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I’m just going to respectfully disagree with anyone who thinks Scott Surratt isn’t one of the best coaches in the state of Texas. He turned Carthage into the powerhouse that they are. Guarantee you he could replicate his success at multiple places. 

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I went and found this one online to watch. WR for LCM (#14 I think) made some really impressive catches. Every time the ball went his way it seemed like he caught it. Woodville gonna be pretty salty eventually too. best I could count. only 2 seniors on offense and 2 seniors on defense getting significant minutes. 

That a way to take a risk 😂

Shepherd did win those two years, it was the last game of the year both years. I know some guys who played on those teams and went on to play college ball as well. 

Shepherd won in 2004 and 2005. If my math is correct that isn't 13 years

Shepherd won in 2004 and 2005. If my math is correct that isn't 13 years

I'm not comparing scores and playing that game. I'm looking at what I saw with my own two eyes on consecutive weeks against the same opponent. 
Carthage is better than CH. As a unit are better at WR. Are better on the offensive line. Are probably better at rb (considering that was Ch's JV running back for 8 games). Better and more experienced at QB. Silsbee is going to have their hands full with Carthage on offense.
 
on the other side of the ball. Carthage is definitely better than CH was on defense. I think Silsbee will have success, don't get me wrong. But it's gonna be a TALL task to out score Carthage. 

Chapel Hill got a lot more healthy there for a stretch during district. But the top 3 RBs are out. King is fully healthy now though and he is a beast (#12). If they come ready to play, CH could be a load. Outplayed Kilgore for stretches, but 4 turnovers got them. Beat a good Henderson team that stomped Kilgore week 10. All depends on which team shows up. 

For what it's worth....Chapel Hill probably should've beat a highly regarded Paris team last week. 3 turnovers which were a 21 point swing (2 tds for Paris, and a fumble inside the 10 kept Td off board right before half). 
 
They are still banged up, but they are playing better. Rushed for almost 250 last week and threw for 150 missing qb and 2 best wrs. 

Chapel Hill is way banged up. Heard from reliable sources up there that 10 starters are out this week. That's tough on any team. You might think some may be back for PNG but you just never know. 

They wear cujo every year in the playoffs

i think there are some quality teams in division 1. Chapel Hill played Navasota as close as anyone pre-state title game last year and has just about every major skill player back. 

At the 2A level hard to argue with Jamikel Roberts of San Augustine.
 
District Offensive MVP in football if i recall correctly
District MVP in basketball
 
1st team baseball as a junior
 
Ran on 4x100 and 4x200 at state track meet as junior.
 
Another good one is Reshod Williams of West Sabine.
 
I believe he was the football district MVP, don't exactly remember what he got in basketball but 1st team I think, good at baseball and can fly on the track as well.

I agree. I always see coach around. My two sources was a board member and a players parent. I went to scratching my head on it... I thought he did well as an AD/coach and hate to see that he is leaving!

Jmike faxed in his LOI this morning to play football for Texas A&M Commerce! Jmike had a heck of a high school career and has the potential to do great things at A&M Commerce! He will be most likely playing DB for the Lions

Jmike faxed in his LOI this morning to play football for Texas A&M Commerce! Jmike had a heck of a high school career and has the potential to do great things at A&M Commerce! He will be most likely playing DB for the Lions

Ive heard fairfield is a run first team out of their spread stuff.  That plays into shepherd's defensive strengths. 

Um actually this years schedule started a new 2 year cycle...so Tarkington could've theoretically scheduled anyone in preseason

I think what he is saying is if you become ineligible friday at 3;30 do you agree or disagree with someone playing on jv that thursday

BTW SA fans, I had San Augustine #7 in my poll this week.

HD shouldn't get stopped against Groveton. Should be a nice W to start off district.

I agree. I know y'all take a lot of junk from everyone but I think HD can be very competitive in the new district and that's all you can ask for. Confidence can do wonders for a bunch and a win over West Sabine would do wonders for y'all! How does y'all's district schedule set up?

Honestly, I think SA is the better ball club. Should've been up 3-4 scores on Garrison at halftime in week 1. Went toe to toe with 4A (but not good) Splendora for almost 3 qtrs without our starting QB. Overcame a shaky start (28-0 6 mins in) to plays well against a very good Dallas Episcopal. And just dominated Groveton worse than that score indicated. I would think if SA plays to somewhere close to their potential then they should be just fine. Don't think Hemphill matches up well with our kids. We've got some sneaky good athletes that don't get alto of credit and our young kids (play 7 freshmen or sophomores on O) are starting to come into their own.

It took realignment to get 3 of those...

I kid I kid...schedule west Sabine is a step in the right direction.

A problem that someone like HD faces is location. All the schools your size in a reasonable driving distance are in your district, so you either have to make a trek or play up or down a class. And it's no guarantee that the bigger schools want to play.

SA is in the same boat. When Tenaha won't play you because they said they'd rather lose to someone further away compared to someone where everyone knows everyone you are up a creek. I've heard from reliable folks that the only 2A within 2 hrs of SA to say yes was Groveton...and that head coach left. Also know that several 3As didn't want any part of it. And of course none of the smaller 2As did (see Tenaha and Timpson dropping late, folks like Mt E and Evadale saying no). That's why we wound up playing Splendora and Dallas Episcopal.

It took realignment to get 3 of those...

I kid I kid...schedule west Sabine is a step in the right direction.

A problem that someone like HD faces is location. All the schools your size in a reasonable driving distance are in your district, so you either have to make a trek or play up or down a class. And it's no guarantee that the bigger schools want to play.

SA is in the same boat. When Tenaha won't play you because they said they'd rather lose to someone further away compared to someone where everyone knows everyone you are up a creek. I've heard from reliable folks that the only 2A within 2 hrs of SA to say yes was Groveton...and that head coach left. Also know that several 3As didn't want any part of it. And of course none of the smaller 2As did (see Tenaha and Timpson dropping late, folks like Mt E and Evadale saying no). That's why we wound up playing Splendora and Dallas Episcopal.