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Well, @Falcons2026 made me rethink this a little.
I wasn't considering some injuries that occurred very early in the season.
Counting some kids that haven't played yet due to injuries before the season and some that happened early in the year and may not be returning this season, its more than 2-3.
Nobody wants to post kids names or specifics when there is an injury because its a kid, we don't know all the details...just feels crass.
I don't think it is 11 starters that are injured and will not play...but as you see, sometimes my keyboard moves faster than the speed of thought.

I’m biased. I’m trying hard not to be.
Last years HH offense was not as productive as this years.  The starting center was out and the backup was a senior that was undersized but did a good job. The defense went after him (as they should) and made it tough. Some healing after the bye week will help but if the offense can do what they do, they can score enough to win.
The Huffman defense will need to tackle well. The LCM offense has playmakers in the run and short pass game that get yards. HH has the defensive speed and they are rarely out of position. The long game is just not there for LCM but the secondary for HH is playing lights out so that may not matter.
If both teams play to their strengths, this game favors HH. I like both head coaches so I would be willing to bet they both might have a couple tricks up their sleeves. 
 
updating my worthless score prediction. 
28-20 Huffman.
if the weather is rainy, it’s a toss up in my opinion. 

I’ve only watched the one game against LCM. 
But, I’ve seen teams that collapse against equal competition but will dominate even slightly lesser opponents. 
 
Performance is not linear. It’s hard to explain (for me at least) without drawing a graph.  Like the concept of momentum in a game. A d-line gets a pressure, then a great tackle for loss, maybe a sack. And suddenly they look unstoppable. Like sharks smelling blood in the water. 
 
what changed? That’s the same line that was average the previous quarter. It also works the other way when the offense gets big plays in a row.  You see the defense kinda accept their fate and wither.
Young teams tend to do this regardless of their ability.  It shows up first as mental mistakes as they try to out-effort the other guy.  Then suddenly, a contagious fatigue spreads through the whole team. Its a 3rd quarter phenomenon.
It’s not intentional, a normal human reaction really.  Mature teams are not as susceptible.

I’ve only watched the one game against LCM. 
But, I’ve seen teams that collapse against equal competition but will dominate even slightly lesser opponents. 
 
Performance is not linear. It’s hard to explain (for me at least) without drawing a graph.  Like the concept of momentum in a game. A d-line gets a pressure, then a great tackle for loss, maybe a sack. And suddenly they look unstoppable. Like sharks smelling blood in the water. 
 
what changed? That’s the same line that was average the previous quarter. It also works the other way when the offense gets big plays in a row.  You see the defense kinda accept their fate and wither.
Young teams tend to do this regardless of their ability.  It shows up first as mental mistakes as they try to out-effort the other guy.  Then suddenly, a contagious fatigue spreads through the whole team. Its a 3rd quarter phenomenon.
It’s not intentional, a normal human reaction really.  Mature teams are not as susceptible.

All opinions are adjustable depending on the availability of new information and the size of that dude at the other end of the bar.

Lots of passes floating for both teams. Not crazy windy here in the stands but it’s weird wind down there. 

Good job Huffman. 

That's a real good win Huffman! I keep up with Navasota through someone in my family who works there. The Rattlers are expecting a good season this year, but the Falcons are even better. 

I was at the game but couldn’t update.  
 
HH fumbled the opening kickoff and NV scored pretty quick.  Not a great feeling. HH responded well and it was a little back and forth but once Huffman took over, they kinda walked away. Navasota was frustrated.
Huffman did look gassed a bit in the 4th but got tough when they needed to. Navasota just couldn’t be consistent. 
 
37-20. On to LaMarque. 

Huffman looked unfocused. Homecoming week, day off with Nicholas, just one distraction after another. 
The good news is, with all that distraction, they still put up a dominant performance. 
 
#3 for Navasota is a stud. Kid can break tackles and stay on his feet after contact. He took some licks and just kept going.  

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Rattlers put up 142 points in three games.  A shutout against them would be very impressive indeed.  I still see HH taking the win, by 13.

