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I agree, the OL had a very nice game. Look out for this group of Mustangs!

Cardenas had a nice game (as to be expected 1st team All-State) however the DB from WO-S played well against him most of the evening. A miscue by two of the DB's for WO-S allowed Cardenas to score early, but that was pretty much it... Both teams will improve, and YES; as WO-S improves, watch out!

A very sound performance by an excellent young Mustang football team. They kids got down early 7-0 on a miscue by the DB, but other than that... it was all Mustangs, all night long! Great job!

WEST ORANGE-STARK MUSTANGS 2008 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME SCORE 0 8/29/2008 Nederland Away 7:30 38-24 (Win) 1 9/05/2008 LCM Home 7:30 27-7 (Win) 2 09/12/2008 Kirbyville Away 7:30 35-14 (Win) 3 09/19/2008 Jasper Home 7:30 8-6 (Win) A defensive thriller in the rain. Hooks goes for 2!!! 4 09/26/2008 OPEN 5 10/03/2008 Royal Home 7:30 28-0 (Win) 6 10/10/2008 Silsbee* Home 7:30 28-22 (Win) 7 10/17/2008 Hamshire-Fannett* Away 7:30 41-21 (Win) 8 10/24/2008 Bridge City*** Home 7:30 54-8 (Win) 9 10/31/2008 Hardin-Jefferson* Away 7:30 44-13 (Win) 10 11/07/2008 Orangefield* Home 7:30 45-13 (Win) Final Record 10-0 (Overall) 5-0 (District) Playoffs (TBD) Another outstanding year in-store for those Mighty Mustangs!

Orangefield Bobcats 2008 Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME RESULT AUG 29 EAST CHAMBERS 7:30 28-14 (Loss) SEPT 5 BUNA 7:30 35-21 (Win) SEPT 12 @LIBERTY 7:30 28-17 (Win) SEPT 19 @TARKINGTON 7:30 21-10 (Win) SEPT 26 NEWTON (Homecoming) 7:30 42-14 (Loss) OCT 3 OPEN OCT 10 @HAMSHIRE-FANNETT 7:30 28-7 (Loss) OCT 17 HARDIN-JEFFERSON 7:30 33-19 (Win) OCT 24 @SILSBEE 7:30 32-15 (Loss) OCT 31 BRIDGE CITY (Senior Night) 7:30 41-20 (Win) NOV 7 @ WEST ORANGE-STARK 7:30 45-13 (Loss) Final Record: 5-5 (Overall) 2-3 (District) A talented football team, but not quite competitive in district - YET... Good luck to the 2008 Bobcats!

Predication's are nice and all, but the kids still have to play the game, and the coaches still have to instruct their ball players properly to have a successful out-come. However things turn out this Friday; I'm just happy to renew this long time rivalry once again! Go 'Stangs!

Opponents Against Whom WO-S Has the Best Showing Most games lost vs. WO-S 1. 23 - Nederland (6-23-0) 2. 22 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville (2-22-0) 3. 19 - Port Arthur Lincoln (1-19-1) 4. 18 - Bridge City (0-18-0) 5. 17 - Jasper (5-17-0) 6. 17 - Port Neches-Groves (6-17-0) 7. 15 - Vidor (7-15-0) 8. 13 - Silsbee (2-13-0) 9. 9 - Beaumont-Charlton-Pollard (0-9-0) 10. 9 - Beaumont Central (3-9-0) 11. 9 - Port Arthur Jefferson (7-9-1) Source: www.TexasHSFootball.com Historical records like this don't lie folks... WO-S has Big Ned's number. Go 'Stangs!

Including Monday, we've got 5 good days of sunshine on the field. Believe me, after a good sun-soaking and a little field dressing by the excellent maintenance crew over there in Nederland, there won't be any excuses come game time. It's all good football fans!

Great interview. Lots of mutual respect regarding two of the better Southeast Texas high school football traditions! Should be an awesome contest this Friday night!

I agree whole heartily. Mr. Mathernewill be missed dearly. The O-line has some work to do, but I am looking forward to seeing who's gonna step it up and become another Mustang legend(s).

Nice read. Good luck to you Mr. Isadore. You can't go wrong with any of those colleges. Just go somewhere where you'll receive a 1st class education and an opportunity to play football.

WO-S, enough said.

The O-line is struggling somewhat, that’s been witnessed… However, the proper adjustments will be made and are being made as we speak. Conditioning plays a big part as we all know. You can be taught the offensive line assignments and have them down to a T, but when the fourth quarter rolls around and fatigue sets in; we've got to be the team who has the better conditioned athletes. That'll come... The squad may not be in tip top shape by week 0, but certainly by district. Hooks and Coach T will make sure of that. Heck, another good week of practice and things will start clicking for the O-line and D-line respectively by this Friday. Just as soon as they get a couple of their stud D-linemen back, the O-line will be fine too. Blocking assignments become a little harder when you have to play every single down on both sides of the ball. Those guys are gonna be just fine.

