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Sabine Pass..........they really need players.
 

Hull Daisetta jv

It would be any high school in Hawaii....but if I had to pick SETX, it would be Newton, so I had the great chance to play for championship.  *but if I started for Newton, their chance would go down quite a bit.

If I was the coach no I wouldn't try to lose  but I will see what I have next year and play alot of jv players.

Glad this thread was created, so we could see how SETX respects us !!!  It's no surprise that we hadn't been mentioned in this thread.  We have always been over looked by SETX because were not suppose to do great things here in Jasper.  The Bulldogs are 9-0 and looking forward to another win this Friday to finish the regular season a perfect 10-0.  I know we are all entitled to our opinions, but we also need to give credit were it's due.  Jasper will definitely go deep and make some noise in the playoffs !!!!!   

Injuries are key. For making a run in the playoffs staying healthy that's why Ned and p n g is making a truce this week its gonna be. Called Mid-County Wellness!! play only  subs to be healthy for next week 1st rd both get a home game . well  anyway a good ideal lol

Come playoff time anything goes, you need to be healthy as can be. And need luck point blank period. Upsets happen all the time. Cause the ball bounced this way, or hate to say it ran into a great team but injury bug got them. That’s why we play the game, anything can and will happen in the playoffs

If you know your schedule is going to be soft then it won't hurt to play some tough teams in the preseason.  The problem, though, is that if you have 3 tough games...and then 7 cupcake district games... then the tough preseason was really for nothing.  Playing a tough game in September means diddly squat if you played 2 1/2 months of cupcakes after that.. The one thing Hardin has done right is building confidence in their kids.  Yeah, they played cupcake preseason games but when they finally faced a team that was similar talent level (Kirbyville, Anahuac, Orangefield minus their qb).. then they won because the kids are used to winning.  Kirbyville and Anahuac were not...and I believe that was THE difference in both of those games.  Teenage kids don't give a crap about the toughness of the schedule...they care about success.  When you have a coach that says "This is what it takes to win".. then you better win.  The kids will lose confidence and lose faith otherwise.  The thing about Woodville's district is that usually Kirbyville, EC, OF, and Buna would be really competitive games.  Why schedule a bunch of juggernauts before district if there's a chance you might lose a couple district games.  You have to realize that most of these schools are just 1 or 2 injury/failures away from being a completely different team.  At the end of the day, coaches are concerned with their overall record as much as they are anything else.  Plus..coaches think about the 2nd year of their schedule as well.  Does Woodville have a bunch of seniors?  If so..how would they do against the likes of Jasper and Silsbee after they graduate?  I can assure you that there is a lot that goes into the making of a schedule and a lot that you aren't considering.  You mentioned Hardin...Tod Stark created a schedule that would "prepare" his kids for a tough district and it ended up getting him ran off.  The ONLY think Haynes did differently than Stark when he came in was butcher the schedule and pick up a bunch of games that he knew he could win.  You can agree or disagree all you want but the coach that created the preparation schedule got fired and the coach that created the cupcake schedule is currently the town hero.

I see this game as that inspirational movie where the terrible team finally gets them a win and everybody goes nuts like they won state. Usually the score is something like 6-2. I'm predicting BC leads the whole game 2-0, then que the inspirational music, and Livingston makes a superhero effort and slow-mo's over the goal line as the the clock hits 0.00. Of course nobody will know right away, and eventually the official gives the TD signal and the fans storm the field and everybody hugs and kisses as Livingston gets the 6-2 win!!!
 
Just kidding, BC wins by 3 TD's, poor Livingston.

I think Livingston will win 2-0

Like a sack of potatoes.  They rely on a stable of backs with a lot of miss direction plays.  They don’t fare well against a good disciplined defense. 

Its tough being from Newton or Jasper right now

Daingerfield or EF

Surely Dayton isn't crappy enough to lose to Lee.

Dayton...by a skidmark....

Didn’t see any talk on this one Dayton Vs. Lee who will be the turd and who will be the flusher? I’ll take Lee by a butt hair

Newton is playing without #8.. He ran down breakaway runners at ease and could elevate to defend or catch a pass. Newton has played pass teams. That ref was pulling for Newton to lose by his non calls and calls against Newton from what I witnessed against Hemphill.  What other 3A D2 teams have played the schedule Newton has played. Newton will be ready when it counts. They are trying different formations and personell.  That ref should come watch the celebration @ AT&T in Dec. SMH..

Go to PNG vs Santa Fe. Indians vs Indians. I think this will be a great match up.
Wheelhouse or Larry’s French Market for dinner 

Actually the defensive backs done pretty well most of the night. Particularly the sofomore Nate Williams. The problem I saw was that they attacked the football instead of playing their position and trusting the other players assignments. They got burned by Hemphill quarterback several times once for a 67 yard touchdown  run. They also missed having Tamauzia Brown in the defensive backfield.  I'm as big a Newton fan as there is. But they need to play discipline football. Play all 4 quarters and don't think they can't be beat by a good team. I'll never forget the look on the head coach og Gunter face in the kast few minutes of the game last year. Disbelief!!!! On any given night you can be beaten.  All it takes is a few plays, blown assignments or failure to prepare.  I'm certain Newton's coaching staff is on it. I hope so.

All the Newton players got to play. The field was soggy and hard to run and cut on. Hard to get up for a team that you beat year in and year out with ease.  As for Gunter , I think we will see them at AT&T. We will probably see Paul Prewitt in the first round, hopefully at Carthage (just a wild guess).

We got one of the best coaches we could utilize for D coach but he quit after FC came! Mike Arnaud is an excellent coach but he is there just supporting the kids! Last year I seen a text message from one of the D coaches telling one of the kids he could read the plays better he tackled better but the kid in his place was just little faster! That doesn’t make sense to me play the kids that can tackle and can read the plays what does speed do if they want to arm tackle! We need kids on D that is aggressive and will tackle! Nederland is gonna eat us up at the Reservation if something doesn’t change with our defense! Year after year is the same issues! No adjustments made week after week! Last year that’s why we lost to Nederland defense couldn’t hang with their passing game! Maybe we need to suit RJ both ways! Not really don’t want to risk him getting hurt but we could use a couple more kids with his passion for the game!

Newton needs to work on quarterback play. Bad decisions.  They can't make bad decisions like that against a good team. Sure they blew Hemphill out, but it was Hemphill. Call it, like I see it. 

Newton could have easily scored 100 points last night. I actually felt sorry for Kountze. Truthfully, if they so desire they can put up that type of points on anyone in their district. With no competition it doesn't help them become better. I think they may put up 50 points on every team they play all the way through the state championship. They are clearlyin a league of their own. Look back on this post at end of season.  Maybe, I don't know what I'm talking about. 
Newton Eagles: Hanging 50

Newton could have easily scored 100 points last night. I actually felt sorry for Kountze. Truthfully, if they so desire they can put up that type of points on anyone in their district. With no competition it doesn't help them become better. I think they may put up 50 points on every team they play all the way through the state championship. They are clearlyin a league of their own. Look back on this post at end of season.  Maybe, I don't know what I'm talking about. 
Newton Eagles: Hanging 50

It got quiet in here