simply lost a game they had lots of chances to put away but couldnt.:doh: Its as simple as that. Gotta hand it to the Bulls for sticking around and continuing to play hard, even when it looked to everyone like this game was well determined early in the 2nd half. Simple fact is, the Lobos couldnt put the game away, even though they had lots of oppertunities to do so. And the Bulls simple kept believeing and played lights out football in the 4th quarter. Monahans just couldnt get the Momentum swung back there way at any point in that 4th quarter. The Bulls just wouldnt give it up. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: The Bulls QB picked apart the Loboe secondary the last 16 minutes of the game and the receivers make some very tough catches that they paid for going over the middle because the Loboe secondary was bringing it after the catch. The men in black and white had nothing to do with those catches. Plus, on the long run by Titus that set up the touchdown before the half the officials missed a huge block in the back but I guess wtfootball happened to "miss" that one as well.

[Bullaholic]

I'm still dumbfounded, but really delighted after watching one of the most fantastic comebacks I've ever seen in HS football. The Bulls were flat DOA for 2.5 quarters ---thanks to a great Monahans team and just plain poor execution on both sides of the ball. The Loboes played dead-solid perfect football and just took it to the Bulls to the point that the--"Oh, well we had a great season" thoughts were in my head and I was thinking about the long ride home. Then in the 3rd quarter---the "magic" that these Bulls have had all season long took over and they fought and clawed their way to a improbable, unbeliveable gutty overtime victory on the toe of one heroic kicker. The only time in the game that I began to feel good was when we put the game into overtime on the last play of the game and kicked a good PAT. I felt the Bulls would have the edge on Monahans in the OT from the 25 because of the kicker, if he was needed.

I can't say enough about the play of Monahans QB-No. 9 and the entire Monahans teams. I think the Loboes were the most athletic team we played all year, and were just superb. I don't think anyone is going to look forward to playing this Monahans team next season---they are going to be fantastic again. The Monahans fans were great and really supported their team all night long. Congrats to the Loboes for a great season, and best of luck next year.

It was great to meet everyone at the M&G---we had a lot of fun visiting and just talking football. You guys (and gal---Bullsfan), were a lot of fun, and I look forward to trading posts with all of you. Thanks to garciap77 for taking the pics.

I hope the Bulls are not too banged up for next week's game---both of the Green brothers were limping pretty badly after the game and I hope all of our players are 100% ready for LH or Sweetwater.

I can't say enough about the heart and determination of the Bull's players---you guys showed you have what it takes to make it through the playoffs, and all of Bridgeport is so proud of you.

Go Bulls! The State Stampede Continues.......

[OldBison75]

To all the Bridgeport fans I have been bantering with on this forum, CONGRATULATIONS! The Bulls showed 3A that they can and will challenge any team for the BIG TROPHY. Those great comebacks, against a good team, prove that the Bulls can win against anyone and never give up. From what I have read, when the going looked bleak, the Bulls came together and found a way to dominate and win when it counted, in the fourth quarter. That is the mark of a champion. I don't know if you will win it all, but you have proven you deserve to be there in the mix. If you keep playing with that heart and talent, you damn sure have a good shot.

To Monahans, guys, you have had a wonderful season and have nothing to hang your heads about, great game . In every HS football game, someone has to lose and this is unfortunate when both teams played so well. There is an abundance of talent in your team and the coaching looks pretty darn good too.

This is why I love HS football, at this level, teams play with pride, heart and very seldom is anything left on the field. Thanks for a great game.

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by OldBison75
To all the Bridgeport fans I have been bantering with on this forum, CONGRATULATIONS! The Bulls showed 3A that they can and will challenge any team for the BIG TROPHY. Those great comebacks, against a good team, prove that the Bulls can win against anyone and never give up. From what I have read, when the going looked bleak, the Bulls came together and found a way to dominate and win when it counted, in the fourth quarter. That is the mark of a champion. I don't know if you will win it all, but you have proven you deserve to be there in the mix. If you keep playing with that heart and talent, you damn sure have a good shot.

To Monahans, guys, you have had a wonderful season and have nothing to hang your heads about, great game . In every HS football game, someone has to lose and this is unfortunate when both teams played so well. There is an abundance of talent in your team and the coaching looks pretty darn good too.

This is why I love HS football, at this level, teams play with pride, heart and very seldom is anything left on the field. Thanks for a great game.

Thanks, OldBison---nice post after we have had so much fun with you in our threads. The Navasota Rattlers had a great season and earned the respect of the entire state. Best of luck to you and the Rattlers next season.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by DOS EQUIS
Monahans played a hell of a game but Bridgeport played better when it counted the most. Had a great time at the game, too bad some of the Snyder people showed up......jk :D :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue:

[justlikesports]

I am sorry I didn't make it to the M&G, got busy visiting with people in the stands. WOW, what a game. Congrats to the Bulls, great 4th quarter. The Loboes just couldn't finish it. I want to say that I was so impressed with the Bulls QB. He seemed to take hits and just kept playing. Such heart and determination! Heck of an athlete. To the Loboes, great season guys. Nothing to hang your heads about. You represented your school and your town very well. To the seniors, you will be missed, and to the underclassmen, use the experience and be ready for next year. As always, GO LOBOES!

[Tres Lobos]

This game was not decided by the refs. The loboes just could not find the handle in the 4th quarter to put bridgeport away. Both teams played extremely hard. Good Luck to bridgeport the rest of the way. And great season loboes yall fought hard all the way till the end. To the seniors, it was fun, and to the underclassmen, yall can be here and even farther next year.

[wtfootball]

I'm an old guy that has been watching West Texas football for a lot of years. I guess my blindness comes from knowing this team had something special this year and had the potential to bring those rings home. If the TD had not been called back, game and that is why it stung so much. In the end, the offense couldn't move the ball on the B defense to run the clock and the D couldn't stop them. Congratulations to Bridgeport and loboes hold your heads high, you played great and made us all proud.
Congratulations on a great season.

