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BASEBALL TOP TEN

WEEK # 7

Well, boys and girls…we come hip-hopping in on this Easter weekend with our latest rankings.  The more things change, the more they remain the same as the same 10 remain (although there is some shuffling going on amongst them).  All districts made the turn around the half-way pole and are heading for home with playoffs spots on the line.  More interesting (perhaps) is not who is ‘in’ as of now…but how might be knocking on the door with just a little over 3 weeks left in the regular season.

1.   BARBERS HILL (1)

It appears that no one over in 21-4A can (or will) step up to the Eagles as they outscored their opponents 32-1 this past week.  Impressive?  No…it seems as if they do that every week.  They do have a couple of interesting matchups this week:  hosting Crosby on Tuesday (Crosby is currently tied at 5-3 with Huffman for 3rd place) then a Eagles vs. Eagles rumble as BH travels to New Caney to take on the 2nd place (7-1) team.  Maybe NC throws Dean, BH throws Hales and we get us a ball game?

2.   PORT NECHES GROVES (2)

If you’re Jay Stone, all you can say after this week is “Whew!!!!â€.  First, you withstand a furious Dayton rally to hang on for an 11-9 win.  And you want to talk furious?  Trailing 6-0, the Indians strike for 10 runs in the 6th inning (8 with 2 out) to lap Ozen 10-6.  So maybe the Indians can now take a deep breath and relax?  I think not as its ‘the’ week down there:  host 2nd place LCM on Tuesday and then the short trip to the Friday blood letting:  PNG @ Nederland.

3.    WEST BROOK (3)

The Bruins maintain their position (both here and in 21-5A) with a 10-0 ‘run rule’ win over Channelview and a workmanlike 6-3 win over Atascocita.  Say what you want about WB’s pitching…no (as in ‘zero’) earned runs last week.  Stout performances there.  They draw their long-time nemesis Kingwood on Tuesday then Baytown Lee on Friday…both at home.  Take care of that business and its ‘mano a mano’ with Baytown Sterling for the district crown.

4.   SILSBEE (4)

The Tigers struggled through a week-long ‘we beat BC’ hangover, struggling to beat both HF (6-4) and WOS (4-1).  Both were come-from-behind wins for Silsbee but, in 21-3A, that’s all that matters right now -- wins.  With Jasper’s win over BC, the Tigers control their own destiny but host a HJ team on Thursdaly whose backs are against the wall.   They close the week with another home game (Kirbyville on Saturday) then will look ahead for the game for all the marbles…Jasper.

5.   JASPER (7)

The Bulldogs are our only ‘upward mover’ this week thanks to their nail biting 3-2 win over Bridge City.  They find themselves tied for first at 8-1 with Silsbee but need to win that rematch to claim the district crown.  They need to get by WOS and HJ this week before the can start laying plans for that game but…what a game that could be. 

6.   BRIDGE CITY (5)

The tumbling continues downward for the Cardinals after their 3-2 loss to Jasper on Tuesday night.  They did end their ‘new streak’ when they vented on unsuspecting OF 18-5 on Friday but BC’s hopes for the district crown are now out of their own hands.  They need help and a lot of it.  Of course, they need to take care of “Job Oneâ€â€¦making the playoffs.  They are on the road this week with games at Kirbyville and HF.  And, if you’re Bridge City, do you want HJ to beat Silsbee and/or Jasper this week?  Or the other way around?

7.   LITTLE CYPRESS MAURICEVILLE (6)

The Bears lost some ground last week (and, hence lose ground here) when they lost 6-3 to Vidor and had a come-from-behind 14-10 win against Central.  LCM still sits in 2nd place in 22-4A but they are as close to being out of the playoffs as they are to winning district (2 games either way).  They travel to PNG on Tuesday for a huge game with the Indians before hosting Ozen on Friday.  It could be a very ‘interesting’ week for the Bears.

