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Well, I mean, he would've helped a lot...

Totally agree. And what's 50 against an opponent that likely couldn't beat your jv team?

So who's responsible for the way the kids in purple were acting?

the reason it doesn't happen in football is that they only play 10 regular season games, and maybe 1 or 2 are out of classification. I'll use HJ as an example, simply because i'm familiar with them. In football they didn't play a single game above their classification. They also only had 4 or 5 spots to even schedule a game against a higher classification. In basketball, thanks to tournaments and a lengthy pre-district schedule, HJ basketball played over a dozen teams from higher classifications, with 8 or 9 wins. Now, i understand that HJ has a good basketball team, and not a good football team, but you get my point. "Had Dville been put in a district with Big Sandy, San Augustine, West Sabine, Grapeland, Alto....they would've gotten skull drug exactly like they are now." but now you're making a super-district out of all the top teams in the region. Thats now how this works. Had Deweyville been in Big Sandy's district this year, they'd have gotten to compete against Bob Hope, Colmesneil, Hull-Daisetta, Sabine Pass, Evadale, and West Hardin. Only two of those teams would've blown them out, maybe 3, and they likely would've won 5 or 6 district games. Big difference between that and getting smashed by every team in the district but one.

This response is actually a pretty good representation (from what i've seen and heard from multiple head coaches) as to the cause of many of the issues that other teams have with PNG.

Class makes a HUGE difference in basketball, just like football. Big Sandy is an anomaly. They'd be ranked #1 in 3A if they were moved up a classification. That is not a normal thing. Deweyville would be competitive with the rest of Big Sandy's district, unlike the one they're in now. That would be a direct result of dropping down with smaller schools with less kids to choose from. To go further into the effect that class makes, what would happen to #1 Silsbee if they moved up to 5A? They'd still be very good, but are they sniffing the regional tourney? I highly doubt it, and Silsbee is a very special team. HJ is a ranked 4A team, and at best they're getting the 4th playoff spot if they move up to our local 5A district. Class does matter, and Deweyville will benefit in all sports, including basketball, by dropping down.

I found ONE kid from central talking bad about PNG. didn't have anyone else pop up running that and similar searches.

I'm going to be honest, from what i've seen, especially having been fairly active in local soccer, PNG sure seems to be ihe common denominator in a lot of these incidents... not sure why that is. I know there were big problems last year when GCM came to town. I'd sure like some more details on what happened at this game.

such as?? and how did you even find their accounts?

Not really. There's a certain amount of physicality, bumping, reaching in, and hand checking involved in a high pressure defense, and Silsbee employed all of these against HJ. The refs were consistent throughout the game, and let a lot of this go. They COULD have called a lot more fouls, but they would've been soft, ticky tack fouls. I don't think they called a bad game at all, and I don't think HJ got hosed in the least, so I don't want anyone thinking I'm making excuses. Silsbee outplayed and outmanned HJ by a wide margin, and were completely deserving of the result. I'm simply saying that IF they run into a group of officials who are calling a tight game, and not letting a little contact go, it could cause them some problems, not so much in foul trouble because of their depth, but because of the foul shots their opponents will accumulate.

You can just call me win, place, or show

Well, I crapped the bed the last pick of the season, but without a pick oversight a couple of weeks ago I would've tied for 2nd, and only 2 picks out of first. I can live with a 1st and a 3rd (*2nd) over two seasons

There's no slow ball team in this region capable of beating them, unless HJ gets Parquet back, and that would still be a slim chance. The only thing that can slow down the Tigers is an officiating crew that calls a super tight game or their shot selection if they're ice cold from deep.

SECond degree felony

I doubt the hammering would've been nearly as bad. Kountze has had some pretty close games against average opponents with a starter or two out. And I would be very worried about my player getting hurt. When you're down 60 and your opponent is leaving one of the best players in the state in the game to run his stat line up, there are a lot of high school kids out there without the self control to stop themself from taking a cheap shot if it presents itself. I quit basketball as a freshman because I was a very good soccer player, and there were at least a dozen times in my career where I'd scored 2-3 goals against a bad opponent and my coach took me out of the game or threw me back into defense because the other team started trying to take me out. I set the all-time scoring record at my school, which still stands today, but I could've come close to doubling that number had the coach let me stay in and score as much as I wanted. I have no problem with his decision, because it was the right thing to do, for a multitude of reasons.

I still see a difference between you hitting a 3 up 30 and him scoring 8 points in the 4th after they were up 90.

look, i honestly don't have a problem with a result, but when Arnold scores 23 in the 2nd half of a game they were leading by 32 at the break, with 8 of those coming in the 4th quarter (which they entered leading by SIXTY), i'm not going to blame Deweyville for letting the score get out of hand. This isn't the NFL. These kids aren't getting paid to play, and i'm not going to blame them for getting slaughtered by an infinitely superior squad, especially when that squad plays their best player deep into the 4th quarter of a game that was over after the 1st quarter. The only way Deweyville was going to stop Arnold was to hurt him, and frankly i'm a bit surprised that he wasn't pulled early for precisely this reason.

woodville 69 garrison 48

KP wins 56-42

Humble 63 Crosby 55

Central wins 82-46

PNG wins 52-44

King won 85-60

Barbers Hill won 63-52

HH wins 71-57