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Port Arthur. I like our chances advancing this year

I'm struggling to understand the mental gymnastics it takes to blame this shutdown on anyone other than the left when the right has already passed a clean CR pushing no republican agenda to open the govt back.

Here is a list of the teams that have clinched the playoffs with two weeks left of the regular season. This list is only teams that have actually clinched. Not teams that are likely to make playoffs or could or should. Just the ones that HAVE punched their ticket to the playoffs. Teams are listed in alphabetical order and not by seed. Lot's of seeding still left to be determined. 23-6A CE King, North Shore 9-5A DI Port Arthur Memorial (district champs) 11-5A DI Angleton, La Porte 8-5A DII Montgomery, Port Neches-Groves 10-4A DI Bridge City, Huffman, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Lumberton 9-4A DII West Orange-Stark 9-3A DI Fairfield 10-3A DI East Chambers, Hardin 12-3A DII Newton, Woodville 11-2A DI San Augustine 12-2A DII Evadale, West Sabine 12-1A DI Chester 21 teams have clinched. Still need 25 more. 10-4A DI has all 4 of their playoff spots clinched. Last two weeks of the season will be very interesting.

I agree about the opt up. It should only be for schools with major travel issues. (i.e. El Paso, etc.) Not for schools that are are only traveling 60 or less miles. BC, HJ and Liberty all opted up for competition reasons. Not travel. You'll never convince me otherwise. I can see BC opting up because they are actually very close to DI numbers anyway. HJ and Liberty are not even close. Also, I am not all that hip on all the other sports going to divisions but if that is how it's going to be, then have divisional districts like football and not decide the divisions after district play. That actually allows a larger school to get in D2 depending on who makes playoffs. If they do go with divisional districts this next realignment for all sports (I am hearing they won't) then schools that opt up for football should have to play all the rest of their sports in that football district. You shouldn't be able to pick and choose what sport you want to opt up in and not.

This not a 50/50 game. Montgomery’s offense relies heavily on their running back #1. Their passing game is average. Their defense is adequate. They haven’t played a PNG caliber team yet. PN-G 35 Montgomery 17

pretty cool hype video…

Landon Smith - Senior combo guard at Brookeland - special player if you have not seen him yet Three time District MVP, Three Time TABC All Region Team, Two Time TABC All State Team Will surpass 3000 career points early this season and will become the All time Leading scorer in the history or Brookeland Basketball Career Record as a starter at Brookeland 87-23 (41-1) 27 points, 4 assist, 7 rebounds, 3 steals per game last season

I appreciate this explanation of the mental gymnastics, but I already knew what it looked like. Are you dizzy yet? The fact is Democrats are trying to hold the country hostage and force through policy that they can't pass through regular means because their party is such a dumpster fire they've managed to lose control of all branches of government over the last 4 years. They then have the gall to blame republicans for democrats not giving the votes needed to open the government back up, and a lot of their base is dumb enough to believe it. The problem for the left is that the moderate voters are NOT dumb enough to believe it. So while the lunatic fringe may rally around this foolishness and go join a protest and burn something down or whatever it is they do when they're mad, the left is hemorrhaging even more swing and moderate voters through this stunt. The left is like a kid who isn't good enough to win so they take their ball and go home so nobody can play and then blames everyone else for the game ending.

I think this is the elephant in the room that no one wants to address. There are so many people that work crappy jobs to support themselves and their families and never think getting government assistance. Yet there are TOO MANY that just accept Government assistance. We somehow have to convince people they will he happier and have a sense of pride when they work and EARN a living..... My Father taught me several things, but his most important were life lessons......here are the ones that stuck with me (that I also taught my Son) 1. There is no embarrassment in having a low wage job - embarrassment is when you have no job. 2. When you are at work, if there is nothing to do, grab a shovel and dig a hole......when you're done, if there is still nothing to do, fill it up. Repeat until there is something to do lol 3. Never place your hands in your pocket when you are at work, that is a sign of lazy. So basically his thoughts were there is no reason to not have a job. He worked an instrument mechanic for "Gulf" and very good at that job. When they would strike, he would go work at the Orange Rice Mill slinging sacks of rice off the trains, or work at a body shop, painting cars. He was a worker! THAT is the mentality we need to establish in 2025 - too many people expect things for free and the Government has also been a player making it too easy to get free stuff.

I expect PNG to win this by 10-14 points....I'm not 100% sold on Montgomery yet...

Great idea. Hope it works out for you.

