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See above ^ response when you’re running low on material. See you also cut it back to one emoji this post, must’ve been some truth to that.

Nah, I don’t think Manvel if good enough to beat Aledo. They would beat Calallen or PLC in the semis if Tivy is what I think though. I think Manvel will play FB Marshall in the regional final and it’s a toss up. Manvel’s path to the regional final could be Ned, Lindale and BH. It doesn’t get any easier than that. I would probably take FB Marshall in the game though.

No bad mouthing at all. If Crosby loses tonight it will be their worst record in 10 years. That’s the facts of the team you’re playing on. The coach that coached that team got fired the very next year after losing to Vidor. Other schools fail to respect us because we got blown out by New Caney, Barbers Hill and lost by double digits at home to Vidor. If Crosby wins tonight and loses to Marshall next week it will still be their worst record since 2011 when Flannigan was fired, and that’s with the WOS game cancelled. I’ve been on this site for almost 10 years and anybody here can tell you that NOBODY wants Crosby to win more than me and NOBODY has defended Crosby or tried to explain situations concerning them more than me. Now pay attention in class and ty to beat Willowridge tonight if you’re one of the kids that get playing time. By the way, you see CC Miller with Coach Garcia in his first year as OC is 10-0 for the first time in school history with 1,200 kids playing in 5A-D1. Completely different winning down there vs up here.

Not here trying to spin anything, Crosby borderline sucks and Vidor actually does. Vidor has only won one first round game in 60+ years, you have no choice but to be good with just competing and tying to play spoiler. I’m glad we could provide that win for you though. And yeah, our coach isn’t good at all but he’s insulated by split divisions and a weak district. Couple things I know: 1 > 0, which is the number of playoff games for Crosby vs Vidor his year. The other thing is usually men that use the amount of emojis you do have partners instead of wives.

I hope you’re right but this is a completely different offense personnel wise than the one Ned saw last year. Last season they were a qb run-centric offense, qb wasn’t much of a passer and they didn’t have a good rb. This year they have a 1,000+ yard back and a 6’-4” 220lbs qb to run the zone read with who can also distribute the ball pretty efficiently to his three top receivers. Crosby has to play solid defense plus keep the turnovers and penalties down if they want to win this one. We also have a new variable added when it comes to coaching.

So just for a re-cap: Manvel goes TO Hall Stadium and beats FB Marshall who was ranked #2 at the time giving them the best win in the state. They beat 12-5A’s 4th place team by 35, they were only up 3 points entering the 4th quarter on the own district’s 4th place team. Yet, you somehow agree that Nederland looked good and Manvel looks vulnerable? Got it.

I said I wasn’t going to post the rest of the “season”. This part of the year is called the “post-season”. Not sure how Vidor fans can get the two confused? Crosby isn’t very good to be talking, but I think it was an even worse loss now considering how bad Vidor ended up being. Vidor literally averaged 10ppg in district play after the Crosby contest, until the got to play Dayton in the finale. I would say Crosby fans are far from chirping.

FBW is better than Crosby at every offensive skill position except maybe qb depending on how Branch plays. Their receivers also catch the ball. I agree their defense is a little undersized but saying they’re not that good is not really a plus for Crosby this year. We lost to Vidor who isn’t good at all.

He reminds me a lot of the kid Earnest Patterson Crosby faced when they played Brenham a while back. I think he has a little too end though, he broke free and should’ve had a 99 yards td run on Manvel but ran down after about 70 yards.

My post was just to show you how much it doesn't make sense to try to use the transitive property to predict games, especially ones from 3 months ago. You have no idea of game conditions, injury situations, position changes, etc., that led to the outcome. Since I'm sure you don't know this I'll give yo you some BH history. Last time BH won the district was 2011 when they also finished 9-1 and played the 4th seed in bi-district just like they get now. They averaged about 40ppg that year in district play and had three 600+ yard rushers I believe. They also had the best statistical defense in the district. Ozen put 40 on them and sent BH home in the first round because BH didn't matchup well with them even though they had already beaten Nederland, who finished 7-0 in district play, earlier that year. I didn't think we had a chance to win hardly any games this year so saying we don't have a chance against Willowridge is far from a slight in my view. I'm sure Willowridge has looked at Crosby's district and our schedule scores and thinks the exact same thing.

