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I wish y'all had kept him down south lol.

I wish y'all had kept him down south lol.

From what I have seen over the last 5 years the 4AD1 teams from SETX just do not match up athletically with ET. Im not sure why. Maybe it is just cyclical. Btw, that Van-Henderson game is going to be 4 quarters of knock down, drag out football. 

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

This was just not a good matchup for Lumberton. Henderson had a clear athletic advantage and Lumbertons one dimensional offense was tailor made for Hendo's D. I give y'alls coachs credit...they knew (imo) they were over matched so they tried to shorten the game by draining the play clock...they took chances by going for it on several fourth downs...they faked a punt and recovered an onside kick to start the second half. I know it was disappointing today but nothing wrong with making it a couple rounds into the playoffs. Keep working hard and next year maybe the results will be different. One more thing...95% of the Lumberton fans stayed to the very end of the game...kudos.

Safe travels and good luck (but not too much good luck lol) to our friends from Lumberton. Go get'em Lions!

Same to y’all! Looking forward to a good game

Safe travels and good luck (but not too much good luck lol) to our friends from Lumberton. Go get'em Lions!

I bet you are right. Texas Bob lists it being grass but the aerial shot sure looks like turf..

30 years ago I dated a girl from Marshall. She was crazy as one ever got to be. So Im going with the Mavs by a couple scores.

Lumberton-Henderson Friday.
Splendora-Van Saturday.
Maybe Huffman-Carthage.

Hoping and pulling for Lumberton but Henderson will win this one by three TD's.

I dont think Lumberton can just line up and run the ball down Hendersons throat. If the Raiders can not throw the ball with some success they will have a difficult time imo. 

I dont know the full story and I just hope justice (whatever it is) is served. To the best of my knowledge Surratt has ran a clean program and deserves the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. 

We all know programs that have won consistently for decades...and we all know programs just down the road from them that have lost consistently for decades. Why is that? I do not believe God just anoited kids in one zipcode with more ability to play football than kids in another zipcode. Im not talking about that rare 4*-5* player that happens to come along...Im talking about the kids that will not play beyond hs that make up the bulk of teams (even successful one's).

I dont know the full story and I just hope justice (whatever it is) is served. To the best of my knowledge Surratt has ran a clean program and deserves the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. 

I dont know much about Livingston football other than what I have read on here but I would think dropping from 5A into a managable 4A district would be a great opportunity for a coach. Dont over schedule in non-district and maybe go 7-3 0r 8-2...get a really weak Houston school in round 1 and notch a playoff win. Do that a couple seasons and maybe land a job at more of a "football school". You would not have to turn Livingston into Argyle. Am I wrong?

Define "winning". Are we talking about going 10-3 or are we talking about going 16-0? An average coach with great talent and a great coach with average talent can go 10-3. Too win multiple titles takes a little of both. Surratt at Carthage has 6 championships in 10 seasons...but after winning the 2013 sc they went 6-6. Did he become an average coach for that one year? Of course not. By the same token I do not believe that 2016 Carthage was the most talented team in the state (heck, I do not think they were even the most talented team in the district) and they coulda/shoulda lost in round 1 (Silsbee), round 3 (Henderson), round 4 (Stafford) and round 5 (China Spring) but when it was all said and done they were hoisting the trophy. I give most of the credit for that run to Surratt. I dont think there is a right answer to the X's and O's vs Jmmys an Joes question.

I expect Carthage to win this one by 14+...but like Coach Lou Holtz used to say..."You dont have to be the best team all season. You just have to be the best team for three hours".

I dont have a clue how to beat Carthage lol. All kidding aside they are about as complete of a team in every phase of the game as I have seen in a while.