TigerAlumni85

This is true, if Farr plays well tomorrow it could be a whole different ballgame. I hope so anyways, because the Pirates killed the Rebs down low last time. 

Used the word controversial loosely because this public site. However, I have other choice words for what it was. Evadale got screwed is more of the direction I could have went... LOL

.he ain't an Oiler.......

I think he just hates Evadale or something. He roots for anybody the Dale is playing. 

Well Evadale is in a tough spot. If they can win out they have a chance to get in. Deweyville is a must win. Overtime game the first time, hope the Rebs can pull it off. Got to go with the Rebels at home. Who y'all got? 

Evadale Rebel Boys
2011 Evadale lost to Eula in controversial state semi final game;                2012 made playoffs;           2013 didn't make playoffs
2014 made playoffs for last year in 1A then for 2015 jumped to 2A and have made playoffs each year since.  scratching for 2020
Evadale 6 year run started 2014 season.
 

Evadale Rebel Boys
2011 Evadale lost to Eula in controversial state semi final game;                2012 made playoffs;           2013 didn't make playoffs
2014 made playoffs for last year in 1A then for 2015 jumped to 2A and have made playoffs each year since.  scratching for 2020
Evadale 6 year run started 2014 season.
 

Evadale wins by 10+ if they play well

Good Luck Rebels!!!! Should start close but figure Evadale should pull away second half.... 

Huge game tonight for the Rebels.  Really, really need a win

Evadale's only district win this year has been versus the Sharks, but can they pull off a win down there? Hope the boys can turn it around. I'm saying it's an Evadale win but a close one. Who y'all got? 

No disrespect to him but it is VERY easy to run up to 700 wins when you are playing a very week pre-district schedule every year. WH record is a very soft schedule this year, the one solid team with a winning record this year they played come from 1A Leggett and they lost to them.. 
Tekoa Academy - played twice & beat twice              Bob Hope - played 3 times and beat 3 times         O'Connell - played once and won
Harmony Science Academy - played 3 times and beat 3 times       High Island - played 3 times and beat 3 times
SW Louisiana Homeschool - played twice and split           Hardin - played once and won
WEST HARDIN OILERS (26-7, 5-0)        Go to complete schedule in topics to see complete schedule and results. But my point is 14 of those 26 games in the beginning were against schools with no winning record. This pads coaches win records and can run them up real quick. If WH had been playing teams like some of the other 2A schools were Kelly (twice), East Chambers, Hampshire Fannet, Buna, Kirbyville (twice), Jasper, Huntington, Lufkin Pineywood, Alto, Onalaska, Big Sandy, Cushing and a couple of others not real strong the record would be much different and the 700 wins wouldn't have come as quick. When you play soft pre-district schedule each year it don't take long, I'm just saying.
He is a good coach but not one of the best in area. There are several coaches in the area hands down are the areas best but may not be at 700 because of the tough pre-district and district games they have scheduled. Hands down 22-2A is the toughest 2A district and I just don't see anyone from WH district getting past that district, their #3 or possibly #4 could have swept WH district.

No disrespect to him but it is VERY easy to run up to 700 wins when you are playing a very week pre-district schedule every year. WH record is a very soft schedule this year, the one solid team with a winning record this year they played come from 1A Leggett and they lost to them.. 
Tekoa Academy - played twice & beat twice              Bob Hope - played 3 times and beat 3 times         O'Connell - played once and won
Harmony Science Academy - played 3 times and beat 3 times       High Island - played 3 times and beat 3 times
SW Louisiana Homeschool - played twice and split           Hardin - played once and won
WEST HARDIN OILERS (26-7, 5-0)        Go to complete schedule in topics to see complete schedule and results. But my point is 14 of those 26 games in the beginning were against schools with no winning record. This pads coaches win records and can run them up real quick. If WH had been playing teams like some of the other 2A schools were Kelly (twice), East Chambers, Hampshire Fannet, Buna, Kirbyville (twice), Jasper, Huntington, Lufkin Pineywood, Alto, Onalaska, Big Sandy, Cushing and a couple of others not real strong the record would be much different and the 700 wins wouldn't have come as quick. When you play soft pre-district schedule each year it don't take long, I'm just saying.
He is a good coach but not one of the best in area. There are several coaches in the area hands down are the areas best but may not be at 700 because of the tough pre-district and district games they have scheduled. Hands down 22-2A is the toughest 2A district and I just don't see anyone from WH district getting past that district, their #3 or possibly #4 could have swept WH district.

No disrespect to him but it is VERY easy to run up to 700 wins when you are playing a very week pre-district schedule every year. WH record is a very soft schedule this year, the one solid team with a winning record this year they played come from 1A Leggett and they lost to them.. 
Tekoa Academy - played twice & beat twice              Bob Hope - played 3 times and beat 3 times         O'Connell - played once and won
Harmony Science Academy - played 3 times and beat 3 times       High Island - played 3 times and beat 3 times
SW Louisiana Homeschool - played twice and split           Hardin - played once and won
WEST HARDIN OILERS (26-7, 5-0)        Go to complete schedule in topics to see complete schedule and results. But my point is 14 of those 26 games in the beginning were against schools with no winning record. This pads coaches win records and can run them up real quick. If WH had been playing teams like some of the other 2A schools were Kelly (twice), East Chambers, Hampshire Fannet, Buna, Kirbyville (twice), Jasper, Huntington, Lufkin Pineywood, Alto, Onalaska, Big Sandy, Cushing and a couple of others not real strong the record would be much different and the 700 wins wouldn't have come as quick. When you play soft pre-district schedule each year it don't take long, I'm just saying.
He is a good coach but not one of the best in area. There are several coaches in the area hands down are the areas best but may not be at 700 because of the tough pre-district and district games they have scheduled. Hands down 22-2A is the toughest 2A district and I just don't see anyone from WH district getting past that district, their #3 or possibly #4 could have swept WH district.

