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It's long been said that when you visit someone else's house you mind your manners so they'll invite you back. "Our number one job is to protect our kids," said Jerry Stewart, athletic director and head football coach of the Dayton Broncos. "No way does a coach or coaching staff come into our house, step out on that football field and point fingers and get into the faces of our kids. If they do, then they're going to find us between them and our kids and that's what happened Thursday night," said the coach. The Dayton Broncos hosted the Montgomery Bears (18-4A) in a scrimmage held at Bronco Stadium on Thursday evening, Aug. 24. After a couple sets of controlled scrimmages, the teams lined up to play a half, or two quarters of "game conditions" football. The only variance would be in the kicking game. There was to be no rushing on punts or extra point kicks, and there were no kickoffs, kickoff returns, or punt returns. The "game conditions" scrimmage proceeded without incident until about five minutes into the quarter. Montgomery was on offense and their running back had been stopped by the Bronco defense, but did not go down. An unidentified Bronco defender held on to the player after the whistle sounded and a referee threw a yellow flag. At about the same time, about ten yards downfield of the just described incident, near the Montgomery sideline, Montgomery coach John Bolfing and a couple of assistants came out on the field in the direction of some of the Dayton defenders with fingers pointing in what appeared to be angry gestures. "When I saw that, the next thing I knew I was between those coaches and my kids along with the rest of my coaching staff," said Stewart. Stewart went on to say that after asking what the problem was he was informed that the coach had taken exception to one of his players and simply would not back off. "It doesn't matter," said Stewart. "We'll take care of our kids. If you have a problem with one or more of our kids, then you tell us and we'll take care of it, we'll discipline our kids, but you're (another coach) not. Those coaches have their own players to tend to." Finally, order was restored. The referees stepped off the 15-yard penalty originally called, and the ball was set for play. Montgomery broke a team huddle on the sidelines. They began jumping up and down and chanting. The Broncos witnessed what was going on and started doing the same thing. To say the teams were fired up would be an understatement. Montgomery scored a few plays later, missing the extra point, but Coach Bolfing didn't help his situation. "After they scored, he came onto the field shaking his fist," said Stewart. That was ok, because we were fired up and had something for him." Sure enough, after the kick-off, the Broncos took possession at their own 30-yard line and covered the 70 yards quickly to score. The extra-point kick was good, and Dayton led 7-6. Montgomery took possession at their 30, but an errant pass by QB Xavier Webb was picked off by LB Jacob Pickle who managed a decent return. Dayton quickly scored again, again kicked true on the PAT, and led the Bears 14-6. "It was at that time the referee came over and informed us that the other coach said he was only going to play this quarter, and go home," explained Stewart. "I objected because I had another quarterback I needed to look at, as well as some other things. The referee said that he said we were supposed to use a running clock, but that was not true, and the refs knew it, too, but said he was leaving." Sure enough, when time expired after the first 12 minutes of play, the Montgomery football team and coaching staff left the playing field. "Well, we won't be going to Montgomery next year for a return visit. He walked off from a scrimmage and we haven't seen that since 1999 when Port Neches-Groves did the same thing. We'll find another opponent to scrimmage next fall," Stewart said.

I was at the BH scrimmage and couldn't tell which QB was playing. I couldn't tell any difference in the two. Heck, I though they only had one QB and he played all the time! Is their much difference physically in the two?

I think you should go watch Beaumont Kelly. Do they still have a football team?

This guy has a sense of humor.

I hope the lights go out and it ends in a tie. Can't really say I like either one of these teams.

Go Eagles!

<----------------Not a SILSBEE FAN.

WOS can talk crap. BC, however, has no room to talk. BH has alot of work to do and I am sure the coaches will be working overtime to fix them. They are weaker in the line than anyone thought (Rainey going down before the season didn't help). The secondary will only be weak until district starts I'm sure. Those kids will get better or we will have two way players I would imagine. My guess is that the team will be solid by district. The problems, I hope, are fixable. So don't be licking your chops just yet.

That sucks.

Did I miss something. Coaches are teachers. Why didn't they say that teachers who coach make more than teachers who don't coach. Most AD's are administrators. Don't administrators make more that teachers?

I heard this turned into a big fight. Coaches even swinging at one another. Someone want to end this rumor? or verify it?

Dayton/Liberty has "Shine all Nine"--99.9

Liberty might just be awful. That would be about par.

Looks like it's headed to New Orleans. Better them than us.

Good job Lumberton. BH has a ways to go in order to compete.

