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Yep… 3-2

Silsbee 78
Pinson Valley 68
Final

Silsbee 78
Pinson Valley 68
Final

70-62 Silsbee
1:51 4th
Harris w/ 2 dunks

Silsbee 35
PV 30 
Half
Miller w/ 8 pts
Harris sat out most of 2nd Q

Miller in the game

Miller in the game

From the games I’ve watched so far I’m just really impressed with the freshman. I didn’t get to watch until the 4th quarter and I saw him drain three 3s. He’s only gonna get better 

Let's make something perfectly clear. Miller is great, but he is not Silsbee's best basketball player and he will tell you that himself.
Harris is da man

Bridge City - 79
Silsbee - 50

I know that I do not have much dog in the fight but reading this I think there are a couple of things to note: 
1. Travel - Yes United did travel to Arlington to play a game, but it was on a non school day, so students lost zero education by going there. The same as when they travel to Allen over Christmas. As much as we do not think about it, these are still students so being in class as much as they can is best. 
Beaumont is in no man's land, similar to the Odessa/Midland & Abilene. Look at who they are scheduling, Hobbs and other New Mexico schools, or down a level. Houston is two hours away for most non district games. United & Westbrook can travel there but many schools are not gonna travel East when they can find schools closer, so if they want a home game they have to find a way. Silsbee is one of the few, if only, schools that will agree to come to United or Westbrook. Many local schools will not for various reasons and Houston schools are not. So travel wise Beaumont, both schools, are stuck. They want a home game for the parents/students/fans to watch, they have to be creative. 
2. Money - The schools that travel across the country are not paying for it. Many are being sponsored by the host or another company. DeSoto and Duncanville the past couple of years have had 5-6 high level D1 players on each team so people want to showcase them. Beaumont has had 1 or 2 so you are not going to have as many organizations hoping to have them play. Some will but not the major ones. They have to look local and Beaumont does not have the money that you see in Dallas Fort Worth or Houston. If they want to travel it will be the old way of sales and fundraisers. But everyone is struggling. 
3. Tradition - As others have mentioned there are certain schools across the state that have that respect level. Argyle, Kimball, Carter, Madison, Brock, Silsbee, Yates, and now Washington. Year in and year out they are going to be good, and on any given night can give you a game (a few years ago the 4A state champ almost lost to the 1A state champ just saying). The coach knows that the teams will fight for 32 minutes and will push their players. This was that type of game. Silsbee has the tradition and the respect, so yes they may be 4A, and yes if they lose it might not look good to the ones with little knowledge, the real basketball people will know it is not that big of a deal. They know Silsbee is better than 1/2 to 2/3 of 6A teams and will be one of the final 8 teams playing in 4A in March. 
4. Game Planning - Coaches want to play teams that can prepare them for the playoffs and future opponents. Besides the above mentioned 32 minutes of fight, Silsbee may run schemes and systems that United might see down the road. So why not try and play them to give the players a taste of that pressure style. 
So looking at the whole 4A comment while it makes sense if they were playing most 4A schools, it does not work in this case. United by playing Silsbee was able to get a quality opponent to come to them that will prepare them for district and the playoffs.

What’s with all this who should play who stuff?  Looks to me like it was a very competitive game and both teams should have gotten better from it.  If your goal is to win championships, that’s all that really matters from a pre-district game. 

Rice with a dunk towards the end.
Silsbee - 56
Kingwood - 41
Final
Kingwood's first home loss of the season.

Since you brought it up.
Silsbee has played 12 games so far this season (currently 7-5). This is the classifications of the 12 teams they have faced:
6A - six
5A - five
4A- zero
3A- one (Dallas Madison who was #3 in the state at the time)
 
Tigers will play two more 6A teams (today vs. Kingwood and next Monday vs. Beaumont United)
So a 14 game non district schedule that has over half of the opponents 6A. Also, Silsbee will be playing two National tournaments coming up at the end of December and start of January. King Cotton in Arkansas and Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
To say that Silsbee "plays up" is a big understatement.

Great education out there in Silsbee 

For those that may have been wondering if #2 will be playing for Silsbee:

I" thought the Tigers played good last night. And Lufkin is a very good team. This was a great win for the Tigers. 

Silsbee 82 Angleton 68 Final
 

Much more respectable dunk count

Dunk count seems a little low for that score. Need to tighten that up. 

Oh............From the comments I've seen on here and a few other places I thought they were 10-12 games in. I reckon they'll be fine. 

Some of you Silsbee fans don't seem to understand just how good this West Brook team really is.
I got them finishing 2nd in a really tough 6A district. Possibly a split with United. WB is THAT good.
 
Silsbee will be just fine. If Miller and Cartwright decide to play, they will be that much better.

Just a guess…… maybe they have an up and coming communications program. 

According to the experts/professionals that rank high school players for a living, Miller is ranked #66 overall nationally. Sanders is not in top 250.
For what that's worth.
But 89Falcon knows best.

Possibly...
But what the heck, Ill provide some substance.
You are correct, mostly, on Miller not visually standing out EVERY PLAY of the game.
This is what makes him a great player and teammate.  Also, why Silsbee is a balanced offensive team.
He will rarely catch 10+ receptions, have 200+ receiving yards, multiple TDs, etc.
His Junior year will probably be his best statistical year, for obvious reasons. 
Its no coincidence that Silsbee had 3000+ YDs rushing AND 2800+ Passing YDs as a TEAM.
Biggest indicator of his ability to control & change the game is TDs. He makes the play when its in his hands to do so.
Silsbee Tigers scored 80+ TDs last year...  Dre'Lon Miller had 30% of those TDs.
Execution of his ability is why he is the best player on the field and few people see the effectiveness because it is rarely accompanied by bright lights.
jmo