Barbers Hill Football

[Guest etbu]

What do you guys think? Please before you think me a nutjob I think that BH can finish second with the kids they have coming back. With the Coaching staff and hard work of the Eagles think they can beat out King and Crosby. Thoughts or comments?

[WOSgrad]

Gotta agree with my bro, e.  The Eagles took some lumps last year as a young team, but they appear to be ready to make a run in 19-4A.  I expect to see them in the playoffs come November.

[BhGrizzlyAdams]

i cant help but agree, and im not just being a homer, crosby lost some seniors i hear, and with carmona smith, and a solid o and d line, the eagles should get second, at least third in 19 4a next year, ce king also has a good few returning starters

[BHFAN]

I hope you guys are right, but I'm not that optimistic

Dayton is all by there selfs up front this year without anyone coming close IMHO. CE King will be improved , Crosby is a throw up this year and North Forest will be the Darkhorse lead by the Smiley Coach who is a very good coach. BH will have to beat one of these 4 to grab a spot and it will not be easy!

Can BH do it? Of Course, but there will have to be some good play calling and BH will have to take some chances and not be conservative.

I love the new district and can see some great games coming!!

[BHFAN]

Barbers Hill looking to raise the bar in 4A

By Michael Pineda

Baytown Sun 

Published June 26, 2008

MONT BELVIEU — In its two years competing in Class 4A, the Barbers Hill athletic department has proven that it can hold its own. Now it is time to expand on the success the Eagles have enjoyed and make more of an impact.

Competing in District 21-4A, the school won 10 district championships and saw most of its teams finish in the top two in the district despite being one of the smallest schools in Class 4A.

“It was a good solid year athletically,†Price said. “There were disappointments and you never feel happy when you play your last game and it isn’t in the state championship. We’re still not where we want to be in terms of being competitive year in and year out in 4A.

“We are still growing and, as we grow, our pool of athletes will be bigger. We are going to continue to compete as best we can.â€

According to Price, the key for Barbers Hill to continue to compete in the coming years will be the participation of athletes in multiple sports. In talking with former Southlake Carroll and present University of North Texas head coach Todd Dodge, Price was told the key to success is maintaining the small school mentality as the numbers increase.

“The biggest detriment in the future will be specialization,†Price said. “As we grow, we need to keep the small school mentality. We need our kids to compete in multiple sports.

“Schools that have lots of specialization are limited in how well they can compete in all sports.â€

This past season, Barbers Hill started off on a strong note by winning district championships in volleyball, team tennis and cross-country. The girls’ cross-country team headlined those sports by advancing to the state meet with a third-place finish at regionals and finished 11th in Austin.

The football team was the lone sports program that did not advance into the playoffs. The Eagles finished 6-4 with a rebuilt team that had to replace 19 full-time starters and was fourth in the district. Under new UIL guidelines, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs this fall.

“It’s one of those things; the multiple qualifiers for the playoffs has been accepted,†Price said. “Year in and year out, there has been some competition that has been left out of the playoffs and that is why we went to two playoff teams in the first place.

“It is more beneficial that more kids get compete in the playoffs. We will just have to wait and see. I don’t have any negatives about it and if we make it, we will like it. But our goal is to win the district.â€

During the winter, both boys’ and girls’ basketball teams advanced to the area playoffs and in the spring, Barbers Hill got back to winning district championships. Both track teams and tennis teams won district with Jess Williams qualifying for state in the 800-meter run and finishing seventh.

The golf teams finished second in district 21-4A with the boys, paced by fourth-place medalist Austin Snell, taking fifth at regional. The girls took seventh place.

The baseball team was ranked in the top 10 for most of the season and won district before bowing out in the area round of the playoffs. The softball team also won district and advanced to the regional finals before dropping a pair of 1-0 decisions to Nederland in the final two games of the best-of-three series.

In all, three Barbers Hill athletes were named all-state and 10 received academic all-state mention. Sixteen athletes will move on to compete at the collegiate level next year.

The underclassmen will return to compete in 19-4A. Forest Brook and Smiley have combined into North Forest while Goose Creek Memorial and Kingwood Park will replace Huffman and New Caney. Crosby, Galena Park and C.E. King all return.

“This year the district will be more competitive with the addition of Dayton and the consolidation of Forest Brook and Smiley, especially in the boys’ sports,†Price said. “You never know but I think the addition of Kingwood Park will bring another level of competition in girls’ sports.â€

Barbers Hill will enter next season with a couple of personnel changes. A new softball hire is in the works to replace Kirk Hall, who accepted the softball job at Goose Creek Memorial. The football staff will also add a coach to replace long-time assistant Andy Terrasso, who retired this year.

Other changes include the addition of an auxiliary football field and track to decrease wear and tear at the high school facility. 

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According to Price, the key for Barbers Hill to continue to compete in the coming years will be the participation of athletes in multiple sports. In talking with former Southlake Carroll and present University of North Texas head coach Todd Dodge, Price was told the key to success is maintaining the small school mentality as the numbers increase.

“The biggest detriment in the future will be specialization,†Price said. “As we grow, we need to keep the small school mentality. We need our kids to compete in multiple sports.

“Schools that have lots of specialization are limited in how well they can compete in all sports.â€

The Great White Father aka Ronnie 'The Great' Thompson should read this and take a page from his former QB on how to run a successful program....