SSR
Southwest Sports Research
Keven Costlow (817) 548-0747 (817) 312-6676
October 26, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEEK NINE PREVIEWS
Mansfield (1-7, 0-4) at Lamar (5-3, 2-2)
· THE SERIES: Lamar leads the series, 9-2, and has a 5-1 edge at Cravens Field.
· LAST WEEK: Mansfield was drubbed by Martin last week, 58-7, while Lamar took the week off after losing to Bowie, 35-13.
· CALL THEM MANSFIEL: The Tigers haven’t played much defense lately. The 58 points they allowed to Bowie and Martin
mark the first time in school history that Mansfield has allowed 50-plus points in back-to-back games.
THE VIKING-TIGER SERIES:
1988 Lamar, 37-16 (Anderson) 1994 Lamar, 49-7 (Cravens) 2000 Mansfield, 27-26 (Cravens)
1989 Lamar, 27-6 (Cravens) 1995 Lamar, 42-20 (Cravens) 2001 Lamar, 21-14 (Anderson)
1990 Lamar, 24-0 (Anderson) 1998 Lamar, 24-10 (Cravens) 2008 Mansfield, 49-38 (Anderson)
1991 Lamar, 29-7 (Cravens) 1999 Lamar, 27-10 (Anderson)
Bowie (6-2, 3-1) at Sam Houston (3-6, 1-4)
· THE SERIES: Sam Houston leads the series, 14-10-1, but Bowie has won the last four. The Texans own a 9-4-1 edge at Wilemon Field.
· LAST WEEK: Bowie remains in a tie for the district lead after a 59-35 loss to Arlington last week, the fifth-most points the Volunteers have ever allowed in a game. (The record is 63 against Irving in 1999). Sam Houston lost a wild 60-54 decision to Mansfield Summit.
· HOW WILD WAS IT?: A number of school and city records were set last week in Sam Houston’s loss to Summit. First, the Texans broke their own city record for points scored by a losing team, which was set in a 51-50 loss to Martin in 1999. The 114 total points scored made it the highest scoring game in AISD history, topping the 111 tallied in Martin’s 69-42 win over Sam Houston in 2006. In addition, it was the first game in AISD history in which neither team punted. The previous low for punts was one, set in the 1999 Martin-Sam Houston game.
· BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE: Sam Houston quarterback Jamal Turner broke a city record of his own last week, when he rushed for 248 yards in the loss. That broke the AISD record of 220 yards rushing in a game by a quarterback, set in 1995 by Lamar’s Joe Walker. Turner, who broke Walker’s record of 1,204 yards rushing by a quarterback in a season two weeks ago, leads the district in rushing with 1,617 yards.
· THE END OF THE LINE: Bowie’s loss snapped a 14-game city winning streak dating back to 2006. It also ended the Vols’ nine-game district winning streak, going back to 2007.
· NO HAPPY ENDING: Sam Houston has not won its last regular season game since 2003.
THE TEXAN-VOLUNTEER SERIES:
1975 S. Houston, 37-0 (Wile) 1994 S. Houston, 21-0 (Mav) 2003 S. Houston, 55-21 (Mav)
1976 S. Houston, 21-0 (Wile) 1995 Bowie, 24-0 (Wile) 2004 S. Houston, 40-14 (Mav)
1977 S. Houston, 26-0 (Wile) 1996 tie, 21-21 (Wile) 2005 Bowie, 40-21 (Wile)
1978 S. Houston, 27-7 (Wile) 1997 Bowie, 20-18 (Mav) 2006 Bowie, 21-18 (Mav)
1979 S. Houston, 10-6 (Wile) 1998 S. Houston, 37-6 (Mav) 2007 Bowie, 50-0 (Wile)
1980 S. Houston, 34-0 (Wile) 1999 S. Houston, 53-21 (Wile) 2008 Bowie, 56-13 (Mav)
1981 Bowie, 17-6 (Mav) 2000 Bowie, 28-7 (Mav)
1982 Bowie, 31-10 (Mav) 2001 S. Houston, 47-0 (Wile)
1992 S. Houston, 58-0 (Crav) 2002 S. Houston, 56-0 (Wile)
1993 Bowie, 28-21 (Wile)
Martin (5-3, 3-1) at Mansfield Summit (3-5, 2-2)
· THE SERIES: Martin leads the series, winning the only meeting, 24-20, last year at Cravens Field.
