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But seriously this thread is out of control... Carthage fans declaring victory before the coin toss! Baising it off history. Stating our coaching staff is superior. Blah blah blah...
Then Silsbee fans calling out Carthage & asking crazy questions like do we still recruit athletes & give their parents jobs!!! Seriously!!! That is just poor sportsmanship. 
I assume the majority of you posting are leveled headed adults; why can't you see the bigger picture? Both teams have 14-18 year old kids that have been working their butts off since August to get here. Anything can happen, anyone can win or get beat at this stage. Give glory to God each team is still playing, hope neither team leaves with anyone hurt, and every one has safe travels to & from the game. May each team play to the best of their ability & leave it all out there on the field. 
Do not stereotype Carthage fans from a small sample group that post on a couple of message boards. This is what you need to know... We will travel near & far to back the Bulldogs. We can disagree with some of Suratt's play calling but no one else better. We are very respectful of who we are playing. We even respect Henderson & Kilgore even though we don't like them!!! (I'm kidding, I'm only kidding!!!) We vote YES, on EVERY bond; let me say this again; we vote YES, when it comes to bonds & our schools; it is just something we do! So when a person makes a statement like we are completely wrapped up in high school football; I'm not sure where that information is coming from... We are completely wrapped up in our kids; the kids of Panola County & CISD and making it the best place we can for them to go to school. I guess that makes us passionate about our kids. Get to know us; we really are nice folks from a small rural East Texas Town.

he had 9pts 3 reb but cmon Soulja everyone will have an off game and expecting Boyd to go out & drop 20 plus game isnt a reality when you play with other talented players. Should we criticze #22 when he doesnt show up for Central & #12 does ,NO because we understand thats how the ball bounces sometimes. Lets not forget kids DO READ WHAT WE PUT ON HERE. We are entitled to our opinions but be understanding that some adults will say ridiculous things but no need to drag the kid in it. They are all wonderful players who all have deficiencies that will be worked out at the next level.  Boyd is the best & most skilled guard in the area period no debate. Anyone with basketball common sense knows that. That has nothing to do with whether he should drop alot of points a game. Lets enjoy the game and have our opinions without malice towards anyone especially the kids(and read closely im not saying its anything that anyone in particular has said so calm down before you react).  

GRHS played in the state volleyball tournament last weekend.  The team that beat GRHS "Lovelady" is a high school that is ONLY 8 miles from the school.  They had early release that day and had over 1000 students there, and EVEN the band!!!  Granted to say Lovelady was the better team, no gripes about losing, but when you have a state contest that geographically favors a school that much, you need to think about neutral sites more.
I can see that for the fans it is convenient to have a "state final site" that all the state finals are in, but when one of the teams doesn't have to have their kids stay in hotel rooms, HUGE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE!!!  If you continue to have Cowboy stadium host state finals, that is a HUGE advantage to the Dallas teams that can just have their players sleep in their OWN beds the night before the contest.  I remember Doug Etheridge being asked this in the early 80's and he said the coaches should decide the venue for each contest.  Totally unfair when a team gets home field advantage in a state game.  Region III better take advantage of it this year when ALL the state games are played in NRG Stadium.

WOS by 28....they struggled with HF.

No, he was hurt. Angleton was missing key players when they played Cosby.

and saw one helluva football game. Worth every penny. Thank you Carthage and Navasota for playing it here.

I thought it was kinda funny that Navasota played Cherokee in front of a bunch of barking Dogs and look what happened....

and saw one helluva football game. Worth every penny. Thank you Carthage and Navasota for playing it here.

I thought it was kinda funny that Navasota played Cherokee in front of a bunch of barking Dogs and look what happened....

No, he was hurt. Angleton was missing key players when they played Cosby.

carthage need to work on their special teams.....

and saw one helluva football game. Worth every penny. Thank you Carthage and Navasota for playing it here.

Bellville had their hands full with HF. WOS by 28.

Bellville had their hands full with HF. WOS by 28.

Congratulations to the Mighty Mustangs as you move on to the state title! Way to represent the OC! Next victim looks like it will be Bellville.

Congratulations to the Mighty Mustangs as you move on to the state title! Way to represent the OC! Next victim looks like it will be Bellville.

Whereever it is im gonna go no matter what unless its weather related. 

The Carthage fans were rooting for y'all to beat El Campo. This is gonna be one for the ages, I think. Let's play it at Lamar!!!

The Carthage fans were rooting for y'all to beat El Campo. This is gonna be one for the ages, I think. Let's play it at Lamar!!!

The Carthage fans were rooting for y'all to beat El Campo. This is gonna be one for the ages, I think. Let's play it at Lamar!!!

Congratulations Tigers!!! Looking forward to this showdown with Carthage....it is gonna be a good one. Please play it close to home!

I hope he is wrong. Play it at the Alamo in Jasper. Play it at Abe Martin in Lufkin. Just play it close!

The Carthage fans were rooting for y'all to beat El Campo. This is gonna be one for the ages, I think. Let's play it at Lamar!!!

That team was good but lost in the 2nd round....so therefore can't be considered the best team...

Most of these programs like API struggle with well coached high school programs.. Because i can almost bet some of thee guys arent teaching the game they just keep working on stuff they are alrwdy good at... Have no good offensive sets or defensive schemes its reason why you do certain things offensively and defensively.  You just dont do it because it looks good.  They got these high school kids running pro style offenses smdh and they struggling with just the basics of lets say a motion offense.. Like i said be a student of the game not a fan of the student...