magic

There are people highly invested in keeping kids like j-mike at the top of the rankings.  He's going to have his opportunity at a top division I program and then we'll see what he's all about. 

i can tell u from personal experience that strake does not recruit at all like some other private schools in houston.  Westbury christian and St. thomas especially do much more.  The coach at strake runs a tight ship.  My son played for houston hoops the past two years and we never participated in any tourney sponsored by strake.  Be careful about making assumptions.

ranking freshman is kind of silly.  Very few play varsity ball.  you are trying to compare kids playing on the varsity level with kids playing JV and Freshman ball.  Any sophomore good enough to be discussed as one of the best, will be playing varsity ball.  Let's wait until next year.  The only two freshman that played significant minutes for at least average teams in this area were christian smith at central and nick schrapps at kelly.  the latter was second team all district for tapps 5-a.

You know what bucfan, you're right.  The ultimate point of sports is competetion regardless of the level.  I apologize.

i don't want his life ruined either, but the punishment has to be enough to make sure he really gets it. 

i think its a little inappropriate that your excitedly reporting about  a player being out for the game

i really like silsbee's team, but people like st4life make it hard to cheer for them

its pretty simple, if you want your kid to have more playing time then help him get better.  coaches are going to play the best players.  its not complicated

these are two really bad teams, who cares what the outcome is

I agree.  It was the kind of scene that is just disgraceful.  Both kids should have been sent to the bench for the rest of the game. 

Kelly hands down.  Right now they have 9 varsity players.  7 of them are seniors, one junior who gets about 2 minutes a game, and Nick Schrapps(freshman) who starts and made second team all district.  Good luck next year!

congrats!  good luck moving forward

don't think it will be much different than last time

a two game suspension for committing a crime is a joke.  they are worried about ozen and not the kid

St. Thomas has great size.  Not a very good effort from Kelly

If one of your players is arrested and you say that you didn't know, then you don't have the appropriate relationship in place.  I'll let the coach and school decide on the punishment, but the important thing is that it be significant enough to send a clear message to this young man that this type of behavior will have an adverse effect on his future

i don't expect to see it.  Fairly limited number of players to choose from.  Probably could only do the top ten

I'll again put a plug in for Roman Vaughn at Kelly.  I feel quite certain he will be on the next list anyway.

Falgout may not get the ink, but he shows up every night and plays very hard and is team player.  Great senior to have on any team.

a minor can get a tat with parents consent.  Give me a break, how about we say that you can't have long hair or a beard.  Please!!!

bring back Spencer George

I'm with Lazeek on the updated rankings

i'll take nederland in an upset

It's all about the coach.  There has to be someone willing to bring a culture of success.  Someone who builds a program from the bottom up.  It can't be done in one year,  They have to find the right person and give him a couple of years.  It can be done.

nothing surprising about this result.  Zach Hayes is vastly overrated.