Gilbert Breaks Harrell's Passing Record, Wins Second State Title

Texas QB Commit Garrett Gilbert (rivals, scout, espn) led the Cavs to beat Longview 48-23 in the 4A Division 1 Title Game.

* Lake Travis View
* Austin American Statesman (AP)

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Five passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns, topping it all off with breaking his own season passing yardage record and Harrell’s career passing yardage record. Wow, what a day for this kid. Here’s hoping he turns out to be as amazing as he has looked so far. Sucks he couldn’t break Harrell’s season touchdown record (67), but 56 will do, especially with the 21 rushing TDs he added. I don’t think Harrell had 77 pass/rush TDs in any season.

by burntorangehorn on Dec 20, 2008 7:31 PM CST reply actions

Oh yeah...

and he won the state title, too…

by Horn Brain on Dec 20, 2008 8:30 PM CST up reply actions

I am ready for him to be a 'Horn

but as an alum of Longview (Vondrell McGee was at the game, btw), I was appalled that LT was still throwing with 2 minutes remaining in the game and up 41-16. We all gripe about that POS Stoops doing, well it was done to my school today, and it was frustrating. It is what set the record, and I am sympathetic to wanting a record for your player(s) and team, but at the expense of demoralizing your opponent? I just don’t think it’s worth it.

From what I saw of him, he is a top notch prospect and it is no wonder ESPN rated him so high. He is very good in all aspects of the game (including good touch on the deep ball) and is very good at selling fakes on the ZR. I was very impressed, but also a tad frustrated. Hope this helps.

by Triple347 on Dec 20, 2008 11:09 PM CST up reply actions

From a Lake Travis alum...

…I sympathize. It seems excessive and I’d agree they shouldn’t have run up the score if GG wasn’t so close to a respected record. Lakeway (and Bee Cave, where GG’s from) takes its football seriously and the response would have been—unfriendly—had the coach pulled him just short.

Despite the lopsided results of the last few games, Coach Morris hasn’t tried run up to score (unlike Stoops.) He’s pulled Gilbert early with a big lead throughout the season. GG could have passed the record before this game if he hadn’t. This game was the exception, not the rule. Think of Colt—imagine what his numbers would be if Brown aimed for “style points.”

For Stoops, I think it’s the repetition and the pattern that Longhorns find offense. Or maybe it’s just the unabashed drooling of attention deficit sportscasters that bothers us.

Go Cavs!!!

58–40–5

by SunriseStudly on Dec 21, 2008 1:31 AM CST up reply actions

Regardless...

It wasn’t like it was GG’s decision, so this running up the score can’t really be blamed on him. Running up the score on anyone is unsportsmanlike on no matter what level it takes place, but in this situation GG had no choice but to execute the plays his coach tells him to. This is high school football. We all know the players have no say in what plays are called.

Garrett Gilbert: 2014 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

by jordansb on Dec 21, 2008 4:46 AM CST up reply actions

I agree with Triple...

in that Lake Travis shouldn’t have been throwing. To Gilbert’s credit, in the Statesman article, he did say during the game that he didn’t care about the record. His coach did. Makes me like Garrett even more. He’s gonna be a good one!

by ctex80 on Dec 21, 2008 1:30 PM CST up reply actions