Coming to Sixman???

Maybe they'll finally get successful in 11 man. Smyer has not had much luck in football sice the Woody Lyons era ended in the mid 70's. They did have some success when they went back to 6 man in the 80's, but none at all since going back to 11 man.
 
I've been researching this for a while now...here are some stats on a few of these schools:

Leakey – 78 – Has not had a winning season since 1985, and only has one playoff appearance since then (Bi-District loss in 2007)
Nueces Canyon – 102 – Has only made the playoffs once since 1989 (2011) and only 2 winning seasons since 1997 (2000 and 2011).
Booker – 104 – Since 1993 4 winning seasons and 3 playoff appearances including Bi-district victories in 2011 and 2012.
Shamrock – 105 – Last winning season was 1996 and since then only one playoff win (2010).
Smyer – 103 – Since leaving Six-Man after the 1993 season, only 2 winning seasons, 2 playoff appearances and zero playoff wins.
 
Wheeler – Just played 6-man football for 2 seasons and is often cited as a team that did not do well in 6-man and that is why they moved back to 11-man. However, as a 6-man team in 2004 and 2005, Wheeler posted a 20-4 record, that’s a .833 winning percentage, with a playoff win each season. The 2 seasons prior to the move, 2002-03, their record was 10-12 with zero playoff wins, and the 2 seasons after going back to 11-man, 2006-07, they were 9-12 with zero playoff wins, and since going back to 11-man (2006-12) Wheeler has won 3 playoff games and posted a 40-35 record in 7 seasons, that’s a .533 winning percentage.
 
Union Hill ()-Has not had a winning season since 2006 and only 2 playoff wins since 1990.
Cross Plains () -Has not had a winning season since 2001.
Runge () – Only 1 winning season and 1 playoff win since 2000.
Roby () – Has not had a winning season, playoff win, or playoff berth since 2004
 
see what yall did...you got me all stirred up...now I'm going to have to pull out all my Dave Campbell's and finish researching this along with the article I was writing up...

PS: And Cowboy can vouch for this...if 3 teams out of Nueces Canyons district will commit to play 6-man that whole district might and may drag one non-football school in as well
 
yes and that is a fact that these schools and I bet many administrators and teachers at them don't know...and probably don't care to know or take the time to learn

I think Bronte, Roby, and Munday have never played a snap of six-man...

(I remember seeing a score for a Blackwell v Bronte game in the Abilene paper once while digging in the archives that said it was a six-man game but I took it as a misprint as I think it was in the time frame Blackwell was trying their hand at 11-man)
 
Is it mainly the dinosaurs at the coffee shop who are so dead-set against moving to sixman? I really don't understand their adversity to such a great game...........................
I grew up around 11-man, Cherokee and Richland Springs were both 11-man at the time and I remember going to watch friends play 6-man when Cherokee moved to that classification in the '60's. I was hooked and remain so. I occassionally have to go to a homecoming game and try to sit through the crowded field version and it is torture....................the excitement is just not there...........
Those opposed to Sixman just don't know what they are missing..................Their recalcitrance is their loss...........
 
Leman Saunders":16ttj4av said:
see what yall did...you got me all stirred up...now I'm going to have to pull out all my Dave Campbell's and finish researching this along with the article I was writing up...

PS: And Cowboy can vouch for this...if 3 teams out of Nueces Canyons district will commit to play 6-man that whole district might and may drag one non-football school in as well
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D'Hanis won't, but the rest have considered the move. Utopia has expressed interest, they are just waiting to see what the other schools do. Knippa has also said they will consider football if Leaky, Nueces Canyon, and Rock Springs go sixman.
 
What about the schools who don't play football what would it take to get them to start up teams? Towns like Channing Adrian Texline Hartley and Lipan? I'm sure there's more I just can't think of them.
 
The supe at Comstock told me he brings it up to the school board at least once a year and it gets shot down every time. He is a fan of sixman - his dad was a coach.
 
Leman Saunders":1co9ieoe said:
there was a sad news story I read yesterday that made me think of Comstock
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschoo ... 22121.html
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I recall an 11 man game that happened 15 or so years ago. A player had suffered a concussion the week before but had not informed coaches about it. Player went down on a kickoff, was really just screened off the runner and collapsed. Didn't survive. Very traumatic for everyone involved. You could hear the Lord's Prayer start up very softly as the player was being attended to on the field.
I'll never forget that.
 
