whsalum

Size matters (LOL) and this year thats in the hawks corner.Most of the original list could relate to any game.Home court will benefit the Tigers but not enough to pull this one out.HJ wins this one by 7. HJ-78 Silsbee=71

West Brook @ [b]Baytown Sterling (-2)[/b] PAM @ [b]North Shore (-9)[/b] (-6) Galena Park @ [b]Barbers Hill[/b] [b](-2) North Forest[/b] @ Dayton Livingston @ [b]Ozen (-7)[/b] [b](-21) Nederland [/b] @ Lumberton PNG @ [b]LCM (-5)[/b] Vidor @ [b]Central (-25)[/b] [b](-3) Jasper[/b] @ Center Kirbyville @[b] Huntington (-16)[/b] Bridge City @ [b]WOS (-24)[/b] [b](-8) Hardin-Jefferson[/b] @ Silsbee Orangefield @ [b]Hamshire-Fannett (-5)[/b] [b]Huffman[/b] @ Cleveland (-10) Liberty @ [b]Splendora (-6)[/b] Newton @ [b]Central Heights (-5)[/b] Anahuac @ [b]Buna (-16[/b]) (-12) Big Sandy @ [b]West Hardin[/b] [b][b[b]](-14)[/b] Evadale [/b] [/b] @ Hull-Daisetta

They could use break  ::)

[quote name="baseball25" post="1154229" timestamp="1325689509"] yeah i know that but kountze is young and will keep growing up, it doesn't happen over night!!! [/quote]They wil win the district but don't have the size to make any serious playoff runs this year.Buna is gonna get the 3rd spot this year (Whitmire is turning that program around)

I'll agree it all stats with the PG.This years group doesn't quite have the make up to play the system that has worked so well for them for years.

I've watched Kountze several times this year and youth isn't their problem.They are the smallest on the press I've ever seen a Lions club be so they are not getting the turnovers to run the break.The biggest trouble I've seen in the half court game is they don't have anyone to put pressure on the middle of the defense to open Linn up behind the arc.They basically have 4 people watching the man with the ball on the offensive end.On the bright side they have a guy on the bench that won't rest until he gets them lined out.They will finish in the top 2 in the district this year but I don't see a long playoff run for the Lions this year.It's dangerous to put all your eggs in a freshmans basket no matter how good he is projected to be.

Been a long time since I saw the Lions score 34 !!!!

Amen. I really hate to see it because this group has some potential.This isn't fair to the players but it looks like the program has been pretty much written off.

[quote name="utfan06" post="1149103" timestamp="1324407478"] [quote author=warparty link=topic=93119.msg1149056#msg1149056 date=1324403557] [quote author=utfan06 link=topic=93119.msg1149020#msg1149020 date=1324399645] Yea EC didn't look to good against warren... Buna really isn't that bad but kountze didn't play great.. [/quote] So if teams do bad against Warren then they aren't that good?  Why couldn't it be that Warren isn't that bad? [/quote] Kountze is a young team as well.. and yes war party over the past few years Warren has been pretty bad...they could be improving but playinbut until I see different ill have the same opinion [/quote]Unfortunately there isn't much emphasis put on the the program at Warren anymore.They have some kids who could be developed into players but it would take time in the gym in the off season and during the season and they just don't get it.They had one tournament on their schedule this year in Evadale.I can understand budget cuts but when you have tourneys played in Woodville,Big Sandy,Colmesneil,Spurger and West Hardin it is a scheduling joke not to be playing.

[quote name="CATMAN" post="1148784" timestamp="1324348617"] Dist. 24-2a is down this year.What do yall thing. [/quote]Buna has a good young coach who has them playing better than they have in several years.Other than the Cougars everyone else seems to be down quite a bit this season.

I thought with a few days off during the holidays I would check out this years club but according to their schedule they took off from Dec 16th to January 3rd.With all the holiday tournaments I can't believe a club would take a 17 day break.You have to stay in the gym to improve your team, especially with a district schedule starting full force next week.

I think Buna is improved a little this year over the past but overall the whole district seems to be down this season.

Evadale has a coach that has been on the bench at every level.Come on trophyman sometimes clubs just get behind, especially ones that depend on shooting the 3.Those type clubs are never out of it but are also subject to get down big when they are cold.Evadale and Kountze have a different style of play based on their athletes not their coaches.

