GoBigBlue1997

A couple of things wrong with the article... Waller is not 12-0. I know Nederlend beat them pre-district. Also, it is not the regional final but regional semi-final.

TRY?????????? NO, NO, NO... If it is Friday I will pick you up myself!!!! Consider yourself kidnapped!!!!

Dangerfield aint got nothin' on that 84 team from Austin. You know that! Pull for your own but I know you got my back! Peace

The REAL question is... Is it more "classy" to kneel the ball and take pitty on a team or give them a chance to make a stop even if it is late in a game? Discuss amoungst yourselves!!

Yes you did and a great job of keeping it running as well!! I know you were following. Thanks for the support and you should be off next week so, I expect to see you there!!!!

I am not one to talk trash but, man was the LaMarque crowds quiet tonight!!!??? I swear I heard a mouse ***t on their side. Congrats to the L-Train!! I can not describe how pround I am to say I graduated from Lumberton!!! It is not just because we won either, but it was the way that we never gave up and continued to fight all the way to the finish. Thank You L-Train!!! It was a Thanksgiving weekend to never forget!!!

We appreciate the support of SETX!!!! Thanks again guys and girls!! What an awsome game!!!! I wish everyone could have been there to see that. Lets' go PNG!!! Complete the sweep!!!

I love that...same Lumberton team that got by LCM!! Same Lumberton team that beat Nederland by 26 the next week? Or the same Lumberton team that beat Smiley the week after that by 28? I do not know I am confused. So, is PNG the same team because the beat Vidor by 7? Is Lumberton suppose to never play a close game? LaMarque has had a hand-full of close games this year. Why can not Lumberton score a touchdown on Dayton again? Daytons defense has not changed all season. They have been tough to score on since week 0. The changes that they have made on offense is the reason they are playing so good right now.

It is not the offenses' job to stop themselves. If the defense wants the offense to stop scoring then do something about it. I personally think it is much more disrespectful "slowing up", then it is to "run it up". I know I would not want somebody "taking it easy" on me. I would just assume you come full speed at least just out of pride. I do not need you to "baby" me. But to answer the question.. I would go for it. Even if you do not get the first down, you have the other team pinned deep in their own side of the field. Whats three points when you are up big anyway?

Prepare like they are a LaMarque team of old, but believe you are still the better team! This is the winning formula. I hear alot of talk about past championships and 14 quarterfinal appearences, I do not know how many of those players will be out there playing friday night, but that is the past. Also, If tradition accounts for 7 points on the scoreboard, then community support and crowd should also account for points. This is where Lumberton is second to none this season. It all starts with believing. This is something we have done all season. We lay the foundation with believing we can do anything. Then we build upon it with hard work and dedication. Then we starve ourselves to the point that we are so hungry we will do anything to survive another week. And all this comes to affirmation on friday nights. Make no mistake LaMarque... It will not be fear you see in our eyes, but FIRE! Turn It Loose Raiders!!!!

For me it is Lumberton Vs LaMarque. But all games this time of the year are good.

No, Doubt about it, you guys have been the class of 4A High School Football. We are the new kids on the block, so there is always going to be haters out there until we proove ourself. This is what we wanted all year, a chance to do just that. I do not know what the outcome of the game will be, but I know we will not be intimidated or scared. The Raiders are going to Turn It Loose Friday night and it should be a great game.

Thanx for all the support SETX. Last nights game was a great one!! So, what do you think Coach Cs' plans are today? Do you think he is going to the LaMarque/El-Campo game?

I wish I had a beer that big right now

ALL ABOARD!!!!

Teams will always have to make adjustments on the fly regardless of who you play or when you play them. Case in point Nederland, coaches refused to make any adjustments and that is why they missed the play-offs this year. They beat Brenham and Waller (two play-off teams) in non-district. Lumberton beat nobody in non-district, but because Nederland did not change anything at all Lumberton was able to beat them.

You guys played a very respectable non-district schedule as well. Much tougher than ours, but that does support the idea that tough non-district opponents does not matter that much. You did beat us in a very hard fought game, but we all finished district the same.

I do not see where it really matters that much. Playing a tough non-district schedule does not make you a better football team. If that were the case then Ozen would win district every year. They probably play the toughest non-district schedule in the area. Some ozen fans have told me that playing such a tough schedule has them feeling "Beat Up" going into district play. I feel playing one tough non-district opponent is enough.

Of course not... If the better team always wins the game then why play to begin with? There would be no such things as upsets.

Thats cool... I hope you will be going to the game friday. We can root them all on and give everyone another week to talk about us.

No rematch clause for me!! First time was tough enough. We won that one and I am ready to move on.

Who is worried about sitting anyway? I plan on standing the whole time!!! C'mon Raider fans...let's do not get lazy now. There are no seats on the L-train, standing room only!!!

Because Football is a TEAM game! No matter how good you are Individually, you are nothing unless you have good players around you. Each member of the team has a role, and each role is just as important as the other. Why would you want to try and divide the team like that anyway? Everyone is doing what they are suppose to be doing, that is why we are having success this year. I do not know why they even have Individual awards at the end of the season. To me it does not matter at all. You think any running back would be good without an offensive line? How good would a quaterback be if there were no receivers? In football, more than any other sport, is integrated so much it is like a machine. If one part is not working you just have a buch of junk.

Your best bet is to just get tickets at the field house office during school hours. They will be selling tickets at the gate but the home side may be sold out by then.

Great thread... It's nice to see some of the Alum that still care about Lumberton. Growing up in Lumberton and while in school we often compared our '92 team to that of our '96 team (Fall '95). There are some other good players on the 92 team that are not being mentioned. Chad Latino comes first to mind (All-District both ways). Perkins and Tal were very good... Baldwin might be the fastest WR from Lumberton still. The 92 Team was 3A and one of the larger schools in the district. Thats not to say that they played weaker competition, but it is more impressive when you are the smallest school in the district and competing. The 96 team had some great players too. Some younger Brothers of the 92 team. While TJ and Chad got most of the attention, there were alot players that were good. Kyle Gardner (RB) and Shane Winchester (LB, played College Ball) just to name a couple. Also, Jolly Adams, WR. It would have been great to see them teams get at it on the field. But this years team will be the most impressive. From Top to Bottom this district might be the toughest it has ever been. No easy games here. Also, they can do something that NO team from Lumberton has ever been able to do...make the Play-offs.