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Dont forget about Granato in the secondary

There was a qoute in the Longview paper saying "thank the lord we wont have to play Lumberton in the playoffs" lol

But in reality I would say Lake Travis, Highland Park and a few other schools have a shot at beating them but I read up on them and they have some really talented juniors that are expected to be big D1 guys and plus they have been in 5A the past few years makes them a really tough out.

ok I got it now

I guess I didnt read it all the way through or something last time.

I dont think you would ever have to use the point system for playoff seeds. It would still go by enrollment, so that would divide the teams into 2 groups of 2 and then the head to head match up would decide who gets the 1 seed if the 2 teams have the same record. I could be wrong though and I might have just said the same thing you did.

are you kidding me?

???

once they get in the playoffs all that matters is if they are the big school then its whoever has the better record goes as the 1 seed and then other goes as the 2 seed. if they have the same record then the tie breaker is head to head match up. Reason why Lumberton went as a higher seed than Dayton last year.

Hughes accuatly runs the option better than Duvall. The Lumberton coachs work 7 days a week during football season. They film every practice and after practice is over they watch the practice. There is 5 guys on the offensive side of the ball so if those 5 guys have not decided to put a guy in a certain place then there is a reason and its ussually a very good reason. Last year they did put Aaron Creadur in to run acouple different plays because he read the play as good as anyone. No one on the team right now could come close to running the play like he did. second he was already in the game so you could just swap him and Dejohn and teams didnt have time to personel against it. I trust the coaches I think you should too.

And please explain to me how they did a bad job against Vidor??? They ran an offensive set they havent ever ran and it was great against Vidor. to me it looked like the kids came out flat and didnt play well in the second half. I even talked to a few players and they say the samething. The defense played great in the first half too. Seriously some of you drive me crazy. Is it your fault everytime your kid makes a mistake in school?

Thats a really strong group 8th and 7th.

Is there anyway you can watch it on the internet? if not make me a copy U ;D

Lumberton (Tex.) High School had gone 42 years without making the playoffs until a year ago. In fact, the Raiders had never been to the postseason in the entire history of the school's existence. They made a bang with their first appearance, though, making it three rounds deep and knocking off defending state champion La Marque along the way.

Middle linebacker Anthony Beard helped Lumberton end a 42-year playoff drought

Perhaps the main reason for the success of the 2007 squad was the defense. Inside linebacker Anthony Beard was only a sophomore, but made his presence felt, finishing with 109 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, two sacks and two fumble recoveries en route to earning first-team all-district honors. Despite the return of Beard and several other key players, Lumberton was not picked by many people to be a contender in 2008. They have defied expectations again and are off to a 4-1 start to the season.

"Everybody underestimated us again," said the 6-foot-2, 220-pound junior. "We're using it like a chip on our shoulder. We're going to make the playoffs again this year. That's all we're thinking right now. Hopefully then we can make an even longer run than last year. Right now, I have 50-something tackles through our first five games."

With the newfound team success on the field has come attention from colleges as they make their way to the Golden Triangle school to watch the defender in action.

"I'm getting a bunch of letters from a lot of schools," said Beard. "I've heard from Boston College and Penn State lately. I like the way Penn State plays. I've also been hearing from Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Arizona, Illinois, Virginia and some other schools. The local schools, too, like Texas, A&M and LSU."

Beard recently took in his first college game when he made the trip to College Station to watch Texas A&M take on Miami. He says he came away impressed with Aggieland.

"I went down to A&M to watch them play against Miami," he said. "I liked the fans and it was a really loud stadium. The atmosphere was really good for a big game. I could see myself there. I really have to check out the school a little bit more than I got to then. That's the only college game I've been to. I was going to go to a game at Tulane, but I didn't get a chance to do that."

However, while the Aggies made an impression that day, so did their opponent. Beard says that it put the Hurricanes on his radar as well.

"I liked Miami a lot," he said. "I like how they play and everything. They really impressed me. I know that they haven't been having the seasons lately that they're used to, but their defense just flies to the ball."

With over a year until Beard can sign his National-Letter-of-Intent, he says he is in no hurry to name a list of favorites. He plans to take in camps at a few schools next summer as well.

"I haven't really talked to that many coaches or anything yet," he said. "Major Applewhite from Texas gave me his card, but that's about it. I really have no idea what I want to do yet. I'll probably go to the camps from the schools near here like Texas, A&M, LSU, OSU and those."

Any info on the 7th grade?

if Florida wins I blame everyone on this board who didnt vote. I saw one guy make a post saying their 6A state champ had beatin Southlake Carrol. SLC lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs last year.

Anyone know the Lumberton 7th and 8th grade scores?

I would guess 4.7 or 4.8 but like you its hard to tell.

make sure you vote.

dont lie Burk

I think Hughes is fine if we can protect him. I think if Duvall was better he would be playing. Plus hes been a big reason why our D is doing so well. Lets let the coaches make the decisons

Which one Hughes or Asher?

I dont know if Anahuc over EC would be considered an upset.  I hate to agree with Aggies but I think Central over Nederland would be my pick. Now I did pick Nederland in my pick'ems this week. The way Grogan has came along for Nederland I think they are gonna be tough to stop on offense. 4 good WR a good QB and a good RB. What do yall think about the Vidor/PNG game. Is Vidor considered the underdog or is PNG?

They have 4 or 5 college prospects on the team. QB, LB, RB, TE/DE, not sure names but per rivals thats what i know. but from watching them play the past 2 years they are huge and have some speed.

1.  Nederland @ Central

2.  West Hardin @ High Island

3.  Dayton @ Barbers Hill

4.  Baytown Lee @ West Brook

5.  PA Memorial @ Sterling

6.  PNG @ Vidor

7.  Ozen @ Lumberton

8.  LCM @ Livingston

9.  Huntington @ Jasper

10. WOS @ Hamshire Fannett

11.  Silsbee @ Bridge City

12.  Hardin Jefferson @ Orangfield

13.  Hemphill @ Kirbyville

14.  San Augustine @ Newton

15.  Woodville @ Shelbyville

16.  East Chambers @ Anahuac

17.  Warren @ Deweyville

18.  Kountze @ Hardin

19.  Burkeville @ Evadale

20.  Hull Daisetta @ Chester

21.  Sabine Pass @ Colmesneil   

No you had to be a subscriber and I tryed to do it when they talked about Beard from Lumberton but couldnt do it. But they talked about James Haynes the Franks kid. Hypolyte as a future D1AA SS and said his back up will be a stud and acouple other sophmores.

I never said he was in the Hooks catagory as far as all time great but I think that he shouldnt be overlooked considering the people that are on the list. But look at the athletes that come out of WOS and Newton. Those are 2 schools that are bigger schools for their divison and have plenty of athletes. Gerry Hamilton from rivals did a piece over WOS and he broke down the prospects on their team and he ended up with 5 future D1 prospects and 1 D1AA prospect.

Lumberton is a tough place to be a coach but the guys over there have really done a great job getting that place to where its at but if your gonna ignore that then apparently that skull of yours is really thick.

Lumberton is also one of the smallest 4A schools in the state and considering battling the old losing tradition I dont see how you can overlook Creadur and the staff at Lumberton.