Yoe09 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1. Lorena - STATE Champions - W 35-18 over Brock 2. Brock - State Finalists - L 35-18 to Lorena 3. Mt. Vernon - State Semifinalist - L 35-28 (OT) to Brock 4. West - State Quarterfinalist - L 24-13 to Mt. Vernon 5. Gladewater - Regional Semifinalist - L 40-14 to Mt. Vernon 6. Diboll - State Quarterfinalist - L 63-28 to Lorena 7. Malakoff - Regional Semifinalist - 14-12 to West 8. Whitesboro - State Quarterfinalist - L 49-14 to Brock 9. Little River Academy - Regional Semifinalist - L 37-34 to Diboll 10. Grandview - Area Finalist - L 49-21 to Gladewater 11. Jim Ned - Regional Semifinalist - L 70-25 to Brock 12. Lago Vista - State Semifinalist - L 55-17 to Lorena 13. Columbus - Regional Semifinalist - L 62-13 to Lorena 14. Hallettsville - Area Finalist - L 14-0 to Diboll 15. Industrial - State Quarterfinalist L 35-21 to Lago Vista 16. Edna - Regional Semifinalist - L 33-29 to Lago Vista 17. Shallowater - Regional Semifinalist - L 50-25 to Whitesboro 18. Bushland - Area Finalist - L 41-21 to Whitesboro 19. East Chambers - Area Finalist - L 42-33 to Academy 20. Whitney - Area Finalist - L 57-30 to Mt. Vernon A very impressive run by Lorena. At the end of the day, no one in this division was all that close to them. I do know one of Lorena's top backs (leading carrier/rusher) was injured against Lago Vista and did not play in the state championship. 5-7 and 8-12 are debatable. I will be coming out with my preseason top 20 shortly after the newly aligned districts are announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionpride08 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 40 minutes ago, Yoe09 said: 1. Lorena - STATE Champions - W 35-18 over Brock 2. Brock - State Finalists - L 35-18 to Lorena 3. Mt. Vernon - State Semifinalist - L 35-28 (OT) to Brock 4. West - State Quarterfinalist - L 24-13 to Mt. Vernon 5. Gladewater - Regional Semifinalist - L 40-14 to Mt. Vernon 6. Diboll - State Quarterfinalist - L 63-28 to Lorena 7. Malakoff - Regional Semifinalist - 14-12 to West 8. Whitesboro - State Quarterfinalist - L 49-14 to Brock 9. Little River Academy - Regional Semifinalist - L 37-34 to Diboll 10. Grandview - Area Finalist - L 49-21 to Gladewater 11. Jim Ned - Regional Semifinalist - L 70-25 to Brock 12. Lago Vista - State Semifinalist - L 55-17 to Lorena 13. Columbus - Regional Semifinalist - L 62-13 to Lorena 14. Hallettsville - Area Finalist - L 14-0 to Diboll 15. Industrial - State Quarterfinalist L 35-21 to Lago Vista 16. Edna - Regional Semifinalist - L 33-29 to Lago Vista 17. Shallowater - Regional Semifinalist - L 50-25 to Whitesboro 18. Bushland - Area Finalist - L 41-21 to Whitesboro 19. East Chambers - Area Finalist - L 42-33 to Academy 20. Whitney - Area Finalist - L 57-30 to Mt. Vernon A very impressive run by Lorena. At the end of the day, no one in this division was all that close to them. I do know one of Lorena's top backs (leading carrier/rusher) was injured against Lago Vista and did not play in the state championship. 5-7 and 8-12 are debatable. I will be coming out with my preseason top 20 shortly after the newly aligned districts are announced. Yes lorena top back was injured... Had he played they could have put up 50+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiger03lb Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Solid poll as always. I agree on the 5-7 and 8-12. Thank you for doing this each year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiger03lb Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, lionpride08 said: Yes lorena top back was injured... Had he played they could have put up 50+ Crazy how they ran the ball like they did without him. They definitely had the next man up mentality but like I said in the SC thread, Lorena is just on another level. Btw, congratulations to you guys! Glad you guys bought home some gold. Well, deserved and very impressive showing last year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88YoePride Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Yoe09 said: I will be coming out with my preseason top 20 shortly after the newly aligned districts are announced. Honestly - What do you think the likelihood is that we end up with a district including Lorena, Franklin, and Yoe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanz Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 4 hours ago, 88YoePride said: Honestly - What do you think the likelihood is that we end up with a district including Lorena, Franklin, and Yoe? And LRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoe09 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 5 hours ago, 88YoePride said: Honestly - What do you think the likelihood is that we end up with a district including Lorena, Franklin, and Yoe? I would say it's highly likely. Losing Caldwell and adding Franklin just makes sense. They could ship Franklin back east with the likes of Diboll and such, but I'm not seeing that. I know both Lorena and Franklin are going to be extremely high in my preseason rankings without having to look at much. Academy could be top 10. People are expecting Cameron to turn to corner next season and compete at a high level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88YoePride Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, Yoe09 said: I would say it's highly likely. Losing Caldwell and adding Franklin just makes sense. They could ship Franklin back east with the likes of Diboll and such, but I'm not seeing that. I know both Lorena and Franklin are going to be extremely high in my preseason rankings without having to look at much. Academy could be top 10. People are expecting Cameron to turn to corner next season and compete at a high level. I'm not afraid to call what I see. Yoemen had effort. They never quit. But I never saw that fire. I don't know how else to put it. That's what Rhoades and staff have got to bring back. And quick. Because if the UIL does align that district, Yoe is going to find itself in uncharted territory - A district where two other teams are seen as the cream of the crop, where the match-up of those two teams is seen as the premier game of the season. Can't say much about Lorena. It is my understanding they're returning a number of players. But Franklin? That is a program over there. A system from pee-wee league up. And the fact that they hung a loss on the D1 champ and hung more points on a pedigreed Gunter team than they had given up in nine years while breaking the 3A title game record for rushing yards without needing to complete a single pass... That team is a machine, and from what I hear from my "inside sources" they're going to do nothing but reload for at least the next two or three years. Our Yoemen have their work most definitely cut out for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionpride08 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 39 minutes ago, 88YoePride said: I'm not afraid to call what I see. Yoemen had effort. They never quit. But I never saw that fire. I don't know how else to put it. That's what Rhoades and staff have got to bring back. And quick. Because if the UIL does align that district, Yoe is going to find itself in uncharted territory - A district where two other teams are seen as the cream of the crop, where the match-up of those two teams is seen as the premier game of the season. Can't say much about Lorena. It is my understanding they're returning a number of players. But Franklin? That is a program over there. A system from pee-wee league up. And the fact that they hung a loss on the D1 champ and hung more points on a pedigreed Gunter team than they had given up in nine years while breaking the 3A title game record for rushing yards without needing to complete a single pass... That team is a machine, and from what I hear from my "inside sources" they're going to do nothing but reload for at least the next two or three years. Our Yoemen have their work most definitely cut out for them. Franklin will reload for the next 10+ years lol... You would be shocked by the amount of athletes in youth sports as well... The 5th and 6th grade team went to the youth super bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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