Lions Pride 2021

District championship games is Hargrave at Livingston.  Everyone else is fighting for a playoff spot.

Livingston has dealt with a bunch of injuries and have had a nasty penalty bug.
Maybe they're over it. 
That, and the Pirates don't like throwing the ball gives me hope that this will be a Lions win.
The way things look, we could have three 3-2 teams and three 2-3 teams at the end of district. There's not much separating these teams. 

If you can throw the ball, Livingston is beatable. Had people been able to catch last year, the Lions don't win district.
They just seem to be commiting more penalties than last year. IDK, they seemed to have taken a step back while everyone else has moved forward.
Its going to be an interesting four weeks to see how this shakes out.
Take nothing away from Lumberton, they won all phases of the game. It seems this year the power of the district will be centered around Beaumont instead of Houston. That season finale of Livingston and Hargrave may be for the last playoff spot instead of the district title.

You are correct. Once the Indians enter the playoffs they earn the right to have their names on their jerseys. 
 

19-7 Chapel Hill at the half. 
Lions got on board with a fake punt from their 40.
Hats off to the Bulldogs defense. Livingston has a lot of mistakes to clean up if they want to get back in this game.
Chapel Hill ball to start the 3rd.

Five minutes to kickoff at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches.
As a Lamar grad, I have to give props to the new turf. I was hoping to see the purple and white track but that's not in yet.
Maybe next time.
No. 9 vs No. 27. This will be a track meet.

I just want a competitive game, something the Bears can build upon toward structuring a strong program.
Hopefully, Coach T is on the mend and will be back on the sidelines in a few weeks.
WO-S 27, LC-M 21

I just want a competitive game, something the Bears can build upon toward structuring a strong program.
Hopefully, Coach T is on the mend and will be back on the sidelines in a few weeks.
WO-S 27, LC-M 21

This is dumb. The only reason to leave the Southland is if they are going to play up in FBC. To move to another FCS conference, let alone one that's so far flung out, is going to waste money on a  department that already depends on student fees to keep it afloat. 
This stinks of the last time Lamar left the Southland, last time it was to become a big time basketball school. 
I'm glad that Lamar is thinking about it's future. I wish it would do more academically like open a law school or a medical school like Sam Houston state is doing. 
But let's not go to the WAC. Call up Conference USA. Better still, call up the Sunbelt and remind them you are a founding member. The travel is a lot better, these conferences already have television packages and names people are vaguely familiar with.
 

This game has been scheduled to be in Livingston for quite some time.
Since we're on schedule changes, the Jasper-Livingston game is cancelled. Livingston plays at Anderson-Shiro Tuesday at 7.
Damn you COVID.

Went to the game then went back to work. 
Again, I don't brag about games you're supposed to win, but I'm grateful for each one.
And as I did in football, I didn't comment on the games during the action and I waited until other people chimed in after the conclusion.
I'm more interested in enjoying this last year of following high school sports without being dragged into petty squabbles. That's why I don't @ you after your games because I don't have time.
I'm sorry we're not playing this year. It would have been a good win for us. We're just going to have to settle for district wins.
Good luck Coldspring-Oakhurst High School. I hope you get to finish the job in San Antonio this year.

Went to the game then went back to work. 
Again, I don't brag about games you're supposed to win, but I'm grateful for each one.
And as I did in football, I didn't comment on the games during the action and I waited until other people chimed in after the conclusion.
I'm more interested in enjoying this last year of following high school sports without being dragged into petty squabbles. That's why I don't @ you after your games because I don't have time.
I'm sorry we're not playing this year. It would have been a good win for us. We're just going to have to settle for district wins.
Good luck Coldspring-Oakhurst High School. I hope you get to finish the job in San Antonio this year.

Mine is.  I remember folks laughing and laughing last year.  “Get back to me when they beat Silsbee or HJ” they said.  I did.  In year one.  Oh and they also beat 30-2 Huffman to bounce them on their ear out of the playoffs. All with their best player on JV. 
 
One of these days I will be wrong on a HS basketball prediction.  I mean I assume.  Has to happen eventually.  But I could be wrong.  Livingston appears better than we gave them credit for.  Huffman could finish 4th.  

This is dumb. The only reason to leave the Southland is if they are going to play up in FBC. To move to another FCS conference, let alone one that's so far flung out, is going to waste money on a  department that already depends on student fees to keep it afloat. 
This stinks of the last time Lamar left the Southland, last time it was to become a big time basketball school. 
I'm glad that Lamar is thinking about it's future. I wish it would do more academically like open a law school or a medical school like Sam Houston state is doing. 
But let's not go to the WAC. Call up Conference USA. Better still, call up the Sunbelt and remind them you are a founding member. The travel is a lot better, these conferences already have television packages and names people are vaguely familiar with.
 

Sunday is a day of peace and reflection.
I'm on record saying Livingston is beating the Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans. For those who couldn't infer that from my last post, I am clearly stating Livingston will win in its visit to San Jacinto County's seat of government.
 

Why brag about a game you're supposed to win. 
We're coming your way soon. 

Y'all don't read.
Leggett basically played the Frosh/JV team because the starters were playing football. 
Beating Leggett is nothing to be proud of if you're a 4A school.  You're supposed to beat a super small school. Even when you're shorthanded, like Livingston was.
Livingston's student body,(or any big 4A school, for that matter) is probably at least 20 times bigger.  The very reason we have classes is so schools like Leggett can play against a level field. And they do a marvelous job in 1A.
Being happy about that win would be like LSU fans rushing the field after pounding McNeese or Texas pulling up goal posts after hammering Lamar by 50.
I might have been the only one on the Livingston side at Trinity that wasn't whopping and hollering during the blowout because Livingston was supposed to win that game and win big.
But again, I ain't from here, and I expect a little more. Being good enough to beat Polk County schools ain't good enough to win in district.
 

Ain't no shame in losing to Nederland and Brian English.  That guy is a heck of a coach.

Ain't no shame in losing to Nederland and Brian English.  That guy is a heck of a coach.

it was a great season.
As a long time follower, if you told me before the season started they'd fall short in bi-district I would have taken it every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
They grew a lot, I didn't think they would get this far when the year started. Hopefully this is is the beginning of many good things.
My time obsessing over HS football is over. It's been a pleasure. On to basketball and then graduation!

congrats to Livingston on a great season

I know people in both towns so I'm staying away from this one. I'm predicting a good, close game.

Vannover has done a tremendous job of turning this thing around in 3 years. 
It was a complete teardown and rebuild.

From worst to first.
District champs.
Hats off to Hargrave. It's easy to see why they were the champs.
On to Tyler Chapel Hill.

They have people that can catch the ball. Livingston was very lucky no one knows how to catch in 10-4A-I