Solved everything for us. What do you mean? Lufkin has always had to travel, for 50 years or more to play the bulk of our district opponents. We are stuck in the middle of East Texas with a bunch of smaller schools. Not like you guys all within spiting distance of each other. It's been many years since Nacogdoches was in Lufkin's district, all other opponents are around 100 - 150 miles from us. Going to Beaumont and Baytown is not any different than past district opponents like THW, Conroe, College Station, Longview or Tyler. However, going to play 4 teams South of Ft Worth, there is a big difference don't you think? Thus why we did not' want to be there. It's like the UIL making PAM or Beaumont go to Tyler or Longview to play a district games. Playing football that far away was not the main issue, it was our fans and all the support and performing groups getting there. It was playing the sub varsity games on a Thursday night getting home at 1 AM or later, and the kids needing to be in school on Friday.
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