Friday Night Lights – Week 5

[Huskie1]

Through six games, Jake Smith has touched the football 85 times.

He has scored on 23 of those 85 times.

That is just a crazy stat.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

I was out at Lake Travis vs. Austin High last night checking out 2020 Texas commit Hudson Card.  He's very impressive - threw for 4 TD's and had along rushing TD.  He was pulled before the 2nd quarter ended.

 

[Epictetus]

On Jasper Radio calling Newton game, at Newton, I heard...

After the game, all the Gilmer players went over and wished coach W T Johnson well. Coach Johnson was unable to travel to the West Orange game; that game coached by his son.

Announcers said it was the classiest thing they had seen. Says a lot about Gilmer coaching staff, too; they'd have told their team, in preparation, about both the players and coach they were going up against.

Texas High School football is one of the great American traditions. Nothing else like it in the country.

For some reason, the crew on Fox Sports Southwest late Fri left the game completely off the show. They focused on district play for the most part that was just kicking off. This was a unique non-district game.

CORRECTION: I think Coach Johnson was in the press box for the WOS game. Either way, he was not on the sidelines for that game.

 

[MikeV73]

On Jasper Radio calling Newton game, at Newton, I heard...

After the game, all the Gilmer players went over and wished coach W T Johnson well. Coach Johnson was unable to travel to the West Orange game; that game coached by his son.

Announcers said it was the classiest thing they had seen. Says a lot about Gilmer coaching staff, too; they'd have told their team, in preparation, about both the players and coach they were going up against.

Texas High School football is one of the great American traditions. Nothing else like it in the country.

For some reason, the crew on Fox Sports Southwest late Fri left the game completely off the show. They focused on district play for the most part that was just kicking off. This was a unique non-district game.

CORRECTION: I think Coach Johnson was in the press box for the WOS game. Either way, he was not on the sidelines for that game.

I’m not in the know with Coach Johnson.  Is he dealing with an illness or under the weather?

 

[Epictetus]

I’m not in the know with Coach Johnson.  Is he dealing with an illness or under the weather?

It's a complicated issue of a double-lung transplant. Here's a quote below, and link to that article. Seeing him on the sidelines at last year's Newton title win over Gunter, and his interview after the game, was telling. His quote in this Beaumont article, was given then, too. That he would not take a $200K job in Houston over his job in Newton. He talked about the kids (they all do) the town, community.. about the same any place, and he's not your tough-guy coach. Not quitting coaching, to live a life that could end any day. And going for a repeat.

"Johnston is still dealing with health issues related to the graft-versus-hosts disease he contracted in April of 2015 after receiving a double-lung transplant...." 

from: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Super-Gold-Newton-s-W-T-Johnston-named-2017-12448799.php