Games were good
Last week's slate of football games for our local teams proved to be more than a little interesting, especially J.U. Blacksher's win over McKenzie, Frisco City’s win over Excel and Monroe County High School’s win over J.F. Shields.
Blacksher’s 18-14 win over McKenzie on Friday night was Blacksher’s 23rd win over the Tigers since the end of World War II, leaving the Bulldogs with a 23-21 edge in the long-running series. Friday night’s 4-point game was also the closest Blacksher-McKenzie game since 1989, when McKenzie beat Blacksher 16-14 at Uriah.
Frisco City’s 12-6 win over Excel last Thursday was Frisco’s 30th win over the Panthers since the end of WWII, leaving the Whippets with a 30-28 lead in the series.
Close games between these two school’s are nothing new. In fact, last Thursday’s game was 21st game between the two schools since WWII to be decided by a touchdown or less. Frisco’s win last Thursday was also the school’s first win over Excel since 2001, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Panthers.
Frisco is also currently riding an eight-game regular season winning streak, a string of regular season wins that began with a 46-0 win over Fruitdale on Sept. 16, 2005. The school record at Frisco is 14 regular season wins, a streak of wins that began on Oct. 26, 1991 and ended on Sept. 3, 1993.
MCHS’s 26-0 win over Shields on Friday was MCHS’s fifth straight win over the Panthers. The win also left MCHS with a 22-4 edge in the series, which began in 1973. Friday night’s game was also MCHS’s ninth all-time shutout of the Panthers, who also failed to score on MCHS last season.
With that said, let's take a look at this week's slate of games for our local teams:
Blacksher at Shields: Fans shouldn’t be fooled by the score from Friday’s MCHS-Shields game. Although Shields lost 26-0, they were seriously undermanned against Class 4A Monroe County High School. Shields has size and speed, and if they can control their turnovers, I look for them to get by Blacksher this week. Shields 7, Blacksher 6.
Monroe Academy at Clarke Prep: Clarke Prep enters this game ranked No. 5 in the state among AISA schools. Although they’ve suffered a loss this season, the Gators are scoring 19.0 points per game. Look for Clarke Prep to rebound from last week’s loss to Faith Academy this week unless MA’s defense rises to the occasion. Clarke 19, MA 7.
MCHS at Jackson: MCHS may have whipped Class 1A Shields on Friday, but they’ll be dealing with a different animal this week when they travel to Jackson. Jackson took it on the nose last week, 41-6, from an outstanding Leroy team, so they’ll be out for blood this week against MCHS. I suspect Jackson will get the win in this one unless MCHS’s offense steps it up a notch. Jackson 14, MCHS 7.
Excel at Southern Choctaw: The brutal reality is that in six all-time meetings between these two schools in football, Excel has never beaten Southern Choctaw. Things don’t look any better for the Panthers this season as Southern Choctaw enters this week’s game ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A. Look for Southern Choctaw to get the win unless Excel can play its best defensive game of the season. Southern Choctaw 28, Excel 6.
McIntosh at Frisco City: Frisco’s biggest win of the season last year came against McIntosh, when the Whippets embarrassed the Demons, 61-6. McIntosh enters this week’s game licking its wounds from a 40-18 loss last week to a lackluster Washington County team. I don’t know if Frisco will score 61 points this week, but I’ll be very surprised if they don’t get the win. Frisco City 14, McIntosh 0.
Vanderbilt at Alabama: The most exciting thing about this game will be the fact that it’ll be on regular TV and not pay-per-view. Unless the wheels just absolutely fall off, Alabama should hand Vandy its second loss of the season. Alabama 32, Vandy 16.
Auburn at Miss. State: Anyone who saw South Carolina whip MSU, 15-0, last Thursday knows that it’s going to be a very long season for the Bulldogs. Auburn should cruise to a win in this one unless the earth opens up and swallows Auburn’s first-string defense. Auburn 45, MSU 25.
Blacksher’s 18-14 win over McKenzie on Friday night was Blacksher’s 23rd win over the Tigers since the end of World War II, leaving the Bulldogs with a 23-21 edge in the long-running series. Friday night’s 4-point game was also the closest Blacksher-McKenzie game since 1989, when McKenzie beat Blacksher 16-14 at Uriah.
Frisco City’s 12-6 win over Excel last Thursday was Frisco’s 30th win over the Panthers since the end of WWII, leaving the Whippets with a 30-28 lead in the series.
Close games between these two school’s are nothing new. In fact, last Thursday’s game was 21st game between the two schools since WWII to be decided by a touchdown or less. Frisco’s win last Thursday was also the school’s first win over Excel since 2001, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Panthers.
Frisco is also currently riding an eight-game regular season winning streak, a string of regular season wins that began with a 46-0 win over Fruitdale on Sept. 16, 2005. The school record at Frisco is 14 regular season wins, a streak of wins that began on Oct. 26, 1991 and ended on Sept. 3, 1993.
MCHS’s 26-0 win over Shields on Friday was MCHS’s fifth straight win over the Panthers. The win also left MCHS with a 22-4 edge in the series, which began in 1973. Friday night’s game was also MCHS’s ninth all-time shutout of the Panthers, who also failed to score on MCHS last season.
With that said, let's take a look at this week's slate of games for our local teams:
Blacksher at Shields: Fans shouldn’t be fooled by the score from Friday’s MCHS-Shields game. Although Shields lost 26-0, they were seriously undermanned against Class 4A Monroe County High School. Shields has size and speed, and if they can control their turnovers, I look for them to get by Blacksher this week. Shields 7, Blacksher 6.
Monroe Academy at Clarke Prep: Clarke Prep enters this game ranked No. 5 in the state among AISA schools. Although they’ve suffered a loss this season, the Gators are scoring 19.0 points per game. Look for Clarke Prep to rebound from last week’s loss to Faith Academy this week unless MA’s defense rises to the occasion. Clarke 19, MA 7.
MCHS at Jackson: MCHS may have whipped Class 1A Shields on Friday, but they’ll be dealing with a different animal this week when they travel to Jackson. Jackson took it on the nose last week, 41-6, from an outstanding Leroy team, so they’ll be out for blood this week against MCHS. I suspect Jackson will get the win in this one unless MCHS’s offense steps it up a notch. Jackson 14, MCHS 7.
Excel at Southern Choctaw: The brutal reality is that in six all-time meetings between these two schools in football, Excel has never beaten Southern Choctaw. Things don’t look any better for the Panthers this season as Southern Choctaw enters this week’s game ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A. Look for Southern Choctaw to get the win unless Excel can play its best defensive game of the season. Southern Choctaw 28, Excel 6.
McIntosh at Frisco City: Frisco’s biggest win of the season last year came against McIntosh, when the Whippets embarrassed the Demons, 61-6. McIntosh enters this week’s game licking its wounds from a 40-18 loss last week to a lackluster Washington County team. I don’t know if Frisco will score 61 points this week, but I’ll be very surprised if they don’t get the win. Frisco City 14, McIntosh 0.
Vanderbilt at Alabama: The most exciting thing about this game will be the fact that it’ll be on regular TV and not pay-per-view. Unless the wheels just absolutely fall off, Alabama should hand Vandy its second loss of the season. Alabama 32, Vandy 16.
Auburn at Miss. State: Anyone who saw South Carolina whip MSU, 15-0, last Thursday knows that it’s going to be a very long season for the Bulldogs. Auburn should cruise to a win in this one unless the earth opens up and swallows Auburn’s first-string defense. Auburn 45, MSU 25.
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