Xavier's escape last night was pretty crazy. Less than 2 minutes left, down 10-9, had it 4th and 37 from their own 10. They convert and go on to score for the W. Unreal.
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It was 4th and 27, they had to get to the 37. So slightly less daunting a task. Insane how wide open that guy was. What a sickening way to lose a playoff game.
Linn mar I had forgotten about. Holy crap, newton was runner up several times. SC heelan was another. Now they are 3A, two classes down.
I wouldn't necessarily agree with premise all the time - flukey things can happen - but I think it applies in this case. Inexcusable to leave a guy that wide open.
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Iowa City High, 2009. My son was on the Xavier team that lost to them in the semis. That City High team got back to the championship in 2010 and lost to Dowling in OT, and its been all DSM metro since.
Xavier came damn close in 2012, losing to Ankeny by 6 in a really tight game.
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Xavier is historically not that great on the road in the playoffs. They’ve also been extraordinarily fortunate in three or four of their wins this year - there’s no quantifying luck.
If anyone is following Class A, next week AC/GC takes on Madrid. Both teams are 10-0, both Head Coaches played together for Madrid in the late 2000's, are good friends, and both come from the coaching tree of HOF coach Randy Hinkle both played on State Championship games (both teams got 2nd), and I believe that both played for National Championships in college.
Madrid Head Coach Brock Hinkle is Randy's son and AC/GC Head Coach Cody Mathewson and AC/GC Assistant Coach, Kurt Mathewson is Cody's father and was one of Randy's Assistant Coaches.
THAT is why Friday Night Lights in Iowa is such a great time of year.
Madrid Head Coach Brock Hinkle is Randy's son and AC/GC Head Coach Cody Mathewson and AC/GC Assistant Coach, Kurt Mathewson is Cody's father and was one of Randy's Assistant Coaches.
THAT is why Friday Night Lights in Iowa is such a great time of year.
both played for Randy, too. Hence why ACGC runs the offense they do.. because it was a staple of Randy’s.
Brock doesn’t run much of what his dad used to.
No Brock doesn't. Randy ran the Wishbone and I believe AC/GC does as well. It will be an interesting game next week.
Also, Lenox is in the playoff for 7 man football. Their Head Coach is another Randy Hinkle player/disciple.
Coach Hinkle has to be smiling down today.
Madrid is another one. I mentioned Newton, at one time, being dominant in “large class”. Newton is not even close to what it once was. They even dropped a class or two.
Madrid used to kick the **** out of everyone back then too. Doesn’t seem they have lost their step.
And the one 90s non-eastern Iowa 4A champ, Ankeny, beat City High in the finals in '97.
Somehow I remember City High went 6-3 which was unheard of for them, and went on a tear in November.
I wonder if the eastern schools regressed or if the metro schools just greatly surpassed them in talent/money. Iowa City has really grown over the last 30yrs, probably on par with DSM metro percentage-wise. Not sure what explains that switch and drop-off
Yeah and even Wash still had some very good teams throughout the 2000s and have fallen off over the last decade or so.
I did not know that
Lenox/Bedford is a rematch from earlier this year when Bedford got them.
They both handled a pretty good Lynnville Sully team. Sully was missing their stud RB in both games, but they both ran all over Sully. Didn't watch the games but a friend of mine said they were both very physical. Should be a good game.
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