OlDawg

Looks like LP will wrap up at least the 2nd seed.

Lotta subbing. Good. Let’s get this game done w/o injuries to either side.

25 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Sup with the kickers today?

Wind is a big part of it.

Congrats BH! This game was a clinic. Eagles came to play tonight. I didn’t see PAM really get any pressure all night & BH tore them up.

I’m going to go ahead & drop my congrats to BH right here, right now. They are having their way with PAM tonight, and I don’t see it changing!

TO’s will kill you every time. Plus, BH is just controlling the entire flow of the game. BH passing game is on fire.

8 hours ago, TradenupBH said:

Lol, our kicker might the fastest kid at school. Advantage BH😎😁 I’m actually serious

Ha!

Not sure that’s an attribute I’d really hope to need in my PK.

47 minutes ago, 89Falcon said:

Until coaches can block, tackle and score TDs, it is the players that are most important. 

Wouldn’t go that far. The Larry’s & Joe’s aren’t much good if they’re in the wrong place, or wrong position.

They also can’t make their own in game adjustments.

If straight up & optimized—yes—Larry’s & Joe’s. But, like combat of a different sort, nothing is ever totally optimized.

Just thoughts of an old man. Pay me no heed.

18 minutes ago, BHFAN said:

LP to BH is like Vidor to Crosby. We just can’t seem to match up. I mean when KWP took LP to OT then BH kills them 56-14! Make it make sense. BH plays teams like PAM better for some reason they just have to contain which is easier said than done. Our secondary will need to play lights out , but no worries now for our front 7 they are physical and will bring the wood. 

And LP crushed Lee while PAM struggled. Yes. All about matchups.

Funny to mention, but PAM also has a very good weapon in their PK. Strange to see that from a PAM team. If it comes down to that, edge PAM.

From what I’ve seen of the BH run game, just not sure they’re strong enough to take pressure off Fuentes & the passing game. If PAM can play their typical 425 & slow BH run game, BH is in trouble. PAM is weak up the gut against the power run unless they stack the box like they did against LP.

This will be the chess match. If BH can throw in some pistol where their RB (Rodriguez I think it was) can hide and make PAM read the guards, it’ll buy Fuentes some time in the pocket and PAM will have to crowd. If they just run their normal pro type sets, PAM is talented enough defensively this year to nullify and sit/pressure on the pass. Since I haven’t seen BH live at what is full strength D-wise, not sure how they’ll stack up. PAM’s run game is solid. But, not like LP in that it’s not a power run game. Martin & Baker are speedy and hit the holes quick. They go down a little easier than LP’s Barnes, Sandolf & Bright. Can’t really compare the RB’s as they’re fairly different styles. Neither team’s OL fires off downfield like LP’s. Different styles. They’re more adept at pass pro, but can open lanes at the LOS. PAM’s receiving core is very solid. They anticipate & make excellent downfield routes. Best deep balls I’ve seen in district play. Not big. But very good hands. Not many dropped balls.

The 3 or so minutes around the half against LP totally changed the momentum of our game. When LP missed the TD opportunity in the redzone ahead by 21 and going for the kill, then missed the FG, went into half, came out & fumbled the KO return, PAM jumped.

BIG.

At least a 13 point swing…possibly more. Momentum was PAM’s, and they never looked back. (Of course, they also began stacking the box at that point which was also big.)

Seeing both against a common/solid opponent, PAM—IMHO—is the more dangerous team. But, they can be had if a solid team eliminates mistakes and makes them play straight up.

TO’s—as usual—will make or break this game. JMO

I’ve got PAM by at least a TD in a fairly low scoring contest for these teams. Say, 28-21. There may be weather.

If wrong, I’ll be back to congratulate BH where the Scientist dude doesn’t get his feelings all hurt. 😁

10 minutes ago, TradenupBH said:

Busch Lite then😂

Naw. When warchin them thar cruise ships with all dem mobile homes on ‘em, we like our own homemade brew.

Y…BillyBob was warchin some last year, and he thought we was listenennn to Jerry Jeff Walker, got all excited and such, and lit the whole darn beach on far.

Shoot. Couldn’t let a good far go to waste. We broke out dem Ballparks an had a Partie!

Some dude from PAM showed up an burnded his hand. Doofus! Leave it to a PAM fan to bring a Vienner sausage to a gol darn bonfire…

SMH

7 hours ago, TradenupBH said:

OlDawg, who did y’all play in the playoffs last year?😂 Oh, that’s right, the drop down from 6A didn’t help ya’ll. Come playoffs, y’all were sipping on martinis at Sylvan Beach watching cargo ships pass by.😁

Martinis are for them rich folk. That wouldn’t be LP. Ha! (More SLC type stock). Although, LP does have a Drew Brees Walk-On’s opening up in a few weeks. So hey, we’re moving up in the world!

LP stunk it up—per LP standards—for about 5 years. The coaches that were brought in weren’t a match for the culture.

