maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Here's another interesting game this week on tap. I kind of feel like we know where the scales will tip in this one, but Jay Beech is sure going to make it interesting for West Jones. That offense is difficult to defend because you really don't know where the ball is going from a fan's perspective in the stands. I feel like a game like this will come down to cleanliness and execution. Poplarville may not be able to out athlete West Jones, but with the offense they run you don't necessarily need to. If Poplarville plays a clean game on offense and gets a couple of stops on defense, look out. West Jones could be in for a dandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 @MerlinI know you've got some thoughts on this one, so expound away LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 West Jones wins by 3 touchdowns. This is one of Poplarville's weaker teams in the last decade. That's the reason why they dropped Picayune but at least they did it early on and didn't wait till the last minute like another county school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 I kind of got the vibe Poplarville might have been down some this year, but heck they will still have a winning season and they will still make the playoffs. I’m sure there’s plenty of teams that would love to be in Poplarville’s shoes even when it’s a so called down year for them. They consistently put out a good product up there. I just hope that whatever is happening at the junior college ain’t infecting the high school LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPrognosticator Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Will be very difficult for Poplarville to score on this WJ defense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, maroontide06 said: I kind of got the vibe Poplarville might have been down some this year, but heck they will still have a winning season and they will still make the playoffs. I’m sure there’s plenty of teams that would love to be in Poplarville’s shoes even when it’s a so called down year for them. They consistently put out a good product up there. I just hope that whatever is happening at the junior college ain’t infecting the high school LOL. If wj wins this week, they will be undefeated going into the final game vs Hattiesburg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 46 minutes ago, PigskinPrognosticator said: Will be very difficult for Poplarville to score on this WJ defense You’ve been around MST a long time and I know you don’t post much anymore, but do you think West Jones gets to the hot clock margin or can Poplarville put together a couple of scoring drives to keep it a full ballgame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 minute ago, maroontide06 said: You’ve been around MST a long time and I know you don’t post much anymore, but do you think West Jones gets to the hot clock margin or can Poplarville put together a couple of scoring drives to keep it a full ballgame? I dont think WJ gets a 35pt lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Vott said: I dont think WJ gets a 35pt lead I don’t think so either. Poplarville is playing at home and I know they’ll be fired up to play West Jones. West Jones may win comfortably, but the Jay Beech I know is going to be a thorn in the flesh. Poplarville is the Hornets and they are the Hornets for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonte3455 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Vott said: If wj wins this week, they will be undefeated going into the final game vs Hattiesburg They still have Jackson Prep after this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, PigskinPrognosticator said: Will be very difficult for Poplarville to score on this WJ defense I agree they will struggle to consistently move the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 48 minutes ago, Vott said: I dont think WJ gets a 35pt lead Poplarville will keep it on the ground and eat clock. I predicted about 21, because to get to 35 it would have to be a couple Defense TDs but Poplarville won't be throwing it around to allow that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wareaglefan1us Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 WC has only played Poplarville twice in recent memory and both were jamborees. Even then you could tell they were very well coached. Didn’t their DC take the HC job at Stone County? WJ is a different animal this season guys, they return all but two or three players from last season. They are bigger that they’ve been in years. Their offense is still a little behind the defense but that’s only because of the coaching change. They are almost up to par and a complete team. That defense wow I thought OG was the best I had seen this season but no. This is by far the most physical group we have played, they are big and fast. I saw WJ wins Poplarville may catch them off balance early but I believe they catch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngwareagle Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Wareaglefan1us said: WC has only played Poplarville twice in recent memory and both were jamborees. Even then you could tell they were very well coached. Didn’t their DC take the HC job at Stone County? WJ is a different animal this season guys, they return all but two or three players from last season. They are bigger that they’ve been in years. Their offense is still a little behind the defense but that’s only because of the coaching change. They are almost up to par and a complete team. That defense wow I thought OG was the best I had seen this season but no. This is by far the most physical group we have played, they are big and fast. I saw WJ wins Poplarville may catch them off balance early but I believe they catch up You’re right about West Jones. No one wants to see them down the