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I would love the opportunity to sit down and have a cup of coffee with you! You are so full of so much knowledge! I would have already reached out but you like most have an alias name behind a keyboard.

Shooting is often predicated on defense. For instance, I would venture to guess most 19-4A teams have their worst shooting nights against Silsbee. And while I would agree that whichever team shoots it better will be a significant advantage, one number jumped out at me way beyond any other in the first meeting. Orangefield simply cannot turn it over 28 times and expect to have a chance to win the game.

I’m also wondering what happens if you don’t win another within the next 7 years… if not is it because they get content and lazy, were they just lucky? Do you get stripped of stature if you don’t validate in 7 years?

Strange thread.

Leaders lead. That’s a big reason that PNG is where they are now.

Trying to decide if I'm coming in town to watch this one - I'm going with an upset, OF by 5.

Sorry, I worded that really poorly. I meant if you combined the two districts and took four teams. If you just brought BC or WOS over, I would definitely expect either to compete for and likely take the 4th spot. With the two districts combined it’s Silsbee, then HF-HH-HJ, then everyone else a ways back.

send your resume in, spider...sounds like you have the answers

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We have 33 of our coverage area teams that have clinched a playoff spot with one game remaining in district play. We also have 6 teams that has wrapped up the #1 seed in their district. Here is a rundown of each district that has teams that have clinched playoff spots. Also a look at who can clinch in the final district game Tuesday, Feb. 13: 21-6A Atascocita has clinched playoff spot and #1 seed Beaumont United has clinched the #2 seed. Beaumont West Brook has clinched a playoff spot. CE King can clinch final playoff spot with a win or a Summer Creek loss. West Brook can clinch #3 seed with a win or CE King loss. 16-5A Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Kingwood Park and Porter have clinched playoff spots. Lufkin has clinched the #1 seed. Nacogdoches is the #2 seed. Kingwood Park has clinched #3 seed. Porter will be #4 seed. 17-5A Barbers Hill, Port Arthur Memorial and Crosby have clinched playoff spots. Barbers Hill can clinch #1 seed with a win and a PA Memorial loss. PA Memorial can clinch #1 seed with a win and a Barbers Hill loss. Crosby can clinch no worse than #3 seed with a win or Nederland loss. Nederland can clinch final playoff spot with a win or Goose Creek Memorial loss. 19-4A Silsbee, Bridge City and West Orange-Stark have clinched playoff spots. Silsbee has clinched the #1 seed. Bridge City is #2 seed. WO-S is #3 seed. Vidor can clinch final spot with a win vs. Jasper Tuesday night. Lumberton gets final spot with a Vidor loss. 20-4A Hamshire-Fannett and Huffman have clinched playoff spots. Hamshire-Fannett can clinch #1 seed with a win or a Huffman loss on Tuesday. Both teams have clinched no worse than the #2 seed. Livingston can clinch playoff spot with a win vs. West Fork Tuesday. They can clinch #3 seed with a win and a Splendora loss. Splendora can clinch playoff spot with a win vs. Huffman Tuesday. 21-3A Pollok Central, Central Heights, Diboll and Woodville have clinched playoff spots. Pollok Central can clinch #1 seed with a win vs. Central Heights Monday. Central Heights needs a win vs. PC to force a tie for #1 seed. Both teams have clinched no worse than the #2 seed. Diboll and Woodville need wins and the other to lose Tuesday to clinch #3 seed. 22-3A Kountze and Orangefield have clinched playoff spots. Kountze can clinch #1 seed with a win and an Orangefield loss Tuesday. Orangefield can clinch #1 seed with a win and a Kountze loss Tuesday. Both can finish no worse than the #2 seed. Anahuac, Buna and East Chambers are all tied at 7-6. Each needs a win and one of the other two to lose to clinch playoff spot on Tuesday. If one team loses and the other two win, the losing team will be out. Anahuac plays Hardin, Buna plays Kountze and East Chambers plays Warren. 23-3A Crockett and Shepherd have clinched playoff spots. Both need a win and the other to lose Tuesday to get #1 seed. Coldspring can clinch with a win or a Tarkington loss. A Coldspring win clinches no worse than the #3 seed. Tarkington can clinch with a win and an Onalaska loss. Onalaska can clinch with a win and a Tarkington loss. 24-2A San Augustine, Corrigan-Camden and Woden have clinched playoff spots. San Augustine has clinched #1 seed, Corrigan has clinched #2 seed. Woden can clinch #3 seed with a win Tuesday night. Chireno can clinch final playoff spot with a win or a West Sabine loss. 25-2A Evadale, Sabine Pass, West Hardin and Big Sandy have clinched playoff spots. Evadale has clinched the #1 seed. Sabine Pass and West Hardin play each other Tuesday night. Winner will be #2 seed. Big Sandy needs a win and a Sabine Pass loss to force a tie for #3 seed with Sabine Pass. 28-1A Brookeland, Leggett and Spurger have clinched playoff spots. Brookeland is #1 seed, Leggett is #2 seed. Spurger is #3 seed. Chester and Zavalla are tied at 6-7. Both need a win and the other to lose to clinch on Tuesday night. Otherwise they will have to play a play in game for 4th seed. Chester plays at Leggett and Zavalla plays at Spurger.

