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It's game day! I think I'm going to sit this one out as far as updates go. It's my boys last game playing at Pirate stadium and I might get a little emotional. So, I'm just going to put the phone away, live in the moment, root them on and enjoy. If someone wants to provide the occasional update for the people of setxsports, I'm sure they would appreciate it.

Me and my son have a tradition. This time of year, at the end of the game, we don't leave until all the players are off the field. We stand and wait out of respect, and we cry. We started doing this years ago when my oldest was at Crosby. At the end of season and playoff games, there is always a couple players that stay on the grass as long as the can. For most of these young men, they will never put on a helmet again. We watched young men refuse to leave, push their teammates away, trying desperately to grasp the moment like they are trying to hold on to castles in the sand. Its a big moment, some of the things we love and the journeys we take come to an end. The tide will rise, and the waves of time will reclaim what is rightfully theirs. There are precious things in this life that will come to an end, and many times, when and how it will end is not your choice. I hear ya, "its just football". But I would ask you to take a moment, after the band stops playing and the scoreboard is turned off, stand up and look. Life in all its splendor and tragedy is unfolding before you. It's more than just football.

OMG I remember that day when both of my boys walked off Huffman field for the very last time! Its another chapter in your book! Enjoy the moment and take it all in. We want our kids to get to this level so fast and then we blink and its over. I cant lie........I am teary eyed right now and my oldest graduated 8 years ago! My youngest last year! Ugh grown men do cry!

Thanks, he’s really stepped it up the last two games. 2 interceptions, punt block, recovery and touchdown. Hoping for a big night but I’ll just be happy with a W. Go Pirates! 🏴‍☠️

For those wanting a new Head Coach, it’d be hard to replace Coach Matthews with someone better or equal. Most of the time his record was established against larger schools. That plus his character, which according to everyone who knows him, is excellent. Now, a new OC could definitely be on the table though.

Nah, you really didn't know.

Indeed, wishing Lumberton well tonight. Stop their running game and you will have a shot.

Good luck to your son tonight. Our senior night is next week against y’all. Wish it didn’t have to end.

Yeah -but we moved a couple of our super 3rd graders up for Crosby -

PN-G Pre-K 47 Dayton Pre-K 15. The kicker from a few years back at Dayton has a 4 year old that is legit. 5/5 this game.

All in the Family, Sanford and Son, both great shows. In a time we could laugh at ourselves. Notice how few comedians there are now? PC (which I hate) has made Funny a thing of the past. But since we have to be serious, High School Football is the best entertainment left. I think the Falcons - Pirates game will be a fine example of that. Just hope no injuries and good refs.

Surprised Buna fans haven't reported this thread as spam 😁😂

The new and elite high school basketball conference, featuring some of the nations top tier programs, will be formed for the 2020-2021 high school season. The conference will be called the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference and will feature eight of the country's top programs. Montverde Academy (FL), Sunrise Christian (KS), Wasatch Academy (UT), Oak Hill Academy (VA), Legacy Early College (SC), La Lumiere (IN), Hamilton Heights (TN), and Bishop Walsh (MD) headline the eight teams expected to compete in the league. The NIBC will be like the Nike EYBL but for high school basketball. Can't wait to see some of the match ups from this conference if the season actually takes place

You got MIGHTY right on our Vidor Pirates!!! GO PIRATES!!!!!!!!

You are exactly right!

Well, Hagar ol' buddy, I checked the coaches and advantage goes to Huffman.

So we may finally have a chance to beat La Marque in the playoffs if things work out correctly. Don't care if we're about 20 years late for it to have any significant meaning. We'll take it.

If I know Crosby,which I think I do they would have scored 100 on Dayton if it was possible. 😀

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Tell him thank you for all the hard work he put in this year.

Once again, for Pirate & Falcon fans that want to watch, here’s the livestream link. No announcers, but if you unmute, you can hear the PA, bands, and crowd noise. [Hidden Content]

Yes indeed, enjoy. BTW, even though I watched many of the games on livestream, I’d often go to your post to find out what was going on. Livestream is great, but I sure miss instant replay lol. You did a really great job, but now your job is to enjoy, and as PA said, relish the moment.

From my understanding it was the DEC. If so, then an appeal can be made to the UIL. But, from my experience with appeals, UIL rarely goes against the DEC rulings. UIL wants the DEC's to govern those type things.

Didnt say anything bout it was yalls fault but regardless of what has happened r scheduled yall have not played a single team yet that is any good to really know how wos matches up with top teams in the state

Oh yes don’t remind me. Terrible reffing both sides during that game. Glad it wasn’t for district and hope they don’t send that crew to the Crosby game😃

I believe it was the DEC

Huffman Freshmen 38 Vidor Freshmen 8

Ask Quinton or Robert. I've picked both schools in several games over the years. I'm not bias based on the school that I'm a fan of. Now if you're talking about vs West Brook, what year would you have Central/BU favored to beat the Bruins? lmao...

