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I had a local coach (whose team has played both of these teams) tell me a couple of weeks ago that this one may be a showdown of the best two teams in SETX. After getting absolutely punched in the mouth, the team comes out after halftime and proceeds to dismantle the Longhorns. If you know a thing about this sport, you know what it is when a team completely flips the script and dominates in the 2H. Almost always coaching. I’ve said this many times, WOS won’t likely have a coach anywhere near Dan Ray or Cornel the rest of our lives and probably ever. It’s insane how lucky they were to have them back to back. And in my book, CT is probably the 1-1 of Southeast Texas football coaches based on what he did as the DC under Hooks and as the HC when he retired. He was hugely responsible for all of their rings. You just aren’t going to get that again. Kalen DeBoers could be the best coach in the game right now and he still wouldn't be Nick Saban. Hickman is a first time HC that you would expect to make mistakes. Maybe a lot of them. But you also hope that he would steadily improve and take advantage of one of the unique football situations in the State. He obviously has. Consistently. It’s fine to appreciate the past and take pride in all that was accomplished. It’s also high time to move and appreciate what you have now, which is still among the elite programs in the state.

Its pretty clear to me Coach Hickman could walk on water and a portion of the WOS fan base would find fault in it... He is not Hooks or CT, nor should he be...he has to be himself and I do feel like he has grown tremendously as a HC the past couple of yrs...great comeback win for WOS

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Game 38-35

Time to switch styles from blue to red LET'S GO BIG RED !!!

Battle tested coming thru.

Hardin going to state!

UiW is a quality squad. Take the W and move on.

24-7 Lamar 7:29 2nd

Stats at the bottom of the post. [Hidden Content] Before kickoff, the night was already special. Coach Forrest Wiegand was honored with his Greater Houston Football Coaches Association Hall of Honor ring. La Porte’s hometown heroes carried a massive American flag onto the field, and the LPHS Choir delivered another breathtaking National Anthem. The pageantry set the stage, but the moment the ball was kicked, you could feel that tonight was different. Winning the toss, the Bulldogs deferred to the second half, trusting their defense to make an early statement. And they delivered immediately, forcing a fumble on Port Arthur Memorial’s second play from scrimmage. One play later, the offensive line opened a huge hole, allowing Sean Simon to burst 35 yards to the house. Just 30 seconds into the game, La Porte hit the board first! The energy inside Bulldog Stadium was electric, but facing the #4 team in Texas meant a hard-fought battle was guaranteed. On the very next drive, Titan power back Piere Gray found the right edge, sprinting 70 yards down the sideline for a touchdown to tie it up 7-7 before a full minute had elapsed. Port Arthur came in boasting one of the top defenses in the state, allowing under 9 points per contest. But it was the Bulldogs' bend-don’t-break defense that turned the tide, repeatedly forcing field goals while the La Porte offense finished drives with touchdowns to take a 24-20 lead into halftime. And at halftime, there was no letdown there either! The Titan Marching Heat, Marching Flames, Chatos, and Mighty Bulldog Band kept the stadium pulsing with energy. The second half brought immediate adversity. The Bulldogs went three-and-out on their opening drive, and Port Arthur seized the momentum, taking their first lead of the night and demonstrating why they are ranked among the state's elite. After another stalled offensive drive, La Porte faced a defining crossroads. Punched in the mouth, how would they respond? Great teams answer the bell, and that’s exactly what these Bulldogs did. Taking full accountability, the players rallied to win play after play. Sean Simon ran with pure determination, setting the physical tone behind a dominant offensive line. Josh Wells displayed remarkable poise and growth under center, guiding the offense with confidence. On the outside, Smith and Wallace executed crucial blocks and kept the secondary occupied, while Reynolds came up big when his number was called, but his priority was neutralizing key defensive threats, and he did! "KD" Dieudonne provided explosive runs to keep the Titans honest, while Francisco Guzman and Tim Giddens anchored the line with the heart, grit, and leadership their former Trench Bullies would be proud of. Defensively, holding a team with Port Arthur's caliber and athleticism to just two breakaway touchdowns showed tremendous growth. Titan stud Brandon Richards has the kickoff return for a touchdown, but the Bulldogs did a great job of minimizing his impact offensively. The communication, scheme execution, and relentless "Dawg" mentality were fully present. You could hear and feel the collisions in the press box, and it was obvious La Porte wanted to set the tone. Paired with an offense averaging nearly 52 points per game in district play, this team proved it has all the ingredients for a deep playoff run. This victory was another major milestone checked off, bringing the program one step closer to its ultimate goals. As Coach Berneathy and his staff continually preach: when you focus on what you can control and win the single play in front of you, the results will follow. Overcoming tonight's trial embodied Coach Berneathy’s core belief, "Tough times create tough men, tough men create good times." Make no mistake: these Bulldogs are tough, resilient, and growing stronger every week. While this statement win carries huge momentum, the job is far from finished. The schedule now shows we went 1-0 for week 7. That is how it is supposed to be. You don't get bonus points because of the rankings. Our focus is to be 1-0 at the end of every week regardless of opponent. The Bulldogs now turn their attention to another proud and formidable opponent, Baytown Sterling, as the journey continues. Last night was what Texas High School Football is supposed to look like under the Friday night lights. Fierce competition, great bands, drill teams, cheerleaders, and proud communities showing up in support for the kids, and to enjoy fellowship with neighbors and friends. The awesome thing is we get to do it again next week as Bulldog Nation heads to Baytown’s Stallworth Stadium to take on the Rangers. Until then, enjoy this great weather, stay healthy, stay safe, enjoy your weekend and be ready to take this show on the road next week! Go Dawgs. Offensive Stats: 493 Total yards 378 Rushing on 45 Carries Sean Simon - 284 yards, 5 TD's Dieudonne TD's - 2 Rushing Smith TD's - 29 yard Reception Wells - 9/13/116, 0 INT

