Author Archives: Mike Virdell

Excuses are not what we usually talk about here at Play to Win.  The circumstances do make a difference, but in the long haul, wins and losses and memories is what you seniors will remember 20 years from now.  You … Continue reading →

   Just getting over the hump was not enough Thursday night as the Llano Yellow Jackets took it on the chin in a 35-26 loss to Glen Rose in Bi-District play in Belton.  The inablity to score in the fourth … Continue reading →

   In 1998, the Llano Yellow Jackets opened the season with a 33-0 lose to Fredericksburg.  But recovered to beat Brady two weeks later 6-3, which is a super story in itself( I’ll try to rewrite the story soon).  District … Continue reading →

   Maybe some good can come from the loss at Burnet last Friday nite.  The 35-14 loss hurts, and at times felt like I had seen it before.  The Jacket defense will have to show up against Brownwood, and the … Continue reading →

   The 37-25 win in Gatesville may be one of the biggest wins in School history.  Llano beat the Hornets, ranked 75th by the Harris Poll.  The Jackets were ranked 111.  That 36 team jump is as large as any … Continue reading →

   I have an old saying,”when you score 58 points, you should win.”  Lampasas had the same old saying, but theirs said “when you score 57 points, you should win”.  At 10:30 PM Friday night they adjusted their saying to mimic … Continue reading →

   THe Liberty Hill Panthers more than showed they were a top 20 team in 3-AAA Texas High School football.  And Llano played very good football for two quarters.  After that, it was all Panthers.    I have the hardest … Continue reading →

   The Fighting Llano Yellow Jackets take their 2-3 pre-district record to Liberty Hill Friday night to begin 8-AAA District play.  I will make a presumption that Layton Rabb will play this week.  Should he not, just trash this article.  The Jackets … Continue reading →

   I can’t feel bad about the 2-3 Jackets.  Had  Llano been healthy, we would be 4-1.  But still, Llano is playing hard.  The defense, statically, is the best in 8 years.  Allowing only 92 points in 5 games works … Continue reading →

Little to say about the Boerne game.  The Jackets were flat.  Little speed or get up and go could be seen.  These things do happen.  Maybe Llano should have expected a let down at some point.  Beating two good teams … Continue reading →