Southlake Carroll has officially clinched another playoffbrberth and a first round matchup in Dragon Stadium next week.
The Dragons stormed past Haltom, 59-0 in Week 10 to move tobr7-2 overall and 4-1 in district play. After returning just one starter onbrdefense and having to find a new quarterback, Southlake Carroll head coach HalbrWasson said he couldn’t be more proud of this team.
“I'm extremely proud of them,” he said. “They've gonebrthrough a very rugged schedule and are battle tested. We've weathered a lot ofbrstorms and have persevered. I'm always proud of this team. I don't think peoplebrunderstand how hard these guys train."
“I'm proud of our players and our coaches. It's not easy tobrlive up to the standards here. But I wouldn't have it any other way.”
A first round date with Cedar Hill is one of the mostbranticipated playoff matches in the state, but before Southlake Carroll canbrbegin to think about the Longhorns, it must take care of business in the seasonbrfinale against Hurst L.D. Bell.
While the Dragons completely dominate on paper, Wasson willbrnot let his team take L.D. Bell lightly.
“They've got speed,” Wasson said. “They won the 4x100 inbrtrack. They can run the ball. Their head coach (Mike Glaze) came over from CedarbrHill. They are going to give us their best shot. It's still a district game.brIt's the biggest game for us because it's the next game.”
Still, L.D. Bell is just 1-8 overall — its lone win camebrover Haltom — and gives up more than 40 points per game. As Wasson mentioned,brthe Raiders have some speed with dual-threat quarterback Dominique Lawson andbrrunning back Ivan Traylor. But the Dragons should cruise in this one.
So what exactly can Southlake Carroll take away from a gamebrlike this?
“It a chance to get better,” Wasson said. “It's that simple.brWe don't lower out standards. Nothing changes. We're a routine team. When youbrskin it down, we keep the same day-to-day preparation and intensity and hope itbrparlays into a big win for our seniors on senior night.
“We have guys that have played more and made more plays, butbrit's about the entire senior class. We want to send them out the right way.brIt's about the team for us.”