Friday's Denton ISD Game of the Week on KNTU features the Guyer Wildcats against the Ennis Lions. This one is going to be an excellent match-up because Guyer is ranked 13th in Class 6A after losing to #1 Allen last week, 48-16.
Ennis on the other hand jumped up to #2 in Class 5A after defeating previous #6 Mansfield Timberview 33-28 in the season opener.
The Lions trailed Timberview 21-0 in the first quarter -- then scored 27 straight points to take the lead. Timberview re-gained the edge early in the fourth quarter, but a 4-yard touchdown pass from QB Tre Elliot to runningback Treyvon Smith sealed the game with just more than three minutes to play.
Ennis -- like Guyer -- is a run-first team. Elliot only threw 12 passes in the week one win, while Ennis ran the ball 50 times for 367 yards, led by Smith with 108 yards.
Guyer runs many formations -- shotgun, pistol, under center, two fullbacks, two tight ends, three and four receiver sets. It's a lot for a defense to prepare for, and when Guyer is executing properly there isn't much a defense can do to stop their rushing assault.
The Wildcats are led by junior and TCU commit Shawn Robinson. He's a very talented quarterback who is truly a dual-threat. In his first season at Guyer last year -- his sophomore season -- Robinson scored 50 touchdowns by himself at the highest classification in Texas.
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| Guyer QB Shawn Robinson |
Robinson has an amazing amount of zip on his passes, but also runs away from defenders in effortless fashion. Ennis coach Jack Alvarez compared him to Baylor's Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III by calling Robinson "RG4."
Last week against Timberview the Ennis defense allowed 182 rushing yards. It will be interesting to see how the Lions try to mitigate Robinson and runners Myron Mason, Christian Moore and freshman Noah Cain.
In 2014 these teams squared off in Ennis and Guyer held on for a thrilling 45-42 win with a last play, long field goal to end the game. I'm hoping for much of the same Friday night.
Also last year Ennis lost their first two games (Timberview and Guyer), then rattled off 14 straight victories to win the Class 5A Division II state championship.
The Wildcats were bounced disappointingly early from the post-season after running into Southlake Carroll's buzzsaw offense in the second round of the playoffs.
This could be KNTU's best game during the regular season, though the Ryan vs. Byron Nelson showdown appears promising and the Guyer vs. Ryan battle to the end the year should shape up nicely as well.
You can listen to the Denton ISD Game of the Week on FM 88.1 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and at KNTU.com which is accessible on desktops and mobile devices.
