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Published November 05, 2008 12:48 am - Quick-strike offenses paired when COC foes collide again By Richard Polen
sports@joplinglobe.com The Neosho Wildcats and the Carthage Tigers meet for the first time in the Missouri high school football playoffs tonight at Neosho. This will be the Wildcats’ ninth appearance in the playoffs and the first since 1999. Carthage is in the playoffs for the fifth time, including each of the last three seasons. The two teams collided earlier this season, a 55-27 shootout at Carthage in a game where the Tigers scored on their first four possessions and led 35-6 at halftime. Carthage has followed a similar pattern in its last two district games, scoring five touchdowns in the first quarter against Nevada. At Carl Junction, the Tigers had three touchdowns in the first quarter and four more in the second period. “The last time we played them is still fresh in (our players’) minds,” Neosho head coach Shawn Flannigan said. “We were down 14-0 and 28-7 real quick. If you give them opportunities, they will make you pay.” He should know. The Wildcats also have the ability to strike quickly and often, such as a five-touchdown first half against McDonald County in their last district and regular season game. More importantly, Carthage head coach Jon Guidie remembers the beginning of the second half of the first Neosho-Carthage game. “We snapped it over the punter’s head, giving them a touchdown,” he said. “Then we fumbled the kickoff. They get it and score again.” In other words, both teams are capable of making big plays any time, any where on the field. Carthage is 8-2; Neosho is 7-3. “We’re just taking it as another game at this point,” Flannigan said. “If the weather permits, I would expect there to be a pretty good group of people.” Last season, when Carthage played at Ozark in a state quarterfinal matchup, “they had twice as many fans as Ozark had,” Flannigan said. “We think they’ll have a huge crowd,” Guidie said. “They have good reason to be excited. We know how they feel. We won our first district title since 1987 a couple of years ago. “It will be a big game atmosphere. Our kids have had their share of big game atmospheres.” 
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