RSS, REL, BH combine to go 5-1 in tournament By Michael Pineda Baytown Sun Published August 25, 2006 LA PORTE — With their backs against the wall, the Sterling volleyball team found the poise needed to knock off a big-hitting Pearland team and advance to the winner’s quarterfinals in the 27th Annual La Porte Varsity Volleyball Tournament Thursday. The Lady Rangers defeated Texas City in their opening match 25-10, 25-15 but found a much tougher opponent in Pearland in the second round. Sterling lost the first game 25-14, but rebounded for a 25-21 win to force a third set. In the third set, RSS fell behind 5-0 but rallied to pull out a 15-12 win and improve to 6-0 on the year. In other action, Barbers Hill battled through a tough opening-round match against Brazoswood to pull out a 25-16, 24-26, 15-12 win. In the second round the Eagles had a much easier go of it, cruising to a 25-11, 25-15 win over North Shore. Lee lost their opening match to Channelview 25-15, 25-16 and overcame a sluggish start in an elimination round match against South Houston, to win 26-24, 25-8. “We showed a whole lot of character at the end of the match against Pearland,†RSS head coach Nadine Horne said. “We came out shaking in our boots. They had a lot of big hitters but it doesn’t matter. We didn’t give 100 percent in the first game when we came out scared, but we are young. “This is our biggest win of the year and it will help the girls’ confidence a lot. There are several good teams in this tournament and we are going to have to come out and play.†Sterling came out in the second game strong, jumping out to a 7-2 lead after a Destiny Mason kill and a point on a tip by Ashley Tadlock. Pearland retook momentum and took the lead at 12-11. A Mason kill returned the serve to Sterling and the team took advantage as Amber Russell scored three aces to lead the Lady Rangers out to a 17-12 lead. Sterling held the lead for the rest of the game although Pearland did forge a rally to close the gap. Focusing on Mason, the Lady Oilers pulled within 24-21 but an errant hit out of bounds gave Sterling the win to force a third game. In the third game, the Lady Rangers came out flat by falling behind 5-0. Two hitting errors put Sterling on the board and allowed them to get back in the game. Led by Courtney Zink, the RSS defense held firm against the power-hitting attack of Pearland, and a block by Tani Eschberger and a lift tied the game at 9-9. Twice Pearland broke the Sterling serve only to serve the ball into the net. Katie Breazeale scored a point to give Sterling a 12-11 lead and an ace by Lauren Lamb and a kill by Mason led to the win as Pearland hit the ball into the net and fell short on game point. Sterling will jump back into tournament action Saturday at 10 a.m. when they face Huntsville. Barbers Hill also secured a spot in the winner’s bracket this Saturday when they easily defeated Galena Park. In both games played the Eagles broke open a close match midway though to easily win. “That was what I wanted,†BH head coach John Leonard said. “Everyone got to play. That is the kind of game that I expect to win. When I saw the bracket I expected to win two games today. We have a tradition here.†In the first game the Eagles found themselves with a 13-11 lead. After breaking serve they closed the game out with 12 straight points. Keely Rivera got the ball rolling with three straight kills and Maddy Hazlewood added another to make the score 18-11. Behind the serving of Courtney Johnson the Eagle game flowed, and with two aces, Johnson put the finishing touches on a 25-11 win. In the second game, Barbers Hill rested several members of the backline but suffered no ill effects. The Eagles did find themselves trailing 10-7, but an ace by Rivera allowed Barbers Hill to retake the lead at 11-10. Galena Park did pull within two points at 15-13 but once again the game slipped away from the Lady Mustangs, as three hitting mistakes made the score 18-14. Courtney Johnson took control on serve and once again had a chance to close the game out scoring six straight points, two on kills by Rivera. A net serve gave Galena Park the ball back trailing 24-15, but a Rivera kill put an end to the match. On Saturday, The Eagles (6-2) will face Pasadena Memorial at Pasadena Memorial at 11 a.m. In Lee’s second game of the day against South Houston, the Lady Ganders should not have struggled, but they did. They also had no business winning the first game, but they did. Horrible defense, setting and passing placed Lee in a 15-6 hole against the Lady Trojans. The bad string was broken up when Kevyn Jackson attempted to make a pass and sent the ball over the net for a point. For whatever reason the point kickstarted the Lady Ganders out of their abyss as they suddenly looked like a different team, cruising to the win. “If we don’t have our fundamentals we are going to get beat,†REL head coach Alicia Salinas said. “We got two blocks by Julie Bartrip which pumped the team up and we also began to get better passing and serving. We always have one player step up but if everyone steps it up we are going to be in good shape.†The two blocks by Bartrip came with Lee trailing 22-16 following a kill by Shardae Philogene. The Ganders took over serve trailing 24-23 and scored the last four points of the game for the win. In the second game it was all Lee as they easily cruised to a 25-8 win. South Houston was in the game, trailing 13-8 but Lee closed the game out with 12 straight points spearheaded by the service game of Carol Spence, who had five aces. Lee who is 3-2 on the year will face Texas City at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Crosby MONTGOMERY — The Crosby volleyball team did not have the type of start they wanted in the Montgomery tournament, losing an opening game against Oak Ridge 25-18, 25-23. The Lady Cougars did rebound to end on a solid note against Conroe with a 25-22, 25-21 win to improve to 6-2. “We should have won the game against Oak Ridge,†CHS head coach Stephanie Cone said. “We looked like we weren’t having any fun. Everyone has something wrong with them right now and it showed. “In the second game against Conroe I just told the girls to have fun. We went out there and played great. The whole team came together.†Crosby suffered a loss in the first game match against Oak Ridge when setter Megan Travis had to leave the game due to an injury she suffered in practice on Wednesday. Kristin Pannabecker stepped in and played a big role in the win against Conroe.

