Lets play this game

[Gsquared]

Think of a team that you used to always hear of or always seemed like they were going deep in the playoffs every year, but have seemed to fall off the map or you never hear of again. To me, seems like Comfort and Galveston Ball

[Gsquared]

Last really good Comfort team I saw was against Blanco a few years ago. After that, seems like theyve went down.

[wimbo_pro]

...wait for it....

[ronwx5x]

Think of a team that you used to always hear of or always seemed like they were going deep in the playoffs every year, but have seemed to fall off the map or you never hear of again. To me, seems like Comfort and Galveston Ball

Odessa Permian.

[jason]

ugh....

forney....

[firstdown]

Decatur

[BEAST]

Midland Lee. After the Cedric Benson days, seems like they havent done anything.




BEAST

[Txbroadcaster]

in 3A..Forney, and Commerce

[Sweetwater Red]

Gainesville maybe or did they just have that one great year? And more recently Vernon comes to mind.

[trojandad]

marlin sure had a good run to have disappeared so quickly....

[MGAR]

in 3A..Forney, and Commerce

I'll add Gladewater to that list...

Were pretty stout in the late 80s/early 90s then notta.

[Gsquared]

I'll add Gladewater to that list...

Were pretty stout in the late 80s/early 90s then notta.
MGAR, rememeber the Louve brothers in the late 90's?

[MGAR]

MGAR, rememeber the Louve brothers in the late 90's?

Oh yea... Knocked us out of playoffs in 2000.

[Matthew328]

Gainesville made it to area last year...they are coming back some...Commerce is a real good example...Atlanta is another...if Sweetwater has another bad year or two they could be lumped in....

in 4A Cleburne is one that comes to mind..

[Saggy Aggie]

...wait for it.... lol Brownwood?

Still fairly successful, but relatively speaking compared to the 70/80's?

[Gsquared]

Throw Grosebeck in there

[Matthew328]

Heard Groesbeck has a nice stadium...anyone ever been there?

[OldNavy]

Prosper:stirpot:

[Gsquared]

Heard Groesbeck has a nice stadium...anyone ever been there?
Yeah, ive been to one game there, back in the mid to early 90's . Was really unique stadium back then. Had turf before any of the small schools had it. Still neat place to watch a game

[bobcat1]

Wichita Falls Coyotes used to be the real deal and since Leo Brittain left.

[Matthew328]

Wichita Falls Coyotes used to be the real deal and since Leo Brittain left.

Brittan's last two teams at Wichita Falls were stout...that 2000 team went 14-a and lost an absolute heartbreaker in the semis to Ennis

[RoyceTTU]

Waco and Breckenridge http://media.scout.com/media/forums/emoticons/noidea.gif

[RoyceTTU]

Waco http://media.scout.com/media/forums/emoticons/noidea.gif

Never mind

[bobcat1]

Brittan's last two teams at Wichita Falls were stout...that 2000 team went 14-a and lost an absolute heartbreaker in the semis to Ennis I had him as a coach at Rider back in the day before he went to Vernon and then back to WF. Good man. Could flat swing that planed down baseball bat he called a paddle. Don't ask me how I know.:eek:

[Txbroadcaster]

Celeste

Elysian Fields is headed down the path

Quitman

[bobcat1]

Celeste

Elysian Fields is headed down the path

QuitmanThe Blue Devils used to be in it every year.

[bigwood33]

Class A schools are limited by athletes...usually. When certain schools have 'em they are good, when not, they aren't. The best example that I can think is Munday. When the Moguls have athletes, they are good, when they don't they aren't.

[Tin Cup]

Liberty Hill

[Ernest T Bass]

Duncanville, Plano East, Dallas Carter, Ennis, Mesquite, Boyd, Cisco, North Mesquite, Lewisville, Arlington Lamar, LD Bell, Atlanta, Jefferson, Groveton, Iraan, Andrews

[Roughneck93]

Bay City

[coach]

Heard Groesbeck has a nice stadium...anyone ever been there?



i ahve played on it....it is super outdated... reminds me of the astrodome. it was great for it's time but got outdated quickly

[coach]

Duncanville, Plano East, Dallas Carter, Ennis, Mesquite, Boyd, Cisco, North Mesquite, Lewisville, Arlington Lamar, LD Bell, Atlanta, Jefferson, Groveton, Iraan, Andrews

those are all good...add cuero to the mix

[DavidWooderson]

Boyd has been in it, just haven't made deep runs lately.


Pilot Point.......uggghh does going 27-2 2 years in a row then going 4-6 count?

[bigwood33]

Duncanville, Plano East, Dallas Carter, Ennis, Mesquite, Boyd, Cisco, North Mesquite, Lewisville, Arlington Lamar, LD Bell, Atlanta, Jefferson, Groveton, Iraan, Andrews
Boyd had a good run just 2 years ago (lost to Pilot Point who won it all) and Cisco is still good. They had 1 down year but should bounce back this year and go at least 2 or 3 rounds deep.

[ronwx5x]

Duncanville, Plano East, Dallas Carter, Ennis, Mesquite, Boyd, Cisco, North Mesquite, Lewisville, Arlington Lamar, LD Bell, Atlanta, Jefferson, Groveton, Iraan, Andrews

Iraan was 9-3 last year, 9-2 the year before. That's hardly a disappearing act.

[bobcat4life]

Mart
Garrison
Sonora
Vernon
Grand Saline
Big Sandy
Elysian Fields
Stinnet West Texas
Celeste
Valley View

[Ernest T Bass]

Mart
Garrison
Sonora
Vernon
Grand Saline
Big Sandy
Elysian Fields
Stinnet West Texas
Celeste
Valley View

Mart just won a state championship.

