Westmoore vs. Ed North Capsule…
By Robert Przybylo and Justin Harper
BPrzybylo@opubco.com; JHarper@opubco.com
Westmoore (3-6, 2-4) vs. North (7-2, 4-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: UCO’s Wantland Stadium
Westmoore (W, Moore; L, Southmoore; L, Norman North; W, Putnam City; L, Midwest City; W, Putnam City West; L, Edmond Memorial; L, Norman; L, Lawton Ike)
Why the Jaguars can win: Westmoore has nothing left to play for but pride. But that means more to the Jags than most teams. Even at 3-6, Westmoore has a big group of seniors who can recall the glory days — Tanner Harper, Kevin Rodriguez, Brian Self, Stanley West … among others. Edmond North, meanwhile, wouldn’t be out of line to already have one eye on the playoffs. Possible recipe for an upset.
North (W, Santa Fe; W, Mustang; W, Yukon; W, Lawton Ike; W, Norman; W, Putnam City; L, Midwest City; W, PCWest; L, Memorial)
Why the Huskies can win: Because ‘ol mo’ needs to come back to Jeremy Dombek’s club. At 6-0, looked like the sky was the limit. Dropping two of their last three, need to show the mental toughness to bounce back. Of course, being healthy would certainly help that cause.
Justin’s key matchup: Westmoore quarterback combo of Trevor Thompson and Fombe vs. Edmond North’s defense. Fombe took over the starting job after seven starts by Thompson, but the Jags utilize both. The tandem could create all kinds of problems for a defense, with the strong-running Fombe directing a rush-heavy attack and Thompson guiding the Jags’ spread passing game. Things haven’t clicked as planned just yet. But if it does, the two could be a great change-of-pace combination.
Boneman’s key matchup: North running game vs. Westmoore D. It’s been three straight weeks for Joe Aska Jr. without rushing for more than 100 yards. He’s too good for that to continue. Jared Benway should also find some holes in this one.
Justin’s pick: Westmoore 15, Edmond North 13. Going out on a limb with an upset pick here. This is it for the Jags until 2010. And facing an Edmond North team that is sluggish at best on offense and just needing to stay healthy for the start of next week’s playoffs, Westmoore could spring the trap.
Boneman’s pick: North 21, Westmoore 7. North is struggling offensively right now, so the score should be kept low. It also should never be in doubt. North is third in 6A-2 regardless of what happens.
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