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. 

[prepballfan]

Ill take PN-G vs the off week. 

[Eazy]

I think, for me, Dayton has been the team most exceeding expectations so far.  I’m not sure if they are legit quite yet.  Wins over Crosby and KP were impressive.  KP had just beaten Montgomery the prior week before Dayton beat them by 43.  Dayton and Montgomery square off next week and that will be a huge game for pecking order. 
PNG’s 3-0 start with a win over LP has to be the District favorite.  I don’t see Huntsville beating them.  Huntsville has new coaches and schemes still to work out.  Their 2 losses were against really good teams and I think they will be fine.

Definitely don’t want to count out Lake Creek. The loss of their QB and RB was huge but I think they are still a solid team.  They should challenge for a playoff spot.  Ned will be in the mix.  They need to find some offense but could challenge.  West Fork also capable of pulling an upset.  Splendora will be the caboose. 
We’ll see what happens with the Dayton/Montgomery game but I’ll say right now:  1. PNG, 2. Huntsville, 3. Dayton, 4. Montgomery, 5. Lake Creek, 6. Ned, 7. West Fork, 8. Splendora 

 

 

[Darth Texas]

11 minutes ago, Eazy said:

I think, for me, Dayton has been the team most exceeding expectations so far.  I’m not sure if they are legit quite yet.  Wins over Crosby and KP were impressive.  KP had just beaten Montgomery the prior week before Dayton beat them by 43.  Dayton and Montgomery square off next week and that will be a huge game for pecking order. 
PNG’s 3-0 start with a win over LP has to be the District favorite.  I don’t see Huntsville beating them.  Huntsville has new coaches and schemes still to work out.  Their 2 losses were against really good teams and I think they will be fine.

Definitely don’t want to count out Lake Creek. The loss of their QB and RB was huge but I think they are still a solid team.  They should challenge for a playoff spot.  Ned will be in the mix.  They need to find some offense but could challenge.  West Fork also capable of pulling an upset.  Splendora will be the caboose. 
We’ll see what happens with the Dayton/Montgomery game but I’ll say right now:  1. PNG, 2. Huntsville, 3. Dayton, 4. Montgomery, 5. Lake Creek, 6. Ned, 7. West Fork, 8. Splendora 

 

 

Huntsville definitely hasn’t been playing slouches, especially the first and third game. I wish I could get hold of some film from the Montgomery schools.