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I met Coach Fuller in Fairfield to watch this one. West Hardin should win this one by 20 and get their subs some PT. Not sure where this one will be played. Coach Fuller was going to talk to the Slocum coach when I was leaving.

I just got home from that game. Silsbee had 95 when I left. First game I've been too in a looong time. Ahmed Jones, the post player for Silsbee, and football recruit for ok State u, is super quick, for a man his size. Never seen him on the football field. Maybe I'll be able to watch him on tv next fall. Harper is a very good baller. Got to talk with Jones' parents. I remember them from way back when. Saw Ryan Donahoe from HJ. I wish I could see HJ play. I heard a lot of good things about HJ from some of their fans in the stands. I even met a guy I know from church who was getting ready to ref the WOS vs. Splendora game next. I had a good time. Marcus Brewer, the post for Silsbee, has some serious hops. Silsbee has a nice little squad. Don't know how far they will go, but still, I was impressed. DB

I would go with Rick Barnes, Bob Knight, or Billy Clyde at A&M....... ;D Come on....we have some good HS coaches in SEtex, but we need to talk the college coaches into something like this--it would mean more. Most High School coaches know that the xs and os can help you win, but it is the Jimmys and Joes that make it actually happen. Usually Jimmy and Joe can play a little bit--which is what separates most high school programs (championship programs). I'm not talking about the programs that schedule waaaay down to boost their win record, which makes it look like they know what they are doing as a coach. If that's your program coach, you are a smart man!! Get the wins baby and please the public. On the college level, everybody can play, so what's the difference......coaching. High School coaches hit slumps and slides because they don't have players that can chunk it in the ocean. WE HAVE GOOD COACHES here....I'm not saying that.....but any coach that doesn't have an ego the size of Nebraska knows that if they have a couple of kids that can play and work together as a team, that is why they win more games, not because of great coaching!!!. College coaches are better coaches..no argument...so lets try to entice them to coach an all star game here in SE Texas.....maybe we can offer them an all expense trip paid to Babe's museum or something!!

I try to stay away but I just get drug in. The funny thing is that Brandon would not even want this conversation going on. He would probably tell you Donahoe is the guy to talk about. That is just the way he is. But, he leads his team and they win. He cannot worry about classification he can just play who shows up that night. On his numbers, he could have ridiculous stats this year, but when you are up on a team by 30 Coach Fuller does not need him to keep throwing up 3's. I think he remembers what it is like to be the team that is down by 40. Ltown your opinion is your opinion and I respect that. But the sniffing the jock thing is out of line. He has been on the court with the other guys mentioned and performed well

This is the best Warren has looked this year. Starting pitcher (Brazas) did a good job as did the young infield. There was some shotty defense on both sides, but some good plays were also made. The freshman ss for Warren is gonna be one to watch out for in the future. Lumberton bats hammered us the second/third time through the lineup scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th for the "10 run rule" win. Tucker Ellis(jr)went 2 for 3, staying hot with the bat. This young team is really coming around, now if we can just talk Granger into pitching..........

Saw the game---i am a WB fan all the way. WB players seemed a little cocky---lots of unnecessary talk from the dug out. i thought the umpire was taking too much lip. Ozen took care of business in all areas. Great pitching and pitch selections by Ozen to cap good batters off balance. The pop flies were all mis-judged and should be caught at that level. I was impressed with the run-down that WB got in. It appears to have been an executed play for a sacrifice out to save the top of the order for the next inning. WB problems are fixable---but they need to work on their mental focus and play ball and let that other stuff go. They have an openings for player leadership.

I agree... I'm expecting great football next year with all the talk from most teams saying what they have. Good luck

Results, not excuses is my saying. If you wanna talk about players missing, one of our bigs has been out. He quit inthe middle of a game. Dude was 6'6" and you dont' hear us complaining saying that's the reason that we lost to yall the second go around. 'If it's in the game, it's inthe game' is what I always say. Yea, yall did down us twice, no denying that. But from the outside looking in, people gonna say, how in the hell did you get blown out by LC-M and lose to the cellar dwellers? You think about that. And that would be why Central is above Dayton on the rankings.

Tramain....great year. I think CJ Busby deserves some talk too, but Thomas is the best.

