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Any word on the locations?

However, if Jasper somehow could get a win on Tuesday it would definitely shake up the order.

I wouldn't disagree. I have seen a few "#1s" that are his equal but not many "#2s".

I think they just rank them on how good they think the team is. Example: Rusk are the District Champions despite the W/L record. All of the teams in the district that have better W/L records finished behind Rusk in the standings and are "in actuality" not as good of a team as Rusk. Also, the "rankers" believe that Rusk is likely to make a decent run in the playoffs despite their W/L record. They believe that "when it counts" (such as district) Rusk will be among the better teams.

I definitely expect the "Thursday" team to show up against JD on Tuesday. Will be interesting to see how they fare against Circle but he is no easy pass either.

Agreed on what Rusk "cares about". Now that Rusk is going to win the district we can definitely see why Rusk has been "ranked". There have been many throughout the year that have questioned "why Rusk was ranked" and that "Carthage, Hudson or Jasper deserved to be ranked but not Rusk". The rank voters knew all along that Rusk is a different team with/without JD Thompson. The district also understands this clearly now and that Rusk is the best team in the district.

Rusk is definitely better than Hudson. Looking like the "rankings" may have been accurate all along.

Rusk can "nearly" clinch a share of 1st with a win. We can assume they will win with JD pitching on Tuesday.

Upset the balance with this one. Center 3 Jasper 2. Great win for Center.

Saw Palestine Head Baseball open. Nice set up for someone. They have awesome facilities for baseball once everything is completed.

Still shocked about the first meeting.

"JD game" in the bag. Now we will see what they can do on Friday. A win will likely secure a share of first place in the district.

He will pitch in two of those games. He has been pitching on Tuesdays. Circle is who I have seen pitch on Fridays. Thompson usually plays CF when not pitching.

Understood. And "right now", Rusk is ahead of Carthage and in 1st place in the District which actually "means something" and is "not opinion". May be different in a week but at this moment Rusk is in 1st place.

In the case of Rusk, it is because JD Thompson P (Vanderbilt) was out for the first part of the season.

Agreed. No one would have chosen Carthage to win the District at the beginning of the year. They are in position to do so now. I can easily see a "3-way" tie for first as well.

Will be interesting to see how this one shakes out. Top 4 could come in any order.

I suspect Circle pitched in this one. We will see if they can make the playoffs. Will be interesting.

Late night!

I will help you, "Allen had as much/more talent than any school in the state". And based upon your logic, Westerberg lost "elite status" as he was not able do any better than all of the previous "bad" coaches at BH.

Definitely impressive "without that QB". Just curious, do you suppose the single largest high school in the state had a significant access to talent? Or do you believe he won the title with average players?

Blame kids? It's not their fault. You should coach at a small school and report back on what happens when you have 20-25 players and "none" of them can run a 4-9 40 or weigh more than 220 pounds. Show everyone "how to win". Show everyone how to make those 5-0 40s catch a team full of 4-5 and 4-6s. Show everyone how to make a 200 OL with a 205 lb bench press move a 280 lb DL with a 300 lb bench press. You will be in high demand with your knowledge.

Have you ever coached? No coach can win without talent. I have seen coaches win 10+ games one year and win 1 game the next. Do they become "bad coaches" in the span of 6 months? No, they had less talented players. I have seen coaches have multiple losing seasons and then have a special group where they win (example: Deweyville 2011-2012). Were they bad coaches before and miraculously learn how to coach all of a sudden? In the case of Tarkington, there are no good groups coming through the pipeline.

Will be interesting to see how they do Friday. I suspect Carthage was expecting a win yesterday as was Hudson. Definitely not going to plan.

Yep, continuing to win every game with JD back will do that.