[BullsFan]

Thanks so much for all the kind posts this morning. We are so very very happy about last night's game. I think this will go down in the record books as one of those games everyone will always remember--much like Springtown in '93 or maybe the Kennedale game when we were so far behind.

On the way home we caught up with another Bridgeport fan (and friend of mine) this morning. She actually LEFT the game when it was 28-7 because she couldn't stand to see the season end this way. We had to rub it in a little bit--and then tell her if we get ever get behind again, she's duty bound to head on home. Just in case, you know. :D As for us, we were still saying WOW this morning.

Momentum definitely had a part to play in our win last night, but so did guts and determination. I'm sure the Monohans faithful are still stinging over the called-back touchdown, and if it had been one of ours I'd feel the same way. But for what it's worth, there were a few noncalls on holding that we saw from our side, so the bad calls can swing both ways.

You know, as much as I enjoyed the precision and flawlessness of many of our regular season games, I think the kind of win we got last night--the one we had to fight for, tooth and nail--those wins mean more. Hats off again to our boys in maroon!!

And garcia, I forgot to thank you for posting the pics last night. Enjoyed meeting so many of the DLers, and hope to get to do so again next week. :)

[skins4life]

Originally posted by wtfootball
Well you had to know it was coming so here goes.
Monahans dominated both sides of the ball and were rolling 27-7 with less than 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Then those that controlled the game took over. Monahans rolled up more than 400 yards of offense while holding the Bulls to under 300 yards. As Monahans rolled in to take a 4 touchdown lead, the TD was called back from the back judge over 20 yards behind the play, the momentum was changed forever. Call after call went against the Loboes at critical times which buried them. In the fourth quarter, they were unable to stop the Bridgeport O and Bridgeport rose up. I find it astonishing that we have to deal with these calls at the high school level. Monahans fumbled a kick that should have been Bridgeport ball and an inadvertant whistle gave Monahans the ball back which was also a crazy call, one went against Bridgeport, five or so went against Monahans. I had planned to go watch the Sweetwater/Liberty Hill game but instead will just call the officials to see who they plan to give the victory to. The Bulls deserve credit for standing up when they got the chance. I really believed the hype and thought Bridgeport would be a machine but they aren't. They are a good football team but are suspect and can be beaten. I watched Monahans play both them and Sweetwater and I would say those two and Snyder are all very evenly matched. If Liberty Hill blows out Sweetwater, Bridgeport is in deep trouble. If Sweetwater pulls it off, they were shown tonight how to beat the Bulls, (if they are allowed to). I wish the Bulls luck too. The calls of the game had nothing to do with the kids, they rose up and played hard and deserve credit for that. The Bridgeport fans have class and it was a pleasure to be a part of this game, but Bridgeport Christmas came early this year. Good luck to all that are left and thanks for the great season and great memories Loboes, it is unfortunate your season ends in this fashion, but hold your heads high, you put an undefeated powerhouse on their heels all night. Great Job.

wtfootball, we sure did miss you at the M&G. we had a good time and had a lot of pictures taken. maybe we will see you at another place & another time. good luck to the loboes next year (untill they play Snyder).

[skins4life]

Originally posted by DOS EQUIS
Monahans played a hell of a game but Bridgeport played better when it counted the most. Had a great time at the game, too bad some of the Snyder people showed up......jk :D

:tisk: :tisk: :tisk: :tisk:

[DukeNukem]

the holding calls were big momentum changers. however the loboes still had a chance until the two bad spots on crucial 4th down plays. on monahans 4th and 1 the lobo back easily cleared the 40 yard line which is exactly where he had to get to, the ball was spotted about a yard back. on the bridgeport 4th and 6 in the final drive the qb was hammered and went down short of the yardline he had to get to, but do to the hit his body went in to a spin and he slid about 2 yards on the ground. the refs gave him the most generous spot i have seen.

the loboes ultimately lost this game though because bridgeport's kicker was as good as advertised. the better team did not win, but that occurs year in and year out in the texas hs football playoffs. congrats to the bulls.

great season loboes! work hard and stay focused until next year and you guys could have a legitimate shot at playing for a ring.

oh yeah forgot one thing. its 8:45 pm and snyder still sucks!

[cr180t]

Congrats on a great season

[garciap77]

Originally posted by DOS EQUIS
Monahans played a hell of a game but Bridgeport played better when it counted the most. Had a great time at the game, too bad some of the Snyder people showed up......jk :D

Hop and skins are from Synder?:confused: No wonder people were looking at us funny!














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[Budman007]

Originally posted by DukeNukem
the better team did not win

I beg to differ. The better team won even with a hobbled qb.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by DukeNukem
the holding calls were big momentum changers. however the loboes still had a chance until the two bad spots on crucial 4th down plays. on monahans 4th and 1 the lobo back easily cleared the 40 yard line which is exactly where he had to get to, the ball was spotted about a yard back. on the bridgeport 4th and 6 in the final drive the qb was hammered and went down short of the yardline he had to get to, but do to the hit his body went in to a spin and he slid about 2 yards on the ground. the refs gave him the most generous spot i have seen.

the loboes ultimately lost this game though because bridgeport's kicker was as good as advertised. the better team did not win, but that occurs year in and year out in the texas hs football playoffs. congrats to the bulls.

great season loboes! work hard and stay focused until next year and you guys could have a legitimate shot at playing for a ring.

oh yeah forgot one thing. its 8:45 pm and snyder still sucks! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: And we can now add another classy poster from Monahans to the tote board.

[slpybear the bullfan]

Whew... Drove back home this morning and then spent all day getting ready for and having thanksgiving at our house tonight. SO.... I can finally post my thoughts on the game.

1.) Monahans... WOW! You guys came out and were fired up! I was very impressed by your offense. They put it on us for two quarters and made us look silly. Many times everyone in the stadium knew where the ball would go and you guys still executed. Major hats off from this Bull fan.

2.) #9 Titus is a HOSS. I was mucho impressed with this young man. Definitely the best QB we have faced this year.