That's a great strategy. I tuned out The Disinformation Machine long ago.

Depends on if they have a secret spring or not, who ever has the better atmospheric atmosphere, and which team has more physical speed…. @Mr. Buddy Garrity what other ones am I missing 😂

I don’t see it as about stature so much as a way to judge where things are likely going. If, seven years from winning a state championship, a team hasn’t been back to state, it’s roughly safe to say they aren’t likely to be back to state any time soon. But, I take a more broad approach - Getting to state is nearly as useful an indicator as winning state, and getting at least to the semifinals means you had a team that was capable of getting to state. So if I had a coach getting to semifinals or to state seven years in a row, never winning state, I’d think long and hard before firing him on the hope that a new guy can replicate that success. A coach that can get you that far is one of the best coaches in the state. But, I like the seven year rule because in seven years you have an idea of what is a coach’s “normal” (statistically) outcome.

I’ll bet he sets an all time scoring record there for Orangefield. The kid can flat out ball!

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I ask simply to point out that if "Good head coaches have good assistants..." and he has never been a head coach, then he most likely does not have a stable of good assistants.

Easy answer......Lee due to much better coaching.

I already have a reserved seat. lol But I agree. Game time will be around 6:30pm.

Congrats!

Both still could clinch if both Tarkington and Onalaska lose their games Friday. Currently, it's a three way tie for first with Coldspring, Crockett and Shepherd tied at 9-3. With Coldspring playing Shepherd Friday night, that will help eliminate the three way tie. There are still scenarios that the three could be back tied after the last game Tuesday. Will cross that bridge when we get to it. In the case of a two way tie, it goes to head to head. If both teams have split, then the options are to play a seeding game, flip a coin or one team can concede the seed to the other.

Thanks goodness it's not true, would hate to lose an American treasure like the view, or the daily insight of the panel of geniuses.

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True! Good head coaches have good assistants. Bad head coaches have not so good assistants. That's the state Ned is in now. Time to bring in fresh blood!

Good one!

Yeah I think they’ll get them too

They SHOULD beat them. HJ is an improved team from earlier in the year when they beat BC by 19. The cards have looked good in district, but that district is really bad this season apart from Silsbee. If you combined the districts, apart from Silsbee, who would win it, nobody from that district would even sniff the playoffs in 20-4A. All that having been said, the cards do have a shot. They’re not a bad team, have a little momentum, and the hawks are definitely down this year.

Let us see how the new staff does. The new AD/HC has many years, so we will see how his program goes. I and most people that post hope he does well I do know if I were coming in, seeing how bad the program has become under Barrow’s leadership, I would clean house

About 3 months, that’s it.

Seriously…. NFL MVP in 1982.

Official shortage. Helps get games covered.

Season ending injury. Achilles I believe.

Go bobcats! Pulling for the under dog in this one

At least it's not just lumberton he's after

Do you know how big the lineman were from the last 2 seasons???? They simply cannot matchup with their opponent on size.