Southeast Texas professional baseball players work out at alma maters Three former West Brook baseball stars went back to school. So did one former Nederland standout. And there were a few others, too. Now is the time of year when hundreds of professional baseball players report to spring training. Some are in the major leagues. Most are in the minors. Many kept in playing shape by working out at their old high school and colleges. "There's a lot of guys who work out at their high schools," said former Nederland star Brian Sanches, who pitched in 18 games for the Philadelphia Phillies last season. Like Sanches, former West Brook stars Chip Ambres, Jay Bruce and Jason Tyner worked out with and talked to players at their old school. Those three also play professionally. "I think everything they do rubs off on the players," said West Brook coach Jacob Walton, whose team opens its season at home against Ozen at 4 p.m. today. "I think what we as coaches say can get kind of stale, so they get some fresh words from the professional players." Ambres had batting practice sessions at the high school before leaving Beaumont as a non-roster spring training invitee with the New York Mets. Tyner talked with players about base running. Bruce, a 2005 graduate, is young enough to have been teammates with some current West Brook players. "Chip hit (batting practice) at our field, and you could see the difference between a high school swing and a professional swing in the way the ball jumps off the bat," said West Brook senior Tim Ferguson, who will play next season at the University of Mississippi. West Brook senior David Murphy said Tyner, an outfielder with the Minnesota Twins, talked with him about bunting. "He told me he wants me to get 15 bunts for a hit," said Murphy, a University of Houston recruit who expects to bat leadoff and third this season. Murphy estimated he had three or four bunt hits last season. He said Tyner told him to keep an eye on the third baseman this season. "If the third baseman is playing in, and I get a double in my first at-bat, he might see that I have some power and be playing back the next time I'm up," Murphy said. "Then I can put down a drag bunt for a hit." Ferguson and Murphy said they consider Bruce, in the Cincinnati Reds organization, to be a good friend. All three were West Brook teammates two years ago. Murphy said University of Houston scouts first saw him play when they went to West Brook to watch Bruce, who the Reds drafted 12th overall in 2005. "It's an advantage for us to have three guys who came from here because it brings a lot of hype to the school," Murphy said. "Those players brought a lot of scouts, so they know there are good players at West Brook." Among other professional baseball players from Southeast Texas are former Port Neches-Groves standout Lew Ford, also a Minnesota outfielder; West Orange-Stark star John Patterson, a pitcher with the Washington Nationals; and Hardin-Jefferson product Ben Broussard, a Seattle Mariners first baseman. Sanches said working out with the high school players reminds him of some of the game's fundamentals. "I'll be explaining something to them, and it will kind of remind me of things I need to do," Sanches said. Sanches said he told the Nederland pitchers to attack the strike zone and not nibble around the corners. "He's been helping me with my pitching selection, with where to place the ball," said Nederland senior Beau Helmke, a Lamar University recruit. Sanches said he had few chances to talk with professional players when he was in high school. He said he has returned to Nederland after each of his eight professional seasons. "He's been a big asset to us," Nederland coach Cody Robbins said. "We pick his brain about a lot of different things."

It isn't, but whats the problem with talking about j.v.? this is a SOCCER TALK FORUM, not everything has to be about varsity man.

we all talk about letsinger having an off night but give some credit to Earl on the defense he was the main reason....its hard to hit a shot with a guy in your face ALL THE TIME!

Come on now ket the JV guys talk as well.

Jason Kidd... LA Laker? Kobe, LeBron open to adding another star to squads Kobe Bryant and LeBron James could use some help for their teams, but they haven't asked for it. Both players said they hadn't talked to their respective teams about any moves heading into Thursday's NBA trade deadline. Nets president Rod Thorn told ESPN Insider's Chris Sheridan on Sunday that there was only a "5 percent chance" that he would trade anyone on his roster by Thursday's deadline. The Lakers are one of the teams mentioned in the rumors of a Jason Kidd trade out of New Jersey, and Kidd came up behind Bryant for a hug Saturday afternoon. And while Bryant said "Who doesn't" want a player like Kidd on his team, he didn't know how much of a chance there was of it happening. "I just kind of hear basically what you guys hear," Bryant said. "I hear all the talk going on but I don't really know the seriousness of it or the possibility of it. "In our position, we're a team that's extremely young and if you have an opportunity to bring a player like Jason Kidd in, that's something that you definitely, definitely have to look at. Nobody's approached me on it yet, that's why I don't know if it's talk or if it's rumor." James' Cavaliers were inconsistent for most of the first half of the season, and they could surely use another player to complement their superstar. But James said he had no plans to talk to Cleveland management about making a deal. "We haven't really talked about that," he said. "I think right now our team has been very successful, not where we might have wanted to be but we finished up the first half on a good note. I haven't gotten involved in anything, talking about trades or deadlines or anything like that." The Associated Press contributed to this report.

