Getting Juicy! Good luck to all and may you all fight hard til the end!
DIV 1
BROKEN ARROW CHROME vs Bye Bye week is no bueno, but it might be just what the Dr ordered so they can regroup
UNION BLACK vs MUSKOGEE - I'm torn here, cause #12 and co certainly will show up to play and they definitely have enough talent to score a few in this one, but I'm thinking the boys from the U have just a little more in the tank at this point. I'm rooting for the roughers all season especially with 15 kids, and I hope they prove me wrong against the GSOT, Union 20-12
JENKS MAROON vs BIXBY BLUE - GOTW - This ones a bigtime matchup with huge playoff implications. I promise you, I will be in the stands at trojan stadium no matter how many finger paintings MAV has posted around the premises! Got to run against Big Blue in our previous contest, and I assure you they are very large up front. A few kids stand out, leading off with Big Penny, Jake Nielson, #48 last names Dennis, and #52 are all beef all day. Number 48 was a load on both sides of the ball, and Penny gave us fits. I think the line play in this one will be a key for the winning squad without the usual cliché. This one will definitely be won in the trenches. Can the Spartans contain that relentless pass rush of the maroon trojans? Will the trojans be able to fill the gaps soundly enough to stop #8 and #20 from getting free into the second level? I'm thinking they will have moderate success on both fronts which is why this matchup is intriguing. I can see the dual running threat of Peterson and Cato getting there fill as the game goes on, but if Bixby can take an early lead will that have any effect? So many questions I need answered, and thankfully I'll be in the press box with Mav to take it all in. Give me the ground and pound of the wishbone extraordinaire over the Big Blue Dax Attack 28-22, Jenks
BROKEN ARROW SILVER vs SAND SPRINGS GOLD- Gold will put up a good fight, and 22 will run that O but they don't have the team speed to keep up with Octavian, and they don't have anyone that can stop #50 from doing whatever he wants to do all day. Silver wins bigly 36-6
BIXBY WHITE vs OWASSO WHITE- Hate going to BA for a bixby home game, seems counter intuitive, but it is what it is. These guys are full of athletes doing their best, Nate Hobbs being the main cog in the wheel. We will give it our best shot and fight hard til the end.
DIV 2
BIXBY RED vs BROKEN ARROW BLACK - How is this not the GOTW? I mean you've got two previous champions in this grade going head to head, two GIANTS of the 2027 INFC world, two absolute juggernauts squaring off. How is it not the GOTW? Cause its 2021, and things change. Bixby Red is on the Rihanna "I'm over Chris Brown but am I really" revenge tour, and BA Black is in a 16' johnboat on the middle of Eufaula lake at 11:21 AM coming back from a crappy duck hunt, after only seeing three gadwalls and 1 lone Canadian with a 20 hp Evinrude running straight into a north wind and 4' swells. Two teams going in seemingly completely different directions, and I'm pretty sure Bixby Red is gonna be the storm to sink the Black Tigers. Bixby 35+
BARTLESVILLE vs JENKS WHITE - Jenks white will use this game to lick their wounds, clean up their blocking, and add to the playbook. Jenks by 42
JENKS BLACK vs SAND SPRINGS BLACK- On the Hostess Cupcake trail we march, and not a stumble along the way. Jenks is handling business, playing the games on their schedule week to week as they should, and they don't have anything to be questioned on. This is another step on the way to a bigger goal and I respect that. Will SS stick to Jabsforfuns gameplan? I think they could have a shot if the limit possessions and avoid turnovers. I don't see it in my crystal ball. Jenks wins 28-12
OWASSO SILVER vs SAPULPA - I was high on sapulpa coming into the season, and they aren't a pushover by any means. They have some very solid athletes, just overall too many holes to fill against some of the better competition. I do see this one being competitive although, Owasso could jump out early and never look back if they limit the turnovers and keep slinging the rock around the yard. Get the ball in Benjis hands. Kid is built like a brick @!#$%house and is just an athlete. Would be a starter in the backfield on every team in this league no doubt in my mind.
UNION SILVER vs BROKEN ARROW PLATINUM- GOTW- Huge playoff implications in this one, with neither one being out, but if they lose this will be the one they look back on with regret if they don't make the dance. Union has intrigued me, but I'll admit coming out of the scrimmages I thought they were way down compared to past years. Well, I'll eat a little crow and say I was wrong. These guys are flying around and playing good football. A few balls bounce their way, and they might have won that jenks white game. Which is really the main comparison I have between these two teams. Platinum is almost fully healthy, and Cowboy is up to his usual stellar play. I see them coming off a huge win over black last week with a mindset to keep it rolling. But this one could go either way, my guess is BA wins a battle 18-14
Good luck to all and fight hard the entire way!