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3 minutes ago, BHFAN said:

Unless PNG and Ned are leading the district everyone wants to call it weaek. Last year we were only better because PNG had boy wonder:) BH I hope can get over the hump and beat PNG, but for this week we must stay focused on a pretty good Gander squad 

You read my mind as I was typing haha 

19 minutes ago, Hagar said:

Lol, you’re correct, thus my use of the word “might”.  

Many have stated on here that the Dist is very weak.  I doubt we match up with some very strong Districts, but do you think it’s any weaker than in the past?  Obviously  Crosby & Santa Fe (and Ned?) are, but Lee is better, and IMO, Vidor is better than most expected.   

I don’t know that we are weaker than previous seasons. I think people are equating mainstays like Nederland and Crosby being down with the district overall being down. Just because Vidor is better than Crosby or just because Nederland is not as good as BH isn’t sufficient to say the district is down — Maybe Vidor and BH are just good this year? All that aside, and to answer your question, the district is a middle of the road district most of the time. If Crosby, PNG, Nederland, and Dayton were all at strength, it would certainly be one of the most competitive in the state. But even then, we’d still be merely above average, not up there with the big dogs. But there are only ever a few big dogs. The truth that gets lost in the quest for a championship is that most teams in the state are terrible. So even though our district reps will be knocked out usually in the 2nd to 3rd round by teams that totally outclass us, that’s because the top is a crowded place. We talk down on our local teams too much.  And I know people will say i’m celebrating mediocrity - i’m not. I’m acknowledging the success we have in the quest to overcome mediocrity. There’s a difference, for sure. State is the goal, but the journey is part of it. 

On 10/6/2019 at 8:31 PM, Hagar said:

The Eagles win this one going away.  Lee will romp and stomp on those they can, but when confronted by a good team, not so much.  And it appears BH might be the cream of the crop in this District.

That remains to be seen until November 1. BH has never beaten PNG, in multiple meetings. Until they do, my money is on PNG. 

58 minutes ago, NHSBulldogFan said:

They ran the wishbone on the 1st series against PNG then got away from it. I'm staying optimistic about the Bulldogs for the playoffs but the things I'm hearing about this team off the field not good.

What exactly is the cause? I keep reading people saying that Nederland is “not good,” and they are clearly struggling, but my thought on the end of last season was that Nederland would be really good with so much youth contributing on varsity last year. Are they small? Unathletic? Slow? Fighting in the locker room? (Just thinking of examples). Seems like the team not working well together is something that can be overcome if the talent is there. 

3 hours ago, CCRed said:

I think the only posts hoping for a Crosby win are the Vidor fans. Trust me, Crosby fans haven’t bought in to the junior high offensive scheme. 

By the way, are we talking with or without iPads ?

Everyone gets a complimentary iPad. PNG hospitality. Guests are asked to send live video directly to the press box and we pinky promise not to use any of the video playback during the game. 

9 minutes ago, Realville said:

I believe the 1331 that was Pre Hurricane Harvey but I could be wrong.

The count was done after Harvey. They released the cutoff numbers in fall 2017, and the count was the following spring, I think. I’m 100% sure on when the cutoff numbers were released, though, unless it was a cutoff for something different. 

22 minutes ago, Realville said:

Yea, that’s probably an old number. Matthews said we dipped below 1200 last year. We’re definitely the smallest school in this district by far.

The official number in 2017 was in about 1400. Are these numbers since then? 

3 minutes ago, Boneyard Boys said:

I would think they’d schedule it, there is talk of us moving down with our numbers falling from people leaving the flood zones.

That makes sense 

3 minutes ago, Boneyard Boys said:

I know my son was upset, they really wanted to beat PNG. He feels like it might be the last time we play them and he might be right depending on what happens next year.

Aren’t the schools just about exactly  the same size? I can’t imagine we stop playing Vidor ever. We’ve been playing for nearly a century. We’ll just play in the preseason if not in the same district. 

