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Caldwell County Tigers Preview 2013


The big question for the Tigers this season is, how long do we have to wait until they give us that bigger trophy in gold that says State Champions. The answer will come about 15 weeks after the start of the season. This team is really and I mean really loaded again this year. This team returns almost everything except their starting rb in Martez Sivils. They should be favored to win class 2a this year.

The Tigers will have the benefit of having almost every starting player on offense and defense from last seasons state runner up team back. If memory serves me correctly they will only have to replace 2-3 players on each. Add on to that, this offense ranked 5th in scoring in 2a last season and 4th in scoring margin and you have to feel really good about their chances. I will say they will hoist the big trophy this year unless they get an extreme case of overconfidence or have some critical injuries.

The Tigers were 2nd in scoring in 2012 and have all that talent back. I just can’t get over that. The problem is they gave up about 21 points per game on defense. That could be partially due to being young last year or it could be just because they score so quick that the other teams get more opportunities to score.

The Tigers open the season by hosting 5a Christian Co. Christian Co was second in their district last year and made it to the second round of the playoffs. They then host 2a non- district opponent Union Co. The Braves finished last season with a disappointing 5-6 record. They lost in a fairly close game to Murray at Murray in the 1st round of the playoffs. They then travel to Ohio Co. The Eagles were a disappointing 3-7 last season. They then travel to Trigg Co to play the 3a Wildcats. The Wildcats finished the season at 5-6 and appeared to be improving in the late season. They then host Fort Campbell. Fort Campbell finished in the season at 9-3. They also return a lot of talent. They then host district opponent Ballard Memorial. The Bombers finished 2012 with a record of 7-4 and appear to be on an upswing. They then travel to Green Co. The 2a Dragons finished at 6-5 last season. They then host their district rivals, Murray Tigers. The Tigers were bounced from the playoffs in a 3 point loss to Caldwell in Princeton in 2012. They then travel to Marion to take on the 2a Crittendon Co Rockets. The Rockets are a well coached team that appeared to be very young and finished 3-8 in 2012. They then host last seasons 1a state champions, Mayfield Cardinals. The Cards finished 14-1 last seaon and should be one of the favored teams for a repeat in 1a this year.

This schedule certainly leaves some room for improvement, but should give the Tigers a variety of deferent offensive styles to face this year. This could help them to prepare for a great run at the state championship.

Players to watch:

Elijah Sindelar/ qb This kid is awesome. He has great height, speed and a great arm. I have personally
Witnessed him throw a 70 yarder on a dime in War Memorial in 2012. He has led
This team for the past 2 years. He was 4th in the state in 2a last year throwing for
Over 2,000 yards, 24 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions. I really think we could
Be watching this kid on Sundays in the future.

Jaylen Boyd/ wr This kid is a blaze. He was 6th in receiving stats in 2012 in 2a. He hauled in passes
For over 1,200 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. I expect he will have an even
Bigger role this year due to graduation of their star rb of 2012.

This team is my pick for the best in the state for 2013 in 2a. I really think this year will really get Sindelar the attention he needs to get some big time college scouts attention as well.