Dripping Springs soars to 16th in 4A State Football!

October 28, 2008

The Dripping Springs Tigers are having the football season of their lives right now. They have found themselves 9-0 for the first time since I can remember. Actually they are looking to go undefeated in the regular season for the first time in their schools history. They are ranked 5th in Reigon IV play with the last game of the season possibly deciding whether or not they go ranked #1 into the playoffs. I was worried about their game with Hendrickson only because of the way the Tigers have always managed to choke when its most important, but they came through going 9-0 going into the dreaded Lake Travis game. I can only imagine what its like at school right now, and how crazy people are getting at school right now and how crazy the Burn LT bonfire is going to be. I only hope that Mitch Lawson and his crew show up on Friday because they are going to need to bring it. They are taking on Texas commit Garrett Gilbert who has already made every other quarterback in Texas look laughable. Its very unusual to see a team score more and more points each week but that’s exactly what Lake Travis has done all season:

(W) 27-20 Westwood
(W) 38-17 Westlake
(W) 35-21 Cedar Park
(W) 46-31 Evangel Christian (LA)
(W) 50-9 Killeen
(W) 55-20 Hutto
(W) 57-0 Hendrickson

Now, I have a really good feeling that this trend is going to change this weekend, but I am worried that the Tigers might not have what it takes offensively to move the ball against this stellar defense. The key for Dripping is going to be whether or not the defense can handle this spread formation that Lake Travis uses to put over 300 yards per game on teams. Lake Travis averages 17.1 yards per game rushing so I am not too worried about their running backs, but it just goes to show you how good their throwing game is. Teams go into it knowing they are going to throw, and still lose. Anyways, I will more than likely be at the game not to cheer Dripping Springs on really, but to see Garrett Gilbert play against what looks to be the roughest game of their schedule. Dripping Springs has had the following this season:

(W) 40-14 Gonzales (Gonzales, Tx)
(W) 35-28 Wimberley (Wimberley, Tx)
(W) 20-13 McCallum (Austin, Tx)
(W) 42-6 Travis (Austin, Tx)
(W) 27-26 Marble Falls (Marble Falls, Tx)
(W) 24-17 Killeen (Killeen, Tx)
(W) 17-7 Hutto (Hutto, Tx)
(W) 35-14 Lampasas (Lampasas, Tx)
(W) 28-14 Hendrickson (Pflugerville, Tx)