Week 6: Lampasas

Badgers in 2008: 0-10, 0-6

Last year’s game: Lake Travis 57, Lampasas 0

The Badgers were part of a two-week bashing that the Cavaliers doled out to both Lampsas and Hendrickson, outscoring the two teams 114-0. The Cavs finished 2008 undefeated and the Badgers finished winless. That the score wasn’t more lopsided was surprising.

Game Preview

When asked about Lampasas at the beginning of this week, Lake Travis head coach Chad Morris nearly jumped out of his seat.

“They’re much improved,” he said.  “Maybe the most improved in the district when you really look at where they were last year and where they are now. [Badger head coach] Joey McQueen has really done a good job over there.”

And while the enthusiasm is genuine, the fact remains that the Badgers are almost dead locks for last place in the district for the fourth year in a row, and while they aren’t winless, it’s just barely. A narrow 21-14 win over Manor to open the season is Lampasas’ lone badge of honor on the season, and the Badgers were edged out by 3A Rockdale 7-6 in the second week of the season.

Lampasas runs the Wing-T offense, betting on misdirection and execution to lead them to the promised land. It hasn’t equaled many wins thus far, but the Badgers are scoring a lot of points compared to the past. In their last two losses, they scored 71 combined points.

The offense is led by running back Brode DuBose, a three-year starter with a physicality and power that Morris admired and said would be a good challenge for the defense.

Still, it’s going to be difficult for Lampasas’ one-dimensional offense to keep up with what Lake Travis does on each drive.

Who to watch this week

Lake Travis: Lake Travis linebackers

Lampasas’ offense is based on misdirection, and that will present a challenge to a corps that will need to read its cues and know its gap assignments if it’s going to be successful

Lampasas: Brode DuBose, RB

DuBose is the kind of athlete that would excel in a system like the one Lake Travis runs. But he’s a Badger, and has dutifully done his best to help carry Lampasas for nearly three years.

Inside the numbers

Date            Opponent            Time/Score

Aug. 30            at Westwood            W, 55-31

Sept. 4            Westlake        W, 42-21

Sept. 10            at Cedar Park            W, 54-17

Sept. 18            at Boerne W, 52-0

Sept. 25            at Killeen*            W, 56-31

Oct. 2  Hutto*            W, 57-16

Oct. 9  at Lampasas*            7:30

Oct. 16            Hendrickson* 7:30

Oct. 30 at Dripping Springs*            7:30

Nov. 6 Marble Falls*  7:30

* – District 25-4A Game

District 25-4A Standings

Team   District            Overall

Lake Travis            2-0            6-0

Hendrickson            2-0            4-1

Marble Falls            1-0            5-1

Killeen 1-1            4-2

Lampasas            0-1            1-4

Hutto   0-2            3-3

Dripping Springs            0-2            2-4

This week’s Games

Marble Falls @ Killeen, Lake Travis @ Lampasas, Dripping Springs @ Hutto, Hendrickson – Open

LTHS Statistical Leaders

Rushing            No            YDS            TD            AVG

Andy Erickson            44            461            8            10.48

Michael Brewer 34            197            8            5.79

Michael Pojman            38            117            1            4.65

Passing            C            A            I            YDS            TD

Michael Brewer 110            147            1            1,966            19

Receiving            No.            YDS            TD            AVG

Conner Floyd            31            668            5            20.4

Andy Erickson            25            650            6            26.0

Griffin Gilbert            20            211            3            10.55

Tanner Gillette            16            255            3            15.93

Tackles            No.            TFL            SCK            HURR

Quinton Crow            57            4            1.5            0

Austin Williams            49            1            0            0

Ian Lazarus            41            1            0.5            2

Hunter Akers            40            0            0            0

Shaquille Marable            40            6            1            1