ARLINGTON VOICE WEEK 6 PREVIEW

WEEK SIX PREVIEWS

DISTRICT 4-5A

Sam Houston Texans (2-3, 1-1) at Lamar Vikings (2-3, 1-1)  

• THE SERIES: The Vikings lead the series, 32-9, and have won the last 10 meetings and 25 of the last 27. Lamar also owns a 14-4 edge at Cravens Field, where the Texans have not beaten the Vikings since 2001.   
• LAST WEEK: Lamar lost its first district game, falling to Arlington, 50-17, while Sam Houston lost to North Crowley, 21-7.
• OBSERVING, NOT CELEBRATING: Sam Houston became the first AISD team to lose its homecoming game this season by losing to North Crowley. Arlington, Bowie and Lamar had already won their homecoming games and Martin won its game Friday against Weatherford. Juan Seguin’s homecoming is October 26 against Mansfield Legacy.

THE VIKING-TEXAN SERIES:

1971  S. Houston, 17-0 (Mem.)          1986  Lamar, 27-17 (Crav.)    2001 S.Houston, 28-14 (Crav.)

1972  Lamar, 20-14 (Mem.)               1987  Lamar, 35-23 (Wile.)     2002  Lamar, 24-17 (Wile.)

1973  S. Houston, 14-10 (Mem.)        1988  Lamar, 40-8 (Wile.)      2003  Lamar, 31-0 (Crav.)

1974  Lamar, 17-0 (Wile.)                  1989  Lamar, 9-7 (Crav.)        2004  Lamar, 44-19 (Wile)

1975  S. Houston, 10-6 (Crav.)          1990  Lamar, 42-0 (Crav.)      2005  Lamar, 45-41 (Crav)

1976  S. Houston, 13-10 (Wile.)        1991  Lamar, 30-18 (Wile.)     2006  Lamar, 49-24 (Crav)

1977  Lamar, 43-12 (Crav.)               1992  Lamar, 23-14 (Wile.)      2007  Lamar, 30-0 (Wile)

1978  Lamar, 21-0 (Wile.)                 1993  S.Houston, 31-27 (Crav) 2008  Lamar, 45-25 (Wile)

1979  S. Houston, 13-9 (Crav.)         1994  Lamar, 35-22 (Wile.)       2009  Lamar, 56-27 (Crav)

1980  S. Houston, 22-21 (Wile.)        1995  Lamar, 45-13 (Crav.)      2010  Lamar, 35-6 (Crav)

          1981    Lamar, 47-0 (Crav.)                1996  Lamar, 34-10 (Crav.)       2011 Lamar, 34-0 (Wile)   

1982  Lamar, 17-16 (Wile.)               1997  Lamar, 31-14 (Wile.)            

1983  Lamar, 45-27 (Crav.)               1998  Lamar, 31-14 (Crav)         

1984    S. Houston, 26-7 (Wile)           1999  Lamar, 31-21 (Wile.)

1985    Lamar, 21-14 (Mav.)                2000  Lamar, 61-35 (Wile.)

Bowie Volunteers (4-1, 2-0) at North Crowley Panthers (1-4, 1-1)  

• THE SERIES:  Bowie leads the series, 2-0, winning each of the last two years.
• LAST WEEK: Bowie smashed Fort Worth Paschal, 63-3, while North Crowley stopped Sam Houston, 21-7.
• LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD: Bowie has outscored its two district opponents, 118-6, setting a new Arlington ISD record for points scored in its first two district games. The previous record was 106, set by the 1950 Arlington Colts.

THE VOLUNTEER-PANTHER SERIES:

2010 Bowie, 42-14 (Maverick)

2011 Bowie, 42-21 (Crowley)       

Martin Warriors (3-2, 2-0) at Fort Worth Paschal Panthers (2-3, 0-2)

• THE SERIES: The Warriors lead the series, 9-0, including both previous meetings at Farrington Field. 
• LAST WEEK: Martin rolled over Weatherford, 59-7, while Paschal absorbed a 63-3 beating from Bowie.
• THE MISERY CONTINUES: Paschal has now lost 17 consecutive district games, dating back to 2009.

