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LONGVIEW LOBOS (9-3) VS DENTON RYAN RAIDERS (11-1)
DATE: Friday, November 26th, 2021
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Mesquite Memorial Stadium in Mesquite, Texas
LONGVIEW BROADCAST: 106.5 FM JACK FM
DENTON RYAN BROADCAST: TexasSportsProductions.com
RAIDERS LEAD SERIES 2-0-0 The Raiders have a 1-0 lead when the game is a non-district contest.
The two schools have never played a district contest.
The Raiders have a 1-0 lead when the game is a playoff contest.
The Raiders have a 2-0 lead when the game is played at a neutral location.
The two schools have never played at Longview.
The two schools have never played at Denton Ryan.
The Rangers have a 2-0 lead when the game is played at Mesquite Memorial Stadium.
The two schools have never played on November 26th.
LAST FIVE GAMES IN SERIES
08.28.2021 - Denton Ryan 40, Longview 7 - Ford Center at the Star
12.26.2020 - Denton Ryan 27, Longview 9 - Mesquite Memorial Stadium
FULL GAME LOG
GAME PREVIEW & SERIES REVIEW
Rematch. That seems to be the theme of Longview's 2021 playoff run, as for the second straight week the Lobos will meet an opponent they played in the 2020 post season. This team, it's a rematch of not only a 2020 playoff opponent but also a 2021 regular season opponent. For the 3rd time in 11 month, Longview takes on #1 ranked Denton Ryan. The Lobos and Raiders never met before last year's Boxing Day match up, but since have gotten extremely familiar with each other. And for Longview, it hasn't been pretty. The Raiders have controlled both match ups with the Lobos, rolling to two convincing victories. Last season's playoff match up proved to be the closer of the two, as the Raiders took a 13-7 halftime lead before shutting down Longview's offense in the 2nd half and rolling to a four score victory. This season, Longview led 7-6 after the first quarter before a disastrous 2nd quarter completely derailed the Lobos in the season opener in a 40-7 loss. The 33-point loss to open the season is tied for the 3rd worst opening season loss in Longview history. The two teams took massively different paths to reach this point of the season. For Denton Ryan, it's the same as it's been the last couple of seasons, however an early season 14-7 loss to cross town rival Denton Guyer ended a long winning streak for the Raiders. Since though, it's been a 10-game winning streak again for the Raiders. Ryan really was only tested once all season, in a 7-6 win over Frisco Lone Star. The Rangers, in that game, had the ball inside the 15 as time was running out before the Raiders recovered a fumble to win the district championship. Last week, the Raiders pulled out a 28-20 victory over Magnolia West. The Raiders built up a 21-0, and 28-7 lead before the Bulldogs pulled themselves back into the game, but the Raiders were never in danger of losing the game. Longview's road has been much bumpier. Following the opening season loss, the Lobos struggled on offense all year before finding their groove in a quarterback change following the 3rd loss of the season. The 3 regular season losses is the most for Longview since 2012. Since the quarterback change, the Lobos have rolled to their solid victories, including last week's 34-14 win over #10 Lancaster. The two teams return to Mesquite Memorial Stadium, the location of last season's playoff match up. It will be Longview's 16th visit to the Mesquite Memorial, and 7th playoff meeting. The Lobos are 11-4 in the previous 15 games, and 3-3 in the previous 6 playoff games. The Lobos have started 0-3 against just two teams in their history, which is on the line tonight against Denton Ryan. The Lobos started 0-3 against Atlanta High, and also started 0-8 against Shreveport Byrd to open a series, though against Marshall the Lobos also started 0-5-1. Only two teams in Longview's history currently hold a 3 or high game lead against the Lobos, Highland Park (3) and Shreveport Byrd (8). Overall, there's only been 31 times in Longview's history that they have lost 3 or more times against a single team, and the only team that currently holds a 3 or more game winning streak over the Lobos is Shreveport Byrd. Playoff wise, Longview will go for their 75th all-time playoff victory tonight.
