OlDawg

Only event at Berry on Friday.

I like Angleton’s D against this style O. Just not sure—if it comes down to a scoring contest—the Cats can put enough points up. Run that T more often & should have success against CS D. Y’all do that, play clean, and burn some clock, I can see an Angleton win by 7 or less. (The other unknown for y’all & LP is how much the rival College Station schools are looking ahead to a possible rematch. From what I’ve seen, the fans already expect it.)

Not that I’ve seen.

Definitely more offensive firepower. If the OL continues to execute, LP can be heck on any D. No matter how good. Once the RB’s get through that first level…good luck.

Yep. First ever LP loss to PAM. Hard to beat a good team 2x in a month. LP’s O is MUCH better this year. Don’t think the D is without Hoza. But, it’s better than average. On the A/A- side. Very good. Not dominant.

Another interesting tidbit: The last time La Porte was in a Regional Semi (6A), they faced a top 3 ranked team that many thought was unstoppable. Said team had multiple State Championships & had mowed through their opponents. La Porte was basically a 5A school going against a juggernaut, and had lost badly to Katy 2 of the 3 previous years in their PO meetings. LP wasn’t given even a puncher’s chance. Final Score: La Porte 9 Katy 7 (I believe Coach Berneathy was on staff at the time either as OL coach or OC.)

Ha! It’s La Porte (2 words also). But, people spell it all kinds of ways.

Last 4 games: Consol 184, Opponents 23 LP 188, Opponents 77 PO Games: Consol 72, Opponents 23 LP 97, Opponents 49

NS doesn’t have the beef on the lines like usual. But, their skill players are awesome & Katy won’t be able to catch them in space. NS in a relatively comfortable margin of 2 scores.

AMC’s QB has a 69% completion rate with a 137 rating. AMC racks up right at 350 YPG. LP averages over 400 YPG. AMC has 3 shutouts this year. LP has one with 2 others only giving up 6 points each to Crosby & Kingwood Park.

Of other importance- Simon (#21) didn’t become involved until Kingwood Park. I seem to remember his first varsity TD was followed up by a somersault in the end zone, coaches took him aside, chewed him up one side & down the other, and that was the end of that. The rest of LP’s opponents have learned about him as the games have been played. He has broken longstanding records already as a freshman, and has set the LP single game record with 351 yards and 4 TD’s against (not a slouch team) Angleton.

Interesting tidbit for those that think Consol’s competition has been much better. Of La Porte’s 3 predistrict opponents, all 3 made the PO’s (Deer Park, Kingwood, and PNG). Kingwood & PNG are still playing. Angleton is also still playing. They face College Station this week. Angleton and LP took out the other 2 12-5A teams with winning records in Rd. 1.

Don’t think I can create one. Admins?

Consol is 12-0 & ranked #2 or #3–depending on source. La Porte is 9-3 & has moved to #10 ranking by Maxpreps. Both are undefeated District Champions. Consol has rolled through their opponents using a balanced attack that tends more to the passing game. La Porte uses a punishing ground attack. Both defenses are stout. But, Consol’s is touted as elite, while LP’s is overlooked by many because the focus is on the rushing attack. The experts, computers, and vast consensus seems to be that this game should be an easy win for Consol. What say you? The game will be broadcast by NFHS. Friday, November 29, 3:00 p.m. from The Berry Center.

They’re showing La Porte vs A&M Consolidated as being broadcast as well as of this evening. My bad… Looks like NFHS instead of Texan Live.

You’re using old data. Also, use the data from the actual source—TEA. As of 21/22 (latest because of lawsuits), BHISD & DPISD are both ‘A’ rated. GCCISD & LPISD are both ‘B’ rated. But, both have a higher 4 year graduation rate than Deer Park ISD at 94 & 93% compared to 90%. (How the ratings system works in light of that is interesting in itself.) LPISD’s rating also factors in DeWalt. DeWalt is the school for special needs. Not aware of either of the other districts having a designated school for special needs. But, I may be wrong. Yes. Demographics make a big difference. DPISD & BHISD are very similar. Won’t get into the details. People can figure that out on their own. GCCISD & LPISD are similar. LPISD teachers have a longer tenure rate than the other districts, and a lower teacher to student ratio. Makes sense being a smaller district. None of this affects transfers for athletic purposes. But, it does have an impact on where a parent may want their child to attend school. Meanwhile, I need to start a thread on LP/AMC. All the computers & experts have AMC taking the win. Looking at some of the stats I can find—and video—I’m not sold it’s going to be as easy a game as people think for AMC.

