3 counties voted in this particular election. Jasper, Orange and Jefferson. Covey won Jasper and Orange counties pretty handily. Phelan won Jefferson county by 2800 votes.   Should Jasper and Orange county secede? lol 

I know Hearne had a dry spell from like 2014-2017… but other than that they have been pretty decent for the most part I think. 2018-2019 I believe they were at the state tournament. Not sure the exact year Coach Williams got there though.

Goes down in flames? Considering it was a runoff election already that was feverishly close 'til the end with only a difference of 366 votes out of 25,260, I don't know if that is a fair description.

According to UIL archives, the playoffs were created in 1920, when the all schools played for one ring and ended in a tie.    Divisions were created in 1925 when 1A was created and then the  "B" division was created in 1926 and only played to BI-District.  Starting in 1928-1972 the "B" division played to regionals or Bi-district, it varied.   By then the PVIL and the UIL had multiple divisions up to 4A. Nederland won regionals in '42, and '45 and  tied in the '44 regionals .  They were undefeated both years ('42 & '45) with one tie in '42. PNG won regionals in '34, '46 and 47.   They were 9-2 in '34, undefeated in '46 and 11-1 in '47. PA Austin won regionals in '43 and '47.  They were 9-1 in '43 and 9-2-1 in '47. PA (Which became PA TJ) - played in a division that went to State.   Those teams are listed above. Orange- (Precursor to WOS) had several good seasons in the 19-teens and 1920s but I don't see any playoff information.  *EDIT* See playoff history at the top of the post* Beaumont- Played in the 1A division once the playoffs were created so played the full bracket.          

It's hard to tell depending on the statements from witnesses and other Law Enforcement on the scene at the time.