That hasn’t changed. I remember listening to a dog right at the back of the visitors’ stands 15 years ago. One of the tuba players dropped his mouthpiece over the back railing by accident and we decided to leave it there because we didn’t think the dog would give it up without a fight.

Packers, Browns and Jaguars. Career rushing NFL yards - 4 rushes for 1 yard. Last listed season is 2019. (Jags)

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Hopefully they name the Field after Mark Moseley one of the top players from SETX!!!

[email protected] Tom Halliburton’s Track Volume 37, Number 1 _____ Feb. 7, 2024 Seems as if it’s been a long winter by Southeast Texas standards. So it may be awhile before our area high school track and field performers can return anywhere close to top form. Yet here’s the beauty of sports we’ve discovered through 56 years of sports writing – you never know. Not many brilliant minds expected a 5A state football champ two months ago from those purple Indians. Hats off to Jeff Joseph and his folks for doing just that. Why do I mention this football stuff in our first 2024 track report? Because when we report in three months at the state meets, our 409 needs some state champions for the schools to honor. On the subject of the state meet, the schedule places the trip to Austin about 10 days earlier in the calendar year than last year. Of course that also means earlier dates for the district, area and regional meets during April. And, you guessed it. The earlier post-season schedule has required a number of regular-season meets to either be canceled or moved much earlier in this year’s schedule. A small handful of schools, including Nederland, are scheduled to visit Huffman Hargrave high school for a meet this week. Most area teams will wait a week or two. No doubt a large field can be expected next week at Nederland for the Bulldog Relays. That should be a showcase for many of the season’s strongest performers. Quite a few will have to trade in their basketball legs for track and field legs as February and March progress. Who are the premier stars? It’s too early to tell but Morgan Campbell certainly has established herself as a superb distance runner. She was a 5A girls state top 20 finisher in last fall’s UIL cross country championships at Round Rock. We’re also hoping for a great senior year from Beaumont Kelly’s Paris Coleman. Then there’s Vidor senior Raegan Stephenson, who snagged the gold medal in Austin at the 5A girls high jump with a leap of 5-7. If Raegan is properly motivated, she is likely to clear a higher mark now. More than 30 schools have provided us with their season track schedules and we thank them for getting more of those on their school websites this time. Much of my area weekly leaders will depend on e-mails from area coaches and officials. Please send them to [email protected]. My wife Donna is in her fourth year of having kidney dialysis at the Davita Port Arthur location. That greatly limits my active participation. You know I will attend meets and report for the Beaumont Enterprise when I can. Feel free to post and/or publish any track info as I send it to you. I’m just trying to recognize our area’s athletes. I don’t need any personal glory at all. Thanks for all your help and God bless. Have a great season, Tom 2024 Area Track & Field Schedule Date Event Site Feb. 8 Lake Houston Relays Huffman Feb. 10 C.L. Hanna Gator Relays Dickinson Feb. 15 Splendora Wildcat Relays Splendora Feb. 16 58th annual Nederland Bulldog Relays Nederland Feb. 17 Humble ISD Zoe Simpson Relays Kingwood Feb. 22 PN-G’s Joe Williamson Relays Port Neches Feb. 22 21st Joe Evans Panther Relays Anahuac Feb. 24 41st annual Sam Mosley Relays Humble Feb. 29 H-FISD Longhorn Relays Hamshire Feb. 29 46th annual BC Cardinal Relays Orangefield Mar. 1 5th annual Ed Taylor Relays Beaumont United Mar. 1 73rd annual Trinity Valley Relays Liberty Mar. 1-2 Texas A&M Bluebonnet Relays College Station Mar. 7 East Chambers Buc Relays Winnie Mar. 7 Deweyville Pirate Relays Deweyville Mar. 7 Vidor Pirate Relays Vidor Mar. 7 Hargrave