Week 7 Top 25

[Matthew328]

1. Jasper (5-1)
2. Decatur (6-0)
3. West Orange-Stark (3-2)
4. Cuero (6-0)
5. Gilmer (7-0)
6. Liberty Hill (5-1)
7. Kennedale (5-0)
8. China Spring (6-0)
9. Abilene Wylie (5-2)
10. Marlin (6-1)
11. Perryton (5-1)
12. Sinton (5-2)
13. Barbers Hill (6-0)
14. Tatum (6-1)
15. West Columbia (6-1)
16. Rice Consolidated (6-1)
17. Cameron Yoe (6-0)
18. Iowa Park (7-0)
19. Snyder (6-1)
20. Port Isabel (5-1)
21. Zapata (6-0)
22. Canyon (6-0)
23. Dallas Madison (5-1)
24. Rusk (4-2)
25. Palestine (4-2)

[Gobbla2001]

When are you gunna pull up all of those posts about Palestine not dominating their district etc...?

Looks like you're right so far...

[mwynn05]

Originally posted by Gobbla2001
When are you gunna pull up all of those posts about Palestine not dominating their district etc...?

Looks like you're right so far... lol

[RBARKER]

BH is inching closer to that top ten.

[mistanice]

I guess Diboll is 26. Matthew add 26 real quick.

[Raider4ever]

Navasota disappared off the top 25. Well i know we beat them but. There a really good team. I think they will come back up on top 25 soon. Just because they are a really good team. I could tell they wern't clicking last friday night.

[JHS_c/o_06']

Hey Matthew,
How did your predictions and ranking compare to the end results of the season last year?

[LMWR87]

iowa park (7-0) - 18th?????????

[3afan]

where would YOU place IP ?????

[jason]

Originally posted by LMWR87
iowa park (7-0) - 18th????????? have yall beat anybody good?

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by jason
have yall beat anybody good?

i doubt it

[Macarthur]

Iowa Park has played a quality schedule. They beat Burk & WF. Both of those teams went into OT with Denison and Denton. They beat a quality Wimberly team. Other wins: Breck, Gainesville, Childress, Mineral Wells. They also did very well (arguably won) a scrimmage against Decatur, and really man-handled a top 5 2A team in Holliday. 3 of those 7 wins are against 4A competition. I would argue that their schedule has been as difficult as anyone's.

I would rank IP anywhere from 9 to 12. They are certainly too low at 18.

[LMWR87]

Originally posted by Macarthur
Iowa Park has played a quality schedule. They beat Burk & WF. Both of those teams went into OT with Denison and Denton. They beat a quality Wimberly team. Other wins: Breck, Gainesville, Childress, Mineral Wells. They also did very well (arguably won) a scrimmage against Decatur, and really man-handled a top 5 2A team in Holliday. 3 of those 7 wins are against 4A competition. I would argue that their schedule has been as difficult as anyone's.

I would rank IP anywhere from 9 to 12. They are certainly too low at 18.

i agree thats exactly what i was gonna say i would put them around 10 somewhere.

[Ktulu345]

Lately I've been trying not to be too much of a homer, but I'm inclined to agree with this.

[PPHSfan]

No Pilot Point?:p

[IHStangFan]

by the end of this season....Ingleside will make the top 25 ........right? ;)

[Macarthur]

I would have liked to see Iowa Park break the top 10, but it appears they are right on the verge. If they beat Vernon this week they ought to break in.

You know though, the more I think about it, the more I think they should be in the top 10. It's official. I'm pissed. Three of their 7 wins are over 4A competition and the other 4 wins are over +.500 teams. They have not had a weak schedule.

[AggieJohn]

now matt, liberty was placed in the receiving votes category after getting it's first win....

where you want to put us?

haha

[Ibleedblue]

you know, the OFFICIAL rankings have port isabel at twelve in the state. oh well, rankings dont matter in the long run.they are just numbers you know.

[jason]

Originally posted by Ibleedblue
OFFICIAL rankings there are no such things as official rankings....unless you consider the BCS for college...

[JettJenkins04]

I'm just glad to see the Rice Raiders ranked. It took everybody 8 weeks to see that the Raiders were the real deal.

[creditcard]

Originally posted by JettJenkins04
I'm just glad to see the Rice Raiders ranked. It took everybody 8 weeks to see that the Raiders were the real deal.

i could have told u that with huffman they are the real deal....we got a good taste of him last year when they smashed us....

[creditcard]

will rice go d1 or d2? i think either way they can do some damage on anyone like they did on navasota

[$!GET LOW!$]

the rice raiders will definetly go d2 we only have i think 311 or so ppl in our school

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by $!GET LOW!$
the rice raiders will definetly go d2 we only have i think 311 or so ppl in our school

311? Wow - how did ya'll manage to stay 3a?