3.) File this under weird... Our team's charter busses failed to arrive on Saturday. Turns out they had scheduled the day wrong. So, our coaches had to round up lots of the yellow dogs to make the trip. It was a bit of chaos getting to the game. I remember passing one of the busses thinking... why is it making the trip.

4.) The Refs - I knew it would be a big topic. But I do not believe they affected the out come of the game. I didn't see any refs failing to cover receivers, dropping balls when wide open, failing to block pass-rushers, etc. All of these things happened... more than once. And in a game like this one, for every "ref cost us the game comment" you can point to ten errors on your own team that cost you the game. I know on Bridgeport's side we had the usual fans complaining about refs... especially on the inadvertant whistle call, non-calls, etc. We need to quit worrying about those calls and worry about pumping our team up to stop the other team, etc.

5.) speaking of refs... the biggest complaint I would have about them? The were TERRIBLE at starting the 25 second clock. I know when teams run the ball it makes a game go by quick... But, we watched this crew consistantly run 15-20 seconds off after the play was signaled dead before starting the play clock. That is pretty poor IMHO. Many times they set the ball down, had everything set, then the umpire just stood there with hand up for another 5-10 seconds before starting clock. And of course, the only time they got in a rush? Last drive of game during regulation. No gripes from me about them impacting the game, but it is just lazy, sloppy, and unprofessional on that crew.

6.) The comeback - hey, Bridgeport scored 24 to comeback... have you heard yet? LOL... yeah, it was a tremendous game and terrific comeback. Lets take a bit of a look at it. The first quarter ended with no score. Monahans and Bridgeport traded scores through the first six minutes of the second quarter. Then, the last six minutes of the first half, Monahans put two more on the board, spaced about three minutes each. During the second quarter, our D looked unable to stop Monahans.

Second half starts and we get the ball, but go three and out. Monahans breaks a long run and quickly scores at just under the 10 minute mark to put the Loboes up 28-7. At this point it looks grim... in 8 minutes of the game the Loboes have put up a 21 pt lead. And then another three and out by the Bulls make it look grimmer. The Loboes start a drive and you could feel the game slipping away. But, Bulls hold on 4th down at their own 15. The Bulls begin the rally by converting a 4th and 2 on their own 23 and go on in the drive to score a TD at a bit over 3 mins left in the third. From there on it got crazy quick. As the fourth quarter was moving along, A long TD run by Monahans would have iced the game at 35 -14... but the Umpire, (pretty positive it was umpire on this one) threw a flag for holding that pulled the TD back. Bulls force a punt, then block it and recover deep to setup another score... 28-21 with about 6 minutes left. From there, the Bulls D forces another Monahans punt, this time getting the ball with 3 1/2 minutes to play. The drive starts, and Bridgeport pulls it off... with two fourth down conversions including one where the hobbled QB keeps the ball and just gets it... and comes up more hobbled than before. The Bulls score with under 30 seconds on the clock to force, OT... then hold the Loboes in OT, and kick a FG in our possesion. Incredible comeback!

7.) The Bulls D stopped Monahans on three straight "have to" drives. Don't want that to get lost along the way.

8.) Bulls O scores four straight possesions to win game. That was just an incredible offensive performance.

9.) Bulls QB played TOUGH. 4th down keeper to convert was a huge play. My hats off.

10.) The bad news... injuries. Several key players got banged up in this game... as we mentioned, some injuries to key players on offense. We also had some play through injuries on defense during the game that demonstrated toughness. Again, my hats off to all the team, especially some that played through some pain. And to our trainer... you will earn your money this week.

Looking ahead... The Bulls cannot start slow against the defending state champs next week. We will have to show up and play our best game to be in the game. It will also require some good health to arrive to our banged up players. But, if we execute and get blessed with some health, there isn't anything to fear. There are no boogeymen at this stage of the playoffs... just darn good football teams that will make you pay for your mistakes and weaknesses. The Bulls slipped away from a team like that on Saturday... lets hope we do so again in Waco.

(and yeah, one of the best games the slpybear has watched.)

GO BULLS!

[slpybear the bullfan]

SCORING SUMMARY

Second Quarter

Monahans -- Trevor Owens 19 pass from Quincy Titus (Ty Horton kick), 10:05.
Bridgeport -- Corbin Green 13 run (Ricky Martinez kick), 6:11.
Monahans -- Quincy Titus 6 run (kick failed), 3:38.
Monahans -- Quincy Titus 16 pass from Wade Roark (Calvin Franks pass from Quincy Titus), :00.

Third Quarter

Monahans -- Stephen Neel 34 run (Ty Horton kick), 9:57.
Bridgeport -- Corbin Green 10 run (Ricky Martinez kick), 3:49.

Fourth Quarter

Bridgeport -- Corbin Green 4 run (Ricky Martinez kick), 6:20.
Bridgeport -- Collin White 6 pass from Cameron Green (Ricky Martinez kick), :21.

Overtime

Bridgeport -- FG Ricky Martinez 33.

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing
Bridgeport: Corbin Green 21-97, Cameron Green 2-15, Jordan Daniel 2-(-2).
Monahans: Stephen Neel 19-114, Quincy Titus 16-111, Tyson Childress 16-84, Wade Roark 1-0.

Passing
Bridgeport: Cameron Green 14-27-0-174, Cody Henson 0-1-0-0.
Monahans: Quincy Titus 6-17-0-86, Wade Roark 2-3-0-45.

Receiving
Bridgeport: Daniel Olmos 6-81, Collin White 6-49, Austin Blevins 1-30, Corbin Green 2-14.
Monahans: Trevor Owens 3-52, Kalep Warden 2-34, Quincy Titus 2-26, Fabian Flores 1-13, Tyson Childress 1-6.

[Tres Lobos]

I beg to differ. The better team won even with a hobbled qb

he became a hobbled QB from the loboes laying the wood to him. And IMO i do not think the better team won

[BurkFan]

Way to go Bulls! Good luck against LH! Should be an awesome game!

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by slpybear the bullfan
Whew... Drove back home this morning and then spent all day getting ready for and having thanksgiving at our house tonight. SO.... I can finally post my thoughts on the game.

