whsalum

They may work better as a unit but they won't be a better team.They played team ball last year but they graduated 4 very good starters.I don't think that will help them at all.If they don't play as a unit this year it could be a pretty dissapointing season.

They will be above average locally but I didn't see the big dogs this summer that they usually have. They will really have to win as a team this year because they don't have the star power they have had in the past.

[quote name="Head Coach" post="883407" timestamp="1287762301"] Will Spurger and Sabine Pass play a non district game this year? [/quote]Sabine Pass graduated a ton so it won't be pretty if they do.

There goes a bunch of the "HEY LOOK AT ME " AAU events !!!!!

Why in the world would a high school district entertain a motel chain and a convention center,this should be a city function.The BISD needs to go back to trying to educate kids which is (or should be ) their sole function.

[quote name="ECBucFan" post="881543" timestamp="1287580554"] [quote author=whsalum link=topic=74634.msg881298#msg881298 date=1287542799] You could put the football coach as AD and take the kids out of the gym and get mediocre real quick in both sports. [/quote] Well, at EC, I don't think you can apply the "mediocre" label to football or basketball.  :) [/quote]I'll agree with that whole heartedly.EC and Silsbee are 2 of the local schools where the football and basketball programs both excel but they are the exception rather than the rule.The really good basketball programs in the area work in the gym all the time which goes against the majority of the football AD'S mindset.

The little blonde headed kid who shoots the 3 will help them.Their biggest challenge is gonna be on the boards.They are gonna pressure the ball well enough to beat most 2-a clubs locally but are gonna struggle this year in the playoffs.

That pretty well sums it up.

The advantage of all the kids being grown, I pick up the paper and go to the best matchup that night regardless of classification.HJ/Silsbee, Ktz/Anahuac will be 2 of the better small school games this year.

You could put the football coach as AD and take the kids out of the gym and get mediocre real quick in both sports.

I hope for LCM that they get cleared however just because a school district is open doesn't mean athletes can transfer and continue playing without a release from the old district.It is not uncommon at all for a coach not to release a kid.

He will be successful wherever he goes !!!!

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="878132" timestamp="1287321838"] [b]Port Arthur Memorial [/b] at Beaumont West Brook [b]Barbers Hill[/b] at Galena Park [b]Dayton[/b] at North Forest [b]Beaumont Central [/b] at Vidor Beaumont Ozen at [b]Livingston[/b]Little Cypress-Mauriceville at [b]Port Neches-Groves[/b]Lumberton at [b]Nederland[/b]Jasper at [b]Kirbyvill[/b]e [b]West Orange-Stark [/b] at Bridge City [b]Silsbee[/b] at Hardin-Jefferson Splendora at [b]Liberty[/b][b]Anahuac[/b] at Woodville Hardin at [b]Newton[/b]Kountze at [b]East Chambers[/b]Warren at [b]Buna[/b][b]New[/b] [b]Waverly [/b] at Deweyville [b]West Sabine[/b] at Lovelady [b]Hull-Daisetta[/b] at West Hardin [b]Evadale[/b] at Sabine Pass [b]Brenham[/b] at Houston Northbrook [/quote]

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="873940" timestamp="1286992835"] Okay, I think I have the lineup: West Brook at [b]North [/b] [b]Shore[/b] Montgomery at [b]Brenham[/b] Channelview at [b]Port [/b] [b]Arthur [/b] [b]Memorial[/b] Goose Creek Memorial at [b]Dayton[/b] [b]Livingston [/b] at Lumberton Nederland at [b]Beaumont [/b] [b]Central[/b] Vidor at [b]LC[/b]-[b]M[/b][b]PNG [/b] at Ozen Huntington at [b]Jasper[/b] Bridge City at [b]Silsbee[/b] [b]Hardin[/b]-[b]Jefferson [/b] at Hamshire-Fannett Orangefield at WO-S East Chambers at [b]Anahuac[/b] [b]Buna [/b] at Kountze Newton at Warren Woodville at [b]Hardin[/b] Deweyville at [b]Groveton[/b] Colmesneil at [b]Hull[/b]-[b]Daisetta[/b] West Hardin at [b]West [/b] [b]Sabine[/b] [b]Burkeville [/b] at High Island [/quote]

This is really a sad situation.It will be years before this young man realizes what a 4 year free ride to Baylor not only cost but what it would have been worth once he got his degree.The folks that dealt out such light punishment when he got caught in high school have to share some of the blame.

I am very familiar with Spurger having carried teams over there and played for years.The will miss Daniel not only as a shooter but as a leader.That being said the young guy they have coaching over there will do a great job of developing the other kids.They have bought in to his system and will come along quickly.The group of kids at Evadale this year are a good bunch of athletes and are successful in all sports.I watched them quite a bit this summer and they hold there own against most schools but the "basketball" clubs give them trouble.You give a good coach 2 really good players (McGallion and Whittacre) at the 1-a level and he'll win alot of games.My biggest concern with Evadale and their new 6'7" center would be team chemistry.I hope everything goes well for him this season but he left Evadale disgruntled as a soph, left EC mid season as a Jr. and left HJ before playing a game.The average fan would have to be skeptical , don't you think ???

[quote name="speechless" post="873844" timestamp="1286980963"] anahuac, kountze, and ec was all in it last year [/quote]Yea I saw all 3 play there last year. I was kinda surprised to see 3 clubs from the same district that will all be pretty close in talent get together again in the same tournament.True your right about depth several of these clubs do use it to find depth. Unfortunately most of your 1-a schools won't have depth, in my opinion Spurger was probably the only area 1-a school that could have competed with this field.After lookin at the field I 'm gonna take off a couple of days and check this out.

Yep they could have held there own in this one. Kinda surprised to see Anahuac, Kountze and EC all 3 in it.

I would have liked to see Spurger in this tournament.They have a couple of real solid players coming back.

Yuga is always pretty solid and you never know what you'll get with Dayton.They have some horses over there but may still be shaking the football rust off.They must feel like they will be a little better or they probably wouldn't have came to HJ.Where is Huntington this year ?

How in the world could you connect the Tea Party and racism ??? Having a little common sense in no way makes you a racist ;)

Who would have thought the new world order would be directly tied to the order of finish in 21 aaa.

I may take some of that action Dawg :)

[quote name="whsalum" post="868490" timestamp="1286511615"] Evadale had enough returning players to match up with some of the local 2-a clubs but they won't beat the better ones in the area.I think Kountze,Anahuac and EC are the cream of the 2-a crop around here in the upcoming season.All 3 of these clubs are gonna pressure the ball and score off their defense.That would create match up nightmares for Evadale.The Rebels will match up well against Buna, Hardin and Deweyville, those would be good ballgames to watch. [/quote]Read this post again True.I didn't say that Kountze,Anahuac or EC would have a lot more talent(but they will).I said they would create match up nightmares which is what you said wins games.I agree with that 100%.I don't mean this to down Evadale at all, I was impressed with them this summer they just did not match up well with teams that push the ball and pressure the floor.Inserting the big kid won't speed up the Rebels.They will make the playoffs without a doubt.I wish I could say I had only been watching small school ball for 30 years.

[quote name="im on fire" post="870008" timestamp="1286598411"] this running back from kountze seems to be above average.  i just saw ( on tv ) what he did to warren!  does warren have any kind of team this year?  what is the chances of this guy running wild like that on the other teams in district?    [/quote]Warren is in a rebuilding mode this season.They only suit about 18 players and most of their skill players are underclassmen.They are real small and struggle against the run period.Kountze will win one district game this year and that was last night.Thats not a knock on Kountze there are just several pretty good clubs in the district this year.