PrairieMan

22 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

3 starters and their head coach.

Any clue what happened?

Tarkington 43

Crockett 45

4 hours ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

We still play at 7:30 tonight... Thinking about going to New Waverly if work don't get in the way.

Score?

Tarkington 75

Shepherd 48

19 hours ago, Tyerman said:

Crockett 64

 

Anderson 53

final

Closer than I thought it would be. This district honestly looks like a toss up at this point. Some interesting wins and losses throughout preseason. 
 

The Horns looked better last night than they probably have all year. They got off to a decent start and played well against a pretty decent opponent. 

Tarkington 48

Pollok Central 45

Lovelady Vs Tarkington - cancelled

Tarkington 73

Kirbyville 29

2 minutes ago, AshlyKBMT said:

Jasper 53

Tarkington 46 Final 

 

#16 East Chambers 64

Bridge City 42 Final

Any idea what the Kirbyville Vs Evadale score was?

Evadale Invitational

Week 6 Locks Friday Sept 30 @ 7pm

1. Humble Atascocita at Beaumont West Brook

2. Sheldon C.E. King at Galena Park North Shore

3. Baytown Goose Creek Memorial at Barbers Hill

4. Crosby at Port Arthur Memorial

5. Dayton at Nederland

6. Fort Bend Marshall at Santa Fe

7. Texas City at Port Neches-Groves

8. Hamshire-Fannett at Jasper

9. Liberty at West Orange-Stark

10. Spring Legacy at Little Cypress-Mauriceville

11. Silsbee at Hardin-Jefferson

12. Anderson-Shiro at Newton

13. Coldspring-Oakhurst at Crockett

14. Diboll at Palestine Westwood

15. Hardin at Tarkington

16. Hemphill at Kountze

17. Kirbyville at Buna

18. Orangefield at Anahuac

19. Shepherd at Woodville

20. Warren at New Waverly

21. Joaquin at Garrison

22. Timpson at San Augustine

23. West Sabine at Grapeland

24. Apple Springs at Chester

25. Oakwood at Leverett's Chapel

1. Beaumont West Brook at Humble Summer Creek (Thursday = FREEBIE)

2. Humble Kingwood at Humble Atascocita

3. Barbers Hill at La Porte

4. Baytown Lee at Goose Creek Memorial

5. Galena Park at Texas City

6. Humble Kingwood Park at Crosby

7. Santa Fe at Dayton

8. Bridge City at Hamshire-Fannett

9. Columbus at Huffman Hargrave

10. Jasper at Liberty

11. West Orange-Stark at Silsbee

12. Anahuac at Hardin

13. Buna at Orangefield

14. Crockett at Shepherd

15. East Chambers at Kirbyville

16. Huntington at Coldspring-Oakhurst

17. Kountze at Anderson-Shiro

18. Newton at Warren

19. Woodville at Diboll

20. Garrison at West Sabine

21. Cushing at Colmesneil

22. Hull-Daisetta at West Hardin

23. Shelbyville at Joaquin

24. Houston Westbury at Beaumont Legacy Christian

25. Beaumont Kelly at Houston The Village

12 hours ago, Separation Scientist said:

Let me clarify, please. I base what I said on playoff history. This district does not produce teams that go on deep runs. This district is usually gone after the 2nd round. EC made it further once but you have to realize they had Beaumont skill kid(s) playing for them. Take them away and that does not happen. Many district 10 teams lose out in the first round, and most are gone after the 2nd, even if they are 10-0 or 9-1 in the local district. 

I don't mean to hurt any ones feelings, its not my intent, but it is what it is. The good news for a Tark is you are not in district 9 or 12, or especially 11. Its much, much easier to compete in 10. My Tark friends are excited, and I too am glad to see Tark turning the corner! 

No hurt feelings here. My comments are strictly regarding their chances to even make the playoffs. Deep runs and such aren't really relevant here because you're comments are focused on the top couple teams of the district. It's not common that 3 or 4 teams from any district are typically advancing past the first round. Last year's results are a prime example, two teams from each district advanced one round. So to revisit my comments, I believe that when you go to the 4th and 5th teams in particular in District 10, I feel that they are good teams making it even harder for them to try and get into the playoffs with such a young team. 

1 hour ago, JimAdler said:

I've been hearing more and more about those Panthers from Anahuac lately.  Do they go undefeated in district or is there a team or two that can slip past them?

 

I think they lose at least one. Somebody else in an earlier post said they think this district is weak. I tend to disagree, I don't think they have that one dominant team that is going to make a deep run but I feel it has a core group of good teams. I don't think anyone comes out of it unscathed. 

If you want to go into specifics, I think Buna catches them at home in a trap game where Buna has a bye to get healthy and prepared and Anahuac is coming off a close game at home against East Chambers. 

