Mr. Thomas

All points that you made were valid, especially this point, "There are tons of huge guys that didn’t make it..." Again, If you are so kind to purchase the book, you will find out and understand my point very clearly. That team had 7 D1 players on the team which included an NFL Guy. Big Perk definitely played a huge role in the teams success but that team was pretty deep... I digress...

If you read the book you will gain a better understanding about the process... I been knowing Perk since 2nd or 3rd grade and he worked extremely hard to get to that point but in the beginning no-one looked at him and said that he was a pro. It is a testament to the guys that help develop him... Facts over fiction... He is my brother and he knows that I only speak the truth... It just came off as hate but if that wasn't your intent, My Bad...

That's very true but you will also see that he was not that guy in the beginning. He worked extremely hard to get to that point but this team was the true definition of a "TEAM." Remember it's facts over feelings...

Thank you very much for your support...My main objective is to pay respect and homage to all the greats that came before me...

Panther Mile: Chasing Perfection BY: Michael Thomas (Player on the Team) Panther Mile is a story about a group of young men, who through the game of basketball, would become state champions. This story gives the reader an inside look at how the foundation was laid at Clifton J. Ozen High School. It also highlights the personal sacrifice that each individual player and coach had to endure during that time. This story gives young people hope that anything is possible through hard-work and dedication. Amazon Link: [Hidden Content]

Ozen started 3 sophomores tonight...they pretty young too....

Yes

Coach Henderson is a great coach and wish him the best...

1st team 1. BJ Tyler 2.Michael Young 3. Steve Jackson 4. Earl Evans 5. kendrick Perkins 2nd Team 1.Scott Young 2.Damion Sweet 3. Daryl McArthur 4.Omar Sneed 5. B.B. DAvis

Ozen  won 53 to 40...Will play S.A. Wagner @7:30pm next...

Yes it's me...

Ozen Is very Young too...

Get off Yates...The season is over...Who cares...That’s a lack of class to continue to hate on a team...They won so give them their respect...There is nothing positive about hating on another team...

ShortTexas you right, Bosh did not dominate Perkins. Dallas Lincoln dominated Ozen. Perkins deserves to be on any all high school team in Texas History...

The Real All Century Team 1st Team 1. T.J. Ford – Willowridge 2. Labradford Smith- Bay City 3. Clyde Drexler- Houston Sterling 4. Chris Bosh- Dallas Lincoln 5. Shaquille O’Neil- S.A. Cole 2nd Team 1. Sean Gay- Houston Madison 2. Karl Godine- Houston Kashmere  3. Larry Johnson- Dallas Skyline 4. Dwight Jones- Houston Wheatley 5. Kendrick Perkins- Beaumont Ozen 3rd team 1. B. J. Tyler- P.A. Lincoln 2. Mookie Blaylock- Garland 3. Daniel Ewing- Willowridge 4. Rashard Lewis- Elsik H.S. 5. Eddie Owens- Wheatley Honorable Mention: 1. Daniel Gipson- Houston Jones 2. Ira Terrell- Dallas Roosevelt 3. Daniel Ewing- Willowridge 4. Earl “Pearl” Evan- P.A. Lincoln 5. Troy House- Ingram Moore 6. Jeryl Sasser- Kimball 7. LaMarcus Aldridge- Seagoville 8. Greg Ostertag- Duncanville 9. Brandon Peters- Yates

The 1972 Dallas Roosevelt team went (37-4) that year and also upset Wheatley in the semi finals 111 to 109, which is a state tournament record. They would be in my top 20. They had Ira Terrall who still holds the 4a state record for points with 45. Anymore teams I missed?

What do you think? 1. 1985- Houston Madison 40-0 (Sean Gay) 2. 1970- Houston Wheatley 39-0 (Dwight Jones) 3. 2001- Willowridge 39-0 (T.J. Ford & Daniel Ewing) 4. 1975- Houston Kashmere- 46-0 National Champs (Karl Godine) 5. 2002- Dallas Lincoln 40-0 National Champs (Chris Bosh) 6. 1968- Houston Wheatley 36-0 (Dwight Jones) 7. 1974- Houston Kashmere 42-2 (Karl Godine) 8. 1985- Bay City 35-1 (Labradford Smith) 9. 1987- Laporte 40-0 (William Gooden) 10.1973- Houston Wheatley 43-1 (Eddie Owens) 11.1995- S.A. East Central 35-0 (Stan Bonewitz) 12.2009- Houston Yates 34-1 (Joseph Young) 13.2004- Houston Milby 39-0 (Jawann McClellan) 14.2007- Duncanville 39-0 (Shawn Williams) 15.2001- Beaumont Ozen 36-0 (Kendrick Perkins) If Yates wins state this year they will be top 5 in my opinion.

Perry Hill

First, I would like to start by congratulating the Huntsville Hornets on beating a good Ozen Team. Ozen had a good season and have nothing to hang their heads about. Second, Coach Saveat (Interim Head Coach) did an excellent job under all the scrutiny. Under his leadership Ozen advance to the 3rd round of the play-offs and went16-2 overall with a District Championship. He deservers to be the 20 4A (13-1) Coach of the year. It is extremely hard to follow a legend in Coach Boutte but he (Coach Saveat) was and still is the right man for the Ozen job. Ozen will be back stronger and more discipline next year. So as fans, coaches and sports writers, who like to criticize, just get ready to jump back on the band wagon like you always do. Like I said earlier, Huntsville was the better and more discipline “TEAM.†"We are what we repeatedly do." (Aristotle)

Where is the Jones vs. Washington game being played? Will it be a double header with Yates vs. Wheatley?

Where is the Jones vs. Washington game being played? Will it be a double header with Yates vs. Wheatley?

[size=18pt]This is my top 10 from Ozen This list is an opinion, so please do not take this personal. This list is based off of winning, making teammates better and statistics. 1. Kendrick Perkins- All everything 2. Keena Young- 3rd team All Power Bar, All state, All Region, and All District 3. Kris Richards-1st team All State, All Region, All District 4. Albert Marshall-2nd team All State, All Region, All District 5. Desmond Cooper-All Region, All District 6. Mack Randall- All State, All Region, All District 7. Joe Lamb- All Region, All District 8. Tigee Rideaux- Academic All State, All District 9. DeCarlos Frank-All State, All Region, All District 10.â€P-nutt†Boutte - All State, All Region, All District

This is Mike T. from Ozen. Doobie and Skip were better than Albert and me. I personally learned a lot from Skip and Doobie. It do not matter who is better because both backcourts helped the teams win. I speak to Doobie all the time and he is the best shooter to come out of BMT and I played with skip when I was 7 years old. As a point guard I think team first and then myself. That team was special and Albert and I needed every person on the roster to be successful. I was just a good role player with some great players and coaches. I do believe that our team was the best team to come out of BMT. Out of 17 players 13 of us have college degrees and 4 playing pro B-Ball and Football. No team compares to that in BMT. That’s why that team was the best and so special. You measure a team’s greatness by their success on and off the floor.