WOSgrad

A great honor for a great coach and good friend! Congratulations, Coach Hooker!

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Thanks, hope to see you tonight at the game.

I know you said that in jest but at least one East Texas coach is reported to have used the Mustangs' physical play as a reason for declining to play a game against them.

Yes, today

2017 HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25-30, 2017 Monday, September 25, 2017 22-5A Beaumont Central at Nederland, 6:00 pm Beaumont Ozen at Livingston, 6:00 pm Port Arthur Memorial at Lumberton, 6:00 pm Vidor at Port Neches-Groves, 6:00 pm Tuesday, September 26, 2017 21-6A Atascocita at Baytown Sterling, 6:30 pm Galena Park North Shore at Channelview, 6:30 pm Goose Creek Memorial at Sheldon C.E. King, 6:30 pm Humble Summer Creek at Kingwood, 6:30 pm 22-6A Beaumont West Brook at Pasadena, 6:30 pm Pasadena at Pasadena Memorial, 6:30 pm Pasadena Memorial at Deer Park, 6:30 pm South Houston at La Porte, 6:30 pm 21-5A Baytown Lee at Dayton, 6:30 pm Crosby at New Caney, 6:30 pm Kingwood Park at Humble, 6:30 pm Porter at Barbers Hill, 6:30 pm Splendora at Conroe Caney Creek, 6:30 pm 22-5A Beaumont Central at Port Neches-Groves, 6:30 pm Beaumont Ozen at Lumberton, 6:30 pm Livingston at Nederland, 6:30 pm Port Arthur Memorial at Vidor, 6:30 pm 21-4A Diboll at Shepherd, 7:00 pm Huntington at Jasper, 7:00 pm 22-4A Bridge City at Silsbee, 6:30 pm Orangefield at Hamshire-Fannett, 6:30 pm West Orange-Stark at Little Cypress-Mauriceville, 6:30 pm 23-4A Cleveland at Hardin-Jefferson, 6:30 pm Huffman Hargrave at Liberty, 6:30 pm 21-3A Coldspring-Oakhurst at Anderson-Shiro, 7:00 pm Hempstead at Trinity, 6:00 pm Onalaska at New Waverly, 7:00 pm 22-3A Corrigan-Camden at Hemphill, 6:30 pm Nacogdoches Central Heights at Garrison, 6:30 pm Woodville at Newton, 6:30 pm 23-3A Buna at Anahuac, 6:30 pm East Chambers at Kirbyville, 6:30 pm Kountze at Port Arthur Bob Hope, 6:30 pm Warren at Hardin, 6:30 pm 23-2A Apple Springs at Burkeville, 4:30 pm Chester at Groveton, 4:30 pm Spurger at Leggett, 4:30 pm 24-2A Evadale at Deweyville, 5:30 pm Hull-Daisetta at Sabine Pass, 4:30 pm West Hardin at High Island, 4:30 pm TAPPS 7-3A Beaumont Legacy Christian at Pasadena First Baptist, 6:00 pm TAPPS 7-2A The Woodlands Christian at Baytown Christian, 6:00 pm 4A Jewett Leon at Tarkington, 5:30 pm Thursday, September 28, 2017 TAPPS 3-6A Katy St. John XXIII at Beaumont Kelly Catholic, 5:30 pm TAPPS 7-3A Bryan Brazos Christian at Beaumont Legacy Christian, 5:00 pm TAPPS 7-2A The Highlands Chinquapin at Baytown Christian, 6:00 pm Friday, September 29, 2017 21-6A Channelview at Atascocita, 6:30 pm Galena Park North Shore at Sheldon C.E. King, 6:30 pm Humble Summer Creek at Baytown Sterling, 6:30 pm Kingwood at Goose Creek Memorial, 6:30 pm 22-6A Deer Park at Beaumont West Brook, 6:30 pm La Porte at Pasadena Rayburn, 6:30 pm Pasadena at South Houston, 6:30 pm Pasadena Dobie at Pasadena Memorial, 6:30 pm 21-5A Crosby at Barbers Hill, 4:30 pm Dayton at Porter, 4:30 pm Humble at Conroe Caney Creek, 4:30 pm New Caney at Kingwood Park, 4:30 pm Splendora at Baytown Lee, 4:30 pm 22-5A Beaumont Central at Beaumont Ozen, 6:30 pm Livingston at Port Neches-Groves, 6:30 pm Port Arthur Memorial at Nederland, 6:30 pm Vidor at Lumberton, 6:30 pm 22-4A Hamshire-Fannett at West Orange-Stark, 4:30 pm Little Cypress-Mauriceville at Bridge City, 4:30 pm Orangefield at Silsbee, 4:30 pm 23-4A Cleveland at Liberty, 4:30 pm Hardin-Jefferson at Tarkington, 4:30 pm 21-3A Coldspring-Oakhurst at Hempstead, 5:30 pm Crockett at Anderson-Shiro, 4:30 pm 22-3A Corrigan-Camden at Woodville, 4:30 pm Nacogdoches Central Heights at Hemphill, 4:30 pm Newton at Garrison, 4:30 pm 23-3A East Chambers at Buna, 4:30 pm Hardin at Anahuac, 4:30 pm Kirbyville at Kountze, 4:30 pm Port Arthur Bob Hope at Warren, 4:30 pm 23-2A Burkeville at Chester, 5:30 pm Colmesneil at Apple Springs, 5:30 pm Groveton at Leggett, 5:30 pm 24-2A Evadale at West Hardin, 5:30 pm High Island at Hull-Daisetta, 4:30 pm Sabine Pass at Deweyville, 4:30 pm Saturday, September 30, 2017 22-5A Livingston at Lumberton, 12:00 pm Nederland at Port Neches-Groves, 12:00 pm Port Arthur Memorial at Beaumont Central, 12:00 pm Vidor at Beaumont Ozen, 12:00 pm 21-4A Diboll at Jasper, 1:00 pm Huntington at Shepherd, 1:00 pm 21-3A Trinity at Onalaska, 1:00 pm