8.   VIDOR (

The Pirates rode the roller coaster this past week with a very large win over LCM and the return of injured SS VJ Bunner…then took the down route when they lost a 2-1 duel to Nederland.  The Pirates do remain in the thick of the battle for a play-off spot and need to ‘hold serve’ this week when they play the Lumberton Raiders and then tussle in Dayton with the purple-clad Broncos.  Big, big game there…

9.   BUNA (9)

The Cougars remain undefeated in district at 7-0.  They seemingly haven’t lost since Carter was President.  The entire SETXSPORTS.COM community shares their frustration that their non-district matchup last Saturday vs. BC got rained out but they continue to prove their worth…by winning, and winning, and winning.

10.   DAYTON (10)

The Broncos came within a whisker of the ‘rally of the year’ when their comeback vs. PNG fell just short, 11-9.  They did rebound to ‘lay the wood’ to “This Year’s Central’, the Lumberton Raiders by a 12-0 score and look forward to a week with two home games:  Ozen and Vidor.  A lot of smoke will clear after the Dayton-Vidor game…or, how knows, it might be cloudier?  That’s a way of life in 22-4A.

IN, OUT AND OTHER RUMBLINGS:

As baseball great Satchell Paige said, “Don’t look back…someone might be gaining on youâ€â€¦and those words could have been spoken about District 22-4A where the Nederland Bulldogs have climbed out of the grave and find themselves only a game out of the playoffs as the 2nd half is now underway.  With PNG at 8-0, the Indians look untouchable for the post season but from there:  LCM at 6-2, Vidor and Dayton at 5-3 and, yes, Nederland at 4-4...its anyone’s ball game.  By next weekend, you’ll have a LCM vs. PNG game.  PNG vs. Nederland.  Dayton vs. Vidor…and there could be a whole lot of shaking going on there.  Huffman finds itself tied with Crosby at 5-3 for the last spot in 22-4A after the Falcons got sawed off by New Caney.   

Silsbee holds the cards (no pun intended) in 21-3A with only one game left with Jasper.  Jasper and BC also have a matchup scheduled in a couple of weeks.  And, the Hawks from HJ find themselves only a game behind BC…but have games left with each of the Big 3.  Put up or shut up time up in Sour Lake.  REMINDER:  the 21-3A schedule this week is on a Thursday-Saturday rotation.  Don’t ask me why…Over in 22-3A, the Liberty Panthers lead at 5-0 followed by Tarkington at 4-1.  There is a log jam at 2-3 (Splendora, Coldspring and Shepherd) with only Cleveland (0-5) seemingly out of the hunt there.

West Brook won the rematch with Atascocita and put some space between them and the remainder of 21-5A in that district’s playoff battle.  The Bruins trail only the Sterling Rangers (by a game) with that rematch scheduled for the week following.

And, lastly…a couple of ‘shout outs’ to two other schools.  Woodville continues to excel, running its district record to 6-2 while Evadale extended its winning streak to 9 with a 14-1 win over the West Hardin Oilers.

Have a Happy Easter.   

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Great job...All indications are a Hales vs. Dean matchup on Friday. We ( BH ) still have a very important game on Monday against Crosby. Look for Thamm to get the start in this one.

Keep up the good work.

BH should see great pitching the next few weeks (Dean, Listi).  New Caney, Crosby and Huffman have very good pitchers waiting.  With all these run-rules, BH's pitching has pleanty of rest.  Good job of coaches getting the work in regardless of innings played. 

This week is the real test for BH......let's hope for more run-rules.  ;D

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I agree this week should be a better test for BH. The coaches and players have both done a good job of keeping each other focused at the task at hand.....winning a distict championship. Run-ruled games are nice but 1-0 victories wouldn't hurt my feelings any. ;D A w is a w no matter how you slice it.

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Coop,

I know Greg P is a graduate of Nederland and he's probably right about Nederland being in the top 10 but he bumped Jasper and added Nederland in tonight's broadcast of SETXsports top 10.

I say this in full recognition that Ned was, for a week, #1 but...they're under .500 and still in 4th.  Maybe a 2-0 week will change that...but they need to do on the field what they look like on paper.  They are warming up, tho....

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I really don't care alot about the rankings,but you brought up that PNG only lost by one. Here are some more facts about the game, the game was at PNG,Johnson and Jones are at least fourth and fifth in innings pitched for LCM, although they are very talented young pitchers,and PNG threw their ace. Just some more things to think about.

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