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District Predictions 17-4A 18-4A 19-4A 20-4A 1. Rusk 1. China Spring 1. Lake Belton 1. Giddings 2. Lufkin Hudson 2. Madisonville 2. Salado 2. Smithville 3. Carthage 3. Robinson 3. Taylor 3. La Grange 4. Jasper 4. La Vega 4. Georgetown Gateway 4. Manor New Tech . 21-4A 22-4A 23-4A 24-4A 1. Hardin Jefferson 1. Silsbee 1. Scarborough 1. Bellville 2. Livingston 2. Orangefield 2. Leland 2. El Campo 3. Hamshire-Fannett 3. Bridge City 3. North Forest 3. Sealy 4. Huffman Hargrave 4. Little Cypress-Mauriceville 4. Furr 4. Navasota 4A Region III Top 10 1. Rusk – 6 returning starters from 28-8 State Championship Runner Up 2. China Spring – 8 returning starters from 27-5-2 Regional Quarterfinalist 3. Lufkin Hudson – 9 returning starters from 28-12 Regional Semifinalist 4. Bellville – 5 returning starters from 28-8-2 Regional Finalist 5. Lake Belton – 10 starters returning from 23-11 Regional Quarterfinalist 6. Giddings – 6 returning starters from 24-7 Area Round Finalist 7. Silsbee – 6 returning starters from 19-9 Bi-District Team 8. Orangefield – 4 returning starters from 23-8 Regional Semifinalist 9. Salado – 8 returning starters from 16-16 Bi-District Team 10. Madisonville – 9 returning starters from 16-13 Bi-District Team 4A Region III Top Players Austin Baker, Jr, OF/P, Hamshire-FannettJason Bodin, Jr, RHP/LF, OrangefieldCody Borgfeld, Sr, C, MadisonvilleMason Cirkel, Sr, P, RuskDaniel Aiden-Cortinas, Sr, IF/P, Manor New TechHudson Connor Cuff, Jr, P/3B, CarthageCarson Courtney, Sr, P/1B/SS, Lufkin HudsonWill Dixon, Sr, OF, RuskBrayden Faulkner, Sr, C, China SpringTyler Fishbeck, Jr, P/OF, BellvilleJase Garrett, Jr, 2B, China SpringMason Gerrard, Jr, P/OF, Lake BeltonJake Hanson, Sr, P/1B/DH, CenterCooper Helmcamp, Sr, P/1B/3B, SmithvilleKameron Henderson, Sr, CF, OrangefieldHunter Hill, Sr, P, Hardin-JeffersonHolden Jatziau, Sr, OF/P, GiddingsMicah Kendrick, Jr, RHP/SS, JasperKolby Killough, Sr, SS/RHP, China SpringAlex Martinez, Jr, 3B/RHP, China SpringKannon Meissner, Sr, IF, BellvilleTrace Necessary, Sr, 3B/1B, China SpringCody Pfeiffer, Sr, P/OF, BellvilleBrett Rawlinson, Jr, P/SS/2B, RuskBrock Rod, Jr, P/OF, El CampoRemington Roff, Sr, C, Lufkin HudsonTyler Roggencamp, Jr, C/IF/P, Hamshire-FannettJavarian Roquemore, Sr, P/UTIL, CarthageDamien Ruiz, Sr, RHP/SS/CF, LivingstonNik Sanders, Jr, C/P/OF, Waco La VegaTyler Shearin, Sr, SS, OrangefieldLogan Simmons, Jr, P, SilsbeeMason Stark, Sr, IF/P, Hamshire-Fannett Cash Glaze, Jr, SS, SilsbeeCaden Strickland, Jr, P, SaladoKanon Sundgren, Sr, C, SilsbeeJ.D. Thompson, Sr, P/OF/1B, RuskCohen Tyree, Jr, 3B, TaylorNolan Williams, Sr, OF, SaladoBrady Wilson, Sr, P, Salado

