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Speaking of Crosby, Ricky Scott posted on FB an old newspaper article from the Beaumont Enterprise. Silsbee had 17 pt lead over Crosby going into the 4th qtr but lost. 3A Playoff game. Leading scorers for Silsbee: Simmons, Dabney, Scott, Jones, and Shankle. I'm not sure who Jones is. That was in 73 or 74.

Washington has a magnet engineering program. There school was recently rebuilt. All that is in their favor. Yates was recently rebuilt. They have their commonications dept. Those other schools? I've never seen Furr up close. All these years and I don't know that area at all. I just know it exists. Worthing, Kashmere? Most of the good students and athletes probably left. Both schools have produced great students and athletes in the past. And that is where they stay, in the past. I know some professionals that came from Kashmere: teachers, preachers, petroleum engineers, computer scientists, etc. I am seeing faces that I know. Mickey Leland? That is a new school. I don't know where it is. What does this have to do with this topic? Everything. The schools with something going for them may have a vibrant athletic program. The schools that are struggling are just marking time athletically.

Silsbee has to hit FTs, eliminate errors, block out. Lewis likes to sneak in from the outside. Block out McDermott as well.

Next stream game WOS?

Those seasons when Silsbee is favored to win district I used to snooze until the playoffs. Video streamed games keeps me interested.

Yeah 22 for LCM has game.

Can't think of his name. Is big guy from Silsbee still an asst. coach with LCM?

Silsbee beat WOS so they should beat LCM. How is that?

OF beat LCM. Silsbee beat Orange Field quite handily. If you go by that this should be a relatively easy game for the Tigers. You can't just go by that type of logic though. Silsbee had a good outside shooting game against Lumberton. As a result I knew they should probably shoot more from the outside against WOS and thet would probably backfire. I don't know for sure cause I didn't see or hear the game. That shouldn't be a problem tonight. I'm looking forward to seeing the game tonight.

Carter tends to stumble down the back stretch.

If the game takes place as has been mentioned Silsbee's best and maybe only chance is to force turn overs from Washington's guards. BT probably will run. Running is in their b ball DNA. HISD / Houston area 4A schools have watched Yates run amok for years and they want to run too. They prolly have some half court sets featuring Lewis' shooting. All this is down the road, maybe six weeks away. The focus now is district & LC-M.

Everybody mentions BT Washington's McDermott, but their other post Lewis is their best and their go to player.

I had a feeling district play would be harder than many people thought it would be. Will Silsbee lose a district game? It is possible but I hope not. It will be interesting to see if other district teams use the same tactics WOS used. Maybe they can't because they don't have the same size front court. The next WOS game, in Silsbee, will be very interesting. It will be on YouTube. Nice.

When Silsbee won the middle school championship in Houston he hit one. He hit one against Summertree back in November. He hit this one. Could be another one I don't remember. Some players just got that big time player vibe. They have the legendary stuff going for them: they're humble, they make the big plays, hit the winning shots, make good grades, don't say much about it. Harris is a star too. When a team and coaching staff got one like that you put the ball in their hands and let them take you as far as they can.

Nothing changed significantly. FF is still the elephant in that room.

Lumberton's B Fuselier laid down a nifty lay up. Good athlete.

It is all good. Get your celebration on. It happened a few years ago when Lumberton beat Silsbee lite while some key Silsbee b-ballers were still playing football. I even saw Yates celebrate when they beat Silsbee in 2019 playoffs. Then again Silsbee did some celebrating too when they beat Yates.

I was at that game when Boulwen got hurt. It was against Episcopal in that 2nd showcase the day after thanksgiving. He was in a lot of pain. I'm glad it was not a season ending injury, so that he can play again this season.

That has happened before. Lumberton tends to celebrate when they beat Silsbee in basketball.

Tristan Dean has been working on his outside shot, and it shows.

Nice form on his jump shots. Respect.

I was following Silsbee basketball as early as 1967. I even remember seeing some Waldo Matthews HS games. I really didn't think about winning state until Kountze did it in 1969. That is when the end the frustration set in for me. Then I found this msg board and had to endure listening to HJ, Kountze Beaumont and Pt Arthur fans talk about their various championships. Anyway, we won not just one, but two. Could of been three.

Silsbee ISD should consider developing a journalism program. Train students to do play by play broadcasting. Digital journalism, vlogs, blogs, podcasts that what's up these days.

Gotta be Peyton Jones.

The tigers need a nice quiet but strong run through district. No injuries no suspensions, none of that. Then roll the playoffs ready.