$$Buckets$$

3 hours ago, hjhawks said:

Palestine got tons of easy buckets just chunking it down the court and laying it up... especially early.  SIlsbee took alot of mid range jumpshots and couldnt hit alot of them, which compounded the easy buckets at the other end.  They also had alot of turnovers on long crosscourt passes that turned into layups.

Was a good night for Palestine and a bad night for silsbee...   Their guard size seemed to give Silsbee problems as well. 

Palestine has played ultiple stretches this year without their best 2 at different times.  They should have won their district easily... in my opinion

Nobody was getting back for Silsbee?  

Silsbee was just upset by Palestine 83-55!  Wow! Was anyone at the game?  What happened?  Whew I was looking forward to a HJ vs Silsbee matchup!

HJ  83

HF  33

HJ  85

Splendora  12

HJ won the consolation championship of the Sandra Meadows by defeating 5A #16 McKinney North and finishing 4-1.  Side note....Waco LaVega also competed in the same tournament and finished 4th going 3-2 and losing a close game to Parkway out of Louisiana who features the #1 ranked player in the country.  

Whew can the playoffs get here already! Lol I cant wait to see that heavyweight matchup between HJ and LaVega.  I watched LaVega and honestly they look almost identical to HJ, the only thing they dont have is a player like Beavers.

13 hours ago, bullets13 said:

Fantastic result, but I’m wondering if pearland has some injuries or sickness or something. In the same tourney they lost to 7-11 Colleyville Heritage, and 14-10 Shadow Creek took them to OT.  They’ve played a legit schedule with lots of really good wins, so it’s definitely not a case of them playing cupcakes and getting a good record.  

Pearland was at full strength.  Their best player is North Carolina commit Rylee Greys.  Beavers and Greys played each other to a stand still, despite Beavers playing with an ankle injury, the first time they faced off against each other before the season kicked off Beavers dominated her.  HJ's guard play was far superior tho and that was the difference in the game.  Sneed controlled the pace and McMahon torched them.

Monday - HJ 82 Lumberton 33

Tuesday - HJ 65 6A Atascocita 44

On 11/18/2022 at 9:42 AM, kenny powers said:

Impressive win over 7 Lakes. 

Cedar Park got crushed yesterday in both games so they obviously arent remotely the same team. Should be a blow out.

I watched the second half of BH vs Converse Judson. BH had the lead late but sloppy play in the last few minutes let it get away. Was not real impressed with scheme.  They definitely have some growing to do.

 

Looking like it will be a Summer Creek HJ matchup at some point down the line, that should be fun to watch. 

 

Great tournament!  HJ beat 5A Cedar Park 61-53. However they would lose in the semifinal to 6A #2 Summer Creek 53-59.  They lost it in the last minute and a half, will learn some valuable lessons from it.  They then went on to defeat 6A #17 Converse Judson 74-66 for 3rd place in the Div 1 bracket.  Going 4-1 in this tournament is VERY impressive.  Junior Kendall Sneed was named All Tournament.

22 minutes ago, Bobcat1 said:

Anyone have an update on HJ? 

HJ goes 2-0 for the day in pool play defeating 6A Pearland Dawson 63-41 then defeating 6A #19 Seven Lakes which features ESPN #3 ranked (class of 2024)  6'3 Justice Carlton by the score of 53-49.  They erased a 12 point deficit to get the win.  Pretty impressive showing for HJ today.  Next up tmrw in pool play they will be playing 5A back to back State Champ Cedar Park, however their best player is graduating early to enroll at Texas.

Hardin Jefferson will be in the McDonalds Texas Invitational starting Thursday with pool play.

Thursday 1030am vs 6A Pearland Dawson

Thursday 430pm vs 6A Seven Lakes

Friday 3pm vs 5A Cedar Park (back to back State Champs)

Bracket play is Saturday

47 minutes ago, Steven Avery said:

What does floor general mean? Dalanna can score and is quick as bug but she can distribute the ball just as well. 

 

I agree with you though, BH coach is a coward to call off the game to play Iowa Colony who they beat by 40 points. I also wonder why he will not post game stats. 

I did see they lost to West Brook, did anyone catch this game? 

They are two different types of guards. By floor general I mean a pass first guard who can score, in the times I've seen Carter she has been a score first guard who can pass.  Different systems tho, but I give the edge to Sneed because of defense.  Would be fun to watch! 

They lost to West Brook?  West Brook has a senior guard who is signed to play at Lamar, I wonder how that matchup went? 

On 11/9/2022 at 12:24 PM, FalconsRUs2 said:

After watching BH play last night I'm going to double down on my thoughts. Kindle Sneed can't hold a candle to the transfere PG at BH

 

The Eagles have a nice squad

I respect your opinion but please keep in mind that Sneed is only a junior and the PG at BH is a senior.  Sneed has the higher ceiling imo and a much better and proven defender.  Sneed is a true floor general not a "volume shooting" PG.  A shame that BH coach called off the game tho, so we wont be able to see that matchup.  A matchup that I think HJ wins easily, they have much more.

On 11/2/2022 at 7:13 AM, FalconsRUs2 said:

I'll bet my life HH will beat Silsbee.  You won't find 3 4A teams in this region better than them including Burnet! Burnet caught them on a bad night last year and beat them. No excuse there, that's part of baseball. HH vs HJ will be better than expected this year as well.

I said it first..

Hh vs HJ or LV in the Regional final

Honestly im good with that prediction.  Should be a great season!!