District Predictions 17-5A 18-5A 19-5A 20-5A 1. Austin McCallum 1. Hendrickson 1. College Station 1. Lake Creek 2. Austin Anderson 2. Elgin 2. Magnolia 2. Porter 3. Lockhart 3. Weiss 3. Magnolia West 3. Montgomery 4. Austin Crockett 4. Pflugerville 4. A&M Consolidated 4. Kingwood Park d 21-5A 22-5A 23-5A 24-5A 1. Barbers Hill 1. Friendswood 1. Houston Waltrip 1. Richmond Foster 2. PNG 2. Santa Fe 2. Houston Milby 2. Fulshear 3. Crosby 3. La Porte 3. Houston Northside 3. Ft. Bend Kempner 4. Nederland\Galena Park 4. Baytown Sterling 4. Houston Austin 4. Angleton 5A Region III Top 10 Teams 1. Friendswood – 9 starters return from a 31-1 Regional Finalist Team. 2. College Station – 7 starters return from a 30-11 State Semifinalist Team. 3. Santa Fe – 8 starters return from a 21-14 Regional Quarterfinalist Team. 4. Montgomery Lake Creek – 5 starters return from a 2-13-1 Regional Semifinalist Team. 5. Porter – 6 starters return from a 23-15 Regional Quarterfinalist Team 6. Montgomery – 4 starters return from a 19-14 Regional Quarterfinalist Team. 7. Barbers Hill – 5 starters return from a 38-7 State Championship Team. 8. PNG – 4 starters return from a 14-14-1 Regional Quarterfinalist Team. 9. Austin McCallum – 6 starters return from a 30-7 Area Finalist Team T10. Austin Anderson – 7 starters return from a 27-8 Area Finalist Team T10. Magnolia – 9 starters return from a 21-11 Bi-District Finalist Team. 5A Region III Top Players Trey Acreman, Sr, SS, Montgomery Zane Adams, Jr, LHP/1B, Porter Diego Barraz, Sr, P/DH, Austin McCallum Sean Bazmore, Jr, RHP/3B, Crosby Chris Benavidez, Sr, OF, Bryan Rudder Connor Benge, Sr, RHP/OF, Montgomery Michael Benzor, Sr, P, Porter Blake Binderup, Sr, RHP, College Station Hunter Bond, Sr, LHP, A&M Consolidated Blake Brown, Jr, SS, Lake Creek Marshall Burke, Jr, INF, Kingwood Park Brady Corcoran, So, LHP, Nederland Blake Coleman, Sr, RF, Austin Anderson Jacob Cyr, Sr, LHP, Santa Fe Brodie Daniel, Sr, OF, A&M Consolidated Chase Davis, Sr, P/1B, Montgomery Mikey Elko, Sr, INF, College Station James Ellwanger, Jr, P, Magnolia West Austin Gann, Sr, P, Elgin Reid Garcia, Sr, SS, Austin Anderson Eddie Garza, Sr, OF, Houston Waltrip Ivan Gonzales, Sr, P, Lockhart Landon Guarnere, Jr, SS/P, PNG Sam Hardcastle, Sr, SS, Richmond Foster Brent Holdren, Sr, P, Barbers Hill Aidan Johnson, Sr, P, Austin Anderson Griffin Kasemayer, Sr, P, Friendswood Keith Kennemer, Jr, RHP/OF, Crosby Carson Kerbel, Sr, MINF, A&M Consolidated Mason Lampe, Sr, C/P, Brenham Boots Landry, Jr, 1B, Friendswood Sam Lee, So, OF, Lake Creek Pablo Lopez, Jr, C, Austin McCallum Diego Luzardo, Jr, RHP, La Porte Anthony Marino, Sr, SS/P, Fort Bend Kempner Dylan Maxcey, Sr, C, Friendswood Tanner Park, Sr, OF, Texas City Samson Pugh, Jr, OF/P, Lake Creek Fabian Ramirez, Sr, P/OF, Houston Milby Juan Rodriguez, Jr, C, Rosenberg Terry Jacob Rogers, Sr, P, Friendswood Giovannie Sanchez, Sr, INF/P, BF Terry Shane Sdao, Sr, P, Lake Creek Sam Simmons, Sr, RHP/INF, Manvel Adan Soto, Sr, 3B/C/P, Galena Park Reed South, Sr, 2B, Friendswood Sam Stevens, So, P/3B, Austin McCallum Luke Steward, Sr, P, College Station Jake Tatom, Sr, SS, Porter Kyeler Thompson, Jr, OF/SS, Santa Fe Ryland Urbanczyk, Sr, P/INF, College Station Brandon Vassallo, Sr, 3B/RHP, Santa Fe Brodey Williams, Sr, C, Barbers Hill Noah Codina, Sr, P/C/SS/OF, Houston Austin

Any head coaching/ AD exp.?

Have seen this the last few years from Ned side. BC head coach always been solid coach & keeps his team in games from start to finish.

If you are Head coach. Have Coach Stone & Coach Green as your top 2 asst. to get input from, you should never be out coached in any aspect of a baseball game.

FACTS

Facts, no matter what decade high school baseball was played in.

