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Ozen almost lost to Goose Creek Memorial when they started playing not to lose instead of playing to win.  They were fortunate that GCM allowed them to pass the ball around and run off two minutes at the end of the game.

The #1 seed going into a stall against the #4 seed up by 10?  Wow!  Yea, that's likely to cost ya!

They forgot the Mojo in Baytown LoL.....

Beaumont Central 82...PNG 49...Final

Besides the update on officiating, is there an update on the varsity score ?

Is there a PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH button on here? LOL

Lee wanted it more and we couldn't stop Hockless. Pretty much wraps up the game. These boys need to ask themselves how much winning means to them. Some kids have that 'not gonna lose' mentality. I believe that is called the 'it factor' that so many people refer to. Some kids have it, some don't. I can recall a few games (earlier in the season) where we had that mentality. Lately, we don't seem to have 'it'. We need to somehow find that desire to win again. 

Couldve fooled me I assumed basketball season was over,6 and 12 sports at 10pm  covered soccer tonight. Only mentioned East Chambers Sutherland got his 700th win tonight. No mention of area district scores. Ozen Lady Panthers(25-4)(13-1) won 22-5A district title tonight thought maybe that was news worthy. # 24 Nederland was upset tonight guess that wasnt news worthy either. Oh well they do a great job most nights. 

Chalk up another win for da freshman lady jags 28-14 and da district champs great season freshman lady jags

Can district play get wrapped up before hateration start selecting second round opponents to attempt to dethrone an already successful season experienced by Ozen,Central and Nederland. Put Bush, Elkins and whoever on the back burner.Support our local teams stop hating. Its all speculation at this point who plays who in the playoffs. Good luck to all 22-5A playoff teams....

You said a mouth full as the old folks would say and it's all on point. Some cant handle the truth or dont want to believe the truth. Ozen football will continue to be sub par and the student athletes will continue to opt to go to Westbrook zoned or not. So the master plan is working like a charm.You wouldnt think on the high level this stuff would be going on lol,wake up and smell the coffee its for real...... jmo....Thanks Ozen fastest.

LoL so for 1 Shocked and 1 Surprised smh...So i guess next it'll be an upset of sorts. The last meeting a buzzer beater win for Central was a tough pill to swallow after Ozen was leading by a dozen in the 3rd. Ozen is still capable of making a run in the playoffs dont under estimate the heart of a champion. They've been battle tested this year. ..Cricketsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss..... BrB making hot buttered popcorn for the recap and the excuses and the bad refs etc.

Looks like it was a great game, as you'd expect from these two good teams.  Congrats Lady Panthers!

What this entire thread bowls down to is that some decision makers have screwed Ozen for the next 2 years in football.  It would have been fun to watch and support them in 4A.

Ok here is the run down on Ozen, Administration from the BISD School Board and Leaders From Thomas who actually created the school, too Lambert who pretty much had her hands on the dismantling of the Coaching Staff who finally had the program heading in the right directions tore down OZEN.. Thomas opened the school and Hired the Right Coach for the JOB (A. Louis) but he thought he could run Louis's program from the BIG HOUSE (Jerry Jones Style).. We all know how that ended after 4 straight playoff appearances and District Championship. After yrs of coaching changes and playoff droughts Jeff Nelson got a staff together w/ former players (Ed Taylor, Caleb Ceaser, Fred Strange) and coaches who could motivate and discipline kids (Tony Brown Sr., Malcolm Frank, the late John Clayton Jr.) kids and community came together for Nelson and they made probably one of the best runs in BISD in the past few yrs. knocking off and undefeated Barbers Hill, top 5 state ranked Brehnam, and lost a close regional semi final game to state ranked Lamarque.. then came back the next yr with less talent and again made play offs but that was too much for Lambert to deal with since she was PRO Central.. She went after Nelson since OZEN isnt whats suppose to be right in her eyes... OZEN has always been the district step child and the former Administration is to blame.. Almost forgot lets go ahead and bring in Magee and really send the program down the DRAIN    

We've been unable to locate a final score on this game.It's safe to say Ozen got the W otherwise it wouldve been breaking news......
#20-5A Beaumont Ozen(23-4)(11-1) will face Beaumont Central(n/a)(11-1) friday at Ford Park for the district 22-5A title@ 6pm....  

His game plan worked first quarter(7-7)and part of the second quarter. Central then took total control of the tempo and it was too much speed,length and finesse.The better team won hands down. Phil Jackson could've coached Nederland last night, the end results wouldnt have changed.  

His game plan worked first quarter(7-7)and part of the second quarter. Central then took total control of the tempo and it was too much speed,length and finesse.The better team won hands down. Phil Jackson could've coached Nederland last night, the end results wouldnt have changed.  

The neighborhoods that flank Ozen from Sarah St. to Cardinal Dr. to Fannett Rd. From Fannett Rd. to Colleg St. between 4th and 11th Streets is all zoned for West Brook, Marshall, and Vincent Middle Schools. This is why Ozen has low enrollment. Then there is a small area near Central that is actually zoned for Ozen. Why who knows. The area near Caldwood Elm. is what they call dual zoned for Ozen and Westbrook. Guess who gets the short end of the stick in that. The zoning in BISD is horrible and its time to be addressed, jmo

I don't know if the request to stay in 5a was the best interest for the kids. Maybe for saving travel time and money because of distance but competition wise they will be out manned in football especially because of depth and physicallity. Winning programs help the schools environment overall.

Yes it is. WB strong athletic history came from a winning Hebert H.S. program with majority of the best athletes coming from the Pear Orchard. 

BISD is trying to save  money using that same old OC Mike Taylor philosophy. If you are not familiar with him, he is the one who closed all the other high schools in the first place. They never should have opened Ozen there in the first place, BISD has even tried for force kids to go to Ozen. They tried it with my daughter.. I am, however for keeping it open because it gives 22 more kids an opportunity to play football, 5 more for basketball, etc. That's another valedictorian and honor grads. It gives the kids opportunity. The problem is zoning and freedom of choice. They need to rezone the schools to something normal. They have talked about neighborhood schools but that does not apply to high schools. I live near Central but I'm dual zoned to Brook & Ozen. My kids graduated from different high schools cause I moved across the street. Going to a regular zoning plan makes more sense which is probably why they won't do it. 

Bottom line is BISD is thinking what's better for them and not the KIDS. That's a shame, isn't this suppose to be about the well being of the kids? Shouldn't we try to put the kids in the best opportunity to succeed on a even playing field? Nothing personal to you Beaumont faithful, but its times like these that give Beaumont a bad reputation.

Beaumont ISD has done a disservice to the school, the kids, the parents and the community. The travel in the district they "probably" would have been in would not have been that bad. They would have replaced Navasota and the longest trip would have been Livingston. That is a trip both Ozen and Central have made numerous times.

It's not Ozen that made the decision. It was Beaumont ISD telling them to stay 5A. Same as Dunbar. That is what I am referring to as if they would have been allowed to drop. The districts are forcing them up, just like Houston and Dallas use to do. Beaumont does it for money and Fort Worth does to give their 5A teams 2 districts and 5-6 playoff berths instead of one 10 team district and 4 playoff berths.