On 9/19/2022 at 4:38 AM, AggiesAreWe said:

Lady Hawks did lose a great assistant coach in Omar Snead. He is now on the Lamar Women's basketball staff.

A great addition to the Lamar coaching staff!  HJ did a very good job in taking their time with hiring a replacement for Omar Sneed.  They did their research and hit a home run with the hiring of Donielle Breaux who played at Kansas and TCU and played professionally overseas.  She is a huge addition to the HJ coaching staff!

On 9/15/2022 at 1:27 PM, bullets13 said:

HJ is still the cream of the crop.  They lost the best 4A player in the state, but still have two players coming back who received all-state honors from various organizations, and 6 of their main 8 players from last year.  I don't know if they'll make it to state again, but I don't see anyone in this area giving them too much of a game unless they've lost a player or two that I don't know about.  

I think it will come down to either HJ or La Vega to come out of region 3.  Losing Jackson is huge, she was the best player in the state regardless of classification and the only player named a McDonald All American from Tx.  HJ should be just fine, region 3 is a BEAST tho with Silsbee, Waco La Vega, Huffman and Burnet standing in the way. 

On 10/1/2022 at 8:21 AM, JDUB said:

AND DID!  Huffman will be tough this season.  If people weren’t paying attention, last year, they might be in for a shock!

I agree.  I predict them finishing 2nd behind HJ and making another run to regionals, just depends on their playoff draw and if they get Silsbee or La Vega.

On 10/24/2022 at 1:26 PM, bullets13 said:

Just going through and looking, this is a poorly formulated list. WLV, HJ, and Silsbee all are probably accurate, although an argument could be made to put HJ 1st.  After that the list isn't great.    Jacksonville went 8-21 last year.  Carthage went 9-18, they returned all but one player, but from a bad team.  Tyler Chapel Hill went 15-15.  Bullard was okay at 17-10.  Marble Falls had a decent season in 5A last year and dropped in classification, so that one makes sense.  LCM should be higher, and I have no clue how HH got left off this list.  Hargrave should be top-6, easily, and LCM is better than several of the teams in front of them.

I agree!  La Vega and HJ are 1 and 2 and that can be in any order, I predict another regional battle between the two.  Silsbee is 3 then I would have Huffman at least 5 or 6 but behind Burnet (they will be pretty good).

On 9/18/2022 at 4:04 PM, Steven Avery said:

Does that include Barbers Hill? Dalanna Carter is back! 

Hardin Jefferson will still be a powerhouse.  Kendall Sneed, Molly Beavers, India McMahon, Jada Pleasant are all still there and they are LEGIT!  All are being recruited and will be playing at the next level. Sneed is being recruited by P5's and the others by low level D1's.  Beavers, who is committed to McNese for softball (they want her to play basketball also, she just hasnt decided yet) is 6'3 now and will be the most dominant on the floor.  As a plus HJ has a few others that can fill it up from outside, they are well constructed.  In a couple of shootouts already HJ has beaten every opponent by 30+ and they have all been 6A's with D1 recruits (Pearland, Clear Brook, Cy Creek, Cy Springs, CE King).  

Yes losing a McDonald All American in Ashlon Jackson is huge and players have to fill different roles but HJ is battle tested and a very mature team with great leadership.  This would still be a lopsided game imo, HJ just has more, no disrespect to Carter but I give the edge in that matchup to Sneed, and yes I've seen them both play over the summer.

I think HJ will be the cream of the crop in our area followed by Silsbee. Huffman will be intriguing to me, their coach has done a very good job with them, I see them finishing 2nd in district behind HJ.  They can make another run at regionals especially if they dont have to face a Waco La Vega in an earlier round, them vs Silsbee tho may be a battle.  Im interested in seeing how LCM does this year also.  Barbers Hill should win their district easily.  The return of Delanna Carter is HUGE and I predict them making a run to regionals.

15 hours ago, Hooohead.com said:

Do they not recognize a MVP anymore?

The Player of the Year will be announced once the other spring sports are announced.

Congrats to the young ladies who were named to the 2022 Beaumont Enterprise Basketball Super Gold teams:

1st Team

G:  Ashlon Jackson - Hardin Jefferson

G:  Monica Bottley - Silsbee

G:  Princess Anderson - United

F:  Ja'Kayla Brown - Jasper

F:  Keylie Washburn - LCM

2nd Team

G:  Jacei Denley - West Brook

G:  Kendall Sneed - Hardin Jefferson

G:  Asia Robinson - LCM

F:  Takiera Boudreaux - United

F:  Molly Beavers - Hardin Jefferson

19 hours ago, gogo1734 said:

I'm hearing a rumor they hired the Buna coach. Eric Girola.

good hire!!

Hardin Jefferson - 21-4A All District

Sr.  Ashlon Jackson - MVP

Soph.  Kendall Sneed - Defensive MVP

Jr.  Molly Beavers - 1st Team

Jr.  India McMahon - 1st Team

Sr.  Jalyn Wright - 2nd Team

Fresh.  Chandler Preston-Caver - 2nd Team

Jr.  Ashlyn Yarbrough - 2nd Team

Jr.  Jada Pleasant - 2nd Team

Soph.  Kassidi Riley - Honorable Mention

Jr.  Audie Rogers - Honorable Mention

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HJ vs Orangefield

Monday 6:30 @ Vidor High School

Some big matchups coming!  How has LCM been doing now that they have the Robinson sisters playing?  Orangefield always gets better as the season goes along,  very good coaching.  She always has them prepared.

9 hours ago, Wildcatter said:

Orangefield vs LCM for 3rd as long as OF beats WOS.