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[quote name="stevenash" post="965927" timestamp="1297711221"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=80192.msg965920#msg965920 date=1297710685] [quote author=Riding Solo link=topic=80192.msg965908#msg965908 date=1297710171] One more thing, how do administrations and school boards REALLY know what they are getting when they hire a coach? They are making a decision based on an interview and past records. I mean that coach has a high winning percentage. Does that mean he/she is a good coach. I don't think so, not in all cases. Maybe they just had talent. Its a guessing game 50/50 chance. Unless you have been to a practice/game and watched the coach work the kids you really don't know what you are getting. IMO more research needs to done when hiring a coach. If that means driving 300 miles then drive 300 miles. Even if you find the right guy/lady, Orangefield and Hamphire Fannett will never be able to comete (boy side) on a regular bases as long as we are in this district. Can we compete? Yes we can but not year end and year out unless both communities start growing at a rapid pace. I hate to say that but it is true. I would rather Orangefield not grow, Small communities are special, close knit. [/quote]I thought Silsbee and Sour Lake were small communities? [/quote] They don't come much smaller than Sour Lake. [/quote] At least HJ has a dairy queen. ;D ;D

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="965920" timestamp="1297710685"] [quote author=Riding Solo link=topic=80192.msg965908#msg965908 date=1297710171] One more thing, how do administrations and school boards REALLY know what they are getting when they hire a coach? They are making a decision based on an interview and past records. I mean that coach has a high winning percentage. Does that mean he/she is a good coach. I don't think so, not in all cases. Maybe they just had talent. Its a guessing game 50/50 chance. Unless you have been to a practice/game and watched the coach work the kids you really don't know what you are getting. IMO more research needs to done when hiring a coach. If that means driving 300 miles then drive 300 miles. Even if you find the right guy/lady, Orangefield and Hamphire Fannett will never be able to comete (boy side) on a regular bases as long as we are in this district. Can we compete? Yes we can but not year end and year out unless both communities start growing at a rapid pace. I hate to say that but it is true. I would rather Orangefield not grow, Small communities are special, close knit. [/quote]I thought Silsbee and Sour Lake were small communities? [/quote] I would say HJ yes Silsbee no. Also HJ only competes on a regular bases in basketball and golf. I am talking about year end year out. Silsbee has 300 more students thats another 3a school.

[quote name="The Ingredient" post="965907" timestamp="1297710073"] [quote author=Riding Solo link=topic=80192.msg965894#msg965894 date=1297708280] I can understand Dove and Mom08 frustration. Here is the reason, I have a lot of friends from HF that I met through the years in Little Dribblers and believe me the rivalry was just as intense as it was 30 years ago.(Orangefield) That being said, while the girls team have had some success just not the succes they should have. Here is an example, the 2007 class when they were 9 & 10 won nationals in Little Dribblers. They had some talent but when they got to high school they never made the playoffs. Still scratching my head on that one. The 2008 class beat us in Little Dribblers and in Junior High. Never beat us in high school. Still scratching my head. I do realize that you cannot compare Little dribblers and Junior High to high school. Things change when you get to high school. Some kids mature in junior high most do not until they get to high school. Some kids quit, some lose interest, some fall in love and then they start driving. There is a lot of things that changes for a kid once he/she goes to high school. Wish I had the answer but I don't. [/quote] Likely answer is they got the "Good Enough" disease. That is the worst enemy of every youngster with potential. They think they are good and try to get by with a minimum amount of work. Next thing they know, everyone has passed them by. [/quote] Yes, this does happen. I have also seen a kid mature in Junior High and was good. Then got passed up by late bloomers.

One more thing, how do administrations and school boards REALLY know what they are getting when they hire a coach? They are making a decision based on an interview and past records. I mean that coach has a high winning percentage. Does that mean he/she is a good coach. I don't think so, not in all cases. Maybe they just had talent. Its a guessing game 50/50 chance. Unless you have been to a practice/game and watched the coach work the kids you really don't know what you are getting. IMO more research needs to done when hiring a coach. If that means driving 300 miles then drive 300 miles. Even if you find the right guy/lady, Orangefield and Hamphire Fannett will never be able to comete (boy side) on a regular bases as long as we are in this district. Can we compete? Yes we can but not year end and year out unless both communities start growing at a rapid pace. I hate to say that but it is true. I would rather Orangefield not grow, Small communities are special, close knit.