Pump the brakes a little.
"Huffman has not looked all that impressive..." - Huffman has won against 2 teams that they certainly should have beat.  And they handled them easily.  Bridge City was coming in on a strong win streak scoring some points.  And they were dominated.  Even against lesser opponents, a defense that pitches 3 shutouts is impressive.  Consider that the backups were playing in the 4th quarter for all these games.  They aren't Goliath pummeling children but they have dominated these teams.
"Vidor has gone 3-0 with impressive wins against tough opponents." - Huh?  Episcopal is 0-3 and is averaging 7 points a game while allowing 31.  Vidor scored 24.  Vidor gave a below average team a very average loss.  Silsbee took Nederland to OT. That was a good win.  Brazosport was dominated by a good Sealy team and scored 29 points with 200 yards on the ground against Vidor.  A win is a win but hardly impressive.
Vidor Vs. Huffman - I have always been a fan of Vidor football.  I love the scheme and those kids are physical.  But lets not act like the "ground and pound" is unstoppable.  Lots of teams learn to play sound defense and slow them down.  Huffman is tackling well and their secondary is punishing teams that try to throw.  This makes their opponents 1 dimensional.  That dimension is Vidor's strength so it certainly will be interesting.
With 3 games in the books, The top 4 teams in the district are winning games they should and the losses (WOS, Chapel Hill) are against good teams. 
What stands out?  What makes a fan think "Wow, that's pretty good."?
The Huffman defense.
So far...Navasota awaits.

Pump the brakes a little.
"Huffman has not looked all that impressive..." - Huffman has won against 2 teams that they certainly should have beat.  And they handled them easily.  Bridge City was coming in on a strong win streak scoring some points.  And they were dominated.  Even against lesser opponents, a defense that pitches 3 shutouts is impressive.  Consider that the backups were playing in the 4th quarter for all these games.  They aren't Goliath pummeling children but they have dominated these teams.
"Vidor has gone 3-0 with impressive wins against tough opponents." - Huh?  Episcopal is 0-3 and is averaging 7 points a game while allowing 31.  Vidor scored 24.  Vidor gave a below average team a very average loss.  Silsbee took Nederland to OT. That was a good win.  Brazosport was dominated by a good Sealy team and scored 29 points with 200 yards on the ground against Vidor.  A win is a win but hardly impressive.
Vidor Vs. Huffman - I have always been a fan of Vidor football.  I love the scheme and those kids are physical.  But lets not act like the "ground and pound" is unstoppable.  Lots of teams learn to play sound defense and slow them down.  Huffman is tackling well and their secondary is punishing teams that try to throw.  This makes their opponents 1 dimensional.  That dimension is Vidor's strength so it certainly will be interesting.
With 3 games in the books, The top 4 teams in the district are winning games they should and the losses (WOS, Chapel Hill) are against good teams. 
What stands out?  What makes a fan think "Wow, that's pretty good."?
The Huffman defense.
So far...Navasota awaits.

Pump the brakes a little.
"Huffman has not looked all that impressive..." - Huffman has won against 2 teams that they certainly should have beat.  And they handled them easily.  Bridge City was coming in on a strong win streak scoring some points.  And they were dominated.  Even against lesser opponents, a defense that pitches 3 shutouts is impressive.  Consider that the backups were playing in the 4th quarter for all these games.  They aren't Goliath pummeling children but they have dominated these teams.
"Vidor has gone 3-0 with impressive wins against tough opponents." - Huh?  Episcopal is 0-3 and is averaging 7 points a game while allowing 31.  Vidor scored 24.  Vidor gave a below average team a very average loss.  Silsbee took Nederland to OT. That was a good win.  Brazosport was dominated by a good Sealy team and scored 29 points with 200 yards on the ground against Vidor.  A win is a win but hardly impressive.
Vidor Vs. Huffman - I have always been a fan of Vidor football.  I love the scheme and those kids are physical.  But lets not act like the "ground and pound" is unstoppable.  Lots of teams learn to play sound defense and slow them down.  Huffman is tackling well and their secondary is punishing teams that try to throw.  This makes their opponents 1 dimensional.  That dimension is Vidor's strength so it certainly will be interesting.
With 3 games in the books, The top 4 teams in the district are winning games they should and the losses (WOS, Chapel Hill) are against good teams. 
What stands out?  What makes a fan think "Wow, that's pretty good."?
The Huffman defense.
So far...Navasota awaits.

That's a bold prediction, but I honestly dig it and very possible that this can be the district outcome. 