🤣 4th quarter from hell tackling wise. That was the difference.

Willie Gaston is on the Reginald Samples trajectory. I’m a huge Kenny Harrison fan, I think he’s an elite leader of young men and am glad he was able to show some of the PAM fans that everything wasn’t his fault. That’s being said purely from a numbers standpoint he has almost twice the talent pool of Willie Gaston. NS may produce more high end talent but SC can hang with anybody in the state prospect wise so it’s not a talent issue. NS gets more consistent results because they’re just a better coached football team. I think you switch the head coaches and SC wins this game by close to 20 points with some of the offensive deficiencies NS has this year. Probably get to see this game again in a couple of months in CE King’s stadium.

Not true. They continue to grow into what we have been expecting since day 1. They constantly have us questioning them. But then they do something like this. How could we complain after the adjustments they made in order to dominate the 2nd half. Hickman is in year 5 Hooks won year 6 Thompson 5 Gary Joseph 4 Jeff Joseph 2 Surratt 2 Just saying its still very possible. But this win is theirs. As i said earlier this week. H hadn't won in HF. Check another obstacle/milestone off the list. Keep on going. We're not done yet.

Good game Lp see yall in the playoffs

Congrats to the Stangs. Great COACHING adjustments at the half by Coach H, and some bad breaks for the horns, but WOS earned that win. We had chances to put our foot on their throats but couldn’t get it done. Once they got momentum we just couldn’t slow it. No excuses, we wore down and got outplayed in the second half. I sure hope we get a second shot at them, though.

All I know is this, the dumb , inept, incompetent coaching staff that yall are always looking for any & every reason in the world to denigrate, just coached their team from a 21 point deficit, to a 14 point win. But it luck, bad juju, withchcraft , or maybe somebody kidnap all of HF good players at halftime. Once again, small , insecure people, will always be small and insecure, no amount of facts , logic, or reason will change y’all’s mind. Let me predict the future, if they win state , it’ll be because they didn’t play anybody, it was 100% because of the players, or the other team felt sorry for them

WHAT A GAME !!!! !score 42-28 FINAL Next week vs Silsbee

HF fans hollering at the WOS coaches in the box was a bad look and extremely uncalled for behavior. Anyone that wants to defend, feel free. However, they (coaches) had done nothing wrong. The coaches handled it extremely well and I commend them.

