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Well I hope people don’t criticize him like he does our HS coaching staff.

XFL

Well they lost, got blown out actually. And surprisingly that has nothing to do with what I said. But that seems to be the common reply on here when someone strikes a nerve.

It’s either this game or Barbers Hill for me

I may go check this game out

Awesome! Well deserved to the big boys up front

That usually happens for the first few rounds. Nothing new

Did it really matter at that point?

Nobody complaining about Newton coaching this week? well, I guess a blowout doesn’t fit that agenda so... maybe next week

Newton scored 52 points and you say they are seeing what’s coming before it happens.. now, that may be true against Gilmer, but not last week.

They were. Silsbee beat them around the 3rd round a few years back when they were still in D1.. one of the better games I’ve ever attended.

I wish, duty calls lol

Trip to San Antonio.. no football for me

Nederland waters the field, Lumberton ices it 😂

Snow?

Lol maybe it will be cold and rainy and Carthage won’t know how to play in the elements.

They won their championship back before face masks so he likes to relive those glory days lol

With Silsbee’s talent level you shouldn’t be satisfied with deep playoff runs.

Well you know when your QB’s name is “Gunner” you’re just destined for greatness lol

That team was unbelievable! Only thing silsbee could do was the occasional deep ball to Barnes because of his speed. Ingram for Carthage looked like Adrian Peterson out there running the ball, and that qb was very accurate

In 2007 we were playing Dayton, the year before they beat us 55-0. At our pep rally we did a little skit of David and Goliath. We beat Dayton 8-7, one of the best games of ive witnessed. So it’s always possible lol

Pretty much!

One thing I’m proud of is in the past y’all know Lumberton would go into this game knowing they were gonna lose. It’s the loser mentality of this town. And I’m sure for the most part the community still thinks that way. But I can guarantee that Coach Babin, along with his staff, have built this program up to have a winner’s mentality. They are preparing to go win, they are gonna be confident going in. At the end of the day for a High school football coach, it’s not always about winning championships because most coaches will never do that. It’s about preparing young men for life. And sometimes life ain’t fair, and other times in life you lose because you were simply outmatched. If we go into this game confident, executing the plan, and leave it all on the field but get beat because Carthage is just a better team, then I don’t think there is anything negative that can be said about our players or our coaching staff. But on the other hand, if we pull off the upset, these kids will remember this for the rest of their lives. I just watched a YouTube video of highlights from when we beat Lamarque and i still get chills watching that. And I wasn’t even on the team, I was a freshmen. That’s what HS football is all about right there!

About 40 less than they would beat PAM by right? 😂😉

Don’t forget special teams too.. I remember the last time silsbee played them in Lufkin, it was a blowout, I believe the year after Calvin Tyler graduated. But I remember they did two high pooch kicks that caught silsbee off guard and Carthage recovered both of them. Carthage has great talent, and superior coaching. It’s definitely a program on another level. We will need to come out with a good game plan and execute it. I expect Coach Babin to throw in several kinks, maybe look for some trick plays.