Who:

Versus

When: Saturday, September 21st, 6 PM CST

Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX

Weather: 86 Degrees at Kickoff, Wind NNE at 11 MPH, Humidity @ 53 %

Watch/Listen/Stats:

Radio: Lion Sports Network via 88.9 KETR (Commerce) or stream http://www.ketr.org Charlie Chitwood (Play By Play), Brock Calloway (Color/Analysis), BJ Laudermilk (Studio and Score Updates)

Live Video: http://www.lonestarconferencenetwork.com/commerce/
Live Stats: http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=tame

Projected Starters-

Offense (Multiple)

QB- Miklo Smalls, RS-Soph, 6’2, 185 LBS, Plano, TX (Plano East)

RB- EJ Thompson, Junior, 5’9, 200 LBS, Cypress, TX (Cypress Ranch)

WR- Ryan Stokes, Senior, 6’3, 185 LBS, St Louis, MO (McCluer North)

WR- Chance Cooper, Junior, 6’3, 200 LBS, Rouse, TX, (Leander)

WR- Jeremiah Bridges, Sophomore, 5’10, 180 LBS, Powder Springs, GA (Hillgrove)

TE- Tyler Guice, Senior, 6’3, 250 LBS, Atlanta, GA (Eagles Landing)

LG- Deion Malone, Senior, 6’3, 295 LBS, Batesville, MS (South Panola)

LT- Amon Simon, RS-Junior, 6’5, 275 LBS, Humble TX, (Atascocita)

C- Christian Hernandez, Sophomore 6’1, 265 LBS, Frisco, TX (Lone Star)

RT- Richard West, Sophomore, 6’6, 240 LBS, San Antonio, TX (East Central)

RG- Dixon Siuele, Junior, 6’2, 305 LBS, Pago Pago, American Samoa, (Samoana)

Defense-(4-2-5)

NT- Pierre Leonard, Senior, 5’10, 300 LBS, Tyler, TX (John Tyler)

DT- Chris Williams, Senior, 6’1, 285 LBS, Atlanta, GA (Sandy Creek)

DE- Elijah Earls, RS-Junior, 6’0, 240 LBS, San Antonio, TX (Stevens)

DE- Ronathon Elmore, Sophomore, 6’5, 255 LBS, Bellville, MI (Bellville)

LB- Dominique Ramsey, RS-Junior 5’9 180 LBS, Converse, TX (Judson)

LB- Terrell Collins, Senior, 6’0, 245 LBS, St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood Central)

LB- Jalon Edwards-Cooper, Senior, 5’11, 175 LBS, Spring, TX (DeKaney)

LB- Neema Behbahani, Senior, 6’1, 230 LBS, Plano, TX (Plano)

DB- Kader Kohou RS-Junior, 5’11, 190 LBS, Euless, TX (Trinity)

DB- LA Dawson, Senior, 6’0, 180 LBS, Austin, TX (Lyndon B. Johnson)

FS- Alex Shillow, RS-Junior, 5’10, 185 LBS, Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville)

Specialists-

Placekicker-Jake Viquez, RS-Junior, 5’10, 190 LBS, Rockwall, TX (Rockwall)

Place Holder-Preston Wheeler, Senior, 6’3, 200 LBS, Austin, TX (Bowie)

Punter-Andrew Gomez, Junior, 6’2, 210 LBS, Richardson, TX (Richardson)

Return Specialist-Dominique Ramsey, RS-Junior 5’9 180 LBS, Converse, TX (Judson)

Return Specialist-Kader Kohou RS-Junior, 5’11, 190 LBS, Euless, TX (Trinity)

Storylines: Every game a test that gets bigger in scope and in consequence. This time, a familiar conference foe comes to town the we know very well. We know what their strengths are, what their weaknesses are, and what they plan to do, which is run, run and run some more. Eastern’s plan is grind the tempo down and the defense down with counters, iso, traps, and buck sweeps, then lull you into a pattern and fire a 30 yard pass downfield to extend their drive to eat clock and score. This game will be about three things for David Bailiff to get his first conference win in the Lone Star Conference.

1. Play assignment defense.
2. Score quickly and put distance between the Lions and a Greyhound squad not geared to play catchup.
3. Make Routine plays and continue to improve on playing disciplined football.

Those things happen, and I see The Lions starting 1-0 and being 3-0 by the end of Saturday Night.