3A Year in Review

[Adidas410s]

While the info is still "fresh in our heads"...I was thinking that we take nominations for the following categories and then we can vote on them here in a few days.

Best Defense
Best Offense
Best Rushing Attack
Best Passing Attack
Best Coaching Job
Biggest Surprise Team
Biggest Disappointment

We'll leave out "Game of the Year" as that one falls into the 3ADL Awards that will be done some time in the spring. I'll give until Wednesday around noon to post your nominations IN THIS THREAD...and then I'll make polls for each category of the top 3-5 finalists. You can make up to 3 nominations in any category. Sound like fun???

[CalallenWildcat]

Best Rushing attack - Liberty Hill
Biggest Disappointment - Gilmer

[Adidas410s]

Best Defense - Celina
Best Offense - Gilmer
Best Rushing Attack - Liberty Hill
Best Passing Attack - Canyon, Gilmer
Best Coaching Job - Royse City (started A LOT of sophmores), Wylie (had a deaf QB and instilled an entirely new offensive system for just 1 season)
Biggest Surprise Team - Robinson, Vernon, Graham
Biggest Disappointment - Gilmer (duh), Cuero (not taking away from Wimberley...but Cuero gets the hype)

[pirate4state]

Best Defense - Celina, Hondo & Liberty Hill
Best Offense - Gilmer, Liberty Hill & Canyon
Best Rushing Attack - Liberty Hill & Giddings
Best Passing Attack - Gilmer, Canyon & Cuero
Best Coaching Job - Jerry Vance
Biggest Surprise Team - Vernon, Graham & Greenwood
Biggest Disappointment - Gilmer, Sweetwater & Cuero

:nerd:

[carter08]

Only going with teams I saw

Best Defense: Robinson
Best Offense: Silsbee
Best Rushing Attack: Columbia
Best Passing Attack: Robinson
Best Coaching Job: Wharton
Biggest Surprise Team: Sweeny
Biggest Disappointment: Sealy

[loyalleopard]

What about the Best Special Team? Liberty-Eylau gets my vote.

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by pirate4state
Best Defense - Liberty Hill
Best Offense - Gilmer
Best Rushing Attack - Liberty Hill
Best Passing Attack - Gilmer
Best Coaching Job - Jerry Vance
Biggest Surprise Team - Vernon
Biggest Disappointment - Gilmer

:nerd:

who is Jerry Vance?

[CalallenWildcat]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
who is Jerry Vance?
Liberty Hill Coach

he used to live around the corner from me

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
who is Jerry Vance?

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/07/95/85/image_4985957.jpg Head coach Liberty Hill

[Bullaholic]

Best Defense- Games 1-15, Celina, Game 16-Liberty Hill
Best Offense- Gilmer, Robinson
Best Rushing Attack - Liberty Hill
Best Passing Attack- Gilmer, Canyon
Best Coaching Job - Hondo, Tex L-E
Biggest Surprise Team - Canton
Biggest Disappointment - Gilmer, Cuero

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by loyalleopard
What about the Best Special Team? Liberty-Eylau gets my vote.

Yep, L-E's ,and Abilene Wylie's for the Decatur game.

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
Yep, L-E's ,and Abilene Wylie's for the Decatur game.

Wylie's was definitely up to par in the Decatur game. The onside kick and 42 yd FG at the end weren't too shabby.

What did I miss with LE's special teams?

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Wylie's was definitely up to par in the Decatur game. The onside kick and 42 yd FG at the end weren't too shabby.

What did I miss with LE's special teams?

Middlebrooks punting maybe?? :thinking: People were always talking about his leg strength and the ability to "place" the ball.

[rangerjim]

What about best the Pooch Kicking Team?


Sorry, had to bring that up one last time this year........
and the winner is..............................Decatur of course.

