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[quote name="east texas bb" post="954045" timestamp="1295926476"] IMO if their big hole is at the point they will be in big trouble.  [/quote]Not where you wanna be weak going in to the playoffs.

You will see a lot of teams at the drum that play a patient ball control type game and it seems that most of them come from the north end of the region.The one thing they all have in common is discipline and they win.Ponder,Peaster,Argyle are just a few that come to mind.They always make you beat them and never beat themselves.

That stuff is goin around AAW hope you get well quick.I completely lost my voice for a week earlier this month,happiest I ever saw my wife.

I think Kountze has a little better club and on a neutral floor I would give them an edge but EC wins this one by 6. EC-66 Kountze-60

Come on folks if this is getting under your skin you gotta get a new hobby.Take it for what it is and that's just a light hearted jab between guys who don't know each other.If I had to finish the statement it would be ,Stevenash is "entitled to his opinion" No one else has to agree with it.

I'll take Goodrich by 6 at home but I wouldn't bet on the fight ,that's almost a sure thing  ;D

I have seen them called a violation if contact is not made.It's a completely different call once contact is made and intent is ALWAYS an interpretation.

You are right on CATMAN.The district doesn't even compare with what it has been over the last 4 or 5 years.Evadale is a well coached club,Coach Williams gets everything they have to offer.They have the same problems that all small schools have and that's some holes that will create matchup nightmares once the playoffs start.I think great is an overstatement to say the least.

[quote name="CATMAN" post="953150" timestamp="1295740994"] [quote author=whsalum link=topic=79093.msg953145#msg953145 date=1295740041] When they are at full strength I still would pick them as the best 1-a school locally.I knew they would miss Daniel's scoring but I think the miss his leadership the most. [/quote] Whsalum Spurger has a tough road ahead of them.They have got to play Redhorse and Goodrich on the road they could have 4 L when dist is over.It a tough dist. this year. [/quote]I know that's right CATMAN ,you just can't hardly beat Leggett and Goodrich at home.Do they just have 1 district loss so far ???

When they are at full strength I still would pick them as the best 1-a school locally.I knew they would miss Daniel's scoring but I think the miss his leadership the most.

Any club would miss Travis, he's a great coach.I'll be glad to see him return to the bench where he belongs.

Homecoming????? That's almost unfair to have a 3-a school that doesn't play football.

I gotta start paying closer attention LOL.

This will really hurt Spurgers chances at the district crown, Goodrich is alway tough to beat at their place.Is Spurger healthy or do they miss Blankenship this bad? I looked for them to really be strong this year.

Folks the sky isn't falling, you're dealing with 15-16 and 17 year old kids coming off a HUGE game last week.Both HJ and Silsbee will get back to normal.It's impossible for any coaching staff to keep these kids focused 24/7.Look on the bright side, the Tigers played a sub par game and still WON by 7.

When did we start a basketball pick em,I haven't seen that  :(

[quote name="silverstreak" post="952235" timestamp="1295631697"] Have heard comments about how other new coaches have turned things around in programs. Warren has gone from doormat to competitive in district (although not on the level of EC or Hardin) Just sayin [/quote]The girls program at Warren has been decent for the past few years however not on the same level as their softball or volleyball programs.If you look at their record they are about where they have been for the last 2 or 3 years.The young lady that coaches them may well turn in to a good varsity coach but it's way to early in her career to put a stamp on her credentials.To say she has turned the program around from a doormat is inaccurate.The lady that coached the club last year has a state title on her resume and knew how to really teach the game.There are a lot of seniors on this club so this should be one of their better clubs in recent years.I hope they do develope and wish them well.

[quote name="Lt. Dangle" post="951742" timestamp="1295544357"] It seems like there are a bunch of ex-refs evaluating current refs on this post. If you all are so well versed on how it should be done, then get back in the "kitchen" and help all of these pitiful refs. I expect etbb to lead the charge. You can pm me because I'm sure I could use a few pointers. [/quote]Probably not a lot of ex-refs commenting on here, just a lot of folks with an opinion.I am an ex ref but I'm not evaluating just voicing an opinion.I started officiating years ago because I would stop on the way home and watch a football coach and a bus driver call a game and didn't think the kids were getting a fair shake.There are some really good officials in this area.If there is one thing they used to emphasize in all the chapters it was getting in shape before the season started.That still should be a mandate, you need to be able to get up and down the floor to call a varsity ball game.

[quote name="DP#1FAN" post="951100" timestamp="1295454278"] Deweyville laid to rest a classmate Monday. I am sure there hearts were somewhere else last night. Prayers to the Pirate Family and Miller Family. Warren presented the Pirates a book to the team for there library in Memory of Michael Miller . Kudo's to Warren on a job well done. [/quote]My heart goes out to the Deweyville kids,they have been hit with this type tragedy way more often than they should be.

[quote name="silverstreak" post="951898" timestamp="1295562114"] Why is no one talking about te job that the caoch at Warren has done this year? Congrats Lady Warriors.  [/quote]What are we supposed to say ???

[quote name="KHSAlum400" post="951763" timestamp="1295546465"] [quote author=east texas bb link=topic=78784.msg951540#msg951540 date=1295496963] From every person I have talked to in the SeTexas area, Kountze is nothing to what they were in the past. [/quote] I would call that an accurate statement. This year's team doesn't have the "flash" as the others but overall as a TEAM I would say they're more complete. [/quote]More complete ? I gotta question that one, the teams that had Powell,Busby,Walker, Brey etc were about as complete as they get.They had speed and quickness on the press and size to go with it.Tough to pass over that press.

If your gonna lift it needs to be after you've done your shooting.Nothing can affect a shooter like tired arms or legs.

A technical should be a call of last resort.The only one I ever had to call was against a seventh grade girl,if I would have held my whistle her dad would have bailed me out in another few seconds.

The officiating is simply a numbers game, there isn't a conspiracy against any one club.When I first started officiating you had to complete your testing and go thru your floor work under close supervision.Now there just isn't enough officials to do this so you have some thrown into varsity games before they are ready. Mike Simpson is as good at training young officials as anyone could be, unfortunately there aren't alot of mentors like they used to be.You also have several guys calling games now that don't get into any kind of shape before the season starts.I do have one pet peeve that I saw in the HJ/Silsbee girls game last week,it was inbounding a dead ball.The crew which was an experienced one, constantly let the girls with the ball move on the sideline and the base line,on made baskets you can run the baseline on dead ball spots this is a turnover.Overall the officiating I've seen this year has been pretty good.

I predicted an HJ win but I didn't think it would be this lopsided.I knew the HJ group had a ton of potential when they get it together.Congrats girls.