10 minutes ago, JimAdler said:

the real games start soon.  glad tarkington has things going in the right direction.

Absolutely but loving it for these kids considering where we were this time last year. At this point last season I wasn't sure that Tarkington would still have a football program by the end of the year(obvious exaggeration but it was as dismal as it could get). 

Who is your team?    Tarkington Longhorns

How have they done compared to your offseason expectations?   Better than expected coming off one of the worst seasons I've ever watched in my life

What has been a positive? Offensively they have had some big plays, but more importantly they've had some long sustaining drives. Defensively they have played pretty well overall and the DC has made some good adjustments. Best positive so far is the fire and determination these kids have shown. Reflection of their AD for sure. 

What has been a negative? Passing game is still not good enough to fight off 8-9 in the box if a team decides to do so. Quarterbacks aren't really seeing kids open, just winging to a predetermined receiver. Defensively, tend to give up big plays and once district starts I feel like we are going to be undersized on our D-line. 

What are your new expectations for the season? We are still so young that playoff talks seem a bit presumptuous, but I'm really hoping we can pull off enough wins to sneak in. It would be such a huge boost to these kid's confidence who have had to deal with so much turnover and negative talk for the past couple years. 

On 9/17/2022 at 3:45 PM, Separation Scientist said:

3-1 yes it does! 

Keep it rolling Tark! 

The best part about this game in my opinion is how scrappy these boys were. Obviously we are not very far removed from an awful season just a year ago where pretty much NOTHING went right for these kids or the coaches. This team which is starting 8 sophmores on offense and 7 sophmores on defense (some of the same of course...haha) and only about 5 seniors on the entire team went down 14-0 within the first 4 mins of the game could have easily rolled over and let this one slip away. Instead they came back and fought their butts off to take the win. I know we aren't the most athletic team in a stacked district and likely to go through some more growing pains for these younger guys but I think the future is bright for these Horns. I can't compliment Coach Taylor enough about his impact on these kids. Not only has he been great for football but he's made some great hires throughout the school on the girls and boys sides. Lots of positive things coming from my hometown!!!! 

One thing that nobody really has talked about is our running back, Junior #5 Karson Jones. Man this kid can fly! Nothing official but I'm hearing his final number by the end of the night was about 270 yards rushing! 

On 9/5/2022 at 1:47 PM, WOSdrummer99 said:

It was a bad week for a lot of people. Do I need to make it easier? Any complaints, criticism, comments? I also take requests. Let me know if think an upcoming game should be in 'em and I'll pencil it in now.

I think you're doing great! This is my first time getting in on the picks and I've really enjoyed it, even though I'm not very good at it. Thanks for all the hard work, I know how much time this takes and its appreciated. 

1. Alvin at Beaumont United

2. Beaumont West Brook at Deer Park

3. Spring Westfield at Galena Park North Shore

4. Las Vegas Liberty at Humble Atascocita

5. Baytown Goose Creek Memorial at La Porte

6. Dayton at Montgomery

7. Humble Kingwood Park at New Caney Porter

8. Port Neches-Groves at West Orange-Stark

9. Huffman Hargrave at Needville

10. Jasper at Newton

11. Livingston at Palestine

12. Snook at Anderson-Shiro

13. Coldspring-Oakhurst at Hamshire-Fannett

14. Diboll at Franklin

15. Huntington at Tarkington

16. Kirbyville at Corrigan-Camden

17. New Waverly at Anahuac

18. Palmer at Palestine Westwood

19. Shepherd at Orangefield

20. West Hardin at Deweyville

21. Garrison at Warren

22. Iola at Lovelady

23. Shelbyville at Elysian Fields

24. Timpson at Daingerfield

25. Houston Mount Carmel at Chester

5 hours ago, texbuzz said:

From just a user perspective of a single game,  If I have the pass yards / rush yards for both offenses, the defense allowed data is just the inverse.  

Cumulative data can be captured and then sliced as needed. Avg passing yards per game, Turnovers +/- data, etc.

There are already resources that do some of this but it is inconsistent at the HS level.  

Yeah I thought you meant strictly from a cumulative aspect as the year went on as a way to compare teams. 

2 hours ago, texbuzz said:

Just out of curiosity, what are the 3-5 stats that would be most important to readers here?

I am thinking:

• Offensive yards total.
• Turnovers.
• First downs.
• TFL - Sacks.
• Yards per carry.

I know a lot of people would be interested in personal stats but that is a little harder to gather quickly.

Things that a regular fan of HS Football would like to see the most at the end of a game?

Me personally, I'd rather just see the below. 

• Offensive pass yards
• Offensive rush yards
• Defensive pass yards allowed
• Defensive rush yards allowed
• Turnovers

Final

Tarkington 14

Shepherd 30

11:55 left in 4th

Tarkington 14

Shepherd 16

Halftime

Tarkington 14

Shepherd 8