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The libero is #3 and I did not see anyone take a hit to the face the other night. However, Kaila did hit about 3-4 balls very hard, but they were perfect sets. She is only effective when the set is just right. IMO, the setter is not one of the better ones I've seen. Even so, I think Kaila's forte is blocking. When they played Hardin the other night, she was right in the mix for a block just about every time she was in front row. I want to guess that she got about 8 blocks that night. What grade is she in? Anyways, like someone else said she is a very good 2A hitter; I have seen better ones in the past, but she is probably the hardest hitter I've seen this year. On another note, did anyone watch the volleyball match between #1 Nebraska and #5 Texas on TV the other night? Texas won in 3 straight, but the amazing thing is that Texas has a hitter (who also happens to be Texas' high jumper on the track team) that can reach 10 foot 10 inches on a vertical leap, according to the announcer. I was not able to watch it b/c the channel had a Rockets game instead but I heard that she was basically hitting it over Nebraska's 6'5" middle blocker en route to 17 kills for the match. Wow

I think Buna got 3rd in 24-2A.

revfaulk, Well, the thing about letting some things go to speed the game up doesn't make sense...If a player was called for a double hit infraction, play continues, but the other team has a point. Think about it...with rally scoring, game goes a little faster if infractions were called b/c a team gets a point. What is the point of having rules if you/official turn a blind eye to it? Also, what is the point of having 2-3 hr practices if you work endlessly on making sure your players play the game right and then an official lets a player get away with double-hitting or even a lift? It doesn't really say much for the integrity of the game if minor rules/infractions are bypassed. I know this is high school, but these ladies are on the step up to college and they need to know/realize that cutting corners on playing the game will ultimately cost them.

Saw the Johnson girl yesterday and will say that if she has a great set from her setter, then she can really bring the hammer. Just imagine what she could do with a really good setter. Great blocker...probably better at that than hitting as she got quite a few blocks. Some of her kill attempts went out of bounds but I can see her getting better. I didn't see her throw a fit like 08Softball said, but her coach sure did by throwing her clipboard down really loudly when her player misplayed a ball.

I see what you are saying... However, rally scoring does make the game shorter. Can you imagine not getting a point until you serve (sideout scoring) and get a point then. A few years ago, we had the sideout scoring rule and games typically took 2 1/2 hrs to complete for just one match. The libero rule was brought down from the college ranks and this helps to prepare possible college players for a college style game so I am for that. But I do agree with you on the push/throws. There are a lot of officials out there that don't really know the difference between a legit bump and a carry. The one that really gets me is the setter double-hitting (hands hitting the ball like 1-2, instead of a simultaneous hit) on the set pass. Another thing that gets me is that during the regular season, the linesmen (who call the lines) are typically recruited from the volleyball teams attending the match and I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem with them saying in/out when it is obviously the opposite in order to aid their own team. Not saying it happens all the time, but it happens too much for my taste.

it was a barnburner all right!!! I'm only sorry that my girls lost...they always play Kountze hard.

well, on another thread, someone says it was Buna #3 who moved it, not a Hardin player. Maybe this is a different 4th down play, but the one I am talking about happened in the 3rd quarter. I didn't see anyone move the ball on the one I saw... However, due to other circumstances, I had to leave and missed most of the 4th quarter. Maybe it happened then??

oooohhhh....I'm so scared of people who can't spell or even use good grammar. Insulting someone on a discussion board is really brave of you. Now go study for your TAKS test.

they are both good teams, but given the homecourt advantage, I say Hardin in 4, maybe 5.

Ha-ha-ha...sorry, I don't do battle with unarmed people...if that is the best you can do...bye I have a sneaky suspicion that runitup and airitout123 are the same person...

Runitup...go and read the post I made already (the one above yours) and read the next to last paragraph... I typed "But all that is moot, Buna won...I am not disputing that." I was just putting my 2 cents in and you gotta be rude. > the only thing I was commenting on was that the officiating could have been better, but still do not dispute that Buna won outright...they are a very, very good running team and I wish them luck against EC.

