2023 District 8-5A DIV II Football Thread

That Nac loss DEFINATELY cost them a home game.  If they had beat Nac, even with the loss to Marshall they would have taken the #2 seed and hosted Crandall.  I think Crandall would have beat them though.  So the outcome was the same either way.

Whitehouse did lose top 2 receivers, but there are some good ones coming up. RB is back from last year. Just need defense to show up!

Maybe they should put Green on defense too. That’s where he played sophomore year before moving to QB!

I'm excited to see more of Alvarez's offense this season. He only partially opened the playbook last season to keep from overwhelming with the new system....and we still had an offense very few people stopped. In fact....only Longview and Carthage stopped us and one was a state semi-finalist and one was a state champion. So do that math.

I think we will see more formations this season, more mis-direction, and more diversity in the play-calling between the pass and the run.

I absolutely hate that there are some that think you need a 4 or 5 stat QB to have a good offense.

You don't. Most don't.

You just need a smart QB that doesn't make poor decisions and can be a strong game manager.

I think Slone has a very high football IQ. He was a really good game manager last season.

I really think the offense is going to be fun to watch this season.

Texas High
Whitehouse
Marshall
Pine Tree
Hallsville
Mount Pleasant
Nacogdoches

Never fear the Wagon is here!!

Everybody sleepin on Nac gone bea big mistake.

We have more receivers than any one in the conference and it aint close.  We won't even miss them. And Josh getting hurt is the only way we don't go 10 and 0.  But the backup might be just as good. And we aint gonna need no defense cause we will be scoring 60 every week.  But the defense will be much better.  That a promise.

To say you won’t miss your receivers is dumb and what backup you have as good as Green? Whitehouse needs to lock in or they might be in for a surprise season.

BRAG BRAG BRAG           WH might be 4-0 going into District play, because of who you schedule, but ain't no way you will go 10-0

If you think y'all are so good, you should ask the AD to book a couple of good teams like Highland Park, Melissa, South Oak Cliff, or if you're afraid of the big Dallas teams why don't you try Gilmer.  I doubt you could even stay on the field with the Buckeyes.

Keep thinking we are going to be a one man show.  We will beat you by air or by ground.  We will have the best receivers in the conference with the best qb in the conference with the best off line in the conference.  And our defense will be the top in the district too.

Big talk in July is cheap!!!        That Big juicy Thanksgiving Turkey you are predicting may turn out to be Crow come November.  I've been following East Texas High School Football for over 60 years.  I can count on the fingers of my right hand the number of teams that go 16-0 in any given year, and have plenty of fingers left over.   99.9% of all teams can be beaten every year. Opposing coaches just need to figure out how.  Most years at least one of them will succeed against your team.  If whitehouse goes 16-0 you should buy a lottery ticket every week because you are one lucky dude.

top 4 teams in my opinion Texas High, Marshall , Whitehouse and Pine Tree. 1-3 could is a toss up , I think PT will get that 4th spot this year.

Texas High brings back 13 but some of the younger guys are gonna have to step up . 2026 McGee 6’5 270 and Chisum 6’4 250 come to mind. Lone Star and Colleyville Heritage are picked to win their district again, you gotta think that’ll help when it comes to getting experience before district. I think it’ll come down to QB play for Texas High on offense. Defense will have a solid front 7 if they stay healthy. All 3 LB’s come back and Merriman DT returns, he finished the year with 5 sacks and 18 TFL.

Marshall brings back 9 but they have a 3 year starter at QB and will have some real size upfront on offense this year. Speed never seems to be a problem. I would bet they will find another RB to play off Gatson like they had last year. Texas High and Whitehouse both have to go play in Marshall so I think that helps them out.

Whitehouse brings back 16 and the QB has to be a favorite to win offensive mvp in district. They’ll be pretty solid.

Pine Tree brings back 17 . DE that has played all 4 years in varsity has been a player , I’m sure that’ll continue this year. They have a couple other players that will contribute on D as well. Idk about the offense tho I guess that’s what we gotta wait to see.

MP has a stud at QB but idk about anything else really . They bring back 12 and usually MP always has a least 1 receiver that’ll go get a ball. If they can make some spots on D they could win some games . Hallsville of last year comes to mind when I think about MP.

Hallsville lost the QB . He was a player . They bring back 11 starters and they have gotten better each year that coach Strickland has been there so I won’t say they are completely out of the playoff race but without the QB it’s hard to say.

Nacogdoches always has athletes but haven’t put it all together in a while. The number of players coming out to play football seem to hurt them yearly. Braxton Jones on defense will be a player to watch on D I think he got hurt for half the year this past season but as a sophomore he was a really good player .

If Whitehouse's defense doens't improve it won't matter how good their offense is.