I can understand Dove and Mom08 frustration. Here is the reason, I have a lot of friends from HF that I met through the years in Little Dribblers and believe me the rivalry was just as intense as it was 30 years ago.(Orangefield) That being said, while the girls team have had some success just not the succes they should have. Here is an example, the 2007 class when they were 9 & 10 won nationals in Little Dribblers. They had some talent but when they got to high school they never made the playoffs. Still scratching my head on that one. The 2008 class beat us in Little Dribblers and in Junior High. Never beat us in high school. Still scratching my head. I do realize that you cannot compare Little dribblers and Junior High to high school. Things change when you get to high school. Some kids mature in junior high most do not until they get to high school. Some kids quit, some lose interest, some fall in love and then they start driving. There is a lot of things that changes for a kid once he/she goes to high school. Wish I had the answer but I don't.

Coach Tennison and coach Ancelot were sticklers when it came to freethrow shooting. Their girls shot freethrows every day in practice (100 made freethrows a day) and that was why Orangefield was one of the best freethrow shooting teams in the state year in and year out under their tenture.

[quote name="hjhawks" post="964048" timestamp="1297354515"] Good Luck to OF and HF.... You still have to play the games, but I don't see either team having a problem.... OF has a really nice setup in their half of the bracket....  They have a really good chance to be playing in Huntsville. [/quote] For some reason the second place team has the better draw than the district champion. It has been that way for a while. I will take it though. ;D ;D

I KNOW STARKS IS GOOD. They have been for years, I mean "come on" they play basketball year round. Never mean't any disrepect towards them. Just thought is was a game Orangefield should have won. Not blow them out or anything just should have won the game.Orangefield has more depht and talent. My problem is with orangefield, the focus does not seem to be there day in and day out. Not suprised they lost to Starks. Never know what team is going to show up from game to game.

[quote name="Cat22" post="964918" timestamp="1297478480"] Starks won 52-48 in OT! [/quote] Thanks Cat22. I know Starks is good but "come on Man".  LOL!!!!!!!! Did not expect this.

Any word on this warmup game?

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[quote name="LAZEEK" post="963806" timestamp="1297299648"] [quote author=Bobkat link=topic=80056.msg963765#msg963765 date=1297293231] [quote author=LAZEEK link=topic=80056.msg963705#msg963705 date=1297287226] Yes, I am very aware of that Bobkat..........I was just told that it looks as if they will play the winner of LaGrange and Stafford!!!  Hopefully Stafford as it is at least an hour to hour and a half closer than LaGrange.  If they play Stafford likely will get something on the East side of Houston (Barbers Hill, Crosby, etc.) and if it is LaGrange you will get something on the West side of Houston (Katy, Tomball, Magnolia, etc). [/quote] Sorry man, I read that as you thinking they could possibly play next Monday the 14th, my bad!!! If that's correct and they get the winner of LaGrange and Strafford, that means that Navasota didn't make the playoffs this year!!! Last standings I saw for that district had Giddings in first, Smithville in second and LaGrange and Navasota were tied for third!!! Wow!!! [/quote] I was wrong and you were right!!!! ;D ;D ;D  I thought the first round began the 10-11th!!!  First round is not until the 14-15th.  So HJ will play either next Thurs or Friday the 17-18th!!!!  I hate when I am wrong!!! [/quote] Bobkat is wise. ;D ;D

Congrats lady hawks.

Orangefield had balance scoring in this game. They had 4 players in double digits. That is what they need, it is about time. Hope that carries on into the playoffs. 

52-43 Orangefield wins.

46-34 Orangefield with 2:21 left.

34-25 Orangefield after 3.

BC 19-17 at the half.

13-10 Orangefield after one.

62-41 Orangefield wins.

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="963153" timestamp="1297216292"] [quote author=Riding Solo link=topic=79992.msg963152#msg963152 date=1297216203] Orangefield 52-37. [/quote] Is that a final? [/quote] Nope.

Orangefield 52-39 2:51 left

44-33 Orangefield after 3.

39-30 Orangefield 1:17 left in the 3rd.

22-18 BC at the half.