basketball powerhouses

[texasjeremy]

I know this is a football board, but since I am new to 3A, who are the state basketball powerhouses that my Wildcats will have to face in the playoffs?

[pedeefrommarlin]

who are your wildcats

[texasjeremy]

Originally posted by pedeefrommarlin
who are your wildcats

Palestine High

[texasjeremy]

Would also like to know about golf. I know, I know, golf sucks, but Palestine was a 4A powerhouse, its good to not have Highland Park to deal with anymore.

[jason]

Originally posted by texasjeremy
Would also like to know about golf. I know, I know, golf sucks, but Palestine was a 4A powerhouse, its good to not have Highland Park to deal with anymore. lol golf doesnt suck, its the best game out there, second to basketball...

[True94]

Manor has been undefeated in district the last two years running. They should again run the table.

[mwynn05]

Originally posted by texasjeremy
I know this is a football board, but since I am new to 3A, who are the state basketball powerhouses that my Wildcats will have to face in the playoffs? haha powerhouse? i would say you have to at least go to state to be considered a powerhouse i dont recall palestine going to state any time recently? I dont think palestine will even win their distrcit in basketball

[jason]

Originally posted by mwynn05
haha powerhouse? i would say you have to at least go to state to be considered a powerhouse i dont recall palestine going to state any time recently? I dont think palestine will even win their distrcit in basketball agreed...

[texasjeremy]

Originally posted by mwynn05
haha powerhouse? i would say you have to at least go to state to be considered a powerhouse i dont recall palestine going to state any time recently? I dont think palestine will even win their distrcit in basketball

Can you say, reading comprehension. I asked who the powerhouses were in 3A, I did not say Palestine had been a 4A powerhouse (even though they have been in and out of the state rankings for the last 20 years, and have made 16 playoff appearances in the last 20 years)

[jason]

nm

[jason]

Originally posted by texasjeremy
I know this is a football board, but since I am new to 3A, who are the state basketball powerhouses that my Wildcats will have to face in the playoffs? uhm you have to make the playoffs first buddy...

[Old Green]

In Region IV you have Aransas Pass, West OSO, Gonzales, and Ingram.

[texasjeremy]

Okay Okay, assuming they make the playoffs, who are the best 3A teams in the state from year to year (whick is really what I have been trying to ask)? I know Palestine beat Midland Greenwood last year, how would they stack up against the better teams last year?

[Matthew328]

Right now Kountze has to be considered the main powerhouse in all of 3A considering how they rolled to the title last year!

[texasjeremy]

Also in 21-3A, are any of these teams extremly good or extremly bad:

Crockett, Diboll, Huntington, Lufkin Hudson, Palestine Westwood, Pollack Central, Rusk

[jason]

Originally posted by texasjeremy
Also in 21-3A, are any of these teams extremly good or extremly bad:

Crockett, Diboll, Huntington, Lufkin Hudson, Palestine Westwood, Pollack Central, Rusk diboll will win district going away...second and third will be a toss up, either way, they will be door mat games for other district winners...

[texasjeremy]

Originally posted by jason
diboll will win district going away...second and third will be a toss up, either way, they will be door mat games for other district winners...

We will see about that, lol. We have been very successful in 4A against East Texas schools for the last 20 years, but always gets us is when we get a couple of rounds into the playoffs and have to face those Dallas ISD schools. Status quo for Palestine in the last 2 decades has been ususally around a 25-7 season and about 2 rounds into the playoffs, I am hoping the drop in class will help.

Only team we just can't seem to beat is Nacogdoches, we went 16-4 in district over the last 2 years, all 4 losses were to Nac.

[texasjeremy]

Here is how we did last year:
highest ranking: #14 in the state for 4A
Final record: 26-6

Palestine 62 (PRIVATE) Tyler TK Gorman 34

Palestine 78 (4A) Mount Pleasant 68

Palestine 64 (5A) Garland 56

Palestine 89 (3A) Groesbeck 39

(4A) Midlothian 59 Palestine 56

Palestine 90 (3A) Emory Rains 35

Palestine 71 (PRIVATE) Grace Community 54

Palestine 77 (4A) Corsicana 54

FAIRFIELD TOURNAMENT (1st place)
Palestine 65 (PRIVATE) Houston Prep 62
Palestine 50 (2A) Buffalo 46
Palestine 47 (1A) Normangee 45
Palestine 72 (4A) Waco University 57

(4A) Marshall 69 Palestine 63

LUBBOCK CAPROCK TOURNAMENT (Consolation Champs)
Palestine 52 (3A) Dalhart 50
Palestine 65 (4A) El Paso Burges 49
(5A) El Paso Montwood 50 Palestine 38
Palestine 79 (3A) Midland Greenwood 75

Palestine 79 (3A) Wills Point 47

Palestine 63 (4A) Corsicana 50

Palestine 75 (4A) Marshall 69

14-4A DISTRICT PLAY
Palestine 82 Jacksonville 80 (OT)
Palestine 79 Henderson 52
Palestine 66 Whitehouse 65 (OT)
Palestine 89 Athens 72
Nacogdoches 64 Palestine 58
Palestine 62 Jacksonville 47
Palestine 79 Henderson 62
Palestine 73 Whitehouse 68
Palestine 74 Athens 53
Nacogdoches 68 Palestine 64

PLAYOFFS
Palestine 57 Marshall 43
Waxahachie 78 Palestine 73 (2OT)

[3afan2K3]

Originally posted by Matthew328
Right now Kountze has to be considered the main powerhouse in all of 3A considering how they rolled to the title last year!

kountze went to 2A ....

