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22-7 huffman wins. 
 
they did open it up in the second half a little. Splendora scored on a Hail Mary to make it 14-7. The onside kick bounced, HH kid jumped up, snagged it and ran in a TD to make it 20-7. 2pt conversion run and its 22-7. Splendora was done with 1:42 left in game. 
 
Huffman put a lid on the best RB in the district and played with their big dogs up front.  Played big when it mattered. 

"and don't call me Shirley..."
RIP Leslie Nielson
(I couldn't help it)

I said Huffman 4 TDs. Lol check the prediction thread. 

The feedback I have heard was that practice was much better this week.  I think that has a lot to do with how well the teams perform.
Defensively, I don't think Lumberton scores a lot on this defense but they probably won't get shut out.  
Offensively, I think Huffman is focused on execution this week.  They aren't scoring at the same rate as last year and they know it.  The defense and special teams (punting has been outstanding) has overperformed and that won't last forever.  If the offense has figured some things out and scores quick, this could be a solid win.
And I'm gonna say it, the officiating has been better this year than last year.  There has been a couple missed calls but overall, it seem like the officiating has been fair.  Which means, this game is probably where that luck runs out.  The best quote I read was either here or on the Friday Night app: "I have never not been disappointed by the refs."  Of course this is just a worthless observation.

@Boneyard Boys here’s little of the game lol

LCM gets the ball down to the 5 yard line.
3 straight loss of yard plays. Kicks the field goal to take a 10-7 lead. About 2:40 left I think.
 
Huffman has a great return to the LCM 27. Has a 4th and 2 on the 18 (I think). LCM takes another TO. 
 
Huffman converts, scores 2 plays later. 
 
Kick off goes out of bounds. 
 
re kick goes to the 35 but there is a penalty. LCM is back at their 25. :47 secs on clock. 
 
LCM incomplete pass
LCM QB fumbles.
LCM players just standing around. 
QB throws the interception and its game over. 12 seconds left. 
 
it takes zero talent to have some football IQ there at the end of the game. 
 
that’s a coaching issue. 

It has certainly been competitive. 
 
7-0 Huffman going into the half. 

LCM gets the ball down to the 5 yard line.
3 straight loss of yard plays. Kicks the field goal to take a 10-7 lead. About 2:40 left I think.
 
Huffman has a great return to the LCM 27. Has a 4th and 2 on the 18 (I think). LCM takes another TO. 
 
Huffman converts, scores 2 plays later. 
 
Kick off goes out of bounds. 
 
re kick goes to the 35 but there is a penalty. LCM is back at their 25. :47 secs on clock. 
 
LCM incomplete pass
LCM QB fumbles.
LCM players just standing around. 
QB throws the interception and its game over. 12 seconds left. 
 
it takes zero talent to have some football IQ there at the end of the game. 
 
that’s a coaching issue. 

Schedule so far:  Huffman hasn't played a winning program yet.  That makes it tough.  Needville and Navasota were good tests and they came out on top but we will see.  Things seemed to click better after Needville.  If I was to rank things based on (a system I just pulled out of thin air) Quality of Performance ("-1" for a loss, "0" being an expected win, "1" being a good win, "2" being a great win) Huffman is at a Grade "2" after 4 games.  
Stafford (1-4): Athletic and big. Conditioning and execution was the issue with Stafford.  Stafford has played two good teams (Calhoun and Bellville) lost to Sealy (2-2) and beat Wharton (Wharton is not good this year).  Probably not a great indicator of quality.
Needville (2-3): played nasty and was big and fast. The comment I heard from a player was "Stafford was more athletic but Needville played football better." That game was close. Huffman wore them out and played more disciplined.  Needville beat a gamey Livingston team (3-2), Lost to a mediocre Navarro team, Lost by 1 point to a good Yoakum (4-0), and beat a bad Sweeny team(1-4).  Needville was a step up in competition.  Not a dominant performance but got the job done.  I would lean towards this being a good not great win.
Navasota (2-2):  I don't know. I expected a lot more out of Navasota than that. Losing to Mexia may have knocked the wind out of their sails.  When their starting QB came in fresh the second half, I thought they could get some momentum.  This is a good not great win.  
LaMarque(0-4): Good teams are supposed to win this game.  I'm not deep diving on their schedule, Huffman did score almost double the points they have allowed per game this year.  Huffman played clean and methodical. A win.
Upcoming Schedule:
LCM (0-2): They will probably be 0-3 coming into the game against Huffman.  Jasper (4-0) is a tough game for anybody.  This should (anything can happen, I know) follow the same pattern as the LaMarque game.
Lumberton (1-3): If they shock Livingston, this could be a good win potential for Huffman.  Livingston put up some points on Needville and Huffman struggled to do that.
Splendora (1-3): Splendora wants this to be a rivalry game, and I get it.  They will see Vidor and Livingston before this game and if they can put something together, it is possible this will be the first team Huffman sees with a winning record.  Potential to be a good win.
Vidor (2-1): Lost to Jasper.  Jasper is real good in my opinion. Bay City and Brazosport shouldn't have been as close as they were.  This will be the first game with the potential for a great win.  
Livingston (3-2): Decent chance Livingston and Huffman are playing for the DC this game.  They give up some points against middle of the road teams, Huffman hasn't yet.  This could be a great win.
 
