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Waxahachie: Corsicana Let’s just call it the next big game of the season. Tigers vs. Waxahachie. The last two undefeated teams standing in District 15-4A.
The Tigers have already been here twice this season and three times technically.
They played West Mesquite in the district opener on Sept. 9 and in the first of three games against district unbeatens, the Tigers survived 43-35 in what has turned out to be the closest of Corsicana’s first four 15-4A games.
The next week the Tigers played Lancaster, which in this column in early September was predicted as the 15-4A runnerups behind the Tigers. Corsicana walloped a Lancaster team that scored 74 points two games prior against Dallas Carter. Lancaster was 1-0 in district after surviving a scare from Forney. Corsicana won the first “big game” of the season, 55-38.
Then came a win over Ennis and Friday’s “Biggest game in the history of Tiger Stadium” against Mesquite Poteet, which came to town with a 3-0 district record. The Tigers beat the best team on their schedule to date, 29-13, shutting down a Pirates offense that came into Friday’s showdown averaging 47 points per game.
The Tigers are 6-0 for the first time since 2003.
Which brings us to Friday night at Waxahachie, also owners of a 3-0 district record with three blowout 15-4A wins. The Indians have beaten Terrell, Red Oak and Forney by an average score of 50-11.
Impressive victories. None of those teams will make the playoffs okay, Red Oak might be a dark, dark horse. Against the one quality foe Waxahachie faced, the Indians got blown out by Class 5A Flower Mound Marcus, 51-21, in the season opener.
That game was a long time ago. I’ll give Waxahachie that. But we’re about find out just how good Waxahachie is as the Indians begin what Poteet coach Randy Jackson calls the “Amen Corner” portion of the 15-4A schedule. Hachie has Corsicana, West Mesquite, Lancaster, Ennis and Mesquite Poteet to close out the district schedule.
Trust me, from seeing the other four teams, the Tigers will finish off one of the most difficult portions of a schedule I’ve ever seen in Waxahachie this week. Don’t believe for a second what one commenter on The Dallas Morning News high school message board posted this weekend.
“In the coming weeks Waxahachie will rise to the top and next week as Waxahachie takes on the Highly Over Ranked Corsicana Tigers, Corsicana will face their first real football team of the season and a defense that will completely shut down their offense and dominate their one and only offensive playmaker. Its ok Corsicana I'm sure you will still make the playoffs so do not be too upset. All you have to do Corsicana is think back to last season and the Waxahachie team you beat so soundly is long gone. We are HACHIE!”
This of course is unedited hardly anything on the Internet is edited. But it’s important to note because message boards are an important part of high school football these days. The Tigers used something they saw on the world-wide web to fire them up for Poteet. All the Tigers did was hold Poteet 34 points below its season average.
The Tigers beat Poteet by 16 points without adding to their 28 sacks on the season. They dominated the Pirates despite being overanxious on defense the Tigers had 13 missed tackles.
It’s unlikely Waxahachie is better than Poteet. In fact, I’m prepared to say there’s no way. Maybe the Indians are as good as the Pirates. Waxahachie is a rival, and that’s to be respected.
One thing is certain the Tigers are prepared mentally for another big game. Another district unbeaten.
It’s been the theme of the season. One of the best starts in Tiger history.
The Tigers have already been here twice this season and three times technically.
They played West Mesquite in the district opener on Sept. 9 and in the first of three games against district unbeatens, the Tigers survived 43-35 in what has turned out to be the closest of Corsicana’s first four 15-4A games.
The next week the Tigers played Lancaster, which in this column in early September was predicted as the 15-4A runnerups behind the Tigers. Corsicana walloped a Lancaster team that scored 74 points two games prior against Dallas Carter. Lancaster was 1-0 in district after surviving a scare from Forney. Corsicana won the first “big game” of the season, 55-38.
Then came a win over Ennis and Friday’s “Biggest game in the history of Tiger Stadium” against Mesquite Poteet, which came to town with a 3-0 district record. The Tigers beat the best team on their schedule to date, 29-13, shutting down a Pirates offense that came into Friday’s showdown averaging 47 points per game.
The Tigers are 6-0 for the first time since 2003.
Which brings us to Friday night at Waxahachie, also owners of a 3-0 district record with three blowout 15-4A wins. The Indians have beaten Terrell, Red Oak and Forney by an average score of 50-11.
Impressive victories. None of those teams will make the playoffs okay, Red Oak might be a dark, dark horse. Against the one quality foe Waxahachie faced, the Indians got blown out by Class 5A Flower Mound Marcus, 51-21, in the season opener.
That game was a long time ago. I’ll give Waxahachie that. But we’re about find out just how good Waxahachie is as the Indians begin what Poteet coach Randy Jackson calls the “Amen Corner” portion of the 15-4A schedule. Hachie has Corsicana, West Mesquite, Lancaster, Ennis and Mesquite Poteet to close out the district schedule.
Trust me, from seeing the other four teams, the Tigers will finish off one of the most difficult portions of a schedule I’ve ever seen in Waxahachie this week. Don’t believe for a second what one commenter on The Dallas Morning News high school message board posted this weekend.
“In the coming weeks Waxahachie will rise to the top and next week as Waxahachie takes on the Highly Over Ranked Corsicana Tigers, Corsicana will face their first real football team of the season and a defense that will completely shut down their offense and dominate their one and only offensive playmaker. Its ok Corsicana I'm sure you will still make the playoffs so do not be too upset. All you have to do Corsicana is think back to last season and the Waxahachie team you beat so soundly is long gone. We are HACHIE!”
This of course is unedited hardly anything on the Internet is edited. But it’s important to note because message boards are an important part of high school football these days. The Tigers used something they saw on the world-wide web to fire them up for Poteet. All the Tigers did was hold Poteet 34 points below its season average.
The Tigers beat Poteet by 16 points without adding to their 28 sacks on the season. They dominated the Pirates despite being overanxious on defense the Tigers had 13 missed tackles.
It’s unlikely Waxahachie is better than Poteet. In fact, I’m prepared to say there’s no way. Maybe the Indians are as good as the Pirates. Waxahachie is a rival, and that’s to be respected.
One thing is certain the Tigers are prepared mentally for another big game. Another district unbeaten.
It’s been the theme of the season. One of the best starts in Tiger history.
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