CLASS 5A DIVISION I REGION II AREA RESULTS:
Denton Ryan 28, Magnolia West 20
Longview 34, Lancaster 14
Frisco Wakeland 29, Highland Park 28
College Station 55, Frisco Lone Star 21
CLASS 5A DIVISION I REGION I & REGION II SEMI-FINAL GAMES:
11/26 - R4 Mansfield Summit (9-3) vs 4 Midlothian (8-4) - Gopher Bowl (Grand Prairie)
11/27 - R2 Amarillo Tascosa (9-3) vs W4 Colleyville Heritage (11-1) - Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls)
11/26 - W5 Denton Ryan (11-1) vs R7 Longview (9-3) - Mesquite Memorial Stadium (Mesquite)
11/26 - T5 Frisco Wakeland (9-2) vs W8 College Station (12-0) - Tiger Stadium (Corsicana)
WHAT’S AT STAKE:
The winner of today’s game game will take on the winner of Frisco Wakeland vs College Station in the Class 5A Division I Region II Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals match up.
LONGVIEW LOBOS
Record: 9-3 (4-2)
District: 7-5A Division I
Coach: John King (197-43 in 18 seasons) (Playoffs: 45-16)
First Year of Football: 1909
All-Time Record: 756-354-52 (Playoffs: 74-43-1)
Playoff Appearances: 47
Last Playoff Appearance: 2020, Class 5A Division I Regional Round
State Championships (2): 1937 (1A), 2018 (6A D2)
State Championship Appearances (5): 1937 (1A), 1997 (5A D1), 2008 (4A D1), 2009 (4A D1), 2018 (6A D2)
SCHEDULE:
08.28 - v. Denton Ryan (in Frisco) - Loss 40-7
09.03 - vs Marshall - Win 14-0
09.10 - at Tyler Legacy - Win 46-20
09.17 - vs Bryant, AR - Win 24-21
09.23 - at West Mesquite - Win 56-28
10.01 - vs Wylie East - Win 56-0
10.08 - at Highland Park - Loss 21-16
10.15 - vs Sherman - Win 56-14
10.28 - at McKinney North - Loss 37-35
11.05 - vs Tyler - Win 49-0
11.12 - Bi-District: Magnolia - Win 45-24
11.19 - Area: Lancaster - Win 34-14
11.26 - Regional: Denton Ryan
DENTON RYAN RAIDERS
Record: 11-1 (8-0)
District: 5-5A Division 1
Coach: Dave Henigan (101-11 in 7 seasons) (Playoffs: 31-6)
First Year of Football: 1994
All-Time Record: 266-95-0 (Playoffs: 67-17-0)
Playoff Appearances: 21
Last Playoff Appearance: 2020, 5A Division I State Championship
State Championships (3): 2001 (4A D1), 2002 (4A D1), 2020 (5A D1)
State Championship Appearances (7): 2000 (4A D1), 2001 (4A D1), 2002 (4A D2), 2003 (4A D2), 2010 (4A D1), 2019 (5A D1), 2020 (5A D1)
SCHEDULE:
08.28 - v. Longview (in Arlington) - Win 40-7
09.03 - v. Denton Guyer - Loss 14-7
09.10 - vs Frisco Reedy - Win 28-10
09.16 - v. Denton - Win 55-28
09.23 - vs Frisco Wakeland - Win 27-3
09.30 - at Frisco Centennial - Win 37-7
10.07 - vs Lewisville The Colony - Win 42-3
10.22 - at Frisco Heritage - Win 55-14
10.29 - vs Frisco Independence - Win 41-7
11.05 - at Frisco Lone Star - Win 7-6
11.11 - Bi-District: Dallas W.T. White - Win 49-14
11.20 - Area: Magnolia West - Win 28-20
11.26 - Regional: Longview
ON THIS DATE IN LOBO HISTORY: November 26th
In 1912, Longview traveled to Mineola and walked away with a 26-0 victory.
In 1936, the Lobos hosted Gladewater and defeated the Bears, 20-2, at Lobo Stadium.
In 1942, Longview defeated Gladewater 20-13 at Lobo Stadium.
In 1953, Bob Bartlett tallied twice, once on defense and once on offense, before Tony Rothrock pulled the Lobos to within a score at 19-13 in the fourth quarter. Marshall’s Harry Ford would finish the game off though with a 7 yard run in a 26-13 Marshall victory at Maverick Stadium. Four Lobo turnovers plagued Longview on the night.
In 2011, Trey Williams rushed in a 58 yard touchdown before taking a 99-yard kickoff return to open the 2nd half to the house in a 17-6 Spring DeKaney victory over Longview. A windy day hampered the Lobo offense, in a season that saw the Wildcats run all the way to a State Championship.
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