1.) Monahans... WOW! You guys came out and were fired up! I was very impressed by your offense. They put it on us for two quarters and made us look silly. Many times everyone in the stadium knew where the ball would go and you guys still executed. Major hats off from this Bull fan.

2.) #9 Titus is a HOSS. I was mucho impressed with this young man. Definitely the best QB we have faced this year.

3.) File this under weird... Our team's charter busses failed to arrive on Saturday. Turns out they had scheduled the day wrong. So, our coaches had to round up lots of the yellow dogs to make the trip. It was a bit of chaos getting to the game. I remember passing one of the busses thinking... why is it making the trip.

4.) The Refs - I knew it would be a big topic. But I do not believe they affected the out come of the game. I didn't see any refs failing to cover receivers, dropping balls when wide open, failing to block pass-rushers, etc. All of these things happened... more than once. And in a game like this one, for every "ref cost us the game comment" you can point to ten errors on your own team that cost you the game. I know on Bridgeport's side we had the usual fans complaining about refs... especially on the inadvertant whistle call, non-calls, etc. We need to quit worrying about those calls and worry about pumping our team up to stop the other team, etc.

5.) speaking of refs... the biggest complaint I would have about them? The were TERRIBLE at starting the 25 second clock. I know when teams run the ball it makes a game go by quick... But, we watched this crew consistantly run 15-20 seconds off after the play was signaled dead before starting the play clock. That is pretty poor IMHO. Many times they set the ball down, had everything set, then the umpire just stood there with hand up for another 5-10 seconds before starting clock. And of course, the only time they got in a rush? Last drive of game during regulation. No gripes from me about them impacting the game, but it is just lazy, sloppy, and unprofessional on that crew.

6.) The comeback - hey, Bridgeport scored 24 to comeback... have you heard yet? LOL... yeah, it was a tremendous game and terrific comeback. Lets take a bit of a look at it. The first quarter ended with no score. Monahans and Bridgeport traded scores through the first six minutes of the second quarter. Then, the last six minutes of the first half, Monahans put two more on the board, spaced about three minutes each. During the second quarter, our D looked unable to stop Monahans.

Second half starts and we get the ball, but go three and out. Monahans breaks a long run and quickly scores at just under the 10 minute mark to put the Loboes up 28-7. At this point it looks grim... in 8 minutes of the game the Loboes have put up a 21 pt lead. And then another three and out by the Bulls make it look grimmer. The Loboes start a drive and you could feel the game slipping away. But, Bulls hold on 4th down at their own 15. The Bulls begin the rally by converting a 4th and 2 on their own 23 and go on in the drive to score a TD at a bit over 3 mins left in the third. From there on it got crazy quick. As the fourth quarter was moving along, A long TD run by Monahans would have iced the game at 35 -14... but the Umpire, (pretty positive it was umpire on this one) threw a flag for holding that pulled the TD back. Bulls force a punt, then block it and recover deep to setup another score... 28-21 with about 6 minutes left. From there, the Bulls D forces another Monahans punt, this time getting the ball with 3 1/2 minutes to play. The drive starts, and Bridgeport pulls it off... with two fourth down conversions including one where the hobbled QB keeps the ball and just gets it... and comes up more hobbled than before. The Bulls score with under 30 seconds on the clock to force, OT... then hold the Loboes in OT, and kick a FG in our possesion. Incredible comeback!

7.) The Bulls D stopped Monahans on three straight "have to" drives. Don't want that to get lost along the way.

8.) Bulls O scores four straight possesions to win game. That was just an incredible offensive performance.

9.) Bulls QB played TOUGH. 4th down keeper to convert was a huge play. My hats off.

10.) The bad news... injuries. Several key players got banged up in this game... as we mentioned, some injuries to key players on offense. We also had some play through injuries on defense during the game that demonstrated toughness. Again, my hats off to all the team, especially some that played through some pain. And to our trainer... you will earn your money this week.

Looking ahead... The Bulls cannot start slow against the defending state champs next week. We will have to show up and play our best game to be in the game. It will also require some good health to arrive to our banged up players. But, if we execute and get blessed with some health, there isn't anything to fear. There are no boogeymen at this stage of the playoffs... just darn good football teams that will make you pay for your mistakes and weaknesses. The Bulls slipped away from a team like that on Saturday... lets hope we do so again in Waco.

(and yeah, one of the best games the slpybear has watched.)

GO BULLS!

Great game summary, Slpy---I just wish I could remember all those details as well as you younger guys----now where did I leave my coat? :D

Go Bulls!! The Stampede to State Continues.......

[wtfootball]

The better team was about 4 guys that gave Bridgeport a first down that led to the game being tied in OT when the kid was obviously down behind the marker, film and photos support that.

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by wtfootball
The better team was about 4 guys that gave Bridgeport a first down that led to the game being tied in OT. The QB is on film with knee on the ground 2 yards short and laying on the ground 1 yard short. Everyone saw it, your coach has the film I am sure. We had at least 10 running in the stands and I personally saw this one that a friend recorded that was sitting right on the marker. Is your coach man enough to admit the truth to you fans? You can post all you want about what Bridgeport did, but they were taken care of and your coaching staff knows it. I am proud of the Monahans team, they could not stop our run, the big bad defense I have read so much about were staggering around some not sure which sideline to go to after being smashed, others spent a big portion of the night on their backs. The Offense was shut down by Monahans, bad call after bad call kept drives alive. This was robbery and for this to occur in high school ball is unacceptable. Let this thread and this subject die and let our boys live the rest of their lives knowing they were robbed of the opportunity to get that state ring. It shows no class to be putting out posts bragging on your team after this one. Let it go and move on. Liberty Hill awaits you.

Stamped to State?? hillarious

Are you from Monahans? If you are, you sure are a lot different from the Monahans posters I have come to know and respect highly, but I will file your post under "personal opinions" and let it go at that.

