GORDON AND STRAWN: SHOWING UP AT THE SHOWDOWN

It'll be Number Two Vs. Number Four, when the Gordon Longhorns and the Strawn Greyhounds strap it on this Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Texas six-man state playoffs.

Gordon (11-1) advanced by taking down Greenville Phoenix 66-0, while Strawn
(11-1) beat Saint Jo 60-8. So far in the playoffs, Gordon has allowed only one TD, while racking up 122 points on offense.

Gordon coach Tye Adams says it will take a "little luck and a lot of guts"
for his Longhorns to beat their arch rivals. The two teams met on the district level only a few weeks ago, with Gordon taking a 60-30 win.

"It was a lot closer than that," assured Adams. "We were only up by four late in the third quarter."

What makes the matchup so unique is that the towns of Strawn and Gordon are located only eight miles apart! "It's one of the best six-man rivalries around," said Adams. "A lot of braggin rights go on after this game."

The game will be played down the road from the two towns in Mineral Wells, Texas. An estimated 5,000 fans are expected to show up.

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The winner of the Strawn-Gordon matchup will meet either Number one Calvert
(9-0) or Number 3 Abbott (12-0) in the state semifinals. Many believe this will be the state championship game. However, Fort Davis is making plenty of noise out in West Texas. FDHS ran over Northside last weekend 64-42 to go to 12-0 for the season.

In Division 2 of the six-man playoffs, Star, Texas has been putting up some impressive offensive numbers. Star beat Valera Panther Creek 98-66 in the opening round and Leverett's Chapel 101-56, to move into the quarterfinal round against Walnut Springs.