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I'm liable to quote post from years ago. Are you some sort of gatekeeper? Do I need to clear my potential post with you first? Lately you seem to be worried about what I do. 

That exact sentiment is why you never see me complaining about "recruiting" or kids transferring into a program. I'll most certainly point it out but if everything is deemed legal I think that unless you're willing to knock your own team for acquiring talent then you shouldn't point fingers at anybody else. That's just the way the game is played today, you can either roll with it or get rolled over. Heck, a huge part of the reason Crosby was able to beat Fort Bend Marshall's select team was because of a transfer we got from our farm league in Goose Creek CISD.  

verbally commits to Duke.  Congrats, young man!

Programs like that don't have to recruit.  Their success, facilities, community, etc.  does all of the recruiting that they'll ever need.  If a family lives in or around the DFW area with a great paying job or the means to obtain a great paying job anywhere they choose and have a son/daughter with the potential to be great (size, athleticism, etc.) they are going to put themselves in a position for their kids to experience success.  Period. 
If you had a job in Houston that offered you the ability to live wherever you want around the Houston area to commute to work.. and you have a 6'6 225 pound son who loves football, has spent a lifetime going to summer camps including strength training, speed camps, skill specific camps, had a personal trainer, had a nutritionist, had a personal tutor, etc.. would you choose to live in Houston Scarborough's district?  Or would you buy a house in Katy?
Don't worry.  I know the answer.. in fact.  That's similarly what's happening in Aledo. This comment isn't directed at you.. just a general statement for anyone inquiring. 

Just think about it for a second:  If a promising athlete comes along and looks around the State to play for a quality coach and program, where would you think their first choice would be -- Aledo or PNG?  And apparently those that do not understand this thinks there is a lot of recruiting going on.  Build a program and they will come.  

Yep, that's the reason I was so vexed after the PNG vs FB Marshall playoff game in 2018 where after they got crop-dusted one of the PNG fans commented something to the effect that "FBM shouldn't be able to move on due to not even having 100 people in the stands for a playoff game." You have opposing fans butt-hurt about things like fan support while the FBM players are making arrangements to attend their teammate's funeral between playoff games. Kids should be commended for overcoming their environmental challenges:
 
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Didn't want to start a whole thread but I figured I'd post this here since PAM plays Lancaster next year. As many of you know, over the years I've been an ardent defender of kids from disadvantaged backgrounds being marginalized on this site and am also a huge advocate of high school football being an avenue to mitigate kids' situations that will often end up in them becoming a statistic that's so frequently highlighted in the political forum. 
SW Dallas County is known for schools like Desoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, etc. producing high school state champions in multiple sports but it's also one of the roughest areas in the state. See neighboring Oak Cliff for example. Unfortunately a kid from that area with his whole life in front of him became one of those statistics and never got to take advantage of his opportunity: 
 
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Sometimes you just run into a team that is bigger, stronger, and faster.  Couldn’t stop what looked like 2 or 3 plays lol.  I think at the beginning of the year if you said Crosby will be playing for the Championship that everyone would’ve been thrilled with that.

After battling a tough bout with cancer, our very own stevenash passed away today. Stan was a great man and a valued member of this site.
Condolences to his family and loved ones.
Site will not be the same without him.

Short answer-it depends
Non-District-  maybe 2 or 3 will play rotate in every now and then on both sides (rare). Coaches just trying to see which position they play better. But they dont start both ways. 
District- maybe 1 kid will start on defense and get some reps on offense but he is mainly a defensive player.
Playoffs- maybe  2 or 3 of the skill kids will switch sides if it is a big play or a very good team (rare that we move lineman unless its goaline)
 
 

Just my 0.02 cents.  I'm not being critical of anyone's opinion, but...Barbara Comeaux has earned the right to stay at PN-GISD as Girls AD/Golf Coach for as long as she decides to get out of bed and put on purple and white.  If there was a Mount Rushmore at PN-G, she would be on it.  She is worth every penny that PN-GISD pays her and then some.  She is one of the strongest pillars there is upholding the core values of PN-GISD:  Honor, Pride, and Tradition.
Share more info/intel about the new DC.  Inquiring minds want to know.  Here's to Jayce Nelson either staying with PN-G to learn under a mentor, or if he is moving on, here's to him landing somewhere that is a great fit for him and his family.  I've never been a coach, and I can't imagine that my livelihood depended upon 15-18 year old kids.  Need good/great coaches, but also need ballplayers.  Jimmys and Joes have a lot to do with how good a coach is or isn't.
Go Indians.  Peace.
 

Aaron you will be missed here and in the Kirbyville community. Love ya brother. Prayers to you wife and children.

