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Nederland wins this one 21-13 IMO. The game will be closer than many think, but the Dogs prevail. This game seems to be Vidor's Super Bowl every year and they will get up for this game like no other the rest of the season. Vidor really has a strong distaste for Nederland for whatever reason so they view this game as highly important.

8th grade B: CO Wilson 46 Vidor 14 8th grade A: CO Wilson 54 Vidor 0

8th grade B: CO Wilson 14 Little Cypress 0 8th Grade A: CO Wilson 38 Little Cypress 8

It amazes me how many "4.4" kids there seem to be these days. That's world class speed. I am certain that this kid is very fast and elusive, but if you listen to this board, 4.4 guys are a dime a dozen and I somehow doubt the realism of that. It seems to me that everyone's times are a bit exagerated.

To be honest, I would have just preferred you say nothing at all. Not sure what the purpose of your comment was in the first place. If it ain't an interesting read to you, then move on to another thread. For the record, I am not related to or nor do I know any of the kids on this team. I just think they have had a season they can be proud of and I am proud of any local team that can fare well on a broader national or regional scale.

Great job, Riders. That's a great run, especially after getting into the loser's bracket early. BTW, West End...there is no AAA in 9U baseball. It's either AA or 9U open. Don't try to dampen the accomplishments of 9 year old kids.

I am OK with parents attending practices to watch and observe only. Please, please let the coaches coach. Politicing to get your kid more playing time teaches the wrong message. Kids need to learn that you earn your place in life (not just sports) based on your ability and contribution. Anyway, I doubt that most school coaches worth their salt play kids based on who their parents are.

Is this not the most ridiculous thing ever??? Using this same logic, if I get hurt in a car wreck without my seatbelt on, I should sue the car dealer for not showing me how to put it on.

I actually look for Nederland to be much stronger on the defensive side of the ball next year. Alot of talent is coming back plus offensive starter Chris Guiterrez is rumored to be moving to LB. The offense will be the bigger challenge as a great deal of talent is graduating, including Mosley and most of that great OL.

That was probably more of a poor choice of words on my part. The consolation survivor did end up playing the championship game loser to see who got second. In this case, Barbers Hill A beat Beaumont to claim the second spot.

BH beat LP and then Beaumont to claim second in the major division, so Nederland and BH advance to Nationals.

Nederland ends up winning the championship with a 52-40 win over Beaumont. LP and BH were to play to see will face Beaumont for the consolation championship and berth in the national tournament alongside Nederland.

Update from Nederland last night. Beaumont manhandled Port Neches, Nederland A beat LaPorte in 2OT to set up a championship match with Beaumont at 1pm today. In the consolation bracket, Nederland B beat Barbers Hill B and Barbers Hill A beat Lumberton by 2. So today, LP gets Nederland B and BH A gets Port Neches.

The Laporte/Barbers Hill game was real good one. BH had plenty of opportunities to close LP out, but just could not do so. Nederland/LP should be a good one tonight. A good team will leave today as well when BH and Lumberton hook up in a consolation bracket game.

From the National Division Major tournament in Nederland last night, Port Neches beat Nederland B, Beaumont beat Barber Hill B, LaPorte beat Barbers Hill A in a great double OT battle, and Nederland A beat Lumberton.

Nederland Majors beat Bridge City 53-25 last night and beat Orangefield the night before. That score was something like 42-14 or something close to that.

BH beat Nederland's B team but did not play Nederland A in the BH tournament. I think that BH has 2 teams as well in the major division.

Nederland Major's went on to beat Beaumont and Gulf Coast on Saturday in Twin County.

Nederland Major beat TC 51-30.

Thanks for the info.

What age does each division represent? I have heard reference to juniors and majors. I thought there was a senior division as well.

Brian will have these boys winning. If not this year, certainly I expect them to be very competetive next year. This team is already reaping the rewards of good coaching in that they have improved as the season progresses. Case in point, two pre-season losses to PNG, one by a large margin followed by a district win at the Reservation. Brian has these kids moving in the right direction and more importantly, beginning to believe in themselves. That is the single biggest component to building a winning program.

Brandon Williams - Central.

Williams was great, but I will go with Mosley from Nederland.

No stretch there. This kid is a legit 7 footer and he can flat play. Humble Christian is quite a team. I did not see the Ozen game but heard they handled them fairly easily. They also have a guard who shhots lights out and is already committed to Ball State. The big guy is going to A & M