Merkin jokes aren't that big at our high school. Thanks to hard work on my part, "your face" cut downs are all the rage.

Merkel dropped from 3A last realignment and they are the ones that played dueling banjos for us last year, and laughed at us...and then we beat them by near 40.

They have room to make fun though, because we all know Merkel, Texas is the epicenter of culture in the Western hemisphere.

We play Coahoma, the defending district champs, at their place Friday, and they have 6'5, 6'5, 6'7 in the starting lineup.