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Katy probably did have recruiters knocking down the door, they're not exactly the same type of squad they used to be. They signed 6 FBS kids last year, have 7 more who currently have offers and have a freshman running back that already has offers from the likes of Florida St. and Tennessee. Not to mention the last four or five running backs have been four and five stars.

#7 is just a sophomore, you can expect him to hold just about every career passing record at Crosby by the time he graduates. He has to stay healthy of course but I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some power 5 offers. Netherly is going to be the truth this year though, just needs some fine tuning from not having many game reps at qb the last two years.

Have to be a lot sharper in the passing game next week though.

In 2 quarters of game-situation with a running clock: Crosby 2 tds + 2 point conversion. Ned 0 tds but 4 first downs. Crosby picked off Ned to end the game portion of scrimmage. #3 for Ned looks to be their best player on either side of the ball. Not the most athletic but good size on the line of scrimmage for 5A. The smaller skill players could hurt against bigger athletes on the edges. If they figure that qb thing out they're probably in the playoffs again in that district.

Matter of fact, you can read it for yourself Grad. There's being relevant and then there's history. Like I said, I'm not writing it, I'm relaying it. Even mentions that trophy so many people on here talk about: Expectations high for Crosby football team By Adam Coleman,By Adam Coleman August 5, 2016 0 It's hard not to stare driving through Crosby. The Cougar Stadium renovations gleam as does the new scoreboard. The school's new high school campus brings just as much excitement. And the football team's recent success matches those additions. This is no longer a school hidden in the pockets of east Houston. It's a brand name with only one thing missing in the trophy cabinet. Ranked No. 2 in the Greater Houston Area Class 5A preseason rankings, Crosby enters 2016 with high expectations as always. The Cougars do so in a vastly different Class 5A landscape than there was last year. For example, the team that eliminated them in the area round last year, Ridge Point, resides with the bigger boys of Class 6A now. It was Crosby's only loss in 2015. Last year's Class 5A state champion, George Ranch, is in Class 6A now as well. That doesn't mean Class 5A is suddenly a breeze. "Even though George Ranch is going up to 6A, Manvel is coming down into 5A," Crosby coach Jeff Riordan said. "You still have Foster here. You still have Angleton. You still have a bunch of other good teams in the Houston area that have a great chance at being in Arlington in December." HS SPORTS High school football preview: District 22-6A After winning state title, North Shore wants more High school football preview: District 21-6A Katy's quest for title No. 9 begins High school football preview: District 19-6A And it's Crosby that welcomes Manvel to Class 5A in Week 1 in a showdown between potential state champions. There is Katy-Westlake, Westfield-Lamar and then, there is this game. Riordan said it's a chance to figure out what kind of team he has and it's an opponent that will prepare the Cougars for the looming eight-game district slate. It's not an easy district, either. Early in district play, famed coach Tom Westerberg – formerly of Allen – brings a revitalized Barbers Hill team into Cougar Stadium. Now with C.E. King in Class 6A, too, Dayton figures to be a top challenger to favorite Crosby. A New Caney team that gave Crosby a scare last year awaits at the end of the regular season. "Our district is always fun and exciting," Riordan said. "You've got to be on every week." Crosby will have loads of offense to combat that. Mannie Netherly debuts at quarterback. He's more known as an LSU pledge at receiver, but with Tristen Cotton gone, Riordan opted to remain athletic at the most crucial position on the field. Behind Netherly is what counts, too. Running back Carlos Grace – a Houston commitment - returns from an ACL injury that put a dent in Crosby's chances for a deep playoff run last year. Picking up for Grace last year was speedster Craig Williams. Crosby has all the tools to be this year's George Ranch. Riordan said it takes a little bit of everything to make that happen. "Being a part of a state championship team and a state championship run before, it take a little bit of luck," Riordan said. "It takes your kids gelling at peaking at the right time. You get there Week 16 and the team that's the hottest and the team that's the healthiest usually prevails." Using your logic Hightower is on par with Trinity because they both lost in the first round last year. *pm me if it's against the rules so I can take it down.

What man????????????????? Crosby used to beat Drew????????????? Where the heck did you get the inference that I said joining the two would make a difference?????????????? Several times a couple of years ago, including in Riordan's interview, it was said that Crosby never made it past the third round. What are YOU talking about man? Don't put words in my mouth to try to make a point you missed on. I don't say we're big and bad, I let the writers say that then I relay it accordingly. So yeah, we have piled up wins over Porter and Galena Park, as well as Dayton, Nederland, King, PNG, Angleton, Brenham, Hutto and Port Lavaca. I know who the "powerhouses" are, which exactly why I don't worry about those teams east of the river but that's "poo-pooing" them in some kind of way? lol, smh. There was more than one publication last year that picked us to win, this year both DC's and FNF have us in the semis. This is the title prognostication from this year, maybe my data analyst made this up for me and you and the PNG folks are the ones that are correct though: 1,086 Cougar14.2 Members 1,086 1,977 posts LocationCrosby, TX Posted 25 July · Report post LSG 2016 5A Championship Predictions By Michael Wright Pin It Updated: July 20, 2016 Some shakeups at the top? According to our 2016 Class 5A Texas high school football pre-season rankings, here is what we predict will happen from the Regionals forward in the playoffs this year. (Links are to team history pages) Division I Division II Region I Region I Denton Ryan (winner) Aledo (winner) Colleyville Heritage Lubbock Cooper Region II Region II Dallas Highland Park (winner) Frisco Lone Star (winner) Wylie East Lancaster Region III Region III Cedar Park (winner) Crosby (winner) Temple College Station Region IV Region IV Richmond Foster (winner) Corpus Cristi Calallen (winner) Angleton Kerrville Tivy Semifinals: Semifinals: Denton Ryan (winner) Aledo (winner) Dallas Highland Park Frisco-Lone-Star Semifinals: Semifinals: Cedar Park (winner) Crosby (winner) Richmond Foster Corpus Cristi Calallen Championship: Championship: Denton Ryan (winner) Aledo (winner) Cedar Park Crosby