22-5A district match

22-5A district match

22-5A district match

22-5A district match

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6A - 6http://www.texasfootball.com/rankings/#6A 10. The Woodlands 12. Atascocita 15. Galena Park North Shore 5A - [Hidden Content] 17. Port Neches-Groves 23. Crosby 4A, DI - [Hidden Content] 4A, DII - [Hidden Content]I 1. West Orange-Stark 3A, DI - [Hidden Content] 3A, DII - [Hidden Content]I 4. Newton 2A, DI - [Hidden Content] 6. Centerville 7. San Augustine 10. Price Carlisle 2A, DII - [Hidden Content]I 1A, DI - [Hidden Content] 3. Gilmer Union Hill 1A, DII - [Hidden Content]I Private, 11man - [Hidden Content] 2. Houston St. Pius X Private, 6man - [Hidden Content]

I tend to agree. Don't get me wrong, the 2017 edition is a fast and talented team that I believe have a great shot at a 3rd consecutive state championship and that this week they will emerge victorious. But simply, I think a lot of folks got spoiled by the results of last year and expect that week in and week out. This is not 2016, and I don't expect at the end of the season to have seen the Mustangs outscore their opponents 811-69 as they did last year. 10 points is as high as I would go as far as any margin of victory.

Here ya go: [Hidden Content]

