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That, I can agree with.

Congratulations to both of these young men and all of the nominees.

Defense - Corbin Foster, LB, Newton

Offense - Roschon Johnson, QB, Port Neches-Groves

Oh, yes, I have seen those as well. But as I am sure you will admit (or you will if you are willing to reveal the truth) his were in response to the above.

Prayers for the young man.

2017-18 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Friday, February 23, 2018 Class 6A Region III Semifinals Jersey Village Lady Falcons 57 Humble Summer Creek Lady Bulldogs 59 (Humble Summer Creek to face Cypress Creek) Cypress Creek Lady Cougars 65 Atascocita Lady Eagles 48 (Cypress Creek to face Humble Summer Creek) Class 5A Region III Semifinals Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves 47 Crosby Lady Cougars 53 (Crosby to face Temple) Temple Lady Wildcats 78 Barbers Hill Lady Eagles 74 (Temple to face Crosby) Class 3A Region III Semifinals Grandview Lady Zebras 45 Woodville Lady Eagles 33 (Grandview to face Marlin) Class 2A Region III Semifinals La Poynor Lady Flyers over Woden Lady Eagles (LaPoynor to face Tenaha) Centerville Lady Tigers 29 Tenaha Lady Tigers 39 (Tenaha to face La Poynor) TAPPS 3A State Quarterfinals Round Rock Christian Lady Crusaders 16 Beaumont Legacy Christian Lady Warriors 44 (Beaumont Legacy Christian to face Temple Central Texas Christian/San Antonio Christian at Castle Hills winner) Saturday, February 24, 2018 Class 6A Region III Finals Humble Summer Creek Lady Bulldogs 36 Cypress Creek Lady Cougars 57 (Cypress Creek advances to State 6A Tournament) Class 5A Region III Finals Crosby Lady Cougars 40 Temple Lady Wildcats 60 (Temple advances to State 5A Tournament) Class 2A Region III Finals LaPoynor Lady Flyers 53 Tenaha Lady Tigers 42 (LaPoynor advances to State 2A Tournament)

I don't think anybody has concluded that Coach Jones didn't have some part in the Wildcat's success. By the same token, to dismiss the contributions of the man who was the head baseball coach would be equally disingenuous. I don't doubt the ability of Coach Jones to lead the Wildcats this season. His resume is sure to push away any doubts about that. Heck, I was somewhat giddy that he was primed to lead by beloved Mustangs this year. But when opportunity knocks, you have to answer and I wish Coach Jones, who was for a short time part of the Mustang family, well in all of his endeavors at Kirbyville. I really don't have a problem with Coach Jones replacing Coach Bennett. I have heard that there were complaints about Coach Bennett in Kirbyville and the lack of outcry from Kirbyville faithful leads me to believe that there is some validity to that claim. Usually, winning takes care of such complaints, but I guess that is not always the case. But if there were indeed problems with the baseball program, it is incumbent upon Coach Jones to address those problems in whatever terms he deemed necessary. It is what athletic directors all over the state do on a regular basis. Now, I apologize to Kirbyville folks because what I am about to say is probably gonna get them pretty hot at me, but here goes. Kirbyville folks have to realize that a coach, regardless of where that coach was, being replaced one game into the baseball season without some obvious evidence of misconduct would raise eyebrows in the SETX community. The fact that the coach being replaced was one game from having his team in the 3A state tournament the previous season, only to be denied by the eventual state champ, would raise them even higher. The fact that the accomplished coach being replaced one day into the season was done so in a school district that in the last year has had: 1) the hiring of a Superintendent who is STILL currently suing to quash a freedom of information request for documents which purport to shed light on his departure from his previous school district; 2) the sudden and still unexplained departure of a previous athletic director for an assistant coaching position at a smaller neighboring school; 3) a subsequent hire of an athletic director which dissatisfied everybody, including evidently the newly hired AD who resigned less than a year into his tenure and 4) the suicide of a beloved high school principal when the purpose of the last meeting with the aforementioned superintendent was initially concealed and only revealed after intense media scrutiny, you are gonna face a lot of questions about such a dismissal. That being said, I hope the Kirbyville baseball team has another outstanding season. For if any community needs some brightness to come their way, it is certainly Kirbyville. It was fun covering their run last year and I, for one, look forward to it being repeated. But I also wish Jeff Bennett and his family well. I have not had a whole lot of contact with him, but the little I have indicates that he was a stand up caring guy who will make some school in this area very glad they added him as their head coach.