This sure was a long post to just say "Yeah, Hagar...you right."

Schedule so far:  Huffman hasn't played a winning program yet.  That makes it tough.  Needville and Navasota were good tests and they came out on top but we will see.  Things seemed to click better after Needville.  If I was to rank things based on (a system I just pulled out of thin air) Quality of Performance ("-1" for a loss, "0" being an expected win, "1" being a good win, "2" being a great win) Huffman is at a Grade "2" after 4 games.  
Stafford (1-4): Athletic and big. Conditioning and execution was the issue with Stafford.  Stafford has played two good teams (Calhoun and Bellville) lost to Sealy (2-2) and beat Wharton (Wharton is not good this year).  Probably not a great indicator of quality.
Needville (2-3): played nasty and was big and fast. The comment I heard from a player was "Stafford was more athletic but Needville played football better." That game was close. Huffman wore them out and played more disciplined.  Needville beat a gamey Livingston team (3-2), Lost to a mediocre Navarro team, Lost by 1 point to a good Yoakum (4-0), and beat a bad Sweeny team(1-4).  Needville was a step up in competition.  Not a dominant performance but got the job done.  I would lean towards this being a good not great win.
Navasota (2-2):  I don't know. I expected a lot more out of Navasota than that. Losing to Mexia may have knocked the wind out of their sails.  When their starting QB came in fresh the second half, I thought they could get some momentum.  This is a good not great win.  
LaMarque(0-4): Good teams are supposed to win this game.  I'm not deep diving on their schedule, Huffman did score almost double the points they have allowed per game this year.  Huffman played clean and methodical. A win.
Upcoming Schedule:
LCM (0-2): They will probably be 0-3 coming into the game against Huffman.  Jasper (4-0) is a tough game for anybody.  This should (anything can happen, I know) follow the same pattern as the LaMarque game.
Lumberton (1-3): If they shock Livingston, this could be a good win potential for Huffman.  Livingston put up some points on Needville and Huffman struggled to do that.
Splendora (1-3): Splendora wants this to be a rivalry game, and I get it.  They will see Vidor and Livingston before this game and if they can put something together, it is possible this will be the first team Huffman sees with a winning record.  Potential to be a good win.
Vidor (2-1): Lost to Jasper.  Jasper is real good in my opinion. Bay City and Brazosport shouldn't have been as close as they were.  This will be the first game with the potential for a great win.  
Livingston (3-2): Decent chance Livingston and Huffman are playing for the DC this game.  They give up some points against middle of the road teams, Huffman hasn't yet.  This could be a great win.
 
This sure was a long post to just say "Yeah, Hagar...you right."

I am probably putting a lot of credit on the Needville loss.  I am guessing they can win their district games with Vidor being the toughest game before the Huffman game.  I saw some film from the scrimmage with Stafford and Livingston didn't look good.  I try to ignore scrimmage film.  
Sounds like you have seen more Livingston than I have.  

Both defenses are playing tough. Huffman offense had a couple false starts and defense had at least 5 offsides that half. 
 
still in it but the offense needs to score. Starting RB is out so it’s gonna be tough. And Needville D-Line is big.  The HH O-line ain’t backing down but they are giving up a lot of bacon across the line. They gotta keep scrapping. 

Both defenses are playing tough. Huffman offense had a couple false starts and defense had at least 5 offsides that half. 
 
still in it but the offense needs to score. Starting RB is out so it’s gonna be tough. And Needville D-Line is big.  The HH O-line ain’t backing down but they are giving up a lot of bacon across the line. They gotta keep scrapping. 

