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Summer Creek wins 71-68 in a thriller.

Well after seeing Foster take Hightower to the end twice (once in OT) and then seeing BU run them out of the gym, I wondered. Now Crosby is up big on Hightower going into the 4th, looks like we had an overrated situation over in that district! Eye on the prize Twolves!

Let’s go Cougars! Finish this!

Wow!

Hightower is good and should be the game to see before State. However, Lancaster is the team to beat and has strengthened their lineup even more since the season began. They have a seasoned 4 year starter high major PG (A&M signee Wade Taylor). They have a couple of 6-5 wings who can go. And they have 2 6-9s and a 6-10. But I love the fight and grit of BU. I think they can play with anyone. I would love to see them slay 2 dragons on the way to their first State Championship.

Exactly. Actually I understood the rule in the playoffs because you have to keep the bracket moving. The rule made by this district was just lazy, unimaginative stupidity.

Impressive showing by the U! I was nervous this was a trap game. This group has a real chance to win the whole darn thing if they stay focused.

I do. That was the dumbest rule ever and cost Silsbee a share of the district championship. But you are right...once they instituted that asinine rule and enforced it against Vidor, there was no going back. I am assuming this is the first time it’s arisen these playoffs or any team who got screwed is going to have a helluva beef with the uil.

The problem is Silsbee plays into the way Yates wants to play. Will be hard to be Yates’ fire with fire with a bunch of underclassmen. Heart says Silsbee, head says Yates. JY 92-Silsbee 78

Looks like someone found a 5th horseman. And if we don’t get more than 2 HD threads on the first page, you ain’t trying.

Safe travels. Thanks for coming down. By the way, the Yates by 16 I can buy. I haven’t been able to see the Lions this season and only really know 2 of your kids’ games for sure. I would say Yates by 9 but that is a complete guess, other than looking at scores. If the youngsters from Silsbee catch fire they can make it a game and maybe pull the upset. If they cave to the relentless pressure, could get ugly. -9 is just a hedge. After this year though, Yates is going to need to step up that recruiting game and bolster the lineup to keep up with the maturing Tigers. Next year may be tricky with Mr Griggs having another year left. But still plenty of talent to go around in H town.

Clear Brook has two brothers who are guards (sophomore and Junior) - Smurf and Kemo Millender. They can really go.

I had no idea Phylicia Rashad went to Yates. I now have to give them more credit.

Zero unfortunately. Unless you count replays on the NBA network. He was also maybe the best GM ever. I was around to see him absolutely own team after teams in trades/draft picks. He was one of a kind.

Having seen Silsbee now, how many would you favor Yates by?

Tell those boys that for $5 you should be entitled to at least 1 rim rocker!

Call me crazy but I think 3-1 (above average) when it counts is better than 1-3 (below average) when it counts. I think ole Red Auerbach maybe came up with the theory that playoff games mean more than regular season games. He was a genius like that.

Classic! Out of likes.

It is starting to seem obvious that BC played in the tougher district. If Silsbee wins tonight, proof is in the pudding.

Buck a point seems fair, no?

That’s because the UiL let’s the districts police themselves. That’s why Lancaster can have 2 in-season move ins immediately eligible to play and HF can have a kid who has lived in the district several years switch from a private school to his zoned public school and not be allowed to play. Makes no sense? You got it. And @SportsJunkie32 is right. Yates isn’t doing anything those guys up in DFW haven’t been doing for years. They create a couple of super teams per division and take them to SA with sweeps on their minds. JY (and some others) is simply fighting fire with fire.

Meh, the majority of the people talk WOS football. But you are correct that Silsbee has long dominated the conversation on this board. But those two are also the Gold Standard in their respective sports. Comes with that territory. Beaumont United also gets a lot of discussion since it’s formation and the combining of the two best big school programs in the Triangle. We’ve seen some long Lumberton threads too. Start winning and people are going to talk about you.

Correct. We can only assume GCM made up for the 2 dunk disparity in SMRJs.

I think there’s a lot of moving in Mid-County. My understanding is Roschon from PNG was originally a Port Arthur kid. There certainly could be a multitude of reasons a family might want to move to a particular school district or another.

Tyler Jackson is African American on this year’s team. And he’s not the only one