Honest Abe

Salty or simply the truth? Does ANYONE deny that Yates recruits? This isn’t college basketball, it’s high school. The idea is to take the kids in your town and play against the kids in the next town to see who is better. The next level, college, is where you get the best talent from said schools and put them on the same team and then compete. Yates is basically a small college/JUCO team. 

Good solution.    Everyone should conduct themselves in the same manner.  I find your remark about people crying on this board to be very interesting.  Is it your opinion that those who disagree or find fault in something should not be expressing themselves?   Why is it that I am going to guess that you are considerably less steadfast in your beliefs when it comes to other facets of life?

Mr. Advocate:  Are those "salty" words untrue?

Last few paragraphs from Beaumont Enterprise article on tonight's game. Thought this was good:
Jaystan Davis was proud to represent Hardin-Jefferson and be coached by his father.
  “It was special moment for sure,” Jaystan Davis said. “It’s been a good three years playing for him and we have had had our ups and downs, struggles and success. I have become so much mentally stronger as a player and being a coach’s kid. I have learned how to work well with others and be a great teammate. I’ll take that with me when I graduate and enter the real world.”
While Clay Davis was hugging his son, he exchanged words with a Yates fan in the crowd where he became emotional and told the crowd that he was hugging his son.
Hardin-Jefferson never led in the game. Yates’ up-tempo offense and press defense cause problems for the Hawks.
  Austin Samaya led the Hawks with 20 points.
  Preparing for the No. 1 team in Class 4A can be challenging.
“Probably have to go recruit some players,” said Clay Davis on preparing for Yates. “Unfortunately, the system is a little broken right now. There is holes in the system and they choose to take advantage of them. It is what it is, and it’s hard to prepare for. We will take the kids we have in our system that come up in our system. I wouldn’t trade any of our kids for anyone else.”
The Lions scored 100 points in their 20th straight game. Yates senior guard Rubin Jones knocked down the 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the fourth quarter that lifted the team over the 100-point mark as the crowd from Yates cheered on the Lions.
As the season comes to an end for the Hawks, its five seniors made a name for themselves within the program.
“The legacy that they will leave is that they represented Hardin-Jefferson basketball the way it should be represented. I’m so proud,” Clay Davis said. “Those are our kids, Hardin-Jefferson kids from Day 1. We don’t go out and recruit our players. The kids that we put on the floor are Hardin-Jefferson kids from our program.”
 
I think Coach Davis says it all. Kudos to him and his team.

The " discussion" to which you refer involved some Yates fans mocking the coach embracing  his senior son who fouled out of his last game.  Very long journey for young man whose life was in doubt when he was born.

Against teams they should be playing which is teams that also recruit 

The UIL is the only team that can completely stop Yates 

Galveston Ball held to 9 points in 2nd half. Hefner didn’t score much, but lots of blocks and steals. 7 stels and 5 blocks in 2nd half. 

Playoff losing streak BROKEN! Congrats Ned. 
 
Next up: Shadow Creek. 

Big Ned WINS!!!!
41-40

Big Ned WINS!!!!
41-40

Stolen ball. Joseph drills a 3 to tie the game at 40. 1:45 remaining 

Stolen ball. Joseph drills a 3 to tie the game at 40. 1:45 remaining 

I hear PA team was there to cheer on the Hill...I hear PA team was gone at half time...also hear Nederland finished with considerable dunk count win...just things I hear 

Big Ned is getting hot at the right time... 👀👀

Dawgs up 23-12 mid 2nd

Hey Jake94  only someone who lacks sound basketball judgment would say something stupid about Hefner and how he plays. The causal fan will only look for stats as an effect on the game but the game is played is many different facets. Hefner is essentially the pg for Nederland he’s extremely unselfish and his iq is really good, he understands unlike others. What he does for Nederland doesn’t show up in the box score but if you watch the game then you’d know. The comparison to Colton was unfair because Colton was a monster but of course Hefner has a different mindset compared to CW. Hefner will be a better college player because of his upside,jmo. Now as for Clover I don’t know a lot of coaches who teach post play anymore because the game is for guards, stop thinking because Clover is big he’s suppose to dominate his effect on the game at this point is defensively .The way these officials officiate is terrible big kids get hacked constantly so when he gets the ball yes he’s timid the refs not gonna call it and if he plays physical their gonna penalize him . Bigs today are becoming extinct which is why you see them camped out around the 3pt line .Yes he should get some easy layups,dunks and knock down the ft line jumper but his stats should read 12p,8r,4b,3a if he can do that Memorial should be fine. Some folks need to stop looking for stats and watch the game thoroughly but then again everybody don’t know what too look for either !!!!

Memorial always does a great job defending Hefner with several players and lots of trapping and double teams. It probably led to open threes for Gipson and some really good looks for other players. I know yalls agenda here, but I promise he had plenty to do with the win. With that being said, y’all are constantly on Hefner’s ass... how do y’all give Clover a free pass?

I wouldn't say debacle, this isn't a monumental upset. Now if Cleveland, Dayton or someone like that did then yeah definitely a debacle. 

It hasn’t been umpteen years, but ok. 🙄

"Down Goes Frazier" !!! The sideline Magician pulls the Upset...Dropping the Mic...

Got the share of that DC.. 😎😎

Final
Nederland 46
PAM 43

End of 1st Q
Nederland 9
PA Memorial 8

Big Ned wins the game and Dunk Count