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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.

Hahaha, what a sensitive reply. Better go get some kleenex for those blue tears of yours. I guess you're cool with 20 yard punts and 30 yard kick offs then? Come back with a better response next time or go ahead and sit this one out. One thing for you to think about in the long offseason, what is BH going to do to get better disciplined against the read option so they don't get burned by lack of backside contain like they did most of last night?

One thing that isn’t getting mentioned enough is the breakdown of BH’s 3rd phase. For a school of that size, and talent base, they have to be able to produce better special teams play. Specifically punting and kickoffs. Hats off to the QB for pulling double duty as the punter, but that team would have benefited greatly from better punts all night; especially that last one. The short kickoffs appeared to be done out of necessity, but again, starting at the 35 vs the 20 makes a big difference. The battle of field position matters in games like this and BH’s special teams execution hurt them at the worst times.

Yep, it looks like Greater Houston got shut out across the board. The Manvel match was the least competitive of all the semifinals though, Lovejoy was a steamroller.

You have access to anything that they broadcast.

Didn't get to see the BC match, but watched the BH match on NFHS. Tough loss to a good Manvel squad, but BH had their chances. In that 4th set it looks like the bottom dropped on their passing and they weren't able to right the ship until it was too late. For the most part, the other phases of their game looked good enough to win, but passing seemed to be the biggest weakness in all the sets last night.

Figured Delmar would be the location, due to where each school is located, but I agree that the date is not good for BH. Foster's football team is playing Thursday night, so they could out number the BH side significantly.

BH has a shot to get into the 3rd round this year, but we'll have to see. Have to perform better than last years disappointment.

Not the best outcome for Nederland. It looks like BH will have to save the clean sweep for their district.

While Sterling, Lee's and GCM's district is undoubtedly more difficult, but BH would have finished 2nd at least. Manvel is the only team that has advantages, or is even, at multiple positions with BH.

Agree. I imagine that Ned matches up better with Sante Fe than FWood.

That is very surprising. According to what is reported on MaxPreps, it was 26-24, 25-18 & 25-21. It looks like they will be tied for 2nd in their district. What are the tie-breaking procedures?

Having seen videos and recaps of Fulshear, BH better hope that they are aligned with Foster. Fulshear would be an extremely unfavorable match up for the Eagles.

Their preseason schedule was very weak. Manvel was a tournament opponent, who appeared to handle them. Summer Creek is currently 3rd in their district and if the season ended today both CL and Taylor would not be in the playoffs. The 29-3 record looks good at face value, but when you see that a lot of those wins are against low-level teams, it takes a lot of the luster off.

It would be nice if BH was in a district that had more competition than only Nederland, who isn't bad, and played a more difficult preseason schedule. Their bi-district is more competitive and probably helps prepare those teams much better for the playoffs.

I would take those polls with a slight grain of salt. Take another look and you'll see that Manvel isn't on that list, which I would say is a big oversight.

4th place will come down to PNG or GP. Either way though, their reward will be Manvel or Friendswood...so...

Luckily for the Eagles height will not be a concern in district and even bi-district, except for Manvel.

Baytown Sterling is a puzzling program. Quite a bit of talent, but something just seems off or missing.

In a forum that is dedicated to football...just trying to relate the situation to football. Anyways, the question is what are the realistic chances of increasing the programs success with out an influx of additional talent? Not saying the current group isn't talented, but there is a deficiency in top-level talent if your goal is to consistently go beyond the area round. Maybe the new coach with the correct offensive and defensive game plans/schemes can correctly utilize the current talent to maximize success, but game plan/schemes can only take you so far. In the end, I'm not on the field, or in the locker room, maybe I'll be surprised.

The word is that Chambers County zoned those parcels for multi building residential, so they wanted apartments in that location. If you want to attract people to your area then you better have affordable housing for the people that can't afford a 300k tract home. Not all apartments are section 8 or low income, so that is a little bit of a mischaracterization. If you're not willing to make housing affordable, then you can only coach up the current talent base so much. Also, to think that BHISD bought those parcels to lessen traffic congestion is a little ridiculous.