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I watched this game on Youtube ... Let's not leave out that it was 4th and 14 when the Fannin kid caught the ball in the concession stand and was ruled in bounds by the Back judge and out of bound by the side judge.  Somehow the Back judge over ruled the call from the middle of the field.  Setting up 1st and goal inside the 2 Raceland up 14-7 deep in the third.  I also wouldn't ignore the fact that Raceland started the game with a trick play for 60 yards getting them down inside the 10  and was held without points. Paris messed up by not keeping the ball on the ground IMO I looked at the stats and the running back averaged 5.5 ypc the overall stats are construed because the quarterback ran for his life most of the game instead of getting rid of the ball.  If the Paris staff learns and gets Raceland at home, it wont be easy pickings.


Raceland is the better team, but to act like the game wasn't close for 3.5 quarters is laughable. Might not matter though I think you'll find out more about Paris in the first 2 weeks of the playoffs than you did the whole year.  I have no clue how Eminence lost to Frankfort, but they are not going to be a gravy first round.  Sayre is unknown but undefeated and probably matches up well athletically and scheme wise with Paris.  If I had to put my house on it I would say that Raceland and Sayre matchup in week 3.

If that side judge is motioning incomplete pass with his arms above his head, that's the totally wrong signal for an incomplete pass, and is a stoppage of play call. The back judge never makes a signal, they just converse. No call was made until they conversed.  It won't matter if Steve Parker widens out right and Paris has Bill Arnsparger calling defense, they're not in the same stratosphere as Raceland or Pikeville. Let's also not leave out Ransom made the catch of the year to set up their other scoring drive.  Paris and Sayre will be the top game of any class, but both will get throttled by Raceland.

I gotcha ... so you believe that Paris played their best and Raceland it's worst for 3.5 quarters which is why the game was so close going into the 4th

Correct, Paris' 3 biggest plays came on the QB just chucking it in the air while getting licks by Raceland all in the second half. 

4th Quarter
Raceland is up 21-7 going into the 4th,
They score 36 seconds into the 4th Q
Paris gets the ball 28-7 11:24 to go in the 4th
Jakari Ransom makes an insane miraculous catch for 26 yards with Paris QB getting hit and throwing off his backfoot(probably greatest catch I've seen in high school football)
Two plays later a pass interference on Raceland, giving Paris another 15 yds.

It was 28-7 with 8:35 left in the 4th Q,
Paris scores 28-13 with 8:32 left in the 4th Q,
Raceland scores 40 seconds after makes it 35-13 with 7:55 left in the 4th Q, and that constitutes a close game?
Raceland could of scored at will, 

Raceland had a missed FG on the 6yd line(23yd FG?), a fumble on the Paris 35 yard line, an Endone interception from the 12 yard line, all in the 1st half...Raceland probably should of had 2 more scores from tha,  at the least 21-0 or 17-0 at halftime.

This game can be at Paris or wherever, but the next time these two play, don't be surprised if it's closer to a running clock.

There you go I fixed it for you.  With 9 minutes to go it was a 2 score game.  A game in which Raceland ran 3 trick plays, was unable to score multiple times when given the ball inside the redzone, and had 2 touchdowns in the first 3 quarters as a direct result of a judgement call that went in their favor at home.  All that it mind it only sounds logical that if they have to travel to Paris they will win by 70.

.....And with 8 minutes to go it was 21 point game... 
....And with  6 minutes to go it was a 28 point game.

Raceland scored with Paris in the 2nd half, 

Paris put up 67 yards rushing...not counting sacks, to Raceland's 200+, please tell me how that is a ref's judgement call? Paris show offensive inepititude,
The punter being able to run for 22 yards(10 behind the LOS) "trick play" or the trick play where Paris tried to pass it off three times and fumbled it?

Look at it this way...let's pretend the 2nd half is the 1st half....
Paris receives the ball
Paris scores-7-0
Paris recovers the onside 7-0 $ and out... Has Raceland had the ball yet? No
"It's a close game!?!?!?!" 
Raceland finally gets the ball and scores on their first possession of the second half at 6:30 minutes left
7-7
Paris gets the ball has to punt with 4 minutes left
Raceland gets the ball has it the rest of the quarter
3rd Q-Paris Possessions-3 Raceland Possessions-2

4th Q
Raceland Scores 30 seconds in the fourth Q 14-7
Paris gets the ball scores with makes it 14-13 with 8:32 left
Raceland scores  less than a minute later 22-13  7:50 left 
Paris gets the ball, with the only positive yardage coming from a PF on Raceland end up fumbling
Raceland scores on their first play 29-13
Paris gets the ball back and goes for and out at 4:30 with a 4th & 20+
Raceland gets the ball back and just rans out the clock for 4 minutes
4th Q Paris Possesions-3 Raceland Possesions-3

Paris possesses the ball for 1 more time than Raceland, and comes away with 2 less scores, with Raceland just getting to Red zone again as time expired

It was only considered close because Paris had the ball first and scored. That's it, and that's all.