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Lots of Buna doubters out there.  We will more than hold our own.  Pitching will be strong.  Gotta get the sticks going with 3 starters back from basketball less than a week, still shaking some dust off.  Plenty of underclassmen trying to make names for themselves starting tomorrow night.  Should be a great game, come on out to The Diamond.

They should have been, at the very least, working out (practicing) with the baseball team the last several weeks.  I can see not quitting till the season is complete, but really, no need for basketball practice, when you have so much potential, and so much riding on this years baseball team...

Congrats EC.

It was West Hardin (who beat Hardin for Zone championship that year in a play-off game in HJ), Hardin, Woden, and Broaddus. 

Yea, Daniel Marsh's dad, and Jordan Nolan's dad, played in that district tourney as well...

Congrats Bobcats!  Keep it going.

My sympathy and prayers go out to this family.

Wonder if there was some pressure here.  LM is one of the better jobs in the state.

TE - Vance McDonald signed with Rice University.

He wasn't on Rice's web-site as one of their signees.  Did he sign late? Or, is he going to try and walk on the football team?

He signed a LOI on national signing day. I spoke to his parents last night and they are thrilled. Not sure why Rice website doesn't have him listed cause he's getting a full ride.

Cool.  Congrats to him.  He seems like a good kid.

TE - Vance McDonald signed with Rice University.

He wasn't on Rice's web-site as one of their signees.  Did he sign late? Or, is he going to try and walk on the football team?

Its G-14 classified.  exMHS99, i suggest you stay quiet!! lol...

In the year leading up to this past football season, I posted many times that 07' would be the strongest, most competative year in a long time for the 2A district. I correctly predicted Buna would have a great year, and Hardin would vastly improve. I believed EC had great chance to really excell, with one of the most talented Buc teams ever. All the others would be better, too, as improvements were "across the board" throughout the district.

Now, let me say up front: No disrespect intended to anyone!, but 08' will see a bit of a dropoff in talent overall. Every team lost good players to graduation. Hardin loses Nolan and Marsh, Buna a ton of depth, and EC lost two Div. 1 signees... Still some good teams around, as I know EC is far from empty talentwise. I just think it will be a real challenge for the three playoff teams to replace what is lost to graduation. Not impossible, but a real challenge. The district race will be competative, but the overall strength probably won't be the same as 07. Thats how I see it.     

Please let me repeat: No disrespect intended to anyone!, I am just offering an opinion.

Everyone knows about Thomas, who is the other Div I signee?

Hardin won the scrimmage 9-4

Hornet, did you go? Anyone have some details, who pitched, got some hits, etc...?

Congrats EC.  Vance was the key to their winning tonight.  Hardin just could not get Marsh the ball enough. 

I'm glad this district stayed the same.

Mart vs. Alto.  Would be a goo d match up.

UIL still confuses me. Absolutely no changes in district 24AA.  But they still had to change the district number to 23.  ???

I think this has always been a rule, just never enforced like it will be this year.

I personally think EVERY OWNER should be called to testify.  I would love to here what they had to say about how MUCH they knew about performance enhancers, while being under oath.

Not being on performance enhancers WHILE under oath, but while being under oath, how much they knew about it.

spurger by 17

What??

I think its kinda funny that the current AD is being fired (oops sorry replaced) due to the fact – or so I heard – that he puts too much emphasis on football and it Setxfan1 is right the requirements for the job are what offense the FOOTBALL team runs.  No questions about his thoughts on basketball or baseball or for that matter volleyball and softball.  Liberty needs to have an AD that wants all its programs to be successful not just football – and I understand that football rules but the good AD’s want the entire program to shine.

I agree with “football†that the spread is a good offense and can work but it is not the only offense on the table – and while Hardin was able to run it right off the bat (baseball term) most teams take a few years to understand the offense.  Also I think the higher the level of competition the higher the odds are that the spread can be stopped – in other words a 3A team might find it a little harder to have instant results than a 2A team did.

I and a Liberty supporter and am glad that it appears some strong candidates have surfaced for this job – but instead on concentrating on wins I hope that the new AD looks at the entire school from Jr. High to High School and demands that the program and athletes be respectable on and OFF THE FIELD.

Couldn't agree more.  This is the first step in improving any PROGRAM.

Wow, what a game...

Big Game.  HUGE!

Congrats Pirates. Thanks for the stats 7281.

Makes the district a little more interesting.

Yes!!!! Way to go Bucs!

Wow.  Another good game.  Congrats Warren.