$$Buckets$$

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

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 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.

I think we’re far enough into the season with enough results to say that HJ is still clearly better than BH.  
 
HJ is 7-2 with an OT loss to #11 9-0 6A Cinco Ranch, and a 6 point loss to #3 10-1 6A Summer Creek, a state semifinalist last year.  
BH is 9-5 with losses to #24 Judson (who HJ beat), West Brook, Cy Ranch, #19 Houston Memorial, and San Antonio Johnson.  All 6A schools, but West Brook is 9-5, Memorial 7-6, and Johnson 5-4.  Memorial beat them by 30.

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.
 
 

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.
 
 

Did not, but that's not a game the "best team in the area" should be losing by 20.  West Brook isn't a bad team, but they're not that good.  They're coming off a season where they had a nice record, but racked up 10 of their 25 wins against bad teams from 5A, 4A, and even 3A.  HJ was 20 points better than them last year, and I guarantee you they're not 20 points worse than them this year.

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.

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

Pratt Institute in New York.  She’s there with TaKeria Boudreaux.  

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!

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. 

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).

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.

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.  

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

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

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

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

unfortunate that this game will be in the Semis.  it's the finals everyone deserved.  I hope whoever comes out on top doesn't have a letdown in the finals.  

Really it's privilege to get to face a team like this.  Most teams get eliminated by teams that themselves will get eliminated.  The young Tigers had a wonderful opportunity to see what it's like at this level.  Playing a team this good in this setting at the Montagne in the third round is a great experience.  Frankly the Montagne is a much better basketball venue than the Alamodome.  There's not a bad seat in the house.  The Alamodome is a terrible venue.  The state championship should be played in a venue designed for and dedicated too basketball.

There were two tacks the Tigers could take have taken tonight.  They could shorten the game and keep all scoring down or play at their normal pace which is up tempo and score as much as they could.  Obviously Silsbee choose the latter.  The 63 points the Tigers scored tonight is the second highest point total this season against HJ.  Only Atascocita, a 6A team, scored more than the Tigers with 66 points.  And there's a fair chance that that nobody else in the remaining 4 games, even Argyle, will score 63.  And that ain't bad.

HJ vs Orangefield
Monday 6:30 @ Vidor High School

HJ vs Orangefield
Monday 6:30 @ Vidor High School

Disagree about the district....   Huffman is 20-5 with 2 losses to HJ and one to Kingwood Park.  They have really been playing well.  Have a really good chance to end up in the Regional tournament as the 2 seed out of our district  
I agree about the schedule, but the Lady Hawks practice against some of the best every day at practice....   
The preseason was put together to take the district into account...
The #1 Team from Colorado, The #8 team from Georgia, Atascocita, Summer Creek, Duncanville, Austin, Wagner, Clemens, Memorial, Plano, Red Oak, Cedar Hill, St. Agnes,   The 4a teams on the schedule are all either winning their districts or 2nd and were all 50+ games....  
To be 27-4 with that schedule is a testament to the work the girls are putting in!

Great accomplishment, but if she's really a player and wants to pursue basketball beyone high school. She's gotta get out of Daisetta. Move her to HJ and she can really test herself.