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Not that it would have made a big difference, but a few kids didn't even make the TABC due to summer vacation. They may actually have 5 or 6 freshmen on the roster this year. #3 will definitely be the one to watch.

Good. Hopefully it'll be fully implemented in a few years. They should have sent them film from that Silsbee/Lumberton game from a few years ago. No more trash basketball.

Incoming freshman class looked pretty good at the Kountze Summer League. There's of course still plenty of rough edges, but they handled business. Good news is the one kid I was worried about leaving to play elsewhere appears to be staying put.

Looks like Jacob is a WOS Mustang now.

Will only speak for Silsbee here, but in my opinion, the 2016 - 2017 Tiger team is number one in SHS history. Think about it: they lost one of their best players, Devin McCain, and STILL went on to win state. Some may argue the mid 90s Silsbee team that was upset by Chapel Hill is the GOAT, but the bottom line is they didn't win anything.

What's crazy is there's a half dozen teams or so from the area sitting at home that probably could have won it all. They got taken out by the other DFW schools.

If LE continues to thrash Westlake, the undersized team will have won most the 5A and 6A games. I guess size ain't everything. DFW is dominating this year.

Gonna be another sweep for DFW. Be interesting to see how central Texas vs DFW goes in 6A next.

Man it ain't looking good. Thought BU had this one.

It was a good season for the Tigers, considering what they had to work with. They made it as far as they realistically could. They played hard for their new coach and never quit, which is a good sign. I thought Yates might put up a 30 or 40 piece on us. I'd honestly be a little worried that this game was a fight in the first half if I'm a Lions fan and making to state is the goal. Silsbee was only a decent team at their best this year. Most of the productive players from this squad will graduate. Next season is going to feel like a true reboot. They're gonna have a bunch of baby kittens out there playing; very ferocious kittens, but still kittens.

So is there any good reason why BC can't make it to state now?

Playing Washington will be like playing a Silsbee team from a few years ago. BC could occasionally make the Tigers sweat for one half of basketball back then. Their problem was giving out in the second half and the 3s would stop falling. If they can play well for all 4 quarters, they might have a small chance of pulling off an upset I say BTW by 10 though.

Yates thrives off the press and turnovers. Silsbee has not done a good job of taking care of the ball this year, and they're not going to magically morph into a different team by Friday. That's a recipe for a potential disaster. Yates by 20+

At least it's not at Dayton again.

If Yates is even halfway decent, they'll win by 20 or more. I'm glad that in a "terrible year" for Silsbee b-ball, we can still at least win a playoff game though.

If Booker T has any Lewis/Mcdermott caliber players on their team, it'll be a miserable round 2 for the Cardinals. I scanned over their games played this year and didn't see anything too impressive in the wins department. Maybe they're still good, but not like a few years ago.

They'll need a year of experience and physical growth under their belts before they're really ready. It's best to have tempered expectations for next season.

Silsbee will lose most of it's best players from this team to graduation: Johnson, Arline, Cartwright. I think Williams will be the best player to return. They're gonna be really young next year.

Great effort tonight by Silsbee. Bridge City just made a few more shots than the Tigers did tonight.

Game can be seen here for anyone who doesn't know. I really like Youtube over Hudl. [Hidden Content]

Of course my heart says Silsbee pulls off an upset and wins by a few points. Realistically? Bridge City by 14.

He'll be playing at Kelly from what I understand.

Adams is still playing for Hamshire Fannett last I heard.

Silsbee just lost another player; a starter at that. That's now 3 Silsbee kids I'm aware of that is or will be playing for other schools. I hope Friday's game doesn't get ugly. One playoff win is probably the ceiling for this team.

Is there a reason why both the Vidor and Silsbee basketball hudls are showing the girls game? I get Silsbee doing the girls, but you'd think Vidor would do their home game instead.