[wtfootball]

No I am not from Monahans but have friends and family out there and have followed the team closely. I have no use in participating in this board further and will close out by saying that the boys in green should hold their heads high. Great job this season, you did everything you could on Friday to win the game and we are all proud of your efforts. For those of you moving on, be proud you made us all realize we have one of the best programs in the stated in Monahans. For those of you coming back, remember this loss, remember how it feels and take it to them deep in the post season next year.
Thanks

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by wtfootball
No I am from SA but have family and friends there and am sick to death about what I saw. Many feel the same as you, I am not going to post anymore but will enjoy reading.
Thanks

No prob--I can certainly identify with your frustration----we had to endure it after our 05' game, and it is not a good feeling at all when the hopes for your team are so high. I don't think there is anyone who would not agree that the Bulls snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Monahans, but I won't back up an inch in giving the Bulls players all the due credit in the world for the effort they mounted to do it. When you win games like this one, you go from having the heart of just a "winner" to having the heart of a possible "champion" and can rightfully claim you are still stampeding to the state title.

BTW--With the players Monahans has returning, I can't see many teams stopping them next season---and that's not saying it just to be nice.

[bobcat1]

Originally posted by wtfootball
The better team was about 4 guys that gave Bridgeport a first down that led to the game being tied in OT when the kid was obviously down behind the marker, film and photos support that. I'd like to see those please.

[BullsFan]

No, never mind. I'm not even going to engage. There were bad calls on both sides, the Bulls came back fighting tooth and nail, and it was a legitemate win that we can be proud of. Now we've got next week to think about.

[BHS89]

Just my 2 cents worth...... I dont believe that you can put the outcome of a football game on the calls by the referees. Whether it is one call or several, the kids play the game for 48 minutes, and it is not over until the clock reaches 0:00. I dont believe that Bridgeport scored 31 points because the ref's made a couple of bad calls. It is the winner that overcomes adversity and plays their heart out until the final whistle blows. The champion just happens to be ahead at the end of the game.

[WTF-82]

Originally posted by STANG RED
:rolleyes:
And now for the unbiased veiw from an interested bystander without a dog in this fight.

Monahans got beat soundly in the 4th quarter period. Yes the turning point was the touchdown called back that would have given Monahans a 35-7 lead, but you really cant argue a holding call. They happen, the refs are much closer to the action than the fans, and they really call a lot fewer holding calls than what really goes on, and it wasnt as if the call was made after the long run. It was made very early in the play, way before the guy broke loose for the long run. Heck it may have been why the guy broke the long run to begin with. Also Monahans had many offensive plays after that call, when they were still well ahead. Did Monahans somewhat give this game away in the 4th quarter? Yes somewhat. But the Bulls were there to take full advantage of the Lobo's callapse. As much as some of them may like to, the Monahans people really cant blame this one on the refs at all. They simply lost a game they had lots of chances to put away but couldnt.:doh: Its as simple as that. Gotta hand it to the Bulls for sticking around and continuing to play hard, even when it looked to everyone like this game was well determined early in the 2nd half. Simple fact is, the Lobos couldnt put the game away, even though they had lots of oppertunities to do so. And the Bulls simple kept believeing and played lights out football in the 4th quarter. Monahans just couldnt get the Momentum swung back there way at any point in that 4th quarter. The Bulls just wouldnt give it up.


The flag was in the air when the ball got snapped and he called holding on the receiver away from the play you figure. Loboes held on that 4rth down last drive in regulation and the ref didnt even bother to measure go figure, on that one I think he was afraid that Bulls did come up short and the game ends there that was right in front of me he was almost yard short and ref just signaled first down so the bull drive stayed alive. Oh well good job Bulls not the kids fault Loboes will be back lots of juniors,sophs,and freshment on field for Loboes. Loboes leading receiver did not get to play in this game this also hurt he is a stud. Well I am done. Merry Christmas Bulls.

[WTF-82]

Originally posted by ***-82
The flag was in the air when the ball got snapped and he called holding on the receiver away from the play you figure. Loboes held on that 4rth down last drive in regulation and the ref didnt even bother to measure go figure, on that one I think he was afraid that Bulls did come up short and the game ends there that was right in front of me he was almost yard short and ref just signaled first down so the bull drive stayed alive. Oh well good job Bulls not the kids fault Loboes will be back lots of juniors,sophs,and freshment on field for Loboes. Loboes leading receiver did not get to play in this game this also hurt he is a stud. Well I am done. Merry Christmas Bulls.


Look Bull fans and other Football fans of High School ball. I have no problem if the kid made it on that 4rh down but when it is that close this late in a big playoff game you have to measure its to close to call. Everything was at stake here and the ref just quickly just signaled first down on that last drive in regulation. I just dont understand that its is not fair to coaches and the kids for a ref not to have measured on that down everyone felt he was short including Bull fans but if he wasnt that is ok just measure and prove it to the fans,kids and coaches that put this much work in this game. I just dont uderstand look I am done just want to make sure everyone understands why fans of the game would be so dissapointed on this call please dont act like we are being bad fans a ref should have took the time to measure on this close of a call period.

[WTF-82]

Originally posted by The One
Well just thought I would way in on this one. The game absoulutley stunk for three and half quarters if you were a Bull fan. I will admit I gave up! And then, as slpy bear told it, a little magic happened. The Bulls did never gave up and I want to apologize for giving up on them.

I also want to give a big shout out to #10 the QB Cameron Green. For those of you who have not seen Bport football our offense revolves around this kid. You could say he is the heartbeat that keeps it going. On the first offensive play of the game Bport ran the option to the left side of the field and Cameron injured his ankle. I knew we were in trouble when he came up limping. For the first half they worked on his ankle on the sidelines taping and retaping but the fact was he had little mobility. If you noticed during the game he did not run the ball and had great difficultly just backpedaling to throw a screen pass. Now I have seen every Bport game, and I know this dramatically effected the Bport offense last night, but the fact that the kid stayed in there and did nothing but sit back there and pick apart Monahans in the fourth quarter was unbullievable. Did anyone notice after he threw the tying touchdown with 21 seconds in regulation he celebrated on the ground because he couldn't even stand. Two players helped him to his feet and helped him to the sidelines. While our field goal kicker won the game for us and yes how ironic, my vote for MVP goes to #10 Cameron Green.

