8-5aD2 vs BYE Week

[Darth Texas]

With no games this week, I figured we could chat about the district as a whole, how things are going, what needs to improve, etc. 

[Darth Texas]

For PNG, I’d like to see the O-line continue to gel in the run game. La Porte was a big leap forward in how we moved the ball on the ground. I was worried we’d get stuffed all four quarters. The secondary needs work, of course, but it’s much better than last year and the open-field tackling has been back to 2022-2023 form. I hope the state ranking and the big win over La Porte don’t cloud our vision. It’s a tough district, and preseason records don’t tell us everything about how a season will go.

I haven’t seen much of Dayton, and nothing from the two Montgomery schools. I think Lake Creek is down from last year. We’ll find out next week. Just going off game results (and Dayton’s first game, which I was able to watch) Dayton and Montgomery are looking good. 

Huntsville has some issues, especially tackling and the blocking has been spotty, but they’re fast and big and if they tighten up they should be solid.

Nederland has to figure out some offense. Until we see if that happens, it’s hard not to wonder what will happen against district opponents. 

West Fork looks fundamentally sound - I think they’ll surprise some people. 

Splendora is Splendora.