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Stars have finally lined up for Desoto to get a title......lets see if they can do it.
 

Langham Creek's lack of D will get them.....they SHOULD get out of the first round this time....been a minute I think. Region 3 D2....Wide open is right, but "Not good" is another word. Anyone can win it, but I don't see anyone coming close to beating Steele win they make it out the region.

I love HS football....not as much as I USED to, but I love it.....it used to be pure and everyone played for the love of the game.....it used to be my side of town, vs your side of town....east vs west, north vs South...etc.....lots of passion and bragging rights. We could go to the mall, get into with some guys and no one would get shot....it would be "We'll see you on the field"...Today we live in an era where kids feel entitled and parents hover like helicopters...Jr, to them is the best player in the world. Katy has lost a few players so far this season because "daddy thought Jr should be getting more touches" Those who come close to fighting....well, I Think they have other issues. Some of the guys on the 6A board, I have to remind that these are KIDS playing a game.....

I remember that...Saturday night game, threat of weather/storms kept a lot of people back...weather turned out perfect right before kick.....pretty sure PNG didn't have as far as a drive.

I'm around these guys daily......they are trying to write their on chapter in Katy history....very hungry and don't like the fact that they were written off after non-district play.

Katy will be fine.....opening the season AT Westlake, vs Klein Collins and at the Woodlands is like opening the season with Regional championship, state semi's....and state finals. They are still looking for the right combination on defense.....I wouldn't bet against them come playoff time.
Westlake was a D1 finalist....still undefeated vs Texas Team...lost their 2 offensive weapons in the Katy game....lost without them to a team from Nevada
Klein Collins hammered everyone's Region 3 favoriter Lamar
Woodlands beat two state champs back to back(Katy,George ranch)
 
This non district schedule will help Katy in the long run.

Maybe thats when they changed the name....it was Houston Heights before it was reagan.
 

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They bused us in from 1st Ward, the West End and 4th Ward to go to Reagan.....certain parts of 4th Ward(Near Montrose) also went to Lamar. Honestly I don't think Reagan is at the level of CROSBY yet in terms of football despite being 6A. Maybe "Heights" can prove me wrong......I wouldnt be mad about it either lol

They bused us in from 1st Ward, the West End and 4th Ward to go to Reagan.....certain parts of 4th Ward(Near Montrose) also went to Lamar. Honestly I don't think Reagan is at the level of CROSBY yet in terms of football despite being 6A. Maybe "Heights" can prove me wrong......I wouldnt be mad about it either lol

They have an Awesome, player friendly coach who goes above and beyond to get his kids noticed and recruited....but they aren't at the "Lamar" level yet.

Spot on prediction.

Truth. I know a lot of players that go to the Lab. Former RB Donovonn Young is now back in Katy training kids as well. These kids are dedicated They have 300 kids show up to player led workouts...they don't go on summer vacations...etc. They have nearly 500 kids in the program, that's why I never buy into the "D1 vs D2" thing. Totally enrollment means nothing if you don't have boys in the football program. I've seen D1 schools with less than 50 players on the varsity roster....Katy will have 89 SENIORS ALONE....on the Varsity Roster that will be around 105. These kids grow up wanting to be Katy tigers. However, they way Katy is growing, the Dynamic is changing....kids that didn't grow up in Katy...are now playing in Katy and contray to popular belief, HS transfers don't usually make it at Katy and end up leaving or going back to their original school or ending up at Morton Ranch or Cinco Ranch. I can thing of maybe two transfers that made an impact at Katy after playing varsity for another HS. Donovonn Young(Played as soph at Humble before coming BACK to Katy) and Isiaiah Brown(played at Judson as a soph).....Stud athletes don't like having to COMPETE with Kids that are smaller, slower, less physical underclassmen. These players know their role in the Katy system. A kid that runs a 4.8 and knows what he's supposed to do is better than a 4.5 kid who does not.

Don't kid yourselves.  Everybody that's somebody in Austin, and within the UIL send their kids to Westlake or Lake Travis.  You can say they run the UIL, but rules are still rules.  Even 4* offensive tackles from Westlake can't play 5 years of high school football.

