SSR
Southwest Sports Research
Keven Costlow (817) 548-0747 (817) 312-6676
October 19, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEEK EIGHT PREVIEWS
Arlington (6-2, 3-1) at Bowie (6-1, 3-0)
· THE SERIES: Arlington leads the series, 18-7, even though Bowie has won four of the last five. The Colts have won 12 of the 16 games played at Maverick Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: Arlington established several city and school records with a 62-26 thumping of Mansfield Summit. (More on that later). Bowie cruised past Lamar, 35-13.
· VOLUNTEERING FOR VICTORY: A win on Friday would give Bowie 15 consecutive city victories, equaling the all-time record set by Lamar from 1988 to 1993. The Volunteers haven’t lost a city game since Oct. 28, 2005, a 44-39 decision to Martin.
· BREAKING OUT OF THE CORRAL: Arlington High has been on a roll lately, to put it mildly. The Colts poured 62 points on Summit last week, making them the first team in AISD history to post back-to-back 60-point games. The Green Machine also rang up a school record 659 yards in the contest, making the Colts the first team in city history to have back-to-back 600-yard games. As if that were not enough, Arlington became the second team in AISD history to play two consecutive games without punting. The other one was Seguin in 2005.
· THE RECORD THEY DIDN’T BREAK: Surprisingly, Arlington’s 125 points in consecutive games is not a city record. In 2003, Lamar tacked on 49 against Bowie and 79 against Fort Worth Paschal for a two-game total of 128.
· THEN THERE’S THE QUARTERBACK: Arlington’s Matt Joeckel was a busy fellow on Friday night as well. His five touchdown passes against Summit gave him 53 for his career and tied the AISD record of 53 set by Bowie’s Christian Matthews last year. In addition, Joeckel’s 396 yards passing and 122 yards rushing gave him an AISD record 518 yards of total offense in one game. The record had been 517 by Sam Houston’s Josh Holmes against Duncanville in 2004.
THE COLT-VOLUNTEER SERIES:
1975 Arlington, 28-0 (Wile) 1993 Arlington, 41-26 (Mav) 2002 Arlington, 49-24 (Mav)
1976 Arlington, 26-0 (Crav) 1994 Arlington, 17-14 (Mav) 2003 Arlington, 35-14 (Mav)
1977 Arlington, 21-14 (Wile) 1995 Arlington, 27-0 (Mav) 2004 Bowie, 35-28 ot (Dunc)
1978 Arlington, 21-7 (Wile) 1996 Bowie, 28-21 (Mav) 2005 Arlington, 56-19 (Mav)
1979 Arlington, 25-20 (Crav) 1997 Arlington, 34-13 (Mav) 2006 Bowie, 17-13 (Mav)
1980 Bowie, 30-8 (Crav) 1998 Arlington, 40-6 (Mav) 2007 Bowie, 43-3 (Mav)
1981 Arlington, 7-0 (Wile) 1999 Arlington, 22-0 (Mav) 2008 Bowie, 42-20 (Mav)
1982 Bowie, 22-3 (Wile) 2000 Arlington, 51-19 (Mav)
1992 Arlington, 42-14 (Mav) 2001 Arlington, 28-23 (Mav)
Mansfield (1-6, 0-3) at Martin (5-3, 2-1)
· THE SERIES: Martin leads the series, 8-4, and has won four of the last six. The Tigers have won two of the three games at Cravens Field, where the Warriors haven’t beaten Mansfield since 1998.
· LAST WEEK: Martin claimed its fifth win of the season with a 46-27 win over Sam Houston, while Mansfield spent last week licking its wounds from a 58-20 beating from Bowie two weeks ago.
· TOOTHLESS TIGERS: Now a far cry from last year’s playoff team, Mansfield has lost six consecutive games for the first time since 2003, when the Tigers started the season 0-6.
THE WARRIOR-TIGER SERIES:
1988 Martin, 35-11 (Maverick) 1994 Martin, 28-3 (And.) 1999 Mansfield, 42-41 ot (And.)
1989 Mansfield, 26-10 (Anderson) 1995 Mansfield, 14-13 (Crav) 2000 Mansfield, 24-21 (Crav)
1990 Martin, 8-0 (Maverick) 1997 Martin, 28-13 (Tex. Stad.) 2001 Martin, 27-10 (And.)
1991 Martin, 18-2 (Anderson) 1998 Martin, 17-0 (Cravens) 2008 Martin, 21-14 (MISD)
Sam Houston (3-5, 1-3) at Mansfield Summit (2-5, 1-2)
· THE SERIES: Summit leads the series, winning the only meeting, 53-46, last year at Wilemon Field.
· LAST WEEK: Summit was splattered by Arlington, 62-26, while Sam Houston was routed by Martin, 46-27.
· THE TOTAL OFFENSE MACHINE: Although just a junior, Sam Houston quarterback Jamal Turner moved into fourth place on the AISD career total offense list. Turner has gained 5,712 yards in two seasons, placing him behind Bowie’s Christian Matthews (8,585), Arlington’s Matt Joeckel (6,241) and Sam Houston’s Devin Williams (6,118).
