Dick Vitale

[quote name="stevenash" post="1183215" timestamp="1329943926"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=96239.msg1183204#msg1183204 date=1329943603] [quote author=NB-Dawg link=topic=96239.msg1183199#msg1183199 date=1329943446] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=96239.msg1183194#msg1183194 date=1329943252] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=96239.msg1183186#msg1183186 date=1329942641] Maybe as some suggested, Nederland isn't really that good ;D [/quote] Who was the smart guy that said that? ::) ::) [/quote] We won didn't we?  ::) [/quote]Okay, you guys barely beat a lowly team like Dayton ;) [/quote] Dove- Dayton a lot better than you think they are.  [/quote] Kinda like watching Central Arkansas battle Nichols State... ::) ::)..barn burner... 8)

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1183186" timestamp="1329942641"] Maybe as some suggested, Nederland isn't really that good ;D [/quote] Who was the smart guy that said that? ::) ::)

Port Arthur Memorial vs. Fort Bend Travis, Friday, Deer Park High School, 7pm.

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1183092" timestamp="1329933294"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=96458.msg1183089#msg1183089 date=1329933139] [quote author=sleepy link=topic=96458.msg1183086#msg1183086 date=1329932571] resident board expert near the bottom.............hmmmm [/quote] I told you, its that darn spread that gets me EVERYTIME!!! >:( 8) [/quote]Come on, DV!  Step ya game up, Man!  ;D You sucked this week! [/quote] Ok, tell you what.... I pick YATES!! EVERY GAME from here to Austin!  ;D ;D...How's that one for you? ;)...Betcha I won't lose that one!! :D

[b](-14) Fort Bend Travis[/b] vs. PA Memorial Nederland vs.[b] Magnolia (-5)[/b] [b]Brenham[/b] vs. Bmt. Central (-6) (-7) Crosby vs. [b]Kingwood Park[/b] [b](-11) Humble [/b] vs. Bmt. Ozen Jasper vs. [b]Fairfield (-3)[/b] Brookshire-Royal vs. [b]Silsbee (-3)[/b] [b](-8) Coldspring [/b] vs. Stafford [b](-13) Hardin-Jefferson [/b] vs. Sealy (-9) Navasota vs. [b]Hamshire-Fannett[/b] [b](-11) Kountze[/b] vs. Sabine [b](-4) Troup[/b] vs. East Chambers [b](-10) Big Sandy[/b] vs. Holland [b](-8) Broaddus[/b] vs. Price Carlisle [b](-9) Leggett[/b] vs. Oakwood (-5) Saltillo vs. [b]Goodrich[/b] [b](-7) Fort Bend Hightower[/b] vs. Channelview [b](-18) Houston Yates[/b] vs. Manvel [b](-11) Mexia[/b] vs. Athens [b](-17) Crockett[/b] vs. Nac. Central Heights

[quote name="sleepy" post="1183086" timestamp="1329932571"] resident board expert near the bottom.............hmmmm [/quote] I told you, its that darn spread that gets me EVERYTIME!!! >:( 8)

Memorial wins 66-54!

Memorial 47-42, end of 3rd...

Halftime, South Houston 32-29.

South Houston 24-13, end of 1st qtr.

[quote name="85' HUSKER" post="1182033" timestamp="1329855225"] Let's be realistic. Dayton doesn't have a prayer. Coach E has soooooooooo much confidence he isn't even going to start his regular 5. I know one town that needs to stick to football.  :P [/quote] Now lets not get ridiculous here..Coach E is no fool...His starters MUST start and play!! If not, it could be a long ride back to Nederland... ;)

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1181726" timestamp="1329831828"] Can you imagine how strong Central will be in 2014-2015! Beasts!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] Heard THAT one before... ::) ::)...Its Central, not Ozen.... ;D ;D

Crosby...by a LOT! ;)

[quote name="PoppaBearstarr" post="1182022" timestamp="1329854907"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=96311.msg1182008#msg1182008 date=1329854206] [quote author=PoppaBearstarr link=topic=96311.msg1182004#msg1182004 date=1329853822] I'm not sure why they don't shut down every high school basketball program down in Texas if you are going to crown them a year ahead of time....I'm not scared, and I will be a senior next year, and the year after that.... [/quote] ???..flew right over my head there, buddy! 8) [/quote] So I take it the the HJ Silsbee game is not the best game of the year that you have seen anymore... [/quote] As far as being comepetitive, the rivalry, and atmosphere, its still that one...BUT as far as entertainment and atmosphere...It was Yates/Wheatley hands down!! ;D

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1182023" timestamp="1329854930"] Yall better go overseas and look for Henry Dugat ;) [/quote] ;D ;D

[quote name="stevenash" post="1182014" timestamp="1329854549"] Given any thought of running for Mayor? [/quote] Hmmmm...not a bad idea...NAH, then I will be treated like you guys treat President Obama...I wil get blamed for the Nederland Bond not going through, BEFORE I get in office! ;D ;D...No thanks...

