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Why would the UIL have this school in 4A when they can recruit students from 16 different school districts and as i've found out from research that they can limit their enrollment just to stay in 4A classification......SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duncanville don’t need to say anything except addressing ineligible players.

Don’t post on here much anymore but a huge congratulations to BU on one heck of a run and I’d bet my bottom dollar they aren’t done yet! Making SETX proud.

Whew!!!!! UIL should make them compete at 6A…

Great Godly man. I have been friends with David since we played Little League and Little Dribbler basketball together. His family is such good people. Graduated with his sister Cinthia. United couldn't have a better coach and mentor.

I’ve never met coach Green, but really enjoyed watching his post game interview. It’s obvious how much he cares for his players.

Still lot's of talk about how it's a joke that Faith Family is allowed to play UIL 4A basketball. Well, here is the geographical boundries for this academy: Avalon ISD Cedar Hill ISD Dallas ISD DeSoto ISD Duncanville ISD Ennis ISD Ferris ISD Grand Prairie ISD Italy ISD Lancaster ISD Maypearl ISD Midlothian ISD Milford ISD Palmer ISD Red Oak ISD Waxahachie ISD Any student attending these school districts are eligible to attend Faith Family Academy. Thoughts?

1. London (13-3-1)2. Franklin (12-1-1)3. Orangefield (10-3)4. Central Heights (9-3-1)5. West (12-2)6. Little River Academy (9-3-1)7. Brock (9-3)8. Lorena (11-2)9. Diboll (13-2-1)10. Gunter (12-2)11. Bushland (12-2)12. Troy (11-1)13. Wall (11-4-1)14. Boyd (11-4)15. Blanco (11-2)16. Holliday (7-3)17. Falfurrias (14-0)18. Banquete (13-3)19. White Oak (9-2-2)20. Woodville (12-2)21. Shallowater (9-5-1)22. Buna (8-4)23. Rogers (10-3)24. Jacksboro (12-2-1)25. Hooks (12-3)

17-4A Silsbee 2-1 BC Lumberton 6-0 Jasper LCM 7-1 HJ 18-4A EC 2-0 Huffman Liberty 3-2 Livingston Splendora 7-0 HF Anahuac 3-1 New Waverly

They did not go running to mommy, they went running to the EMR. I guess the Batan Death March was just a put on too, because the human body should be able to withstand anything.

You right I stand corrected

Exactly It’s nice to have him but just him throwing hard doesn’t equal to wins lol

Man, you gotta stop hitting them with facts. The only comeback is name calling. The fence riders must always “FEEL” superior. You might as well have slapped him in the face with a dead fish. Lmao

So you're agreeing some of the hospitalized kids' weren't ready for that workout?

It’s nice to have a guy throw 92-96. It also takes a whole team to win ball games. Especially when you start playing teams that are highly ranked. Going 4-0 in the tournament they were in took a whole team. Not just one guy. He would even say that if you asked him. Can’t pitch every game even though I’m sure the coaches would love to have him out there every game. Team pitched great and swung the bats great. Hope to see a lot more of that the rest of the season.

I do that every chance I get. Same applies for a military guy in uniform.

They dethroned themselves.

I'm afraid that's 2 words Mr. Melon is not used to having applied to himself.

Rest of us? My apologies. Shall I contact the university where i recieved it to rescind my doctorate from the College of Health and Human Performance and resign my position as a college professor in a Kinesiology department? Since you like to throw your resume out, I feel obligated to do the same. I bow to your superior knowledge of the Rockwall situation due to knowing the workout program at North Shore. The person that called you silly was wrong. Silly doesn't begin to explain your vast lack of knowledge on so many levels. Promise you...you were not a "member" of the coaching staff at North Shore....you were a tolerated person with a contract in the district. I'll go gutter with you until the moderators stop us.

Sutherland just eclipsed 900 wins during this season. I believe Sigler has over 700. Boutte 700. Not sure about English and Joubert.

NO UIL high school should be allowed to recruit period! That is or was the point of the UIL rules. To keep us all uniform in our rules. The problem is DEC's in some districts(not just DFW), coaches and parents who don't agree with UIL, instead staying in their lane, will just bend/break the rules and lie to benefit "the kids" aka themselves. And now some/many people think that lying and cheating should be the normal thing to do just because you don't like how it is. If you don't like the UIL rules, go to a school that has those rules you do like. Another big problem is UIL either can't or won't enforce their own rules with certain schools and districts. FF is only doing what they were allowed to do.

They threw 2 no hitters this weekend and can swing the sticks I don’t think it’s just one pitcher throwing 94+