Falcon Relays Huffman Mar. 7 Livingston Corky Cochran Relays Livingston Mar. 8 Barbers Hill Eagle Relays Mont Belvieu Mar. 8 Clear Creek ISD Ruben Jordan Relays Clear Creek Mar. 14 Mike Gentry Bobcat Relays Orangefield Mar. 14 West Hardin Oiler Relays Saratoga Mar. 14 Kirbyville Wildcat Relays Kirbyville Mar. 15-16 Texas Southern Tiger Relays Houston Mar. 21 Artie Trahan Raider Relays Lumberton Mar. 21 81st annual Rockhold Relays Baytown Lee Mar. 21 38th annual Gid Campbell Relays Anahuac Mar. 21 45th Barbara Rainey Relays Evadale Mar. 21 Dayton Bronco Relays Dayton Mar. 22 20th PAISD Memorial Titan Relays Port Arthur Mar. 22 28th annual Battlin’ Bear Relays Little Cypress Mar. 22 Shadow Creek Invitational Manvel Mar. 28 60th annual Silsbee Tiger Relays Silsbee Mar. 28 Hull-Daisetta Bobcat Relays Daisetta Mar. 29-30 96th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Austin Mar. 25-27 District 22-3A championships Anahuac (Anahuac, East Chambers, Kountze, Buna, Hardin, Warren, Kirbyville, Orangefield) Apr. 2-3 District 21-6A championships Humble (GPNS, Bmt BU and WB, CEKing, Humble, Atascocita, Kingwood, Summer Creek) Apr. 2-4 District 19-4A championships Silsbee (Silsbee, Jasper, Bridge City, LC-M, Lumberton, Vidor, West Orange-Stark) Apr. 3-4 District 17-5A championships Baytown Lee (PAM, PN-G, Nederland, Barbers Hill, Baytown Lee, Sterling, GCM, Crosby) Apr. 3-4 District 20-4A championships Huffman (H-F, H-J, Liberty, Huffman, Splendora, Livingston, New Caney West Fork) Apr. 4 District 25-2A championships Saratoga (West Hardin, Evadale, Sabine Pass, Deweyville, Hull-Daisetta, Big Sandy) Top four places qualify for the area meet Apr. 10 Area 2A championships Deweyville Apr. 10 Area 3A championships Anahuac Apr. 11 Area 4A championships West Orange Apr. 10 Area 5A championships Angleton Apr. 11 Area 6A championships Deer Park Top four places qualify for the regional meet Apr. 25-26 TAPPS regional championships (all classifications) Bastrop Apr. 19-20 Region IV-2A championships Kingsville Apr. 19-20 Region III-3A championships Hewitt Midway Apr. 19-20 Region III-4A championships Bullard Apr. 19-20 Region III-5A & 6A championships Humble Top two places plus the best 3rd place region performance qualifies for state May 2-4 114th University Interscholastic League state championships Austin May 3-4 TAPPS private & parochial school state championships Hewitt Midway May 17-18 Meet of Champions San Marcos 2023 FINAL AREA OUTDOOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD LEADERS DISCUS — Girls: Whitney Cunningham, Bridge City, 110-3; Boys: Caydon Farrell, Hamshire-Fannett, 164-6. SHOT PUT — Girls: Kyra Owens, West Brook, 37-4; Boys: Caydon Farrell, Hamshire-Fannett, 54-5. HIGH JUMP — Girls: Raegan Stephenson, Vidor, 5-8; Boys: Keandre Jones, PA Memorial, 6-7. LONG JUMP — Girls: Alexia Lewis, 18-3.25; Boys: Keandre Jones, PA Memorial, 22-9 TRIPLE JUMP — Girls: Karynton Dawson, H-J, 37-7.5; Boys: Keandre Jones, PA Memorial, 48-5. POLE VAULT — Girls: Morgan Louvier, Bridge City, 11-6; Boys: Grayson Mueller, H-F, 14-6. 100 METERS — Girls: Amya Barefield, H-J, 11.93; Boys: Samaj Pierre, PA Memorial, 10.6. 200 METERS — Girls: Dinah Tippins, LC-M, 25.55; Boys: Johnny Banks, West Brook, 21.96. 400 METERS — Girls: Alissa Blue, West Brook, 58.2; Boys: Eli Cowart, Lumberton, 49.38. 800 METERS — Girls: Christine LeFleur, West Brook, 2:18.03; Boys: Lonnie Jessie, Silsbee, 1:57. 1,600 METERS — Girls: Morgan Campbell, PN-G, 5:15.52; Boys: Beau Waldrop, Lumberton, 4:42.5. 3,200 METERS — Girls: Morgan Campbell, PN-G, 11:04.34; Boys: Gage Gordey, Lumberton, 10:19.72. 100-METER HURDLES — Girls: Paris Coleman, Beaumont Kelly, 14.59. 110-METER HURDLES — Boys: John Sanderson, Hamshire-Fannett, 14.03. 300-METER HURDLES — Girls: Baile Randle, Bmt United, 48.12; Boys: John Sanderson, Hamshire-Fannett, 39.98. 400-METER RELAY — Girls: Beaumont West Brook 48.48; Boys: Lumberton 42.11. 800-METER RELAY — Girls: Beaumont West Brook 1:43.1; Boys: Bmt West Brook 1:27.23. 1,600-METER RELAY — Girls: Beaumont Kelly 4:02.74; Boys: Port Arthur Memorial 3:26.45.