BH graduates to play football in Cancun By Michael Pineda Baytown Sun Published August 24, 2006 MONT BELVIEU — Two athletes from Barbers Hill will turn heads this upcoming season when they suit up for Anahuac — the University of Anahuac in Cancun that is. Chris Daniels and Adam Aycock will leave today for Mexico to attend Anahuac University where they will play football. Daniels was a three-year starting quarterback for the Eagles whose senior season was cut short by a knee injury. Aycock was an All-State performer for Barbers Hill on the offensive line. The pair will be part of a contingent of 10 Texans that will join the team made up of Mexican nationals. Both have been awarded full scholarships. “They invited a couple of us Texas boys to come up and get their program straightened out,†Aycock said. The opportunity to play in Mexico arose when Barbers Hill head coach Don Price was approached at a meeting of the Greater Houston Coaches Football Association. When asked if he knew of anyone that might be interested in playing in Cancun, he thought of Daniels who was not signed following his injury. Daniels was looking to take some courses at Lee College and transfer in the spring to an college to play football. “There was a lot of checking out to do but once we found out it was legitimate it was not a hard decision to make,†Daniels said. “I made the commitment to play on Saturday night. It is such a big relief. I was just hoping something would work out.†When Daniels made the commitment to play at Anahuac he was asked if he knew anyone else who might be interested. Aycock was at Texas A&M Commerce where he had already been through three weeks of two-a-days. After receiving a call from Daniels, he also received a call from assistant coach Arturo Motta on Monday. “He called me and asked me if I wanted to come to Cancun and I agreed to it,†Aycock said. “I told him I was going to check with my parents and they wanted me to go and play.†This will be Anahuac’s first year playing football. The team will play its first game this weekend and has a schedule that consists of 10 games. Because its stadium is under construction, the team will play eight of the 10 games on the road. In the classroom, the pair will take 12 hours of Spanish this semester and then move on to basic curriculum. Daniels took three years of Spanish in high school but admits that he isn’t very fluent. Aycock is, for the most part, unfamiliar with the language. While attending Anahuac, Aycock plans to major in business and Daniels in international business. “The only cost for them is transportation there and back,†Price said. “It is an accredited school and their credits transfer. And it is an opportunity to play football.†The coaching staff hopes to have both players up to speed by the middle of the season. During the course of two-a-days at Commerce, Aycock lost 22 pounds and is in great shape. Daniels is over his playing weight but has been working out this summer throwing the ball with a cousin who has joined the team at Angelo State. Aycock and Daniels will share an apartment in Cancun. “It will be a big culture shock but it will work out,†Aycock said. “Being roommates will help a lot.â€

Nothing new, however.

But not a tough district.

I'll go with Nederland in this one.

At this point in the year, it has to be BC, Silsbee and Jasper as the favorites. None of the other schools can hope for a playoff spot unless something happens to these three (injuries, kids moving, etc.) It seems so obvious to me.

I think Jody gets on the computer mostly at work. He will be back. He's ate crow before and will probably continue to do so. Didn't get to go to the scrimmage but an old timer at chuch said it was ugly. The only good thing is that the Hill as often times been ugly early and rounded into a solid team. I will cross my fingers that it will happen this year as well.

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