Its never happened before but I think Hardin gets to the 3rd Round

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PN-G in the last 3 years has been State Finalists, State Champions and Quarter-Finalists. This 2025 team has the structure in place and the model to follow. They have their own identity and are blazing their own trail. This team will be playing in December.

2 in the last 3 years. 2 out of 8 years total since the Central/Ozen merger.

Great game last night! LCM is just the better team. I thought BC defense was going to be tough but LCM proved that rumor false. LCM is just the better team this year. Good luck to BC rest of season.

Barrow was given a bunch of snotty, spoiled brats who didn’t adhere to or care about rules his last few years yet he still tried his hardest to instill professionalism and morals into them like always. Two things about Barrow are that he can turn mediocrity into greatness and young boys into men, but the kids have to want it. I think it’s been long enough that you people should stop blaming the state of bulldog football on Monte Barrow and maybe start looking at yourselves and your sons.

I hope you are right but you can’t even Spell sophomore.

The right is offering a clean bill. The left, who as you point out has zero branches of control, is trying to hold the bill hostage to force liberal policy. But it's the right's fault. It's wild watching you guys spin it. It's gonna hurt y'all in the long run, though. The fringe lunatic left are the only ones actually buying it. I guess it makes sense that the party of entitlement thinks they're entitled to get something they want out of an unrelated bill to keep the government open and then blames everyone else when they don't get it. But hey, keep alienating those swing voters and moderates. Y'all already have the SNAP vote, so the republicans aren't losing anything there. Besides, it's not like most of them can't figure out who's really behind this all anyway.

and that game will be 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Meh, i'd still give the advantage to Shepherd.

Also, no job is beneath you when you have no job.

One thing people are seeing during the schumer shutdown is how many people rely on the government for food. 3.5 million Texans alone will lose food stamps. In a state of 31 million. 11% of Texans rely on federal money to eat. That is not help and assistance, that is lack of drive and will power for one's self and family. Living off the government has become a career for many (not all but many). As with everything the government touches it cannot properly oversee and run things. And they want to oversee our healthcare.

I was going to go to Montgomery-PNG, but I understand that game is going to be a blowout. So, I’ll probably go to Nederland-Huntsville. Rather see a closer game.

Pretty sure LaPorte is a very solid team and we held them to 21 points on their turf. They have one of the best RB in the state. Klien Oak also has a very good RB in the state. PNG stop both those backs and we will stop Montgomery running game no doubt. If Montgomery can’t pass, it will be a very long Halloween night for them.

You can’t bring up average scores per game and compare. PNG would probably average a ton more points if the majority of their games weren’t over at Halftime. Playing 3rd and 4th string players on both sides. Montgomery will keep it close for a bit but PNG will pull away in the second half for another double digit win.

Nederland fans have been spoiled for a long time. The reality is Nederland had a great coach in Neumann and benefited from always being towards the higher end of the district's enrollment numbers. Numbers play a huge factor in football and the Dogs are currently on the low end. To piggyback off the poster defending Monte, the kids have changed in Nederland. This is not a racial statement, but more an observation in parenting and blue collar mentality. The toughness that was once a staple isn't the same and because of it, the old camp fun way of doing things just doesn't work. More a shot at modern parenting than the kids themselves. This observation probably applies to more than just Nederland. This Nederland group just isn't all that talented...and they've had injury issues. Poor cycles and bad luck happen. I'm not saying Coach Rich is infallible, but his team last night wasn't even close to this PNG group. Lots of sophomores are getting major minutes and the underlevels still seem to be winning. The future is bright and I believe we can't judge this coach until he's had 3-4 seasons. There are ex-coaches in this thread with an ax to grind, disgruntled parents, and a bunch of others who have little clue as to what they are talking about. Remember, sports are supposed to be fun. If you can't watch without being miserable and wanting to fire everyone, its time to find something else to do. Go Dogs!

That’s one of the dumber things ever posted on this board.

Well that's what I'm wondering with the firing of Barrow, if it's not the coaching , but the kids or lack of talent then why was Barrow fired!? I think he would've done just as good these pass two seasons if not maybe a little better (which is not saying much) if he was still there. But what do I know, I'm just going by what I'm seeing on the field, and it's not good!!! If they don't win any more games this season...Sheeesh

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I imagine better opportunities could have come up for that weekend for those teams. In Barbers Hill's case, they are playing in the McDonald's Invitational the weekend before. May be about too many games for them. West Brook is playing in the Texas Jamboree that weekend vs. Dallas Kimball. That is a much better deal for them. Port Arthur Memorial is also playing in Texas Jamboree vs. Houston Washington. Silsbee is playing at Texas Jamboree as well. I believe all those schedules are more than sufficient to explain why they are not playing at Border Battle. As for Lumberton, again they may not have been invited.