VERY good baseball team too.

Tell that to the baseball team that had to forefit all games because a "violation" that will be taken OUT of the rule books(no longer against the rules) when school starts in 3 weeks. UIL made the right call for Katy...AD was at fault. Katy got probation....and if that's not enough...the kid they are on probabtion for has since changed schools AGAIN lol

They are good on defense....trust me on that one.

I went from 50%....to 5% overnight lol

But as of Now...this is what Katy's playoff path should look like
FB Travis
Cy-Ranch
North Shore
Atascocita

I say 50%.....we'll revisit this thread once the season starts. 

Strong possibility George Ranch is placed in Katy ISD's district next season....would be great.

When you have a great defense....you need a slow, boring offense....like Katy......the longer the offense is on the field...the more rest the already good defense gets......Katy outscored opponents 778-62 this season.....

When you have a great defense....you need a slow, boring offense....like Katy......the longer the offense is on the field...the more rest the already good defense gets......Katy outscored opponents 778-62 this season.....

When you have a great defense....you need a slow, boring offense....like Katy......the longer the offense is on the field...the more rest the already good defense gets......Katy outscored opponents 778-62 this season.....

On Defense:
DE Corey Bethley (Jr)
DE Micheal Matus(soph) Defensive MVP of title game
LB Breydon Boyd(Jr)
LB Raymond Randle(Jr)
LB Matthew Spangler(soph)
Paddy Fisher missed all of district play with broken hand...Raymond and Spangler filled in....Randle got 2nd Team all district
DB Keegan Otte(Jr)
 
Graduation will hit the secondary hard....Losing Collin Wilder who played a record 64 games....Travis Whillock, JoVanni Stewart and Paddy Fisher(3 year Starters)
 
Offense Next season returns 3 OL, TE, 2nd Leading WR.....Replacing Porter will be Deondrick Glass who as a freshman in 6 games this year rushed for 670 yards and 14 TD, Kadarius Page 797 yards 8 TD

Kid's parents went through a nasty divorce.......dad left, mom had to up root and move to the other side of I-10........106 players played vs Freindswood. I asked the same question....why was the kid even on the field? Seven Lakes signed off on the transfer, there is a 15 day rule(which I didnt know about) since it wasn't contested...AD cleared him to play. I don't think the coach second guesses the AD....when asked why was he even on the field, Joseph replied "It's about being there for the kids, his world just collapsed around him(divorce, moving) and this was a good way for him to feel a part of something and make new friends...we're here for the kids"....Crazy thing is...if a 3rd round playoff game is more competitve, you don't have to clear your bench....and it's no issue. 
 
I for one am glad that the kids didnt get punished for an AD mistakes.....those kids have been busting their butts since January. HOWEVER, Katy is always under the microscope....always being accused of something...etc....comes with the territory. I'd probably be upset at the UIL decision if it was Allen, Desoto...etc.... BUT, at the same time...I wouldn't know the full story or details. Knowing the full story and details of this situation...I'm glad the UIL invoked the mercy rule. I thought the UIL was about to drop the hammer and make an example of Katy. A few things saved them IMO...
1. Since 1998...Katy runs a tight ship....even the UIL was impresssed on how they do things.....I've seen kids sit out practice, Spring ball, etc....Joseph wouldn't even speak to some kids until he made sure they were eligble. I've seen STUD players come into Katy, only to end up going back to their original school or another school when they saw all the hoops they had to jump through to see the field. I've seen legit transfers get denided because the other KISD schools voted against them, for whatever reasons. Lot of animosity between the katy schools....a reason why it was so hard to get another stadium
 
2. Intent and attempt to gain an unfair advantage. I know...rules are rules......but no advantage was gained putting a soph OLineman on XP and FG's? One of the board memebers said "if this was a kid that came in and scored 3 TD's...you'd have issues."
 
Although several rumors are out saying manvel and Seven Lakes were involved.....it was Tompkins HS that brought it to the attention of the AD....who called the UIL to make sure she had done everything right.