you said Sutherland was not and i quote "not normal" and in my opinion thats somewhat of an insult and by the way you got me shakin in my boots cuz im so scared of what some old guy who doesnt have anything better to do but talk and put down a bunch of teenagers........... NOT! im lmao right now

hey bleed orange why dont you get ur facts srtraight before u talk anymore his youngest daughter will be a junior next year but he has a son that will be a freshman and yess HJ has not done good in the playoffs the past few years but if they play to their potentail and not like friday then they SHOULD have a deep run this year

bleed orange...........you need to shut up and have some respect. HJ is no Kountze? Kountze has accomplished most of what they have accomplished in 2A. Nothing against them because they are a great program but they did no more in 3A than HJ has done. Whoever you are you need to retract your statements about sutherland and his family. It is one thing to make comments about a team but to talk of someones family you must have no heart!

ltown, to talk smack you must be able to take some!! that is pretty funny though

Come on ladies be nice now!! Let's talk HS basketball. >

I have really enjoyed the talk on our game tonight. I want to comment on just a couple of things. WH backintheday (something like that) Thanks for the compliment "he's a great coach, but so is Fuller." I do appreciate that from an ex player. Email me if you want. ([email protected]) I hope I didn't make you hate me. I was hard at times. You said I was a little nevous about playng WH. I am real nervous about playing West Hardin. I know how good these guys are. We play Splendora Wed. and that are very similar to the Oilers. I want everyone to know that I have nothing but respect for Coach Fuller andhis team. I have known Tyler, Brandon, Matthew, Zach , and some of the others since they were in the 5th grade. This has nothing to do with coming back and "beating" WH. They may very well beat us. These kids were my favorites at WH. They came to my camp and I knew then they were going to be players. I look for tonights game to be a great high school game. Either team could win. If we lose, (I hope we don't) I will feel great pride for the boys from WH. They are great kids and Coach Fuller is a great coach. Lioke most, I hope for a game free of injuries and wish everyone luck in th eplayoffs. When WH makes it to Austin, I will be one their biggest fans. Thanks. See everyone tonight. Doug McCarter

Coming in to high school Brodie Parker was as good a young power hitter as I have ever seen.I know he had some shoulder injuries that were corrected by surgery.I saw him hit 7 or 8 out of the high school park as a 14 year old.Not sure when he lost his stroke if in fact he has.I haven't seen them play lately so I really can't say.I do know there is a lot of baseball talent in Warren,I think the new coaches need to talk to all the kids and let them know the program is going in the right direction.The downward spiral in this program started a couple of years ago and won't be corrected overnight,but it will be corrected as long as they leave the young coaches alone.Good luck Warriors on the upcoming season.

this is about hj fans...i know we talk alot of mess on this site but its just for fun and its weird cause nobody takes it as a joke they want to get all serious about it were just doing it for fun.. so when we say stuff like hj dominates all or hj going to state... yea we hope that happens but were just doing it because its funny and everyone is gettting madd.. were just having a little fun

Whats all the talk about, HJ has been talking all week long about WH backing down, not wanting to play. Well I will have to admit I saw all 3 games tonight and all 6 teams showed alot of class. But to tell you the truth, I wished that WH would have played HJ, cause Newton looked like they gave them a run for their $$$$. I've always said any team can beat another on any given night. Tonight WH did not prevail, but they did get some good work in. Got pressed most of the game, and had to deal with the big guy on both ends. That in itself will payoff down the road.

wow yall talk about kountze as if there in the NBA or something.. they must be almighty or something hahahaha real funny

end of story?? End of a fictional fairy tale thought up by a hallucinating Kountze fan..errr.. kid. You're right, it should come to an end. There are some great teams in this area. Kountze is one of them. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Kountze and EC split. HJ beat EC 2 out of 3 times. I don't think its very fair to say there's no way HJ could beat em. I think it would be a fun game to watch, but its hard to talk smack about what if. Especially if you're the only one who see's it that way.