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I like seeing my Bobcats with a little hype but no raiders in there is wrong.  The last two years have shown lumberton is a power year in year out.  I know earlier I said Silsbee no 1.  With this disrespect as motivation I'm starting to lean toward LTown winning the whole enchilada!!!

Cardinal1 is on top of this thing!!  You should get with the boys family and represent them as they try to make this right.  Maybe Tx hoops could be part of your team too!  Heard he's a heck of a attorney!

I personally think kids should play high school sports where they live . It eliminates chasing programs and the attempts to follow coaches or programs. If a family decides to go to a private institution in search of a better education I can certainly respect that. If said transfer allows you to play for your dad that’s even better. My question would be did the academics suddenly deteriorate at said institution ? Does dad no longer coach where the young man attended school? Has anything changed at the UIL district where the player resides ? I personally don’t care one way or the other but I can see where there would be questions. I will say it was a lot more fun watching HF last year than it has been in the past few years. 

The DEC is the District Executive Committee for each district. It's repped by all the schools AD's and Sups that are in the district. They rule on eligibility issues among other things.
The young man can go back to Tekoa Academy or even try to enroll at another school. He is a junior and could opt to play JV at Hamshire-Fannett and then play his senior year.

"The Bridge" is 1-3.

Good thing about this game is that someone gotta win it.  These are two ball clubs desperate to get one.

Amen on that. You said it. 

When I watched the LCM game last Friday, they seemed like they only dressed 30-35 kids max. Is that all the participation that Crouch gets or is it from not able to dress because of grades? I know last year Vidor dressed out around the same number of kids but it was mainly because Mathews ran "Hell Week" type of program last summer to build mental toughness and 25 or kids so ended up dropping out because of it. Mathews was still able to compete in 5-A each week and barely missed out on the playoffs on the 2nd to last game of the year. 

Vidor has always had community support even during the lean years before Mathews became HC. We made the playoffs once in 2000 before he switched to the Slot-T in 2008 (I think) and fit it around the kids that participates and he implemented all the way down to the junior high level to learn the system as well. Since then, the Pirates have made it to the playoffs 5 times since 2009. He also bases playing time on who shows up during summer for workouts. Imo, without him, we wouldn't have the "hot box" indoor facility, the turf field, new restrooms, and video scoreboard. That's all because him getting the school board and boosters standing by and supporting him and all of it came without a bond. Plus, he's a great Christian coach and loves each one of his kids in all athletic sports in Vidor all the way down to the peewee leagues. Just my opinion...

Man I must be the most ignorant basketball fan around!  I asked my pal who used to be a basketball coach and he said Hampshire whole starting team came from Beaumont with Coach Rideaux.  He said they all play select ball together.  I had no idea.  Mr. Hoops, that seems fair to you?  
He also agreed with ole Cardinal and said those kids are real good players!!

I did not know that.  I could tell how much Coach Rideaux cared about his players when he was at Lumberton.  Who could blame kids for wanting to play for him?  He is a great coach and he is a great role model.  

Those Bobcats are always tough!

Raiders may make some noise in district.  Great win!!!

Raiders may make some noise in district.  Great win!!!

Aw come on man!  Those boys play hard and the community is out to support them.  Add a coach that demands excellence and it is fun to watch!!!  L-Town has on of the best gameday atmospheres around!!!

Man that's a shame!  Ncaa has gotta do better than that.  Good luck to the young man.  I hope he is successful at South Plain College and in his future.

Can't believe it has been 10 years.

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Brock McClure is a Division 1 basketball player.  He needs to be above all others on the list that don't have Division 1 offers.  There are not lots of 6'7 guards around these parts.

The rankings of best players got me thinking about some of my favorite players in the past.  Whatever happened to the big cat?  I heard he went to that IMG Prep in Florida.  Did he sign somewhere?  I heard Oklahoma came to Orangefield to look at him.  Any of y'all know where he went?

The Bobcats are always a tough out.  Much respect to Coach Smalley for going after the win.