Alright, it's the fourth week of the season kicking off in a little more than 2 hours and 30 minutes or so from now. The only remaining winless teams in the Dogwood Circle reside inside the Palestine city limits, while two other local squads face tough tests to stay undefeated. Also, there's a battle for .500 and momentum out in Houston county.
Mabank at PALESTINE
While the Wildcats may sport an 0-3 record, the team certainly doesn't play--at time--like an 0-3 team. The 'Cats boast a boatload of talent and have show signs in each and every game this season that they're a team that could make noise once it's all put together. When that happens, watch out. Well, this week may be the week. With Mabank coming into town and a (hopefully) raucous homecoming crowd showing their PHS-support, the Wildcats should get into the win column and hopefully start their upward swing.
Palestine 41, Mabank 13
WESTWOOD at Arp
Heading into the season, Westwood was a young team whose coach had less than two months on the job, while Arp was a top-10 darling looking to continue its string of impressively dominant seasons. For Westwood, it's all held true and the Panthers have looked the part of an inexperienced squad, albeit a supremely talented one. For Arp, things haven't gone as planned. Don't get me wrong, a season-opening loss to Dangerfield is nothing to be ashamed of, but then the Tigers lost a two-point contest to Pewitt before being blown-out by Center last week. If Westwood can harness all of its available talent and play a complete game, it might catch Arp gripping a bit. After all, the Tigers aren't used to all this losing.
Westwood 27, Arp 22
ELKHART at GRAPELAND
In the second meeting between Dogwood Circle teams (Frankston topped Westwood, 34-25, in Week 1) Elkhart and Grapeland each look to reach the 2-2 mark on the season. But, the two squads are heading in different directions. Grapeland won its opener over Centerville, but has dropped its last two games to Trinity and Lovelady, respectively. The Lovelady loss saw four Sandies' turnovers as well as only 106 yards of total offense. Elkhart, on the other had, dropped its first two games before winning last week over that same Centerville squad. Led by quarterback Lane Grant's 231 yards of total offense and a strong defense, the Elks got John Adair his first win. The winner of this one may be well on its way up, while the loser my slide.
Elkhart 25, Grapeland 17
FRANKSTON at Alto
No local squad may face a tougher test than the Indians. Alto, the No. 5-ranked squad in 1A, has rolled this season most recently defeated Teneha, a top-10 team itself. Frankston, newly 3-0 after a UIL ruling that a White Oak player was ineligible for the opener, has been running--literally--through each opponent, led by Treston Coleman and Jamal Allen. Both Coleman and Allen are big, strong, fast runners, who may be too much for Alto to handle. If the Frankston defense can hold, its 4-0 and a top-10 win.
Frankston 34, Alto 28
CAYUGA at Dawson
Don't look now, but the Cayuga Wildcats are doing exactly what they did the last two seasons, and exactly what they feel like everyone thought they wouldn't do. Behind Jake Nash and C.J. Wagner, the Wildcat offense is running on all cylinders and the CHS defense has been up to the task each and every week. In the way of a 4-0 start is Dawson, a perennial playoff team in 1A, but the Bulldogs are off to a sluggish 1-2 start to 2010. With Cayuga rolling into Navarro County, it won't get any easier. At all
Cayuga 41, Dawson 13
I'll be heading out to Wildcat Stadium soon for the Palestine/Mabank game, but blogging will probably be a little lighter tonight as a try some new things on the sideline. But, I'll still get you quarterly scores, a little half-time analysis and all the scores after the games on www.fridaynightcentral.com.
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