· LAST WEEK: Both teams scored a lot of points last week, but only one got to enjoy it. Martin routed Mansfield 58-7, while
Summit outlasted Sam Houston, 60-54, having to stop a pass in the end zone on the last play of the game.
· LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD: Martin’s 58 points last week were the second-most in school history. The record is 69, set against Sam Houston in 2006. Summit’s 60 points were the third-highest total in school history. The Jaguars’ school record is 66, set against Timberview in 2004.
South Grand Prairie (4-4, 2-2) at Irving MacArthur (4-4, 1-3)
· THE SERIES: MacArthur leads the series, 16-11, and has won six of the last nine. The Cardinals also have a 9-4 advantage
at Irving Schools Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: South Grand Prairie moved a step closer to the playoffs with a 38-27 win over Duncanville, while MacArthur was thrashed by Cedar Hill, 66-31.
· BIRDS OF A DIFFERENT FEATHER: There may not be a bigger enigma in the area than MacArthur. The Cardinals have beaten both Plano and Irving Nimitz, both of whom will likely make the playoffs, and lost to Grand Prairie, who likely won’t.
THE CARDINAL-WARRIOR SERIES:
1976 MacArthur 23-20 (I) 1985 SGP 10-7 (GP) 2000 MacArthur 31-28 (GP)
1977 SGP 9-3 (GP) 1986 SGP 35-21 (I) 2001 MacArthur 18-6 (I)
1978 MacArthur 7-6 (GP) 1987 MacArthur 20-11 (GP) 2002 MacArthur 27-21 (GP)
1979 MacArthur 20-0 (I) 1990 MacArthur 47-24 (I) 2003 SGP 27-24 (I)
1980 MacArthur 21-0 (I) 1991 SGP 24-16 (GP) 2004 MacArthur 24-7 (GP)
1981 MacArthur 35-12 (GP) 1994 SGP 24-22 (I) 2005 MacArthur 3-0 (I)
1982 SGP 10-7 (GP) 1995 SGP 34-33 (GP) 2006 SGP 35-24 (GP)
1983 MacArthur 24-7 (I) 1996 MacArthur 31-17 (GP) 2007 MacArthur 24-13 (I)
1984 MacArthur 27-14 (I) 1997 SGP 23-22 (I) 2008 SGP 38-37 (GP)
Cedar Hill (8-0, 4-0) at Grand Prairie (1-6, 1-3)
· THE SERIES: Cedar Hill leads the series, winning the only meeting, 41-0, last year at Longhorn Stadium.
· LAST WEEK: Grand Prairie continues to improve, despite a 35-26 loss to Irving Nimitz, while Cedar Hill smashed MacArthur, 66-31.
· FOR THE RECORD: Cedar Hill has won 12 consecutive district games. The last team to pin an “L” on the Longhorns was Arlington High, who stopped Cedar Hill, 34-31 on Oct. 26, 2007.
Juan Seguin (3-5, 3-2) at Stephenville (7-1, 5-0)
· THE SERIES: Stephenville leads the series, winning the only meeting, 35-20, last year at Wilemon Field.
· LAST WEEK: Seguin lost a heartbreaker last week to Mansfield Legacy, 17-13, while Stephenville handled Granbury, 31-3.
Mansfield Timberview (5-3, 3-2) at Everman (6-2, 4-1)
· THE SERIES: The Bulldogs lead the series, 3-0, including the only meeting in Everman.
· LAST WEEK: Timberview held off Crowley, 21-14, while Everman crushed Joshua, 74-26.
THE WOLVES-BULLDOG SERIES:
2004 Everman 29-0 (Anderson) 2008 Everman 54-25 (MISD)
2005 Everman 46-28 (Everman
Crowley (3-5, 2-3) at Mansfield Legacy (5-3, 2-3)
· THE SERIES: Crowley leads the series, winning the only meeting, 31-21, last year in Crowley.
· LAST WEEK: Legacy rallied to top Segui