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[quote name="CoachL" post="1361583" timestamp="1357579014"] Spoke with Coach Lane this morning and one of the Brenham soccer players was killed in a car accident after leaving a family dinner on saturday night. Please pray for his family and the coaches and teamamtes of this young man. [/quote] Losing young lives that have not had a chance to touch and feel their potential is very sad.  Prayers from Silsbee for the family, friends and the Brenham community.

[quote name="Stevenash" post="1361363" timestamp="1357439525"] [quote author=BIG SHOW link=topic=107961.msg1361346#msg1361346 date=1357435451] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=107961.msg1361344#msg1361344 date=1357435188] [quote author=BIG SHOW link=topic=107961.msg1361294#msg1361294 date=1357426626] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=107961.msg1361267#msg1361267 date=1357418966] [quote author=dogs1218 link=topic=107961.msg1361250#msg1361250 date=1357413406] "Free Safety!!"  ;D [/quote] Oh God!! ::) [/quote] Maybe Nederland will use him to box in one the hunter kid Friday?  If so i hope he doesn't have any football flash backs... [/quote]And they both were middle school classmates [/quote] That's right... That was before they both decided to go else where for academic reasons!!!!  ::)  ::) [/quote] Can never blame a guy for moving to a different school for the sole reason of improving his education! [/quote] Dove, they weren't just middle school classmates, huh?  They BOTH were middle school classmates.  Errrrrr, OK.

[quote name="NorthoftheBorder" post="1360869" timestamp="1357252862"] [quote author=badndn link=topic=107878.msg1360839#msg1360839 date=1357235880] [quote author=CATMAN link=topic=107878.msg1360677#msg1360677 date=1357174870] Anybody watch how u c an build a power house football team [/quote] Have lots of MONEY!!!!! Look at the top 5A and 4A programs in Texas year in and year out. Allen - Money Katy - Money Southlake - Money Lake Travis - Money Ausitn Westlake - Money Pearland - Money Cibbolo Steele - Money Aledo - Money Highland Park - Money Sure the occasional Lancasters pop through to get to or win a Title, but the above mentioned programs win regularly. [/quote] LaMarque had a pretty good run in the 90's as did Stephenville (they one it again this year in 3A) but your point is well taken.  Lake Travis facilities are on par with a lot of colleges.  The most important thing that the money does is attract and keep top flight coaches.  The days of a Curtis Barbay staying at a small school like Newton and building a long term championship program are all but gone. [/quote] The days of coaches having the dedication and character of a Curtis Barbay ARE GONE!

[quote name="UNLV" post="1360930" timestamp="1357270895"] SFA is the best in the SLC. Still embarrassing. [/quote] Yeah, but Lamar has the "Biggest Name Coach(?)" in the SLC. ::)

[quote name="ozensfinest" post="1359735" timestamp="1356848218"] [quote author=11cbhill link=topic=107660.msg1359692#msg1359692 date=1356841844] [quote author=ozensfinest link=topic=107660.msg1359673#msg1359673 date=1356840647] Ok ozen fans stop being bias and taking up for tony congrats to him and all his success but you guys KNOW good and well only reason Tony is being recruited the way he is is because of one his father and the camps he's been too I'm a proud Ozen alumni but I can tell you that Tony is by far the most highly recruited player to come through Ozen with probably the least amount of skills if you take a look at his career and compared it to that of former Ozen player Ben Wells you'd see the talent level ain't even close...and since when it didn't matter what a guy does on the field? You guys never seem to amaze me sometime I'm a adamant ozen fan but I call things how I see it and tony is all hype [/quote] Get your kids to the camps and combines......and measure yourself to the best of the best.  There's no coach, no teammate to lean or on or mess things up.  If you want to be recruited, waiting for a scout to dig you out of the trash can may not happen for you, get to scouting events early and often.  You need to be seen by as many people as you can.  The climate of recruiting is being seen and measuring your future growth and potential and this kid has all of the tools needed.  Votes by a high school coach as far as all-district is no measure of your potential to play athletics at the next level.  Can anyone even count how many all-district players will not get scholarships even to Jucos this season.  Like it or not, this player has all of the tools to achieve at the next level.  [b]Sounds like a lot of jealous people who are uneducated and uninformed.[/b] [/quote]Definitely not uneducated and uninformed about college football recruiting seeing that I signed a division one football scholarship in high school & currently playing D-1 football [/quote] Congratulations on your football accomplishments, ozens"funniest."  Now if you would just go to class and pay attention maybe your language skills would catch up with your football skills.  Just a thought. ::)

