Best QB in Silsbee High School History??

[ST413]

This is a tuff question for me.  And the big part that makes it that way is the way the qb positioning has evolved through the years.  My view of a qb was that of a passer growing up now its more of the dual threat.  Now i have to base my opinion really on the last 15 years or so as i dont really remember much farther back than that as far as standout qbs.  And if you base it on that dual threat, I think you have to say Dontre was the best.  He put up the numbers through the air and on the ground above anyone else.  Now if you were going to look for that qb that could break it open at any time with his feet,  it had to be Johnson just based on his speed.  I still remember watching him split  two safetys in a playoff game and make them look l8ke they were wearing leg cuffs chasing him down the field.   

[WOSgrad]

33 minutes ago, ST413 said:

This is a tuff question for me.  And the big part that makes it that way is the way the qb positioning has evolved through the years.  My view of a qb was that of a passer growing up now its more of the dual threat.  Now i have to base my opinion really on the last 15 years or so as i dont really remember much farther back than that as far as standout qbs.  And if you base it on that dual threat, I think you have to say Dontre was the best.  He put up the numbers through the air and on the ground above anyone else.  Now if you were going to look for that qb that could break it open at any time with his feet,  it had to be Johnson just based on his speed.  I still remember watching him split  two safetys in a playoff game and make them look l8ke they were wearing leg cuffs chasing him down the field.   

Dontre's senior year, yes. His junior year, no.  i recall that Coach McGallion has so little faith in Dontre's passing game in his junior year that he would platoon him with Chase Partain with Partain playing obvious passing downs.  Jeremy was much more polished in the passing game both his junior and senior years.

[CardinalBacker]

It not like the matchup was hypothetical. JD’s Mustangs whipped Dontre’s Tigers on the field. 

Besides.... we all know that JD wasn’t working with an all-time great receiver like Mackey. If you ask me, without Mackey, we wouldn’t even be discussing Dontre’s numbers. 

Will somebody please take responsibility for that “Mackey was the best receiver from SETX ever” post after his junior year? 

I don’t know why I keep thinking it was Santa. 

[AggiesAreWe]

If it's about head to head, then why didn't he win it his senior year? Mustangs beat the Tigers that year as well but a Tiger won WRS that year.

[CardinalBacker]

49 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

If it's about head to head, then why didn't he win it his senior year? Mustangs beat the Tigers that year as well but a Tiger won WRS that year.

I think the voters wanted to spread the love around a little. 

I’m not saying it was an easy decision after the 15 season.  You can make a strong argument for either guy. 

It’s tough to just compare numbers because WOS was literally beating people to sleep both of those years. I don’t remember many games where Silsbee was punting on first down.  WOS was calling the dogs off in a lot of games while Silsbee was going for two at the whistle. 

I miss good football. 

[Majestyk]

OK so we can go back and whine about a vote on WRS award from a few years back when winner and loser were both deserving just worked out the guy from WOS won it. But don't make excuses or whine about having to play in the rain. We use a different criteria for excuses/whining in that case. Jack won one WOS lost one. Let it go. I don't scratch dry ****.

[BADSANTA]

On 7/4/2019 at 7:14 AM, CardinalBacker said:

It not like the matchup was hypothetical. JD’s Mustangs whipped Dontre’s Tigers on the field. 

Besides.... we all know that JD wasn’t working with an all-time great receiver like Mackey. If you ask me, without Mackey, we wouldn’t even be discussing Dontre’s numbers. 

Will somebody please take responsibility for that “Mackey was the best receiver from SETX ever” post after his junior year? 

I don’t know why I keep thinking it was Santa. 

Kaylon Barnes and Tre Lowe were at WR as well sir.

[KB24]

32 minutes ago, BADSANTA said:

Kaylon Barnes and Tre Lowe were at WR as well sir.

Those guys were good. Silsbee didn’t know how to utilize them. All that speed at WR and they didn’t have the numbers they should have. Carthage coach spoke with TRE after that game in 17. I was told he told him if you were on my team we will definitely keep the ball in your hands. When you have a good QB the coach has to connect with the WR especially when you have a Tre Lowe and Kalon Barnes. 

[BADSANTA]

57 minutes ago, KB24 said:

Those guys were good. Silsbee didn’t know how to utilize them. All that speed at WR and they didn’t have the numbers they should have. Carthage coach spoke with TRE after that game in 17. I was told he told him if you were on my team we will definitely keep the ball in your hands. When you have a good QB the coach has to connect with the WR especially when you have a Tre Lowe and Kalon Barnes. 

Lowe scored 2 TDs of 73 and 65 yards in that game in 2016. 

[BMTSoulja1]

1 hour ago, BADSANTA said:

Lowe scored 2 TDs of 73 and 65 yards in that game in 2016. 

Lowe was injured all season that year.  I dont think he played at all.  He was healthy in 2017,  but there was nothing good for Silsbee in that Carthage  game.  It was a massacre right from the jump...

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

1 hour ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Lowe was injured all season that year.  I dont think he played at all.  He was healthy in 2017,  but there was nothing good for Silsbee in that Carthage  game.  It was a massacre right from the jump...

Carthage has definitely been Silsbee's kryptonite. 

[WOSgrad]

15 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Carthage has definitely been Silsbee's kryptonite. 

Carthage has been a lot of school's kryptonite.