Willowridge's regular season leaders: Passing: Rufus Scott - 119-195, 1774 yards, 22tds and 6 ints/ 496 rushing yards and 11tds - Best game was Manvel where he was 16-25, 300 yards with 4tds and 0 ints Rushing: Jamarcus Buckner - 122 carries for 1,078 yards and 8tds - Best game was Manvel where he had 21 carries for 240 yard and 1td Receiving: Basically a two man show with very similar production - Lidarian Carter/Marquise Garrett combined for 90 recs, 1,508 yards and 21tds. They also have another slot speedster who's accumulated just shy of 500 yards The Willowridge defense looks getable but they've also been gotten by players this district doesn't have. I think the offense will have some efficiency with Dunn coming back but Crosby is going to have to win this one in the front seven on the defensive side of the ball.

That's exactly what we're doing. We used to play with about 252 schools in the division so in the second round you would get a bunch of district champions playing each other similar to what you're going to see in region 3 6A-D1 this year. Now we only play with about 122-126 football schools in the division so you get a lot more watered down product in the playoffs. It helps this area because our teams aren't as good but effects a team like Cedar Park because they can't use their enrollment advantage in the D2 playoffs anymore. Same for a school like Angleton who could probably win the region in 5A-D2 but won't even make the playoffs in their district. For this area splitting the divisions was a God-send though.

Magnolia scored 35, Kingwood Park scored 35 and PNG just scored 35. That’s pretty much a 1/3 of your games where you gave up 35 points on a weak schedule. I believe that was Branch’s first game even playing and Dunn played a good portion of the game at qb, he looks completely different now after a few games. BH’s defense was greatly helped by the wind that night too, to the point Crosby didn’t even punt past the sticks one time in the first quarter plus an awful interception. Crosby’s defense held PNG to 7 while BH gave up 35. If I do what you did with Crosby and Manvel I can also say BH’s defense isn’t good because PNG only scored 30+ points four times all year. 4A Silsbee, a bad Lee defense, a worse Dayton defense and BH. You’re still judging the way you played off a Crosby team that isn’t very good. There’s a reason BH hasn’t ever won a playoff game in 5A, reality rolls around in November.

You probably shouldn’t apply the transitive property to the scores in other districts. Houston Sterling was up by 20 on Willowridge in the 4th quarter before they came back. BH will probably win but I doubt it’s anything like 41-14, probably closer to 42-35. If you really look at BH’s defense they gives up about 35ppg to spread offenses that can actually execute. You’re also making the assumption that BH is as good as Manvel, FB Marshall and FB Elkins in order to blow them out. Players like Brown make Sterling’s speedy receivers even tougher to deal with. Like I said, I think BH wins but I wouldn’t go into this game thinking you’re going to roll.

It’s a little bit of both. Their defenses aren’t great, I think everybody except Nederland has a chance to score 30+. What they do have is elite offensive players in the district though, we don’t have one FBS commit in the district at the offensive skill positions. BH is going to face the best rb in Houston ISD in their matchup and Sterling also has a solid qb with some ridiculously fast receivers. Our defenses look better because our offenses aren’t as explosive so you get longer times of possessions and less points. If Crosby and BH are going to win they’re Probably going to need to 35+

Playoff games are about matchups, and PNG just drew the worst one by getting the best player in the region. I’ve seen Aledo and Calallen stop him but that’s about it. If PNG does any better against Achane than 15 carries for 200 yards and a few tds it’ll be a good job. FB Marshall put over 50 on PNG and beat them by 40 last year so I think PNG fans know limiting the damage Malik Hornsby does to you is the real key. Only bright spot in this one is that all their studs graduate this season so PNG will have a better shot in 2020 should they draw FB Marshall a third consecutive year.

