5A Playoffs First Round: East Jessamine (4-6) at Southwestern (5-5)

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Tale of the Tape: It is finally playoff time. Thank goodness. Southwestern comes into this game at .500 after a pretty rough schedule. East Jessamine comes into this game after having their 5th straight losing season. However, the Jags can put that behind them with an upset at Southwestern this Friday.

The Warriors seem poised for victory and a 2nd round birth, but I do not think you can count out EJ. Southwestern has seemingly been incapable of blowing any team out this season: (1-8) Harlan County had a second half lead against the Warriors and (1-9) Henry Clay was within 2 scores of the Warriors in the third quarter. While East Jessamine has had their struggles, I highly doubt this game will get too ugly... 

What say you, prognosticators?

I think Southwestern rolls.  EJ's best win is against Russell County.  

43 minutes ago, BEChargers said:

I think Southwestern rolls.  EJ's best win is against Russell County.  

EJ is also dealing with injuries at key positions. 

SW has yet to put together a complete game but they have the talent at key positions.  This team is capable of making a run.  Will they?  We shall see.  

Lake Cumberland Sports will be broadcasting this game as they do all local teams all season.

 

Link will be posted when it is available.

 

I don't really think they will make a run, but they should have no problem with EJ.  

East has been better this season, but the flame has fizzled out toward the end of the year. I think SW rolls actually. 

SW 40

EJ 16 

Flame has only fizzled for East Jessamine due to injuries. Lost starting QB AND the backup QB within two days of each other during the week (week of the Montgomery County game no less). Couple that with a couple of other injuries to depth pieces and they have struggled. They were doing ok vs Lafayette until a couple of miscues let the dam break and they fell behind, which made them more pass dependent and they just have struggled with a WR converted to QB even though he played QB when he was younger. Hard to knock off that much rust in a short time in a position that depends on timing, relationships with other WRs etc. 

depending on the type of offense and defense Southwestern runs, EJ can keep it close and potentially win if they play it right. But likely just asking too much. I’ll still be rooting for EJ tonight tho. Boy, I’d love for them to have had their backup QB against Montgomery and Lafayette. Record and potential would definitely have looked different. 

On 11/6/2024 at 7:45 AM, BEChargers said:

I don't really think they will make a run, but they should have no problem with EJ.  

Really depends on what your definition of “a run” is. If making a region championship constitutes “a run”, I would say they have a good shot. 

1 hour ago, FromTheStands05 said:

East has been better this season, but the flame has fizzled out toward the end of the year. I think SW rolls actually. 

SW 40

EJ 16 

Southwestern has only scored 30+ points once this season. This is not the SW of yesteryears.

Can anyone confirm that Southwestern’s QB quit last night? That’s what I’ve heard. 

EJ punts on their first possession.

Warrior ball on their own 33.

8:29 left in the first.

Warriors first play from scrimmage is a fullback dive that goes inside the EJ 5.

Warriors score. 
 

7-0 7:03 left in first.

EJ goes three and out again. 
 

Punt is returned inside the 30

Warriors score in 5 plays. 
 

14-0 SW 3:42 left in the first.

End of first.

EJ will be punting to open up the 2nd quarter.

14-0 SW

SW scores in 4 plays. 
 

21-0

10:22 left in the third.