AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW
REDWATER (6-5) vs. POTTSBORO (10-1)
KICKOFF: 7 p.m., Wildcat Stadium, Paris
AT STAKE: Region II-2A, Division I Area championship and berth in regional semifinals against Daingerfield-Farmersville winner.
GAME FACTS: District 6-2A co- champion Pottsboro beat Bowie last week, 308, while 8-2A’s Redwater handled Winnsboro, 27-7. Pottsboro coach Matt Poe is the son of legendary coach Ron Poe who won two state championships at McKinney. The Cardinals average 299.2 yards on offense and allow 277.5 on defense. Redwater’s offense averages 22 points and 282.9 yards, while the defense allows 23 points and only 210.1 yards.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Quarterbacks Hunter Mullenix and Zane Pritchett have combined to run for 1,035 yards and pass for 1,450 yards. RB Thaddeus Flinn has rushed for 683 yards and 13 TDs. Kory Waller has 41 receptions for 785 yards and 8 TDs. Redwater RB Neo Hudson has 1,118 yards and 11 TDs. QB Michael Cochran has run for 869 yards and 13 TDs. Defensive standouts include LB Hunter Dailey with 109 tackles. LB Matthew Candelaria has 97 tackles, Kolby Browning 87 and Cochran 72. COACH’S COMMENTS: Redwater’s Tommy Graf — “Pottsboro is traditionally a strong team in the playoffs with a great coaching staff. They don’t make many mistakes, they play hard and get after it. They line up in the spread, but like to run it more. We feel like we’ve got a chance. We’ve got to go out and execute. We can’t shoot ourselves in the foot. We’ve got to be solid in all three phases of the game because they’ll put pressure on us. Our game plan is always ball control. We want to do what benefits us, and we’ll be trying to manage the game through our offense the best we can. We want to shorten the game. I don’t think Pottsboro has played many teams that run the ball like us. It’s going to be a momentum game.”