Baytown ISD Football

[liltex]

Scratching my head on this=Last bi-dist win was Bayt Lee in 2002=13 yrs ago **B Sterling last bi dist win=1985 30 yrs ago ***GCM began in 2008 has no bi-dist wins****Nearby BH has not had much success either @5a level @ modern times where 4 teams make the playoffs,thoughts

[Peppermint Patty]

Too many kids that don't play football. Opening GCM only diluted the talent pool.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

1 minute ago, GCMPats said:

Too many kids that don't play football. Opening GCM only diluted the talent pool.

Is it alot more that play that other foot-ball? 

[Peppermint Patty]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Is it alot more that play that other foot-ball? 

They still fight the numbers game. All 3 schools field a JV and Varsity. Lee has a 3rd team that only plays on Saturdays. 

We just have a lot of kids that work to help the family or to have the things they want. Sports take a back seat. Many work and play a sport. It's tough though.

Baseball/softball is one of the few sports that seems to have good participation. Tennis at RSS and GCM do well too.

[John Blutarsky]

I think it's a variety of things. Olin built a great program. Kids  moved in to play for him. When we went to 3 schools, the talent level became too diluted and Lee being in the old part of town was already seeing declining numbers. Similar to the situation in the Golden Triangle. The difference though is that the third high school was an immediate and drastic effect where the decline in setx is slow so they are able to maintain quality programs. So now you have some instances where a few kids move to stronger local programs such as Crosby and Northshore or just lose interest. I know that there are a number of single sport kids, namely basketball and baseball, at GCM that could help the program either as starters or just adding depth. Also the shifting demographics like Buddy alluded to have a small impact as well though I don't see it getting as bad as Pasadena. 

That being said, there is a glimmer of hope. Baytown and Barbers Hill are still seeing tremendous growth. GCM sits in the highest growth area of Baytown and is already adding on to the building with room for more additions. Hell, there is even supposed to be a new master planned, $200,000 + home neighborhood being built in Lee's zone in the Evergreen area. That will probably effect BCA' s enrollment more than Lee's but will provide more tax revenue for the school.

[Uncle Pig]

52 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Is it alot more that play that other foot-ball? 

Si! Muchos hombres muy muy bajo y chiquita es la problema para futbol Americana!

[Peppermint Patty]

6 minutes ago, Uncle Pig said:

Si! Muchos hombres muy muy bajo y chiquita es la problema para futbol Americana!

Si