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Cmon wosgrad... Can't your internet go out for a minute or something. This is making my head hurt even thinking about how bad they are getting whomped. Wish I could have gotten out of work to see it.

I didn't promise anything. I predicted a score, a far fetched one, that had a bit of tongue in cheek in it. Now, I didn't believe that Lee would get shut out. If they do, it will be quite surprising to me.

Ouch... Man.... Just hope coach can hold it together til we get to 4A and all these sophomores and freshmen grow up.

Cmon Ganders. Gotta represent Baytown better than this.

All I'm saying is that a field with mud and rutted up isn't a homefield advantage any more. It's considered unplayable and should be moved. Don't matter two craps that PAM wants to keep their homefield advantage. Just like you can't pour concrete for a baseball infield then call it homefield advantage. It's a surface unsuitable for playing on at that point. If the field has level grass then we don't need to have this discussion.

If it's in great shape then fine, if it's anything like Clear Creek field, then it's a shame. They should have thought about giving up homefield advantage when they didn't put enough time into making the field playable or playing too many games on it or whatever the cause was.

Keep an eye on #14 for Lee

Baytown Lee ;D

What ever happened to that other board they used to have? FNE or something

Do they just count up the attendance or something? Wouldn't it be better if they took 10-15 snapshots over the course of the year and averaged them out? This seems a bit inexact to pick one day. No wonder Highland Park always stays 4A. Just tell a certain number of kids not to show up today.

I remember Clear Creek's stadium being like this all the time before they put in artifical turf. If it's anything like that, they need to move the game to somewhere that has an artificial surface, so that they can play a legitimate game. There's no need, in 2009, to be playing on a rutted up, muddy field.

Everybody Hurts by REM

There was only one freshman game, so I missed the first half. It started at 5, but I was told it would start at 6 earlier in the week. Lee freshman won 34-8. West Brook has some good players. They have a couple of good linebackers, particularly #44 was a good athlete. I think the athletes on each team were pretty close, but Lee was just a bit faster and were little more well coached. When I got there at half, it was 20-8. Lee's quarterback #1 took the ball in for about a 35 yard touchdown run. West Brook got one down to about the 3, but they couldn't punch it in. They had the ball intercepted and ran back 100 yards for a td on 4th down by Lee's #8, who was the best athlete on the field. He played running back and safety. He nearly had two other interceptions in the half I saw. He is undersized, but an explosive athlete. Lee was also without their best freshman, a quarterback, who plays on varsity. If I had to guess, #1, #2, #6, #8, #14, #58 and #71 will be on varsity for Lee next year. Looks like a pretty good crop.

I work Thursday night til 8:15, so I won't be able to make the game. I'll look here for updates. I am going to make the freshman A game in Baytown today though, so I'll try to provide a recap if possible.

Lee has two good, fast running backs and a fast receiver. The Ganders also have two more guys that play some at receiver(mostly on defense) that would be considered fast. The Ganders offense was horribly inept last year, and they still somehow scored in double digits on WB. Unless there is a barrage of turnovers, I think Lee will put up some decent offense.

Look guys....yall have a questionable extra point unit... we could probably get 2 off a blocked pat, so we'll get at least 2 Nah I was just replying to the guy that is looking for Lee to be shut out or only get 7. I don't see it happening. It's tough to shut down a high school opponent for that long. Too many possessions. Lee has too much speed. They are bound to break one eventually.

Assuming good weather conditions, it would take a heap of turnovers for Lee not to score at least 20 points. They can just stumble and bumble and fumble around into 2 touchdowns at least. Throw a couple up deep to Richardson and hope for the best.

Should be this way at high school stadiums too. I don't want to step on any toes, but true football fans know better than to bring them.

I have to pick Lee of course...and no way can Lee hold West Brook to under 35. At least it would be a miracle.

Lee 42-41

It is always pretty crowded at the Lee-Sterling game. We had about 8,000 there even in the cold, windy rain last night. It's more of a general complaint. I was brought up with the idea being hammered into my head not to bring an umbrella to a sporting event. Maybe it's just me though. I did finally find a place where I could see, after moving about three different times during the first quarter.

They have no place at a football game people. Buy a poncho or a slicker suit and quit ruining the view for everyone.

35-27 Lee won. I couldn't get the phone to work to update the scores. Lee finally quit wasting Jaevon Richardson on defense and used him almost exclusively on offense. He caught one pass, which was in the first few minutes of the game, for a 56 yard touchdown. After that, Sterling wised up and started double teaming him on every play. This opened up the middle of Sterling's defense for the Ganders to run at will all night long. A few very poorly timed holding penalties stopped three of the Ganders drives or they could have put up 50 tonight. Sterling is pretty much Chance Nelson. If he doesn't do it for them, it's probably not going to get done. He had four carries for 113 yards, including a 77 yard touchdown run early in the first quarter, and five catches for 55. He also ran a kick back about 90 yards for a touchdown. Not sure why Lee kicked it to him. Lee was up 20-19 at the half. Sterling interecpted an extra point and took it back for two, then they scored on a hurry up offense against a prevent defense with a minute left in the game. Lee's defense performed very well in the second half. IF Lee can limit the mistakes, that's a huge if, then they can give some people some games this year. If they don't then they won't. It's pretty simple.

Had to get a thread started as I will try to update from my phone, and starting a thread on my crappy cell phone is for the birds.

Jaevon Richardson, wide receiver, Baytown Lee He will be a top five player in the state if he sticks with football over basketball.