Grand Prairie (1-5, 1-2) at Irving Nimitz (5-3, 2-2)
· THE SERIES: Nimitz leads the series, 20-13-2, although the Gophers have won the last two. The Vikings have a 12-5 edge at Irving Schools Stadium, where Grand Prairie has not beaten Nimitz since 2001.
· LAST WEEK: After a 2-0 district start, Nimitz dropped its second consecutive district game with a 21-10 loss to Irving MacArthur, while Grand Prairie took the week off to celebrate its 18-14 win over MacArthur.
· DOUBLE DOWN?: Grand Prairie hasn’t won consecutive district games since October 2003, when the Gophers stopped Carrollton Newman Smith and Carrollton Creekview in consecutive weeks.
THE GOPHER-VIKING SERIES:
1970 Grand Prairie 27-0 (Irv.) 1982 Nimitz, 14-0 (Irv.) 1996 Nimitz 41-7 (Irv)
1971 Nimitz 21-20 (GP) 1983 Nimitz, 14-10 (UTA) 1997 Nimitz 27-17 (GP)
1972 Grand Prairie 33-12 (GP) 1984 Nimitz 35-0 (GP) 2000 Grand Prairie 33-22 (GP)
1973 Grand Prairie 31-21 (Irv.) 1985 Grand Prairie, 10-7 (Irv.) 2001 Grand Prairie 21-6 (Irv.)
1974 Nimitz 21-3 (GP) 1986 Nimitz 25-8 (Irv.) 2002 Nimitz 41-35 (GP)
1975 Nimitz 42-7 (Irv.) 1987 tie 23-23 (GP) 2003 Grand Prairie 55-41 (GP)
1976 Nimitz 24-7 (GP) 1990 tie 28-28 (GP) 2004 Nimitz 42-14 (Irv.)
1977 Nimitz 21-9 (Irv.) 1991 Nimitz, 21-0 (Irv.) 2005 Nimitz 30-16 (Irv.)
1978 Grand Prairie 42-7 (GP) 1992 Nimitz, 34-7 (Irv.) 2006 Nimitz 7-3 (Irv.)
1979 Grand Prairie 21-12 (Irv.) 1993 Grand Prairie, 7-2 (GP) 2007 Grand Prairie 29-21 (GP)
1980 Grand Prairie 15-7 (GP) 1994 Nimitz, 41-0 (GP) 2008 Grand Prairie 37-14 (GP)
1981 Nimitz, 14-10 (Irv.) 1995 Nimitz 35-0 (Irv.)
Duncanville (3-4, 2-2) at South Grand Prairie (3-4, 1-2)
· THE SERIES: Duncanville leads the series, 13-10-2, and has won the last five. Each team has won six times at the Gopher-Warrior Bowl, although the Warriors have not beaten the Panthers there since 1984.
· LAST WEEK: Duncanville dropped its second straight district game with a 50-23 thumping from Cedar Hill, while South Grand Prairie remained in the playoff chase with a 24-22 win over Irving.
· AVOID THE TRIFECTA: The Panthers haven’t lost three consecutive district games since playing in the Arlington district in 2007.
THE WARRIOR-PANTHER SERIES:
1970 SGP, 20-0 (GP) 1981 SGP, 8-0, (D) 1994 Duncanville, 35-13 (GP)
1971 tie, 28-28 (D) 1982 SGP, 36-14 (GP) 1995 SGP, 26-24 (D)
1972 SGP, 27-0 (GP) 1983 Duncanville, 21-14 (D) 1996 Duncanville, 31-13 (GP)
1973 SGP, 32-0 (D) 1984 SGP, 26-22 (GP) 1997 Duncanville, 48-22 (D)
1976 SGP, 19-17 (D) 1985 tie, 21-21 (D) 2000 Duncanville, 30-13 (GP)
1977 Duncanville, 14-6 (GP) 1986 Duncanville, 38-36 (GP) 2001 Duncanville, 49-21 (D)
1978 SGP, 27-22 (GP) 1987 Duncanville, 20-14 (D) 2008 Duncanville, 21-14 (D)
1979 Duncanville, 10-8 (D) 1988 Duncanville, 3-0 (D)
1980 SGP, 25-16 (GP) 1989 Duncanville, 28-15 (GP)
Mansfield Legacy (4-3, 2-2) at Juan Seguin (3-4, 3-1)
· THE SERIES: Seguin leads the series, winning the only meeting, 24-3, last year at R.L. Anderson Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: Both teams had success last week, as Seguin held off Crowley, 24-21, and Legacy handed Granbury its 23rd consecutive loss, 35-3.
· ON A ROLL: Seguin hasn’t won four straight games since 2005.
Crowley (3-4, 2-2) at Mansfield Timberview (4-3, 2-2)
· THE SERIES: Timberview leads the series, 2-1, and has captured the only previous meeting at R.L. Anderson Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: Timberview avenged last season’s loss to Joshua, 45-20, while Crowley lost to Seguin, 24-21.
· OMINOUS?: Since splitting its first two games, Crowley has lost, won, lost, won and lost.
THE WOLVES-EAGLE SERIES:
2004 Crowley, 16-7 (Crowley) 2008 Timberview, 41-21, (Crowley)
2005 Timberview, 27-25 (Anderson))
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