jake94

Ummmm.. I think I did give credit in my very first sentence. I will make a side bet with you though that Vidor will score as much or more on y'all than Dayton did last week. Deal?

A talented team can make it to the playoffs without great coaching. But, once they get up against an equally or sometimes lesser talented, well coached team their chances are slim and NONE.

I disagree with ranking PN-G's line so high. If they are so good, then why do they have such difficulty scoring? I am not bashing them, I think they are okay, but why the scoring deficiencies?

I can't believe some of the words that get censored on here! :

I would love to read that, piratefan. I will be pulling for y'all! How bout this... "Paybacks Are Hell, Pirates 21 Raiders 14"

Region III was the weakest region in 4A and 5A my senior year. Kirk Colligan(West Brook) and I(Nederland) both lost first round at state and so did the other two Region III Singles participants. In talking to Jorge, traditionally Region III is still not one of the top regions year in and year out. I think it is getting a little better though. I agree with you on your comments on Grant.

You are probably right, soulja. I am excited about this game, but nervous at the same time. I hope we come ready to play. The Jags have owned us the last few years and I think this is our toughest test to date.

Central has a good shot this weekend in my opinion. Should be a great game!

No matter who you play, allowing only 5ppg is very good. I would, however, like to see how many points they would have allowed against Brenham, LaMarque, Bay City, Waller, West Brook, Baytown Lee, WO-S, Friendswood, Memorial... etc... the teams that their district foes are playing. It's comparing apples to oranges right now. So far in points allowed only district should be compared if you wanna compare apples to apples.. In that case.. Lumberton 7 ppg Nederland 7 ppg Dayton 8 ppg Central 13 ppg LC-M 17 ppg PN-G 19 ppg Ozen 21 ppg Vidor 28 ppg

"Dogs Squash Frog and Jags in 17-13 win"

Holding Dayton to 7 points, is far more impressive than your entire preseason stats.[

It was a great win no matter who the QB was. I don't know why people just can't give y'all props for it. Great win. It won't, however, assure a playoff spot or district championship. It sill only counts as one win and EVERYONE in the district has a lot of work to do.

I still think Lumberton will win, but you have to admit the circumstances are very similar.

I have been thinking of an ironic twist in this game for about a week now. Remember last year when Vidor beat Nederland in the closing seconds in dramatic fashion?? They were hyped all week and everyone took notice. They travelled to Lumberton the next week to face a team that had been drubbed 55-7 and EVERYONE picked Vidor to win. Lumberton won the game and Vidor was never the same. Stranger things have happened. Fast forward a year later. Lumberton is coming off one of their best wins ever... in dramatic fashion... in the clsoing seconds... Vidor got blasted last week and everyone is down on them.. Lumberton fans are sky high... All the pieces are in place for Vidor to inflict some MAJOR payback... Will it happen?

We will use our backup QB against them and I still think we will beat them. We won't even use a junior or a senior, just a soph! ;D In all honesty, I think Nederland vs. Lumberton will be a very good ballgame this year.

I am with you on the majority of your post, but LC-M has seen TWO defenses that are just as good or better than y'alls D. Do the names WO-S and Central ring a bell?

Vidor's run D looked okay against Ned. Their pass D, well that's another story. With that being said, Vidor is always a much better team at the Boneyard and I will be rooting for them this week. They need to get a little more creative on offense though to compete with Lumberton in my opinion. I think the game vs. Lumberton will be closer than their past two games against Livingston and Nederland though.

No, you are thinking of Jason Dickerson who started at Woodville and ended up at Kountze. His brother Marcus was also a good player at Woodville, too. I played all 4 years at Nederland for Lopez. My freshman year I was seeded number 1 in singles at varsity district and choked. I came in 3rd that year and won the next three. I missed the chance to win 4 straight which has never been done at Nederland, but Grant Lopez will have a good shot at that record the next 4 years.

Did you play down here? If so, where at and what year? We may have crossed paths at some time. I played 4 years varsity tennis at Nederland for Coach Lopez and graduated in '94. I won district in singles in 92,93, and 94. Made it to state my senior year. Now I am a has-been ;D but I still play with some of the up and coming juniors when Jorge or Wong call me to. I play mostly doubles these days and playing singles yesterday showed me how bad my cardio is lacking!

All good points again. And, I have no idea who the local is that won this past weekend vs. #94. Who was it? Fact is I do not follow the high school tennis scene much locally. I am 30 now and play age groups, levels, and open mostly. I think much of the problem when thinking of D1 players is that we have a D1 here in our own backyard that isn't really D-1 caliber. I agree with you that Danos was not a legit D-1 candidate, but he could have fit well in the 4,5,6 spot for LU. The LU women's team has made strides and is an average D-1 team now, but the men are still behind the curve. Hopefully with the new coach coming in from Louisville that will change in a few years. As for your question about me knowing Deaver, I met and played with him for the first time yesterday. I am not sure if he aged up or not, but he was a little better than I thought he would be. If we would have played a 3rd set, he would have won because I am out of shape and have not played competitive singles in a long time. I play tennis 3-4 times a week, but always doubles. lol

I think we will get a good indication this week.

42-0 last year makes it hard to pick the Indians here. I don't think PN-G has gotten that much better nor do I feel like LC-M has gotten that much worse. I think LC-M is gonna win this week, but it will be close.

I agree with you garsnare about local tennis being weak. What I do find interesting though is that Deaver is starting to take tennis seriously now in his junior year and has been a state qualifier as a freshman and sophomore. I think he is really going to turn the corner this season. I played with him for the first time yesterday and he is definitely a good kid. Very polite and respectful. He hits a very heavy ball and has a forehand that is top notch. My post was more of a reaction to the locals that feel they are going to hang with him this season. I do not see it happening. I actually think it hurts him in that he has no high school competition locally. He is playing the lower tier LU singles guys close and those are the 5-9 players. LU has some solid singles guys 1-4, but is still a low level D1 program. We do need to remember, however, that he is a junior at Silsbee and is not supposed to be a D1 college player yet. If you look at Danos as an early season junior, there is not much difference in the heaviness and pace of their shots other than Andrew's serve. I played with Andrew twice a week in his prime and Deaver's forehand can be every bit as good in my opinion if he keeps working at it.

Moshier graduated last season. I think you are talking about Sampere. He is out for the season from what I have heard. The soph QB is getting better and better every week and I look for him to be one of Ned's best QB's in a long time over the next two and a half years. He was 18/24 for almost 300 yards vs. Vidor. Very talented athlete, throws a catchable ball, and can really zing it.. He will probably still make a few soph mistakes, but this kid has really stepped up. I could not be happier with his play.

If you guys are planning on competing with Deaver this season, then you better have some weapons. He played Chema a few days ago and split sets with him. He also played against David Wanja(Lamar) who serves 120+ and lost in two tight sets. I played with him this evening and he has a collegiate level forehand and an above average serve. We split sets. I don't see anyone competing with him this season in high school locally and probably not even until state.