JS

Lumberton certainly earned their way in and did very well once they got there----I think it is ridiculus however for a team with a losing DISTRICT record to get a playoff slot. If 4 teams must go (also ridiculus) then if if matched up with such a team they should get a bye--Frankly IMO 3 teams is still one to many.

yes

Dayton is in trouble this year--no doubt about that---however Frank Smesny was overlooked--8-0 last season as Varsity pitcher--winningest 4A pitcher in Greater Houston and good enough to be a top pitcher on an elite select team--Kyle Chapman

Dayton--Smesny: 6' 3"--190 lbs 8-0 varsity record as a 15 year old sophomore last season

They are going to be very good, and if anybody has seen Daniel Teal play ball, they know that he will help that team, ALOT...if they let him. Teal is a good player. He will be missed by Vidor but will definately help his new team

Any way that I slice it I still come up with garbage. The district games should count for something. Teams that blow it or just plain suck during district should stay home.

There are no whites at Kirby either--that does not make them racist---many times my son has been the only white kid on the track or the court--yet I felt no ill will toward him or my family. In fact last summer at the TSU relays we were practically the only white people there and were treated just like anyone else----that attitude is in the past and that is where it belongs---let the hate die---AND THAT IS ALL THAT I WILL SAY ON THIS SUBJECT

I believe they are sprinkled in in ALL races and ALL communities--but to indict an entire school district and an entire town in 2008 is just out of line---and yes I am familiar with SE TEXAS having lived here for 48 years

Ozen, Central, and LCM--in that order

garbage

Sometimes a kid and his family must do what they believe to be in their own self interest

Both big men are out w/injuries--but we will be competitive with a lot of speed and defense

This is my only point--

Take a cue from Bill Cosby---

Supporting a team and defending them is great---but this is no different than if I got on here and typed in my fathers native Slavik or my mothers native German--it is somewhat indecipherable

Yes it is a message board and does not have to be perfect---but it also not South Central Los Angelos either or a street corner for that matter

Why don't we settle this once and for all?--I propose a Spelling Bee.

Would you PLEASE learn how to spell?---just get it CLOSE!

poor jared?---inflated ego?

Someone will make the tackle--the leading tackler on a winless team is not nearly as impressive as one on a team with several good tacklers--the folks who vote would not intentionally cheat a kid

I saw the Pirates play Dayton and just cannot see them beating Central--this one could get ugly.

IMO-MVPs and first teamers are recognized for being the outstanding players in the district--evidence of which is in part the team record-best players on the best teams. The second team and Hon. Men. are for kids who worked hard and were above average--recognition for a good personal season. There is a reason why more first team selections come from the top tier teams. If the bottom teams had more outstanding players then they would not be at the bottom. All this does not mean some kids were not overlooked---but the coaches do see them all and they make the decisions. I have to trust that they know more than I do.

Yes I saw him play. Yes he is above average. As far as the list goes--MVPs and first teamers are the only ones that I was refering to--argue about the rest all you want to but I believe as far as Vidor goes Franklin is the only(IMO) standout player on an otherwise bad team.

I could not disagree more. There is a reason that Vidor had such a poor year and that reason is that Vidor had one outstanding player-Roman Franklin and he is first team.

It is not only what YOU do---a big part of it is what the other team elects NOT to do because a particular player is at a particular spot--it is hard to get an int when the other team does not throw to your side--and so on