[quote name="no-look" post="1148042" timestamp="1324175036"] I would like to apoligize for the gym not being shooter friendly, the low ceiling and the bad refs. Maybe next time we can feed everybody and put both teams up in a motel(first class of course)  ;D [/quote]LOL I knew I'd wake ya up with that remark LOL

The young guy is doing a really good job with the Cougars.They will be in the playoff hunt this year.

They should have stopped and played in Zavalla .Really nice gym that is shooter friendly :) You know me though I'm partial to the shooters.

[quote name="KHSAlum400" post="1144140" timestamp="1323573495"] [quote author=WOSgrad link=topic=92846.msg1144086#msg1144086 date=1323569544] In the Silver Bracket Championship, Nacogdoches Central Heights defeated Kountze, 55-39 [/quote] Smh. The "Jekyll and Hyde" season continues for us.... :( :( [/quote]Not the same club you're used to watching KHSAlum400.When they presuure the ball and play the game that Kountze has played for years they have alot of potential.They get in trouble when they start standing around wondering who's gonna shoot it next.

I have no connections to the HFISD and no clue what got the Coach dismissed but it's a sad day for all parties involved. I always liked Coached DeCellos coaching style and it's been years since HF had a team capable of beating Kountze.Hopefully the kids will get a coach that can keep the program on the rise but you usually don't find those type coaches at the junior high.

Kountze is a little smaller this year than they have been in the past which has cut down on their steals on the defensive end.They seem to be playing 1 on 5 on the offensive end.They need someone to step up and put pressure on the defense,that will open Linn up on the perimeter.When he gets back to that type of game the Lions will be fine.

[quote name="Honest Abe" post="1134523" timestamp="1322591372"] [quote author=sleepy link=topic=92402.msg1134515#msg1134515 date=1322590880] I don't care where they rank the kid......fact of the matter is he could play for LU! [/quote] If Lamar would sign one or two players every year from the area, their attendance would increase quite a bit, IMO. Does Lamar have many players on their roster from this area? [/quote]Don't get sucked in to thinking that local kids will fill up the Montagne. Winning clubs fill up the stadium and honestly there aren't many D1 prospects in our corner of the state year in and year out.Is Prudhomme the best in Southeast Texas ?? You bet he is.Can he play D1 ball? That all depends on the clubs that are recruiting hims needs.If they have 2 scholarships to offer and are losing a PG and a post he wouldn't be the answer.He is improving now everyday and if he developes the 15 to 18 foot jumper and bulks up a little the sky is the limit.

They must have graduated the Sells kid that played the point.I don't care what kind of defense you go against 14 points in a varsity basketball game is unheard of.

Persohn is a strong 6'3 that will be able to put a body on a big man down low.The biggest difference I see this year is the improvement in the back up center. He can give valuable minutes off the bench not only to give Persohn a rest but also to keep him out of foul trouble.Bosha and Prudhomme can both play above the rim regardless of their heighth.No secret that everything HJ does starts with the pressure on the ball.If Central handles that it's a close game, if not HJ gets the nod.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1123377" timestamp="1321708918"] [quote author=whsalum link=topic=91775.msg1123155#msg1123155 date=1321678402] I didn't know the young mans name until tonight but I won't have to call him #3 anymore, Johnson is playing good ball for the Hawks.Kountze will do fine in their district but the lack of size is going to hamper them this season.The big quick kids who usually wreck folks just aren't there this year.Hope the kid who rolled the ankle is OK.That looked bad. THANK GOD BASKETBALL SEASON IS BACK !!!!! [/quote] Sometimes believers have to see for themselves. Told you. [/quote]I gave him props after the scrimmage Dove I just didn't know his name.I knew most of the HJ players except the big left handed kid and Johnson. Both played well in the scrimmage.If Johnson was on the end of the JV bench Helen Keller must of been the coach. ;D ;D

Kountze looks real young this year.HJ has a couple of solid seniors but they are young overall as well.

I didn't know the young mans name until tonight but I won't have to call him #3 anymore, Johnson is playing good ball for the Hawks.Kountze will do fine in their district but the lack of size is going to hamper them this season.The big quick kids who usually wreck folks just aren't there this year.Hope the kid who rolled the ankle is OK.That looked bad. THANK GOD BASKETBALL SEASON IS BACK !!!!!