[quote name="Yeoj" post="1359315" timestamp="1356746503"] [quote author=BADSANTA link=topic=107525.msg1357331#msg1357331 date=1356046226] Silsbee has the best individual talent of anyone. When they get it to mesh together, it will be scary! [/quote] Ridiculous statement! Central has at least 4 legitimate DI players on their team. How many does Silsbee have? [/quote] Not unusual.  BS is famous for his ridiculous statements. 8)

[quote name="BH85" post="1359362" timestamp="1356756801"] Congrats.  That is a hard working group of girls. [/quote] They ALL are in district 21-3A.  Buna works  no harder than the other teams in the district. ::)

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1359366" timestamp="1356759865"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=107811.msg1359345#msg1359345 date=1356752379] Wait a minute!!! Does this mean Central plays Ozen in the championship? Me and Souljah need to sit by each other. He thinks I talk trash on here, wait till you see me tomorrow. ;) [/quote] You mean I get to sit with a celeb?  ;) [/quote] Yep!  He da' man in the Hamshire-Fannett area. ::)

[quote name="dogs1218" post="1359099" timestamp="1356714673"] [quote author=Stephen A Smith link=topic=107525.msg1359056#msg1359056 date=1356706894] The best player in anything basketball wise will always be a guard normally due to the fact they can creat there on shot. Top spot is either Jordan Hunter , TORRIAN LOTT, Chris Elam I say Jordan Hunter cuz u tak him away OZEN is nothing period You take away Lott PA is horrible If Elam. Is missing others will pick up the slack That's the advantage Silsbee has out of most schools there first 7 they'll start on any team in the area easily Central best player to me is Pearson he goes inside an Out Willdridge is good but him an Chatman from PA are limited on what they do for there teams Johnson from HJ has to be Top 5 kid is a scoring Machine If you asked Silsbee coach who the best player on the team is they would say Patrick Reed Nederland best to me is English ... Colton Does what he suppose to do make lay-ups [/quote] ::) Get out of the Silsbee high school gym and go see some other teams play.. [/quote] Stephen A. Smith - If you are from Silsbee, just shut up!  You are an embarrassment to the team, to the school, and to the community.  Go away little man. >:( ::)

[quote name="badndn" post="1359095" timestamp="1356714188"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=107743.msg1359057#msg1359057 date=1356706923] This is why pro football teams measure your intelligence in camp now, not your tackles.  They want to know if you are[color=red] smart enough[/color] to learn [color=red]what they teach[/color] You can be all district in high school but not good enough for D1 ;) [/quote] That reminds me of the great B.B Davis at Lamar. When he went to the NBA (Kansas City Kings if I remember correctly) they said he had all the talent in the world, but couldnt pick up the game plans! Led to a very short NBA career. [/quote] Anyone remember BB's local TV Interview and his response to what his major was?  I will not post it, but if you would like to know, PM me. ;D

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1358651" timestamp="1356536373"] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=107749.msg1358648#msg1358648 date=1356535450] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=107749.msg1358646#msg1358646 date=1356534557] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=107749.msg1358643#msg1358643 date=1356533574] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=107749.msg1358641#msg1358641 date=1356532872] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=107749.msg1358633#msg1358633 date=1356527938] Give us another scoring inside/outside big like Woodbridge from Nederland or Zeno from West Brook  to compliment Wilridge or a playmaking pg like [b]Johnson from H-J[/b] or Lott from Memorial. [/quote] I am pretty sure Johnson doesn't run the point for HJ. [/quote] Looking at his size, height, and ability (pure playmaker) , [b]he'd most likely  run pg for any other team.[/b] [/quote] I disagree with the notion that he would play PG on most any other teams. IMO Johnson's strengths are more suited for the two guard in high school, not PG. [/quote] He's arguably the best playmaker in the area.  I want my  top playmaker to have the ball in his hands majority of the time.  He has very good ball handling skills, and makes great  decisions on the fly.  Very good improviser.  He'd run pg at another school, IMHO. [/quote] *great [/quote] Now, now, Boys.  Play nice! ;D