Been around a few years. I’ve always heard that BH was very good academically. Honestly, sports wasn’t really brought up as a first evaluation criteria. If I was a parent in a large metro area (and Baytown is pretty good size), I’d be looking to send my kids to a surrounding district as well just due to the academics alone. The last ‘report card’ I saw didn’t reflect that well on GCCISD in general compared to neighboring districts other than GPISD. BHISD, DPISD, and LPISD were all rated much higher.

10 years? Heck. Two years from now it might be because of school choice passing…😬 (And it can’t be Susie or Johnny. It must be 2 purple unicorns.) In all seriousness, with school choice probably passing—which I’m not saying is a bad thing for educating the kiddos—and NIL, we may be seeing the end of TXHSFB as we know it now soon anyway.

Yes

Need a new recruiting coordinator then cause something ain’t workin…😂

Sounds like a good idea, and something’s been needed for a long time. I know—where my kids & grandkids live now (DFW area)—schools are like revolving doors for athletic purposes. I don’t think the DPISD & LPISD option enrollment are anywhere like that. I assume it’s pretty above board since it was an arrangement apparently agreed to also by the state. I do know some kids that went to LPISD elementary schools in DP chose to go to DPHS because of the district rating. (Of course, at the time, DPISD and DP in general wasn’t very racially mixed like La Porte.) LPISD has a high number of kids on assistance programs compared to DP. Say what you will, it does make it more difficult for educational purposes and scores can reflect as much. LPISD is still rated high even with that challenge. Some of the kids that chose DPHS were very solid athletes that I’m sure LP would love to have had attend LPHS. Of course, part of the big rivalry between DP & LP has always been because DP ‘looked down’ on LP even though we worked side-by-side. Now that Shell DP refinery has been sold to PEMEX, DP is changing. Some aren’t happy about it. Some of us in LP are kinda tickled about it after the history.

This is good info. It doesn’t really break out for student athletes though. LP & (I think) DP are open enrollment because of the way the towns intertwine. That’s the way it’s been for many years anyway. I assume it still is that way. The kids have a choice after Jr. High to go to either High School because LPISD has elementary schools in DP. As I recall, DP didn’t want to build out more (Robin Hood issues), and so DPISD & LPISD came to an arrangement because LPISD is one of the highest givers to Robin Hood in the state, and it helped both keep more funds in district. Of course, LPISD is open to all. Not just DP, and LPISD is rated well. So, I assume they have kids from elsewhere also. Not positive though. They used to have a lot because—for decades—DeWalt was the only dedicated public school in the GHA that specifically catered to special needs kids. Families from all over enrolled. But, they didn’t participate in extracurricular activities like sports. So, LP’s total enrollment made them 6A. But, they were really a 5A school all along for sports program sake. This is all as best as I can recall from when I was more involved in school issues. I’m sure a lot has changed since then. My kids have been out for 20 years.

It’s been awhile, but I seem to remember 5 D starters out & 2 O starters out (OL). A big difference is that Simon wasn’t involved yet. He’s totally changed LP’s rushing attack from last year as a bruising, explosive addition to Barnes, Sandolph & Bright. Last year—and early this season—LP was missing that element. Now, Coach Berneathy is not making talented players wait like many other coaches & even his predecessors at LP. If the kid can produce at the varsity level, they’re moved up. And man, has Simon produced! Over 1200 yards & 20 TD’s in less than a full season so far! It’s allowed LP to alternate RB’s where Barnes doesn’t take all the pounding. Barnes and Sandolph are also able to split out as receivers as desired to add threats that weren’t really an option last year. The PNG/LP game was a full-on tilt & good for both squads. I remember Gary Joseph in the end zone giving his son pointers as an extra set of eyes since he’d had experience with LP in past PO matchups. That was a good game. The score wasn’t really indicative of the game. Not sure anyone felt it was over until the final whistle! Good luck to y’all in Cajun Country. Bring back a win for SE Texas. (Yes. La Porte is still SETX. Ha!)

Not sure if they’ve played a team like La Porte this year or not. Haven’t researched them a lot. Just snippets here & there. Get the feeling they’re used to playing different style teams.

Friday Football app chat thread of Lufkin/CS game has AMC & CS fans talking like Round 3 will be a bye for them and how they’re fired up for their rematch in the Regional Finals.