 

[CardinalBacker]

1 hour ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Lowe was injured all season that year.  I dont think he played at all.  He was healthy in 2017,  but there was nothing good for Silsbee in that Carthage  game.  It was a massacre right from the jump...

In 16 they were feeding Tyler the ball non-stop. 

[BMTSoulja1]

1 hour ago, CardinalBacker said:

In 16 they were feeding Tyler the ball non-stop. 

Like they were supposed to do with that special talent.  That game was weird because I believe that was his first fumble of the season in that game.  Silsbee was within Carthage's 10 yard line. Score on that drive,  I think silsbee takes a 2 score lead.  

[ST413]

On 7/4/2019 at 0:47 AM, WOSgrad said:

Dontre's senior year, yes. His junior year, no.  i recall that Coach McGallion has so little faith in Dontre's passing game in his junior year that he would platoon him with Chase Partain with Partain playing obvious passing downs.  Jeremy was much more polished in the passing game both his junior and senior years.

Correct.

[L-Train11]

5 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Lowe was injured all season that year.  I dont think he played at all.  He was healthy in 2017,  but there was nothing good for Silsbee in that Carthage  game.  It was a massacre right from the jump...

Was that the game that Carthage did a high short kickoff and all the Silsbee players just watched it hit the ground right in the middle of the field and Carthage recovered? 

[ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING]

On 7/3/2019 at 7:43 PM, LC-M said:

Nobody knows lol Don't they run the wing t?

They had a guy when I played in 90.i can't remember his name but he was number 3, and 3 backs behind him were fast I believe the were silsbee 4×100 relay team. He could throw too. We won that game but it was a fight til the end. Mabe hes on that list u guys have.

[BMTSoulja1]

9 hours ago, L-Train11 said:

Was that the game that Carthage did a high short kickoff and all the Silsbee players just watched it hit the ground right in the middle of the field and Carthage recovered? 

I think so.  

[BADSANTA]

19 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Lowe was injured all season that year.  I dont think he played at all.  He was healthy in 2017,  but there was nothing good for Silsbee in that Carthage  game.  It was a massacre right from the jump...

No that was the year after. He was a sophomore with Dontre and Mackey 

[BADSANTA]

5 hours ago, ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING said:

They had a guy when I played in 90.i can't remember his name but he was number 3, and 3 backs behind him were fast I believe the were silsbee 4×100 relay team. He could throw too. We won that game but it was a fight til the end. Mabe hes on that list u guys have.

Brian Doss QB running backs were Tony Dill 1300 yards and Adrian Arline 1200 yards. 

[ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING]

25 minutes ago, BADSANTA said:

Brian Doss QB running backs were Tony Dill 1300 yards and Adrian Arline 1200 yards. 

On 7/3/2019 at 7:43 PM, LC-M said:

Nobody knows lol Don't they run the wing t?

They had a guy when I played in 90.i can't remember his name but he was number 3, and 3 backs behind him were fast I believe the were silsbee 4×100 relay team. He could throw too. We won that game but it was a fight til the end. Mabe hes on that list u guys have.  Yea they were really fast 

[scoopno1]

I have been watching the tigers for about 30 years and have seen Brian Doss, Philip Lindsey, Jeremy Johnson, Patrick Reed, Dontre Thomas, Willie Jones and Sedrick Spearman. 

It is hard to compare them. If you look at what they accomplished at the college level then probably Lindsey, Reed and Jones were the best. Jones and Thomas both still have a story to write at Lamar. 

I would guess that Silsbee had some outstanding quarterbacks in the 60's and 70's that I never saw or heard about. It is hard to compare players from different era's.  They are not necessarily better today. 

[coach bear]

Been looking for an old timer to mention a name of someone I played against, William Arline I believe, QB from the 77 Silsbee team that beat us , Marlin Bulldogs, at Stephen F in the second round. He was explosive and scored from about 60 out late in the fourth to re take the lead and beat us. He may not be the same caliber as later quarterbacks, but he was dangerous. This silsbee team also had Graham, Schankle ( future horns) Eddy Roby and Craig Mcgallion. Donnie Little and Dickinson beat them the next week by a touchdown in the dome on the way to the state championship. We were so heartbroken especially when we found out the dome was the predetermined site of the next game in 3A playoffs. The DOME in the 70’s was a big deal. Is my memory of the quarterback s name correct? Thanks 

[AggiesAreWe]

1 hour ago, coach bear said:

Been looking for an old timer to mention a name of someone I played against, William Arline I believe, QB from the 77 Silsbee team that beat us , Marlin Bulldogs, at Stephen F in the second round. He was explosive and scored from about 60 out late in the fourth to re take the lead and beat us. He may not be the same caliber as later quarterbacks, but he was dangerous. This silsbee team also had Graham, Schankle ( future horns) Eddy Roby and Craig Mcgallion. Donnie Little and Dickinson beat them the next week by a touchdown in the dome on the way to the state championship. We were so heartbroken especially when we found out the dome was the predetermined site of the next game in 3A playoffs. The DOME in the 70’s was a big deal. Is my memory of the quarterback s name correct? Thanks 

QB for Silsbee that year was Jasper Lewis. William Graham was the tailback and Robert "Poochie" Arline was the fullback.

[BADSANTA]

I ran into Jasper Lewis at the Silsbee vs Cuero game.