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Writer’s Blocks: Reasoning With Football Season

FRISCO, Texas – It’s a lot easier to write a long, meandering column when you’re not on a short week. Apologies for missing Week 10. The Cowboys played on Monday night, and by the time I had regained my wits, they were kicking off against Minnesota. My bad. I have my doubts anyone actually missed this, but I mainly do it for me anyway. So I’m just going to hop right into it. Here’s a handful of stuff that’s on my mind as I try – mainly in vain – to figure out how I feel about this very confusing team we’ve all been watching. The fun thing about writing a weekly column on Thursday is that all the obvious storylines from the previous week have been beaten to death already. If you clicked this link to read about the red zone play-calling against the Vikings or the punt return that wasn’t, I’m sorry to disappoint you. By Thursday morning, I just can’t bring myself to do it anymore. Teams lose games for countless different reasons, and every loss has a scapegoat. Sometimes it’s obvious and sometimes it’s not, sometimes it’s fair and sometimes it’s…

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SEPT. 17 FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS

The O-Zone Football Power rankings will be released on every week throughout the football season. Rankings are a measurement of dominance within class and not a strictly head-to-head comparison. Coaches are encouraged to send any information, including stats, milestones and records to Chris Parker (cparker@ky3.com). See the top plays of last week’s football games in the video above. Joplin (C6 – 3-0 – LW: 2) The Eagles held off Carthage in a 56-55 thriller on Friday. The game featured more than 1,100 yards of total offense from the two teams. It ended with defense, as Joplin stopped Carthage on a potential game-winning two-point conversion. Isaiah Davis rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns. Blake Tash threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles are up to No. 3 in the latest state rankings. There is a good chance they will hold down this top spot for the rest of the regular season with their two toughest opponents in their rearview mirror. Lamar (C2 – 3-0 – LW: 3) Lamar took care of business in a 48-21 win over Aurora. The combined record of the Tigers’ opponents so far is 3-6. This week they go…

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