As mentioned earlier, the depth will come from the JV squad as the season progresses. Coming from a close inside source, the JV gives the Varsity a run for their money week in week out at practice. The future is extremely bright in Mustang Land for the next several seasons. Don’t fret all you naysayer’s, it’s going to be a very fine season, just you wait and see.

To all you Mustang fans that witnessed tonight’s scrimmage... that's all it was, a scrimmage. This is a really talented and dedicated squad. They'll be ready when it counts. They are finding themselves and acclimating themselves with one another. As a former player, it’s so difficult to get fired up about a scrimmage, particularly when you‘re still struggling to get your 2nd wind. Come week 0, it's an entirely different ball-game. Good luck to all of the guys on the team.

Yeah, the parking there... not so good. There's parking along the street on the stadium side, and Wells Fargo. Other parking on the campus side where there aren't any bleachers. Should be ok for a scrimmage.

You're correct about the drainage and the quality of the field overall. There's an interesting story behind that old field and stadium. The Stark’s went all out regarding the design of the field. Its play rivals any natural grass field in the country. I'll work on the details of how that field was originally assembled and what went into the construction.

School Information Address: 1400 Newton Street, Orange, Texas 77630 Mascot: Mustangs School Colors: Silver, Navy Blue Established: 1977 Ancestor school(s): Formed from the merger of West Orange (Chiefs) and Orange Lutcher Stark (Tigers) High Schools First Varsity Season: 1977 School Website: [Hidden Content] THSF Team Board: West Orange-Stark Mustangs Note: At the end of the 2007 season, in 357 total games played, West Orange-Stark has played against 67 different football programs in their 31 year history. 67 Total Opponents 38 have lost every game played vs. WO-S 53 have a losing record vs. WO-S 4 are tied in wins and losses vs. WO-S 10 have a winning record vs. WO-S Here are the best and worst records vs. opponents all-time. All of the following were calculated at the end of the 2007 season. Most Frequently Played Opponents 1. 29 - Nederland 2. 24 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville 3. 23 - Port Neches-Groves 4. 22 - Vidor 5. 22 - Jasper 6. 21 - Port Arthur Lincoln 7. 18 - Bridge City 8. 17 - Port Arthur Jefferson 9. 15 - Silsbee 10. 12 - Beaumont Central Opponents Against Whom WO-S Has the Best Showing Most games lost vs. WO-S 1. 23 - Nederland (6-23-0) 2. 22 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville (2-22-0) 3. 19 - Port Arthur Lincoln (1-19-1) 4. 18 - Bridge City (0-18-0) 5. 17 - Jasper (5-17-0) 6. 17 - Port Neches-Groves (6-17-0) 7. 15 - Vidor (7-15-0) 8. 13 - Silsbee (2-13-0) 9. 9 - Beaumont-Charlton-Pollard (0-9-0) 10. 9 - Beaumont Central (3-9-0) 11. 9 - Port Arthur Jefferson (7-9-1) Most Games below 0.500 vs. WO-S 1. -20 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville (2-22-0) 2. -18 - Port Arthur Lincoln (1-19-1) 3. -18 - Bridge City (0-18-0) 4. -17 - Nederland (6-23-0) 5. -12 - Jasper (5-17-0) 6. -11 - Port Neches-Groves (6-17-0) 7. -11 - Silsbee (2-13-0) 8. -9 - Beaumont-Charlton-Pollard (0-9-0) 9. -8 - Lumberton (0-8-0) 10. -8 - Vidor (7-15-0) The 38 Opponents That Have Never Won vs. WO-S (0-18-0) Bridge City (0-9-0) Beaumont-Charlton-Pollard (0-8-0) Lumberton (0-6-0) Newton (0-4-0) Houston Worthing, Orangefield, Hamshire-Fannett, Hardin-Jefferson (0-3-0) Dayton, West Columbia (0-2-0) Anahuac, Lamar Consolidated, Willis, Houston Smiley, Kerrville Tivy, Aldine Nimitz, Beaumont South Park, Houston Stratford, Houston Sterling, Kirbyville (0-1-0) Liberty, Palestine, Corpus Christi Calallen, Friendswood, Magnolia, Brownsboro, Henderson, New Caney, Tomball, Katy Mayde Creek, Crosby, Rockwall, Wharton, McKinney, New Braunfels, Brenham, Dickinson, Coldspring Opponents Against Whom WO-S Has the Worst Showing... Most games won vs. WO-S (only 14 have won more than once) 1. 