We have been very lucky this season playing dang near penalty free football and injury free football. Looks like the injury bug hit us at the worst possible time. In overtime the brother to the QB #5 Corbin Green was also injured and could not walk. He was carried to the line to shake Monahans hands. Magic or not I do know this, with no Green brothers next week = 1st loss of the season whether its Liberty Hill or Sweetwater. Wishing for speedy recovers so no matter who it is we get a great game.

I want to finish by giving credit to Monahans, you have a great team. Titus is an absolute stud and you will be back next year no question. I am still sitting here asking myself this morning how on earth did you lose that game. I guess every once in a while the football gods do weigh in on games and I think last night was one of those nights.

I agree totally on youre QB. I will also add that Monahans had many injuries including Titus he was really banged up in the second half and is why he could not run like he did in the first half and Star receiver did not even play in this game. Good luck next week against LH you will need it they are great.

[turtletank2009]

Monahans was the better team

[STANG RED]

Originally posted by ***-82
Loboes held on that 4rth down last drive in regulation and the ref didnt even bother to measure go figure, on that one I think he was afraid that Bulls did come up short and the game ends there that was right in front of me he was almost yard short and ref just signaled first down so the bull drive stayed alive.

I'll admit I was more than a little surprised they did not measure that one. I did however feel like they spotted the ball correctly. But from my vantage point, I certainly thought it was more than close enough to at least measure. But my thought at the time was, why are the Monahans coaches not demanding a measurment? Non the less, and like I said earlier, Monahans had lots of chances to put this game away and simply didnt get it done. I think you win this game going away if your QB doesnt get dinged up. Titus is a stud for sure.
Monahans is back on the football map for sure. If you can keep that coaching staff around, you'll be a force to be reconed with for sure.

[Budman007]

Originally posted by turtletank2009
Monahans was the better team

Then they should've won, Genius?

[wtfootball]

The 4th down play was short and both teams can see that he was short on film, he was given credit for a slide aftet he is down almost 2 yards short, it isn't even close. The ref was on top of it and would not allow a measurement. If he had, game over Monahans ball to kneel and milk the clock. It is difficult to deal with a loss at the hands of a biased officiating crew. I take nothing away from Bridgeport, their kids played hard in the 4th quarter but they were given gifts and it isn't right. We should all move on from this topic and allow Bridgeport to focus on LH. They go into that game a shell of what they were prior to being dominated by Monahans. Monahans needs to focus on raising our kids up, particularly the seniors that had to end what should have been a run for state on a bad few calls, particularly the 4th down game turner and the called back TD. I met a few Bridgeport fans and they seem to be real good folks that love their kids and I imagine in time, if they look at film, will admit that we speak the truth but at this point they can't and I don't blame them. Good luck against Liberty Hill. Both Bridgeport and Monahans should be proud of the effort, the only people that should be absolutely ashamed of themselves is the officiating crew.

[Daddy D 11]

We didn't dodge a bullet at all. We would have rolled Monohans.

[Tres Lobos]

Then they should've won, Genius?

Because the better team doesn't always win, Genius?

[whatdoiknow?]

Originally posted by wtfootball
The 4th down play was short and both teams can see that he was short on film, he was given credit for a slide aftet he is down almost 2 yards short, it isn't even close. The ref was on top of it and would not allow a measurement. If he had, game over Monahans ball to kneel and milk the clock. It is difficult to deal with a loss at the hands of a biased officiating crew. I take nothing away from Bridgeport, their kids played hard in the 4th quarter but they were given gifts and it isn't right. We should all move on from this topic and allow Bridgeport to focus on LH. They go into that game a shell of what they were prior to being dominated by Monahans. Monahans needs to focus on raising our kids up, particularly the seniors that had to end what should have been a run for state on a bad few calls, particularly the 4th down game turner and the called back TD. I met a few Bridgeport fans and they seem to be real good folks that love their kids and I imagine in time, if they look at film, will admit that we speak the truth but at this point they can't and I don't blame them. Good luck against Liberty Hill. Both Bridgeport and Monahans should be proud of the effort, the only people that should be absolutely ashamed of themselves is the officiating crew.


I really cannot believe what I am reading about this. Is this the way you want to represent your team? In any game, you can pick and choose plays where you think you were robbed. In the end, the calls bad and good, even out. If your offensive line did not tackle defensive players, they would not get called for holding. I do not believe an official would intentionally affect the outcome of the game. By acting this way, you are telling impressionable kids that it is O.K. to blame someone else. Is this the way to teach them personal responsibility? Half way through the 3rd qtr, no one from Monahans thought there was a chance to lose that game. Did the refs not cover our receivers? Did the refs miss the block that allowed the blocked punt or the missed blocks that allowed the Bulls to stop drives? WTFOOTBALL you are acting like a petulant child and frankly I am embarrassed for you. You are the one who should be man enough to step up and say we lost a game we probably should not have lost and try to teach the kids one of life's lessons from this instead of blaming everyone else. To those who say the better team did not win this game: football is and always will be 4 quarters long and the team scoring the most points at the end of those 4 quarters is the best team on that day.

[wtfootball]

Originally posted by whatdoiknow?
I really cannot believe what I am reading about this. Is this the way you want to represent your team? In any game, you can pick and choose plays where you think you were robbed. In the end, the calls bad and good, even out. If your offensive line did not tackle defensive players, they would not get called for holding. I do not believe an official would intentionally affect the outcome of the game. By acting this way, you are telling impressionable kids that it is O.K. to blame someone else. Is this the way to teach them personal responsibility? Half way through the 3rd qtr, no one from Monahans thought there was a chance to lose that game. Did the refs not cover our receivers? Did the refs miss the block that allowed the blocked punt or the missed blocks that allowed the Bulls to stop drives? WTFOOTBALL you are acting like a petulant child and frankly I am embarrassed for you. You are the one who should be man enough to step up and say we lost a game we probably should not have lost and try to teach the kids one of life's lessons from this instead of blaming everyone else. To those who say the better team did not win this game: football is and always will be 4 quarters long and the team scoring the most points at the end of those 4 quarters is the best team on that day.