No, I have to disagree with you on that play b/c the player was holding the ball with both hands when his right foot went out past the 1st down marker (this was on the Hardin sideline) and he actually almost straddled the 1st down marker when the chain guy was a little late to drop it (like they are supposed to when a play comes that close to the sideline). Now if he was holding it with both hands and almost straddled the marker, then it stands to reason that the ball should have been placed in the middle of the line demarcated by the 1st down marker (if your reasoning that the spot is determined by the ball and not the foot is correct) and it becomes 1st down Hardin. I was almost directly across the track from that particular play. But all that is moot, Buna won...I am not disputing that... I am not pleased with some of the calls/spots the officials made, especially in that case. Due to bad spotting, it was a turnover on downs for Hardin since that was a 4th down play. You never know...that might have been the turnaround Hardin needed to maybe make another score and pull out an incredible comeback... ;D

Sounds like someone meant to put a OB hit on the QB while on/near the sideline...if not, you need to watch your choice of words... I know the play you are talking about, but Haynes didn't touch the ball at all...he just pointed to the spot past the 1st down marker and basically said, "It should be a first down..." He never touched the ball at all... Just my 2 cents...alright...now lets stick to the topic like NedDog said...

kvillecheer, you just don't understand...granfan made the comment about Kountze has the heart and desire to win and I was just simply pointing out that so does Hardin. I haven't heard one comment by a Kountze fan that says they are giving Hardin any respect except for maybe the one by aTm_1989 that the KTZ secondary better show up. It seems like that KTZ is like "yeah, Buna done run over Hardin and we barely lost to Buna so we are going to beat Hardin, yeah, yeah..." It doesn't matter what one team did against another team in the past, what matters is the Friday night. It's like the movie says, except it is "Any Given Friday". Let's keep the respect mutual and not one-sided. Again I reiterate, the past doesn't matter, only the now.... For those of you that still want to state their opinions based on past games ad nauseam, ehhh, I can't convince you anyways, b/c you are always right (in your own mind).

I know we got beat and beat by the better team that night, and I am not blaming the officials as a whole, but some of the spotting could have been done better. Of course, Hardin fans predicted victory because they are Hardin fans, not Buna fans.

Kountze has the heart and desire to win???? And Hardin doesn't???? Yes, Buna beat them 49-32, but the score at halftime was 35-6 in favor of Buna....the Hardin boys didn't back down...they tried to come back but just ran out of time...Hardin didn't "give in to them" so I call Hardin wins 28-12.

Yes, Buna does have a great team but I concur on the bad spotting by the refs. We had a 4th down play in which our receiver caught the ball then went out of bounds. His right foot went out before the left foot did and his right foot was past the 1st down marker. I had an excellent view of that play and the ref went to where his left foot did, instead of the right. That made it a turnover on downs for Hardin. Yes, some of the passes the Hardin receivers should have been caught, but that would only have made it 500 yards passing instead of 422. It was the run game that sputtered.

He is talking about Hardin b/c this is NOT a Buna thread. Go be rude somewhere else....

What's wrong with being positive???? If you have to make fun of someone trying to be positive after a loss, you are a twisted person....

I will give Buna their props and say they looked very good on offense tonight. That is some good running by Buna. #7 was very quick off the ball and #20 was very shifty. Hardin did not make the tackle at first contact and that kills a team when it happens a lot. If Buna plays EC like they played Hardin, EC better bring their A game...

From what I saw in the Buna-Hardin game, Buna has a very good running team, however, even the good teams have an off day and I suspect this is what happened in the Buna/Kountze game. Maybe Buna was expecting it to be easy and let their guard down and Kountze showed them. However, this only showed everyone else not to take Kountze lightly. After the Buna/Hardin game, Hardin is going to take everyone seriously. I also seem to remember hearing that maybe Buna fumbled a lot in the game with Kountze. That is enough to throw a team off its feed. Also, if you make that argument about holding "Buna that low", Hardin scored more against Buna than you did. So there....

Ok, I'll bite...if Kountze has a defense that is better than Buna's..how come Kountze lost to Buna?? Besides, whsalum is saying "a little too much speed"; he is not saying that Kountze is slow...he is saying that Hardin has players that are faster than Kountze's players. To rephrase that, Kountze is fast but not quite fast enough. Buna is pretty fast, but not fast enough to contain Marsh when he caught the ball tonight. Plus, to the person who quoted that Kountze has the district champs in track, that was last year.... ;D

Come on bob, don't be ridiculous!!! All you are doing is trying to stir the pot...I think it will be a good ol' fashioned shootout!! Both teams have things that could help them win so it is actually a game which I call an "either/or" game. Either Hardin will win or Buna will win.... Please spare me the argument that every game is an "either/or" game... Alot of times you can guess which team will win...this one, I can't even begin to guess who wins...although I hope it is Hardin. ;D

sure about that? It took the Lionettes 5 games to down Hardin on their own turf. The next game is in Hardin... I would be careful about using "lay the smack down" phrase b/c that usually comes back to bite ya!!!

probably because Buccaneers are pirates and pirates always have parrots. ;D don't slam me, I'm just trying to guess why the guy thinks EC is birdies...or he could be making a play on words with the "Buc" part because some birds go "Buc, Buc". Heck, I don't know....I'm not a psychologist. ???