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[quote name="baddog" post="1176340" timestamp="1328998761"] We're #1, but we're not very good.....according to some people. Too many wishy-washy statements made around here. Ned. won district last year and tied for first this year.....B-U-T........ ::) [/quote] i'd say nederland is the tied for best team in a pretty mediocre district.  they're a pretty good team, that will probably be better next year.  but i think Ozen and Central will be much better next year, too.  Then Nederland might end up being the 2nd or 3rd best team in the district, but it will be a better district.

bwahahaha

[quote name="stevenash" post="1176274" timestamp="1328988874"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95812.msg1176233#msg1176233 date=1328986970] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=95812.msg1176228#msg1176228 date=1328986592] Oh okay, thats about 99.9% of us on this board. I'm trying to figure out whose in the elite 0.1% ;) [/quote] it's me.  i never demean individual players ;) [/quote] I agree- You never do that.  I  have two questions regarding that.  !.  Do you think that has anything to do with a social lean to the left?  2.  Would you be more inclined to criticize a player if his father was a rich Republican? ;D [/quote] nah, your sons were some of my favorite HJ players when i was younger ;)

wow...

wow.  don't know anything about deer park, but thought wb was pretty decent this year.

i got the hard ones right this week, and the easy ones we all got wrong.  how does it feel to have a soccer boy up at the top of the list?  ;D  on an aside, got the first three on the list correct, picking teams to lose but cover the spread :).  SOCCER!

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1176228" timestamp="1328986592"] Oh okay, thats about 99.9% of us on this board. I'm trying to figure out whose in the elite 0.1% ;) [/quote] it's me.  i never demean individual players ;)

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1176225" timestamp="1328986415"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95806.msg1176108#msg1176108 date=1328969679] i absolutely respect Sutherland for finding a way to keep the game from getting too far out of hand.  53-11 at the half, and find a way to finish the game with a score of 78-43?  Coach wise needs to take lessons. [/quote] :D I', sure HJ put in their bench players for valuable playing time. I expect them to play just as hard as JY's bench players ;) [/quote] yup, but i bet HJ's bench was playing really hard in a half-court defense and offense, and not running a press with a 2nd string that would start for most other houston schools...

i like the top 2 advancing.  beyond that, i don't care.  looking at a district like 21-3A, where Silsbee and HJ have ended up proving to be the best two teams in region three on several occasions over the past few years, it would be a shame to only allow one team from the district advance to the playoffs.  but that being said, there are very few districts in the state where the 3rd place team is talented enough to make a deep run in the playoffs.  and 4 teams is overkill.  maybe not in a 10-team district, but certainly in a 5 or 6 team district. 

seeing a little backpeddling by a couple of nederville posters all of a sudden... a few weeks ago, they were disrespected and head and shoulders above anyone in the area... now they're "exceeding expectations".  not taking a shot at the program, which is still very good, just one or two posters :)

i absolutely respect Sutherland for finding a way to keep the game from getting too far out of hand.  53-11 at the half, and find a way to finish the game with a score of 78-43?  Coach wise needs to take lessons.

[quote name="LCMBIGFan" post="1175863" timestamp="1328926783"] Lcm 12 livingston 13 half. Very messy slow stsrt. One of lcn big man out most id half with 2 fouls. [/quote] gross.

wowza... WOS blows another lead...

i picked nederland, but i'm not at all surprised with this result.

HJ was too nice... screwed me on my pickem :)

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="1175871" timestamp="1328927149"] [table][tr][td][color=black]End 1st[/td][/tr] [tr][td][color=black]Orangefield[/td][td]  [/td][td][color=black]10[/td][/tr] [tr][td][color=black]Silsbee[/td][td]  [/td][td][color=black]2[/td][/tr][/table] [/quote] how did that happen?

1 for 1 on the pickems, and this was one of those good ones where it was split... :)

[quote name="NB-Dawg" post="1175429" timestamp="1328892000"] [quote author=king link=topic=95704.msg1175344#msg1175344 date=1328884205] Miami is the darkhorse in the acc! [/quote] How are they the dark horse when they just beat Duke last week? Doesn't that place 'light' on them? [/quote] they're the shadow horses. :)

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1175567" timestamp="1328903065"] HJ won't agree to play in a tournament of this magnitude. They'll say the Sabine Pass Tourney is priority.  ;D [/quote] well, you know, HJ is steeped in tradition...

