Kountze Basketball: What happened?

[5GallonBucket]

from 2001 to 2009 Kountze was making deep runs in the playoffs including 4 state runs and 2 regional finals.   One playoff appearance in 2014.  What has happened to the program?

[Javelina]

just have not had the athletes in recent years as those years.  The sophomore and freshman classes have some athletes and should make a playoff push in the next few seasons

[whsalum]

It's not only Kountze, girls basketball locally was very good for years with teams from Kountze, Silsbee, Hardin Jefferson and Orangefield always making deep runs. I think the other sports are getting most of the talent now, softball and volleyball primarily.

[OneChance]

HJ girls will make a run at state in 3 years, mark my word on that, unless if girls stop playing, injuries or girls move. The talent is there now.

[whsalum]

HJ girls will make a run at state in 3 years, mark my word on that, unless if girls stop playing, injuries or girls move. The talent is there now.

Are they in high school ???

[OneChance]

Some of them are, but they have a 6th grader that is a phenom, when she gets there she will put them over the top. She is that good. She played in the primetime 7th grade national tournament (as a 5th grader) with a team out of Houston and they won the whole thing. She was a huge part of that team winning it.

[whsalum]

No disrespect intended to any of the young up and coming players but a good 6th grade player isn't gonna put a team in the state playoff hunt. What type Junior High team will she have around her starting next year. It takes a really dominant team to make a state run. I hope you're right, I loved to watch the Lady Hawks over the years.

[OneChance]

That is why I said three years. There is a freshman this year that is a nice solid player, the 8th grade group is solid and has a lot of height and speed with some good shooters, not sure about the 7th grade, but when the girl I am talking about gets to be a freshman (she has been playing with this group for three or four years now) she is going to be the missing piece and they will make a nice run deep into the playoffs.

[5GallonBucket]

just have not had the athletes in recent years as those years.  The sophomore and freshman classes have some athletes and should make a playoff push in the next few seasons

I understand maybe not making deep runs without athletes, but to no even make the playoffs especially now days with them taking 4 teams. is there a new coach or the same coach from those deep playoff runs?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cat22]

Look for Orangefield to be good over the next few years.  New coach will have them playing good ball.  The Freshman group only lost 1 game in Jr High to Lumberton in a tournament.  Also watch out for Lumberton.  That Freshman group is something special.