Best Athletic Program in SETX

[TheOutsider]

Starting this thread as a spin off from discussions about the Coach Graham hire.

What school has the best overall athletic program in SETX and why?

[AggiesAreWe]

5 minutes ago, TheOutsider said:

Starting this thread as a spin off from discussions about the Coach Graham hire.

What school has the best overall athletic program in SETX and why?

Nederland and Silsbee

[Lightning/Eagle]

Barbers Hill both boys and girls.

[Bigdog]

2 hours ago, TheOutsider said:

Starting this thread as a spin off from discussions about the Coach Graham hire.

What school has the best overall athletic program in SETX and why?

So you are talking about across all sports?

[TheOutsider]

4 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

So you are talking about across all sports?

Yes. Boys and girls. As in culture and success of the overall athletic program.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

4 hours ago, TheOutsider said:

Yes. Boys and girls. As in culture and success of the overall athletic program.

Hard to go against Silsbee and Barbers Hill right now. 

[NetCat]

30 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Hard to go against Silsbee and Barbers Hill right now. 

Plus 1 on this. 

[Go-rilla]

East chambers as well

[TheOutsider]

13 hours ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Hard to go against Silsbee and Barbers Hill right now. 

Silsbee is always the one that comes to mind for me.  On a smaller school level, Evadale does well also.

[prepballfan]

In 2017 PN-G sports won more games than any other graduating class in our 95 year history. In 2018 every single sport at PNG High made the playoffs. 

[A BUC 77]

Hard to compare, but I know Nederland consistently does well in all sports; football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, track, cross country, golf and tennis.

[CardinalBacker]

Lumberton recently won their first ever playoff game in basketball.

The school board reacted swiftly by firing the super.  The community is well aware that winning starts at the top, so they wanted to nip "winning" in the bud. 

[oldschool2]

Not every year but consistently over my time down here:

Evadale, Nederaland, Silsbee, Barbers Hill, East Chambers..  Up for debate. 

[CardinalBacker]

 I think you'd have to put Silsbee high atop the list.  The basketball titles, recent football success, and consistently competitive baseball program convinced me.  

I thought we were finally turning the corner in '16 when we won district in all but one sport (I can't remember which one... jk, it was boys basketball), but that wasn't the case.

Don't kid yourself... a solid AD can make a difference across all sports. 

[TheOutsider]

9 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

 I think you'd have to put Silsbee high atop the list.  The basketball titles, recent football success, and consistently competitive baseball program convinced me.  

I thought we were finally turning the corner in '16 when we won district in all but one sport (I can't remember which one... jk, it was boys basketball), but that wasn't the case.

Don't kid yourself... a solid AD can make a difference across all sports. 

BC still running slot-t?

[CardinalBacker]

1 hour ago, TheOutsider said:

BC still running slot-t?

Nah... I’m not sure what we’re trying to do. 

[TheOutsider]

14 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

Nah... I’m not sure what we’re trying to do. 

I'll be glad when the slot-t craze of SETX dies out.  I played in it at a school when everyone was still in the spread.  Good offense but not very fun to play in.  I think there is a better way to go about it. People say you can't run it at small schools, false.  Just have to know what you're doing and develop.

[gogo1734]

Hard to argue with Silsbee being at the top. I'd throw Nederland and East Chambers in the discussion for #2.

[A BUC 77]

5 hours ago, A BUC 77 said:

Hard to compare, but I know Nederland consistently does well in all sports; football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, track, cross country, golf and tennis.

Forgot volleyball

[CardinalBacker]

3 hours ago, TheOutsider said:

I'll be glad when the slot-t craze of SETX dies out.  I played in it at a school when everyone was still in the spread.  Good offense but not very fun to play in.  I think there is a better way to go about it. People say you can't run it at small schools, false.  Just have to know what you're doing and develop.

The spread is a DISASTER if you don’t have a qb. 
That’s been one of our problems.... no qb development.  Kids with arms in BC want to pitch for the cards exclusively. 

[TheOutsider]

36 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

The spread is a DISASTER if you don’t have a qb. 
That’s been one of our problems.... no qb development.  Kids with arms in BC want to pitch for the cards exclusively. 

Gotta start the development in the JH. Todd Dodge has a development program from the time a QB starts in the 7th grade.

Kids play in open space in every other sport (basketball/baseball) then football comes around and you ask them to get foot to foot with their hands in the dirt & ask for 3 yards and a cloud of dust? It's just not fun playing football like that. Boring to watch, boring to play.

[TheOutsider]

I'd be willing to bet there is a kid on that new turf baseball field right now that could sling it around the yard.

Same with OF/LCM/Lumberton/HJ.

[Tiger33]

1 hour ago, TheOutsider said:

I'd be willing to bet there is a kid on that new turf baseball field right now that could sling it around the yard.

Same with OF/LCM/Lumberton/HJ.

I hope so. We are the only spread team in that list. BC ran mostly out of the spread. I’m not against a wing t team but I do feel like you have throw the ball some to make the defense honest. A lot of times you have to run what fits your talent and not what is popular. When I was in high school we ran the wishbone and it was pretty much just the option. The baseball kids didn’t want to play football  because they felt the offense was boring. I’d disagree with them because I like  smash mouth football. 

[TheOutsider]

3 hours ago, LC-M said:

I hope so. We are the only spread team in that list. BC ran mostly out of the spread. I’m not against a wing t team but I do feel like you have throw the ball some to make the defense honest. A lot of times you have to run what fits your talent and not what is popular. When I was in high school we ran the wishbone and it was pretty much just the option. The baseball kids didn’t want to play football  because they felt the offense was boring. I’d disagree with them because I like  smash mouth football. 

Didn’t know you guys were spread now. I think some people look at the spread as airing it out. A lot of teams run the spread and are still a smash mouth/run first team. It’s all about the attitude and what you want your team to be. Also depends on personnel. 

[Tiger33]

14 minutes ago, TheOutsider said:

Didn’t know you guys were spread now. I think some people look at the spread as airing it out. A lot of teams run the spread and are still a smash mouth/run first team. It’s all about the attitude and what you want your team to be. Also depends on personnel. 

Yes no huddle. We throw the ball 20 to 30 times a game this past season with a lot of zone read.The  two upcoming QB coming up can throw the ball well. We will be young this upcoming season due to graduation only bringing back our 3 year starter wide receiver. Who is your Alma mater?