2017-18 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE AREA ROUND Thursday, February 22, 2018 Class 4A Houston Yates Lions 110 West Orange-Stark Mustangs 49 (Houston Yates to face Hardin-Jefferson) Class 2A Bosqueville Bulldogs 59 Grapeland Sandies 83 (Grapeland to face Mart/Kerens winner) Tenaha Tigers 66 Broaddus Bulldogs 44 (Tenaha to face Woden) Woden Eagles 62 West Hardin Oilers 32 (Woden to face Tenaha) Friday, February 23, 2018 Class 6A Clear Lake Falcons 61 Galena Park North Shore Mustangs 59 (Clear Lake to face Deer Park) Pearland Dawson Eagles 40 Deer Park Deer 46 (Deer Park to face Clear Lake) Channelview Falcons 35 Pearland Oilers 63 (Pearland to face Alief Taylor) Atascocita Eagles 48 Alief Taylor Lions 52 (Alief Taylor to face Pearland) Class 5A Humble Wildcats 65 Texas City Stingarees 53 (Humble to face Port Arthur Memorial) Fort Bend Elkins Knights 87 Beaumont Central Jaguars 62 (Fort Bend Elkins to face Houston Madison) Houston Madison Marlins 59 Beaumont Ozen Panthers 55 (Houston Madison to face Fort Bend Elkins) Port Arthur Memorial Titans 64 Shadow Creek Sharks 57 (Port Arthur Memorial to face Humble) Class 4A Silsbee Tigers 84 Houston North Forest Bulldogs 54 (Silsbee to face Houston Scarborough) Hardin-Jefferson Hawks 50 Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears 42 (Hardin-Jefferson to face Houston Yates) Shepherd Pirates 32 Houston Scarborough Spartans 50 (Houston Scarborough to face Silsbee) Class 3A East Chambers Buccaneers 76 Pollok Central Bulldogs 43 (East Chambers to face La Marque) Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans 73 Hitchcock Bulldogs 84 (Hitchcock to face Kountze) La Marque Cougars 59 Crockett Bulldogs 39 (La Marque to face East Chambers) Nacogdoches Central Heights Blue Devils 34 Kountze Lions 47 (Kountze to face Hitchcock) Class 2A Evadale Rebels 62 Neches Tigers 53 (Evadale to face Shelbyville) Lufkin Pineywoods Timberwolves 68 Shelbyville Dragons 76 (Shelbyville to face Evadale) Dallardsville Big Sandy Wildcats 34 Crawford Pirates 36 (Crawford to face La Poynor/Rosebud-Lott winner) Class 1A Leggett Pirates 55 Rocksprings Angoras 31 (Leggett to face Moulton) Martinsville Pirates 55 Jonesboro Eagles 47 (Martinsville to face Coolidge/Oakwood winner) TAPPS Class 6A Plano Prestonwood Lions 72 Beaumont Kelly Catholic Bulldogs 47 (Plano Prestonwood to face San Antonio Central Catholic/Houston Village winner)

Yates vs WOS Thursday Channelview HS 7:30 pm.

Martinsville wins 55-39

Centerville wins 45-31

Woden 50 Timpson 42, Final

Tenaha wins 34-30

Danny Shapiro‏ @DannyShapiro13 14m14 minutes ago Class 4A area round @lcmbasketball vs. @HJ_Hoops Friday 7 pm PN-G High School

Kerens wins 94-74

Coldspring-Oakhurst wins 76-70