SMALL School MEGA Preview: Regional Finals

China Spring (12-1) vs. Anna (13-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fort Worth’s Crowley ISD Stadium: China Spring ended the regular season as the state’s number one team and the Cougars have done nothing to change that winning their first three playoff games by an average of over 44 points. Last week China Spring rolled past Lake Worth 41-7 as the duo of QB Cash McCollum and RB Kyle Barton were too much for the Bullfrogs to handle, McCollum threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns and Barton added 101 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns. China Spring did most of their damage in the first half leading 34-7 at the break before rotating in backups for most of the second half. Anna the last two weeks has shown their mettle as the Coyotes knocked off defending state champion Stephenville by a point and then last week took down Celina for the second time this year in a 27-24 win (proving me wrong both times). In last week’s win over Celina QB Evan Bullock only threw for 211 yards, but he had three touchdown passes, two going to Jonathan Brown. Boise State commit RB Jambres Dubar only ran the ball eight times for 40 yards in the win, if Anna is going to knock off the state’s top ranked team they are going to need Dubar and the running game to be a big part of the plan. Expect this one to be close, but China Spring and their balance is the difference. Stepp’s Pick: China Spring by 3

Boerne (13-0) vs. Corpus Christi Calallen (13-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Alamo Stadium: Something has got to give at historic Alamo Stadium in San Antonio on Friday night as the Region IV title gets decided between undefeated Boerne and unbeaten Corpus Christi Calallen. Boerne ended Port Lavaca Calhoun’s Cinderella run in emphatic fashion last week as the Greyhounds rolled to a 51-0 victory. QB Jaxon Baize led the way with 249 yards passing and three touchdowns leading a Boerne attack that had 515 yards of offense. Boerne’s defense turned some heads as well as BHS held a potent Calhoun ground game to 143 yards of total offense. Calallen in a driving rain in Beeville took full advantage of Somerset mistakes in a 31-17 win. Skylar Rubio ran for two touchdowns to pace a balanced Calallen attack, while QB Bryce Burnett ran for a touchdown and threw for a touchdown helping stake CHS to a 21-3 halftime lead. Both teams have spent nearly the entire season ranked in the top five of the state rankings, this is a true pick’em game and I just have a feeling Boerne is the team peaking at the right time and that early season win over 5A Flour Bluff looks better and better each week. Stepp’s Pick: Boerne by 1