I thought my post clearly said Bridgeport played well at the end and only stated facts about some calls made. The "losing" team had double the yardage and won the turnover battle and still lost the game. I apologize if I offended you but it is hard to accept the consistent calls that went the way they did. I will have no further comments on the subject. Good luck to Bridgeport against a tough Liberty Hill team.

[Silverback 04]

Originally posted by whatdoiknow?
I really cannot believe what I am reading about this. Is this the way you want to represent your team? In any game, you can pick and choose plays where you think you were robbed. In the end, the calls bad and good, even out. If your offensive line did not tackle defensive players, they would not get called for holding. I do not believe an official would intentionally affect the outcome of the game. By acting this way, you are telling impressionable kids that it is O.K. to blame someone else. Is this the way to teach them personal responsibility? Half way through the 3rd qtr, no one from Monahans thought there was a chance to lose that game. Did the refs not cover our receivers? Did the refs miss the block that allowed the blocked punt or the missed blocks that allowed the Bulls to stop drives? WTFOOTBALL you are acting like a petulant child and frankly I am embarrassed for you. You are the one who should be man enough to step up and say we lost a game we probably should not have lost and try to teach the kids one of life's lessons from this instead of blaming everyone else. To those who say the better team did not win this game: football is and always will be 4 quarters long and the team scoring the most points at the end of those 4 quarters is the best team on that day.


I agree with you and since I didn't see this game I don't have an opinion. But it is interesting how you very rarely read about concerns about bad calls from the winning team. Frustration over perceived bad calls is always more harsh coming from the team that has to play basketball next week. It is usually best to reserve criticism of those folks until you have shown that you can also deal with those same perceived bad calls in a loss. The only team not to have to deal with that will be the state champions which I suppose could be your team. In the end most posters are just saying that they feel very badly for their kids having to deal with a loss when their side of the field didn't think they should have to.

[Budman007]

Originally posted by wtfootball
if they look at film, will admit that we speak the truth but at this point they can't and I don't blame them.

Took you up on the offer and just finished looking at game film.
Our QB made the 1st by almost a full yard before his knee ever touched the ground, your O-line had at least 11 obvious holding penalties that were NOT CALLED (it appeared that was the only way they could control our D-line), there were 2 blatant leading with the helmet penalties NOT CALLED, one obvious roughing the passer penalty on our QB NOT CALLED, and a recovered onside kick by the Bulls that was negated by a phantom "inadvertant whistle."

Now, why don't you just accept the truth once and for all, that Monahans got beat down the stretch by the better team. Case closed.

GO BULLS!

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by wtfootball
I thought my post clearly said Bridgeport played well at the end and only stated facts about some calls made. The "losing" team had double the yardage and won the turnover battle and still lost the game. I apologize if I offended you but it is hard to accept the consistent calls that went the way they did. I will have no further comments on the subject. Good luck to Bridgeport against a tough Liberty Hill team.

Originally posted by wtfootball
I have no use in participating in this board further and will close out by saying that the boys in green should hold their heads high. :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking:

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by whatdoiknow?
I really cannot believe what I am reading about this. Is this the way you want to represent your team? In any game, you can pick and choose plays where you think you were robbed. In the end, the calls bad and good, even out. If your offensive line did not tackle defensive players, they would not get called for holding. I do not believe an official would intentionally affect the outcome of the game. By acting this way, you are telling impressionable kids that it is O.K. to blame someone else. Is this the way to teach them personal responsibility? Half way through the 3rd qtr, no one from Monahans thought there was a chance to lose that game. Did the refs not cover our receivers? Did the refs miss the block that allowed the blocked punt or the missed blocks that allowed the Bulls to stop drives? WTFOOTBALL you are acting like a petulant child and frankly I am embarrassed for you. You are the one who should be man enough to step up and say we lost a game we probably should not have lost and try to teach the kids one of life's lessons from this instead of blaming everyone else. To those who say the better team did not win this game: football is and always will be 4 quarters long and the team scoring the most points at the end of those 4 quarters is the best team on that day. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Unfortunetly we all have them in our town.:doh: :doh:

[turtletank2009]

Originally posted by DaHop72
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Unfortunetly we all have them in our town.:doh: :doh:
i concur

[16 4ever]

Monahans fans.....Just let it go!

We were beaten by a football team that deserved the victory.

Refs, coaches, players and parents all make mistakes. Bad calls were made that affected both teams.

Hats off to Bridgeport. Get after LH.

[whatdoiknow?]

Originally posted by Silverback 04
I agree with you and since I didn't see this game I don't have an opinion. But it is interesting how you very rarely read about concerns about bad calls from the winning team. Frustration over perceived bad calls is always more harsh coming from the team that has to play basketball next week. It is usually best to reserve criticism of those folks until you have shown that you can also deal with those same perceived bad calls in a loss. The only team not to have to deal with that will be the state champions which I suppose could be your team. In the end most posters are just saying that they feel very badly for their kids having to deal with a loss when their side of the field didn't think they should have to.

If you want to know why I chose to not reserve my criticism for WTFOOTBALL, go back and read his posts. He has been whining about this for days. I can assure you, in my adult life, I have never blamed officiating for a loss. WTFOOTBALL cannot comprehend how anyone can defeat a team from West Texas unless they are from West Texas themselves. The only plausible explanation is they must have been cheated out of it. In a game of football, calls will be missed. I just happen to believe the missed calls go both ways and no one call determines the outcome of the game. Losses are a fact of life and how we teach our kids to deal with a loss can have a big impact later in life. WTFOOTBALL does not like the taste of crow and plans to stomp his feet and "pitch a fit" until he can convince someone he shouldn't have to eat it in the first place. That's not the life's lesson kids should be learning from athletics.

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by 16 4ever
Monahans fans.....Just let it go!

