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Been 38 years since I've heard "district champs" shouted in unison from the Pirate stands. I'm waiting to see if the game is on HUDL.

You have no proof and I have no memory....lol 
Jk  ok ok I was wrong
Doc won't let me have greasy meat, you think they have that in soy?

Mad props for you to post this thread. Take it like a man.
Now, where are all those other Titan fans? where is theghost? etc....

The Titans will be fine...sometimes it's better to lose one (i.e. Barbie's Hill) to get your coaches and your team focused. I knew how bad our kids wanted this and the perfect storm came together for us. You guys have some amazing athletes...no one has caught Kolbie or Haylon from behind except your defense. Get ready to play and represent 22-5A! Crush Porter!

WOW! I thought it was just me? I had nothing to do with this! I want to chime in but I think I'll just sit back and enjoy.

Brian English is the better coach for them. Tweet Tweet, I hear him calling practice right now.

I know I'm gonna get called out and yelled at but I would still like to see us play WOS. I believe we would give y'all a great game. The offense still works if you're team is disciplined and you have the athletes. We have the best running back in Vidor history, another Quirante, a kid who just put up 200 on PAM, a mean monster at fullback and some really unsung heroes on the O-line. We give up a few big plays but most teams can't run on us, our defense is pretty salty and really improved on pass coverage. Let's revive the rivalry coaches!

This is going to be the best game between the two districts. 

I will get to see this one now that NC confirmed for Saturday. Crosby on Thursday, Porter on Friday and NC on Saturday. Should be a fun week!

Hey rykerx, I recollect you saying that since PAM joined the district, we would never see that title or make the playoffs ever again (I'm paraphrasing). There's still some grackle left at James Brown's...sorta cold and greasy now.

Yep, the Coogs did some hitting, on that one back.  I've no doubt PAM would shut him  down also.  Key on him and use speed.  Can't do that with Vidor.  The Pirates have four studs, and a great offensive line.

Glad to see the Pirates prove everybody wrong! Time for 22 5A to handle business in the playoffs!

Coach of the Year... Mathews.....
Vidor....
He put together a team in Vidor that beat all the odds, shut the naysayers up, and put a V on the D.C. trophy.
PAM.......
Full of athletes, tons of speed... Put a 9 game streak together before being upended by Vidor... The future is bright with Hines and the Jr. QB next year.. Put a big M on the D.C. trophy.
PNG......
Who would have thunk it? A stud sophomore QB? I think its easy to say the offensive MVP of the district. P.N.G. is young and overachieved with the help of a senior led defense... The initials P.N.G. on the D.C. trophy..
Nederland......
Larry ballgame kept the dogs in it through all the turmoil.. IMO, the Dogs where the 4th best team in the district. In the thick of it until the very last minute, as always....
Central.....
Hard to knock Toby when he gets these guys in the playoff every year.. Not the best Central team I have seen, but not a pushover at any level.
Lumberton.....
Coach knows how to get these kids to play hard. Not full of athletes, but full of heart... These kids go out week after week and compete, and the Lumberton faithful follow these kids all year.
Ozen..........
Low attendance numbers show Ozen to be a 4A school. Hopefully the district gets these kids to that level. If so, Ozen will be a contender. 
Livingston....
New announcer at the field helps.... Livingston is down, but not out.. They have a few good athletes and utilize them well...
Baytown....
Hoping for these guys to get on track.. It takes time... But something will give.. These guys play hard...
 
In the nutshell, we all joke on this board during the season.. Its all fun and games... I am proud of all these kids and all these teams. Each team is full of its own traditions, and these kids go on to be successful in life at every level. We should all be proud of each and every one of them.. No matter what the final standings are. These kids are all winners and I wish them tons of success in life.
P.A.M. P.N.G. Vidor, Central........ I know you will represent the district well in the playoffs...... Be proud, have fun, and remember its a game...............................

Told y'all! Those kids REALLY wanted this. You can't measure that stuff with statistics...it's high school football and it's why I love it.