You might need some Probiotics for that gut.

We’ll see where they wind up. People also assume LP is gonna lose to Angleton. They forget LP is the team that hasn’t lost a district game in over 2 years, has better O & D numbers than last year, is more balanced, and has actually played PO teams & teams with winning records. Angleton’s opponents to this point are 21-45, and none have a winning record. LP’s numbers all around are better than last year, even though they’ve had some mental lapses. Similar to last year, Angleton’s numbers are better. But, they lost to LP in district last year in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score, and had to have miracle comebacks in every PO game I remember to get to the rematch with LP while LP doubled up—at least—on everyone in the PO’s until letting Angleton come back on them in the rematch. The Angleton/LP tilt Friday was a toss-up to me before injuries. Now, I have no idea because I don’t know what to expect. I have no idea what Angleton team we’ll be seeing.

May I add the ACA was passed with not one Republican vote, along with 34 Democrats joining Republicans in the NO vote.... ACA is 100% a Democratic problem. They are holding out to continue to fund this bill that was not as promised.

I dont see either of them opting up. Those schools don't run from competition

If you listen to Holton Pepper on TV, it sounds like OF is the team without much of a chance on Friday. He said 3A all goes through EC, and he didn't even mention undefeated, state ranked (likely) District Champ Hardin. LOL

He did that with Wade Phillips and said Jason Garrett is your OC… I agree let the head coach build his staff

I am hearing that WOS and HF could possibly opt. up, can anyone confirm or deny this?

I've been noticing this too. So far this season they have played extremely well away as opposed to home. Maybe some low key coaching to prepare for playoffs. Be successful where you normally would be uncomfortable?

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I agree with Bear Cave’s comments and would like to add that coach Lynch is sorely missed. Even Neumann would tell you that coach Lynch was very valuable at preparing the players for varsity. I’ll go away now.

Another question to be answered for sure. 2 mins left and with a timeout left. If not fumbled it was a TD but I would not have wanted to leave 1 sec on that clock based on Jefferson having a night already. Just goes to show....High School football is awesome and heartbreaking.

There is still a chance for a three way tie for 1st. (as long as HF, Silsbee and WO-S all win next week, then HF beat WO-S while Silsbee defeats Shepherd in final week.) If that happens, Silsbee will be the #1 seed. Tigers finish with a +18 in points (21 point win over HF, 3 point loss to WO-S). Mustangs are a +3 and HF a -21. The point max per game is 21 so HF could beat WO-S by 22 or more but still would be a 0 in points. Best HF could do in that three way tie would be to beat WO-S by at least 12 or more points to get #2 seed. 11 points or less would have WO-S #2 seed. Of course, Shepherd still has a say in all this with having to play HF and Silsbee final two weeks. Also, WO-S wins out, they are district champs all to themselves. I am still sticking to my prediction: 1. WO-S 2. Silsbee 3. HF That 4th will be Shepherd now but I had either them or Jasper in that spot.

Lumberton dominated this game up front from start to finish. Raider run game was just way too much for the Hawks to handle. This will eliminate HJ while clinching the playoffs for Lumberton, BC, LC-M and Huffman. Seeds still remain to be determined. LC-M is 5-0. BC, Lumberton and Huffman are all 4-1. All the other teams (HJ, Livingston, Vidor and Liberty) can be no better than 3-4 with two games remaining. Livingston can only get to 2-5.

Congrats PNG on the win and covering the -27 spread. Nederland defense you can say what you want they hung tough… Offense put them in some bad spots tonight. That’s not on the D. The D slowed down PNG O for the most part and gave some chances to the O to do something. Nederland Offense on the other wtf was that…. That was horrible. Option plays? -60 something yards.. Running up the middle on 4th and 5? QB looked great running the ball, getting to the corner, should have more designed runs for him… but overall horrendous Offense showing… the play calling was flat out horrendous.

Yes, the other Sutherland took over for this game.

Nah, compete. Aiden did. I get Nederland is "young" but we've been "young" for the last 5 years.

Joseph isn’t letting up in this one like normal. Still throwing deep. 😀

I attended the game. Well, just over half of it. Hardin steamrolled Anahuac with ease. Hardin made 5-10 yards on most plays. Anahuac was pretty helpless. Hardin has to be one of the most physical local 3A teams in years. Hardin fans packed out their side. Give that coach a raise, Hardin. Your team plays with great intensity every single play.

Hardin has to be averaging over ten yards a play on offense, almost unstoppable