We were beaten by a football team that deserved the victory.

Refs, coaches, players and parents all make mistakes. Bad calls were made that affected both teams.

Hats off to Bridgeport. Get after LH.

To All the Monahans Fans:

I have great empathy for your pain and frustration. There is just no tougher thing to lose a game you were winning for the majority of the time in overtime on a field goal. The end of our game was indeed a crazy one, and we were fortunate enough to come away with the win. Both teams truly deserved the win, but we all know there can be only 1 winner, and I hope you will not begrudge our players their hard-fought victory, just as we will not expect yours to accept this defeat with a smile and comfort.

Each time we have played Monahans I have been very impressed by the pure tenacity of the Monahans players---that is the word I used after the 2005 game, and it certainly still applies to your 2008 team. Your team came out and played with a confidence, athleticism, and pride that we have seen in few teams---that in itself puts you in a class with only the best.
I don't think there is anyone in the town of Bridgeport who does not use the words, "respect" and "excellence" in the same sentence with Monahans Loboes.

We return your salute and well wishes with the same
fervor and good-intentions with which it was offered, and look forward to meeting you again in future playoffs. Best of luck to all of you next year, and Seasons Greetings for a Joyous Holiday Season.

[westtxfballfan]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
To All the Monahans Fans:

I have great empathy for your pain and frustration. There is just no tougher thing to lose a game you were winning for the majority of the time in overtime on a field goal. The end of our game was indeed a crazy one, and we were fortunate enough to come away with the win. Both teams truly deserved the win, but we all know there can be only 1 winner, and I hope you will not begrudge our players their hard-fought victory, just as we will not expect yours to accept this defeat with a smile and comfort.

Each time we have played Monahans I have been very impressed by the pure tenacity of the Monahans players---that is the word I used after the 2005 game, and it certainly still applies to your 2008 team. Your team came out and played with a confidence, athleticism, and pride that we have seen in few teams---that in itself puts you in a class with only the best.
I don't think there is no one in the town of Bridgeport who does not use the words, "respect" and "excellence" in the same sentence with Monahans Loboes.

We return your salute and well wishes with the same
fervor and good-intentions with which it was offered, and look forward to meeting you again in future playoffs. Best of luck to all of you next year, and Seasons Greetings for a Joyous Holiday Season.

Ditto, Bullaholic. And thanks to you and the others who are trying to drag this thread back from out of the gutter. Good luck against Liberty Hill.

[BigBully]

Just registered and wanted to chime in.

First, I too sympathize with the grief process that Monahans fans and players are going through.

Denial - "That didn't just happen, let's just sit here and maybe we will get another posession"

Anger - "Those friggin refs!! We got screwed!!! I can't believe that holding call!! Did you see that spot!!! Let's get together and watch the film tomorrow and relive it!!! I hate everyone from Bridgeport!!!!"

Bargaining - "Maybe we could protest based on these photos I pulled from the 18 different camera angles. Maybe they had an inelgible player, let's pull the roster!!!"

Depression - "I think I will just end it all"

Acceptance - This will only come with time, and not until well after the Bulls finish their stampede to state and your wounds are not ripped open every weekend that the Bulls win!!!!

Seriously, the Monahans players, fans, coaches, and don't forget an incredible band all showed why they are a program that will be giving teams hell every year. I honestly look forward to seeing what that Titus kid does next year. Perhaps we will meet again.

[whatdoiknow?]

Originally posted by westtxfballfan
Ditto, Bullaholic. And thanks to you and the others who are trying to drag this thread back from out of the gutter. Good luck against Liberty Hill.

That's hilarious!

16 4ever...I have known many people from Monahans over the years and your post is what is to be expected from the people there. How can two games three years apart, both be one for the ages? If Bridgeport/Monahans play again in the years to come, we may have to move it to a bigger stadium to accomodate the curious who will want know, "what's gonna happen this time"? Thanks for the well wishes.

[wtfootball]

Ballfan, BigBully and especially Bullaholic, I appreciate your comments and agree. Calls all game could have gone either way. I regret some of my comments but got wired up when reading the post calling a Green faithful a "genius". In the end, it is what it is a loss. I can assure you that I know a few long time folks from Monahans and the last thing anyone out there would do is protest a game. Those folks live and die by the play and calls made on the field. Monahans had chances late and couldn't make a stop or get the first down. Credit for that should go to adjustments made by Bridgeport and the kids for never quitting. Both teams played with every ounce of energy in them to the end. To be honest, when I saw them line up for the field goal I knew it was over because of how Bridgeport lost the 05 game, kind of like it was meant to be. I hope we meet again in about 51 weeks as once again, I'm sure it would be a good one comeing down to OT as it seems that is how it always goes.
Congratulations to the Bulls and good luck against Liberty Hill. Hopefully we can end this debate with this posting and move on to more positive things like Round 4 later this week.

[WTF-82]

From a former Monahans Lobo from the early 90's.

To the Bulls fans and the Football program in Bridgeport congrats and good luck against LH. You should be proud to beat a team like Monahans with youre backs to the wall great job not very easy to get it done, specially with the Lobo crowd and band right in youre ear every play.

I am very proud to be a Lobo and proud of my School,Coaches a great Traditional Program that still lives on and continues to impress even with a loss. Everyone who was there must admit man do we have a Playoff atmoshere or what with our fans and Band just stepping it up that was impressive. Just some of the things I love about the Lobo Football Program is that our Band is just as impressive including our fans. I heard lots of people from other areas that went to the game would just continue to talk about the great Lobo nation and Band the way they just brout the atmoshere up to another level. They made it even better.

Senior class next year will be great including the Juniors, and Sophs our JV went undefeated again this year things just looking great Loboes started 1 fresh at CB,and 2 Sophs at Safeties last Friday and all played incredible great. LOBO FOOTBALL PROGRAM WILL KEEP GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR THE PROGRAM GOAL
DECEMBER FOOTBALL. AND THAT STATE RING LOBOES KEEP THE QUEST FOR NUMBER 2. GO LOBOES !!!!!