SSR Week 10 Previews

SSR
Southwest Sports Research
Keven Costlow (817) 548-0747 (817) 312-6676
November 2, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEEK TEN PREVIEWS

Lamar (6-3, 3-2) at Martin (5-4, 3-2)
· THE SERIES: Lamar leads the series, 18-5-2, and has won five of the last seven. The Vikings have a 14-5-1 edge at Cravens Field.
· LAST WEEK: Lamar breezed past Mansfield, 63-14, while Martin was surprised by Mansfield Summit, 40-29.
· THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Lamar’s Ja’Terian Douglas became the first player in AISD history to score seven touchdowns in a game in the win over Mansfield. Douglas shared the previous record of six with former Lamar ace Joe Walker and ex-Arlington star Gary Porter. Douglas’ seven touchdowns give him 52 for his career, good for fourth place on the city list. He would need one touchdown to catch former Arlington star Rusty Gunn for third place, five to equal Sam Houston’s Jeff Godley for second and seven to tie Lamar’s Shawn Walters for the all-time record.
· RUSH HOUR: Douglas also moved into third place on the city’s career rushing list with his 307 yards last week. He now has 3,671 yards for his career, trailing only Sam Houston’s Jeff Godley and Lamar’s Shawn Walters.
THE VIKING-WARRIOR SERIES:
1984 TIE, 0-0 (Wile) 1993 Lamar, 28-10 (Crav) 2002 Lamar, 21-17 (Crav)
1985 Lamar, 23-18 (Crav) 1994 Lamar, 23-12 (Crav) 2003 Lamar, 34-10 (Crav)
1986 Lamar, 21-13 (Crav) 1995 TIE, 31-31 (Crav) 2004 Lamar, 42-10 (Crav)
1987 Lamar, 38-15 (Mav) 1996 Martin, 17-14 (Crav) 2005 Lamar, 41-34 OT (Crav)
1988 Lamar, 33-8 (Crav) 1997 Lamar, 13-10 OT (Crav) 2006 Martin, 25-21 (Crav)
1989 Lamar, 35-7 (Mav) 1998 Lamar, 34-21 (Crav) 2007 Lamar, 20-17 (Crav)
1990 Lamar, 26-7 (Crav) 1999 Martin, 35-28 (Crav) 2008 Martin, 48-28 (Crav)
1991 Lamar, 35-6 (Mav) 2000 Lamar, 28-20 (Crav)
1992 Lamar, 37-3 (Mav) 2001 Martin, 10-3 (Crav)

Arlington (7-2, 4-1) at Mansfield (1-8, 0-5)
· THE SERIES: Arlington leads the series, 6-5, although Mansfield has won five of the last six. The Tigers have a 3-2 edge at R.L. Anderson Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: Arlington took the week off after a 59-35 victory over Bowie two weeks ago, while Mansfield was hammered by Lamar, 63-14.
· TRACK MEET: Arlington High has averaged 550 yards a game in its five district games, and that includes being held to 248 in the loss to Martin. The Colts set a school record for total offense against Bowie (for the third consecutive game) with 699 yards and became the first AISD team ever to go three consecutive games without punting.
· THE IRRESISTABLE FORCE AND THE MOVABLE OBJECT: The Colts are averaging 61 points a game over their last three contests, while Mansfield is allowing almost 60 points a game over its last three. The Tigers, who have lost eight straight, have not lost nine in a row since a 12-game slide in 1985-86.
THE COLT-TIGER SERIES:
1988 Arlington, 35-14 (Mav) 1994 Arlington, 52-36 (Mav) 2000 Mansfield, 23-7 (And)
1989 Arlington, 20-6 (And) 1995 Mansfield, 35-21 (And) 2001 Arlington, 20-0 (Mav)
1990 Arlington, 26-13 (And) 1998 Mansfield, 24-23 (And) 2008 Mansfield, 42-35 ot (Mav)
1991 Arlington, 35-14 (Mav) 1999 Mansfield, 28-8 (Mav)

Mansfield Summit (4-5, 3-2) at Bowie (6-2, 4-1)
· THE SERIES: Bowie leads the series, winning the only meeting, 35-14, last year at R.L. Anderson.
· LAST WEEK: Summit remained alive in the playoff chase with a 40-29 victory over Martin, while Bowie clinched a playoff spot with a wild 56-44 win over Sam Houston, which finished its season with an AISD record 424 points allowed.
· NOT FINISHING WELL: Bowie has never had much luck in Week 10. The Volunteers snapped a 12-game losing streak in regular season finales with their win over Summit last year. Over its school history, Bowie is 5-20 in Week 10 games.
· FINISHING STRONG: A win this week would put Summit in the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years.

Grand Prairie (1-7, 1-4) at South Grand Prairie (4-5, 2-3)
· THE SERIES: South Grand Prairie leads the series, 23-12, including the last six, and 10 of the last 12.
· LAST WEEK: South Grand Prairie remained in the playoff chase last week, despite a 63-35 loss to Irving MacArthur, while the Gophers tumbled to Cedar Hill, 55-7.
· A NOVEMBER NOT TO REMEMBER: Grand Prairie has lost eight of its last nine games in November. The only win was a 21-0 victory over Irving to close the 2006 season.
THE GOPHER-WARRIOR SERIES:
1974 SGP, 14-12 1981 GP, 24-7 1988 GP, 28-14 1995 SGP, 60-13 2002 GP, 35-6
1975 SGP, 15-14 1982 GP, 43-14 1989 GP, 37-0 1996 GP, 27-14 2003 SGP, 28-25
1976 SGP, 20-6 1983 SGP, 21-14 1990 SGP, 31-12 1997 SGP, 30-24 2004 SGP, 57-10
1977 GP, 24-8 1984 SGP, 35-13 1991 GP, 29-22 1998 SGP, 24-3 2005 SGP, 45-6
1978 GP, 23-17 1985 GP, 13-0 1992 SGP, 36-28 1999 SGP, 52-21 2006 SGP, 38-14
1979 SGP, 21-17 1986 GP, 44-16 1993 SGP, 41-19 2000 SGP, 13-10 2007 SGP, 28-14
1980 SGP, 14-0 1987 SGP, 28-20 1994 SGP, 42-0 2001 GP, 17-7 2008 SGP, 31-13

Joshua (2-7, 0-6) at Juan Seguin (3-6, 3-3)
· THE SERIES: Seguin leads the series, winning the only meeting, 38-15, last year in Joshua.
· LAST WEEK: The Cougars remained in the playoff hunt, despite a 49-21 loss to Stephenville. Joshua became the first team since 2007 to lose to Granbury, 13-9.
· THE GAMES THAT COUNT: Joshua is trying to avoid going winless in district play for the fourth time this decade. The Owls went home empty-handed in district in 2001, 2005 and 2006.

Mansfield Legacy (6-3, 4-2) at Mansfield Timberview (5-4, 3-3)
· THE SERIES: Timberview leads the series, winning the only meeting, 28-25, last season at MISD Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: Timberview dropped a close 27-20 decision to Everman last week, while Legacy stopped Crowley, 28-13.
· NEIGHBORHOOD BATTLE: The two newest schools in Mansfield haven’t had much luck in city games. Timberview is just 4-6 in city battles, but has won its last two, over Legacy last year and Summit in September. Legacy is 1-2 against its neighbors, having beaten Mansfield in September, but losing to Mansfield and Timberview last year.