Another good but different question. There are two Supreme Court cases that I use to teach this in the police academy. One was just discussed in Kaupp. The police handcuffed Kaupp without probable cause and a unanimous Supreme Court said that handcuffing without probable cause was an arrest, no matter what the police said, rendering anything afterwards as inadmissible in court. I follow that up with another case where the police handcuffed a person without probable cause which again resulted in a unanimous ruling. This ruling however, went in favor of the police. So handcuffing without probable cause was lawful…. leaving us with…. Huh?? In that case the police were serving a lawful search warrant at a home. If I remember the details correctly, a woman was renting out a couple of rooms in her home for extra money. One was to a construction worker but he was also affiliated with a local violent gang. The police had a lawful warrant to look for evidence of gang activity and for illegal weapons. When the police made entry into the home, they rounded up everyone in the home and handcuffed them, I believe placing them in the living room where they could all be watched while the police made their search. One was an illegal alien named Mena. During the detention and questioning Mena was found to be an illegal alien. She sued saying that she was unlawfully detained under the Fourth Amendment. The SC ruled unanimously that the detention in handcuffs was lawful as well as officers speaking to her. The difference in the unanimous rulings that appear to be opposite? One had a fairly high safety concern where the other had practically none. The SC generally goes pretty heavy in favor of the police when safety is the concern. In Mena the police had probable cause of a violent gang member possibly with weapons. Not knowing who inside the house may have been involved with the gang or who may have been helping to hide the weapons, the SC ruled that the safety of officers and others was very important so it was not a violation of the Fourth Amendment. I think that specifically answers your question … which is why it is a great question. In teaching and in supervising I bring up that the police are always in danger because we never know what people are intending to do, who may be armed, etc. BUT…. we can’t simply handcuff everyone because everyone might be a threat. There has to be an articulable reason to take the extraordinary step of handcuffing without probable cause for arrest. In Kaupp there appeared to be no danger of an armed and dangerous person when the police woke up a 17 year old in bed, in his underwear and surrounded by 3 officers. Mena was also in a home and handcuffed without probable cause but obviously the scene was entirely different. The police cannot negate an unlawful detention or arrest simply by telling the person (such as Kaupp) that he isn’t under arrest. Those cases are guidelines to follow. Each case is different however. In the what if scenarios we can come up with many situations that are not so clear as those two unanimous decisions. If the police actions are questioned (as any good lawyer would certainly do), the judge at the trial has to make his own ruling based on the circumstances. Either side can then later appeal that decision. It is almost comparable to an umpire in baseball calling balls and strikes. The umpire knows the rules but sometimes the ball is in the middle of the strike zone and easy but sometimes it is near the edge. In baseball the umpire’s ruling is final. In court the judge’s decision can be appealed. Here is a short summary of Mena. [Hidden Content]

Best one I’ve seen lately….

It is likely the statement would have been allowed. There are a couple of ways this probably could have been accomplished lawfully. The appeals courts and particularly the Supreme Court will generally only answer the question being argued. Discussions like this are interesting (in my opinion) but the courts don’t make rulings outside of a specific question. Meaning… while it is a very good and pertinent question of, had the police done “this” (whatever “this” is), would it be legal, those what if scenarios are not addressed. The SC will not say, this confession was a violation of the Fourth Amendment however if the police would have had his father drive him or had the police taken the confession at the home or blah blah blah…..”. If a case in the future addresses such a what if question, it will be addressed then.

I think that is the plan. To develop D1 talent on Offense. Think the problem with the Defense was the coaches were not familiar with it. They tried it and it didn't work. Let's see how well they adapt with a year under their belt. 🧢

It’s hard to believe the talent that was on the floor for this one. And they were high school kids…

Don't hang your heads kids. What you did for the city of Beaumont was remarkable. Setx proud!!

Fantastic season for United! That’s an incredible achievement to move up to 6A and make it to the state championship. Hard to not feel like BU had a real chance to win this one. Their execution and shooting in the 2nd half killed them. That said, LH got away with at least three goaltends, and I can’t ever remember a game where every single close block/charge call went the way of one team, but it was that way tonight, on close to ten calls.

Entry without consent must be bases on probable cause/PC (not reasonable suspicion). To enter (or search) based on PC but without a warrant there must be exigent circumstances. PC has several but virtually identical definitions/interpretations. It is articulable facts and circumstances known to the officer at the time of a search (or arrest), to which the officer has reasonably trustworthy information, that would make a reasonable person believe that a crime is about to be or has been committed. Basically it could be said, what would a reasonable or a cautious man believe if he had the same facts as the officer and with the same knowledge as the officer? Would this reasonable person believe that it is “probably” true? In this particular case, officers in Kentucky had probable cause to believe that a man just sold cocaine to an undercover. A foot chase ensued and the officer turned the corner and found two doors. On one side there was no sound and no odor but on the other there was the odor of marijuana and upon knocking on the door (which is obviously legal), there was bumping and noises as if somebody might have been getting ready to escape or get rid of drugs, etc. The officer only being a few seconds behind the suspect knew that he had to be in one of two apartments. One was silent with no odor and in the other he heard noises and could smell marijuana. The question becomes, would a reasonable person believe that a suspect who they just sold drugs and fled on foot was in the apartment with all kinds of noises and the smell of marijuana? The US Supreme Court overruled the Kentucky SC in an 8-1 decision and said the officer had probable cause to enter without a warrant. Remember that “probable” is a likelihood and not a guarantee. [Hidden Content]

It's hilarious to me. The Orangefield Coach/Team was emphatically congratulated on the season they had... while running the Slot-T. Coincidentally, the predicted front runner and spread team of the district (Anahuac).. had their season ended by eventual state champ and another Slot-T team (Franklin). It's almost as if people don't realize the irony.

Not a whole lot of clarity in 17-4A after last night. LCM won over BC so standings will be finalized after Friday's games 18-4A had Splendora beat Liberty which gives them the inside route to 4th place. Huffman and EC both won - so barring a MAJOR upset of Huffman by HF, Huffman will finish in 1st place and EC will finish in 2nd. Livingston can clinch 3rd with a win on Friday over Liberty.

Good thing Hitchcock got to play the Bobcats from Orangefield. Otherwise they wouldn’t have been tested before state. And yes, I know Lorena played them almost as close but Orangefield had them on the ropes for a good portion of that game.