[injuredinmelee]

Best Defense: Celina
Best offense: Robinson
Biggest Disappointment: Gilmer, Burkburnett
Biggest Surprise: Vernon
Best Coaching job: Graham
Best Rushing: Liberty Hill
Best Cheerleaders: Greenwood
Biggest Cheerleading Squad: Liberty Eye-LO ( i swear they had 20)

[JR2004]

Best Offense: Gilmer
Best Rushing Attack: Liberty Hill
Best Passing Attack: Gilmer
Best Coaching Job: Pat Brady Liberty-Eylau
Biggest Surprise Team: Robinson
Biggest Disappointment: Gilmer, Gatesville (Even though they aren't talked about much on here there were high expectations for the Hornets this season.)

[LHPfactory]

Best Defense: Celina
Best Offense: Liberty Hill (Wimberley a close second)
Best Rushing: Liberty Hill
Best Passing: Gilmer
Best Special Teams: Celina (Have that onside kick down)
Best Coach: Jerry Vance
Biggest Surprise: Vernon
Biggest Disappointment: Gilmer

[LHPfactory]

Originally posted by JR2004
Biggest Disappointment: Gatesville (Even though they aren't talked about much on here there were high expectations for the Hornets this season.)

They were doing great until the LH Homecoming............No one outside of Liberty Hill knew what Gatesville was about to go through. That traumatic event alone sent them in to a downward spiral. ;)

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by LHPfactory
They were doing great until the LH Homecoming............No one outside of Liberty Hill knew what Gatesville was about to go through. That traumatic event alone sent them in to a downward spiral. ;)
Nobody INSIDE of LH knew what was going to happen either! ;)

[LHPfactory]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Nobody INSIDE of LH knew what was going to happen either! ;)

Ah, my friend, there was something in the air, an electricity, surging and energizing. We all knew something was about to explode, and the scoreboard just about did. :cool:

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by LHPfactory
Ah, my friend, there was something in the air, an electricity, surging and energizing. We all knew something was about to explode, and the scoreboard just about did. :cool:

now now...nobody could have imagined that you would score anything close to 84 (I think) points on what looked to be a pretty good Gatesville team! ;)

[lion75]

Biggest surprise. Vernon hands down. Picked way down the totum pole by Dave Campbell's and the Harris Poll, the Lion's stormed into the semifinals.

[lion75]

Vernon was rated # 68 in the state by the Harris Rating System back in September and went to the semifinals

[Alaska cat]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
Best Defense- Games 1-15, Celina, Game 16-Liberty Hill
Best Offense- Gilmer, Robinson
Best Rushing Attack - Liberty Hill
Best Passing Attack- Gilmer, Canyon
Best Coaching Job - Hondo, Tex L-E
Biggest Surprise Team - Canton
Biggest Disappointment - Gilmer, Cuero

Why not celina best D in all 16?

They held LH to a season low on yards and points

[Alaska cat]

Best Defense: Celina
Best Offense: Gilmer
Best Rushing: Liberty Hill
Best Passing: Gilmer
Best Special Teams: Celina (Have that onside kick down)
Best Coach: Butch Ford Celina came a flicker from setting 2 state records at once, almost doing the impossible in the move up to 3A
Biggest Surprise: Celina...they were supposed to go 2 and out
Biggest Disappointment: Gilmer

[Hill Man]

Originally posted by Alaska cat
Why not celina best D in all 16?

They held LH to a season low on yards and points


Should be no question Alaska cat. One game, regardless if it was for the final should take away from Celina effort the entire year as the best D team in the state. From one LH fan they deserve it. However, I have to say LH should get second at least for D overall this year. I have not seen so many fourth down stops especially the last three games and especially during the final when it mattered most.

I have been awed by the LH offense the last 6 seasons. Hell of thing to watch as you try to figure who has the ball when most often then not it is heading for the goal line. Fun to watch even if you think this is throw back. Frankly....makes the spread boring……I can’t wait for next season.
However, no matter how well the offense performed it was the defense that finally brought the prize home. Proving a well known fact.
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