Playoff previews ... all up in your area (parte dos): Maplesville at Loachapoka

By David Morrison
High School Sports Reporter
Published: November 11, 2009

Since I’m obsessive and psycho, I’ve decided to do more in-depth playoff previews than what’s going to run in the paper. One a day until Friday.

Today: Maplesville at Loachapoka in the Class 1A first round:

Maplesville Red Devils (10-1)

Aug. 28 at Billingsley (W, 35-0)
Sept. 4 vs. R.A. Hubbard (W, 20-0)
Sept. 11 vs. Sunshine (W, 68-12)
Sept. 18 vs. John Essex (W, 61-6)
Sept. 25 at Autaugaville (W, 40-8)
Oct. 2 at Linden (L, 14-23)
Oct. 9 vs. Akron (W, 32-0)
Oct. 16 at A.L. Johnson (W, 42-6)
Oct. 23 vs. Holy Spirit (W, 55-7)
Oct. 30 at American Christian (W, 28-0)
Nov. 6 vs. Talladega County Central (W, 48-13)

Points scored: 443 (40.3)
Points allowed: 75 (6.8)

Loachapoka Indians (9-1)

Aug. 28 vs. LaFayette (W, 35-6)
Sept. 4 at Notasulga (W, 48-8)
Sept. 11 vs. Donoho (W, 56-0)
Sept. 18 at Verbena (W, 35-0)
Sept. 25 vs. Reeltown (L, 0-27)
Oct. 2 vs. Winterboro (W, 41-8)
Oct. 9 at Fayetteville (W, 34-0)
Oct. 16 vs. Wadley (W, 28-3)
Oct. 23 at Talladega County Central (W, 21-14)
Nov. 6 vs. Holy Spirit (W, 38-0)

Points scored: 346 (34.6)
Points allowed: 66 (6.6)
Rushing yards: 1846 (184.6)
Passing yards: 1785 (178.5)
Total yards: 3631 (363.1)
Total yards allowed: 1179 (117.9)

Key Players
WR Travis Echols, Sr., 6-0, 160: 28 rec., 543 yds., 19.4 avg., 2 TD
TE/DE Ricky Hunter, Jr., 6-3, 260: 50 tackles, sack, INT
QB/DB Patrick Moore, Sr., 5-11, 170: 96-of-159 passing, 1743 yds., 15 TD, 6 INT; 65 att., 669 yds., 10.3 avg., 16 TD; 3 INT
TE/LB Greg Moss, Sr., 6-0, 210: 14 rec., 318 yds., 22.7 avg., 4 TD; 40 tackles, 2 sacks
WR/S Quindravius Richardson, Sr., 6-2, 195: 22 rec., 355 yds., 16.1 avg., 2 TD; 3 INT

Maplesville on the road: 4-1
Loachapoka at home: 5-1
Last meeting: Loachapoka, 18-9, on Nov. 7, 2008.

Pick: Loachapoka 23, Maplesville 21