Plenty up for grabs this week with 2 games to play for almost everyone. Maybe not the most attractive group of matchups, but sometimes that's where to look for the upsets. Somehow the picks this week features two Eagles and three schools named Trinity. Lets try and work on our variety going forward.
This Week: (Season: 55-12)
McKinney Christian @ Dallas Christian -- The Chargers return to the home gridiron after taking their first loss. TCCH really put the screws to the DC offense and they rarely escaped the tight grip. When you put the game back together it wound up with the DC offense at 16, the TCCH offense at 21, but the TCCH defense had its own 16. The Chargers defense has been the better unit all year, but the offense will have to catch up when we get later in the month. Its been a tough season for the Mustangs in Division II at just 2-5 and also taking a 4 game losing streak. After allowing 54 to Tyler Grace in the district opener, holding Brook Hill to 39 last week was an improvement. TCCH blasted the Mustangs 49-0 and DC defeated Brook Hill 21-7. Its hard to see where the Mustangs score enough to keep themselves in this one. There are certainly no guarantees though. Chargers win big at home 42-9.
Bullard Brook Hill @ Tyler T.K. Gorman -- The Crusaders find the temselves in the basement of District 2 after 3 weeks. The opening pair against DC and TCCH was always going to be a challenge, but following that with a loss to Tyler Grace has made this a must win for the Crusaders. They aren't out of the race if they can win this week since Tyler Grace still has both DC and TCCH to play. The Guard can virtually lock up 3rd place with a win, having already beaten McKinney Christian and Tyler Grace. When the defense hasn't betrayed them the Guard have been a good team. Holding DC to 21, Albany to 14, and Tyler Grace to 28 are among the good outings. On the negative ledger, Plano JP2 scored 48 in a home defeat. If the Crusaders score 40 like that the Guard will be beaten. Rather the Crusaders can regain that form remains to be seen. I think they will at home with their backs to the wall. Crusaders win 35-27.
Tyler Grace Community @ Trinity Christian - Cedar Hill -- The Tigers defense squashed DC at every corner last week in securing their most important win of the season so far. The Tigers have been dominant in 6 of their 8 wins. The closest opponents have been Bishop Lynch and Melissa, and it is difficult to see the Cougars being on that level and stopping the quest for 14-0 and back-to-back titles. The Cougars did wonders for their playoff chances with a win over TKG last week that they definitely needed with DC and TCCH still to play. Slowing the Tigers offense will be a mountain to climb for Grace. The Cougars best defensive game was holding McKinney Christian to 18. Each of the 7 other opponents have scored at least 28. TCCH will probably score more than that. Tigers dominate at home 45-12.
Plano Prestonwood Christian @ Dallas Bishop Lynch -- The Lions have met every challenge as the defending state champion, putting up bundles of points in the last 4 weeks particularly. Perhaps Parish scoring 24 last week is sign of weakness, but more likely its just that they are one of the best opponents seen thus far and Prestonwood still held all the cards in the result. The Friars are probably a better squad than a 3-4 record would suggest, given the largest margin of defeat on the year is 8. The dominant win over Nolan on Oct. 5 suggests that the top 4 teams in District 2 might all win District 1. The Friars defense is probably the best the Lions have seen in a while, and maybe even the best of the season. A trip to Roffino Stadium makes this a little more difficult for the Lions, but I think they'll still get over the hump to 9-0. Another close loss for the Friars 35-21.
Argyle Liberty Christian @ Trinity Christian - Addison -- The Trojans actually had one of the better games played against Prestonwood this year, but its come undone in a bad way since, winning just once in eight tries. The Warriors are out at 4-4, but have won big district games the last two times out. A win here would assure Liberty of the 2nd slot in District 1 and they'll be heavily favored to achieve that. The usually strong Liberty defense has been showing weakness in recent weeks, allowing 34 and 36 in their last 2. The Warriors won both games though. In simpler terms, Liberty beat All Saints 49-36 while TCA lost 20-7. Warriors win on the road, 35-21.
Victoria St. Joseph @ Houston Westbury Christian -- The Flyers have enjoyed a resurgent campaign, winning five games for the first time since 2009. They've won only one district game though and need a win to move up the standings. The Wildcats were a playoff team a year ago, but have managed just one win this season. Westbury has lost three district games, by 6 in OT, by 3, and by 14. St. Joseph on the other hand has been blown out by Second Baptist and Lutheran South before besting Fort Bend Christian. On the road this looks to be an uphill climb for the Flyers, but that's weird to say when the opposition has just a single win. Westbury finally wins a close one, 30-26.
Lubbock Christian @ Willow Park Trinity Christian -- Eagles descend on Parker County for an early start in a key Division III contest. Both Trinity and LCS are 5-3 and the winner will move into 2nd place in District 1. Lubbock Christian already had their shot at Coram Deo, falling by a single point 35-34. Trinity will play Coram Deo next week and a win this week sets up a winner-take-all game for the district title. A road win for LCS would make things very interesting at the top and set up a possible 3-way tie. The West Texas slant in the LCS non-district slate makes comparing difficult. Both teams have dominated the lesser squads in district play. Lubbock Christian has scored 150 more points than Trinity this season while allowing just 1 point more. The LCS offense must be the difference if they are going to win on the road here. I don't think they'll have enough. Trinity wins 42-35.
Quick Hits: (Season: 67-22)
Fort Worth Christian over Carrollton Prince of Peace
Grapevine Faith Christian over Fort Worth Southwest Christian
Fort Worth Nolan over Fort Worth All Saints
Austin Brentwood Christian over Austin Hyde Park
Austin Regents over Austin St. Michael's
Houston Lutheran South over Houston Cypress Christian
Houston Second Baptist over Sugar Land Fort Bend Christian
Dallas Parish Episcopal over Plano John Paul II
San Antonio Central Catholic over Tomball Concordia Lutheran
Austin Texas School for the Deaf over Waco Reicher
Beaumont Kelly over Tyler All Saints
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