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  1. Small Sr. class. Young team, inexperienced secondary. Didn't see the usual difference-maker players they normally have (no real studs). I also understand their starting QB was out the first two games and maybe for a bit longer. Not as fast as they usually are. Pretty well coached. The kind of team you can expect to get better as the season goes on. Still don't think they'll be able to hang with Groveton or Centerville this year. They will probably finish anywhere from 3-7 to 6-4, depending on how their youngsters progress.
  2. 50-31 Bremond. About 5 minutes left.
  3. 29-25 Bremond 3:45 left in 3rd
  4. By "football factory" I meant the system in place there that most small towns don't have. Most 2A towns don't have (or at least, I don't think they do) an organized pee-wee league where talent can be identified early or a HC/AD that coaches every team from 7th-varsity. As far as state championships go they've won 3 in 7 finals appearances since 1968. When I think of small-school powers, I think of Mart (9 SC appearances, 5 wins), and Celina (before they moved up) has 11 appearances and 8 championships (not all those appearances were at the lower level). Refugio is second in all-time wins in their class (670) behind Mart (714). In East Texas Groveton (6 trips, 3 wins) is 4th (630) and Alto (3 trips, 2 wins) is 11th (546). Canadian (3/3), Stamford (7/5), Shiner (4/2), Goldthwaite (5/4), Stratford (4/3) are others who have made multiple trips, and Albany has been there like 5 times and I think they've lost them all. Refugio may not be the absolute best historically but they're in the conversation for top programs all-time. This was quick and dirty, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
  5. Third year in a row the region winner came from this district.
  6. I don't think anyone in this region will beat Refugio this year. Herring has a football factory set up there. Groveton loses their QB and I don't know about his replacement. SA has as many athletes as anyone in the state but rarely stays disciplined enough to play good defense consistently. Alto will always be in the mix; don't see how they can be left out of any "top programs" discussion. Haven't seen Carlisle. Centerville lines up and plays smash-mouth but they're vulnerable to speed and a good d-line/fast LBs. LL didn't have the speed they had last year and were short on size. It finally caught up to them. Small-school football (especially) runs in cycles. Sooner or later someone from Region 3 will come up with a couple of D1 athletes and enough complimentary players to win a title, but who knows who or when.
  7. Well done SA. Didn't think you'd beat them twice. Congrats.
  8. SA has ALWAYS had fantastic athletes and jaw-dropping speed ever since I first watched them in the 70's. Their decades-long problem is a lack of disciplined play which allows them to lose to teams who have less talent. They're the kind of team who can beat anyone on a good night and they can lose to just about anyone on a bad one. Never know which one is going to show up. Groveton is very impressive, especially offensively. I think they're the best team in this region and could possibly hang #4 on the wall this year.
  9. Epic beat-down. This surprises me. Groveton along with Carlisle have to be the regional favorites. Has anyone seen both?
  10. Statistically about 1 in 50 HS football players play D1 college ball. That means a 2A school on average will have one D1 player come along every 2 years or so, and some schools may go several seasons without one. Occasionally you find a small school that has 3-5 such talents, and they are usually hoisting a trophy in December. A 6A team may have 3-10 D1 talents in each class 9-12. In my experience there have been some kids in big schools (who could play or even start at small schools) who don't bother to come out for football because they know they're not going to play. The end result is that the talent level is even more skewed toward the bigger schools. There are exceptions, of course, but in a general sense I think this is true. Having said all that, you really can't compare DF and Katy. They are 30+ years apart, different divisions, different mindsets, different coaching, different eras, etc. I saw both of them play and I'd say they were both historically good.
  11. I talked to a kid who played for Huntington a few years ago. He told me a story that I found amusing. They were playing Palestine when Adrian Peterson was there. Peterson took a pitch-out and set sail down the sideline (one of the many times he did so that night). This kid (about 5'8" 165 lbs.) was one of the safeties for Huntington. He chased Peterson down the field to about the 20-yard line when Adrian noticed him. Peterson turned left 90 degrees, ran him over, and then turned right again and jogged into the end zone. He claims this was his most enduring memory of football at Huntington.
  12. Copied this from a newspaper for those interested: Refugio Lovelady First downs 23 16 Rushing Yards 42-183 35-207 Passing Yards 386 218 Total Yards 569 425 Comp-Att-Int 26-35-0 8-26-2 Fumbles-lost 2-2 3-1 Punts-avg. 3-45 2-18.5 Penalties-yards 16-140 4-23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Refugio, Jaylon Mascorro 19-112, Isaiah Perez 14-62, Omri Oliver 7-15; Lovelady, Emanual Williams 21-160, Kade White 6-46, Jacob Jeffus 1-21, Courtell McQuirter 1-1, Lee Holsey 6-(minus-21). Passing — Lovelady, Holsey 8-26-2—218. Refugio, Mascorro 26-35-0—386. Receiving — Refugio, Les Rhodes 8-181, Daidrin Dukes 12-156, Perez 5-39, Omri Oliver 1-10; Lovelady, White 2-74, McQuirter 1-62, Hunter Murray 3-61, Alex McKnight 1-12, Petey Little 1-9.
  13. Congrats to Refugio- good luck against Canadian next Thursday. Congrats to LL on an outstanding season.
  14. I'm not offended at all. I'm not from LL, I'm not going to this game and I don't care who wins. However, it has been moderately entertaining to see them consistently underestimated all season. You believe LL has NO chance to win. I think that's an inaccurate belief, but if you want to hold onto that opinion you're well within your rights. I've seen vastly superior teams lose because of injuries, turnovers, underestimating their opponent, etc. Let me be clear: I don't expect LL to win. In fact, it may not be close. I think LL would have to put a bunch of points on the board to have a chance and I'm not sure they can do that against Refugio.
  15. What a silly thing to say. Any team can win or lose on any given night for a multitude of reasons.
  16. You've made some statements/predictions on these boards before that turned out to be inaccurate. Who knows? Maybe I'm wrong and you're right.
  17. Shiner has one of the best defenses in the state. Still don't know how Lexington scored 28 on them. Make no mistake, Refugio can score quick and often.
  18. I'm not sure what they call it. Their base is akin to the spread but they'll line up in multiple sets, usually in a single back formation. Mostly zone-read type stuff but the QB didn't run a lot in the games I saw. Their primary back is not big (165 lbs?) but is pretty fast. The QB is a little inconsistent on his throws but when he's on he's pretty good. Catching the ball consistently has been an issue recently. They're not really big and not really impressive to look at, but they can run, are well coached, play assignment ball and won't quit. Their coach has been there 10+ years and he'll know how to beat Refugio; whether his kids can execute it like they need to in order to win remains to be seen.
  19. LL can run with Refugio, but they'll have to execute with them to have a chance. Can't have dropped passes, errant throws or missed opportunities and hope to win. They can probably hang with Refugio if they play their A+ game and put some points on the board. If not this could go south in a hurry.
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