That was QB Josh Miller (I think that was his name). The receiver was Jayce Nelson, who played for Lamar and now coaches at PNG. Jayce has a strong argument for being the best WR in PNG history.

Deweyville didn't couple weeks ago 🤷🏾‍♂️🍿

Old Humble teams, before Atascosita expasion, use to beat you up...... Glad NS' QB is ok

I’m at the game, he could go back in I believe but I wouldn’t risk it. He walked off no noticeable limp.

Has there ever been a game where you picked Central or BU?

Told my classmate it would be 50-0 at the half, he's probably about to leave Turner right now 😂 his nephew a starting LB for Humble.

Annual? How did that work out last year for you. Just a reminder, 35-6...

Lovelady won in 3 straight sets. Congratulations to SP on a great year.

Don't forget about Coldspring vs Crockett

Will this game be broadcast on the radio, in addition to Texan Live?

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We did have a big tackle for loss after the fight. Lol

I would ask Timpson or Joaquin. Their last week is a bye week. As others here have indicated, there are a lot of coaches who don't want to risk injuries right before the playoffs. Yet, there is a school of thought among coaches that they don't want to stop any momentum with an off week before the playoffs. It is worth asking.

So i guess BU has a stadium in PA, bc the first year school beat the brakes off yall last year. LOL

Like in Beaumont. You’ll have an elite athlete or two that pops up at West Brook. You’ll see a few pop up at Central, and a few pop up at Ozen. In Port Arthur, 15 minutes away, you see some elite athletes pop up there too. You’ll never see all the Beaumont or Beaumont area athletes pop up at one school. Silsbee, also 15 minutes away had the fastest kid in the state there. We produce these kinds of athletes but they’ll never just end up at one school even though the schools are not far from each other. If you like, I can give names of these elite athletes that I’m talking about, but I’m sure you know who I’m talking about...

The same goes on in Beaumont..........

Yes that staff that didn't have nothing to prove in playing WB. If you know sports WB system been in place for years so why would a new coach that just got the job in late spring and a pandemic in affect. He didn't see his kids till August and the staff was still being organized, we have bigger fish to fry than getting embarrassed by WB because they wouldn't have been prepared!! A district Championship is more important than playing WB for bragging rights!!!

No SOULJA i was speaking of our new head coaches record in his last 30 games in El Paso. Everyone was speaking on that in the community. Obviously he is a respected coach because we have coaches from Mississippi and Alabama that came to coach with him in a district that just started paying their coaches days (5 everyone else gets 10-15)). Most outside coaches have to take a pay cut unless they coach 5 sports. SOULJA BU has held back on a lot of stuff, the community gave them hail over how conservative they were against Westbrook but they will win over the community with a win that counts. The winner of this game will go undefeated in District play!!! Like i said, they will score 50 on PAM!! game plan: Run away from the stud DE: Dont throw at the stud DB. simple as it gets!!!!

Well lets get it going, PA Yall had the same excitement last year. This is a much better team than last years team and the coaching is much improved. Even if the game is a toss up, BU 0-30 head coach can beat a special teams coach from LAMAR. Just saying, swing out or not!!! We have new single coaches from other states and cities and they do have a social life so lets not go there because you know some people dont take that as a joke!! Lets discuss the game and players involved. BU will put up 50 points on yall, because the swing out bandits have two weeks to out prepare a special teams coach with a lineman kicking. LOL

I've never seen Galena Park but I have seen Galena Park North Shore

I beg to differ. I went to see Silsbee in a tournament the year they were was ranked #1 and went into the playoffs undefeated. That's another story. Around the holidays they played in a tournament at the now gone Smiley Hi School. Channel View was there, and so was Yates. I alluded to having seen talented teams with no coaching. That Yates team was one I had in mind. They had height, guards everything. They ran like the wind. They built up a big lead in a game, then fizzled out and lost. This was before they hired Wise. The difference between that team and the teams coached by Wise was like night and day. He put Yates back on the map. That negative stereotype that the all successful black high school coaches just win because they have teams with a lot of talent is a myth. All successful coaches win with talented teams. You have watched too many re runs of the movie Hoosier. It is based on a real team, but they used all kinds of cinema verite, and poetic justice to make that movie. That same mentality is the reason why both the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys are jacked up.

If HJ is truly better than they were last year, they have a real shot at the regional finals or even state. I’m sure Silsbee’s freshman and sophomore group has improved over the summer, but the regional tournament might be a stretch goal... but also a very realistic goal to strive for.