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[quote name="CATMAN" post="769212" timestamp="1267499332"] They have played 5 times. NW   5-win    0-Lost [/quote] They've been the 'thorn in our side'....as truthful as it is.  :( We didnt execute in the 4th quarter and lost our composure. Simple as that.

[quote name="allsports" post="769079" timestamp="1267496952"] Those stars from Kountze showed lack of discipline towards the end of that ball game [b](Jacking up those 3's)[/b].  Good season Kountze, should have played that game in Austin instead of Livingston.  This will be by far the best team Kountze will put out for atleast 3 years unless they get move-ins.  Open door 23-2A teams!! [/quote] Turning point in the 4th quarter....Kountze down 65-62 with the ball. Bray brings the ball up court and shoots his 1st 3 of the night with 2 defenders on him. Ball bounces long and New Waverly gets a man down-court by himself. Bray fouls out of frustration picking up his 5th foul, and New Waverly goes to the line for the 'and 1'. 68-62 at that point with roughly 2 mins left.... :'( :'(

Welp....I'm done here. I really felt like we should have won this one. Until next season. Great year by the Lions and best of luck to New Waverly the rest of the year!

[quote name="HoopInsider_Cooper" post="769056" timestamp="1267496667"] Great game...ktz couldn't keep them off glass...case closed! [/quote] 100% right!

:( :'(

[quote name="bullets13" post="768872" timestamp="1267483322"] i think Kountze comes out and shocks them early, and they never recover.  Kountze by 12, 74-62. [/quote] I hope you're right bud....I hope you're right 8) T minus 2 hours til the showdown!

[quote name="sigtau200ws" post="768850" timestamp="1267481353"] I'm up in Arlington/DFW area.  any idea how I can listen to the game?  anyone know if it'll be streamed online or anything? [/quote] Check the top of the board. The game will be be broadcasted/viewable live here on the site. It's title Live Broadcast: New Waverly vs. Kountze

[quote name="homeless" post="768598" timestamp="1267458437"] [quote author=KHSAlum400 link=topic=66688.msg768467#msg768467 date=1267414570] [quote author=no-look link=topic=66688.msg768459#msg768459 date=1267413719] Any third place teams ever make to state tourney? [/quote] 5A Boys (07-08) - Fort Bend Dulles made it all the way to the State Championship that year losing to Willie Warren led North Crowley. [/quote] Dulles was district champ or co-champ that year [/quote] Please check the UIL site. I vividly remember a story airing on Houston news stations on this team making it to the State Tournament as a 3rd place team.

[quote name="ANGRYANGEL" post="768575" timestamp="1267456815"] Bulldogs primed for tough battle against Kountze Related Photos Regional tournament spot on the line in rematch of last year’s quarterfinal matchup By Gene Schallenberg Staff Reporter HUNTSVILLE — Usually when two of the top teams in the state tangle in the playoffs, it’s at the Erwin Center in Austin at the state tournament. But that’s not the case in this instance. Top-ranked New Waverly will face fourth-ranked Kountze in a Region III quarterfinal playoff game today at Livingston Junior High at 7 p.m.  If last year’s game is any indication for what is in store, the Bulldogs are going to have to play sharp. “I wish this game was in Austin,” New Waverly head coach Bill Goffney said Saturday. “That’s how the chips fall. We would’ve had to play them sooner or later. You might as well get the tough one out of the way so you can focus on the next guy. “It’s the same scenario as last year. We had to go through them to get to Austin. We feel pretty confident about it.” In last year’s regional quarterfinal between the two teams, the game went back and forth and wasn’t decided until the final minute.  New Waverly held on for a 66-61 victory and ended up winning the Region III title, advancing to the state tournament and the Class 2A state championship game. “We expect (tonight’s game) to have the same kind of intensity as last year,” Goffney said. [size=16pt][b]"They’re basically the same club as last year."[/b] [/size] They’re equally tough, very athletic and you definitely know where those guys are on the floor at all times.” Goffney saw Kountze in action last Saturday as the Lions throttled Buffalo 103-40 in an area-round playoff game. “They’re going to press you,” the coach said. “They’re going to run and shoot the 3 and get it to the big man (6-3 center Devin Bray) inside. It’s not difficult, you just have to defend it well.  “They’re an excellent ballclub and one that we have to beat to validate ourselves as a legitimate contender. I feel they’re one of the top teams in 2A.” New Waverly and Kountze have played many of the same teams this season. Hardin-Jefferson is one example. The Bulldogs defeated Hardin-Jefferson 54-46 at the East Chambers tournament in December. The Lions, though, lost to Hardin-Jefferson twice. On the other hand, Kountze beat Silsbee 94-89 at the beginning of the season, but the Dogs lost to Silsbee 51-44. The Bulldogs and the Lions have common opponents in Orangefield, Jasper, East Chambers and Buffalo and both have dominant victories over each of those teams. “We’ve played a lot of the same people,” Goffney said. “Teams that we beat, beat them and teams that we lost to, they beat. We feel like we’re in the same ballpark.” The Dogs and the Lions are also very familiar with one another and share some recent history. Dating back to the 2007-08 season, New Waverly has played Kountze four times, winning on each occasion. “We’ve played each other four times the past two years,” Goffney said. “We’re familiar with them, they’re familiar with us. All that’s left is to settle it on the court. “Whoever’s coming, they better get there early.” [/quote] This is where you're wrong at Coach....;) Last year we were 22-11 coming into this game and without the services of Devin Bray.