Somehow Crosby finishes second in the district after a 1-3 start and gets rewarded with a home playoff game at Cougar Stadium formerly known as “The Jungle”. Willowridge squeaked by Houston Sterling 51-48 in the season finale to secure 3rd place from 11-5A. Willowridge also played Manvel to a 41-49 count earlier in district play and led a good portion of the game until about midway through the 4th quarter. Very good athletes for Willowridge. They have a very good scrambling 6’-4” qb named Rufus Scott who should end up with some FBS offers after his junior year and an electric sophomore rb named Jamarcus Buckner who rushed for over 1,000 yards during the regular season. Scott isn’t the best passer but he has three good receivers he gets the ball to pretty effectively. They’re big up front on the o-line but I think it’s about as favorable a matchup you could ask for considering the options. I think Crosby would’ve struggled a lot more with Houston Sterling’s read option due to them having what I think is the 2nd best rb in the region. If Crosby can keep the pre-snap penalties down and limit turnovers I really like our chances. Last couple of weeks Crosby looks like they’ve developed the RPO game and Branch looks more and more comfortable. I like our matchups on the offensive side of the ball, especially with #5 playing both ways now but this game will come down to Crosby getting off the field on 3rd down defensively. Have to limit the qb killing you with his legs.

Ned lost to Marshall by 40 last year. Why would you want to play Manvel like that? Manvel isn’t loaded like the Kirk Martin teams of the past because Martin is at Syracuse and Alvin ISD built the Shadow Creek Ranch neighborhood their own school instead of having them combined with Manvel. Manvel has the best win in the state in 5A-D2. I still think FB Marshall is the best team in the region though. Our 5A’s just don’t match up well with the real contenders this alignment unless you have players like RJ.

FB Willowridge and Houston Sterling don’t play until tonight after FB Marshall. I’m sure Crosby and BH’s coaching staffs will be in attendance.

I mean, we’re still not “good”. We just have more talent than everybody else in the district and were able to squeak out some wins despite the coaching. Other than a bad first quarter against BH(coaching) in a windstorm where we got down 21-0, Crosby has played pretty decent since losing to Vidor. QB is starting to put the numbers together I figured he would if he had gotten cleared to start the season.

Crosby finishes off a struggling opponent the way you’re supposed to going into the playoffs. Crosby puts up their first 50 point game under the new staff as well as their first 600 yard output. I’m not certain but I also believe this is our first turnover free game this season and the least pre-snap penalties we’ve had all year. It’s how you want to look at the end of the season, even if it’s only for one more week. Solid stat line for the transfer qb making his 4th start: 15-22, 265 yards and 3tds/13 carries for 126 yards and 2tds

I like your chances too but it’s a tough matchup. NC going to have a disadvantage at the line of scrimmage and the way they score is by being super reliant on Childress to run the ball from the qb spot. The way those teams win is by playing elite defense, especially against the qb run. This isn’t Westlake vs Steele in the first round but it will be that kind of disappointment for someone after y’alls matchup.

I would say 1-5. Angleton could probably win 9-5A D1. They’re the most physically impressive team Crosby has been on the field with this year. I think Hightower is the most beatable but you might see all 4 teams from their district go three deep. Similar to what the Spring district did in 6A a while back.

Well, New Caney could end up with the most dreaded record in THSF, 10-1. Last team I remember to do that was FB Hightower who was in a similar situation as NC. In a district where powerhouse Angleton doesn’t even make the playoffs, NC gets freaking Richmond Foster in the first round😟😟😟 Foster is the only team all year to play Shadow Creek within a score.

Yep, our season was supposed to be over so I’m allowing myself to post again. Despite Coach Prieto almost snatching defeat from the jaws of victory last week against Ned by not kneeling the ball, Code Red is back in the playoffs for the 14th time in 15 years. Ned and PNG have no chance of winning their playoff games but Crosby is going to get a good matchup against FB Willowridge and BH gets a worse matchup against Houston Sterling but a very winnable one and an excellent chance for a couple playoff wins before they get Manvel.