Winner of this ballgame more than likely wins the conference championship. I think Watauga is a slight favorite but Hibriten is more than capable of winning in they can protect the football.
Watauga @ Hibriten
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I think hibriten as well is fully capable.. Ball and clock control probably the biggest player in my opinion.. Tackling was way better against ashe than the last time i saw hhs play.. Young talent was on display up there friday night,, looking promising for next couple years..
Can Panthers Win - Yes… Will Panthers Win - ??
Hibriten is definitely improving as the season is going along but 2 things concern me against good teams like Watauga, AC and South then of course if they make playoffs!!
#1 Turnovers - We continue to turn the ball over multiple times each game and you have to limit those against good teams… Think off top of my head we had 3 more against Ashe… A lot of our turnovers this year have been self inflicted IMO or things that should be getting cleaned up as the season progresses which leads me to my second point..
#2 Focus - We need to stay focused for 48 minutes and I havent seen that yet in a game though I did miss the Southlake game… We play well early, jump out to big leads then it seems like some of the edge comes off the players and that’s when we start to see the turnovers and some silly penalties… From here on out they need to play tough hard nosed football because an early 10-14 point lead could be gone in a matter of moments (see first South game)!!!
For this game I would thing Watauga is a slight favorite coming down the mountain but if Panthers play football for 48 minutes it could be a great Homecoming at Jeff Storie!!! Go Panthers
Hibriten is definitely improving as the season is going along but 2 things concern me against good teams like Watauga, AC and South then of course if they make playoffs!!
#1 Turnovers - We continue to turn the ball over multiple times each game and you have to limit those against good teams… Think off top of my head we had 3 more against Ashe… A lot of our turnovers this year have been self inflicted IMO or things that should be getting cleaned up as the season progresses which leads me to my second point..
#2 Focus - We need to stay focused for 48 minutes and I havent seen that yet in a game though I did miss the Southlake game… We play well early, jump out to big leads then it seems like some of the edge comes off the players and that’s when we start to see the turnovers and some silly penalties… From here on out they need to play tough hard nosed football because an early 10-14 point lead could be gone in a matter of moments (see first South game)!!!
For this game I would thing Watauga is a slight favorite coming down the mountain but if Panthers play football for 48 minutes it could be a great Homecoming at Jeff Storie!!! Go Panthers
This is a really interesting game. My heart says Hibriten has too much talent but my head says Watauga is so well coached and playing well.
Agree with both… IMO HHS wins out the whole dang coaching staff needs coach of the year honors in conference. This conference hhs needs,,, the competitiveness, venues, gates ,, it’s been good for hibriten so far.. Only one loss that churns the guts this year so far and they have a chance to make that one right .3a playoffs bound us a good thing as long as they continue to improve
This should be a good game. Neither team is what they were 2 years ago but still
solid contenders. The Shirley kid for Watauga is an impressive DE. Has a number of
D1 offers
solid contenders. The Shirley kid for Watauga is an impressive DE. Has a number of
D1 offers
The last 4 years conference games have been terrible. It is nice to watch a competitive ballgame.
I'd love to sit here and post like I knew a ton about this match up, but I don't. Heck I don't even live in Boone anymore, so watching my pioneers in person rarely happens.
What I can tell you, in my opinion of course, is this game comes down to discipline. I believe a few of you have mentioned that indirectly, but Ryan Habich does a great job of having his team ready mentally and from a discipline standpoint. If Watauga plays fundamental, disciplined football, I see it being a win for the pioneers. I know coach habich never overlooks any team and respects the talent each time has. Hibriten has a great deal of talent and it's homecoming. Tough call fellas.
What I can tell you, in my opinion of course, is this game comes down to discipline. I believe a few of you have mentioned that indirectly, but Ryan Habich does a great job of having his team ready mentally and from a discipline standpoint. If Watauga plays fundamental, disciplined football, I see it being a win for the pioneers. I know coach habich never overlooks any team and respects the talent each time has. Hibriten has a great deal of talent and it's homecoming. Tough call fellas.
That to me is still the most surprising thing about Watauga’s loss to Maiden this year was the kind of mistakes and undisciplined football they played that night
Ya I agree. I believe I read in the paper, just before the season started, this is the youngest team overall that Habich has been a part of since becoming coach of Watauga. Inexperience is tough to overcome.
If you look at this match up from that aspect, Hibriten and Watauga have grown as teams tremendously over the first part of this season. I think w'ere in for a heck of a game.
The normal off-season was jacked up coming from the spring season. I think thats where a lot of the miscues come from plus having players out on quarantine. But well coached teams always get better and I think Watauga and Hibriten have shown that.
LOL i think watauga might be offended we scheduled them for homecoming 
I was afraid this could happen… Panthers continue to make the same mistakes we have made since week 1!!!
Habich game planning is really one of the best in the business. He gets the most out of his players through perfect effort. Freshman qb is gonna be solid for years to come.
Both were very impressive last night!!! Watauga hitting their stride at the right time this year.. Good Luck the rest of the way and in the playoffs
a much inferior ac squad had watauga on the ropes/dead to rights last week before pioneers ultimately stole it. games like that generally refocus a team. no doubt the coaching staff had the players FULL attention in practice this week.
Greene: 13-205-2 (15.8 avg)
Thompson: 14-96-3 (6.9 avg)
Horine: 5-62-1 (12.4 avg)
Roper: 2-34 (17 avg)
397 on the ground + those per carry averages … what in the hell — are we 100% certain we had 11 out there defending?
Greene: 13-205-2 (15.8 avg)
Thompson: 14-96-3 (6.9 avg)
Horine: 5-62-1 (12.4 avg)
Roper: 2-34 (17 avg)
397 on the ground + those per carry averages … what in the hell — are we 100% certain we had 11 out there defending?
I suppose that's why they play the game and don't just analyze the "on paper" match up. Those are some unreal averages.a much inferior ac squad had watauga on the ropes/dead to rights last week before pioneers ultimately stole it. games like that generally refocus a team. no doubt the coaching staff had the players FULL attention in practice this week.
Greene: 13-205-2 (15.8 avg)
Thompson: 14-96-3 (6.9 avg)
Horine: 5-62-1 (12.4 avg)
Roper: 2-34 (17 avg)
397 on the ground + those per carry averages … what in the hell — are we 100% certain we had 11 out there defending?
Our loss to Watauga is becoming less and less disappointing. They're playing good ball.
They did but the times we were in position, which wasn’t much, they were all quite shifty and made us miss many tackles
Hopefully we can beat either AC or South or better yet both.