Per the coach’s poll Crosby puts six players on the all-state first team:

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One of the most remarkable stories I've ever heard.....
 

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At this point, the kids/families come without prompting from anyone. Everyone wants to be a winner. Some will buy a house or rent an apartment in district to do it. I'd be willing to bet that at this point, Aledo is doing things as clean or cleaner than anyone in the state. Not that they ever weren't. They keep winning and the kids are in district well before they get to varsity. Just my guess/thoughts.  
 
I know about the QB move-in, but I don't believe for a second, Buchanan hunted him down all the way in California.

Nobody is winning titles without overall talent near the top of your classification. Nowhere was that more apparent in the title games than Cedar Park vs Denton Ryan. State title winning coach with his best team ever gets destroyed by just a way more talented DR team. 
 
Crosby was talented enough across the board to make it to the title game. Aledo had multiple SEC kids on the team along with several other D1 recruits. Probably 11 total. We could’ve switched coaches and we would’ve still gotten stomped. Yeah, the coaching is great but out of a 2% black population at their school the fact that 40% percent of them end up as D1 recruits is what has their program where it is. 
 
To further expand upon that look at Barbers Hill. They have a head coach with multiple state titles, the necessary funding and still struggle to finish above third place in district play because of their talent. Same story can be said for TW’s predecessor who showed up at BH with two 5A/6A titles and got run off/retired. 
 
Weird how all the elite coaches coach at places with either elite money or elite talent. 

Aledo was as advertised and Crosby made a crazy run to state. Crosby will rebuild and Aledo will reload next year. Crosby should be proud their is over 200 teams that would of loved to been in your shoes , Congrats on a great season👍 For the district I think I can speak for all that we will not miss Mr. Dunn or Branch next year😃, but hope they continue to play at the next level.

But yet here you are wanting to take advantage of someone else, who in your words is a caveman. And you expect a login and password. Here you go...
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Man.... I remember him from the old FNE board. (Think that was the name of that site.)  Prayers for the family and for you too, Pakronos.

Before a change of team possession, a Team A player fumbles and the ball is caught or recovered by any Team A player other than the fumbler. There is no Team A score. (NCAA Rule 8-3-2-d-5)
 
By rule only 42 could have recovered that ball and it resulted in a score. When he fumbled it, no one but him can score on the fumble try during an extra point. 
 

Especially since Reggie would  have to cut those luxurious dreadlocks that are frowned upon at BH. 

I wanna say thanks to all of u. Damon was my best friend. Just know my friend had a long hard fought battle with things nobody knew about. Not sure if I can/will continue to follow local football anymore. He and I been doing this since 94. It won’t be the same without him sitting with me in the stands... RIP D... rest easy my friend 

Man every time I see something like this on here I always go back to Lil Tex.  We went and watched quite a few game and developed a bond over rival high schools.  I know this is crushing for some that knew BigD92 and you all are in my thoughts!

Landscape around him. In the past year BH had a hair thing in the local news, finished 3rd in district and their rivals are in the state championship game. Let's not pretend like a lot of kids don't move to new districts to play football. BH given where they are need Baytown area athletes to move in to supplement their athletes' in Barbers Hill. If you're a kid in Baytown and want scouts looking at you. Do you move to BH from Lee? Who just made the playoffs? or Go to Crosby who's in the state finals? If you go further east those kids would move to PAM, if you go further North those kids would move to Crosby. So they need Baytown area athlete move ins and recently they haven't gotten them. Branch went to Crosby not BH, Both teams futures would look unmistakably different had that been reversed. 
 
What you need his homegrown talent, good coaching and the allure to pull in surrounding athletes of less alluring schools. 
 
Malik Hornsby doesn't move to Fort Bend Marshall they don't go to two title appearances. Move ins matter and right now geographically BH is situated in a bad spot. 

This may be the highest per capita household income game ever to be played in a UIL state championship? Whoever wins this game gets to be the man that beat the man that beat the man. I think North Shore is still the best team in the state but a three turnover day caused the not to be that afternoon against Westlake. 
 
More than any other year I can think of, which happens to also be the UIL’s 100th, the 2020 5A and 6A championship games highlight the dichotomy of THSF. Two things get you to a title game. 1) The best athlete x coach combination which is Crosby, Cedar Hill and Denton Ryan. 2) The best money x athlete combination which is SLC, Westlake, Aledo, Cedar Park and Katy. 
 
Those combinations mean less the further you drop in classifications where individual players have more of an impact but I think I’m the big divisions it draws a pretty clear picture of who actually has a “chance” when the season starts.