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Except IF it were Ralph Thomas, there will not a single person with any connection to Lufkin other than himself on his staff or any of the assistants he plans to bring with him.

Author Posted just now · IP https://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/lufkin-head-coach-todd-quick-announces-retirement/article_ccfc8f99-733e-5590-84b6-924aac2877f1.html After 30 years at Lufkin High School, including the past 13 as the leader of the program, Todd Quick has announced his retirement as the school’s head coach and athletic director. He officially announced the decision on Wednesday morning after speaking with players and coaches earlier in the week. The retirement will become official on Dec. 31. Quick leaves a mark on the program that includes a state title as a defensive coordinator in 2001. This past season, he led Lufkin back to the playoffs with another district championship that included a 10-game winning streak and a 10-2 record. “This is my 40th year total, and everybody has said you’ll know when it’s time,” Quick said Wednesday morning. “I can’t explain it or tell you one specific reason. When it’s time, you know. You move on and it’s what you feel is best for you and the kids. Number one is the kids. It always has been.” Quick had a coaching career that started in 1987 as an assistant coach under John Outlaw at Arkadelphia where the school won the state championship. He moved on to Sherman for seven years before taking the defensive coordinator job in Lufkin in 1995. “You spend 30 years of your life in a place and it becomes your home,” Quick said. “I’ve here longer than I’ve lived where I’m from. Lufkin is my home. It’s where my kids are raised. You can’t look at it any different. It’s home. Somebody asks where I’m from. I tell them I’m from Lufkin.” The school will start a coaching search in the upcoming weeks. “I won’t be here in the spring,” Quick said. “You’ve got to give them an opportunity to get people in here. I can’t be here all spring and expect them to find someone to have the team ready after that.”

The Lions may take a loss tonight, but HP has got to deal with Tyler's speed at WR and RB. Regardless I believe Tyler is a minimum top three team in 7-5A . Midlothian has played a decent non district, they are good program. Joshua hasn't played much real competition, they play Midlothian tonight. Red Oak is lurking somewhere in that playoff group. I wouldn't give HP an automictic on the district championship.

Matt Stepp at DCTF has Lufkin picked as a +9 point favorite. DCTF computer picks Lufkin +15

Quincy is a better WR than a QB.

He is bigger than KeKe, a decent QB, a better WR.

The only unknown about this game is our starting QB will make his first start of the year after an injury in our scrimmage against Huntsville. How much rust will he have, if not WR Coutee has done a remarkable job the last two games. Lufkin sat some defensive players last week against LRSW and the team didn't miss a beat. This will be the first time all the starters will be on the field together this year. We like playing at the Rose, we know Tyler will give us their best shot. Anything can happen. Every one is wanting to play well getting ready to open district play the following week..

As great as SOC is rated by many and them playing 6A teams in non district, they are still just a 5A DII football school. It's like PNG coming to Lobo to play, it would be an obvious choice to pick Longview. Who likes getting demolished by teams who are two classifications above you? I don't know many school who do that, SOC evidently thinks its beneficial for their program later in the year. I think SOC will have a tough time in Loboland. The playing field in that Longview district got leveled quite a bit with Rockwall losing their star QB to an ACL injury.

Well, as anyone who has been part of a practice knows, practice is just practice. However, with that said the Lufkin D has had a physical presence about them I've not seen in several years around here. Still they have to be coached and need to play the game. I guess the honest thinker in me ask, is any of that enough to close a 4 plus score deficit for Lufkin the past two years? Of course Longview is probably not quite what they were the past two years either. We'll find out soon enough, then we go our separate ways for another year.

Well, when a team gets back 8 or 9 defensive guys from the year before, that played well for the most part the past two years, expectations are high. The last two years for Lufkin have not been a defensive problem, it's been an offensive scoring and sustaining drives problem, leaving the defense in precarious field positions, with the D spending too much time on the field. Didn't have a QB that could add that extra dynamic to the game, the offense became quite one dimensional around Kedren Young. The QB situation is much better this year, Young is gone but many new O parts have stepped in to add some interesting and dynamic possibilities. Still have the same coaching guys running the offense, so Lufkin fans are wondering how the dice will fall this year in this opening game.

Johnson should have started at QB last year as a SOPH, might have been a rough early go for him, but he would have improved and had valuable experience. Unfortunately that has to come this year as a Junior.

Well, figuring that Coach Quick has not had much success against John King teams no matter the talent level at his disposal should factor into this game. Lufkin missing the playoffs three years in a row should factor into this game, you just don't turn things around on a dime just because you suddenly feel there is some special talent. The Panthers are still coached by the same guys, at least on the offensive side of the ledger. Yes, this was considered a special group of freshmen three years ago. That hasn't transitioned well the last two years. Another thing to consider, who has been building a football program the last few years, it hasn't been Lufkin. Think Lufkin is substantially improved from the last two years, however Longview has dominated some of this same group these past two meetings too. The question should be, will Lufkin be improved enough to close a four score gap from the past two years? Base on that factor, I'm thinking DCTF will have Longview at least a 10 point favorite in this game, even played in Lufkin. Then again sometimes there are those rare occasions one can throw out past factors. You just never know, this game might be one of them.

Was not aware until afterward that Lufkin was missing about 6 players who will start in the fall, some were at camps and others still recovering from nagging nicks and dings from Spring ball. The group only started 7 on 7 practice the week before the tourney. Yes, the O had some issues late, they have a couple very inexperienced QBs going into the season. Junior to be Javion Johnson is the projected starter. This group has a lot to prove this year based on the results of the program the last 3 years.

Tyler SQT Pool A Terrell 26, Mesquite Poteet 25 Kaufman 26, Tyler Legacy 19 Pool B Mesquite Horn 14, Mt Pleasant 0 Tyler Chapel Hill 26, Greenville 13 Pool C Lufkin 7, Hallsville 6 Longview 20, Whitehouse 7 Pool A Winner: Terrell Pool B Winner: Mesquite Horn Pool C Winner: Lufkin