[creditcard]

who would yall end up playin in the first round possibly...yall could do some damage in d2 and surprise alot of people

[LH Panther Mom]

Who are you asking? If you asking me, we haven't made the playoffs yet. ;) IF we do & if we're D2, we would play 2nd seed from district 28. If you're not asking me, sorry I jumped in.

[Horseymen]

Matt, Matt, Matt.. when are you going to utlize my rankings model for 3A like you have for 4A? Don't make me get the organizational chart out! (not that it's valid here, but you get the joke).

[Raider4ever]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
311? Wow - how did ya'll manage to stay 3a?

Thank the UIL for that =)

Also i really hope this years Rice Raiders go farther than Last years rice raiders. So that some of the players from last year will quit braggin that they where the best team ever to go threw rice. I'm just sick of hearing it!

[jason]

Originally posted by Raider4ever

So that some of the players from last year will quit braggin that they where the best team ever to go threw rice. if that particular team went farther than any other...then, imo, they're the best team to go THROUGH rice...

[3afan]

Here are the 20-3A enrollments per the UIL

Altair Rice 401
Bellville 706
Columbus 520
Hempstead 441
Navasota 872
Sealy 671

http://www.uil.utexas.edu/2004align/pdf/3A_EnrollmentData.pdf

[Raider4ever]

Not really. There may have been teams that where Alot better when mabey that greater team was playing. I just want them to do good so i don't have to listean to certain people brag all day long saying the RIce this year wont go as far as they did last year.

[jv_player6]

wimberley pretty much gave iowa park that game we just couldnt hold on to the ball we where the better team there coach even said that so to anybody that plays them hold on to the ball cause they will do something with it if you give it to them. i saw that game and it wasn't pretty.we out played them they just got lucky

[MASH4077]

Alright I cant take anymore, yes you did beat Decatur in 1 qtr of a scrimmage, but you fail to recall the first half of the scrimmage when we clearly outplayed the Hawks and scored more TD's than them. In a real 4 quarter game the Hawks could not hang with the Eagles and..................you know it!

[mowertx]

Originally posted by Macarthur
Iowa Park has played a quality schedule. They beat Burk & WF. Both of those teams went into OT with Denison and Denton. They beat a quality Wimberly team. Other wins: Breck, Gainesville, Childress, Mineral Wells. They also did very well (arguably won) a scrimmage against Decatur, and really man-handled a top 5 2A team in Holliday. 3 of those 7 wins are against 4A competition. I would argue that their schedule has been as difficult as anyone's.

I would rank IP anywhere from 9 to 12. They are certainly too low at 18.

I agree Iowa Park is grossly under ranked. I was a t the Decatur Scrimmage and they whooped the tar out of them, and they just keep getting better not worse. Personally I don't think any team with 2 losses should be on the list.

[mowertx]

Originally posted by Macarthur
I would have liked to see Iowa Park break the top 10, but it appears they are right on the verge. If they beat Vernon this week they ought to break in.

You know though, the more I think about it, the more I think they should be in the top 10. It's official. I'm pissed. Three of their 7 wins are over 4A competition and the other 4 wins are over +.500 teams. They have not had a weak schedule.

You should be pissed, They are ranked 12th in the AP polls and 7th in Texas Radio Sports Network rankings, So whats up with that, Matt?

[Macarthur]

Originally posted by mowertx
You should be pissed, They are ranked 12th in the AP polls and 7th in Texas Radio Sports Network rankings, So whats up with that, Matt?

I'm just teasing about being pissed. It really doesn't matter. It only matters where you finish.

I disagree with Mash about the Decatur scrimmage. I was there and Decatur did not score more than IP. I'm sorry but that's just not correct. IP physically handled Decatur pretty well. I will agree that you really can't judge based on a scrimmage, but Decatur did not "outplay" IP.

And JV certainly has a selective memory on the Wimberly game. He seems to view the turnovers that IP "received" from Wimberly had nothing to do with how the Hawks have played. The fact is that IP was ahead of Wimberly 24-7 mid way through the 4th. Wimberly had to make some spectacular pass plays in the 4th to make the game close. It really wasn't as close as the score indicated. We may have been lucky, but some believe you make your own luck. And our coach did not say Wimberly was a better team than his own Hawks.

It appears that the AP has IP at 11. I can't really argue too much with that. I also agree that 2 loses is pretty hard to justify being ranked in the top ten regardless of who those losses are.

[GUT]

Rice has 371 total in High School right now compared to the 401 they turned in at UIL check time.

[Raider4ever]

I think the lunch ladies are using kids for the Hamburgers they have almost every day! :devil: :evillaugh :evil: lol Just kidding!

[ROY]

The Navasota Rattlers are still a top 15 team. I know they could beat the crap out of some of the teams on this list.

[Buckeye80]

That's probably a pretty accurate place for the Buckeyes. I can live with five. Let's face it. We can't really hide anymore can we?!