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Toughest game this week. Next week's game will be the toughest game next week.

Y’all get them at home. Turner is a tough place to play.

A lot of growth! I don't see y'all having any issues with BWood. In fact, with y'all'schedule, I don't see any real challengers until--MAYBE--Kingwood Park at their place in mid October. One game is a small sample size. We'll have to see how KP plays against a pretty decent Dayton club in Dayton. They put the points up on Montgomery in a pretty good fashion.

DCTF has this game as a 4 point win for LP at home. Interesting, because I was going to go with the same score as last week: 35-31 LP. Matt Stepp has LP by 2. I really hope the 2nd week improvement from the D shows up. No arm tackling & seal the edges. Shut down the run game, and I think the secondary can make enough plays to get the win. The Dawgs are going to have to play a clean game to get this one against a really tough Mustang squad that often gets overlooked because of NS, Atascocita, and Summer Creek also being in 23-6A. Kingwood is ranked 14 in 6A in the GHA/Region 3 by another publication, and is carrying a lot of momentum after their long PO run last year. Every opponent is going to bring their best game to LP to try to give the Dawgs the first loss in the new stadium. The Dawgs are going to have to match their intensity.

Not sure about that Kingwood @ La Porte one. LPsportsNET usually doesn’t give the exclusive rights away when they’re broadcasting home games. I know you’re going by what’s listed. But, this would be very unusual, and a first.

I liked the Wehby kid from what I saw on video. Young man is fast & elusive with good hands. Saw he also is dangerous on returns & ran one back for a TD. The QB seems to be a lot better passer than DP QB, and Kingwood’s overall passing attack looks more potent. Their D pitched a shutout. So, that’s never something to overlook. Big, physical team. Agree this will be a tough one. The Dawgs won’t be able to fall behind like they did against DP, and they are really going to have to wrap up better.

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Kingwood will need to account for more than just Simon. The Dawgs have rediscovered another weapon that hasn't been used on offense since he was a freshman. Sr. First Team All District LB Ashton Ruffin is alternating in on offense in the backfield with Simon: 135 yards rushing 10 ypc 65 yards receiving 200 Total yards 5 Solo Tackles 3 TD's (2 rushing, 1 receiving) Sean Simon had another Simon performance even as the Deer keyed on him all game: 297 yards rushing 8.7 ypc 2 TD's

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Coach Aymond and Kay did more than just build a program of excellence. They helped keep the young men in that part of town out of trouble. The North Shore/NE Houston area is known as gang central in Texas, and has been for years. I’m not trying to cast aspersions, but I’m not sure Gaston has the same level of control. It may be the times. It may be the kids. But, I have a hard time imagining this type activity would fly under Kay.

Last year, Kingwood took a close win against the Bulldogs at Turner Stadium 28-21. This year, La Porte looks to pay back the Mustangs at Bulldog Stadium. Kingwood began their 2025 campaign in impressive fashion, blanking Clear Creek 38-0. Haug (RB/LB) punished Creek's defense with his big 6'-2" 220 lb. frame, while QB Hinson had an accurate and effective night through the air. Wehby (WR) has impressive speed and hands and looked to be a favorite target. Shorts (WR) is another speedster with good hands. Protecting Hinson, and opening holes is star OL Brown (6'-5", 280). Defensively, the Mustangs are ball hawks, and fared very well in the tough 23-6A and PO's, eventually losing to district mate Humble Summer Creek in the 4th Round. La Porte began their 2025 campaign with a 35-31 win over 2024 6AD1 Bidistrict Deer Park in the heated Border Battle in the inaugural game at the new Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs got off to a rough start with 2 TO's in the 1st Quarter, and fell behind the Deer 17-0 early. But, they began to settle down and play Dawg football from the 2nd Quarter on, and outscored the Deer 35-14 over that span. The OL began to open huge holes, and Ruffin (LB/RB) supplemented Simon (RB) in the run game. The Dawgs combined for 427 yards rushing at 8.5 ypc. Simon had 34 carries for 297 yards. Saenz (QB) had a solid game with 1 TD throw, and made some excellent progression completions. His experience showed, and he took what was there instead of forcing the ball. La Porte didn't need to pass much with the rushing attack. But, were successful when they attempted. Defensively, they have some work to do on edge containment and tackling. But, the new DC (who just came onboard in June) had them pretty well prepared, and they made good adjustments to slow the Deer after the initial jitters, only giving up 7 points after halftime. The secondary played better than expected. But, Kingwood will test them. They will have to be 'on their toes' against Hinson and the Mustangs. La Porte will need to refocus after their heated rivalry game. Kingwood looks to be a very tough group again in 2025.

