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Was headed for Cameron. Damn Map Quest never used it again after that debacle.

Final Jasper 72 Buna 66

I think this game comes down to if PAM can avoid the penalties and discipline errors that have made some games closer than they should be this year. PAM has been able to overcome those situations so far to stay undefeated. Smithson Valley is very disciplined and do not make error that beat themselves. If PAM plays a disciplined game and few penalties, they can win this game.

Yay - that is a tough one.

Your words of “Let people shop for plans without restrictions” is the key. We should be able to shop across state lines for health insurance. I never understood that except for it to help insurance companies monopolize the market and make more money. Some good thoughts there sir.

Heights 56 Hudson 47

Central Heights 10:50am Central Heights 56 Lufkin Hudson 47

I agree but I am afraid if the Democrats get the trifecta they get rid of the filibuster. Seeing what’s transpired since Trump took office I believe we have a Uniparty instead of 2 parties.

Final Orangefield 87 Shepherd 43

582 will safely stay 4A.

How close will Jasper be to 3A, it looked like they turned in maybe their lowest ever.

LCM Hudl camera will be on for all games played in the Grove gym.

Right off the top of my head it would have Orangefield move up to 4A and Tarkington stay 4A. Looks like none of our coverage area 4A's have any real chance of moving up to 5A.

Shepherd 18 OF 52 Halftime

If that number does drop 40-60 how does that look to effect any schools in our area on the bubble of 3A/4A and 4A/5A?

BH Would likely be the overall third place team, and be the districts top seed in the 6A-ll bracket. BH can certainly live with that.

Week 16 - State Semifinals 1. Allen 2. Lake Travis 3. Southlake Carroll 4. CE King 5. Aledo 6. PA Memorial 7. South Oak Cliff 8. Richmond Randle 9. Celina 10. Kilgore 11. Brock 12. West Orange-Stark 13. Peaster 14. Yoakum 15. Wall 16. Newton 17. West Texas 18. Refugio 19. Muenster 20. Shiner

1. Allen vs Duncanville 2. North Shore vs Lake Travis 3. Southlake Carroll vs DeSoto 4. CE King vs Austin Vandegrift 5. Aledo vs Frisco Lone Star 6. PA Memorial vs Smithson Valley 7. Melissa vs South Oak Cliff 8. Richmond Randle vs Boerne 9. Stephenville vs Celina 10. Kilgore vs La Vernia 11. Brock vs Carthage 12. West Orange-Stark vs Sinton 13. Peaster vs Grandview 14. Yoakum vs Llano 15. Wall vs Gunter 16. Newton vs East Bernard 17. West Texas vs Hamilton 18. Joaquin vs Refugio 19. Gruver vs Muenster 20. Mt. Enterprise vs Shiner

1.) Duncanville 2.) North Shore 3.) Southlake Carroll 4.) CE King 5.) Aledo 6.) Smithson Valley 7.) South Oak Cliff 8.) Richmond Randle 9.) Stephenville 10.) Kilgore 11.) Carthage 12.) West Orange Stark 13.) Peaster 14.) Llano 15.) Gunter 16.) Newton 17.) Hamilton 18.) Refugio 19.) Muenster 20.) Shiner

That was my thinking as well.... Moving up teams like Woodville, Holliday, ect from 3ad2 and moving teams like Orangefield up from 3ad1 to 4ad2 and keeping sinton 4ad2 for this next realignment.

Stop the direct subsidies to the insurance companies. Enforce a cost transparency law. Let people shop for plans without restriction, and separate prescription coverage into stand-alone policies. The cost transparency is big. But, it will never be perfect. There’s no way someone is going to check prices when they’re in the middle of a medical emergency. Plus, extra procedures—that a patient has no idea about—are often ordered with no real transparency, and they’re in no shape mentally or physically to decide need. This is the big, tough one. But, for the vast majority, cost transparency should be required for all plans. A database of searchable costs should be available to the insured/prospective insured. High deductible plans should be available to all as a choice. Pre-existing condition coverage should be the law. Nothing wrong with making the insurance marketplace similar to Medicare as to the programs offered. Medicare has a separate prescription plan. It’s known that’s usually the highest portion of the cost. Make a ‘Part D’ option for the Marketplace, and remove it from the base policy. There are probably many insurance companies willing to compete just for prescription insurance policies—just like separate dental. Just some of my thoughts.

Just going off what few projections I have been privy to. With 6A looking like it will drop from 2275 to somewhere around 2205-2225, then one has to think other cutoffs will drop as much as 40-60 across the board. With 70% of all Texas schools having a decline in enrollment, the cutoff numbers have to drop some. How much they drop is the big question. It all starts with 6A. UIL always wants 6A to have at least 245 schools. Most times it's around 250. With the numbers out, if they were to use the same cutoff as last realignment (2275) then 6A would only have about 220 schools. So therefore they will have to drop the cutoff in order to get the preferred 245-250. This will cause a trickle down effect for the other cutoffs. But to answer your question, I would guess that the 3A DI/DII cutoff would be somewhere at 345-350.

Good luck to the Newton Eagles!!! GO EAGLES!

Good luck WO-S. GO MUSTANGS!