[bobcat1]

Mart just won a state championship. Yep and were strong the year before last too.

What about Sweetwater?

[Emerson1]

ugh....

forney....
You beat me to it.

[Matthew328]

Mart
Garrison
Sonora
Vernon
Grand Saline
Big Sandy
Elysian Fields
Stinnet West Texas
Celeste
Valley View

Sonora was good last year and will be even better this year

[MGAR]

Mart
Garrison
Sonora
Vernon
Grand Saline
Big Sandy
Elysian Fields
Stinnet West Texas
Celeste
Valley View

Garrison will be pretty good this season...

EF is on their way up.

[FB-fanatic]

Sonora.... my junior and senior year, they were put in our district (Comanche). 180 miles one way! That was some hall in both football land basketball.

Breckenridge were hosses back in the day. They had a little oil money and always ended up with some really fast transfers from the smaller towns. They had one of the last drop-kick filed goal kickers in the state - Mike Funderburg.

[poisoned10]

Robert E. Lee in Tyler and Kilgore.

Both have fallen since winning state in 2004.

[Gsquared]

How about Childress? They still put together some decent teams but back in the day they used to make a run to the quarters and or the semis every year.

[Phantom Stang]

Lewisville and Grapevine aren't near the teams they once were.

[BEAST]

Yep and were strong the year before last too.

What about Sweetwater?


I have tried to avoid saying it due to the friends on here that are Sweetwater supporters. However, they have taken a huge nose dive. Heres hoping that this season Sweetwater returns.




BEAST

[RoyceTTU]

I have tried to avoid saying it due to the friends on here that are Sweetwater supporters. However, they have taken a huge nose dive. Heres hoping that this season Sweetwater returns.

BEAST


I think they will. Slaughter is a good coach. Add ontop of that the town is very active in building the town better. The new plant will also bring in new jobs which should increase population in the town as well as enrollment. It might be a 10 year plan but they will get better.

[BEAST]

I think they will. Slaughter is a good coach. Add ontop of that the town is very active in building the town better. The new plant will also bring in new jobs which should increase population in the town as well as enrollment. It might be a 10 year plan but they will get better.

New plant? Are you talking about Tenaska? If so, Sweetwater didnt get it.




BEAST

[RoyceTTU]

New plant? Are you talking about Tenaska? If so, Sweetwater didnt get it.




BEAST


I'm not sure your correct here.

[bigwood33]

McKinney High.
Back in the day, when Ron Poe coached there, they were a top shelf program. It seemed that every year they made deep playoff runs. Then McKinney opened a 2nd and then a 3rd HS and Old High hasn't been the same. I saw them play Denison year before last and they had the worst defense I have ever seen! Denison scored about 80 but it EASILY could have been 100+.

[coach]

McKinney High.
Back in the day, when Ron Poe coached there, they were a top shelf program. It seemed that every year they made deep playoff runs. Then McKinney opened a 2nd and then a 3rd HS and Old High hasn't been the same. I saw them play Denison year before last and they had the worst defense I have ever seen! Denison scored about 80 but it EASILY could have been 100+.

What about SLC? and has anyone mentioned Fairfield?

[bigwood33]

SLC may not be as dominant as they once were but they are still very good. Last year they were 10- 4 and went to the Qtr Finals. In TOC mag they have them ranked 9th this pre season.

[Txbroadcaster]

SLC may not be as dominant as they once were but they are still very good. Last year they were 10- 4 and went to the Qtr Finals. In TOC mag they have them ranked 9ths pre season.


yea SLC is going to be pretty good this year and might even be playing for a title

[Gsquared]

Throw Grand Saline in there

[Txbroadcaster]

Throw Grand Saline in there

man they have really fallen off..same for Wills Point

[bigwood33]

man they have really fallen off..same for Wills Point
Wills Point decided that Mark Bechtel wasn't good enough and going 1 or 2 rounds was beneath them. Since then they haven't done anything.

[RoyceTTU]

Wills Point decided that Mark Bechtel wasn't good enough and going 1 or 2 rounds was beneath them. Since then they haven't done anything.Was this the same mark bachtel of Brownwood. I vaguely remember him while I was in junior high.

[BEAST]

Was this the same mark bachtel of Brownwood. I vaguely remember him while I was in junior high.


Yup.




BEAST

[bigwood33]

Was this the same mark bachtel of Brownwood. I vaguely remember him while I was in junior high.
That's him. Mark got the Brownwood job after Randy Allen, I think, and probably wasn't ready for that kind of spotlight. He, his wife and kids are good people. That staff that he put together in Wills Point had a distinctly Brownwood flavor. There were 3 or 4 Brownwood guys who were with him there and I can't remember everyone but I do remember his OC. He was the QB on The Lion's last State Championship team, Tyler Tabor. I think he is still there as a principal or vice principal.
Mark's brother was the HC at Waco Midway for years too and he just retired before last season.

[lostaussie]

Class A schools are limited by athletes...usually. When certain schools have 'em they are good, when not, they aren't. The best example that I can think is Munday. When the Moguls have athletes, they are good, when they don't they aren't.Union Hill...........state champs in 78, 82 and runner-ups in 84 I think loseing to Munday. These days they can't keep a coach or hardly enough kids 9-12 to field an 11 man team. But man................the good old days sure were fun!!!

[Old LB]

The plant is still slated to go in about 9 miles East of Sweetwater, Tenaska has had some issues finding water for plant operations but have recently signed an agreement with Stamford for a portion of their water needs. The air quality permits have been, or are close to being issued, and it is looking like it could happen. I have been watching this pretty close due to my company, we could stand to gain from the plant ourselves.