[quote name="ktzlionsfan" post="768545" timestamp="1267453741"] [color=red]No. They are correct. Kountze has hit 100 points or more in 16 of their games.[/color] [/quote] Please look at the quote again carefully....

[b]*Something to point out from the article*[/b] [font=Courier]"The Lions, which only has two losses, [b]won 16 games by 100 points or more this season[/b]. New Waverly will be the Lions' toughest competitor to date in Class 2A."[/font] Wrong information....they've scored 100 points or more 16 times this season...

[quote name="no-look" post="768459" timestamp="1267413719"] Any third place teams ever make to state tourney? [/quote] 5A Boys (07-08) - Fort Bend Dulles made it all the way to the State Championship that year losing to Willie Warren led North Crowley.

Come on with the picks Coop.... :D :D :D

[quote name="PINETREE" post="768383" timestamp="1267402818"] [color=maroon][i][b]KHSAlum,will you be @ the Ktz. game? If so ,post the score from time to time. I will be @ the Silsbee game. [/quote] I won't be there, unfortunately as I'm currently in another state. :(  Coop is supposed to be broadcasting the game and I'm sure there will be updates throughout the game on the site. The closest I'll get to the action is watching it on my computer! I'm ready for tip-off! [color=red][b]T minus 24 hours! Let's go Lions![/b][/color]

[quote name="PINETREE" post="768373" timestamp="1267401331"] [color=maroon][i][b]Is the jr. high gym big enough to hold all of Kountze? [/quote] According to a few people I've chatted with it will be big enough to hold the anticipated crowd....hopefully!

[quote name="ktzlionsfan" post="768082" timestamp="1267325441"] Is this game at Livingston's Jr. High or Intermediate School? [/quote] Check Coop's Regional Quarterfinal thread up top for additional information. It's at the Jr. High/Middle School.

[quote name="Kountzer" post="768224" timestamp="1267374153"] Kountze vs. New Waverly looks to be the game of the night Monday.  If I leave @ 6pm, I would barely make it on time, assuming they will start the game at [b]7:30pm[/b], up in Livingston. HJ at Cleveland in Baytown would be a much easier game to get to. Silsbee @ WOS at PAM is out of the question.  Ain't gonna happen, not for me. [/quote] The Kountze/NW game is set for 7pm, not 7:30.

Thats why the game is played! I am a bit shocked, to say the least!

From year-to-year HARDIN COUNTY represents to the fullest!  ;D

[quote name="HoopInsider_Cooper" post="766505" timestamp="1267139540"] [font=Courier]Yes, as of right now, we are doing a live video broadcast.[/font] [/quote] Yes! Guess I won't be missing this game after all! Coop, you're tha man!  ;D

[quote name="Lt. Dangle" post="766199" timestamp="1267117806"] I have been there. Looks like it will hold around 600. It will remind you a lot of the new HJ gym except it is real green & white. It will definitely be an SRO crowd & probably one that the fire marshall will intervene circa Kountze - EC of old. Get there early or you don't get in !!!!!!!!! [/quote] This is going to be an intense atmosphere and matchup! Can't wait! We have to take care of business on Friday first!

[quote name="utfan06" post="766166" timestamp="1267114889"] better get there early haha I really dont think they have the seating for this.... [/quote] I won't be able to make it at all that's why I'm counting on the internet broadcast. I'm in another state...

MaxPreps has this game scheduled for 7pm on Monday at Livingston Middle School.... ??? ??? ??? We're going to take care of business first against Buffalo and hopefully come out of the game injury-free, but how big is the Livingston Middle School gym? Surely, we could have picked a better venue! Seriously, is there even good internet access that far in the woods so Coop can broadcast the game?  ???

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="765670" timestamp="1267046715"] I have checked their school website, Maxpreps, the local paper Navasota Examiner, and the Houston Chronicle, and cannot come up with a roster with uniform #'s for the Rattler team. If someone can please help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. [/quote] AAW, did you try calling the school's athletic department? Just another option I can think of....

[quote name="sportsfan10" post="765648" timestamp="1267043110"] any chance nederland and the winner of magnolia and manor game will play on Saturday? [/quote] Possible, but highly unlikely considering all Quarterfinal matchups must be played the following Monday, March 1st.