OlDawg

In that case, just be glad we’re not playing at Eagle Stadium on Homecoming (or any other day). That means y’all at least have a chance. 🤣🤣🤣

LOL. Never heard La Porte being mentioned as elite, or a region contender on this forum until this particular thread. In fact, La Porte isn’t mentioned much at all, I believe I’m the only active LP poster and I haven’t said they were either yet. La Porte does have a very talented squad this year. But, they’ve been mistake prone—especially recently. A good team is going to make them pay if they continue. This point of the year, TO’s, penalties, missed tackles, & silly mistakes are magnified and are usually the difference since the talent level is more equal.

Well aware of Angleton’s O. Honestly, it’s kind of hit or miss. Sometimes, I think y’all try to do too much and confuse yourselves. At least, it appeared that way in our game. The D is impressive against most of the offenses being run today. Not great against a good power run team. But, should serve y’all well against PAM. Of course, PAM is used to playing against a 425 as it’s used a lot nowadays. I prefer the 34/50 front. But, that’s just me. Good Luck & hope for safe travels & an injury free game.

The point wasn’t intimidation for any opponent. The point was simply to recognize a young man with extraordinary talent. I do the same for players on other teams as well when they catch my eye. That being said, Ball and LP aren’t comparable in the least. I’d say they’re about as opposite as opposite can be, and LP players aren’t showboats. Even the very talented ones. They tend to be very businesslike. I believe Coach Berneathy did graduate from Ball though.

Swervin Curvin was highly sought after. But, I don’t remember his ‘rating.’ If he hadn’t gotten hurt, and also take care of his sister (I believe she had cancer), he would have broken Tony Dorsett’s records. As it was, I think he is second behind Dorsett at Pitt. The Freshman looks like Curvin when he was a Senior. But, he also carries people along for the ride like Kendrick Perkins. Kind of a blend.

La Porte is the Home Team.

Angleton plays physical.

Angleton is a strange squad. They have all the tools. Their use (or lack of them) sometimes is a little confusing. Not sure if their top RB is able to play or not. If he is, they’re much more dangerous. Should be a good game. I’ll go with our district mate by a slim margin. Probably less than 7. I think their D is a little stronger. They showed something against Weiss. But, I haven’t watched PAM as close this year. Sorry BG.

The freshman RB that was called up early is as others have described. If he chooses a solid path, he could easily be LP’s first 5 star. That’s saying something with the RB’s that have come through La Porte. There have been Olympic gold medalists, NFL players, and others. But, no 5 stars I’m aware of… Let’s hope he listens to solid role models, and realizes the opportunity he’s been given to use the talent he’s been gifted. On top of that, Barnes, Sandolph, and Bright are still there. Not sure how coach keeps them all happy spreading the ball around.

Calpreps has LP (61%) by 7. Massey has BH (61%) by 5. One of them will be wrong. At this point, all teams left are solid teams. LP and BH know each other from being district mates the past 2 years. But, this is a different LP team. I haven’t seen an LP team with this much offensive firepower since the late 70’s. Even with teams stacking nine—like Austin Anderson last week and Angleton (who has a very solid D)—LP is still rushing for over 500 & 400 yards respectively. They’re averaging right at 10 ypc. So—as I told some Anderson folks who thought they just had to ‘slow’ LP down to win—this isn’t a typical ‘3 yards & cloud of dust’ LP team. Meanwhile, the D has been very good at containing the opponent’s big weapons. Again, they held a high flying Anderson squad to their 2nd lowest point total of the season. That includes Anderson’s losses to AMC, CS, and Weiss. Typically, I’d say this game will be close. This time, I have to say, unless LP shoots themselves in the foot, I don’t see this one being as close as the last two between these teams. That being said, LP had 3 TD’s called back, 1 blocked FG, and 2 TO’s in the first half last week. One of the TO’s was a touchback from the 1. They still scored 42 with an explosion in the 4th quarter. But, they were also sloppy against Angleton after getting a big lead, and almost lost that game as well. They had to score a late TD to break the tie. So, I’m a little concerned about their mistakes. Soon, a team will make them pay. No matter their talent. Hopefully, the game will be streamed.

I understand he’s (Simon #21) already being heavily recruited by Texas Tech & a few others. He’s special—if he keeps his head on straight like Bernard.

Getting ready to go mow. Hopefully, for one of the last few times for awhile. Will have more to say later. Will say, if LP doesn’t clean up their play a lot, it won’t matter how much talent they have on the field. BH will make them pay. The Eagles know what to expect, and will be as prepared as any team this year to face the Dawgs. As for Morton, LP did minimize Anderson’s Small (18). So, they have the ability to control a very talented player.

[Hidden Content] Hopefully, they got all that outta their system. That won’t ‘fly’ against the Eagles.

Whew! 😅

12-5A was supposed to be a much tougher district according to the ‘experts.’ 11-5A held serve.

La Porte will need to play LP ball. Pound it, pound it, and pound it some more. Keep #3 & #18 on the sideline. Not sure the D will be able to keep the air game of Anderson out of the end zone. So, use what seems to be (on video) superior depth and physicality to wear down the Trojans. I think Anderson will have a tough time stopping the Dawg rushing attack if LP plays error free ball. Just too many options to find the ‘hot hand’ so to speak. The ability to bring in fresh RB’s all game long is tough on a D after being pounded on all game long. D-wise, LP needs to wrap up and protect against the big pass play. Don’t let Anderson’s receivers get behind them. They do have speed, and LP’s pass defense isn’t their strength. They’ll need to pressure #3, and force him into errors. Massey & Calpreps have La Porte by 7. If LP plays clean, I could see it being much more than that. I’m going out on a limb with LP 42-21. Go Dawgs!

After not having a true home game in over 2 years, and still winning 2 consecutive District Championships, it would be nice to see them have a good run. Their losses this year were in a heated, historic rivalry game to a 6A district co-champion PO team by 3, another 6A PO team from what some say is the toughest 6A district in the state by 7 (with 7 starters out) and PNG (still with 7 out) where the game was closer than the score. Yes. They’re back at full strength now.

Not yet.

It is supposed to be on LPSportnet YouTube channel according to what they said last night.

Austin Anderson vs La Porte Friday, 11/15/24 Abshier Stadium, Deer Park

If LP can get by Austin Anderson, it would probably set up another LP vs. PAM matchup in the 2nd round.

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LP might host at Abshier next week as Deer Park might wind up not hosting since they’re losing to Dickinson big right now. In a 3-way tie in DP’s district, Dickinson would take the lead spot on point differential.

Thought Kingwood would get in this year.

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