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Neither whsalum nor I are criticizing the kids or coaches themselves for their effort. I believe 100% they play and coach hard and give their all. In fact, he and I have been some of the biggest supporters of Warren athletics whether on here, volunteering as coaches in youth sports and serving on the school board. If there was an agreement between coaches as you say and the Hardin coach didn’t follow the agreement then yes, absolutely it’s bad on him. But if you show up to play then do your best and if you lose then go back and do what it takes to get better not whine afterwards. It wasn’t too long ago when Hardin was where Warren is currently and they have turned their program around in two short years…I believe Warren’s issues are much deeper…I will agree with you that Warren (the community, school, students and parents) need to reassess its commitment to athletics. Over the last several years it appears the focus has been on excelling in other school programs such as FFA etc. while athletics has fallen by the wayside. There is absolutely no reason, as one of the larger schools in the district, for Warren to be seeing as few students turn out for sports as they are now. I think it’s time for the community to decide if they are committed to at least being competitive or not. It’s only fair to the kids and coaches trying their best to have the full support of the whole community. Here’s hoping Warren gets it figured out and become competitive again in the field and court…Go Warriors!

Welp Mustangs you can close a lot of so-called experts' mouth by continuing to play shut down defense rather its blue link of chain gain. Then sprinkle 65 points, or .40 points something in the playoffs. Hum!

I’ll stay “off topic” just for this. Your reasoning is why Charlie Kirk was eliminated.

Yall wasting yall s time. to many examples of failures(not just in the states) for all to see(liberals included) today and thru out history some people just refuse….so dust your feet off. our focus needs to be the youth. Teach personal responsibility, work ethic no matter the job, fortitude: stand tall and true thru persecution, respect the law, Christian modeling: men for boys and Women for girls, truth and facts, fishing, hunting, gardening, preserving, difference between helping and handicapping, be independent not dependent….etc etc and all this would come if more people would read the Holy Word for themselves. im so off topic…😁

Diboll missing the playoffs has to be an oversight. They return everyone. I got Warren making the playoffs over Kountze because of the fact that Warren returns a solid nucleus of last year's playoff team.

😂😂😂 Fun fact: I do some routine maintenance work through my construction business at Atkinsons. I’m burnt out on the chick-o-sticks lol

Diboll finished second in district last year with only two loses. Maybe that was an oversight? And doesn’t Warren return most of their starters?

Honestly im confused about the comments. I mean we just put up 60+. And blew away jasper with a simple offense. Execution over hype

One of the 30k eh? Just make sure Atkinson’s hangs around. I’m still a sucker for Chick-O-Sticks and Zebra bars.

The ladies have burst out the gates with a 2-0 start. That have a 67-60 win over Yates and yesterday a 68-62 win over Jasper. This weekend, they’ll be at a tourney in Jasper.

The big tax increase you speak of would be a disaster. It would wipe out small business in America. Innovation would be decimated. We would become Europe at best. Maybe that’s what some want. Foolish people. Over 60% of small businesses are sole proprietors and file personal. [Hidden Content]

I’m not gonna post it. Because I don’t know anything for a fact. Just what’s being said within the community. It’s not my place and I don’t wanna spread misinformation. It didn’t work out and I think the blame goes both ways. Lufkin could end up regretting this, or it could work out. Who knows. I’m just here 😅 lol

Thank you. PNG hit paydirt when they hired Joseph. I’ve wanted Lufkin to so bad try and go get Jamie Driskell from Malakoff for years.

Unfortunately, the college recruiting landscape has changed. High school athletes are no longer competing only against other high school recruits for roster spots. They are competing against experienced college players entering the transfer portal, often from major programs in the SEC, Big Ten, and ACC. With NIL opportunities and easier transfers, a proven athlete can leave a powerhouse program and immediately become a potential starter at a smaller Division I school. For coaches, taking a player who already has college experience can feel like less of a risk than developing an incoming freshman. That doesn’t mean high school talent has declined. The pathway has simply become more crowded. High school athletes now have to compete for opportunities against players who are older, stronger, and already proven at the college level.

