Barney Fife

This could be good for United as well as Beaumont.  Look at png nederland, vidor , pa  football little leagues. and hJ and silsbee little dribbler basketball programs. Programs that tend to do very well year in and year out have excellent little league programs with high school coaches working hand in hand to develop kids. Question is will the bulldogs become a feeder pattern of west brook. 

I was very surprised to see Hj loose this game especially after that horrible loss to Jasper. Ive seen them play a few more times than normally this year. In every game I have seen he has easily been the best/most consistent player on the court. Teams that have done well against H-J focus on keeping the ball out of his hands.

Coach Joubert has always done an excellent job with whatever caliber players he has. He finds a way of putting a good product on the court each night. with out Edwards i was shocked to see a Hj loss. But games like this are always a toss up. When two head coaches come from the same successful program, their schemes will be similar.It always will come down to in game adjustments and the amount of mistakes the kids make.  Good solid win for Kountze, but this loss is not the end of the world for Hj they have a solid team.

The one exiting is sure going to be missed greatly. Hopefully the next one will do just as good!

This is nonsense. Why is Hardin even on HJs schedule in the first place? If anything Sloan is scared. Trying to get a freebie. Nothing against Hardin, but HJ is just on another level. Why not get competition to prepare you for district or playoffs?

If anyone has a shot to beat Silsbee this early in the playoffs, I would say HJ has the best shot just based on familiarity and the rivalry. I don't think it will happen, but I know HJ will definitely be well prepared for this one.

I agree it is a shame that Silsbee doesn't get the local coverage they deserve but if you ask me all of the news stations are a little inconsistent with their coverage. as far as the HJ silsbee match up I hope that's how the story actually goes HJ on fire and silsbee Luke warm ( Hj better focus on Booker T first though)

Don't worry you can bet that the local sports reporters, KFDM, 12news & fox4 will be at the HJ match-up if it happens. 
You will see HJ scoring from all over the court with them showing Silsbee only making like 2 buckets & then they will say HJ almost had it. Typical coverage for Silsbee lol

Man.... what can be said positively about a coach who spends all spring every year trying to find a new job.   ANY job.  Just another job.  
 
BISD shouldn't renew this guy.  

For everyone on here that is upset with this punishment put the shoe on the other foot! if that was your child then the punishment wouldn't be harsh enough. Im sure Devon is very apologetic for his actions and I respect him for giving his public apology but at some point kids have to realize that athletics are not mandatory but simply a reward for being a good student and a person of god character.  Hopefully he understands the magnitude and severity of his actions. Its better to understand that every action has a consequence now.

For everyone on here that is upset with this punishment put the shoe on the other foot! if that was your child then the punishment wouldn't be harsh enough. Im sure Devon is very apologetic for his actions and I respect him for giving his public apology but at some point kids have to realize that athletics are not mandatory but simply a reward for being a good student and a person of god character.  Hopefully he understands the magnitude and severity of his actions. Its better to understand that every action has a consequence now.

For everyone on here that is upset with this punishment put the shoe on the other foot! if that was your child then the punishment wouldn't be harsh enough. Im sure Devon is very apologetic for his actions and I respect him for giving his public apology but at some point kids have to realize that athletics are not mandatory but simply a reward for being a good student and a person of god character.  Hopefully he understands the magnitude and severity of his actions. Its better to understand that every action has a consequence now.

I too have seen some of the video! A lot led up to this happening. I have coached some of these boys in the past and it is disheartening to see these things. These boys have a lot on the line and sometimes youth gets in the way and they don't realize what the consequences are. Now they are at the point where they must serve out whatever punishment they have coming their way, learn and grow from it, and apply it to become better young men. We ask these young athletes to play with passion, emotion, intensity, and then try to instill in them the control of checking their emotions and intensity after the whistle blows. The worst thing that has happened in todays game at all levels is social media. It brings into play another part of the mental game that coaches have to learn to control and coach to. JMO 

Here is part of the issue I've noticed.  Silsbee has several players who play with a lot of emotion.   The majority of the team plays very physical defense.   I personally love to see the game played that way and it IS the way the game is played at the highest level.  In the same way, some of LCM's better players play the same way (Brown and Simmons to name two).  Again, I enjoy watching the game played that way.   (Some on both teams are a little to "chirpy" for my taste and don't think you have to talk when playing physical and with emotion but I'm an old timer and this is not uncommon). 
The problem is with a lot of opposing fans, they are used to watching little Petey playing little dribblers or junior high basketball where the refs blow the whistle for every touch.  They start yelling at the refs for not calling fouls and claim the other team is playing "dirty" because they are playing physically.  And they take the emotion the kids play with as cockiness and so labels start getting thrown.  
This is a personal observation but I see it a lot, especially at the local level.  I equate it to comments I've seen on here or heard in the stands at football games.  Just because WOS or Memorial or any other team is "laying the lumber" out there does not mean they are playing dirty.  And despite a common myth, basketball is not a non-contact sport...

back to concession stands!!!!! twin county nome gym's chicken strip basket with cheese sticks!!!! have become a weekly must for me this year

in the mean time who is coaching the Team? !!!!

This one could get scary early on but at least the hawks are scared to play them. If Hj comes out and shoots the ball well like they are capable of doing this game will be much closer than most of us expect. No Hj doesn't have the one or two studs they normally have but the guys they do have play very well together. height is gonna be a big problem for HJ. no predictions just want each team to come out and play their hearts out!!!!.

this was a good game hJ didnt necessarily play well in this game but a win is a win. a few gutsy plays late in the game pretty much stole momentum and the win. a four pt play to tie it up heading to the 4th and then the big pull up three with 4 sec remaining was the difference maker. I saw sneed dressed but no action! i hope he is injury free sure gonna need him Big guy from LCM is a decent player I.M.O but a lil too cocky. a lot of mutombo finger waiving  and head shaking but when he had the opportunity to put the game away for the bears he missed a go ahead dunk and then two big free throws.

win win I agree totally agree good coaching and kids enjoying playing together is are ingredients for success.

win win I agree totally agree good coaching and kids enjoying playing together is are ingredients for success.

Hardin Jefferson  79
Laredo Nixon  73   Final OT
Hawks finish 3rd at Aransas Pass.

up until lately there wernt many passes being thrown. number 80 was their primary target and he does excellent when his number is called but the last two weeks the offense has been spreading it out.  H J is dangerous when their speed can play in space.

Yeah I know.and it's no disrespect to either one of them. I know wat happened between w.o ND HJ. I just hate that ppl couldn't see how much better HJ is this year.im not saying that they will beat either one of those school. But HJ will battle test both of them.bc neither one of them have a defense or special teams like w.o.

HJ has been missing key players since the WOS game one gets healthy and another one goes down. hadn't seen shepherd any this year but HOPEFULLY hj has a good game plan to counter the will to win that all teams have in the playoffs. should be a very exciting game

If a high school coach would even consider allowing his players to play dirty against any player would be ridiculous. I hope this is just a rumor for the sake of both the kid and oxen. Ozen has been in the media enough for bad decisions. This would not be a good start for their new coach...