My 5A #3 Etowah Blue Devils should be finishing up a beat down on Crossville tonight. It was 49-7 at the half. They are a very young team with sophomores holding 50% of the starting positions, but they are led by senior QB who is committed to Arkansas. Kid has a huge arm but very careless with ball. Because they are young they play on emotion a little too much and have a lot of penalties. Their big showdown is next week on the road against #2 Scottsboro. I expect a loss next week and an early exit from playoffs, but they will challenge for 5A State championship for next 2-3 seasons.
56-21 final. Drew Nolas' bunch is 8-1 now and 6-0 in Region play. Yep, Scottsboro looks to be a handful at 8-0. Let's compare common opponents
Fort Payne: Scottboro handled them 35-3 at home while Etowah won 21-17 on the road.
Guntersville: Scottsboro won 23-7 while the Blue Devils came out on top 14-7.
Alexandria: S'borro took them down 41-28. Etowah won 24-16.
Arab: Major mismatch. S'borro bitch slapped them 59-7 while Etowah squeaked by 7-0.
However, it gets interesting from here.
Douglas: S'borro whipped ass 62-6. Etowah cruised 35-7
Crossville: S'borro toughed out a 23-7 win while Etowah gang raped them 56-21.
Boaz: The Borro cruises 56-14. The Blue Devils hammered them 51-10.
Some of the games like Alexandria and Fort Payne were on the road so the differential in score can be accounted for. I'll be interested to see what happens next Friday night. Could be a killer match up.