7 - Port Arthur Jefferson (7-9-1) 2. 7 - Vidor (7-15-0) 3. 6 - Port Neches-Groves (6-17-0) 4. 6 - Nederland (6-23-0) 5. 5 - Beaumont West Brook (5-5-0) 6. 5 - Jasper (5-17-0) 7. 4 - Beaumont French (4-5-0) 8. 4 - Bay City (4-8-0) 9(t). 3 - La Marque (3-1-0) 9(t). 3 - Houston C.E. King (3-1-0) 11. 3 - Beaumont Central (3-9-0) 12. 2 - Beaumont Ozen (2-2-0) 13. 2 - Silsbee (2-13-0) 14. 2 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville (2-22-0) The 13 Opponents Without a Losing Record vs. WO-S (Ranked by games above 0.500 vs. WO-S) +2 - La Marque (3-1-0), Houston C.E. King (3-1-0) +1 - Houston Strake Jesuit (1-0-0), Baytown Lee (1-0-0), Houston Yates (1-0-0), Paris (1-0-0), Waller (1-0-0), Ennis (1-0-0), Wimberley (1-0-0), Waco La Vega (1-0-0) 0 (tied series) - Beaumont West Brook (5-5-0), Beaumont Ozen (2-2-0), Huffman Hargrave (1-1-0), Texarkana (1-1-0) * - 7 losses were at the hands of eventual State Champions (La Marque x 2, Yates, Paris, Ennis, Wimberley, & West Brook) WO-S vs. Opponents by County (Ranked by most total games played) 145 games - Jefferson County (108-35-2) 75.17% 68 games - Orange County (59-9-0) 86.76% 34 games - Harris County (23-10-1) 69.12% 27 games - Hardin County (25-2-0) 92.59% 24 games - Jasper County (19-5-0) 79.17% 12 games - Matagorda County (8-4-0) 66.67% 6 games - Newton County (6-0-0) 100% 5 games - Galveston County (2-3-0) 40.00% 4 games - Liberty County (4-0-0) 100% 4 games - Montgomery County (4-0-0) 100% 3 games - Brazoria County (3-0-0) 100% 3 games - Lee County (2-1-0) 66.67% 2 games - Chambers County (2-0-0) 100% 2 games - Fort Bend County (2-0-0) 100% 2 games - Kerr County (2-0-0) 100% 2 games - Bowie County (1-1-0) 50% UIL Enrollment History 2008-2010: 691 2006-2008: 775 2004-2006: 884 2002-2004: 913.5 2000-2002: 1010 1998-2000: 963 1996-1998: 951 Official TEA Enrollment Numbers 1989-90: 1071 (505 - West Campus, 566 - East Campus) 1990-91: 997 (466 - West Campus, 531 - East Campus) 1991-92: 975 1992-93: 908 1993-94: 898 1994-95: 969 1995-96: 958 1996-97: 895 1997-98: 911 1998-99: 928 1999-00: 962 2000-01: 944 2001-02: 891 2002-03: 899 2003-04: 882 2004-05: 789 2005-06: 791 2006-07: 717 All-Time WO-S Top Player Kevin Smith (Former Dallas Cowboys, Defensive Cornerback) All-Time Coaches 1977 - 1980 Steve McCarty (29-10-1) 1981 - present Dan Ray Hooks (251-64-2) Stadium Information D.R. Hooks Stadium Surface: Grass Capacity: 10,000 (est.) External Media Links Newspaper Coverage: Orange Leader Radio Coverage: KOGT 1600 AM

Best of luck to you Tim. Go out there and have some fun! While you're at it, go and pancake of few D-Linemen 8).

Based on talent from both sides of the ball; WO-S looks like the better of the two squads . I'm confident in saying: WO-S 38 - Ned 21. Looking forward to an awesome game and season!

Dodge had is right shoulder seperated. Would not have returned for the rest of the season. Bummer... Good luck to Abilene!

Last I heard, Huntsville, Friday at 7pm or 7:30pm? LaVega has the talent to be competitive, but very undisciplined. Mustangs by 14. Go Stangs! 8)

Ok, folks, someone will need to continue the play-by-play for the 2nd half. I'm at the office and have a client to visit with now... Go Stangs!!!! Good luck in the 2nd half!

Play-by-play Total yards for Coldspring 119 total 0 yards passing. WO-S 156 Total yards 119 in the air, 37 yds on the ground for the Stangs. Let's go Stangs!

Not much happening on the WO-S sideline. Let's see what happens in the 2nd half. The Stangs are a second half ball-club...