Can Lassiter be stopped? Records continue to fall
I know Camden County beat Lowndes, and I know DeKalb County laid an egg in the colors of Stephenson and SW DeKalb (not to mention ML King and Tucker and Marist).
But those need to wait until we’ve discussed what’s going on at Lassiter High in Marietta.
Is Hutson Mason ridiculous or what?
The Lassiter quarterback threw for 530 yards and eight touchdowns in Lassiter’s 70-49 victory over South Gwinnett, and Mason didn’t even play the fourth quarter. He’s got over 4,000 yards passing on the season and 54 touchdowns, both shattering state records, and he’s not finished.
Lassiter has scored at least 42 points in nine straight games. The 70 against South Gwinnett are a record in a regulation playoff game in the highest classification.
It’s not enough to ask if there’s a team that is able to stop Lassiter. The question is whether any team knows how to stop Lassiter.
Georgia is a traditionally run-oriented, hit-you-in-the-mouth football state. Chip Lindsey is from Alabama, where the no-huddle spread offense has taken hold. Rush Propst helped revolutionize Alabama football with this offense at Hoover.
Lindsey was Propst’s offensive coordinator in 2007, though he was running the spread before that. Propst is now head coach at Colquitt County, which plays Lassiter this week.
Does Propst know how to stop the monster he helped create?
The last time I’ve seen something in Georgia that changed the way we think was Brookwood’s state champion in the mid-1990s that dominated with large, powerful, weight-trained linemen. Parkview maintained that formula through the early 1990s. Recently, it’s been Wing T teams (Lowndes and Camden County) that have dominated the big class. The current No. 1 team, Grayson, is a Wing T team.
I’m convinced of this much: What Lassiter is doing not a gimmick offense. It’s a relatively novel offense in Georgia, but it’s a legitimate offense run by a quarterback who is as accurate a thrower and as well-versed in what he’s doing in this system as any player in the country.
Anybody can win Class AAAAA. There’s no sense guessing. I’d give the least chance to Colquitt County and Newnan, the two teams I’ve seen win in the playoffs, if only because they generate the kind of offense you’d expect to see in a state champion. I also question Lassiter’s defense. I’m thinking it will be one of the Gwinnett teams. North Gwinnett has the best balance of offense & defense and gets Camden at home. …
In AAAA, congratulations to Region 8-AAAAA for putting three teams in the QF. That region plays a 10-game region schedule, so there’s no way to gauge its strength until the playoffs. I still see no legitimate state contender there, but a good region.
Somebody wrote me in preseason and said that he’d email me when SW DeKalb, my No. 1 team in preseason, lost in the second round. But I think that person was a Lowndes fan, so he’ll be too humble to gloat this week.
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Ronniebug
November 27th, 2009
9:59 pm
Go Colquit and Camden. Show these north ga fans how South Ga plays football. Lowndes may be out of it but we are still behind our South Ga teams. North Ga needs to watch what you write because we will be back. I sure hope Lassiter puts in more seating unless they are planning to drop down in classification Colquit in a blowout against Lassiter..
Whopper Dawg
November 27th, 2009
10:04 pm
Gp Pack!!!! From Memphis, TN, both listening to the local radio and watching on internet. I guess Lassiter found out. 5 picks. What a whipping.
Cody Rhodes
November 27th, 2009
10:16 pm
Trojans will return next year and I’ll be in the stands once again to support them. If not for some really bad calls tonight, we would have sent those Packers home with their twisty tails between their legs. Let’s fill the frank!!!
Whopper Dawg
November 27th, 2009
10:27 pm
Cody, except for the last seven points in garbage time, your offense scored three points. Good luck and good game and all of that, but give me a break if you are going to hang this on the refs. Controlled both lines of scrimmage, you couldn’t even come close to stopping our run, your QB spent as much time on his back as his feet and, oh year, 5 interceptions.
Tussy
November 27th, 2009
11:26 pm
“The fearsome Pack defense will have have your QB so rattled, he’ll make Joe Cox look like Joe Montana!”
And that’s exactly what happened. Come back in a few years when you’re ready to play big boy football.
LHS
November 27th, 2009
11:33 pm
It certainly turned out that we CAN be STOPPED. We had it handed to us tonight
Matt
November 28th, 2009
12:48 am
Congrats to Colquitt Co! My hat is certainly off to them! They came out and almost flawlessly executed their gameplan and it led to a big win. And to answer your question, yes we are getting more stands. We are not about to drop down to 4AAAA, we actually have a quite large school. That was the most fans that any away team has brought to a home game at Lassiter this year, and yall are the farthest away! Once again, congrats my hat is off to your team, and go win state!
SMW
November 28th, 2009
1:51 am
I’m proud of the lassiter fans on this blog. Way to be good sports! What an amazing season we had, we got our butts kicked tonight, however no one in the state thought we could even have a winnign season two years ago. This whole south Ga is better fight is senseless. If i remember correctly walton and roswell both have stat titles. And this whole silver spoon garbage? Why cant rich kids play football aswell as poor kids can? that is just stupid. Money has nothing to do with talent. And it sound like a few people on this blog are taking there economic hardships out on the more affluent teams. Good job trojans and good game Packers. Tussy I truly hope you can find it in your heart to have a little more class than you have displayed on this blog.
