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I know it's early, but I picked WOS to win this game. And it's not how bad Crosby is. It's how good Newton is!!

Don't ever count WOS out until that weight-challenged lady sings.

I know it's early, but I picked WOS to win this game. And it's not how bad Crosby is. It's how good Newton is!!

Good thing the Mustang's made it til halftime so they can rest. 

I know it's early, but I picked WOS to win this game. And it's not how bad Crosby is. It's how good Newton is!!

This thread is very interesting. The talk about coaching and the qb is crazy. Teams get better as the year progresses. Heck in 2016 Carthage wasn't very good until something clicked after we eeked by Silsbee. 16-0 isn't the only way you can win state. I'm from Carthage and I seem have more confidence than some of you WO-S fans. Yall lost to a phenomenal team. Learn from it and try to get back to AT&T. Funny how some of you had full confidence in the staff during the winning streak but not enough confidence that they can coach a team not as talented back to Austin.

Nederland missed 2 kicking attempts as well in the WOS game. This years wos team is far from weak imo & WOS will make another successful run in district & the playoffs

My top 5 are
Newton - WO-S - Woodville- Jasper - Silsbee

Neither one of these teams need each other. They both stand firm on their own ground. I personally don’t care to see therm playing, due to possible season ending injuries. They are both great programs and represent SETX in their own classification. No need to start unecessary rivalries. IMO

I wouldn't wish for any school in the state to go through what Kirbyville has had to go through in the last yr +, both on and off the field. But I can tell you this, if they had....then there would be a lot less disrespect being thrown at us. Like someone said earlier^^, I think a lot of folks are sore from what Kirbyville has done to them on the football field in the past and they're taking this chance to kick us while we're down. I've noticed one very glaring thing though so far....we're getting no disrespect from anyone in Newton. They are going to dismantle us this Friday, but the Newton backers are being very very classy in how they handle it. Thank you. I'll be there cheering my team on no matter what cause....unlike some other teams....we weren't afraid to play the #1 team in the state/nation.

I doubt that you hear much out of Kirbyville fans or players.  The competent people here understand that we are starting from scratch and have a long way to go.  They are headed in the right direction.  This program has been through alot the past few years.  
As for Newton I think everyone has the same expectations lol.  I can promise you that Kirbyville will come in fighting and fight till the end.  Just hope for a healthy game on both sides and enjoy watching some football.  
 

Why don't you all leave it to the Newton Coach to whom to play or not to play. All you all know is just mostly speculation. I assure you neither Newton or WO-S are scared to play anyone within their enrollment range. I don't think we will schedule Manvel or Allen or the New Eng. Patriots. Newton already has a traveling problem with New Waverly and Anderson/Shiro added to our district.  From my house north of Burkeville to N. Wav. is 146 miles, And/Shiro is 176 miles. All of you who say you would like to see them play so and so and you probably would not go see them play anyhow, you would probably be watching your own team play.  WO-S does not need to prove anything by playing Newton. WO-S has proven it's self through the years. WO-S is two divisions higher then Newton. They are, and should be, a better team.

With all due respect..... Newton would get their feelings hurt. 
Every few years Newton goes on a rip and dominates the minor leagues and forgets that they're still Newton.  You can hang with a lot of the middle of the road bigger schools, but it doesn't mean you can step up and hang with the elite big schools.    Carthage would have put 40 on Newton this year.  

You said exactly that. Man up. You got called for it. I pull for Newton big time. Truthfully. But, gotta tell ya Hoss. Don’t moonwalk. WOS has never been shy of competition. History check. No fake news. I just know we had to play a PE Class in KIPP for two years. It hurt us. I got your marinate loud and clear. Let’s go SE Texas. Pulling for W.T. to repeat this year. That is complete honesty. I rep SE Texas wherever I go.

Talent is nothing new for Newton, but having this many, and this many possible highly rated players is somewhat new.
i played against Andre Horn and a Chris Brooks and they were both D1 talent in 1996.  David Walker, Tim Kennebrew, and the big time safety hey had in 98 also come to mind.
And the most infamous player they had, for Orangefield guys anyway, was Anthony Byerly!  He single handedly destroyed Orangefield’s state title hopes in 1981 by himself, then went to Texas!

IMO, this week for them will not be tougher than last week. 

S.A. is strong. Great chance for another state championship
 

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It should be noted for the WR vs CC game, that CC drove the ball into WR territory but from what I've read that the turnover bug kept it from being closer than what it was.