21 3A - Diboll

Looking over schedules in the FCS to see if LU could move higher if they win out and some higher ranked teams fall. Very odd situation is seeing 5-5 Abilene Christian ranked #24. However it is justifiable and they could help LU this weekend as they face #6 Austin Peay. ACU's 5 losses are to Tarleton, SFA, Mercer, Lamar, and some unknown school named Texas Tech. The 4 FCS losses are to the presently ranked 1, 7, 8, and 11 teams in the country. What a schedule. They will simply play 5 highly ranked FCS teams and a ranked FBS this year. That has to be one of the toughest schedules in FCS history and I say that without exaggeration.

As an Indian fan I watched our program go from average to Coach Faircloth building PN-G back into a first class program. Just as he is doing in Sulphur Springs. Then comes in Coach Joseph and Coach McDaniel. Literally two of the brightest coaches I have seen. Lufkin is historic, talent rich, new digs incoming, and all the variable's that a good coach would want to be at. When PN-Gs job opened up there were 135 applicants. I can imagine Lufkin being somewhat similar. The only factor that could change that is if there is conflict between the board and previous coaches that could warn off top tier coaches. Lufkin is one of those old fashion well known historical programs. That carries weight when the applications open up. Lufkin's first ever game was played in 1911 I think against Nac though not 100% sure. I would be excited. I just hope they build some sort of selection committee to help with the hiring. PN-G did this. Imagine a group of schoolboard members selecting a coach vs one of the best, and winningest coaches in Texas High School Football selecting your coach. Best of luck Lufkin from a former Zavalla student.

What is the rest of the story...allegedly? We would like to know.

My original post was never about the kids on either team. It was about an adult. Those of you who have somehow found ways to make this about the Warren kids need to try some critical thinking.

That's what they think, cool. Check-ball. 😈

You guys are missing the point with all these be tough and play better and real world comments. Those comments insinuate that the Warren kids didn’t play hard or quit. You are insulting them. These kids, most of them are 14 and 15, played both ways all night against a superior opponent. This not a real varsity caliber team. I hate that and it needs to get better or the school does need to consider what the purpose of the program is. Despite the state of the program, there was no quit in them and that is honorable. They tried to the bitter end. I take zero from the Hardin players. If you are on the field you go 100%. They are talented and Winners. The Warren kids wouldn't have been given any false sense of the world if Hardin had just ran clock and gotten subs in earlier etc. Hardin would still have dominated them. And that’s ok. Some of you are the ones focused on a game, not real life. Sports reveal character. I for one, do not have the ego to think mercy and sportsmanship are unmanly qualities. Real Men are capable of acting contrary to our base instinct and desires.

Lufkin should have plenty of interested coaches.

Coaching Record by Team High School Team Tenure / Seasons Record (W-L) Key Highlights & Achievements Cedar Park 2015–2019 (or through ~2020) 71–10 5 District Championships, 2015 Class 5A Division II State Championship, 2020 State Runner-Up Barbers Hill (Mont Belvieu) 4 seasons (prior to 2025) 31–17 Led the Eagles to the area round of the playoffs each season Lufkin 2025–2026 (2 seasons) 13–9 1 playoff appearance; resigned in November 2026

The only "glaring" omissions in these picks for me: 19-5A Baytown Sterling not making playoffs (return several from last years playoff team) 21-3A Diboll (who is state ranked) not making playoffs (Diboll basically returns everyone from last years team) 22-3A Warren missing the playoffs 24-2A Hemphill not making playoffs Also, I think you can throw a blanket over these five teams in 18-4A: Bridge City, Jasper, Silsbee, Vidor and WO-S. My picks would be: 1. Silsbee 2. WO-S 3. Bridge City 4. Vidor