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We have this same convo every year...Thur Rd 1 is always a bunch of blowouts because all the huge mismatches are played Thur to get it over with...we over-react because its the first day of the playoffs...then Fri happens we get some great games, a few more blowouts and we all forget about it

Looking at scores from across the state but even just our coverage area, there were way too many blowouts in these first rounds. Of our 9 coverage area games last night, only one was competitive. (#3 seed Palestine Westwood beat #2 Anahuac 41-27). All the other games were complete blowouts. (well maybe not SA/UG as it was 33-7 but SA led the whole game and UG only scored with a minute left in game) 6 of the 9 games teams scored 60+. 4 scored 70+. The average margin of victory in the 9 games was 50 points. Take out the Anahuac/WW game and it's 54 points. Six of the nine games last night were #1 vs. #4. (technically the DP/NS game wasn't but NS is the #1 DI seed). All of those games were not competitive. Those scores: 62-14, 70-0, 70-0, 33-7, 75-14, 68-19. My point (and one that I have had all along) is the playoffs are too watered down. I never liked a 4th team being added to playoffs. Particularly when that 4th team comes from a district with just 4, 5, or 6 teams. I just don't think as a whole, you get a quality team going that far down in a district. Yes I know there are outliers. (have been some 4 seeds make it deep in playoffs) But the vast majority get their butt whipped (like last night) in the 1st round. Call me old school, but I liked it when it was just 2 teams. Rant over.

Participation in playing the game is very different than qualifying for a playoff system.

A 24 team college playoff was just created. We are not going back.

I'm ok with 3 teams. It gives the district champion a well deserved bye.

I was just thinking the same thing. Brock won 77 - 7. This was not a run up the score game. Brock had 8 possessions on offense. 6 of the 8 were one play drives for TD. One 5 play drive td in first half and 7 play drive for td in second half. Returned two punts and one interception for TDs. Clock only stopped in second half for the change of quarter. 63 points on 10 offensive plays in the first half.

As far as some threads go off on a tangent, mentioning a shooting in a murder forum seems trivial at best. 😎

And then we have the North Shore Atascocita Summer Creek CE King district which is the exception rather than the rule

There was one 4 seed upset last night as Ozona beat a regional favorite in Post.

The part that I like most about the 4-team system is it gives hope to a team that has a sub-par year, but is awarded a chance to play in the post-season. They get a taste of what its like and for some communities, it's the best thing that's ever happened to them and gives them a hunger for more. Yes, it does kind of fall in line with the everyone gets a trophy mindset, but in some of these cases, we've seen some programs make a huge turn-around recently. But, as the poster mentioned, it seems like the vast majority of the first round games are completely one-sided so I get the argument for sure.

😂 I think this game will be similar to Senior Night last week.

Man I caught up on work during the game lol

I liked when I was in high school, only 3 made it and District Champions got a 1st round bye. Made being the District Champion mean something.

3 teams making playoffs seems fair enough and not watered down… only 2 teams IMO will hurt some better teams chances due to some districts being way stronger than others. Just my opinion…

Anahuac definitely had their chances last night but just couldn't convert on some critical 4th down plays that could have extended drives and kept WW offense on sideline. The obvious game plan by Neece was to be a ball control offense, limiting the WW offense of possessions. I think this was a good game plan. It worked in the 1st half (outside of not converting a 4th down on first two drives). WW did what they had to do and that was get the ball in the hands of their best skill players. That was proven on their first play of the game. WR Bryant took a swing pass 70 yards for a TD. WW score right before half was a big blow to Anahuac. WW coming out and scoring on their first drive of 2nd half really created the separation needed to force Anahuac out of their game plan. Anahuac had to go to the air more which allowed WW to bring pressure off the edges and not be too worried about the run game any longer. In the end, WW made the necessary plays to keep Anahuac at bay to come away with the win. I really feel like these two teams are pretty close to equal. WW just has a player or two that are better.

Game day! Thought it would never get here. lol

235 per maxpreps

Why in the world would someone want to go to College Station when all this good high shcool stuff going on. LOL I bet Brookeland Neches game will be good

The deaths are always tragic for the family.

I will say this. Nederland needs to start this game with aggression. Not a wait and see game. Play Dog football and attack, attack, attack, Against PN-G they let opportunities go and should have went for the throat. Nederland sometime goes into safe mode. That to me cost them the PN-G game. A good example was right before the half they just let the last 1.5 or so minutes run out instead of going for the score. Almost like they were happy with going into the half with the lead.. PNG has been absolutely brutal in 1 score games under Joseph. nederland had a chance to get away from that but played it safe. Tonight needs to be an all out aggressive game from start to finish. Nederland can pull an upset here but realistically they have to play 4 full quarters use that size to wear down huntsville. Also Montgomery got Huntsville throwing the ball. So Nederland needs to have some good pass plays if the running game is not cooking. Then the defense needs to play down hill all game. nederland has what it takes but it needs to be all there. Gotta have a complete game in all phases.

Money talks and they wont go back. Ive seen WOS destroy 1 rd teams for years. Once we played Scarborough who hadn't won a game in 4 years. They were going to forfiet but Coach paid their travel and rental fees. Apparently he didnt want a week off. Gotta keep the momentum

3 is perfect, gives the DC a bye. It rewards you for winning district. Then the 2 & 3 play each other winner gets the 1 seed. Thats a good post season IMO

I'd prefer all districts be at at least six teams and I think the UIL can do it....but 4 teams making it balances the brackets out.....2 is probably perfect but 4 is much better than 3 and we will never go back to 2...so I think are are "stuck" with 4..I'd rather 15-20 deserving 4 seeds make it past Rd 1 and deal with one week of blowouts than those very good 4 seeds be playing basketball..but thats just me lol

I agree if the uil wants to stick with the 4 team playoff format make it 8 team minimum districts

Great way to describe Stafford to me is inconsistent… Some games they seem to put it together and are solid… others they stumble… but regardless they have size and speed.