[quote name="PoppaBearstarr" post="1181991" timestamp="1329853328"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=96331.msg1181888#msg1181888 date=1329847782] I think I may make the ride down 96 south to Kountze to see Hamshire Fannett and Cleveland...or maybe to Baytown to see the Ozen/North Forest, Central/CE King double header.....DECISIONS, DECISIONS..... 8).....Where are YOU guys gonna be? [/quote] You might want to take 69 to Kountze....not 96, stay on 96 south bound and you will end up in Nederland, of course you may be safe because they will all be @ HJ  ;D [/quote] They love me in Nederland!! Thats where I live!!  ::) ::) ::)

[quote name="PoppaBearstarr" post="1182004" timestamp="1329853822"] I'm not sure why they don't shut down every high school basketball program down in Texas if you are going to crown them a year ahead of time....I'm not scared, and I will be a senior next year, and the year after that.... [/quote] ???..flew right over my head there, buddy! 8)

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1181984" timestamp="1329853052"] DV, this morning my wife saw the T-shirt I bought last night hanging over a chair at the kitchen table. She loved it! Wanted to know why I didn't buy her one. ;D She loved the slogan on the back of the shirt: "Put the Crown on it! Reclaiming the Throne!!" "OOH, AHH, 3rd Ward High!!" ;D ;D ;D [/quote] ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D....I forgot to buy one to wear to HJ, as a reminder of "things to come"!! ;D ;D ;D

No, I don't know much about Cleveland or their kids athletic status, but I DO know that people will ALWAYS try to figure out WHY certain kids or teams are as talented as they are..."They MUST be cheating" is what is claimed by people who have the SLIGHTEST CLUE as to what is actually going on...Yates' HS head coach, Greg Wise, I have known for many years...he is definitely smarter than most on here give him credit for being..He will not and have not played INELIGIBLE players, or there would have been a PENALTY up to and including possible termination from his position (See Wheatley HS for that example)..Stop trying to figure out or create scandal and just accept what it is.

[quote name="indian15/16" post="1181950" timestamp="1329851807"] Example: Cleveland will dress 7 sophomores for tonights game against HF. Five of which are true sophomores. Just doesn't seem fair to those kids but I know thats just the way it is. [/quote] Once again...YOU DONT KNOW THAT TO BE FACT...

[quote name="ST413" post="1181923" timestamp="1329850621"] Lufkin, TX to see the best team in SE Texas. [/quote] I am CERTAIN that the good citizens of Nederalnd "champ city" Texas would have something to say about that!!  ;) ;D

[quote name="indian15/16" post="1181939" timestamp="1329851489"] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=96311.msg1181930#msg1181930 date=1329851092] [quote author=indian15/16 link=topic=96311.msg1181927#msg1181927 date=1329850981] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=96311.msg1181760#msg1181760 date=1329833821] [quote author=WOSgrad link=topic=96311.msg1181752#msg1181752 date=1329833458] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=96311.msg1181742#msg1181742 date=1329833141] yates sure is fielding a pretty good looking college team this year... [/quote] Tell you what bullets, given the appearance across the board of that Lions team, I would have been asking for some birth certificates if I were the opposing coach! ;D ;D ;D [/quote] Heres what you will find out about many players who are getting a lot of press. Yates players included. Most have always been older and not in their right grades. Some parents hold their kids back, while others may have failed at an early age [color=red]AND had late birthdays[/color]. By high school, it really doesn't make too much a difference. But 5th year seniors is kinda pushing it for schools like Trenton and Findley Prep. [/quote]After watching the highlights (thanks AAW) this is a fact not an opinion. If #12 is Swift, then he is as much of a high school sophmore as I am and I'm pushing 40. Maybe he should be a junior but senior is more likely. What an embarassment for Texas high school athletics. I would really like to see the UIL continue to crack down on these acts in an effort to reward all those student athletes out there that do it the right way in the classroom and on the court. [/quote] #12 is Swift and he is listed as a sophomore. [/quote]As I said, you can list me as a sophomore but that doesn't make it right or even true. [/quote] But what makes him NOT an actual 10th grader? Do you know him? Probably not...his family? I doubt that too...Stop making statements about kids that you know nothing of...Melvin Swift is a 10th grader, wh ois SUPPOSED to be a tenth grader..ask me how I know that.... ;)

[quote name="stevenash" post="1181915" timestamp="1329850008"] I stand corrected because I know I dont have the intellectual capacity to quantify such a situation like you do. [/quote] Don't worry, its a inherited trait that many people do not possess.... ;D ;D

[quote name="stevenash" post="1181913" timestamp="1329849841"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=96331.msg1181902#msg1181902 date=1329848626] [quote author=stevenash link=topic=96331.msg1181889#msg1181889 date=1329847932] Come on now, Dicky.  You know darn well you will be coming to the HJ gym so you mingle with the rest of the Ned faithful. [/quote] After watching all of that talent last night at the Yates/Wheatley game, I may fall asleep watching all of that "intellectual" brain power on the HJ floor tonight...  ;D [/quote] Issue-  Intellect is required to properly observe/appreciate intellect ( which, I might add, has paid off 36 of the last 37 times)  The other nice benefit of having that intellect is what it enables one to do after his basketball has deflated permanently.. [/quote] I was not talking about the HJ TEAM'S great intellectual ablities THIS TIME, yet I was referring to the two teams that will be facing off in playoff action there tonight.... 8)