I'll take 22-2A over West Hardin.

WH will run into District 22 in the 2nd rd, playing the 3rd place team which will be SA or Garrison most likely...and will likely be the last game of the season for the Oilers.

I just completely disagree. His son was there and while My kid didn’t play much, I watched a great team because of the coach. The following year my kid sat the bench again on what SHOULD have been a great team, but they brought in a terrible first year coach with a team that lost one starter that maybe averaged 8? I’m not saying they lose a lot, just these close ones, I think get heavily favored to the other team. 

Yea after a night like that one we got home and started talking baseball and had to glue hand back up. Got to get it cleared up before baseball. Of course there is no way he will stay out of a game no matter how the season is going to rest hand. Just hate how his senior year is finishing out on the court. He continues to play hard and will do so until the end but did say last night it hurts to say that he is ready for baseball but will finish every game on the court like it is his last in high school.   LOL
Baseball should be a very good season. Have to fill a couple of pitching slots from last years seniors. So I'm sure several of them are going to get put on the mound during our weak district schedule.   LOL

Yeah we just don't have the right pieces for basketball this year. Hopefully the boys will play hard the rest of the season...but I'm ready for baseball to get here lol

Haha! I almost started this thread last night 🤣🤣🤣

Ouch !! 2/19 will get ya beat. 

The one glaring fact I saw last night was a player shooting way too many three's. Was 0'fer on about 9 attempts, which some were not even close to being made (3-4 attempts were outside NBA line). IMO, shot Evadale out of the game in 2nd half. Also turned it over 5 times.
I thought the Box and 1 on Mosley was a good decision. Kept Evadale in the game. It was only down the stretch where this game was lost. Evadale used their bench much more than West Hardin did. The starting 5 for the Oilers played 95% of this game with only 1 reserve getting more than 2 minutes. Evadale was trying to force some things inside and the two post players are just not that skilled. #2 for Evadale is really their only consistent scoring option. WH did a good job of adjusting their defense in 2nd half to take that threat away.
I was impressed with Mosley. Very good player for the Oilers. Definitely warranted the Box and 1 defense that Evadale threw at him.

In small school basketball you have inexperienced seniors, these are the seniors that decided to play basketball their senior year but haven't played in a couple of years; this isn't saying they are not athletes, it is simply saying they aren't at the skill level on the court that some of the seniors are that have been playing since junior high. Then you add a couple of freshmen and sophomores to the mix that haven't played at the varsity level of play; you have a very inexperienced team. Of course next year they will be a lot stronger and be playing at a different level.
Bottom line when you have a team that lacks the court time together over a couple of years then you are going to struggle. No different then where WH will be next year when they lose their 7 seniors. The players that will have to step in and fill those positions will not where they need to be, you could see that during the JV game, which will be they players filling those slots. Evadale lost 7 seniors the year before last but were able to fill those slots last year with the 5 juniors. This year Evadale had 2 senior returners and only 1 has started all 4 years, the other returning seniors first year to play basketball was last year. The other seniors on the team didn't even play basketball last year and one quit. So there are ups and downs BUT I am very proud of how the Rebels have hung with every team they have played this year. The hung with every none district team they played, (HF, East Chambers, Jasper, Kirbyville, Huntington, etc...), just had no depth to finish the games.
 
Oilers have a great team this year and I hope they take it deep into playoffs and yes I agree they have a good coach. Have a lot of respect for him. But he will be rebuilding next year.

Some didn't play the last couple of years. And the one's that did aren't basketball kids(they are football or baseball first kids), they probably wouldn't have played at a bigger school. And those kids have done a great job. It's just a rebuilding year. @TigerAlumni85 and I had a discussion about it at the start of the year, we just don't have depth. 
And since we're asking questions...how good is WH going to be when y'all lose this group of seniors? 

I think it is a combination of coach and players. Don't get me wrong he is a good coach but when you have 7 of your 9 players being seniors and have played together for so long they develop a combination of play between themselves that cant be taught by a coach. At that point the coach just shows them plays to run and then the players and the comfort level they have developed between one another and the talent and experience they bring executes what the coach has showed them. I have seen some bad coaches take some very good players/teams deep into the playoffs.
As for as Evadale starters they did have their starters on the court, what kills them is the lack of experience this year. No excuses for their losses, they haven't been able to finish games and West Hardin is a much more talented team, this year. Only one starting player returns from the past 4 years for Evadale and we knew after last year this was going to be a rough season. Perfect example of lack of experience is going to kill you every time. They can hang with every team but don't have any depth to make the run at the end of the game, nor the experience with most of the players. The only true experienced starter started district with 6 stitches in his hand (when he ripped it open in that crappy gym in Liberty) and for the most part never comes off the court. Cant win games when your point guard is leading in rebounds, scoring, assists and steals and 2nd on team with blocks. Team sports cant be one by 1 player no matter how good they are. Perfect example last nights game Evadale box 1 on Mosley and WH run double team on Tousha second half of game. When you take each of the teams best players out of the game someone else has to step up. WH #2 did that and finished tied with Mosley for 18 points while on the other side Tousha finished with 17 and didn't have anyone else fill the gap. Good coaching but again it took a good player to step up and take slack, that is something coaches cant teach.
West Hardin is good team and will represent the district well. lots of respect for the coach BUT a whole lot more respect for the talent of those 7 seniors on the team.