Liberty-Eylau
TEAMS: Liberty Eylau (1-3) at Argyle (3-0), in Sulphur Springs
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m., Gerald Prim Stadium
LAST WEEK: The Leopards rolled past Atlanta, 41-7, while the Eagles had a bye week.
LAST YEAR: These two teams did not play.
GAME FACTS:
Argyle is ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
Liberty-Eylau has already played the No. 1 team in the poll, Carthage. The Leopards have lost to Argyle in backto-back regional finals; in their last meeting in 2015, Argyle won 32-29. In 2014, Argyle defeated L-E, 45-42. Senior Isaiah Cross has completed 40 of 74 passes for the Leopards for 694 yards and eight touchdowns. Cross has also rushed 48 times for 262 yards and a score. Senior Marzavin Riles leads the Leopards receiving corps with five grabs for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Conderus Shears leads the Liberty-Eylau defense with 42 tackles, while senior Cedric Dickerson has totaled 38 tackles on the year.
COACH’S COMMENTS: LibertyEylau’s Steve Wells—“We’re going to do what we do. They’re the No.2 ranked team in the state, but I like some of the matchups. Offensively, the key is going to be up front, if we can control their defensive line or not. Our offensive line is going to have to have a good game. On the opposite side of that, our defensive line will have to play well also. They’re pretty big on their offensive line.
“They have a really good quarterback in Bo Hogeboom. He throws the ball well, and he has some really good receivers. Dillon Carter is really impressive. He’s a tall, fast good looking receiver. We’re definitely going to have to try to control him.
“They’ll pound you with their tailbacks. They do a lot of RPO (runpass-option) stuff, and we’re going to have to defend it.
“It’s all going to come together. We just have to trust the process. We have to get better each week in these non-district games and I think we’ll be fine once district play gets here. We’re going to Sulphur Springs with the intent to play well and to come out with a win.”
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