[quote name="jkbtjc53" post="1358542" timestamp="1356386090"] [quote author=ram0524 link=topic=107743.msg1358539#msg1358539 date=1356384527] [quote author=jkbtjc53 link=topic=107743.msg1358537#msg1358537 date=1356380802] I personally dont believe Tony's film is better then WO-S sophomore Deionte Thompson's film. Deionte is said to be the #1 ranked safety for the class of 2015 in the state of texas and his film backs it up [Hidden Content] [/quote] Deionte is one heck of a ball hawk. [/quote] Yes he is, thats why I laugh when people who havent seen this kids play say a kid from their school or a kid I have seen play in person is better then what WO-S had on the field this year. The DB's WOS had on the field this year wont be matched in one highschool secondary again for atleast another10-15 years. Talk to a coach from TCU he said that even 5A schools dont have secondarys like what WO-S had this year, that it was truly a special bunch [/quote] I'm kind of with you on the WO-S secondary this year, but I probably don't believe everything that you said in your post.  Like how do you quantify the "another 10 - 15 years?"  I mean, that span in itself is 3 classes, and then you have all of those classes before that to even get 10 -15 years from now.  Just who's estimate is that?  You made that up, didn't you?  Just grabbed it out of the air to make this year's secondary sound extra good, didn't you?  You're a sly rascal, 53.  I have seen other of your posts and you should be named Christmas Turkey - you are sooooooooo full of it!  Please just try to state your case without making up all of the supporting crap.  And, you probably don't even know a 5A coach well enough to have a conversation with him.  C'mon man. ;D

[quote name="jkbtjc53" post="1358542" timestamp="1356386090"] [quote author=ram0524 link=topic=107743.msg1358539#msg1358539 date=1356384527] [quote author=jkbtjc53 link=topic=107743.msg1358537#msg1358537 date=1356380802] I personally dont believe Tony's film is better then WO-S sophomore Deionte Thompson's film. Deionte is said to be the #1 ranked safety for the class of 2015 in the state of texas and his film backs it up [Hidden Content] [/quote] Deionte is one heck of a ball hawk. [/quote] Yes he is, thats why I laugh when people who havent seen this kids play say a kid from their school or a kid I have seen play in person is better then what WO-S had on the field this year. The DB's WOS had on the field this year wont be matched in one highschool secondary again for atleast another10-15 years. Talk to a coach from TCU he said that even 5A schools dont have secondarys like what WO-S had this year, that it was truly a special bunch [/quote] I'm in with the secondary of WO-S, but how do you quantify the "another 10-15 years?"  That covers about three classes in that span; how do you accurately predict that?

[quote name="MomSoftball" post="1358544" timestamp="1356388362"] It is Buna Girls Basketball!! [/quote] Ohhhhh - I get it!  Not that much happening in Buna right now, huh? ;D

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1358343" timestamp="1356277490"] [quote author=VNUPE link=topic=107698.msg1358340#msg1358340 date=1356275605] [quote author=Stevenash link=topic=107698.msg1358325#msg1358325 date=1356262119] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=107698.msg1358316#msg1358316 date=1356240376] [quote author=bmrm link=topic=107698.msg1358305#msg1358305 date=1356238405] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=107698.msg1358185#msg1358185 date=1356214051] So, HJ lost because of a horrible shooting night. Maaybe WoS' defense caused some of this.  Sheez [/quote] Not sure - heard HJ missed a lot of uncontested shots. [/quote]And some bickering among the players :o [/quote] No truth to that when you tried to start that last summer Dove and no truth to it now.  But good try. [/quote] There is definitely truth to that. I'll leave it at that. [/quote] Good to have someone come forward with some confirmation. ;) [/quote] Laying out an open ended statement without ANY description or reference is hardly "confirmation" - except for da dove.  If you can confirm, then do it.  If not, retract! ::)

[quote name="bigsoftballfan" post="1358277" timestamp="1356233958"] wow!! [/quote] Why the wow - it's Girls basketball. ???

