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1. Port Neches-Groves Indians
2. Nederland Bulldogs
3. Beaumont Central Jaguars
4. Lumberton Raiders
5. Vidor Pirates could switch with PAM
6. Port Arthur Memorial Titans 
7. Beaumont Ozen Panthers - could switch with Livingston
8. Livingston Lions
9. Baytown Lee Ganders
 

This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Extremely Blessed & Honored To Say I Have Been Invited To The 2017 US Army All-American Bowl
 
CONGRATS, KARY!

Ya'll better get ready for Roschon Johnson. He will be a Sophmore and QB for PNG. PNG will beat PAM. This will be the start of about 4 to 5 years that PNG will be very strong. You heard here first.

Did I hear right? 22-5A lost a coach?

I won't speculate as to why "some" of the coaches are leaving but I will make a couple of observations.  First, some of these coaches were here before Babin arrived. Second, before Babin arrived, we had an AD and HFC who would never try to outwork anyone.  His style was to try and outsmart the opponent and to not even prepare or perform when you were the underdog.  If you want proof of this, just compare the scores from 2 years ago to last year.  2 years ago, we lost to Bmt Central 68-7 on a slow turf in Lumberton.  Under Babin this past season, we lost 27-20 on a last second, hail mary pass on fast turf at the Butch.  We were still smaller and slower than Central so how does that happen?  There is only one way that happens and it's called Hard Work!  And hard work, day after day is not for everyone (coaches and players).  We may not win every game, but under Babin's leadership, the Raiders will never be outworked and our opponents will know they were in a fight at the end of the night.  

It doesn't matter if a player goes to a 1-A school or a 6-A school. If the player is that good colleges are going to hear and see it. I know that some college recruiters ask if the player can be moved to a higher classification, but they don't have to be. If they were found in a 1-A class the recruiters will go and see him or her play in that class. And yes, big D-1 colleges will go to 1-A games.

OF. A while back I was told by a recruiter from Mississippi State. that school classification or size dosent play that big of a part in finding good athletes. Years ago yes it did. the bigger schools normally  played on the bigger stages and against better opponents but in the technological era we have today with hudl and youtube and all the other stuff. along with camps It dosnt matter where a kid plays. Bottom line is if the kid has talent they will find him. If what was stated earlier about his home being damaged in Bmt then I hope coaches at ozen will look past football and do whatever is best for that kid and his family.

Now how many other coaches will Jehling take with him?

I'm not worried about who it will be at all because I know Babin will find someone good  Love that we have Babin 

No one expected it to be a unanimous vote. Probably wouldn't have been for any  candidate. After hearing Coach Jehling interviewed on the news I think we are off to a great start with his enthusiasm, focus and the fact that he will place an emphasis on a summer workout program. His defense looked good last year when I saw Lumberton in a few games and I hope he uses some of their offensive schemes as well. Hopefully he can get his staff filled out quickly with other high caliber coaches so HF is competitive across the board in athletics

I've never been to Cushing and don't plan to but being an assistant at Lumberton sounds like a considerable upgrade over a HC in Cushing.  Cushing has about 500 people with an avg household income of $28K.  Lumberton has about 30,000 people (if you include all neighborhoods built just outside the city limits) and an avg household income of $45K.  Lumberton is recognized as one of the fastest growing cities in Texas.  Cushing, not so much.  And don't forget that Jehling was a finalist for the HC/AD job in Lumberton.  Had Babin not acccepted the job, Jehling would be the AD/HC of Lumberton.  Kudos to Babin for convincing him to come to Lumberton as an assistant.  It would have been nice to keep him for 2-3 years but we were lucky to have him as an assistant for 1.  Congrats to Jehling and HF.
 

That S**ks. But I would like to congratulate him on the new position. 

None. Babin is awesome. Coaching is 80% dealing with people and 20% X's and O's. Anyone that's ever coached on any level should know this. I could NEVER coach for a living, EVER. Having to move your family after a couple lackluster seasons would seem horrendous to me. On the other hand, you pick the job you want knowing ahead of time EXACTLY what you're getting into, so no sympathy here. The boy's baseball and basketball coaches at Lumberton make their own beds. They really need to be more in tune to the kids they coach. It's in their best interest in the long run. If not, go into another line of work. Rant over.

This list is very inaccurate... No offense to the kids, but being a top recruit isn't based on talent or skill. It is your projection to the next level. Some of these kids are not sized accurately for their position to be labeled "a top recruit"

Thanks everyone. He got out of surgery around 9:30 and we got to see him around 11. After we saw him for a little bit my mom and I came on home and when we got into Lumberton around 2 my granny sent a text out with pictures of my pawpaw up and they had him walking with a walker already. Should be coming home Wednesday morning! 
The nurse asked him when we walked in if he recognized my granny and his exact words were " Oh yeah.... that's my sweetie" yep I started to cry. 
 
Thanks again for all the prayers means the world to us! 

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Saw this on Facebook (great job HJ, maybe other programs can help?): 
The Hardin Jefferson Athletic Booster Club executive board has voted unanimously to make a monetary donation to the Deweyville Athletic Department to aide Coach/AD Lance Dale assist his kids with meals, water, or other items he deems appropriate.
I can say BY FAR this is the best money we have spent in the history of our club.
If you can help please contact Coach Jamie Bush Hansen, Coach Megan Rowe, or Coach Jared Sloan please see below post on what is needed and what you can do to help.
 
 
 

After watching the Tigers play in the state championship basketball game this weekend one thing was obvious Silsbee has a lot of talented athletes.  If coach Smith can get these kids in his program the Tigers could dominate on the football field for years to come. JMO

Sounds to me like certain PA fans are already lining up their excuses for a sub-par showing in 22-5A this year.

Stupid for anybody to think that the athletes at WOS couldn't play at Crosby. Speed and athleticism translates to every level. WOS skill kids have those thinks in abundance. 
Now, what does Westbrook have coming back?

I guess sense PAM has a player with a D-1 offer they think they will win it all? It takes more than one player to win. LOL. I guess that is the only player in district 22-5A that has a D-1 offer, I bet not.

sounds like an excuse...losses are losses, irregardless of the reason...you might "lose some on the sideline" going forward as well...point is, if PAM has "sideline issues" , it's hard to crown them as champs

Understandable! Ok look at Lumberton, it was the coaches first year with a team that won maybe 3 games the year before. The coach took that same group of players gave them something to believe in and made it to bi-district. Now that the coach has spent a year with all of the players that are coming up from freshman and JV they all believe in the program and will work hard for the coaches. I see it everyday, I have a freshman at Lumberton and all of the players are working hard everyday on their own time to be better. You have to admit, you don't see that everywhere. 

Understandable! Ok look at Lumberton, it was the coaches first year with a team that won maybe 3 games the year before. The coach took that same group of players gave them something to believe in and made it to bi-district. Now that the coach has spent a year with all of the players that are coming up from freshman and JV they all believe in the program and will work hard for the coaches. I see it everyday, I have a freshman at Lumberton and all of the players are working hard everyday on their own time to be better. You have to admit, you don't see that everywhere. 

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