OlDawg

LPISD does a new bond about every 9 years. It never raises our taxes, but allows us to keep some $$$ from recapture. LP residents pay millions every year in recapture due to the industry tax base. The La Porte area is supposedly one of the fastest growing areas in GHA right now. Traffic is getting ridiculous for this small of a town with all the Port of Houston truck traffic and general growth.

A concept rendering. 10k seats again. A new ‘Learning/Training/Multipurpose Building’. 8 lane track. New turf, drainage, etc. Fully ADA and UIL compliant for hosting events. New parking, security entrances. Estimated cost $56MM. Definitely needed. It’s well past time.

If I’m not mistaken, PAM & KWP could go from fighting it out for DC to no better than 2 & 3 seeds. Porter might even be 4 seed! Now, who projected that before tonight? 😃

Awhile back I mentioned no one getting out of district unscathed. But GEEZ! This is getting crazy! HA!

LP is pretty banged up. The game with Crosby would be tough enough at full strength. I understand Crosby is finally back at full strength. What about Porter? I think LP holds the short straw unless they beat Crosby. If Porter goes 2-0, LP’s out. If Porter goes 1-1, LP’s out with a Crosby loss. If LP beats Crosby & Porter goes 2-0, Porter’s in. At least, I think that’s right… EDIT: After PAM & KWP losses tonight, I give up. HA!

So…if the Eagles beat PAM…hmmm…

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Any PO games are important as it gives the young men who will return at least another week of experience. That’s one reason successful teams remain successful. La Porte had their 25 year consecutive PO appearance run end a few years ago. Up until that time, all the young men were getting extra reps, practice, and game time that built up experience for the following years. The experience snowballs.

Being new to the district, still somewhat new to 5A, and seeing a highly likely logjam at Seeds 3 and 4 in 8-5A D1, does anyone know this year’s scenarios? Head to head? Points? Coin Flip? Any info on what the schools agreed to?

I respect what the program has done since 2003.

LOL… Many NS fans aren’t old enough to remember when they were everybody’s Homecoming game. It really wasn’t that long ago—to me anyway—either.

We can agree to disagree and be good. 👍 What O LP was running 2 years ago had no bearing on Friday night, unless PAM was studying 2 year old film, and scouting in a Time Machine. To make it more accurate, let’s say PAM’s run D was horrible against LP last night. LP’s pass D was horrible against PAM last night. (Or, we could be positive and say PAM’s pass game kicked butt last night, and LP’s run game kicked butt last night.) Y’all probably won’t like that I believe KWP’s style/scheme this year is more suited for PO football outside in the elements in Texas either. I don’t know what they’ve done before as I never observed. But, this year, their team is more suited to it than PAM IMHO. Is what it is… Since y’all both should make the PO’s, I will root for both. Just what I do. (Also, still hope LP can make it back.)

Ha! Haven’t talked to BDC in a few years. Busy with grandkids, parents, etc. We do still send Christmas card. I do remember the no hand shake game. I was there.

IMHO it will take LP a couple of years to get back to where they were. The powers that be had some strange calls on the program & staff. Let’s just say new supers seem to like to make their own marks—sometimes without fully knowing the town’s culture yet. They seem to be back on track now. But, the last couple of hires—pre Berneathy—did set them back. PAM has always had the talent. But, I agree. It took KH to get them to play more as a team, and use the talent. It’s a good rivalry to build back.

The timing of those TD’s was critical. The fumble recovery for TD followed by one of PAM’s stops of LP, and then another PAM score was 2 score swing. The 2nd return for TD by PAM left LP no time on clock in the 1st half. PAM’s run D is as atrocious as LP’s pass D. KWP will present PAM a balanced power O & a solid D. They match up size wise with PAM well. (PAM had some good size young men.) As I said, I’d be torn between y’all’s squads right now. KWP actually shut down LP. PAM really didn’t. Not sure LP had 250 total yards against KWP. LP had that in the 1st half against PAM.

Actually, I’m assuming PAM does score. Then, LP scores right back. I don’t have the stats. But, I believe PAM had 1 TO (INT), punted 1x, and had no TO on downs. LP had 2 TO (1 fumble for recovered TD, 1 INT), punted 2x, and had no TO on downs. Yes. The PAM QB was—I swear—95% completion rate! LOL Same token, LP carved up PAM’s #1 ranked rush D (with backup RB’s) like a Thanksgiving ham even with 10 in the box. So, we’re missing the stuffing & sides. PAM supplied the winning gravy with the KO returns. The difference was 20 points. PAM had a fumble recovery in the end zone for a TD, and 2 KO returns for TD’s. There’s your point spread. That takes nothing away from the PAM win, and LP has only had this staff on board since late February. They’ll keep improving. The upcoming classes are looking like there’s some solid talent coming up. Again, Good Game PAM! It was fun to watch except for the boneheaded LP Special Teams play on KO returns both ways. (PAM had LP’s return game figured out after about the 2nd KO. No idea why LP kept giving yards to try a fake.)

No. But—outside of Special Teams screw up’s by LP tonight— this was a score for score game. PAM did well, and won in the often overlooked special team category. But, they didn’t really stop LP any more than LP stopped PAM. KWP—on the other hand—just methodically smothered LP on D, and surgically cut them up via ground & air on O. I didn’t get the same feel from PAM. PAM seems more finesse. In a finesse vs power matchup, I’ll take power 8 out of 10. Just me.