Wait, a PNG fan posts a video from 1999. I say it's irrelevant due to the entire Texas landscape changing since then. You say PNG got to the title game 39 years after Crosby. I say that some people don't think "Crosby" even got there in '60 and you start telling me about what COULD'VE happened historically all over SETX???????? Then you go further on a tangent somewhere just to come back the initial point that I made which is "who cares about nearly 20 years ago". You're saying don't "poo-poo" what PNG did nearly two decades ago and then immediately talk out of the other side of your mouth and say " . . . 2 years ago or even last year won't mean squat." So care about 20 years ago but don't care about a time that actually still has players on the team? It's typical SETX logic at its finest. At the end of the day the statewide media doesn't try to write false stories and prognosticators don't intentionally try to make wrong picks. As the landscape sits today they only write about and pick Crosby, you "poo-pooing" a title prediction from someone in Dallas or Austin that get paid to do it in favor of trying to school me on school's SETX history is exactly why people can't see the forest for the trees and get continually crushed when they roll into Houston or Central Texas.

Completely different times Grad. Most say the "Crosby Cougars" have never played in a state championship game because the last time Crosby High School made the title game the school wasn't integrated with kids that played at Charles R. Drew. You can say we've never been, just like the vast majority of all the schools that are benefiting from the Houston population explosion. Same schools SETX gets continually punished by, even though they have history not a single kid at GR, Foster, Elkins or Manvel would even know about because their school didn't exist. Prep posting that film makes PNG look even more sad to me because it means they actually used to be able to compete not that long ago, nearly 20 years later they have a declining enrollment and live in an area that's contracting in general. 3 of the 4 teams that played in the 5A title games were first time schools that have been open less than 10 years, Cedar Park is considered a traditional power and didn't even exist the last time PNG made the title game. That history means a lot over there, it doesn't mean squat to anybody in the Houston area because they cheer for teams that are good in this era. La Marque has 5 state championships, you think that still carries weight over here? North Shore won a title in '03 and still couldn't wait to get rid of the coach because they saw Katy, Pearland, Cy Ranch, etc. were all playing for titles in the mean time. People here get stuck on history, which is exactly why people have to start thread on what it takes to get un-stuck from that history.

For whatever reason, you have to read the link on your phone or tablet. It says you need to be a subscriber when you look at it on your desk top.

We're talking about who is and isn't what all day and I find this while sifting through some bed time research. I mean, it's not people from Crosby actually writing this stuff. Undoubtedly people that do it for a living have a more favorable view of Crosby than the experts on this board: [Hidden Content]

Dang it man, out of likes for the day. Funny how some people interpret things. +1

Glad you got that on VHS, otherwise none of the kids in high school would be old enough to remember. Most weren't born yet. The seniors in that game have a 20 year class reunion coming up soon. PNG was Prep, Crosby is.

IDK, call up coach Martin and ask Manvel where their rings are? Learned something else now. Manvel is no longer a powerhouse because they don't have a ring. I asked you to keep it coming and you are BigDog, I'm being educated free of charge.

You have way too much faith in them. It's about time for them to lose to our 4th place team again which means another L to Kingwood Park or either Humble.

No, we have our players coached by Riordan and you have your players coached by Nuemann. That's why I'm confident. Y'all couldn't even beat the Flannigan.

I do, today I've learned that realistically Manvel is the only 5A powerhouse in Houston since no other team have more playoff wins than us either.

Yeah, heard the same thing about Angleton the last two years. 38-15 one time and 34-0 the other. Manvel puts 50 on us they win, if they don't we'll be leading off High School Football live.

Well, one thing is certain. If we get Ned in the playoff it's a for sure W. I wish there was some way we could get y'all in the second round.

Dude, can you please find something that wasn't played at a '70 stag party? You can't find any Eminem or something?

I'm sure you'll be there to watch us since PNG will already be at home. Thanks, booster club needs all the money they can get.

Yeah, hopefully we get off to another disappointing 11-0 start this year. . . .

We play them week 1 down in Brazoria county. I'm not sure I want to go back to NRG again? Smh.

It's cool man, I know you're not as good at this as me. Some of us still need to use the book on the test.

Like I said, cool. Foster isn't a powerhouse either because they've never been past the third round. Neither has FB Elkins or FB Ridge Point before they beat us last year. I'm just learning all types of new information today. Thanks and keep it coming.

Yeah, I was being realistic though.