Transfers and high school sports

[OlDawg]

La Porte High School with an 'A' (90/100). La Porte ISD overall with another strong 'B'. (86/100). LPISD is Open Enrollment.

(Didn't keep Shadow Creek from poaching our D1 Edge, and--was informed from a reliable source--attempting to get Sean Simon. I will obviously be rooting against the Sharks this year. Somehow, South Houston's DL Xavier Muhammad--blue chip Michigan commit--also found his way to Shadow Creek.)

[bullets13]

2 hours ago, OlDawg said:

La Porte High School with an 'A' (90/100). La Porte ISD overall with another strong 'B'. (86/100). LPISD is Open Enrollment.

(Didn't keep Shadow Creek from poaching our D1 Edge, and--was informed from a reliable source--attempting to get Sean Simon. I will obviously be rooting against the Sharks this year. Somehow, South Houston's DL Xavier Muhammad--blue chip Michigan commit--also found his way to Shadow Creek.)

some would say it was because of their superior learning environment...

[Matthew328]

3 hours ago, bullets13 said:

some would say it was because of their superior learning environment...

There was actually a DEC on the LaPorte kid, but the DEC approved him....thats the process

No DEC on the South Houston kid....they didnt check any boxes so there was no hearing

[Matthew328]

3 hours ago, bullets13 said:

some would say it was because of their superior learning environment...

Here's Shadow Creek's report card from the TEA

 

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[OlDawg]

2 hours ago, Matthew328 said:

There was actually a DEC on the LaPorte kid, but the DEC approved him....thats the process

No DEC on the South Houston kid....they didnt check any boxes so there was no hearing.

Based on the young man’s X account, LP made the correct call on checking the box for review.

He obviously didn’t fit into the LP mantra of ‘One Team, One Heartbeat’ anyway based on this situation. But, his individual athletic skills will be missed.

Not sure he’ll get any more looks at Shadow Creek than he would’ve at La Porte. LP has been crawling with D1 recruiters.

[bullets13]

4 hours ago, Matthew328 said:

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Did the D1 blue chipper move from South Houston to Shadow Creek because of the 6-point difference between the schools’ TEA report cards or was it the 8-win difference between the football teams… I guess we’ll never know 🙄

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, bullets13 said:

Did the D1 blue chipper move from South Houston to Shadow Creek because of the 6-point difference between the schools’ TEA report cards or was it the 8-win difference between the football teams… I guess we’ll never know 🙄

Funny thing. Last year, La Porte had a solid Sr. RB (Alijah Bright) who would have complemented Sean Simon in the backfield, and also been a good slot man similar to Sandolph in 2024. He had come up through LP's system, and been a very good player. Obviously, he was no Simon. Those are rare. So, he wasn't going to replace Simon even if he was a Sr. and Simon a Soph.

Someone at Goose Creek Memorial convinced him he could start for their program. So, he transferred to GCM. He didn't do horrible. But, he only had 94 carries for 616 yards and 9 TD's. He could have had a lot more at LP, and been used instead of Ashton Ruffin--or along with Ruffin--and D1 recruiters were crawling all over LP. He went to GCM, and I haven't seen where he's even playing anywhere now.

So, when these kids get talked into stuff, it doesn't always work out the way they/parents think--or are promised--it will.

[Matthew328]

1 hour ago, bullets13 said:

Did the D1 blue chipper move from South Houston to Shadow Creek because of the 6-point difference between the schools’ TEA report cards or was it the 8-win difference between the football teams… I guess we’ll never know 🙄

We'll never know...but before it was kids why would kids move to low performing academic schools....now its "well he's moving to a better school but not that much better"

Bottom line is based on the rules we have today...transfer is legit....it is what it is

[OlDawg]

44 minutes ago, Matthew328 said:

We'll never know...but before it was kids why would kids move to low performing academic schools....now its "well he's moving to a better school but not that much better"

Bottom line is based on the rules we have today...transfer is legit....it is what it is

I’m sure the SoHo coach was counting on him to help build his program back up a little at the 5A level. The transfer must have happened late because he was still listed at SoHo when y’all’s magazine previews came out, and y’all already knew about the LP Edge player when he wasn’t approved until late June/early July timeframe.

I guess what irks me about the LP player is the coaching tie. You’d think a former DC—who was given a big chance at LP—would go out of his way to discourage a former player from transferring to play for him at another school. As I said before, a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ if nothing else. Not sure that was the case.

I guess I’m naive that way.