Kountzer

uhmm if im correct dallas madison only beat argyle by 2.. so i wouldnt crown them just yet... you just contradicted yourself by basically saying anything can happen on any given night, then saying if anyone from region 3 plays dallas madison then there not gonna win... hmm yea.. so much for ANYTHING can happen You're right, if your team wins then you and they can live on, dream on. That's the beauty of success in the playoffs. Lose and you go home and cry on the msg boards, or whatever. Still, I think the eventual champion will come out of North Texas. Those teams like Dallas Madison, Burkburnett, Argyle, Sanger, Ponder, etc., they have some very good teams this year. Of course H J has gone up there and won it all, but I don't think this is one of those years. It is just a feeling I have, that's all. As for Silsbee, hmm, I don't know. Good season, the team had a lot of potential. But...there was something intangile missing. oh well kountzer

It's hard to beat a team 4 times in a season. Also, sports/basketball is very mental. If a team gets hot at the right time, get to believing in themselves, while the other team starts having doubts, well...add all that to the win or go home pressure of the playoff, and you have what resulted tonight. It really doesn't matter that much though. If Dallas Madison gets on the court wih whatever team wins region 3, it will be all over with - fast. Kountzer

Big ups to the Kountze Lions. This was a down year for them. They got no love at all from the TABC poll. Yet they played NW, the # 1 ranked team to within 5 in a playoff game. That says a lot.

Yep, there have been some nasty squabbles between Silsbee and Cleveland fans down thru the years, usually during playoff games. ~ Kountzer ~

District 22 3A fans should get on this board more often and post about their teams. That will help settle the issue. ~ Kountzer ~

Where was that game played? If I had my old work schedule instead of this jacked up new schedule that has me getting off at 7 to 8 pm at night, I could of gone to that game.

I was referring to razzle dazzle off the court.

There's no Kingwood in 4A. 5A is the real deal in all sports. Plus Green wasn't ready to coach them up. The UIL gave PAM a break getting Humble ISD out of the district.... I know, I know Green is from Silsbee. Joe Price is from Silsbee also, and he led the bumble bees to one of those 4A championships. He's @ Northshore now, I believe. Lincoln won at least one 5A championship way back in the day. Back when the beehive was stinging it really didn't matter during the regular season. 5a, 2a whatever, Lincoln would give them a beatdown, then march on to State. Then 5a schools like Kingwood start running their razzle dazzle. Mysteriously pulling Nic Wise from Fort Bend Hightower(where Green is now), recruiting players, allegedly (using my best Jim Rome impersonation). Now strake jesuit is in the mix. They recruit statewide, nationally, internationally. It don't matter to them. Mark of the beast...sorry that's too deep. I wish PAM well. I just remember Lincoln that's all. I live in Houston btw, but part of my heart is still in hardin county and all of SE Texas. ~ Kountzer ~

Back in the day PA Lincoln basketball was the talk of the region, of the state. Schools in Houston, Dallas, where ever whatever they all feared and respected lincoln basketball. Then Lincoln closes and the PA basketball mystique vanishes. Like over night. What happened? The only folks making noise outta PA these days are rappers. (far as I know).I know they still shooting hoops in the playgrounds. I don't understand the fall off. ~Kountzer~

So who you going to pick if/when they meet up with NW? NW.

It is hard to beat a good team 3 times in a season.

Don't mess with them in football.

The dad's name was philbreck, or maybe it is spelled phealbreck. Got to be the same bloodline. To coincidental. ~Kountzer~

Wrong again, you need to get your facts straight. Silsbee has started since the start of district this lineup: Shannon Robinson Sr. Nick Walters Sr. Pheal Hill Jr. D.C. Stallworth Soph. Prentice Lane Soph. In fact, you can go to the game archive of Silsbee/HJ and hear the starting lineup yourself. I broadcasted that game, I was given the starting lineups of both teams. I am looking at them as I type. Pheal Hill, Jr? Prolly spelled Phil Hill, Jr. I went to school with Phil Hill, from the 6th grade thru the 12th. Good athelete. Football was his thing. I saw a little of one of his sons in the game against Houston Jeff Davis, played here in Houston. Maybe it was the same son. Brings back memories. Kewl. DB aka ~ Kountzer ~

I know of at least one other Silsbee athlete, a basketball player, that went to Rice on a sports scholarship. He's now a prominent civil attorney. ~ Kountzer ~

Cleveland is the team to beat in region 3 This year. I saw Silsbee play Cleveland in a first round playoff game a few years ago. They blew Cleveland out of the gym. If they meet again I don't think it will be that way again.

Don't bet the farm on it.

A good basketball program starts on the playground. If the kids don't have a built in love and passion for the game, the HS team is at a big disadvantage. About the best thing that can be done is start a little dribblers league. DB

Was this game played Saturday afternoon @ 1:00pm?

That comment wasn't necessary.

So, are any of the boys on the Warren basketball team seventh day adventists? DB

David Brown definitely has to be mentioned for Silsbee. He was a high school all american also.

Right, Silsbee played Clear Creek, not Clear Lake. But what CATMAN and I are disputing is that Clear Creek has a lot of basketball tradition. They do not, it's Clear Lake that has that tradition. If you go back far enough Clear Lake HS basketball tradition originated from Clear Creek HS basketball tradition. That legendary coach they had started at clear creek. Coach Bill Krueger is, or was the nat'l all time wins coach, something like that. He won 2 state championships. One at Clear Creek in 1963. Another at the newer Clear Lake High School in 1989. Henry Bauerslag was his star player in '63. I saw Hank Bauerslag play in the 70s. He was a very good Hs player. Got a scholarship to UT. etc, etc. DB

I miss the Lincoln HS Bumblebees. They brought something special to golden triangle basketball, and to Texas HS basketball as well. DB

For me the list has to add Dwayne Price. DP is or was a beat writer for the Fort Worth Star Telegram, covering the Dallas Mavericks. He also does some sports radio stuff up there, along with some podcasts on the internet. I went to Silsbee High School when Dwayne was there. Even then he was one of the most knowledgeable sports know it alls around. He took his love for sports and made it a profession. He used to be the stats man for the boys basketball team as well. DB