Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Texas football 80, Arkansas football 26?

In its football history in Arkansas, Shiloh Christian has dished out more than its fair share of beatings. The Saints got to see what the other side of that woodshed looked like Monday when they ventured into Texas to take on the number one ranked team in the country, according to USAToday.
Euless Trinity (Texas) thumped Shiloh Christian 80-26 in the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic. The Trojans, who are the defending Class 5A state champions in Texas, had 706 yards of total offense, including 565 yards rushing.
The game was televised on Fox SportsNet.
It wasn't a case of a team running up a score. Euless Trinity went deep, deep into its stable of running backs and they all broke off big runs.
So, if Shiloh Christian, ranked 23rd nationally by USAToday and regarded by most as one of the top football programs in Arkansas, goes to Texas and has a hard time keeping the opponent out of triple digits, what does that say about the high school football in the Natural State?
Springdale Har Ber is the top-ranked team in Arkansas. Har Ber coach Chris Wood admitted he was surprised at what happened to Shiloh Christian.
"It's all about matchups," he said Tuesday. "Whenever you play another school, it's about the matchup. I figured the matchup would be a tough matchup for Shiloh just from the standpoint of the style that Euless Trinity is. I mean, they're a power, physical, right-at-you, smash mouth team. I knew Shiloh was going to score points on them. I never imagined Shiloh was going to give up 80 points. I didn't see that happening. But, I did feel like Shiloh does a great job offensively and they were going to get some points and they did.
"It's just that ... man, I just didn't see them giving up 80 points."
It certainly doesn't look good to outsiders when an Arkansas power gets taken apart in Texas on national television. But, Wood said it was just one game.
"No, it doesn't make a statement," he said. "It was about the matchup. There are some programs in this state that can handle themselves in Texas."
El Dorado travels to Har Ber Friday. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Jarrell Williams Stadium.

1 comment:

  1. Let's not forget: Euless-Trinity enrollment: 2,124; Shiloh enrollment: 144.

    That was a game that shouldn't have happened.

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