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District 25-2A game

What's done is done ! Haynes is gone and Babin is the new coach at Lumberton. I completely understand that some like it and others don't but its time to move on now. With all the drama about the Lumberton School Board and politics in the recent years you still have to get past it for the kids on the team. Sometimes they don't understand the politics at their age , they just want to play ball and enjoy these years which can never be replaced. Crueder and Haynes are good coaches but just because of the past doesnt mean that Raider Nation should'nt embrace the future. Negativity has a snowball effect , be positive Raider fans.

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

I am looking at all of these posts and I simply cannot believe all of the vitriol being directed at Chris Babin.
 
First of all, this is not intended to be a shot at Larry Haynes as he is a good coach and just as good of a man.  Folks, may be upset at Coach Haynes' dismissal, but how is that Coach Babin's fault?  All he did was attempt to move up from a position at a 3A, Division I school to a 5A school.  If folks are that mad at the Lumberton ISD, then they need to send them a message at the ballot box, but do not look for Coach Babin to fail (or even worse, wish him to).  As whoever the coach is, the desires of Lumberton for a winning team, as well as the fortunes of several young men, are tied to that coach's success.
 
I have also seen folks question Coach Babin's record while at Scarborough, Deweyville and Warren.  Come on! Scarborough?  Anybody who really needs to wonder what the problem is over there, I'll just send you the West Orange-Stark game tape.  And while Deweyville and Warren are teams which are replete with kids who work their butts off, they both suffer the problem of being outsized both in student population and size on the field.  Anyway, you cannot judge a Coach's record at another school.  Heck, Cornel Thompson, coach of the 2014 Class 4A, Division II runner up, was 2-8 in his stint as in his first head coaching job at Palestine (Coach T, I am so sorry about the reminder and I know a Mustang Mile is in my near future!).  But good coaches don't always have good records at every stop along the way!
 
Finally, I hear the concern that Coach Babin is some sort of vagabond coach that will jump from job to job at the drop of the hat.   He had a chance to get out of a bad situation at Scarborough and he took it.  He had a chance at Deweyville to move to a bigger school in Warren so he took that opportunity and again took advantage of that situation in moving to Lumberton.  PLUS, it was a chance for Coach Babin to return home to Lumberton.  When Alvin Creduer did that a few years back, he was hailed as a conquering hero.  Further, a number of coaches have jumped to the chance to coach at their alma maters.  Why is it that Coach Babin is the one ridiculed for that?
 
I can't promise that Chris Babin will have any more success at Lumberton than any other coach.  But let's hold off on the lynch mob before he has even conducted his first practice at the school!

The Lumberton ISD has just hired Chris Babin, HC/AD at Warren as their new HC/AD.
 
BIG CONGRATS to Coach Babin!

Final from Paul Cormier Field in Orangefield
 
The By God Overrated Silsbee Tigers 9, Orangefield 6 :P :P :P

Final from Emily Bordages Field in Beaumont:
 
Beaumont Kelly Catholic 8, Houston St. Thomas Catholic 3

Kpark wins 17-13

David E. Berry @dBerrySports  Â·  4m 4 minutes ago FINAL: No. 2 Jasper 4, Hamshire-Fannett 0. Lady Bulldogs advance to the Regional Tourney for the 1st time ever #BEScores

Going to the Bottom of 7th, WO-S 5, Silsbee 2

Barbers Hill wins 5-4

Congrats!

No opening has been listed for AD/HC at Coldspring-Oakhurst High, so Coach Barbay must still be in charge there.

So that means that potentially, WO-S could have two open weeks in a row.  Not liking this.

District 21-6A game

Middle of 5th, Silsbee 6, LC-M 3

After 4, OF 3, WO-S 2

After 6, WO-S leads 5-4

Daaaaaaaaaam!

In high school ball, that usually means a big W.  Which is what happened here.