Police Escort

[daddy23]

I have an office in Lake Charles.  Some of my friends there in Louisiana have enjoyed asking about the VHS football season since they know that I follow the team.

On Friday night, they were passed by our buses on the way to the game in BMT (they happened to be passing through to Houston).  And they were shocked to see the police escort. 

This brings me to the question.  How many teams in Southeast Texas travel with some sort of Police Escort on Friday nights?  I have always seen the police escort on Friday nights (since I was a kid) and just assumed that every team traveled this way.  I would guess that most Rural Schools in Texas travel with escorts on Friday night.

I have no deep issue here to address.  I am just curious as to how widespread the practice is in Southeast Texas.

[Guest octfeb]

Dayton does.

[Cheermom4]

I don't believe PNG does.

[GoDogs27]

I think one travels with the Nederland band/westernaires/cheerleaders, but I think it's just the rent-a-cop from the high school. He's an actual Nederland cop though with a real car. I don't think the football team has an escort. We didn't when imposter a few years ago.

[PN-G bamatex]

[quote name="Cheermom4" post="1093272" timestamp="1319495258"]
I don't believe PNG does.
[/quote]

We do.

It actually comes in handy. The cops normally hold up traffic at the intersections long enough for the convoy to run through.

[WOSgrad]

West Orange-Stark used to.  I am not sure if they do now.

[Guest KHS 89]

[quote name="Cheermom4" post="1093272" timestamp="1319495258"]
I don't believe PNG does.
[/quote]

I think they do.  Seems I have seen the police escort.

[Guest twag11]

Kelly doesn't

[Bigdog]

[quote name="GoDogs27" post="1093280" timestamp="1319496178"]
I think one travels with the Nederland band/westernaires/cheerleaders, but I think it's just the rent-a-cop from the high school. He's an actual Nederland cop though with a real car. I don't think the football team has an escort. We didn't when imposter a few years ago.
[/quote]

Ned does unless something has changed in the last couple of years.  I have seen them at away games. I know they were there at the WOS game.

[PN-G bamatex]

[quote name="KHS 89" post="1093283" timestamp="1319496447"]
[quote author=Cheermom4 link=topic=90383.msg1093272#msg1093272 date=1319495258]
I don't believe PNG does.
[/quote]

I think they do.  Seems I have seen the police escort.
[/quote]

We do.

[bh89-2]

[quote name="octfeb" post="1093267" timestamp="1319494883"]
Dayton does.
[/quote]

Well yeah!  That's because none of the bus drivers have been out of Liberty County.  ;D ;D

[dawgnut]

I don't remember the teams, but when I was young there was several instances of people messing with the buses so most of the local teams started having escorts. Some folks think it is fun harassing the buses but we know from the Beaumont incident several years ago bad things can happen real quick. 

[SmashMouth]

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[MEM]

Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans do also...Always thought it looked cool when the escort(s) pulls into a intersection with lights flashing and lets the team buses go thru...

[CATS80]

Silsbee does also

[LP0175]

LP Chatos and band does. Football team does when traveling to Deer Park. Plenty of bus incidents there.

[dog 67]

I remember several years ago being at a playoff game in Houston  when they had the black cooking trailer and loud game music going and all of the Nederland kids pulling up in Sun travel buses 7 or 8 ,and the other team standing there with mouths open as we gathered around the bus when the players got off. I call than intimadation of the first kind,it puts a mind set in the other team. of course this was escourted by police front and rear

[daddy23]

Thanks for the replies.  I thought it was pretty standard, but I really didn't know for sure.

[Titletown2]

All BISD schools do.

[LilBobcatMom]

I graduated in 1986 (shut up) from Friendswood.  We had police escorts when we played Santa Fe.  I'm not sure about the other out-of-town games.

[dayton]

[quote name="LilBobcatMom" post="1093693" timestamp="1319550368"]
I graduated in [b]1986 (shut up) [/b] from Friendswood.  We had police escorts when we played Santa Fe.  I'm not sure about the other out-of-town games.
[/quote]

they had police in '86?????

[T-Dawd]

I heard La Marque has escorts. ;D

[Guest KHS 89]

[quote name="T-Dawd" post="1093743" timestamp="1319553715"]
I heard La Marque has escorts. ;D
[/quote]
:o :o  LOL!

[LilBobcatMom]

[quote name="dayton" post="1093732" timestamp="1319552694"]
[quote author=LilBobcatMom link=topic=90383.msg1093693#msg1093693 date=1319550368]
I graduated in [b]1986 (shut up) [/b] from Friendswood.  We had police escorts when we played Santa Fe.  I'm not sure about the other out-of-town games.
[/quote]

they had police in '86?????
[/quote]

Yes, Matt Dillon and his posse.  Someone had to guard those horse-drawn buses.

[invictus]

I know that Vidor does and I don't know of any school that hasn't had one coming to Vidor for as long as I can remember.