Football: Saturday's Permian Basin playoff preview capsules

IDALOU WILDCATS vs. ALPINE FIGHTIN' BUCKS

Class 2A Division II Bi-District Playoff

>> Time, Date, Place: 7:30 p.m. today, Andrews' Mustang Bowl.

>> Head coaches: Idalou, Johnny Taylor; Alpine, Shad Hanna.

>> Districts: Idalou, District 3-2A; Alpine, District 4-2A.

>> 2008 Records: Idalou, 9-1; Alpine, 8-2.

>> Next Opponent: Panhandle-Friona winner.

>> Last Week: Idalou 35, Slaton 0; Crane 58, Alpine 0.

>> Playoff Appearances: Idalou 28, Alpine 28.

>> Last Playoff Appearance: Idalou 2007, Alpine 2006.

>> Deepest Advancement: Idalou, quarterfinals (2006, Stratford 19-17; 2007, Canadian 21-18); Alpine, semifinals (1972, tied Rockwall 20-20 on penetrations; 1973, lost to Hooks 21-0).

>> Previous Playoff Meetings: None.

>> Idalou Leaders: RB Tanner Cook (172-1,147 rushing, 12 TDs), QB Sean Reagan (51-117 passing, 1,014 yards, 11 TDs, 7 INTs), WR Rynn Smith (9-233 receiving, 2 TDs).

>> Alpine Leaders: QB Dominic Scott (155-250 passing, 1,840 yards, 25 TDs, 6 INTs, 118-695 rushing, 12 TDs), RB Arael Huerta (88-660 rushing, 9 TDs), WR Carlos Mendoza (45-704 receiving, 10 TDs), LB Johnny Ordonez (57 tackles), DL Jonathan Rojo (8 sacks, 37 tackles).

>> Radio: KVLF 1240-AM (Alpine).

>> Web: www.bigbendradio.com.

>> Notes: Idalou running back Tanner Cook suffered an ankle injury in the second district game but has continued to recover from it while being productive. "He is just now being able to hit top speed," head coach Johnny Taylor said. ... The Wildcats are an experienced team, with 26 seniors, which are "quite a few more than we usually have." ... Idalou runs the I and the spread offenses, though "it's 70-30" toward the I, Taylor said, as the Wildcats are very run heavy. ... In practice this week, Alpine quarterback Dominic Scott worked on putting more zip on his throws. Hanna said that in recent games he's been lobbing more than usual.

SEAGRAVES EAGLES vs. IRAAN BRAVES

Class 1A Division II Bi-District Playoff

>> Time, Date, Place: 6 p.m. today, Andrews' Mustang Bowl.

>> Head coaches: Seagraves, Thance Springer; Iran, John Fellows.

>> Districts: Seagraves, District 7-1A; Iraan, District 8-1A.

>> 2008 Records: Seagraves, 5-5; Iraan, 10-0.

>> Next Opponent: New Deal.

>> Last Week: Seagraves 36, Plains 34; Iraan 42, Marfa 0.

>> Playoff Appearances: Seagraves 31, Iraan 28.

>> Last Playoff Appearance: Seagraves 2007, Iran 2007.

>> Deepest Advancement: Seagraves, finals (1977, East Bernard 27-10); Iraan, finals (1996, Iraan 14-7).

>> Previous Playoff Meetings: 1975 (Seagraves 22-0); 1978 (Iraan 10-0); 1996 (Iraan 7-0); 1997 (Iraan 21-7); 1998 (Seagraves 54-6); 2004 (Seagraves 42-34).

>> Seagraves Leaders: RB Michael Peterson (815 rushing yards), LB Javier Minjarez (85 tackles); DE Travis Thomas (15 tackles, 8 sacks).

>> Iraan Leaders: LB Drew Allen (126 tackles); RB David Himel (83-673 rushing, 7 TDs); RB Oscar Gonzales (78-659 rushing, 5 TDs); WR Ector Galindo (11-448, 4 TDs); QB Call Cade (47-82 passing, 809 yards, 11 TDs, 2 INTs).

>> Notes: Seagraves lost three of its first four games this season and didn't have tailback Peterson for the first three contests as he was recovering from an injury. Minjarez was converted to tailback, and the offense struggle a little. But it has been more consistent after Peterson came back, head coach Thance Springer said. ... The Eagles run a lot of the veer on offense, while defensively it relies on the 10-1. ... Iraan head coach John Fellows said that because of Seagraves' defense, he put a few "wrinkles" in the offense for today, inserting some plays from last year's playbook. "It's enough to keep them guessing, but we're going to do what we do."