This is a pretty good assessment.  I agree with this a lot.  I think BC only chance is to control clock, keep HH offense on sideline for as long as possible and that will take a LOT of 1st downs and sustaining multiple drives - which will be tough too because HH defense is stout as well

An interesting matchup at this point in the season.  BC has a bigger D-Line than CL and Liberty.  But Huffman does not depend on size up front.  Same as last year, 
Huffman offense can put up some points.  They have quite a bit of team speed and are making plays when they need them.  
The defense hasn't seen a good rushing attack yet but tackle well and close very quickly.  The secondary is good.
I am certainly biased so I expect Huffman to win.  Will the defense pitch another shutout?  3 in a row would be some rare air.  Not likely but definitely possible.
42-7 Huffman.

The "one side of the ball" issue always makes me think of the glory days of the fullback.  Some coaches are more scared of being wrong than the desire to be right.
There are DE's and DT's out there that could at least be a threat for a "fall forward for 4 yards". 

I like it!

@TradenupBH called me bitter and a smart*** so I went back and pulled up some threads re. The TW hire. There are plenty of “Watch out, here comes BH!” posts out there.
But not by @TradenupBH  .  He has been consistent and realistic throughout.
I stand by my opinion. Quite a few people missed or were unrealistic.
But he didn’t.

@TradenupBH called me bitter and a smart*** so I went back and pulled up some threads re. The TW hire. There are plenty of “Watch out, here comes BH!” posts out there.
But not by @TradenupBH  .  He has been consistent and realistic throughout.
I stand by my opinion. Quite a few people missed or were unrealistic.
But he didn’t.

I have a kid that plays.  I am his biggest fan and very emotional in the stands. I try to distance myself from the emotional here. I attempt to be more analytical.  And also remove biases from my thought process.
Compile the following Crosby data points from spring 2019:
- Superintendent ousted. (Leadership)
- Financial scandal. (Uncertainty)
- Significant reduction of force. (Resources and Uncertainty). 
- HC leaves (Leadership). 
- New HC has no HC experience (Uncertainty).
Now, knowing all this and not what you know now, take yourself back to that summer. And tell people that Crosby will be playing for a state title in 2 seasons.
That statement, while not impossible (obviously), would be considered highly unlikely by a majority of people.
Compile the following BH data points- 
- BH has ample $$ (Resources). 
- BH has a tradition of success (culture).  
- New Coach has multiple state titles. (Leadership / Culture).  
- New Coach has coached amazing talent (Leadership / Culture).
Now, knowing all this and not what you know now, take yourself back to that summer. And tell people that BH will win 3 playoff games in the next 5 years and TW will leave.
Again, that statement, while not impossible (obviously), would be considered highly unlikely by a majority of people.
Call it “beating the odds” or “bad/good luck” or whatever you want.
BH underperformed based on the expectations that were reasonable as set forth in the points above.
Crosby overperformed based on the expectations that were reasonable as set forth in the points above.

And I know, incoming “You can’t measure heart!” Comment. 
I couldn’t agree more. It’s what makes this game so amazing.
(Crosby over Manvel at the Jungle is the best HS football game I’ve ever seen.  All heart.)

I have a kid that plays.  I am his biggest fan and very emotional in the stands. I try to distance myself from the emotional here. I attempt to be more analytical.  And also remove biases from my thought process.
Compile the following Crosby data points from spring 2019:
- Superintendent ousted. (Leadership)
- Financial scandal. (Uncertainty)
- Significant reduction of force. (Resources and Uncertainty). 
- HC leaves (Leadership). 
- New HC has no HC experience (Uncertainty).
Now, knowing all this and not what you know now, take yourself back to that summer. And tell people that Crosby will be playing for a state title in 2 seasons.
That statement, while not impossible (obviously), would be considered highly unlikely by a majority of people.
Compile the following BH data points- 
- BH has ample $$ (Resources). 
- BH has a tradition of success (culture).  
- New Coach has multiple state titles. (Leadership / Culture).  
- New Coach has coached amazing talent (Leadership / Culture).
Now, knowing all this and not what you know now, take yourself back to that summer. And tell people that BH will win 3 playoff games in the next 5 years and TW will leave.
Again, that statement, while not impossible (obviously), would be considered highly unlikely by a majority of people.
Call it “beating the odds” or “bad/good luck” or whatever you want.
BH underperformed based on the expectations that were reasonable as set forth in the points above.
Crosby overperformed based on the expectations that were reasonable as set forth in the points above.