I guess my second favorite best game ever that I saw was also a Strawn - Richland Springs game. First round of the playoff's in 2008. RS hadn't lost a game in almost 3 years, back 2 back state champs. Heck they had lost only 2 games in 5 years. Strawn had lost a game - to Gordon in district. RS had beat Gordon in week 4. Hounds came in as second seed, not a chance in heck, an afterthought.
RS jumped out to a 14-0 lead, Strawn countered, RS scored again, then Strawn, 20-16 end of 1st. Hounds were hangin early but could they keep it up? A shootout in the second resulted in 60 points, 30 for each team. RS lead 50-46 at the 1/2. Projecting to myself I thought if the keep it up & double the scores we would loose 100-92. Something I couldn't fathom at the time - I'd never seen a 100 point game then.
Strawn scored 23 in the 3rd to RS's 8 to take a 69-58 lead. To start the 4th RS scored to cut the lead to 5. Strawn countered again with a 51 yard TD from Trey Doyle to make it 77-66. RS cut it down to 5 again with 1:24 left on a 9 yard run by Haustin Burkhart, S-77 RS -72. If they recover an onside kick they have plenty of time to score and win. Caught on a bounce, Christian Johnson of Strawn runs it back 46 yards for a TD. Final 83-72.
