The
Village Idiot Thinks About Creek and Brook
The Creek
game was a loss, 24-14, but our Falcons did well, what with the loss
considered. The team held Creek's gains on the field to 260 yards, about
the least they have gotten in any game (their average gain had been 381
yards up to last Friday night); our offense put up 175 yards which was a
little better than their average allowance of 141 yards. And we lost
receivers and runners in the course of the game, and there was that awful
disaster of a runback of the 3rd quarter kickoff to the Lake RedZone that
led to the early and last Creek touchdown. Creek is ranked up there in the
top 10-20 teams in the state in most of the polls. The Falcons performed
well against this stellar team, and all the players, coaches, girlfriends,
and parents can hold their heads high.
This Friday
the Falcons go up against Clear Brook, a team that is struggling. They are
starting to get their act together and they will give our guys a fight.
They have been preparing hard for this game for they need to get on the
scoreboard. Thus far this season Brook has won only one game; but their
defense is actually doing well--they held Alvin to 12 points and Ball to
15. Both of these teams were used to racking up greater leads. And there
is a serious rivalary between Creek and Brook, so expect the Wolverines to
come out fighting this Friday.
Nonetheless, the Idiot is going to call this one for Lake by about 17
points. Our guys are primed, they have the right stuff, and they have to
win this one to get into the Playoffs. They will give it their all, and
they should win this one.
Now if we
win and then go on to beat Ball, we should get to the playoffs, right.
This football stuff is so easy. But I just looked at the possibilities at
the bottom of the website home page, and look at this scenario contributed
by one of the bigger boosters of the Falcons:
We beat Brook and Ball.
we finish 3-2
Creek loses to Ball and Alvin.
Finish 3-2
Alvin loses to Brazoswood and beats Creek.
Finishes 3-2
Ball beats Creek and loses to Lake.
Finish 3-2
Brazoswood beats Alvin and beats Brook.
Finish 3-2
Gee whiz! I bet the
coaches would be scratching their heads and the UIL would probably have to
send their executive committee down to analyze the situation and then I
bet no one would be happy. They'd probably be counting first downs and
total points and all sorts of arcana and nobody would understand how they
come up with whatever it is they would come up with. Anyway, I don't see
Creek losing to both Ball and Alvin, and I don't see Alvin beating Creek.
So until Friday:
Clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!__________________Lake!!!!!!!!!!!!!