THE WARRIOR-PANTHER SERIES:

1994  Martin, 36-8 (Texas Stadium)      2002  Martin, 38-6 (Cravens)     

1996  Martin, 41-15 (Clark)                    2003  Martin, 42-14 (Farrington)    

1997  Martin, 36-6 (Cravens)                 2010  Martin, 49-0 (Cravens)        

   2000  Martin, 48-0 (Cravens)                  2011  Martin, 48-10 (Handley)

   2001  Martin, 49-0 (Farrington)

Arlington Colts (4-1, 1-1) at Weatherford Kangaroos (1-4, 0-2) 

THE SERIES:  The Colts lead the series, 13-8, and have won the last nine. Weatherford has not beaten Arlington since 1954. Arlington also has a 7-5 edge in Weatherford, where the Colts haven’t lost since 1953.

LAST WEEK: Arlington rebounded from the loss to Martin by stamping Lamar, 50-17, while Weatherford was thrashed by Martin, 59-7.

SLOW STARTERS: Weatherford is trying to avoid its third straight 0-3 district start.

THE COLT-KANGAROO SERIES:

1921 Weatherford, 48-0  (Wfd)   1947 Weatherford, 13-0 (Wfd)     1983 Arlington, 21-0 (Crav)

   1931 Weatherford, 20-7 (Wfd)    1951  Arlington, 7-6 (Wfd)            1988 Arlington, 35-12 (Mav)

   1934 Arlington, 6-0 (Arl.)            1952 Weatherford, 13-7 (Mem.)   1989 Arlington, 35-7 (Wfd)

   1936 Weatherford, 29-6 (Wfd)    1953 Weatherford, 68-19 (Wfd)    1990 Arlington, 30-14 (Wfd)

   1939 Arlington, 7-0 (Arl)             1954 Weatherford, 32-13 (Mem.) 1991 Arlington, 28-6 (Mav)

   1940 Arlington, 25-7 (Wfd)          1955 Arlington, 33-14 (Wfd)        2010 Arlington, 38-14 (Wfd)

   1946 Weatherford, 18-7 (Arl)      1982 Arlington, 28-12 (Wfd)        2011 Arlington, 63-7 (Crav)

Lancaster Tigers (5-0, 2-0) at Juan Seguin Cougars (1-4, 0-2) 

THE SERIES:  Lancaster leads the series, 2-0, having beaten the Cougars in 2006 and 2007.

LAST WEEK: Seguin gave a great effort, but fell to Summit, 43-36 in overtime, while Lancaster pounded Waxahachie, 45-14.

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM: Seguin hasn’t been 0-3 in district play since 2007.

THE COUGAR-TIGER SERIES:

2006 Lancaster, 13-12 (Wilemon)

2007 Lancaster, 16-10 (Lancaster)  

Mansfield Lake Ridge Eagles (0-5, 0-2) at  Summit Jaguars (1-4, 1-1) 

THE SERIES:  This will be the first meeting between the Jaguars and the Eagles.

LAST WEEK: Summit picked up its first win of the season by outlasting Seguin, 43-36 in overtime. Lake Ridge continues to struggle in its first year of varsity football after being hammered by Ennis, 74-0.

THE ERRORS OF YOUTH: Lake Ridge might have fared better with a year or two of JV schedules. The Eagles have already allowed 289 points in their five games, and scored just 21.

DeSoto Eagles (5-0, 2-0) at Timberview Wolves (3-2, 2-0)

THE SERIES: This will be the first meeting between the Wolves and the Eagles.

LAST WEEK: District 7-5A had a collective open date last week. Two weeks ago, DeSoto bombed South Grand Prairie, 40-7, while Timberview stopped Mansfield, 36-20.