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Very good ballclub taking shape in Winnie.Thomas is the best ballplayer in 24aa and possibly the best 2a guard in the state.McDonald and Raymond will round out a very good inside out game.The key to them will be filling the vacancies left by Leday and Guillory.Hank always has them ready so he will have them running on all cylinders by the time district starts.There only shortcoming is they will be playing football while the rest of the district is starting to work out the basketball kinks.They should be the district favorite going in to the season.

No doubt Kountze and EC will be good,but better than last year?Kountze has 4 kids playing college ball off last years club so they will be hard pressed to be better.They will be well coached and play hard as will EC and Warren.I don't think anyone handles Tramain,he's going to get his,you just have to take care of the ball and hope someone else doesn't light you up as Preston would do on occasion.Warren and EC usually match up pretty well and have some close games.EC won by 19 last year at home and by 10 at Warren. EC holds a 3-2 advantage in the series over the past 3 years so they would probably have the edge but the gap is not as wide as some folks think.Hardin and DVille will also have big guys who could create some matchup problems if there guards take care of the ball.I may be dead wrong but I think this district is gonna be close and I saw all these teams play last year and alot this summer.

Did you ever watch the girl from Goodrich, she would have been exciting no matter how many A'S you had.

Lumberton will probably be in the football playoffs.If they are Ward won't be on the court and he will be the heart of the Lumberton club.Not sure the Raiders will want to play this game if they don't have the football players.

Gotta disagree about the distant 3rd.The Warren kids played a lot of ball this summer and played some real good competition.They will have a ton of seniors this year and will shoot it as well as anyone in this district.They are going to match up well with EC and Kountze so you may not want to overlook them.Hardin will return Marsh and Nolan that will help them.DVille will be solid if Bland stays healthy and Anahuac has a ton of athletes and a good new coach.Anyone who takes a game in this district for granted may be in for a surprise.

This basketball district is gonna be closer than the football side.There will be 6 teams capable of beating each other on any given night.Tramain is a monster but EC will miss Guillory and Leday.Thomas makes everyone around him better though so they gotta be the favorite.

I have said this before ,Kountze will be good but there strength will be there guards Domingo and Dontae will be the driving force behind the press.Devin has all the talent in the world but there are several kids down there that can play.

Shannon Robinson is a top 5 player.Also Brooks Ybarra from Barbers Hill needs to be way up on this list.Several folks on this list who haven't started a game yet.Jarvis Bernard is definitely to low.There are definitely some good players on this list top to bottom.

No one even plays the Panthers close in this district.

He probably won't make up his mind until bball is over.I hope he does, he could help the pitching staff.He was leaning toward playing last year but there was some conflicts with basketball I think.

Heard Burrell is out , Kbvl wins this one by a couple TD'S.

Kountze is improving but no playoff berth this year.They could definitely beat Deweyville if they don't turn the ball over.The playoff clubs this year in 24aa are EC,Hardin and Buna.The next 4 places are a coin toss,whoever gets a break or avoids a turnover gets 4th.Kountze beat Warren by 1 so it wasn't like they dominated them.I support 24aa all the way but our neighbors to the north are pretty good.Newton,CC and Woodville are all tough so our guys better be ready for the playoffs.

Warren will have to score on the pass to win this one,they have really struggled all year trying to run the ball.The last 2 weeks they ran 40 plus times for less than 100 yards,you won't win many like that.Realistically both these clubs playoff hopes left with Esway and Williams.This is a toss up but Warren is at home so I'll pick them by 7. Warren-20 Deweyville-13

I gotta say Hardin.They went from being just plain bad to a pretty dog gone team in 1 season.They have the type club that can go a couple of rounds in the playoffs because they pass it real well.Lumberton gets a vote also.Kountze wasn't that bad last year but they are definitely improved.Unfortunately for the Lions they finish 4th in 24aa.

Tramain Thomas from EC will definitely be on the list.

Don't be led to believe this is the same Hardin team you saw last year.This one is gonna be a dandy.

Hardin gets the edge in speed and Buna is a little more physical.I think the game is in Buna so that should help the Coogs although Hardin really follows there club well.Will be close but never bet against speed at the high school level. Hardin-35 Buna-28

Lord did EC return 3 int's for TD'S ? That would be tough to overcome.

Justin Daws made the respectable,since he graduated 2 years ago they just haven't had a lot of talent.While coaching makes a big difference it helps to have some players.They are in a pretty good district so it looks like another long year for the rebels.

Sure hope they don't have a spelling bee on the way ;D ;D ;D just kidding catman, gotta get the season started.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery from the folks in Warren.

EC and Kountze were co-champs in 24aa last year with EC winning the game to determine playoff seeding.From what I saw at the drum the team that won the regional final would have been the state champ,regardless of which one it was.

Maybe you can call me a newcomer at this but I've been around the game about 50 years.I watched HJ play at least 15 games this summer.I watched Silsbee play at least a dozen.I know you can't read my lips so I'll type it out for you setxreporter or ST4life.If you think HJ is a slow bunch you are in for a surprise.They are as quick to the ball as any club I've seen in years(I hate to admit but I've seen lots of em).I like both clubs ,visited with Coach Williams alot this summer and have gotten to know alot of the HJ kids.Both teams full of great young men.This is gonna be a war but you won't walk the ball up the floor on hawks or scare them with your press.HJ wins the district-Silsbee will play them tough,they always do.And speed never hurts.

The worst one I ever saw was at EC back in 1974.Good friend of mine,tight end , caught a pass over the middle and planted his leg to cut.Was hit from the side and the leg shattered.He got up, I guess in shock, and his foot was pointed the wrong way.Still makes me sick to think about it.

I don't know what you consider speed but Young and Nash from Warren are pretty dog gone fast.