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Not sure of the name.. but I stumbled upon some leaked photos from the media: Sources say the kid can throw it over them mountains.

I will be attending none.. but possibly watching several from around the area/state from the comforts of my couch.

Don't let the fact that while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, 'Spare Tire' Dixon, distract you from the fact that this conversation is about a scrimmage.

*out of 100

Two more years... to learn how to catch? Look.. I know it may be hard to hear that they likely have zero players that will lose an athletic scholarship because of the football season folding, but the truth hurts sometimes. It's not meant to be offensive. It's an absolute fact that the chances of a Texas high school football player receiving a scholarship to play beyond high school is miniscule. Roughly 2% receive a scholarship of any kind.. less than 1% receive a full scholarship. If you line up 100 kids from the state (including Westlake, Southlake Carrol, Carthage, Aledo,.. hell... Katy, Barbers Hill, Nederland, WOS..), you honestly think that 2.. or 1.. out of that 100 will be a kid that plays at Sabine Pass High School? Get your feelings out of the equation, dude. And.. believing that a kid incapable of (catching) as a sophomore can somehow be "coached up" and become a scholarship player brings your knowledge of the game into question.

Welp... time will tell.

Depends. Was there an actual relocation along with the transfer? Would come down to the DEC at that point.

That transfer portal can get ya..

There's always the chance that 1 or 2 have some ability. However... having enough ability to maybe fill a roster spot at PAM and being mentioned in the same sentence as "a chance to be looked at for scholarships" are so far removed from a comparison that it's laughable. Sorry. I have to believe that not only SP, but just about any school that size that had a "scholarship player" would not only either figure out how to fill a schedule, but would be extremely competitive. Especially if we're talking skill kids. But.. I'd bet that any high school football player that truly has a chance at playing football at the next level isn't going to Sabine Pass.

You put enough stipulations on who you'll accept then it doesn't matter how many kids are drawn. If they're required to meet certain academic/behavior standards and live out of district, you can say no to every one of them.

I've always said.. SP truly could have an athletics powerhouse if they took advantage of their proximity to PA to "offer a more quality education" to perhaps some PA kids that weren't quite up to speed for PAM athletics, but almost. I'm not saying it wouldn't be a more quality education anyway, just that perhaps SP's academic transfer standards are more conducive to a student that would rather have an Academic UIL or One Act Play state championship... as opposed to a football, basketball, or track state champion. And that's fine. Great, even. But if that's the route the district wants to go, stop pretending to be able to field a football team, create a schedule, and then fold. I honestly don't see why anyone still agrees to play SP in football. It seems that every year is a coinflip as to whether the game will happen. How's that productive? Just fold football. Let it be for P.E. classes and/or soccer and move on.

According to my source: Transferred in last year as a freshman. Speedster on the track (low 50s 1/4 miler). Don't know much about him. Don't even know if he played any offense prior to this year. Here's what I believe.. their offense will be tough to stop. Almost all of it is back from the group that Westwood couldn't stop last year in the playoffs. Can they stop someone? I'm not the one to ask.. but I'd bet that the only team that will stop Hardin's offense is Hardin.

DC game will be Hardin/OF. I wouldn't be surprised if Hardin won it this year.. but I'm told it's straight back to the mediocrity train after this season. EC always finds a way to EC... we'll see.

Region 4 hasn't been worth a crap in basketball since Shaq was in high school. Also... Cole hasn't seen anything like what they saw with Kountze all year. Probably ever.

The small/big split should've been done so as districts. Honestly, if they're dead set on doing it that way, they should have created the football districts the way they currently do... and then just said that those were the districts for every sport. Doing it this way, there are examples where the "small" schools that made the playoffs in one district are bigger than the "big" schools that made it in others. What a joke. Small school champions and big school school champions? Ok.. fine.. just make the football districts the districts for every sport.

Recruit.. ? ..

No argument here.

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Probably because, "Zero and I mean Zero political savvy. Very blunt and speaks his mind. He has expectations and refuses to bend on any. I have no inside knowledge to the situation at West Hardin but I would venture a guess that he rubbed the wrong person the wrong way." I have no idea if this is the case.. but this is a 100% SeTx (and most of rural schools) virus. I have zero sympathy for schools that run off good people for not being able to handle some possible hurt feelings.

Geographic proximity.. relative competitiveness between the teams (not usually historically lopsided).. historical conflict(s).. a lot of community hype.. I'm sure there's a lot of definitions and characteristics.

New coach should be fine. Just leave a copy of the lineup on the supt's desk before the game. Just to make sure.

It was never proven to me.. nor will it ever be I'm sure.. what the actual reason was that BH and Abseck parted ways. If it was due to Sup. overreach for whatever reason, then I would love to see Lufkin beat the brakes off of BH. Simply because I'm petty.. and love when people come out positively from wrongful situations. Especially coaches. Few things are as satisfying than seeing a coach that's been fired go on to success. If not the case.. meh. I don't have a dog in the fight. Either way, congrats on the Lufkin job.

(Joe Lombard has entered the conversation)

Photograph of the BH superintendent applauding his own crafty, managerial moves regarding the football team.