GO PACK GO
November 28th, 2009
2:38 am
GO PACK GO!!! I THINK THAT’S ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
camdencat
November 28th, 2009
6:03 am
OK HERE WE GO AGAIN, CAMDEN TRAVELS TO NORTH GWINNETT AND BEATS THE CRAP OUT OF THE MIGHTY BULLDOGS 35-0. SO ALL YOU HATERS GET READY TO WATCH US REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPS ONCE AGAIN. WHEN WILL YOU GUYS EVER LEARN SOUTH GA FOOTBALL IS FOR REAL JUST ASK NORTH GWINNETT AND LASSITER.GO WILDCATS ,IF YOU WANT TO SEE A REAL GAME COME DOWN TO CHRIS GILMAN STADIUM NEXT FRI. NIGHT AS BATTLE COLQUITT COUNTY.
PACKDADDY
November 28th, 2009
8:10 am
Can Lassiter be stopped? HA HA HA HA HA. Your kidding, right??
Lassiter Dad
November 28th, 2009
9:19 am
4 picks in the first half and you were only up by 13. CC played well but they didn’t beat us. We beat ourselves.
I think I proved my earlier point that Hutson Mason was way overrated and was not the best Trojan on the field. He had better sign a letter of intent to UAB before the see game film.
Before the game he was seperated from the rest of the team. He looked lethargic before the game, not pumped up at all. After the half, as the team was walking onto the field there was not a Trojan player within 10 feet of him. I have no idea what was going on but something was happening. He didn’t make one good pass all game long. The long pick he threw looked as if it was thrown on purpose. His running back was open all game long but he didn’t really throw the ball to him until the second half. He scrambled 15 yards out of the pocket and refused to throw the ball away. In the Red Zone he had recievers open and would quickly throw the ball away but outside of the Red Zone he took too much time and didn’t look around to his 3rd or 4th option.
I just don’t think the kid is a smart QB.
How about Rip Rowen and Griffin Roelle? They both played hard and to the ball every time.
Proud of you boys. My son is a senior next year and is already looking forward to next season.
WildcatFever
November 28th, 2009
10:34 am
Congrats to Colquitt County on the win and the Lassiter team for a nice season. But the State championship for self-delusional trash-talking goes to the Lassiter fans:
“No high school team can stop Lassiter’s offense”
“Lassiter will win Friday vs Colquitt Co.”
“I think North Gwinett wins”
“Colquitt scored twice on special teams when Lassiter had their 9th grade team in”
“Colquitt is screwed”
“There is no way u can stop this spread eagle offense”
“You have alot of crap to eat Friday night if Colquitt loses, which they will”
“Nobody else has 5 defensive backs that can match up with our receivers”
“Good luck blitzing us. hutson gonna make big plays all game”
“Maybe we will be nice and only put up 50 on you guys”
“CC played well but they didn’t beat us”
At least one guy got it right: “It is almost impossible for Lassiter to score 17 points.” It WAS almost impossible, but Colquitt put their scrubs in at the end of the game and let you score.
Enjoy your victory Colquitt. The ‘Cats are defending State champs for a reason. See you on the coast next Friday!
GO PACK GO
November 28th, 2009
12:10 pm
Should be an awesome game Wildcatfever. At least we have two programs who respect each other. The trash talk won’t happen. We are all excited to see these two teams battle it out. I honestly think Friday night is the true “State Championship” game.
Sportsfan31313
November 28th, 2009
1:29 pm
Great Job Colquitt County but your reign ends here. Camden County finishes out as State Champions.
Tommydawg22
November 28th, 2009
1:45 pm
I love all sports and I am from So Ga, can someone tell me the last time one of the No Ga teams one a State Championship…Was it Parkview or Brookwood around 2000/2001…Some things never change…Good Luck to Colquitt Co, Camden, and Northside in the semis
Lassiter Dad
November 28th, 2009
4:38 pm
Since the AAAAA classification started, it is South Georgia 5 and North Georgia 4. The last North Georgia team to win it was 2006 when Roswell and Peachtree Ridge tied.
PACKDADDY
November 28th, 2009
6:15 pm
3 out 4 chance the championship will be from the south. Pretty good odds consider the number of AAAAA schools that are in the metro area. The Cats and the Pack will put on a heck of a game. Wish the metro press would be there to cover it; doubt it. Anyway, I am still ROFL at ” Can Lassiter Be Stopped?” HA HA HA
cameron matthews
November 28th, 2009
11:49 pm
Go pack wat ya think hutson mason
kaleb
November 29th, 2009
2:29 am
ok lassiter dad. u have no idea what ur talking about. hutson mason it the best quarterback in the state. ask any of these colquitt fans. the reason he did so awful is because he had no help from his offensive line at all. he had about three seconds before he had to choose to sprint to one of the sidelines. id like to see you get out there with a florida state commit chasing after u and throw a touchdown. griffin roelle is a great athlete and player. but how dare u talk down about hutson like that. it wasnt his fault. he did the best he could. if u watched the game. he broke out of pressure numerous time and made a throw. but u cant expect him to do that every play. our front five couldnt block there front four. if u wanna argue about this ask anyone at lassiter or any of these pack fans becasue what happened friday was not hutsons fault.
VIKING DAD
November 30th, 2009
3:51 pm
GO PACK GO,,,,, The Road Warriors took care of business again. Now move on and take care the Bluecats and we’ll see ya’ll at The Dome.
Cody Rhodes
December 7th, 2009
6:45 pm
The Packers will lose 19-10 at Camden.
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