tomlandry

Thankfully my Pirates got their district win last week against a Nac team that is hard to predict. It seems they can run an offense one drive and totally change their offense the next. They do have players that are fast and skilled. Not great tacklers. If Mount Pleasant loses I dont see Pine Tree losing to them. Mount Pleasant is in a tough place with a loss as losing may mean zero districts wins and only one win on the season. Nac is trying to get back in it especially since they hold the tiebreak with WH. Slight edge to Mount Pleasant since it is a home game for them.

Having issues too

Mavericks offense looks to be reliant on the run with some creative play action plays to free up 11 and 1. 1 is a rangy and explosive receiver and can get anything in the air. 11 is the workhorse for short pass plays in the flat. Mavs would much rather keep it on the ground and don't care about keeping an even distribution. Texas High is explosive and they use their athleticism to exploit teams lack of quickness and speed. They bully you at the line of scrimmage and rely on 4 and 32 to gash you downfield. I think 4 is the better runner but 32 is special as well. I don't think they are as gifted at receiver as they have been in the past. Defense and special teams can be sloppy. Too sloppy for a talented team that wants to make a big run in the postseason. Texas High 35 Marshall 21

Hallsville - environment will be great. Hallsville too powerful on offense. Texas High - balanced offense and talented in all phases Mount Pleasant - battle of the bottom. MP finds a way to limp out with a district win. Pirates win big.

D E M O G R A P H I C S Lots of communities on this list grappling with changing demographics and shifts in community interest. You can substitute football state championship competition for overall football competitiveness. Many of these schools were at least competitive within their pre-district and district records. Hard for folks who remember the good times in these towns to accept times aren't just changing but have totally changed. I am fascinated by how schools will adapt. To me, there is no case study school that schools could use and point to as the winning formula for increased engagement and support. Each of these schools struggle with the cultural and demographic changes. Outside of demographic shifts, cultural changes in schools are present as well. There is less willingness to engage in both academic and athletic school organizations. This lack of engagement is across demographic lines. Many of these schools have students who participate in nothing and cost them when UIL enrollments come due. I'm sure there is a process for changing this trend, but there is no clear example to follow. Time will tell.

if ifs and buts were candy and nuts then everyday would be Christmas

Hallsville - firing on all cylinders. Letting the district know they are gunning for 2nd and their handling of Marshall proves it. Marshall - regroup against chaotic and undisciplined MP team with a win. Marshall loses this somehow and there will be lots of explaining to do. Pine Tree - My Pirates win in the wasteland that is WH. I want this one!

Happy for my Pirates. A great game and we were multiple in how we attacked on offense and did a great job defensively. Great energy at Pirate Stadium and our boys came out swinging and clearly wanted the game. Whatever happened in the locker room and practice this last week created a great gameplan and motivated Pirates. We are not out of the Pines yet. We still have WH and have to go to the wasteland that is WH. They will home cook and play hard. We must be ready. A win there gets us in the drivers seat for a playoff birth and puts WH in the dog house. I am calling a loss to Hallsville and Texas High. This puts us in I believe fourth. We may be out of the cellar!

tough for mp that hallsville beat marshall and now the mavs are in a must win friday

NAC THIGH MARSHALL

Good for Nac. I am still happy they beat WH. When you are overconfident thats what happens WH. As for us, we are not that great. Our RB is very skilled but he has to create largely on his own and with poor line play. We have some dumb penalties too. I say Nac wins but will be close than people may think.

Is Nac better than we thought or is WH worse? This complicates the last two playoff spots for some teams. Can Nac keep it going?

Sophomore 4 is electric

Is the starting TH RB number 4 or was he the replacement player in the game versus Legacy?

Texas High Marshall WH MP

Watched the game online seemed like MP gave up 45 yards on 3 unsportsmanlike penalties.

Tough for Texas High. Prayers to the player involved.

Carthage big Kilgore close CH big WH close MP big Texas High big Jax close

Sounds better how you said it. I agree. At PT we knew this was coming unfortunately. Not sure how Nac and MP feel about the start and if it was expected or not. Hallsville finished strong last year. I didnt expect the scorelines from Whitehouse thus far.

I know my Pirates will be last. A tad unsettling to see MP lose to two 4A opponents. Nac seems to be in the same boat as MP. Looking like there is a huge gap between these bottom 3 and top 4 above. My MP as a sleeper pick comment last post which was rejected by some looks to be wrong. Hallsville is probably the best best to upset a 1 or 2 team.

I was so excited to see the Maverick score from this week. The way they beat Tyler was impressive to me. Great job to everyone. My PT Pirates will have a LONG season. Sleeper team of the district could easily be Mount Pleasant.

need chat function. removing it is woke move

lol not to me

Tigers had a ton of talent when they played PT last year. Never could get it all on track. Think two of their kids went D1.

OVER will be a madhouse