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Who’s hot entering the 2nd round
Gilmer QB Stump Godfrey - OK, when is Godfrey not hot? The senior threw for three scores and ran for another in Gilmer’s 57-21 win over Jasper this past Friday, giving him 35 TD passes and 13 rushing TDs. Godfrey has 107 career TD passes, placing him sixth on the state’s all-time list and six ahead of former Burnet standout Stephen McGee. Next in Godfrey’s sights is former Baytown Lee and Iowa star Drew Tate (113).
Carthage QB Anthony Morgan - The first-year signal caller had some ups and downs during the non-district schedule, but still managed to throw for 8 TDs and 6 picks through five games. Since then, he’s on fire. Morgan has thrown 18 TDs and only 1 pick in six games, and is 32-for-38 for 699 yards, 10 TDs, and no INTs in Carthage’s past three games. His 26 TD passes are third-most in a season at Carthage behind Si’Darius Blackshire’s 37 in 2008 and 32 in 2007.
Pittsburg RB Ted Burns - The only reason Burns isn’t hotter going into this week’s area matchup against Quinlan Ford is because the Pirates received a first-round bye. Two weeks ago, Burns rushed for 390 yards and five TDs as the Bucs won the 16-3A championship with a win over Pleasant Grove. Burns has eclipsed the 2-grand mark (2,005) and has run for almost as many scores (31) as Stump Godfrey has thrown. You’d have to think that Burns joins Godfrey and Morgan as top All-East Texas Offensive Player of the Year candidates.
Marshall’s running game - It seems that the Mavericks’ ground attack gets better and better each week. The tandem of Jamal Anderson and J.C. Haigwood has combined for 1,778 yards and 28 TDs. Anderson and Haigwood combined for 213 yards and three scores on 27 carries in Marshall’s 44-7 bi-district win over Kilgore. By the way, Bryce French, Anthony Davenport, and Demeon Timmons are three players defensive coordinators must worry about, too. Davenport had a 102-yard third quarter against Kilgore, and French averages almost nine yards per carry.
Daingerfield LB Steve Edmond - The move from defensive end to linebacker has been easy for Edmond, a 6-3, 235-pound junior. He accumulated 122 tackles and five sacks in the regular season, then came up huge in the Tigers’ 68-14 bi-district win over New Diana, returning two INTs for scores and adding 12 tackles. Edmond had about 60 tackles in Daingerfield’s playoff run last season, and he’ll almost certainly match that number and exceed it playing linebacker this year.
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