That's not a representative comparison. The districts today and teams they play talent wise or nothing like those teams of the past. Even La Marque isn't the same with larger pools and more schools. Our general area has remained quite the same. If we're going to pull in the other coaches, I promise they bring more of a discipline that would reflect through performance but that's neither here nor there. The other comment is just ignorant. You like to bring in a certain topic that screams low self esteem and ignorance. By the way, why did they win all of those titles a decade or so ago. Talent plus discipline equals domination. Now that's facts. What is the overall record of the current coach in a much weaker district and being in an actual classification that's correct for size of school compared to the last couple.....? That should settle this wonderful debate.

Defense made adjustments. Second half pitched a shut out. only score was a pick 6. So vidor O technically hung 70 (; 69 but rounding up sounds better😂

Haven't been challenged yet this season. WOS has.

Yes sir and we're all still rooting for The Stangs.

Liked what I saw from Roberts throwing this week, a bunch of drops by WRs tonight. Big night by Woods receiving though. Run defense was bad tonight, best backfield we've played all year. Bye week next week then the final stretch of district. A few players need to heal up. Good game LP.

No going back. There's a game being played now.

Hands down they were… There wasn’t any coach in the world that you could’ve plugged in for WOS that would’ve changed the outcome

Injured Longhorn... prayers up

Well… about that lol

Yea, they probably would have won it with past coaches. Facts or facts. These districts are weaker...

WOS literally just went to the state championship and we got people complaining about coaching 🤣

The only score Hardin will get tonight

17-7 Lamar 11:17 2nd

10-0 Lamar End 1

I don’t necessarily want my starters sitting for half of three games in a row before starting a stretch against png, Texas city, and Dayton. Nederland might go as well as 3-0 in that stretch, but just as easily goes 0-3. Can’t afford a slow start just because the last couple weeks were blowouts.

I didn't watch the game. We're starters playing in the 3rd or 4th qtrs? Just for comparison, for the past several years anyway, in runaway games, C.Joseph left starters in the first half regardless of score. But 2nd half most if not all starters sit out, and the bench gets emptied. If the opposition makes too big of a comeback, or perhaps on a critical play, a few appropriate starters may get back on the field.

Are you spidersal offspring?

I'll have my crow fried burnt, extra crispy (sprinkled with eagle dust) while eating it inside of an active hornet's nest washed down with a cup of tar mixed with muriatic acid. Please grant me blue bell ice cream mixed with two grape flavored fig newtons for dessert 😂.

Simon isn't ranked the #5 RB in the country for no reason. Add the Soph Dieudonne--who is coming into his own as a 'banger'--and it's a stout rushing attack. Plus, Wells (QB) doesn't make many mistakes with the ball. He's a talent as well. I'm VERY pleased with the OL. It's been patchwork since early game 1. The only young man playing OL now that started the season is the TE Reynolds. Y'all actually covered him pretty well last night. I think he only had one catch for a big first down on a scramble by Wells.

Offensive Play calling cost HF. After up 28-7 the offensive cord went full lost mode.

Yeah won’t be pretty

Franklin 49 Lorena 42 final

3ad1 guys knew how good Hardin was… they played 3ad1 state champs tough last season. They have a huge oline

Battle of the 5a flirting teams lol

Probably so but I think we see the discipline lapses often enough.

Great win dogs! 2-0 in district play keep it going

It is awful!

He knew

5-1 for TC but look at who they’ve played…soft pre district schedule not helping them now

Yeah, I thought TC was better than this!

Would be a big loss to OF. Seeing what he did at WB/LCM then being in his 3rd year at OF, guy has done nothing but win. Probably one of the offensive minds in the state.

The hate is real. I love bringing up CNN polls because you they are typically left sided..... [Hidden Content] Republicans are out performing Trump AND Republicans typically do better than polls by 5-6 points. Currently most of the states are within that margin. Trump knows what he is doing gong out and getting Republicans motivated to vote.....