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If WH gets anyone that can shoot and get a little of the pressure off Tyler they could go to the head of the class.HD will be in there 2nd year with Jason and he will get everything they have to give.I like Spurger's playoff chances with George staying in town but they will miss Phillip and the 2 Sheffield boys more than they realize.They are gonna be pretty young this year.SP is a mystery,it just depends on which school of Sharks show up.Evadale may muddy the picture up with an upset or two and HI rounds out the district in the cellar.The bottom line is 3 playoff spots and 4 clubs who are pretty close.I'm gonna get a ticket and enjoy the season.Good luck to all the clubs.

I saw him play in lots of AAU games and never saw him complete a game with his head on straight.At the D1 level there are a lot of good ball players. JCovan better answer this wake up call before someone turns off the alarm : : :

As far as I know Cris Carter is still the coach at Warren.I talked with the AD the other day and he said he was still there.The office personell also hadn't received a resignation.Cris is also an elementary school principal so his only function isnt basketball coach.I sure hope he doesn't resign now because it would be impossible to get a coach this late.I hate to say it but Warren will have to completely rebuild there program, and it would take total dedication from everyone.Players and the coach will have to do what it takes to be successful and I didn't see it this summer.Pror to the 05 season the program was in shambles and came back to be pretty solid over the last 4 years but it didn't happen without hard work and dedication then and it won't happen without it now.

Where did George transfer to?They will definitely miss Phillip,he was a super player and more importantly a class act on and off the court.They will have some good young players who are hungry and that will make them dangerous.They still make the playoffs.I would pick them second.When Blankenship figures out how good he could be his game will go to another level and McGallion just needs a little experience.Without the youngest Whittacre boy they could have some holes on the boards.

Tigervoice ,I think they are just messing with each other.They know each other and I think they shoot around when ever there both in H town.I don't think there was any disrespect intended.Lil Cody knows "he's the man"

It would be just about impossible to compare the 05 and 08 teams because they had completely different strengths and more importantly different weaknesses.The 05 club won with discipline and pressure defense.They played to there potential every night out and didn't beat themselves.The 08 group never developed that discipline,whether it was missing games for other activities or practices for whatever reason and it showed on game night.Sims and Andrews could score on anyone,they proved that with huge games against Kountze and E/C.The difference would be in turnovers,Danos while he only played one year at Warren would not turn the ball over.Lil Cody will work hard and will score given the shots.He had 20 last year against Brookeland when Warren had some no shows and played with 4 players for about 1 1/2 quarters.Everyone would have a different opinion on a top 10 list and you would probably have to go back a little over 10 years to get some of the best my list would include McNeal,Danos,Sims,Adams,Dees,Dunham,Wallace,Rivers,Granger and Andrews(in no particular order).

I'm saying the 06 team would beat the team that will take the floor for this upcoming season.Looking at the 06 club you had Granger,Sims and Word who could all put up big numbers on any given night,plus you had some depth that could give you some quality minutes.I agree with you totally about the Andrews brothers,Matt is the better player because he had all the natural tools ,mainly size.Cody will give the club everything he has because has a tremendous heart.Cody will score if he is in an offensive system designed to let him come off screens and get seperation,if not he will struggle getting his shots off.One kid I've been impressed with who could become a player is the Greeson kid,I think he's a sophomore.

I haven't talked to Cris since early in the summer so I hadn't heard he left.Give me the details there "Ric".Looking at the 06 roster this years group would struggle with them.The 06 club started Tyler Word,Kinney Granger,Paul Sims,Jewel Morrison and Caleb Swinney.They also had McBee,Jimmy Rawls and Brandon Sims who played quite a bit.This years club would struggle big time with that group.No disrespect to Cody but Matt is probably in a different league.The biggest trouble with this years group will be experience and dedication.Everyone graduated that started last year and these guys didn't spend much time in the gym this summer.I hope they do well,I'll be there watching.

If Roman Walkers knee is OK he is by far Kountzes best player and would definitely be in the top 5.The small school guys are getting left out on this list but you gotta look at Walker,Bernard,Robinson and Copeland.These kids can play.Also the big kid over at Newton,can't remember his name but he is gonna turn some heads this year.

I don't know the extent of Walkers injury at Kountze but even with Roman and Bray the Lions don't beat Silsbee and HJ.Silsbee looked great over the summer and everyone seems to be forgetting HJ returns Jarvis and Trey.You throw in the returning players Orangefield has and you may have your top 3 small school clubs out of that district.I have Kountze at #4 followed VERY closely by Newton.

I don't think Warren will win the district or even challenge for a playoff spot but the mighty Lions beat them last year by 1 on a last second extra point so don't overlook any of the clubs.FYI= the playoff clubs stay the same this with D-ville maybe slippin in if they stay healthy.

Very impressive list there Nike,Any of the top 6 teams could have a shot.BS is going to miss there big guy,if he would have stayed healthy last year I think they would have walked out of the drum as the champs.Goodrich is always good and I was very impressed the 2 times I saw Slocum last year.I don't know how hard graduation hit Brookeland but the will be in the mix again.New Waverly would get my vote on this list as the 2-a club,they had a good young club last year.

