Orangefield 34 Hitchcock 66/FINAL

[TxHoops]

Just now, bullets13 said:

Not many.  And not sure any of them start.  

At least one huh?  Dorsey and maybe one more?  The two athletic wings I really like (Jones and Sherwood) are both juniors though. 

[Bobcat1]

14 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

At least one huh?  Dorsey and maybe one more?  The two athletic wings I really like (Jones and Sherwood) are both juniors though. 

We better hope to be opposite them in the playoffs next year ☺️☺️☺️

[TxHoops]

1 minute ago, Bobcat1 said:

We better hope to be opposite them in the playoffs next year ☺️☺️☺️

Agreed.  The biggest reason that rubber match with Kountze was so important. 

[TxHoops]

2 minutes ago, Bobcat1 said:

We better hope to be opposite them in the playoffs next year ☺️☺️☺️

I predict if we stay 3A (and we should), the Bobcats will finally make a regional tournament in the next 5 years.  Especially if HF continues to outrecruit EC. 

[Bobcat101]

2 hours ago, Elessar said:

Hitchcock killed us on the offensive boards. Got most of their points off of second chance effort 

Been killing OF the entire season. The rebounding was/is the weakness. 

[bullets13]

34 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

At least one huh?  Dorsey and maybe one more?  The two athletic wings I really like (Jones and Sherwood) are both juniors though. 

Yeah, I’d edited it before you finished replying.  Regardless they have a ton of talent coming back 

[lionpride08]

1 hour ago, TxHoops said:

Sounds like how our dear, departed friend @Hagar loved to describe playing in Cleveland.  

If you are from the Centex area you know it's hard to win in mexia aka the dungeon.

[TxHoops]

4 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

Yeah, I’d edited it before you finished replying.  Regardless they have a ton of talent coming back 

Honestly didn’t know for sure but thought it was at least 1 and maybe 2.  They will be #1 again next season, maybe wire to wire again. 

[TxHoops]

5 minutes ago, lionpride08 said:

If you are from the Centex area you know it's hard to win in mexia aka the dungeon.

For boys and girls too apparently. 

[lionpride08]

9 hours ago, TxHoops said:

For boys and girls too apparently. 

You are correct

[CowboyJeffR]

12 hours ago, Bobcat1 said:

How many starters is OF losing to graduation this year? 

 

12 hours ago, TxHoops said:

3 maybe?  Smith, Wrinkle and Rucker?

Yes, those 3 starters as well as 3 guys (only Rawls got regular minutes) from the bench. So only 4 out of the 10 players that were on the varsity roster through the district schedule will be returning. Scales, Thomas, and Manning that were Sophomores and Rogers that was the only Junior.

[TxHoops]

3 hours ago, CowboyJeffR said:

 

Yes, those 3 starters as well as 3 guys (only Rawls got regular minutes) from the bench. So only 4 out of the 10 players that were on the varsity roster through the district schedule will be returning. Scales, Thomas, and Manning that were Sophomores and Rogers that was the only Junior.

Thanks for the info!  I know they have some really good kids coming up too.  And to be honest, in terms of skill and upside, after Scales, the Thomas kid appeared to me to have the highest ceiling.  He looks like he could be a really good one over the next couple of years.  Did a lot of things pretty well, especially for a sophomore.  But they are definitely losing some key pieces.  Forgot about Rawls.  Wrinkle got most of the praise out of that group (and he definitely deserved it - he played really hard and was super gritty), but all 4 of those guys were indispensable in that run.  Hopefully the young guys coming up will fill in those gaps.  But as we discussed when he was hired, love that we have Whitmire and his staff developing those kids.  

[Elessar]

2 minutes ago, TxHoops said:

Thanks for the info!  I know they have some really good kids coming up too.  And to be honest, in terms of skill and upside, after Scales, the Thomas kid appeared to me to have the highest ceiling.  He looks like he could be a really good one over the next couple of years.  Did a lot of things pretty well, especially for a sophomore.  But they are definitely losing some key pieces.  Forgot about Rawls.  Wrinkle got most of the praise out of that group (and he definitely deserved it - he played really hard and was super gritty), but all 4 of those guys were indispensable in that run.  Hopefully the young guys coming up will fill in those gaps.  But as we discussed when he was hired, love that we have Whitmire and his staff developing those kids.  

Absolutely. One of the best staffs in the area. I would guess both assistants will be head coaches in the next few years. 

[Football_Fan11]

Impressive run Orangefield has been on, they have been rolling for a while with multiple playoff runs.  Shout out to that community & administration for making ALL the sports a priority. It wasnt that long ago basketball was an afterthought. I feel like Orangefield has one of the better small school athletic programs around. 

[Sports86]

20 hours ago, TxHoops said:

I predict if we stay 3A (and we should), the Bobcats will finally make a regional tournament in the next 5 years.  Especially if HF continues to outrecruit EC. 

Which players have HF recruited?

[TxHoops]

54 minutes ago, Sports86 said:

Which players have HF recruited?

C’mon man.  Let me troll EC fans in peace…

[AggiesAreWe]

Anyone know the individual scoring for Orangefield in this one?

[Kdubya]

On 2/27/2024 at 8:24 PM, Kdubya said:

They have 2 seniors starting, 2 guards,  1 going to UNLV and the other to Memphis in football.  Both make the offense and defense go.  Maybe 3-4 seniors total.  The big kids are juniors. 

 

[Kdubya]

The 2 starting seniors on Hitchcock is McDaniel and Dorsey.

 

[Kdubya]

Both excellent athletes, cousins.

[bullets13]

1 hour ago, Kdubya said:

The 2 starting seniors on Hitchcock is McDaniel and Dorsey.

 

Hard to replace, I would imagine, but boy do they have some serious pieces coming back next year 

[DP#1FAN]

13 hours ago, bullets13 said:

Hard to replace, I would imagine, but boy do they have some serious pieces coming back next year 

They could be the team out of our region for the next few years hands down. They are seriously talented.