My Bad. I guess that good heartedness & Mike Leach smart on a resume would sway PNG hiring committee to give him a shot, despite the 8-42 record. 😀

Mr. Satcher won 8 games in 5 years, similar to Butch Troy's record winning 12 games in 5 years at png. No png resident wants to take a chance of going thru those coaching days again. IMO if you let a guy with Faircloth's resume/record go, a coach with a better resume/record should be the goal. If not then it was 100% a political move by Administrators & board members.

Is he friends with the super. &/or school board members?

Ex png player?

Send him to the track coach, IMO no more basketball if that is how he acted in a big game & after.

What was the case against Ferguson?

What put Hickman the clear choice over the others in your opinion?

Based on pngisd actions with Faircloth after his 102-51 record, district titles & 12 out of 13 years of playoff runs, I would assume only head coach applicants with a similar record &/or state championship as a head coach at previous school would be in the running for the gig? After all as some believe you should fire a head coach if he cant win a state title in 7 years at a school, then why would you hire a coach who has not won a state title at another school in 7 years?

Here is some head coaches in the long list of top Texas high school coaches who took longer then 7 to 10 years to win a state championship. Mike Johnston-Katy Curtis Barbay-Newton Bob McQueen-Temple Tom Kimbrough-Plano T.J. Mills-Sealy Bob Ledbetter-Southlake Carroll Todd Dodge Luther Booker-Yates Art Briles John Outlaw-Lufkin G.A. Moore-Pilot Point/Celina Ron Mills-Bay City Joe Clements-Huntsville David Aymond-North Shore Gary Gaines- Odessa Permian Joey Florence-Denton Ryan Bryan Erwin-La Marque John King-Longview Bill Smith-Aldine Steve Shaver-Beaumont French Ross Rogers-A&M Consolidated Terry Gambill-Allen Lee Fedora-Navasota Jake Fieszel-Gunter Rusty Dowling-Texas City Hal Wasson John Parchman-Midland Lee Ed Putejovsky-Cy Fair Ron Poe-Mckinney Gene McCollum-PNG Joe Martin-Garland

Tough & painful losses for sure, to some very strong teams. Smith had some good teams & made some nice playoff runs.

Best of luck to Mr. Hickman & his staff. Keep the Mustang winning tradition going. The lone finalist. His resume & interview must have been very impressive compared to other applicants

Smith has done an overall good job & had some nice playoff runs, getting knocked out of playoffs by eventual state champion powerhouse Carthage 3 times 2016: 2nd in district- Bi-District Finalist- Lost 34-30 to Carthage in 1st rd. 2017: 1st in district- Regional Finalist- Lost to Carthage 64-36 in 3rd rd. 2018: 2nd in district- State Semifinalist- Lost to Cuero 29-24 in 5th rd. 2019: 2nd in district- State Semifinalist- Lost to Wimberly 56-43 in 5th rd. 2020: 2nd in district- Area Finalist- Lost to Carthage 49-0 in 2nd rd. 2021: 4th in district- Bi-District Finalist- Lost to Sealy 21-19 in 1st rd.

Head Coach Randy Smith 6 years @ Silsbee 44-29 record. 2016- 6-5 2017- 7-5 2018- 10-5 2019- 9-5 2020- 7-4 2021- 5-5

Is this take your retirement payments as coach\teacher in Texas, Get a job in Louisiana coaching\working still earning money move? I like it.

If any QB candidate steps up, is as athletic & plays as well as R. Cunningham did his senior year moving from WR to QB then Nederland will be pushing PNG's 17 returners for the district title.

I'm assuming you have seen the QB candidates run Nederland offense &\or in Fall\Spring practice? What are their strengths? Passing, running, RPO guys, Pocket passing?

The new district will not be as strong overall not having Crosby, BH & TC imo. Montgomery is a solid team the others you mentioned are at best average. With PNG returning 17 starters & Faircloth they should be the favorite to win district. If Nederland coaches find a QB, RB & a few newcomers to step up on o-line & defense as playmakers they should be able to grab one of the playoff spots in this district. Should be very interesting how teams adjust with all the new teams & the travel.

Caywood is good, but will need help. Losing very good players on Defense like Beck, Kotz, Lopez, Fuselier, Stoker, Bougeois & Replacing with inexperienced players is always a tough task for any team. I believe 3 starters return at WR, that should be a strength. Biggest question mark imo is at QB & OL. Neither QB mentioned has varsity starting exp. at the 5A level. Either QB will have to step up & learn under fire in a tough new district. Nederland coaching staff is known for finding the right players to put in starting positions & putting a competitive team on the field.