I've heard - or read on here in the past - the thing with Lipan, and for that matter Huckaby is they don't want anything interfering with "their" sport - basketball. They want the players focused on and training for it year round (plus no one getting injured in football and not being able to play bb).
As far as small 11m schools moving up to 6m those coffee drinkers smokey mentioned need to have a come to Jesus moment about the fact that it really is about the kids. Maybe some of them are on the school board or at least go to meetings and make their opinion heard think about "back in the day when we played..." But times have changed, jobs do disappear. It's about giving the kids a chance to compete, keeping their interest in the sport going.
It's not the same thing being discussed here, but a related example. I have a co-worker who's son was getting playing time as a freshman at Stephenville Faith two years ago. He was enthused and trying hard. They moved to Granbury last year, into the public school. He's fast, agressive, about average size. He got very little playing time this year and has gotten discouraged. Thinking about quitting.
 
Mr.Blue Sky":1eihei2k said:
What about the schools who don't play football what would it take to get them to start up teams? Towns like Channing Adrian Texline Hartley and Lipan? I'm sure there's more I just can't think of them.
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All of them except Lipan and Hartley played 6 man up until the early 1960's. When the last 6 man district in the panhandle went 8 man, they dropped due to a lack of numbers.
 
There was a thread on the pre hacked board that talked about Comstock not wanting football. Back in 1971 during a scrimmage right before the season started, Howard "Skipper" Chamberlain was seriously injured.

He lost his spleen and part of his stomach and almost bled to death before they could get him to San Antonio for the surgery. This so unnerved the town they gave up all but one game in the 1971 season, a hybrid 8/11 man game with the Bracketville JV. BTW...the bacd director was also the coach for the game.

They need to get over it. Hell GC had a kid break his neck in a game in 1969. WE certainly did not stop playing football.
 
from the 9/13/1971 Del Rio News Herald

Comstock Gridder Seriously Injured

COMSTOCK-Athletic Driector Jim Harris told the
News-Herald this morning that Howard "Skipper"
.Chamberlain, 130-pound Panther halfback, who was
injured during a controlled scrimmage last Thursday is still
In "serious but not critical"condition today.

Chamberlain suffered a ruptured spleen and Coach
Harris lauded the expediency of Del Rio surgeons, Drs.
George Herrmann and Louis Cartall in removing the spleen.
The injured player was transferred to Baptist Memorial
Hospital in San Antonio where additional surgery was
performed to remove a five inch section from behind his stomach.

Nine pints of blood have been given to the Comstock
gridder and Coach Harris, who spent the weekend in San
Antonio said, "Skipper is a plucky youngster. This football
injury is" the worst I've experienced in some 25 years
of coaching high school sports.

We almost lost Chamberlain due to the excessive
hemorragtng conditions but we thank the Lord, Drs. Herrmann
and Cartall and all the Val Verde Hospital nursing staff
for their expediency in handling this extreme
emergency."

Chamberlain was injured while sweeping the end on a
halfback carry in a clean but severe defensive contact play.
"Skipper was trying to get that 'extra yard' when the accident
happened," pointed out Harris. "At 130 pounds Chamberlain
was doing a whale of a job as a scat back. He is a senior and
wanted so very much to make the team. He did but
unfortunately ended his football career before he got a
chance to show the Panther fans how gritty a lightweight
boy can be.

Harris also said that "Cards and letters would do a lot to
cheer Chamberlain up" and added that Comstock felt a
great concern for the youngster. Skipper was out for
the Mean Green's "informal season" since Comstock does
not play UIL competition until 1972 after laying off last year.
"Chamberlain loves the game of football and reported as a
senior prospect even though we are not eligible to play for any
championship honors this year.

At 5 ft. 6 inches and 130 pounds he is an outstanding
example of spunk and courage. We know he'll win his battle
with life as we all pray for him.
 
I don't know the story behind it but I remember hearing somewhere that Graford doesn't play football because a player passed on the field from an injury.
 

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