stretch. That freshman QB is an athlete. Once he has a few more games under his belt, good luck doing much against WJ. If the team that shows up in Waynesboro shows up against Hattiesburg, I’ve got the Mustangs by 2-3 scores. Picayune vs WJ is gonna be a banger this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonte3455 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Youngwareagle said: You’re right about West Jones. No one wants to see them down the stretch. That freshman QB is an athlete. Once he has a few more games under his belt, good luck doing much against WJ. If the team that shows up in Waynesboro shows up against Hattiesburg, I’ve got the Mustangs by 2-3 scores. Picayune vs WJ is gonna be a banger this year. West Jones will not beat Hattiesburg by 2-3 scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Poplarville won’t score more than 14 against west starting defense. Actually I don’t think anyone on the remaining regular season schedule will. They only gave up 1 touchdown so far this season. Laurel scored 1 against wests starters, a safety, then a td against backups. Wayne got a td against backups late and that game wasn’t as close as the score indicated. The offense is held back by inexperienced 9th grade qb and receivers that can’t seem to get much seperation. The last 4-5 years west was turned the ball over no less than 3 times per game. Turnovers specifically lost them the games vs Hattiesburg the last 2 years and also playoffs against picayune as the 9th grade rb (10th grade rb out hurt) was dropping the ball in the first half so coaches abandoned run 2nd half. If Wj ram the ball 3 times and punt in the 4th picayune wouldn’t have had time to complete that comeback. This year they have 2 turnovers total through 4 games. WJ 31 P’Ville 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, Raiderguy said: Great post, I just don't feel Poplarville can hang with West Jones this year And I think that's the general consensus, but it's still an intriguing matchup nonetheless. West Jones has to go on the road and those Poplarville fans can get crazy LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPrognosticator Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) Doubt it gets to a hot clock. WJ QB should be an 11th grader by age granted this is his first year taking varsity QB snaps so that’s not a viable excuse. They are going to win ugly on offense. It just is what it is. Edited September 20, 2023 by PigskinPrognosticator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David44 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Regardless of the outcome, West Jones will benefit down the road for having to defend the Poplarville run-heavy offense. I think the Hornets will need some big gash plays running the ball or short fields due to turnovers, special teams,..etc. I just don't see them driving 75 yards and having to make 5 first downs against this defense. We have always had good speed on defense, but this year, there is more size, which is what is needed against these running teams (wink,wink Picayune...) I'm thinking something like WJ 31 Hornets 10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 52 minutes ago, David44 said: Regardless of the outcome, West Jones will benefit down the road for having to defend the Poplarville run-heavy offense. I think the Hornets will need some big gash plays running the ball or short fields due to turnovers, special teams,..etc. I just don't see them driving 75 yards and having to make 5 first downs against this defense. We have always had good speed on defense, but this year, there is more size, which is what is needed against these running teams (wink,wink Picayune...) I'm thinking something like WJ 31 Hornets 10. Now, now...does Picayune need to go back up there to Calhoun and have another home game? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David44 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, maroontide06 said: Now, now...does Picayune need to go back up there to Calhoun and have another home game? LOL! Only way that happens this year is we would have to finish 3rd or 4th in this crappy 3-6A region. I guess that's possible though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, David44 said: Only way that happens this year is we would have to finish 3rd or 4th in this crappy 3-6A region. I guess that's possible though...... I think if we meet as #1 seeds I think we'll have to go back up to Calhoun/Soso. Y'all are actually closer to Calhoun anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, maroontide06 said: I think if we meet as #1 seeds I think we'll have to go back up to Calhoun/Soso. Y'all are actually closer to Calhoun anyway. Thats correct. Region 3 winner has homefield all the way thru this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 46 minutes ago, Vott said: Thats correct. Region 3 winner has homefield all the way thru this season But I bet you’d rather us make the trek to D.I. Patrick instead LOL! First we gotta get there though. I think if we make it that far those are two nearly for certain destination points. It’s just going to be a battle for that 3-6A crown. Heck we may be in a battle of our own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 4 hours ago, maroontide06 said: I think if we meet as #1 seeds I think we'll have to go back up to Calhoun/Soso. Y'all are actually closer to Calhoun anyway. Hey be careful about making fun of Calhoun High my mom was a graduate of the class of 1959. My grandparents and many relatives are buried at Lebanon Baptist right across the highway from West Jones. Got many close relatives in the area to this day and they have kids going to school there. I do want beat them cause I am Maroon Tide all the way but do have much respect for the Mustangs. RTR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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