robanadana

I'm just glad my ol' Pirates aren't in this discussion.....I can remember some bad ones.....TJ and South Park loved to run up the score....

Kirbyville is a winning program; winning programs are hard to beat. However, paybacks are another thing. Vidor 36 - K'ville 7. By the way K'villekats, I have several friends from Kirbyville and I know they speak better English than what I've seen written in this thread.....gotta be able to read the playbook.....

Haven't posted in a long time but have been reading a lot of threads over the years and just wanted to start one concerning someone I think is the most under rated coach in the Golden Triangle, Jeff Matthews. I'm a Pirate from the 70's and can remember playing about 8 homecomings a year and the Interstate 10 Vidor 0 jokes that ran around even though the '75 team went 5-4-1 and we won district two years later all under Ronnie Thompson. However, he didn't stay with the team. After that, we've had mediocre success at best in all sports fields until Jeff was hired as A.D. Jeff hired Brian English (your welcome Nederland) as the basketball coach and we became a district playoff power. He hired Kyle Green and we make the playoffs in baseball every year now. The girls softball team made it to the state championship in 2003. Two years ago, all four major boys sports made the playoffs. And he's the only coach that has anywhere near a winning record with our football team including his playoffs ventures. Seems we don't play very many homecomings anymore unless the other team likes LOSING for homecoming. Lastly, Jeff has had a huge impact on Vidor's image fighting any impression of racism with the Pirate teams producing scholarly, well mannered and competitive young men and women. All of this and having turned down opportunities to coach at other schools including his alma mater, Bridge City. Thank you Jeff for making Vidor a respected power in local sports and for the great job you have done mentoring our children.

After all the years of disrespecting Pirate football, it's nice to see and hear people say good things about us. Jeff Matthews has been the greatest thing to happen to Vidor sports ever.....regardless of whether you like him or not. We don't play very many homecomings anymore other than our own. When you beat Texarkana Texas High you beat a state recognized program not an individual team. Vidor 40, BC 27. Only take away I have is whether Brentyn Clark plays....he is our hoss that makes the offense go.