Well, how they got it all figured out I don’t know, and I’m not sure they ever have. 7 on 7 has been around for twenty-five years I think and Brownwood has qualified for state in twenty-four of those twenty-five years. That’s pretty good!
Now we’re to another year. Now they have all teams involved that about half of the teams play regular 7 on 7 and we play in what’s called Division II. That has to do only with enrollment – only on enrollment. Brownwood qualified every year until last year and now have qualified again this year.
The first year they had 7 on 7 it was won by a 5A or 6A team and no surprise there. The second year they had it one of the little schools, a 2A or 1A or something like that, won the whole cotton-picking deal, which proves you don’t have to have big linemen or anything. You just need people that can throw and catch the ball. That’s all it is – it’s not real football. It made it a little bit more competitive this year, but it’s still 7 on 7 and It’s kind of you one up on each other and it’s over and done with. It comes down to 7 on 7 and that’s the way the cookie crumbles. That’s it – 7 on 7.
Now Brownwood, if you’re interested – some people have short memories – Brownwood won 7 on 7 one time. That was with Chastain, Shipley, Graylon and all those people. They just barely won it. They had a shot at winning State that year but in the next to the last round they ran into Carthage and got beat on a last second play and so ended the ballgame. So, we’ve had one success in 7 on 7 and really one shot at the big game, the State Championship, and those were both a long time ago in 2010.
Now, we get to go again. This will be a challenge for this Brownwood team – a real challenge. To be honest with you, I didn’t think we’d be going so I hope it’s a nice trip. We may lose every game we participate in but then again, they may shock all of us. I’m ready to be shocked!
Until next time, so long everybody.
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‘Out of the Box’ with Dallas Huston is published each Monday morning at BrownwoodNews.com. Dallas was the radio voice of the Brownwood Lions and Howard Payne Yellow Jackets for more than 55 years. He currently is Pastor of Center City Baptist Church and hosts a Men’s Bible Study in Brownwood on Monday evenings. Your comments are welcome at [email protected].