Based on records.....Silsbee will play Madison

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

[font=Courier]The Tigers (30-4) should have the No. 2 seed & play No. 3 seed & No. 1 Dallas Madison (28-8).

No. 1 seed & No. 3 Lubbock Estacado (32-4) should play No. 4 seed & No. 22 Stafford (23-11).

That's if I have the Dallas Madison record correct. Checked with Dallas Morning News and that's what they are reporting.
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[bone]

thats usually the way it is

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

[font=Courier]Tough, tough year for Class 3A. Remember Madison beat Estacado by 2 last year in the finals.

If there is a good thing, I am hearing Madison is a little banged up, plus you are going to have to play them in the Finals.[/font]

[JMT]

We (Madison) aren't banged up. We'll have everyone available on Thursday. One kid left the game early today, but it was precautionary more than anything. He came back in during the 2nd quarter, but didn't have to play many minutes with the game out of hand. The only kid we have that missed any games this year due to injury has been back out there for the last month. He's the 10th man on the roster for us. He'd likely have been higher in the rotation, if not a starter, if he hadn't have gotten injured during fall league play. He's had a hard time cracking the rotation since returning from his injury. At 6'4" he'll be our go to guy next season during his junior year and will be one of the best players in the Metroplex as well as a top five player in Class 3A.

Silsbee and Madison will likely play in the semi-finals. We have 8 losses this season (All to 4A and 5A schools in Texas as well as to an undefeated team from Frederick Douglass (OKC) that would be one of the top 3 teams in Texas regardless of classification.)...I would imagine you'll see Stafford play Estacado.

[bullets13]

well, silsbee is built like a 4a or 5a team, so hopefully we'll see them win :)

[JMT]

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well, silsbee is built like a 4a or 5a team, so hopefully we'll see them win :)
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Silsbee is a very athletic team. If we draw them we'll have to catch a break or two to be able to win. As long as we have a chance down the stretch to possibly win I'll be fine with that.

[ST413]

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[quote author=bullets13000 link=topic=66972.msg772581#msg772581 date=1267935703]
well, silsbee is built like a 4a or 5a team, so hopefully we'll see them win :)
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Silsbee is a very athletic team. If we draw them we'll have to catch a break or two to be able to win. As long as we have a chance down the stretch to possibly win I'll be fine with that.
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How does Madison compare to the Tigers size wise?

[Lazeek]

Based on records you are correct that Estacado should be #1 and Silsbee #2............but the other two are a coin flip.  The #3 and #4 seed are not based on records....a coin is flipped to see which team they will play!!!  Best chance for Silsbee would be to play Stafford in the semis and then have Madison and Estacado play in the other semi!!!

[JMT]

Size-wise the starters will be about the same on the frontline. 6'6" and 6'7" for us with a 6'8" and 6'3" backing them up. The 6'8" kid was the QB of our football team.

[ST413]

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Size-wise the starters will be about the same on the frontline. 6'6" and 6'7" for us with a 6'8" and 6'3" backing them up. The 6'8" kid was the QB of our football team.
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Wow should be quite a matchup.

[JMT]

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="772639" timestamp="1267941600"]
Based on records you are correct that Estacado should be #1 and Silsbee #2............but the other two are a coin flip.  The #3 and #4 seed are not based on records....a coin is flipped to see which team they will play!!!  Best chance for Silsbee would be to play Stafford in the semis and then have Madison and Estacado play in the other semi!!!
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You're right the 3 and 4 are a coin flip. I still expect to see Estacado and Stafford playing each other though. It'll be fun either way.

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

But you let the cat ouy of the bag lazeek...hj was gonna play stafford?

[Lazeek]

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But you let the cat ouy of the bag lazeek...hj was gonna play stafford?
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HJ would have been the #1 seed and all that guaranteed was NOT to face Estacado in the semis on Thursday!!!  Nothing guaranteed to play Stafford although I would have much preferred it that way as well as Silsbee should!!!

[HoopInsider_Cooper]

Gotcha

[Bucof2010]

Seems like Silsbee needs to be shooting good as their bigs will be in a dogfight down low

[JMT]

One of our coaches called and said it will be Silsbee vs. Madison in the 2pm game.

[Lazeek]

If that is the case JMT then that is the state title game IMO......winner of this game goes on to win the Championship over Estacado!!!

[JMT]

That should be accurate LAZEEK. The UIL called him to let him know the pairings. It should be a fun game between the Tigers and the Little Trojans.

Estacado should win handily in the other game.

[Boogy1000]

Tigers lets get ready for a real test on Thursday! Your hands will be full but you can play against the best!

[JMT]

The pressure is squarely on the backs of the Little Trojans in this matchup. They come into this game with a 34 game winning streak against 3A competition the last two years. The last loss to a school in the 3A classification came on February 22nd, 2008 in a playoff loss. You just never know how these things can workout though. I expect to see a very entertaining game starting at 2pm on Thursday and if the Tigers bring our run to a close I'll have no problem with it at all.

[ST413]

Looking at the rosters on the UIL website this will really be a tough matchup.  Height will not  be an advantage for either team as both is used too.  Should be a great game.