LP WR Peyton Smith (6’-2”, 175 C/O 2028) has been offered by Nebraska.

Some photos taken at the Border Battle. Looks like there were people even standing on the deck of the Legacy Building, so the crowd was definitely overflow with the bands & drill teams sitting on the track. Haven't heard an exact attendance number yet. But, it was well over seating capacity. [Hidden Content]

KP QB (Pavlatos-Soph) torched Montgomery. Friendswood is big again. I really thought Crosby would beat Dayton this year after hearing how well their QB looked in the scrimmage against Lee. From first game impressions, looks like KP will have something to say about the PO spots. Congrats to Kempner & Pasadena on their Week 1 wins!

Week 1 Scores: New Caney Porter 44 Galena Park 20 Kingwood Park 47 Montgomery 41 La Porte 35 Deer Park 31 Dayton 28 Crosby 20 Fort Bend Marshall 24 Friendswood 14 Angleton 68 Clear Lake 7 Fort Bend Kempner 58 Aldine 0 Pasadena 39 Houston Austin 0

Made me smile this morning.

NS, Katy, Westlake, Vandegrift, and Highland Park at least some of the highly regarded teams entering the season all losing Game 1. Interesting. Desoto getting shellacked by Creekside, Ga. 70-28.

Dang. Woodville gets so upset, they burn the town down?

The Falcons are kind of a shell of past glory years. Hopefully the new coach can get them turned around again. That's a great offensive explosion for the first game ether way. Impressive win Wildcats!

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About the spread I expected. But, I expected a lower score. LP was sloppy early. All the hype of the new stadium, the heated rivalry, the new DC coming on in June, and a little different O scheme probably all impacted play for the first quarter. Deer Park also looks to have a little better club than what experts predicted. Their Soph QB is a load, and runs the zone read really well behind their big OL. Give them a few games to gel, and Coach Flynn will have them fighting Dickinson for the title in 24-6A. From about the 2nd Quarter on, you could see LP start to settle down and get their act together. Was impressed they could make up the 17 point hole, and just steadily take control of the game. I thought the penalties that caused them to miss the TD at the end of the 2nd Quarter and take a lead at half would be a problem. But, they outscored the Deer 35-14 from the 2nd Quarter on. Defense will need to tighten up on the edge contain. That should work itself out as the new DC gets more in tune with the players, and has a little more time to work with them. Also, too many attempted arm tackles. That needs some work. First game though. I'm sure it will be a focus. Saenz showed his maturity checking down to hit secondary receivers on a couple pass plays for good yards. Ruffin pulled extra duty as the second RB (he used to be a RB) with quickness to burn, and still played his LB spot. I don't know actual yardage, but I estimate he had around 150 yards & 2 TD's. One was a 60 yard TD reception I think. Simon had an early strip fumble as LP was driving on their first series. After that, he 'checked into the game', and was exactly as expected. I estimate he had almost 250 yards rushing and 2 TD's. All-in-all, good game to build off of, and definitely things to work on before another very big test against a Kingwood squad that blanked Clear Creek 38-0. LP needs to enjoy this win, but gear up for a new week against another probable 6A PO contender.

He was at my place watching the Border Battle & eating pulled pork sandwiches. Had the smoker going pregame & prerain. 😁

Same. LP still has to get through a very good 2024 6A Kingwood Mustang State Quarterfinal squad that returns some solid pieces.

Dawg INT! Dawgs win! !!:31/35/F Had to come back from 17 down. Simon with well over 200 yards & 2 TD’s. Ruffin around 150 with 2 TD’s. Peyton Smith with a TD reception. Saenz showed his maturity & played well. You've alerted the ScoreboardBot: Game Over Alert: FINAL - Deer Park(31) @ La Porte(35)

DP driving on LP 22 with 1:13 left.