Coach before Berneathy came back was an ex Crosby coach. Didn’t work out at all. LOL

5 minutes ago, Justafan15 said:

You’re right about BH has to win the game, apparently by 10 to be seeded where they’d like to be. They have not proved they can beat LP with their dominant running game that definitively exposed some weaknesses. Even down two of our best run stoppers that may have helped slow some of the bigger plays, not very it would have changed the outcome. Despite all that, BH still had opportunities to win the ball game and could not capitalize. Arguably the rush they put on QB is what did BH in during the LP game. I’d say LP is the most well coached team BH has played. If they had a little more threat a receiver and didn’t have the drops they had in that game, they’d won by more. 
It’s my true unbiased observation. 

Good response. BH has a chance. A better than decent one really.

IMHO, BH has good coaching and some solid players. What BH doesn’t have is an identity. BH is just kinda ‘there’ like a lot of other clubs. PAM has speed. Always have. LP has power & physicality. Always have.

BH needs to find what they want to be & focus on it.

LP will return the entire backfield, half of the OL & half of the D. The staff will be on their 3rd year back.

Someone may want to start praying to the realignment gods, or one of BH posters (every fan base has one) will be misreading posts for a third year in a row. 😂

2 hours ago, Separation Scientist said:

You are still WHINING and CRYING about refs from literally a month ago. Poor, poor LaPorte! I never complain about refs. Its just part of the game. Get over whatever your complaint is. Try to move on with your life, CRYBABY! 

Saying something COULD hurt as a possibility in the future for PO seeding is a pretty simple statement. First, BH has to win the game, or it’s moot.

Your comprehension level is a little on the low side, eh?

When BH figures out how to beat LP, then you may be on to something. So far, it’s a big 0-fer. Can’t even seem to win Homecoming on your own field. LOL

Beat PAM—if you can. They’re on your schedule. BH has already lost to LP…AGAIN.

Should be a good game.

10 hours ago, Separation Scientist said:

Total FAIL. 

More of your false narrative. We don't expect anyone to support BH. We know the hateraid flows freely, and we don't care.. Like I said I don't give a flip who he pulls for nor does anyone else but to claim he is otherwise neutral on BH after all the shade this year? Get real, LOL! 

If you don’t care who I pull for, quit posting about it. Go back to the kiddie board. You whine worse than my 5 year old granddaughter.

Everybody from BH acts like LP was totally healthy against them. Nope. LP just doesn’t cry about it.

Either way, I’m rooting for PAM. Not because of anything against BH. Just want no part of a possible 3-way tie scenario with the gimme last second TD the refs gave BH in the LP game.

PAM win, LP 2nd seed regardless.

Even if they suffer a loss to Crosby, I believe the Dawgs wrapped up at least the 2nd PO spot with this win since they beat BH earlier this season.

Could be wrong I guess if there’s a 3-way tie scenario. Not sure on tiebreaks. If it comes down to point differential between PAM, LP, & BH, that last second TD the refs gave BH in the LP game could hurt.

!!:34/0/F

!!:34/0/4

!!:27/0/H

3 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Nah, I'm good on Region 2 now. I know what's coming in Region 3. 😁🤫

Do tell.

I think the LP Supt. is on the UIL Alignment Committee. Maybe we should start a lobbying effort. Ha!

8 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Forney D is good, but gave up 300+ to LV. 

The Forney TD wasn't actually a TD, half his foot was out of bounds. 

Any truth to the rumor WB & BU might drop down? If they do, I hope LP still stays in this district, and maybe KWP & Porter go back to where they were. Maybe this district could even go back to R3?

It’s a decent drive over to y’all, but still manageable.

I think PAM, LP, BH & Porter will make PO’s. Hoping LP can hang onto the 2 spot at least. Have some tough games still. Looked like a few young men from both sides got a little dinged up in the second half. Physical game as always. Neither team was gonna wear the other out. Hope they all were minor & nothing a good ice bath, sauna & rest time can’t fix.

I noticed Forney gave Longview all they could handle, and then some. (My grandkids live/go to school in Forney. Ha!)

Both those teams look rough. I wouldn’t want to be the 3 or 4 seed from our district. 1 & 2 may have a chance.

7 hours ago, ThaGhost said:

OlDawg 

I'll be sure to share your kind words with the PA Memorial Athletic Production Team. The words of the broadcasters are miniscule to the that the kids and work tirelessly to put in, week in and week out to make the broadcast enjoyable for the masses. 

Thanks!

I have to watch the video feeds until LP’s new stadium (with better handicap facilities for my better 1/2) is finished. I watch NFHS/Texan Live, and they’re okay. But—so far—my favorite broadcasts are the student staff productions of LP & PAM. Both very professional.

(Of course LP’s is free, and I’m a Homer, so that gives them an edge over PAM right now. HA!)

Joking. Kids did great. Announcers did great. Young lady helping the broadcasters did great. Enjoyable way to watch a game if you can’t be there in person right now.

And good game!

4 minutes ago, CCRed said:

Lol. Not hating at all, our season is over. PAM has not played to their potential all year, until the 2nd half of this game. I always pull for the underdog, that’s why I was hoping PAM would win. LaPorte has looked better than them all year…..until the last 24 minutes of tonight. 

This is a rivalry game. You never know what's going to happen. La Porte is just now getting back to where they used to be. The staff turnover the last few years has been tough on the program. But, the stability is back with this staff again. This should be a good rivalry for a few years again--pending realignment.