VIDOR — Friday night was full of surprises.
Kolbie Humble rushed for four touchdowns, and Vidor surprised previously unbeaten Port Arthur Memorial with a 31-21 victory in the teams’ regular-season finale. Now, the Titans (8-1, 7-1 in 22-5A) — who were fighting for their first outright district title and first unbeaten regular season in their 15-year history — have to share District 22-5A’s top prize with the upstart Pirates (8-2, 7-1 in 22-5A), who finished atop league standings for the first time since 1978, and Port Neches-Groves.
“Very shocked,” Humble said of the outcome. “It’s just an unbelievable shock.”
Humble finished with 202 yards on 18 carries, surpassing coach Jeff Mathews’ prediction by 2 yards.
Mathews had a feeling about Humble’s performance, he said after winning his first district crown in 18 seasons leading the Pirates.
“I told him pre-game you’re going to get 200 tonight,” he said. “‘Coach, I hadn’t had 200 my whole life [he recanted Humble saying].’ He had 200 tonight, and it happened. He’s just a workhorse.”
Humble gained 67 of those yards early in the third quarter on a third-and-2 run all the way to the Memorial 5, where he was stopped by speedster Kary Vincent Jr. The Pirates settled for a field goal to go up 24-0.
But Memorial wasn’t going away so easily. No, not even after losing three fumbles and giving up an onside kick.
“We just made some mental mistakes the first half you just can’t make against a good football team,” Titans coach Kenny Harrison said. “Hey, no excuses. We’re not like no other team in the district where we make excuses when we lose. If you beat us, you beat us. We don’t make excuses like other people. We just lost. They were a better football team than us tonight.”
Quarterback Kadon Harrison engineered back-to-back touchdown drives of three plays or fewer, as Memorial took advantage of two failed fourth-down conversion attempts for Vidor.
Harrison, who completed 9 of 17 passes for 171 yards, had touchdown bombs of 63 yards to Keitha Jones and 41 to Rickey Thomas to bring Memorial to within 24-21. He also rushed five times for 58 yards and a score.
“We just took advantage of some 2-on-2 matchups,” Kenny Harrison said. “They came out and played some man in the second quarter, and we were able to get behind them and do some things. They did a good job of keeping us in front of them. They did an excellent job tonight.”
Following Thomas’ score, Vidor got good field position after a failed onside kick and scored with 4:32 left on Humble’s 8-yard carry.
Vidor’s ability to control the clock was no surprise, but holding Memorial to 73 first-half yards may have stunned the heavily favored Titans. Elijah Hines, who was the only Titan to carry the ball in the half, finished with 57 yards on 16 carries.
The Pirates capitalized on the first of three Memorial fumbles late in the first quarter and turned it into a nine-play, 64-yard march to make the score 14-0 with 6:31 left before halftime. Quarterback Maverick Quirante converted a fourth-and-1 play dragging a bunch of defenders on a 13-yard carry to the Titans’ 4, and Humble rushed for the touchdown three plays later.
A successful onside kick gave possession right back to the Pirates at the Titans’ 48, and it took them just three plays to up the score to 21-0. Quirante’s only pass attempt of the half went to Haylon Leckelt from 33 yards out, setting up Humble’s 13-yard dash.
The Titans went 12 plays from their own 42 with the help of two 11-yard passes by Kadon Harrison. The series, though, ended with Hines’ fumble just shy of the goal line.
Neither team scored on its opening series, although each gained a first down. Humble rushed 22 yards for the opening score to close an 11-play, 75-yard series.
The Titans finished with 286 total yards. Vidor had 384.
But, by no means did the Pirates outdo themselves, Quirante said.
“No, not at all,” he said. “We knew we haven’t played our best game all year. We could bring it out tonight and make an upset. We did. We showed up. We played hard.”
Memorial’s 5A Division I bi-district playoff game was confirmed earlier Friday. The Titans will face New Caney Porter at 7:30 p.m. next Friday at the New Caney ISD stadium.
“We just have to put this one behind us as quick as possible, get back to work Monday and get ready to roll,” Kenny Harrison said.
Vidor will take on Crosby in the 5A D-II bi-district round next weekend, with date and location to be determined.

Bridger is the last and a junior. Wide receiver and kicks extra points, etc. We got some good kids coming but run out of Quirantes next year. Unless the guys at the meth lab, uh I mean science lab can clone one for us.

Told y'all! Those kids REALLY wanted this. You can't measure that stuff with statistics...it's high school football and it's why I love it.

Congratulations on bringing us our first district championship since 1978! Brought a tear to this old man's eye which I am gonna drown in brown water. Love you guys! Now, let's get ready for Cosby!

Not gonna happen. We're gonna get our first district championship since 1978, much bigger.

LET THE ARSE WHUPPIN' OF 21-5A BEGIN!! GO PIRATES, GO INDIANS, GO TITANS, GO WHOEVER GOT FOURTH!!!!

I would stay outta the OC with my football team unless you wanna get smacked. Jus' sayin'! Congratulations to all of our brothers in Orange County. WOW! 

I would stay outta the OC with my football team unless you wanna get smacked. Jus' sayin'! Congratulations to all of our brothers in Orange County. WOW! 

Bridger is the last and a junior. Wide receiver and kicks extra points, etc. We got some good kids coming but run out of Quirantes next year. Unless the guys at the meth lab, uh I mean science lab can clone one for us.

Congratulations Indians! Let's get ready to punch 21-5A in the mouth!

You know, I'm not gonna get on the Indians....I hope they beat the cr@p outta Barbie's Hill. It's all about 22-5A now!