[jason]

Originally posted by texasjeremy
Here is how we did last year:
highest ranking: #14 in the state for 4A
Final record: 26-6
so yall didnt play any good teams?? well i guess the second round team was good....

[texasjeremy]

Montwood was a state ranked 5A school and Whitehouse was a state ranked 4A school, then there are many state ranked 3A, 2A, and 1A schools mixed in.

[jason]

Originally posted by texasjeremy
Montwood was a state ranked 5A school and Whitehouse was a state ranked 4A school, then there are many state ranked 3A, 2A, and 1A schools mixed in. lol you oughta me embarrassed for playing the 2A and 1A schools...

[texasjeremy]

Here is a list of schools we played that finished last season state ranked (by Texasbasketball magazine), Palestine finished #20 in 4A.

5A
#9 El Paso Montwood (28-5) - lost 50-38

4A
#36 Nacogdoches (21-8) - lost twice, 58-64, 64-68
#38 Whitehouse (23-5) - won twice, 66-65, 73-68
#40 Mount Pleasant (21-9) - won 78-68

3A
#5 Midland Greenwood (24-4) - won 79-75
#53 Wills Point (20-9) - won 79-47

1A
#1 Normangee (30-2) - won 47-45

[texasjeremy]

Originally posted by jason
lol you oughta me embarrassed for playing the 2A and 1A schools...

Can't help who you play in tournaments. That said, Normangee did beat a lot of 3A, 4A, and 5A schools last year.

[Old Tiger]

Isn't Navasota good in b-ball?

[La Grange]

Now La Grange is a basketball 3a powerhouse...

No not really, La Grange is lucky to win 3 games every year in basketball.

[Old Tiger]

stick to baseball and football la grange :D

[KTJ]

Gainesville Basketball

State Champions - 2002
State Finalist - 2000
State Semi-Finalist - 2001, 2004

Region II Champions - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Region II Finalists - 1998
Region II Semi-Finalists - 1999, 2003


District Champions - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004


(Note - This only goes back the last few years that I can remember that has to do with my years in high school--1996-2000. I'm definitely positive that the numbers get deeper.)

Also - When Gainesville was 4A, we still went to the playoffs several times and even won district once I think.

[BIGHANK]

hey buddy i believe diboll went all the way to the semi finals and got beat by like one point

[BIGHANK]

and were district champs plus you still have to compete with hudson

[3afan2K3]

Crandall is a powerhouse....:rolleyes:

[Matthew328]

Ouch I forgot Kounzte went to 2A.....LOL man they'll be scary in 2A

[mwynn05]

i think diboll lost in the regional semi's kountze much walked through the playoffs last year

[texasjeremy]

So, im 21-3A we are looking at Palestine and Diboll to be the favorite, who else is in the running for a playoff spot? Crockett? Hudson?

[mwynn05]

no diboll and crockett are the favorites. crockett will likely be very strong this year

[texasjeremy]

Originally posted by mwynn05
no diboll and crockett are the favorites. crockett will likely be very strong this year

Thats good news, considering we usually beat Crockett.

[mwynn05]

yea well you gotta go to crockett once this year abd we all know how fairly that game will be called

[texasjeremy]

Originally posted by mwynn05
yea well you gotta go to crockett once this year abd we all know how fairly that game will be called

Very true, Crockett plays a very fast pace, aggressive style and they usually get away with murder up there. Palestine used to play the same aggressive style, not sure if they still do. Crockett's success is usually determined what kinda game the officials call. My senior year, Palestine played Crockett in the finals of the Crockett Tournament and beat them by 30 (officials were calling it close), then the following weekend the 2 teams met in the semifinals at the Loveland Tournament and Crockett got a layup at the buzzer to win by 1 (in that game they were letting anything go). That year we were in a district with Athens, Corsicana, Ennis, Kaufman, Lancaster, Terrell, and Wilmer-Hutchins. You could tell a huge difference in the officials calling the game when you go to the inner-city type schools (lancaster and wilmer) as opposed to the way it was called in palestine and athens. But one thing about Crockett, even if you beat them, they make you earn it.

[venomous tat2]

hey,328 i think kountz dropped to 2A and hearn is loaded this year should be fun to watch. So somebody else will get the 3A crown. hey jasper dog the rattlers are coming to jasper i think in jan hope to see you there. good luck to yaw'll in football.

[venomous tat2]

KTJ you missed one 1990 nav 53 gainsville 35

the rattlers were 35-0 that year in 3A. beat lamesa 71-53 for state.

[KTJ]

That's right, Gainesville did make state in the early 90's. I was too young to remember that though...I think I was 9 or 10 when that happened.

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by venomous tat2
hey jasper dog the rattlers are coming to jasper i think in jan hope to see you there. good luck to yaw'll in football. And to you as well. I don't follow basketball that much. Jasper's never really had much of a basketball team. I'm not sure why other than they focus on football and track.