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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.

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

Certainly there are some ridiculous games in the first round. In some districts the 4th place team might be almost as good as the first place team or certain competitive. In others, usually because of a limited number of teams, the 4th place team is an embarrassment as far as any real shot at moving on. Should the playoff rules reflect the majority of situations or the anomaly? Let’s take the 3 team suggestion. I assume that the first place team gets a bye and the second and third place team play each other in bi-district. That however doesn’t reduce the number of weeks of the playoffs. It is the exact same weeks to the championship but with number one team getting the bye week. There is certainly some merit to that but it doesn’t shorten the playoffs. In the current situation, with number one playing number four, if the fourth place team is unworthy of the playoffs, they will quickly be dispatched as we found out last night. So instead of a bye and sitting at home, the number one team gets a patsy and they get to play it at home. That after all, is all we are talking about. So between a 3 or 4 team playoff system, at week 2 of the playoffs, the exact same number of teams will be left. In effect, nothing changes as far as the number of weeks until the championship game. For 2/3 of the teams, it will be the same number of games regardless. It seems like a tempest in a teacup. LET’S KEEP THAT FOURTH PLACE TEAM OUT!! So the only real significant change in the playoffs would be to reduce the number of playoff teams to two and be done with it. If the goal is a reward for being number one, it makes sense to change the current system. Merely eliminating a fourth place team for the sake of eliminating the fourth place team however, changes almost nothing except for a bye week perk for the number one team.

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

Joaquin, wasn’t it?

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

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

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

Couldn't say it any better. It felt like they re-centered themselves after dropping Orangefield and Anahuac. This team had the talent and coaching to win district and the results were what they were. Give me the Buccaneers in a boat race. Wouldn't be surprised if total score got over 80.

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.

Ive been told we are on the home side

Astros now have 2 MVP on the roster.

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

[Hidden Content] Vote for Khelvy and Anterrion

I'll be shocked if he plays

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.

Worthing is terrible. Silsbee could have scored 80 on those guys. Running clock in 2nd half. Won 51-0

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

It's playing live if you go to GCM hudl page I'm watching it now

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.

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.

Honestly both teams healthy it’s whose teams defense do I have more faith in? I’m picking HF

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

In bold: I figured he'd wait for King to retire at Longview and get that gig. He wouldn't be a bad hire for Lufkin IMO 🤷🏾‍♂️

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

I think that whoever has the highest score will win.

I'm picking the horns. You would think the tough district HF has faced the last month should benefit the horns. Athens shouldn't have anything skill wise that HF hasn't seen in district play.

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!!