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1175563" timestamp="1328902808"] [quote author=ST413 link=topic=95677.msg1175561#msg1175561 date=1328902691] So 9 big schools (4a&5a) put then in the top of a 16 team bracket with one add in like Nederland tourney. And put 8 small schools in other bracket. Two separate tourneys in one with two best out of each bracket playing for the triangle championship. [/quote] Then you would have the big schools crying about the two 3A's having an easier route to the final. If you are gonna do it, put everyone in the same brackets. [/quote] plus i'd like to see HJ get a chance to play some of the 4a and 5a schools in this tourney.  If you don't mix up the brackets, the best case scenario for a 3A school would be to get one game against one of the local big schools, and only one 3A school would get this. 

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1175525" timestamp="1328900367"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95677.msg1175506#msg1175506 date=1328899582] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=95677.msg1175502#msg1175502 date=1328899252] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=95677.msg1175479#msg1175479 date=1328895816] Locally, we only have two 5A's and seven 4A's. (unless of course you include North Shore, Baytown Sterling, Livingston and any of the 19-4A teams). To complete a 16 team field you would need to add 7 more teams. Other than HJ, Silsbee, WOS and HF, who else would fill out the brackets? [/quote]Doubt if HJ will be a serious contender next year. Probably should scratch them off the list [/quote] you're right... but they won't be bad at all... still better than HF, and possibly WOS.  Include Coldspring, Cleveland, and Splendora in the tourney.  That would give it a boost. [/quote]It was a joke ;D I would definitely include these schools-only if they are fielding competitive teams. And don't forget about the Lake Charles area. [/quote] i knew it was a joke... but still, HJ will likely not be at the same level next year that they are this year, although they'll still be very competitive.  I think Silsbee will be the class of the area next year (again).

Silsbee will be fine.  This isn't Sigler's first rodeo.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1175395" timestamp="1328888929"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=94950.msg1175393#msg1175393 date=1328888678] Got word that they are appealing to stay in 4A and should easily be granted the appeal. [/quote]What? Oh , that was a great big-o sigh of relief from Sour Lake ;D [/quote] Nope.  The Hawks are still breathing easy that your predictions about HF have not panned out.

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1175502" timestamp="1328899252"] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=95677.msg1175479#msg1175479 date=1328895816] Locally, we only have two 5A's and seven 4A's. (unless of course you include North Shore, Baytown Sterling, Livingston and any of the 19-4A teams). To complete a 16 team field you would need to add 7 more teams. Other than HJ, Silsbee, WOS and HF, who else would fill out the brackets? [/quote]Doubt if HJ will be a serious contender next year. Probably should scratch them off the list [/quote] you're right... but they won't be bad at all... still better than HF, and possibly WOS.  Include Coldspring, Cleveland, and Splendora in the tourney.  That would give it a boost.

[quote name="NB-Dawg" post="1175253" timestamp="1328839033"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=95677.msg1175242#msg1175242 date=1328837450] [quote author=NB-Dawg link=topic=95677.msg1175228#msg1175228 date=1328836131] After looking at this year's results, here is my two cents: 1. HJ would prob win this silly make believe district. 2. Silsbee, Nederland, and Central would all battle for 2nd. I came to this conclusion based on the fact that: -All 3 have defeated: HF, WO-S, PNG, and Ozen (Central is 3-1 against them), sorry Dickie, just the facts!  :-\ -Silsbee beat HYCA, and HYCA beat Central. -Central beat Ned twice, Ned won one against Central. -Nederland beat Baytown Sterling, Baytown Sterling beat Silsbee -Central beat WB, WB beat Ned, and Silsbee went 1-1 against WB -Ned beat Memorial twice, Central went 1-1 against them -Ned beat Hightower, HT beat Central twice These 3 teams seem to be even, and would probably split By winning at home. [/quote] i think this is a reasonable assessment, but [b]seeing HJ struggle with Silsbee twice[/b], i honestly believe that Silsbee would finish 2nd. [/quote] How is this relevant? Nederland struggles with PNG all the time, bc we are rivals. We have not lost to them in 6 years or so, but 6 of the last 8 games were won by 5 or less. Central beat Ozen 3 times this year, but Ozen won the last meeting. I would guess that has a lot to do with their games being a rival. Silsbee and HJ are rivals in their district, hence HJ 'struggled' with them. [/quote] it's relevant because they struggled with them because they're really good, not because they're rivals.  we're not talking about 7-21 PNG keeping it close vs. nederland... we're talking about them struggling with the fastest team in the area, who's got enough talent to beat them.  comparing HJ/Silsbee to Nederland/PNG this year is like comparing apples to rocks.