Travis or Duane could tell you.Last year it was all the clubs from the Kountze Summer League plus Vidor,Nederland ,Lumberton and several more of the 4-a clubs.It will be a good summer tournament.

H/D wins the district.Good young coach in his 2nd year there and some pretty good atheletes to work with.Spurger gets the 2nd spot with some young players who are gonna be good but the will miss Phillip and the Sheffield boys.From there it's a toss up.WH has the best player in the district but he doesn't have much help so I'm sure the other clubs will deny him the ball.Even if he averages 30 they won't win many.As a whole the district will be down from last year but that will make it pretty even and a lot of fun to watch.

It's hard(impossible) to build a program when you have 3 coaches in 3 years.Tyler will be in the top 10 individuals players in the area but that won't be enough to make the Oilers a real good playoff team.Even with BS moving and Spurgers losses to graduation and coaching loss I don't see WH as a playoff club.They may go in as the 3rd seed but the district won't be very strong so whoever gets that spot gets a quick exit.H/D wins it,Spurger takes 2nd and then its anybody's guess.They will also get a very late start because Tyler will be the QB on the football team and they could easily make the playoffs on the gridiron.

Good luck Coach.Great guy who was in the process of turning the program at Woodville in the right direction.Where is Yantis,that's a new one on me.

Coach Bowles would have done a great job at Woodville had he been given the chance.The current AD at Woodville is a football guy plain and simple and the basketball program is going to be on the back burner.Coach Bowles had the summer league established but it hasn't been real strong when you look at some of the other leagues around here.I wish Coach Bowles the best,he is a nice guy and ran a disciplined program for the last couple of years.I can't argue about the facilities but I don't think the job will be as attractive as the previous poster made it sound.Plus the new coach is going to be in a brutal district for the next 2 years.

This should not have been a surprise.Young coaches who are going to move up have to strike while the iron is hot.Hank has done a super job in Winnie and is going to a fine basketball school.His success will be hard to duplicate with the loss of Tramain and McDonald so I hope the fans in Chambers county aren't to hard on the new guy.I agree with DP#1 'Hank is a class act and should have been the coach of the year on more than 1 occasion over the past few years.Good luck coach.

I figured it had something to do with the realignment just wasn't sure.I wasn't dogging Anahuac just curious as to what had changed for everyone to be picking them so high.I still don't see the playoff spots changing much.I quess the biggest question I have will be with Hardin,the have an excellent coach but Nolan and Marsh will be pretty tough to replace.EC is still going to be the team to beat and Buna while losing some good OLinemen are still gonna be solid.Deweyville is going to be the club to watch simply because the are pretty small numbers wise.They could be very good if they stay healthy.Last year injuries just destroyed them.

I don't think there are any 4.4's in Warren however there RB's will probably be there strengths this year. Brandon Young has some speed but played receiver last year.The backs will probably be Blackshear,Morris and Scritchfield.The QB will do a good job along with the receivers,the questions will be on the line where they lost some quality players.Not sure why everyone has them picked last.They beat Deweyville and Anahuac last year and lost to Kountze by 1 point on a last second 2 point conversion.I also don't know why the schedule has them playing in Kountze again this year, looks like that game should be in Warren.I don't see the playoff picks changing much. 1. EC 2. Buna 3. Hardin 4. Kountze 5. Warren 6. Anahuac 7. Deweyville

Silsbee is gonna be very good as usual and I don't think they have had Shannon with them so far.Kountze is also looking pretty good despite missing Walker with a knee injury and Bray(who says he going to St. Pius).Everyone else has looked pretty average from what I'm hearing.Warren has really struggled so far losing to Lumberton by 20,Silsbee by a butt load and Hardin by 8.I haven't seen West Hardin,Kelly or Evadale but have heard they weren't looking real strong.

how many times you gonna change your picks??? cuz youve posted like a million different scenarios.. haha The district may be closer than some think.Warren beat Anahuac last year on the road and lost to Kountze by one on a last second 2 pt conversion that was aided by an off sides penalty.Buna will be better than there getting credit for also and Deweyville may have had the best young team in the district.Ther main question will come from the coaching change.Every team in this district will have to show up and play there A game this year or they will go home with a loss.

Looks like a LONG season ahead for the Warriors.Silsbee just destroyed them last week.They probably shouldn't be able to beat the tigers but they have to be able to at least compete with them if they plan on being respectable next year.

Not sure what the summer league officials make but it's probably more than 20 a game.I have never seen a charge at the door either.Normally the cost of the jersey covers all expenses.I had the pleasure for several years to coach a summer team that played in the Kountze league and Duane and Travis do a great job of running that one.These leagues should be strictly used to develop the kids skills and keep them in the gym.I'm not sure the UIL would let you put this money back into your program.

Don't know how I could have left LaLa off the list.She is probably the fastest girl from one to the other I've seen.This group is gonna be pretty good.