I'm looking forward to next year when the 4 seed team gets to travel to the 1 seed's home field!

Different person, but Lutnick should have been gone long ago when the Epstein connection was uncovered. He's also the brains behind some of the private company buy-ins by the government. Apparently, Bessent tried to tell Trump. He didn't listen. Now, we may have national security issues because of Nvidia & Lutnick. smh

Waltrip gonna have a plan until they get punched in the mouth! Then they gonna get Donkey Stomped.

I believe only top 2 teams in each district should make the playoffs. 1st round scores last night were ridiculous.

La porte has lots of great talent coming up with freshman teams were undefeated heck 2 3 string guys scored at least 3 td Want to say to northbrook yes you are in a very weak district but to get better you need these games to let your program know what they need to do to improve , what I saw northbrook has potential but lacking strength HIT the weight room

They pulled everyone way early. But, I know he reached his 2,000 again. Yes. A slew of young men got to play that I’ve never seen before. Whoever #27 is that played QB last has a pretty good arm. I need to check roster. There was a #18 WR that made an NFL legal catch on a good ball late as well.

Astros now have 2 MVP on the roster.

Don't take anyone for granted, Focus on special teams , Mustangs 112% for the win.

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Negative.

Side note… Our starting kicker is hurt apparently… the kid kicking tonight is the backup but has done a good job

As you guys say, donkey stompin 😂

Kind of cool to see the old, throw back triple option veer offense from NB.

Exactly what I expected.

Had westlake vs hays tonight but had to finish up a job. Tomorrow night dripping springs be cedar ridge. Should be a good battle.

The color commentator is trying to make this game interesting.....

Friday Night at the Rez PNG vs West Fork Pregame at Neches Wheelhouse Saturday Night At Death Valley Texas vs LSU Tailgate menu catered event is Brisket, Boudain, sausage, chicken wings jambalaya, red beans and rice and just a few cold beverages… all you can eat and drink

Nederland needs to get long, sustained drives. Even if they don’t result in points, keep Huntsville off the field. Cover the run well enough Huntsville starts to think they need to throw to win. If Huntsville needs to rely on the Qb’s arm, Nederland has a good shot.

I think he was referring to the fact that Nederland had to go D1 in 2012 …Georgetown had considerably higher enrollment than Nederland, in fact the D2 finalists that year had higher enrollment than Nederland…not saying they would have won, but I watched that game and Nederland could have certainly competed

From NDN Press: BROADCAST INFO: The combined NDN Press and PNG Primetime crews will provide the broadcast for our Bi-District playoff game with West Fork at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) night on the NFHS Network ... NOT YOUTUBE. ----- NFHS NETWORK is similar to YouTube in that it has an app that you can get to your Smart TV or phone. You can also simply visit NFHSNetwork (.com) and look up "Port Neches-Groves High School" when you get to the site, then locate the event you want to watch. However you get there, in order to watch content, you MUST SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH. You have the option of a Monthly Pass (Starting at $13.99) or an Annual Pass ($6.99 per month for 12 months). The monthly option does allow an entire household to watch for less than the cost of two game tickets and — again — a percentage of the proceeds comes back to our student media programs. Again, to comply with UIL rules, this is how our broadcasts will have to be for the playoffs. Tomorrow night, our combined student-led media groups will be in the spotlight. As we have to apply each playoff week, we will keep you updated on the information.

I think it will be a good fit. He knows the organization and they know him. His managerial history is so so. So I’m hoping he’s learned a little bit. I think he’d be a players coach. We’ll see. I’m pulling for him.

‼️‼️ heavy on this part

LaVega looks to be everyone's choice as state champion.

I do feel bad for the good families that cannot afford to leave Beaumont for safer areas. I think the "it could happen anywhere" comments are to justify them not being able to move....

I grew up in a football first household. Indians, Cowboys and Oilers.. In that order. My first year of School at Ridgewood was an election year. We had to choose what party we were. I chose Independent so I could wear a purple I on my shirt all day. Basically I thought it was Indian! I used to ride my bike to school, steal a random Port Arthur News off a driveway to go over district stats for the weeks game. The 8os were rough for PNG. We could only beat Nederland it seemed like! My freshman year at PNG I had English first period, first Friday of football I got sent to the office for reading the paper! I needed my stats and info, and I always made sure I had my “I beat Bob West” pics sent in on time. And yes I beat him several times and had proof! I have been lucky enough to see 3 PNG state championship games. As well as 3 quarterfinal games. Not bad for a school that uses home grown talent. Small towns and Friday night lights are always and will always be the best times of your life. Times have changed, I used to get on this site religiously, even won the pick ems one year. Was even a pollster. What I will say is this. Even with the times changing, SETX HS Football is the funnest and most die hard in the state of Texas. This board shows the enthusiasm and the desire from so many. It’s what’s makes SETX what it is. So congrats to all the playoff teams. Much luck in the playoffs. And to my Nederland fans, it’s been rough since Uncle Larry left, but I can’t say it upsets me…… Once little brother, always little brother. And to my Indians. Once again, we are district champs, and hopeful to make a playoff push! So this morning I decided I would dedicate a post to Bob West. He covered sports in the area better than anyone… Tom Halliburton as well. So with a no nonsense post, and I’m known for not being a rah rah… Times have changed, but one thing hasn’t. PNG is still on top of the mountain. Old school is for hardware, new school plays for participant ribbons….. Happy Saturday folks!! I’m still bleeding purple till my last breathe!! I won’t bore you will all of it.. 4 time state champs……. PNG….. Enough Said!!