BIG SHOW

Can someone please teach these officials what pass interference is. Mayfield made a great read on Giblins pass route and then become the route runner and had perfect position on the ball. In fact Giblin pushed him in the back to prevent the int and they called it on Mayfield. Mayfield were not mad at you keep doing your thing! We will eventually come across an official who knows the rule. I hope!!!!!

How about that call by Faircloth on the double reverse play? It was 2nd and goal from the 4 and it turned into 3rd and goal from the 15.  Resulted in no points. You know your not going to catch a discipline team like Nederland out of position.  Thanks Brandon!

He did make the all-district team that year, I can't argue with that. 

The best way to beat a press is with spacing and passing, not a whole lot of dribbling needed. If English could get his team to the 3rd round in the playoffs with Kirby Hanley(sp) as point guard, he can find someone in this group to do the same.   

Yes he can but he needs to take care of business in the class room.  At this point I trust Hebert and Ary more.  Darryl Jones is another good ball handler as well. Who knows, maybe the grass want be any greener in California and Ballou returns back to play ball with his friends. 

You are correct. He plays the 3 but could get moved to the 1 or Hebert to the 1 and Ary stay the 3.  You also have Darryl Jones who can play the 3 as Ary runs the 1. There's a bunch of different combinations, I'm curious to see what English does.  

I think they have a lot of different options. I don't know what coach English will decide but you have Ary, Hebert, Nelson, Jones and Reid. 

That must be a Beaumont thing. Doesn't happen in Nederland. 

This is a total shock. I hope it's not true but what I'm hearing is that his mom got a new job in California. "I'm hoping she finds something better here". I know this has to be hard on him, with it being his senior year.  You go from graduating with friends you've been with forever to graduating with a class you will hardly know.  I understand as a parent you have to do what's best for your family. A decision like this had to be hard for the Ballou's. I wish them the best of luck. He's a great kid and  will be missed. 

How do we even know the school shutdown in Atlanta? This again is hear say. It shows that Chris attended JetSet Language School in Atlanta. I did a Google search and i didn't see anything about it being closed. (I could be wrong or missed something) If the school closed down it's unfortunate and I'm glad they have a good home and school in bmt but if school is indeed still open, then that opens a whole new can of worms. Not sure how deep the UIL digs but I'm sure they will do the right thing. 

I can't disagree with you but they do make mistakes. For example the kid from Nederland that went to UT. I think his last name was Johnson. He had the size and speed but didn't workout, Tony Brown is another that comes to mind. The kid was top ranked just based on his 40 speed but the kid can't tackle. I'm sure there is several more that fall under that same situation.  It has to be a tough job to be a recruit but when the ones that don't workout they can look at there coach and say he ran a 4.4 and has size. Perhaps that's what keeps there jobs. 

That's where I think most scouts make there mistakes in recruiting kids. They look at there 40 time and size, when they should be looking at how a kid performs on the field.  Krautz want blow you away with his 40, it's probably 4.58 or 4.6 but can flat out play the game. I personally would pick him up as a slot receiver. JMO...

lmbo...game film of the play anyone? 

Krautz is the best all purpose back in the district, period!  He can hurt you in so many ways. By the way on that 73 yrs TD run, yes he out ran Centrals linebacker, then the DB that had the angle from the weak side. If we had a draft and I had first pick of anyone in the district.   He's my first pick, just saying. 

I understand the situation is strange and unfortunate for the kids from Nigeria but i would feel the same way if they just recently got a guardian that leaved in Nederland and just started living with them 2 months ago. Rules are rules and fair is fair....

Dove it's simple! Ozen and HJ are basketball schools. Nederland and PNG are football schools. PA Memorial is none of the above. Lol

So your telling me if Ozen would have a basketball program like Livingston or Vidor, you would of still transferred your boys there? 

We all know his boys went to Ozen for athletic purposes, but they played JV there first year just like the 7'3" kid  is going to do. 

That is 100% true, but will most likely be ineligible for varsity this year. He is a junior. They also have a 6ft 5" transfer they came over with him. They will have one heck of a JV team.  

I think Nederland does a pretty good job of sharing the love on offense but don't get me wrong, Krautz would be my first option all day every day.  I am curious to one thing though! Why don't we utilize #13 more on offense?  I watched some preseason games and was impressed with him. Very fast and good running instinct. 

He will as long as Nederland is selling popcorn. He loves him some Nederland popcorn!

Nederland battled with Sam Houston until the last few minutes. It was a 6 point difference for most of the game then it got to 10 and Nederland started fouling. Nederland had way to many turnovers, once they clean that up they will be tough for any team. 

That's what happens when you have no kicking game. Nederland was in a good position to go for it there. 

Strong field of teams in this tournament, i see we have some local teams in it! Central, Ozen and Nederland. Good Luck!

I hope it works out but I'm sure your aware that shooting good at the middle school level doesn't always translate into good shooting at the Varsity level.