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1357711" timestamp="1356134036"] Nah. [/quote] Gilmer is back in this game ONLY if their scores count double for some magical reason. 8)

[quote name="SteelerCzy" post="1357701" timestamp="1356131556"] Great effort by Collins but that ball hit the ground. Gilmer Coach all over officials. [/quote] I agree with you, but it looks like that call won't make any difference.  Gilmer may yell, "Momentum change."  I didn't notice that Gilmer had any monentum at the time or anytime since early in the game. 8)

[quote name="mytwocents" post="1357405" timestamp="1356055620"] [quote author=usedtobe link=topic=107629.msg1357350#msg1357350 date=1356049224] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357294#msg1357294 date=1356039359] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=107629.msg1357280#msg1357280 date=1356036372] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357279#msg1357279 date=1356036266] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=107629.msg1357277#msg1357277 date=1356036091] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357276#msg1357276 date=1356036013] i picked Munday to win state to start the year.  8) [/quote] Well looks like you nailed it buddy lol. [/quote]i'll have a clean sweep if Mart can win this next game coming up.  8) [/quote] They won't.  8) [/quote] They looking for payback from last year.  ;) [/quote] No sense, we'll give you one mulligan to change your opinion on Mart.  You probably won't take it. :( [/quote] What was that??  8) [/quote] Darn!  Wrong again.  One of these times I'll get you. :D

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1357360" timestamp="1356050390"] [quote author=usedtobe link=topic=107629.msg1357358#msg1357358 date=1356050317] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357351#msg1357351 date=1356049406] [quote author=usedtobe link=topic=107629.msg1357350#msg1357350 date=1356049224] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357294#msg1357294 date=1356039359] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=107629.msg1357280#msg1357280 date=1356036372] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357279#msg1357279 date=1356036266] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=107629.msg1357277#msg1357277 date=1356036091] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357276#msg1357276 date=1356036013] i picked Munday to win state to start the year.  8) [/quote] Well looks like you nailed it buddy lol. [/quote]i'll have a clean sweep if Mart can win this next game coming up.  8) [/quote] They won't.  8) [/quote] [b]They looking for payback from last year[/b].  ;) [/quote] No sense, we'll give you one mulligan to change your opinion on Mart.  You probably won't take it. :( [/quote]  ??? what are you talking bout? They beat Mart in the Semis last year. [/quote] Did you just say "last year?"  ??? [/quote] are you trying to make a point about something?? [/quote] No, surely not if you don't get it. :(

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1357359" timestamp="1356050335"] Mart QB injured. Thats not good. [/quote] Rut - row! :'(

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1357359" timestamp="1356050335"] Mart QB injured. Thats not good. [/quote] Rut - row! :'(

[quote name="Mr. Buddy Garrity" post="1357351" timestamp="1356049406"] [quote author=usedtobe link=topic=107629.msg1357350#msg1357350 date=1356049224] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357294#msg1357294 date=1356039359] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=107629.msg1357280#msg1357280 date=1356036372] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357279#msg1357279 date=1356036266] [quote author=mytwocents link=topic=107629.msg1357277#msg1357277 date=1356036091] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357276#msg1357276 date=1356036013] i picked Munday to win state to start the year.  8) [/quote] Well looks like you nailed it buddy lol. [/quote]i'll have a clean sweep if Mart can win this next game coming up.  8) [/quote] They won't.  8) [/quote] [b]They looking for payback from last year[/b].  ;) [/quote] No sense, we'll give you one mulligan to change your opinion on Mart.  You probably won't take it. :( [/quote]  ??? what are you talking bout? They beat Mart in the Semis last year. [/quote] Did you just say "last year?"  ???

[quote name="Stevenash" post="1357353" timestamp="1356049611"] [quote author=BADSANTA link=topic=107525.msg1357331#msg1357331 date=1356046226] Silsbee has the best individual talent of anyone. When they get it to mesh together, it will be scary! [/quote] Santa, you havent seen enough of the rest of the area teams to make that statement [/quote] Nash, he doesn't need to see the other teams - he's omniscient - but I guess you didn't know. ;D

[quote name="Majestyk" post="1357285" timestamp="1356037763"] [quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=107629.msg1357276#msg1357276 date=1356036013] i picked Munday to win state to start the year.  8) [/quote]I predicted three years ago that this Munday class would win state. [/quote] Nobody can out predict you, huh Majestyk? ::)