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2017 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS WEEK 5 6A-5A Poll Rank, Team, Record, Points, Previous, Next Opponent 1. The Woodlands (12), 1-1, 120, 1, 10/6 at #6 Lufkin 2. Beaumont West Brook, 2-0, 107, 3, 9/29 at Montgomery 3. Port Arthur Memorial, 1-0, 95, 4, 9/26 vs. Beaumont Ozen 4. Port Neches-Groves, 2-0, 83, 6, 10/2 at Livingston 5. Crosby, 3-0, 63, 7, 9/29 at Little Cypress-Mauriceville 6. Lufkin, 3-1, 48, 8, 9/29 at The Woodlands College Park 7. Galena Park North Shore, 0-2, 47, 5, 9/29 vs. Baytown Sterling 8. Atascocita, 1-1, 41, 1, 9/29 at Kingwood 9. Nederland, 2-0, 36, 9, 9/26 vs. Baytown Lee 10. Conroe Oak Ridge, 2-0, 19, 10, 9/29 at Conroe Others receiving votes: New Caney 1 4A-3A Poll Rank, Team, Record, Points, Previous, Next Opponent 1. West Orange-Stark (11), 2-0, 119, 1, 9/29 at #3 Silsbee 2. Newton (1), 3-0, 109, 2, 9/29 vs. East Chambers 3. Silsbee, 1-1, 90, 3, 9/29 vs. #1 West Orange-Stark 4. Madisonville, 4-0, 87, 4, 9/29 vs. Lorena 5. Woodville, 2-1, 69, 7, 9/29 vs. Warren 6. Jasper, 1-2, 56, 6, 9/29 vs. Bridge City 7. Shepherd, 3-0, 53, 8, 9/29 at #8 Liberty 8. Liberty, 2-1, 33, 5, 9/29 vs. #7 Shepherd 9. Diboll, 2-1, 26, 10, 9/29 vs. Tarkington 10. Hardin-Jefferson, 1-0, 9, NR, 9/29 at La Marque Others receiving votes: Navasota 5, Buna 2 2A-Private Poll Rank, Team, Record, Points, Previous, Next Opponent 1. San Augustine (7), 4-0, 115, 1, 9/29 at Burkeville 2. Centerville (5), 4-0, 113, 1, 9/29 vs. Mart 3. Price Carlisle, 4-0, 94, 3, 9/29 at Cayuga 4. Gilmer Union Hill, 3-0, 86, 4, 9/29 vs. Marshall Christian 5. Evadale, 3-0, 72, 5, 9/29 at Hemphill 6. Joaquin, 3-1, 59, 8, 9/29 vs. Hawkins 7. High Island, 2-1, 38, 9, 9/28 vs. Houston Emery-Weiner 8. Lovelady, 2-1, 28, NR, 9/29 vs. Timpson 9. Beaumont Legacy Christian, 2-0, 24, 9/29 vs. Cypress Christian 10. Alto, 1-3, 18, 7, 9/29 vs. Rusk Others receiving votes: Apple Springs 7, Groveton 3, Leverett's Chapel 2, Hull-Daisetta 1

1. Beaumont West Brook/Montgomery 2. Conroe Caney Creek/Barbers Hill 3. Dayton/New Caney 4. Kirbyville/Kountze 5. Trinity/Buna 6. Warren/Woodville 7. Cypress Christian/Beaumont Legacy Christian 8. Baytown Christian/Alvin Living Stones 9. Orange Community Christian/Bryan Allen 10. Crosby/Little Cypress-Mauriceville 11. Orangefield/Beaumont Kelly 12. West Orange-Stark/Silsbee 13. Bridge City/Jasper 14. Bellville/Wharton 15. Hardin-Jefferson/La Marque 16. Shepherd/Liberty 17. Tarkington/Diboll 18. East Chambers/Newton 19. Coldspring-Oakhurst/Crockett 20. Deweyville/Hull-Daisetta 21. Groveton/Normangee 22. Marshall Christian/Gilmer Union Hill 23. Kingwood Park/Porter 24. Splendora/Humble 25. Sheldon C.E. King/Channelview

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Hey! It ain't THAT MUCH OLDER! Although I would be the eldest sibling in your family, but ONLY BY A YEAR!

Man, shut up! LOL!

Well, UIL rules prohibit a scrimmage once you have played your first game, so it would have to be an actual game. But having Nederland at this point gives the Mustangs the same things that the Silsbee matchup does. A team that can throw the ball as well as running it. Otherwise, this Friday will be the last time that the Mustangs will see a team that does not run either the Slot or Wing T until they start the playoffs. They will need reps against a passing offense.

The fact that this is not a "rivalry" game means precious little to me. I truly doubt that the coaching that either Cornel Thompson or Randy Smith will be any less intense because some of us don't consider each other "rivals." And come Friday, I doubt that fact will cause any less effort by either the Mustangs or the Tigers. I for one, am glad to have a quality team like Silsbee on the Mustangs' schedule. The last couple of seasons notwithstanding, the ballgames between the two schools have usually been a pretty tightly contested affair. Second, I am glad to see at least one team, among a schedule of increasingly run heavy teams, that spends a good bit of time putting the ball in the air. The Mustangs will definitely need such tests and reps to get where all of us Stang fans want them to be around Christmas time. Finally, it appears that Silbee is joining WO-S as the team that nobody wants to play. My understanding is that Smith tried at least 3 other teams, all significantly larger than Silsbee, in an effort to regain a lost game. All said no. WO-S fans can sympathize.

Never say never. They say politics makes for strange bedfellows. Over the past couple of weeks, I have found that hurricane recovery can also have the same effect.