I ran across the 2014 4a DII state championship game today. WOS, with a sophomore QB, gave one of the all-time great 4a teams all they wanted that day. Change a few key plays and that game goes the other way.

Got me to thinking who has been better over the last 5 years. Mustangs or Dawgs? After looking at both teams run, it comes down to how much weight a state championship holds. Carthage had 3. WOS had 2. WOS leads in every other category.

Carthage is 61-13 over the last 5 years. WOS is 68-7. Carthage made 3 state championship appearances. WOS made 4. Carthage won 26 games in a row. WOS won 40. Carthage had an all-time great 4a (3a) offense in 2017. WOS had an all-time great 4a (3a) defense in 2016.

I’m a homer, but I gotta give it to the Mustangs. I hate to do it, but damn.