$$Buckets$$

The Lady Hawks are really tuning it up.  Cant help who you play in district.  But what I've liked is the way the Hawks are executing and sharing the ball.  They had almost 8 players in double digits for this game.  Their unselfishness is a beautiful thing to see, the ball makes it to every layer of the offense.

That’s crazy impressive.
I gotta ask.. how bad is Sabine Pass to let one kid score 60 and 70 points in consecutive games? Not diminishing the accomplishment..but I think I’m putting 5 players on one before I let them score 71. Just sayin… 

Just gotta give a shout-out to the Hull-Daisetta lady Bobcats on a big win last night over Sabine Pass 73-20.
 
HD sophomore Kaylei Armstrong scored 59 points leading the Lady Cats to the district win. I know most of these young ladies (and guys) from some of the smaller schools in the area tend to get overlooked but she definitely needs to be on the radar for regional recognition and all-star teams. She was the district MVP last year as a freshman and she is definitely a baller!! 

@Cardinal 1 Hopefully HF can get it together.  I have noticed the few times I've seen them the chemistry is not always there for some reason or another.  A ton of talent on the court, I hope for their sake they can't get it together if they want to make a run.  At the beginning of the season people said HF and State in the same sentence.  At that time I thought No Way but with the few games I've seen I think they do have the pieces to play with anyone any given night.  However, their consistency has to get better, when you guys are good your good, but when your bad you guys are bad.  Make not mistake I root for all SE Tex teams but don't see you guys turning the corner until you guys put WE before ME. 

A lot of turnovers for BU that 2nd quarter.  Gotta correct that 2nd half.  Lets go BU!

Hardin Jefferson 66
Amarillo Palo Duro   21
Final

Beaumont United 16
Clovis West (CA)  17
end of the 1st
hard fought quarter!

Brown can go!! She is special.

Going into the Christmas break at 13-5 overall.  District begins Jan. 7th with a game at Hudson.
Still trying to get everyone back and healthy.  We have played a couple games with only 5 varsity players but different kids keep stepping up.  Seems we learn something every game and improve something every week.  
Going to Hallsville to face 4 very tough opponents next week.   We will play Mt Pleasant, Pleasant Grove, Tyler Legacy, and Crandall.
JaKayla Brown -is averaging 21 points and 7.4 rebounds a game. 

Just a few observations:
(1). Analytics and Offensive stats are a waste of paper in high school basketball .They can be very misleading by outings against weaker competition . 
(2). The best judge of a “go to player” are the kids themselves. The opposing defense may limit that player’s ability to get the ball but the players know who should have it.
(3). If we have a coach at any level who doesn’t know if his best players are on the floor during crunch time he’s probably in the wrong profession. I haven’t seen a local coach who doesn’t know where his best players are. 

Whew!  Sounds like it was a great game that came down to making STOPS.  I learned a long time ago that if you score 30 but you give up 40 you gon lose lol.  Analytics is good and all but that only applies on the offensive end.  I get so tired of hearing "we lost the game but I had 25" lol. Kids that end up playing on the next level find out very quickly that defense gets them on the floor and keeps them there.  Just my opinion tho......

Whew!  Sounds like it was a great game that came down to making STOPS.  I learned a long time ago that if you score 30 but you give up 40 you gon lose lol.  Analytics is good and all but that only applies on the offensive end.  I get so tired of hearing "we lost the game but I had 25" lol. Kids that end up playing on the next level find out very quickly that defense gets them on the floor and keeps them there.  Just my opinion tho......

In my 20+ years of recruiting...Phone calls = Ive recieved your resume.....Offer means= i want you for the job....And if your holding out because of waitng for the BIG 1 at this point of his career they normally dont come cause his last summer has passed. Goodluck and enjoy the ride cause soon Highschool Basketball Season will be Over....A positive i can give tho is if your son has not committed and signed going into the summer he is eligible to Play 17u on any Circuit until he signs. Thats Nike, Adidas and Under Armour as well as independent circuits.

If thats what you take as an apology than Im truly Sorry for ruffling your feathers(Cardinal 1)....The point is: Analitics dont determine whether or not a kid can go. 2 way players keep college coaches with there jobs...Not Analitics 

Very physical game. Proud of our girls toughness 
JaKayla Brown led with 24 pts

HJ got down by 13 early and went zone to cut it to 3, then went back to man and got blown out. Never went back to zone, not sure why.

FINAL (VARSITY)
HJ 79
ATASCOCITA 66
HJ LADY HAWKS TAKE DOWN 6A #8 STATE RANKED ATASCOCITA IN A HIGH PACED, ELITE LEVEL GAME. MAN THESE GIRLS CAN BALL! ON TO THE NEXT!  
 
RANK MY GIRLS IN TOP 10 FOR 6A EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ONLY 4A. HA WE WANT ALL THE SMOKEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Not bad at all for "Lil ol HJ."  Went into this tourny as the only 4A and finished 4-1 with the only loss being to a top 15 NATIONALLY ranked team.  That game was a tale of 2 halves, didnt really shoot the ball well the first half but then they came out in the 2nd half and played Duncanville pretty even.  40-36 in the 2nd half.  Great showing for them Lady Hawks

49-45 Final    good win for us at home over 3A #12 Pollock Central
JB - 16
McQueen - 10
 

Woodville (2-0) 60
Liberty (0-1) 29
Home opener for us tonight and the girls got after it.  Alexis Rigsby led us w 14, followed by Juliea Jackson 10, and Freshman post Jass Betts with 10.  When Liberty gets a few more games under their belt they are gonna be pretty salty.  Lots of speed and some decent lenght.

EC 40
BC 24
Defending well in spurts but still struggling on the offensive side.  Puts us at 2-0 going into Nederland Tourney this weekend

That all state guard is not making up 60 points.

Not bad at all for "Lil ol HJ."  Went into this tourny as the only 4A and finished 4-1 with the only loss being to a top 15 NATIONALLY ranked team.  That game was a tale of 2 halves, didnt really shoot the ball well the first half but then they came out in the 2nd half and played Duncanville pretty even.  40-36 in the 2nd half.  Great showing for them Lady Hawks

Not bad at all for "Lil ol HJ."  Went into this tourny as the only 4A and finished 4-1 with the only loss being to a top 15 NATIONALLY ranked team.  That game was a tale of 2 halves, didnt really shoot the ball well the first half but then they came out in the 2nd half and played Duncanville pretty even.  40-36 in the 2nd half.  Great showing for them Lady Hawks

Desoto is also the #1 ranked team in the COUNTRY.  They feature 7 signed D1 players all P5's!.