Tigers94

It was a good season for the Tigers, considering what they had to work with. They made it as far as they realistically could. They played hard for their new coach and never quit, which is a good sign. I thought Yates might put up a 30 or 40 piece on us. I'd honestly be a little worried that this game was a fight in the first half if I'm a Lions fan and making to state is the goal. Silsbee was only a decent team at their best this year. Most of the productive players from this squad will graduate. Next season is going to feel like a true reboot. They're gonna have a bunch of baby kittens out there playing; very ferocious kittens, but still kittens.

So is there any good reason why BC can't make it to state now?

Playing Washington will be like playing a Silsbee team from a few years ago. BC could occasionally make the Tigers sweat for one half of basketball back then. Their problem was giving out in the second half and the 3s would stop falling. If they can play well for all 4 quarters, they might have a small chance of pulling off an upset I say BTW by 10 though.

Yates thrives off the press and turnovers. Silsbee has not done a good job of taking care of the ball this year, and they're not going to magically morph into a different team by Friday. That's a recipe for a potential disaster. Yates by 20+

At least it's not at Dayton again.

If Yates is even halfway decent, they'll win by 20 or more. I'm glad that in a "terrible year" for Silsbee b-ball, we can still at least win a playoff game though.

If Booker T has any Lewis/Mcdermott caliber players on their team, it'll be a miserable round 2 for the Cardinals. I scanned over their games played this year and didn't see anything too impressive in the wins department. Maybe they're still good, but not like a few years ago.

They'll need a year of experience and physical growth under their belts before they're really ready. It's best to have tempered expectations for next season.

Silsbee will lose most of it's best players from this team to graduation: Johnson, Arline, Cartwright. I think Williams will be the best player to return. They're gonna be really young next year.

Great effort tonight by Silsbee. Bridge City just made a few more shots than the Tigers did tonight.

Game can be seen here for anyone who doesn't know. I really like Youtube over Hudl. [Hidden Content]

Of course my heart says Silsbee pulls off an upset and wins by a few points. Realistically? Bridge City by 14.

He'll be playing at Kelly from what I understand.

Adams is still playing for Hamshire Fannett last I heard.

Silsbee just lost another player; a starter at that. That's now 3 Silsbee kids I'm aware of that is or will be playing for other schools. I hope Friday's game doesn't get ugly. One playoff win is probably the ceiling for this team.