What needs to happen imo is for 6A to have 2 divisions like 1A through 5A and also add a 7A and get the district numbers to where there isn’t such a large difference in enrollment numbers and try to have no more than 6 teams in a district

I’m trying to see what the difference you are complaining about. Over the last 12 years Orangefield has been .500 Being .500 running Slot T is different from .500 “Wide open West Coast Offense” as you say.

Lamar wins at A&M Corpus 63-57. They finish the first half of the season tied for first with SE LA. They beat SE LA at home. Their only conference loss was to A&M Commerce at home which I consider an uninspired loss. Overall their record is 14-5.

Big Ned plays UP when they schedule the Mustangs and the Tigers…not sure who you wanna see ,maybe the boudain balls or the sand sharks!!

Splendora has hired Bloomington Head Coach Brandon Craus as their next HFC Bloomington is open. Per Stepp.

You don't understand. 89Falcon knows all when it comes to high school football.

The list of things that can change between JH and HS is vast. It's more likely than not that JH success won't be the same in HS. 1st and foremost.. 7th grade kids playing against everyone else's 7th grade kids and 8th grade kids playing against everyone else's 8th grade kids is not evenly remotely the same as 9-12th against 9-12th. A grade level of kids playing with either the grade above them or below them.. or both can dramatically change the success/failure compared to when it was just them. Not only do kids mature, gain strength, gain speed, gain size, and gain skill (both physically and mentally) at completely different levels and pace individually, but kids actually WORK and/or gain/lose interest completely different. Forget about the other obvious variables.. like: academic eligibility, transferring (both losing and gaining kids), quitting, reclassification, coaching change, etc. etc. etc. The situation for a Senior IS NOT THE SAME as that same kid's situation was when they were a 7th grader. To think so is idiotic. It's truly funny to me to hear people make predictions based on what happened in JH... might as well add little league as a predictor lol.

This is pretty simple if you understand the culture in LH. The varsity staff works with all coaches at all levels, even into little league, to teach the Slot T offense. The varsity coaches have monthly meetings with the little league coaches and get scouting reports on players coming up through the program so when they get into the 7th grade, the coaches already know who is who and who plays where. It is taught the same way in the 4th grade as it is taught at the varsity level, so the kids understand it and want to operate in that offense. Any dads who think their kids are going to be division 1 receivers and QBs take their kids elsewhere so that the only ones who are left are the ones who are committed to thriving in the slot T. This is the product of consistency in program leadership for many many years and the commitment of that leadership to build a successful program from the bottom up. Therefore, to replicate what LIberty Hill has is absolutely impossible without long term commitment and community buy in. Vidor has/had too many folks always looking for a reason to run Matthews off and complaining about the Slot T to even begin to try to replicate what Liberty Hill has.

On the slight chance that you’re not being sarcastic, I agree the coaches could only do so much when the Head Coach wouldn’t listen to what they had to say about making changes to the program and the way things were done.