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Looks like Santa Fe beat TC. Barring multiple players not playing for FW on Tuesday, they should beat La Porte. What are the tie breakers for district play? TC and La Porte should have the same district record and split the head-to-head matchup. Only difference is that La Porte won more sets in head-to-head. Would they still have a play-in?

San Marcos High School was declared eligible for the playoffs, but it is a different story for the students. Their ineligibility was extended to a total of three years. Hopefully this doesn’t happen here. I don’t believe in being overly punitive to students, a calendar year should be fitting. However, it looks like the Executive Committee has a different approach.

Honest question - How is this situation different than what happened at San Marcos High School?

Looks like Sterling is locked into 2nd place now. I think it is very unlikely that Lee, PNG, or GCM beat them and I doubt Sterling will beat BH.

KP’s oline is grinding GCM into dust so far.

With the eye test, yes, they should be the best. For whatever reason though, Sterling hasn't performed very well this year. Not sure if it is just disappointing play or coaching, but something is off there. If Crosby is able to pull of the win against Sterling then 2nd through 4th will be a toss up.

Backbreaking loss for Nederland. They will need some help now to have a chance to come in second in this district.

Manvel or Friendswood would be a tall order for the 3rd and 4th place teams. The 2nd place team in this district should be the favorite over Santa Fe, La Porte, or GBall.

Looks like BH just bulldozing and Nederland is starting to get into a groove, should be a good match this Friday. Little surprised that Sterling didn't handle GCM a little better. I see Sterling did win in 3, but the set scores are not what I would expect.

This Tuesday match between Manvel & Friendswood should be one of the highlights of the week for the area.

Yikes.

Baytown really missed the boat when it turned down the proposal to consolidate the high schools. It would have been beneficial all across the board: academics, athletics, fine arts, etc….

I bet they are working on the UIL one act play. Gotta try to beat BH at something.

The growth projections for BH are astronomical. They will definitely be 6A sooner rather than later and I think there will be a learning curve for the boys sports (girls should be okay), but the correction shouldn't take too much time to occur.

Those are nice results and all, but lets not forget that this is Texas and football is king. BH does have the edge in mostly everything else, but people will keep chirping until they start beating Crosby in football. However, with all the SH99 related development that is happening in the Mont Belvieu area, the clock on Crosby's football dominance could be ticking.

Just being facetious, the district is far from settled. The Eagles are really good, but they are not invincible; no one is. They need to have the intensity in district play that they showed during non-district/tournament play. With each match the pressure builds for BH and the target on them gets bigger. Continuous focus on BH can be freeing for the other programs.

So with Crosby beating Sterling, has the district already been decided in the first week of district play?

What will be hurting BH the rest of the season, poll wise, is the strength of their district as a whole. No matter what BH does now, they can only go down in that poll. If they don't post dominant wins with each match then it will be viewed as a negative. Manvel and Friendswood have each other in their district, so I see at least one of them appearing in that poll just because they are playing better teams. Same can be said for the Foster/Fulshear district.

It definitely appears that way. They do have size, but it looks like speed and technique were the trade-offs for that size.

It seems like Crosby is struggling big time right now. I think the most exciting matchup in this district will be Sterling v Nederland. Basically, it appears to be a battle for 2nd place between these two teams (unless Crosby turns it around), because I would be surprised if BH loses even a set in district play.

After a quick lookup of the tournament and some spot checks of the teams attending from MaxPreps, I guess it is more about the overall experience than the competition? I wouldn't put near the level of Fraulein Volleyfest, Volleypalooza or John Turner; I could be wrong though.

Houston Chronicle has BH ranked #5 in the area. I know it’s early, but they have looked really good so far.

The offense needs to put something together to give the D a rest. LH’s pace is causing a problem for the DL. Getting beat to the point of attack by smaller, quicker linemen.

I agree, Celina looked really good in that game. Nothing to be ashamed of though. Similar situation in 5a, Lovejoy was just on another level than every other team.

I agree, not sure if Oldman is current coach, former coach or overly sensitive parent, but message boards might not be the place for him. Anyways, my assessment of the defense wasn't a slight on the kids, they are confined to the system that is designed by coaches. Discipline on the backside is something that needs to be ironed in with repetition during practice. Switching to a new defensive philosophy that might not be in tune with the strengths of the current roster really puts those kids up against a wall. On the QB punting, like I said, I commend him for wearing both hats. In games like this the ability to change field position would have been so critical for BH. For the most part his punts were okay, but that last one was unfortunate. All in all, that QB played a very good game, he made critical plays with his legs and had a few good throws. Also, just so oldman doesn't think I am 100% negative, I thought BH's interior Oline play was pretty good most of the night. The tigers had some big dudes playing on their Dline and for the most part BH held their own.