So... the community renamed a street to honor MLK and then some individual erected a monument to confederate veterans, proving the community is racist?
Its like anything else. Racism sells. Nobody wants to read a story about a man’s good deeds. A story with elements about racism gets blood pumping of both sides. Do you remember the hoopla when that kid shot up the black church in SC? A solid month of media hysteria that resulted in confederate flag bans and the fact that I can’t even watch the Dukes of Hazzard reruns anymore. Did it seem like the church shooting a couple of weeks ago where 3x as many people were killed got the same amount of attention? Hardly. But there wasn’t a racist angle for the media to exploit. 
I think that ET3 is a heckuva football player,a role model for his humanitarian works, and a fantastic human being. He deserves a story about himself that isn’t stretched over a framework of tales about regional racism. But then again, nobody would read that story even if ESPN published it. 

There are idiots in every town in America. Orange, like many, has clear territorial divides and some of all ethnicities prefer it that way.  I have never shied away from any segment of town.  I feel just as comfortable in the “Navy Addition” as where I live in the unincorporated area of Orange. I grew up in East Texas in a town with no diversity, and I much prefer it here.  I have represented people from all parts of Orange and know I have done it well.  I have friends in the areas of Orange that some white folks wouldn’t step foot after dark.  But that is fear and ignorance and not taking the time to know and understand their neighbors.  Maybe it is because of the ties I have made in my profession, but I know many of those folks to be as good and loyal to me as any of the folks in my actual neighborhood, more so probably if truth be told.  
There were plenty of truths in the article, but much like Buzz Bissinger as referenced by WOSgrad, this author definitely had an agenda.  I love the town I have come to call home and hope to see a recovery, both from recent disaster and from a struggling economy.  Because what I have found beyond what the author pointed out, is a community that is resilient, neighborly, and more often than not willing to lend a helping hand.  
And what should have been abundantly clear to the author is the fact that despite the subject of his article spends his seasons in one of the most aesthetically pleasing spots in all of this country, when he has a choice of where to lay his head (i.e., the offseason), it is right back in Orange, Texas.  I wonder why?

Rather than continue to post my thoughts, I am going to post what I saw on facebook from a friend of mine and a fellow WO-S graduate.  He posts here from time to time and I know many others know and respect him as much as I do.  That, plus I really can't improve on this as setting out the feelings regarding this "article.":
"As I was riding back from the game last night, we made the Bucees stop in Waller. Christmas music was playing via my IHeart Radio 92.5 Beaumont. my wife and son were all nestled in their slumber on the last leg from Bucees to Pflugerville. I was thinking about the article that was the latest rendition from the left coast regarding Earl Thomas. Deep down, it felt like the writer had more of a “twist” he was really spinning. To me, the celebrity of this was not really focused upon. I regret that twist on our hometown. We are no different than communities all around the country. We are not without blemish. My hometown struggles to land the next DuPont that carried Orange for years; helping many small business startups we knew as kids. My mind thought of many. The evolution of the market changes, and current global financial paradigms, certainly play a part of growth struggles. However, painting us as a town devoid of “good”, is distasteful. I am not blind to racial struggles, nor socio-economic divides. However, I’ve lost count on how many posts I’ve read about the incredible love, unity, and joint heroic efforts, performed by OUR citizens. In turbulent times, we usually find out who we are at the core, when the “waters get deep”. Everywhere I travel, I’m proud to tell people I’m from Orange, Texas. Even far away in travels, I don’t say Houston, as some people tend to do for geographic identity. It’s always, and only, Orange. So, I guess I feel that the article simply trashed who we really are. Those who know me best, know that I’m not silent when the time comes to stand for truth. Well, this time is no different. Orange, Texas is a wonderful community. It’s diverse. It’s a place where kids are all really friends. It’s a people proud of hard work and accomplishments. We are not the To Kill A Mockingbird idiots. We are a wonderful story of people who make their way. We are a people that are a whole lot more alike, than a FEW want it to be. I love my town. I can’t be silent on letting us be painted in a light that goes beyond the smudges on our shirts, without stating all the beauty of who I know Orange folk to be. Don’t be concerned too much about the few instances of bad vs the incredible stories, of incredible families, friends, events, heritages, etc..... In the book Friday Night Lights, the author went to Odessa and took full advantage of ripping that town. Some truths were stated. But, he made a killing at the expense of some incredible people. I felt this way in this article I read yesterday. Stay off all my homies in Orange. We are better than that!!!! Not without blemish, but so much more than that “agenda” in the article. I love you Fruit City."

*Yawn* Newton.  Can't stop a runaway freight train with feathers...

As i expedted, trash talk.   One of the posters stated that it is about  winning .  I agree winning is important.  The most important part of football is "what the youth take with them after graduation,  Correct, and complete life lessons to help them when they get out on their own.  "    Another poster wants to know where I am from ,  Who I support, and stated that I must be new on this site.  I am new on this site.  Although,  the important stuff is  not about me.  And i did post on another public sports site for 7 years.  ITS ABOUT THE YOUTH .  AND WHAT LIFE SKILLS THEY TAKE WITH THEM WHEN THEY GRADUATE.  THUMP  THUMP  THUMP.

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