I believe the GA stands for Gov. Abbott. 

No.  "GA" is for Greg Abbott.

It will be interesting to see how different the HH team is this year.  More athletic at QB, younger RB, smaller O-line.  Lost a lot of experience on D-Line.  
Praying for a season.  

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I've got more sources.  A lot of sources.
The difficult part is finding strong leaders that can stand up to people that push policies formed around emotional factors and start driving policies based on evidence and data.
My guess is a late start but I am pushing in the ways that I can for as normal opening as possible.

Dr. Fauci is saying we need to open schools.   That ups the odds on there being a football season.  I’m definitely more optimistic.

This podcast
This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up  Speaks to how we respond to risk. Its pretty short.  24 minutes. Two case studies:
Fukushima - An older couple was evacuated from the Fukashima reactor incident.  They weren't super close but within an evacuation zone.  The risks of radiation exposure were elevated within their zone but not incredibly high. They used the "better safe than sorry" card.  They relocated to Hong Kong, burned through their savings, too old to be competitive in the job market, too poor to just retire.  They were allowed to go back home for one day and night.  Once home, the wife refused to leave and the husband found her dead of a suicide the next morning.  This kind of story became common for people from that area.  The data suggests that the deaths from suicide, poverty, and stress were significantly higher than the deaths that could be attributed to any radiation exposure within the zone.  Actions taken to protect people were actually causing greater harm.
Hatfield Rail Crash - A broken rail caused a high speed train to crash, killing 4 people and injuring more than 70.  The response was to cut the speeds while inspecting all the rail.  This caused the train volume to fall by half.  Most of these people that left the rail owned cars.  People are 12 times more likely to die in an auto accident than a rail accident.  Those people are now at a greater risk than before but those deaths will never be attributed to the train crash.
There will be consequences to acting as well as NOT acting.  When factoring in the data about school closures and mortality rates, school closures are more harmful than helpful.
So, how do we respond? - With data and evidence.  We should judge policies based upon the evidence, not the intent.  I am emailing the contacts at the UIL and the State the following links and a request to incorporate evidence into the decision to open our schools as soon as possible.

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UIL Department of Policy and Administration
Executive Director: Dr. Charles Breithaupt
Department email: [email protected]
Department fax: 512-471-5908
Deputy Director: Dr. Jamey Harrison
Email: [email protected]
Chief of Staff: Kim Carmichael
Email: [email protected]
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This is long enough. 

This podcast
This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up  Speaks to how we respond to risk. Its pretty short.  24 minutes. Two case studies:
Fukushima - An older couple was evacuated from the Fukashima reactor incident.  They weren't super close but within an evacuation zone.  The risks of radiation exposure were elevated within their zone but not incredibly high. They used the "better safe than sorry" card.  They relocated to Hong Kong, burned through their savings, too old to be competitive in the job market, too poor to just retire.  They were allowed to go back home for one day and night.  Once home, the wife refused to leave and the husband found her dead of a suicide the next morning.  This kind of story became common for people from that area.  The data suggests that the deaths from suicide, poverty, and stress were significantly higher than the deaths that could be attributed to any radiation exposure within the zone.  Actions taken to protect people were actually causing greater harm.
Hatfield Rail Crash - A broken rail caused a high speed train to crash, killing 4 people and injuring more than 70.  The response was to cut the speeds while inspecting all the rail.  This caused the train volume to fall by half.  Most of these people that left the rail owned cars.  People are 12 times more likely to die in an auto accident than a rail accident.  Those people are now at a greater risk than before but those deaths will never be attributed to the train crash.
There will be consequences to acting as well as NOT acting.  When factoring in the data about school closures and mortality rates, school closures are more harmful than helpful.
So, how do we respond? - With data and evidence.  We should judge policies based upon the evidence, not the intent.  I am emailing the contacts at the UIL and the State the following links and a request to incorporate evidence into the decision to open our schools as soon as possible.

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Department email: [email protected]
Department fax: 512-471-5908
Deputy Director: Dr. Jamey Harrison
Email: [email protected]
Chief of Staff: Kim Carmichael
Email: [email protected]
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This is long enough. 

Well, I am in Canada at the moment.

As a Huffman fan, I am pulling for that L-Train big time!!!
Anything can happen.
Crosby beat Manvel, Stanford beat USC, and Trump beat Hillary....Lumberton can beat Carthage!!!
 

Well, I am in Canada at the moment.

This one could go either way.  Ignore the records.