31 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

I agree. 

 

I got BH, Png, Lee and Vidor in that order as of tonight. 

That BH v PNG game is setting up to be huge. 

26 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Silsbee scored 14 points in 2nd half vs. PN-G. Indians led 28-21 at half, won 48-35.

Your’re right, thanks. I thought they hit 28 before the half, but it was 28-21 at the half, and silsbee scores early to tie it. 14 still shows a stronger second half than the first. Now just need to get those adjustments made sooner. Also, Tomball scored all 9 of their points in the second half. 

Png defense still hasn’t allowed more than a touchdown in the second half this season. 

Allowed one touchdown to Silsbee, none to Huntsville (small victory given the 27 allowed in the first), 1 to Tomball (I think the field goal came in the first half), 1 to Baytown lee, and zero to vidor.

Vidor players earned a ton of respect tonight. 

No one wants a game with the refs so involved. Leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. 

1 minute ago, Boneyard Boys said:

But if we do play on a sloppy field who do you think that favors? I would say. Vidor run game over PNG short passing game. What’s the weather report for tomorrow?

Why would it be a sloppy field? Are we playing in Nederland? 

1 minute ago, bigdog said:

Agreed.  Stay on topic please

Sorry, big dog- my comment posted right as yours did. 

4 minutes ago, Hagar said:

So you’re upset that the PA announcer corrected the officials mistake?  He made things right and you don’t want it to be right?  In this age of instant replays in almost every sport, this is a small thing, but a correct one.   You may complain, but it’s still right.

It’s not the announcer’s job to try to influence the game, in my opinion. The game is played on the field. 

This reminds me of 2013 when Png played LCM. Everything felt off the whole game. Wasn’t a good night. 

1 minute ago, Boneyard Boys said:

QB quick punt down to the 12 Pirate D with another stop on a short field.

Thanks for the updates

4 minutes ago, chorizo said:

I watched png game last week,I told ppl they are not good!!Purple ppl are delusional,they keep saying defense is good,if Lee doesn’t drop passes in their hands they win!!!!

Thank goodness Nederland is so good this year.

2 hours ago, outanup said:

Grounds crew seen applying, and watering in since Monday....

Nederland needs to get a full “ant” mascot costume and have the mascot walk around on the BH sideline, cheering on the team like it is supposed to be there. 

I'm going with Beaumont United. No reason why, just feel an upset in the air. This might be one of the bigger games in the state this week. Undefeated state finalist vs undefeated up-and-comer. It's a game I'd like to see. 

Dayton is favored by 1 on Dave Campbell's. Crosby is the favorite in my book. Angry about last week, maybe a little more focused. Crosby by ten. 

Does Nederland have turf yet? I thought it was supposed to be done by now. Coach Barrow is going to be googling “Sprinkler system for turf,” when they do get it, in any case.

29 minutes ago, Realville said:

Hey, I am just happy the coaching staff incorporated the forward pass in their game plan. Gotta give credit to the young man at QB. He did a good job hitting some big passes. That should help his confidence and he can continue to build on that. I don’t know if we win that game if he doesn’t make the completions he made. Crosby’s defense did a decent job on our run game. It was good to see the Pirates run more than just the one rollout pass play they’ve always run. They ran just enough pass plays to keep the defense honest. I don’t expect a 50-50 balance on the run/pass plays in this offense but the mixture the other night is all you need to keep them guessing. Pirates defense played solid also. All in all it was a great team effort. Go Pirates

I hope they keep passing throughout the season. If they only pass when they are desperate and down in the score, that’s just a recipe for interceptions. They need to pass enough in-game under normal game conditions to start to build confidence between the QB and the receiver. And with the run game being solid, a crisp passing and receiving corps could change everything about how teams have to defend Vidor. PNG in ‘09, when they were undefeated in district and lost to the eventual state runner-up in a close playoff game, ran on about half their plays and mostly threw short, safe passes. No reason Vidor can’t do that.