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I've read where QB/ATH Reggie McNeal JR (6-0, 175) has hit the HS Transfer Portal and is moving on from Houston Heights has enrolled and will play his Senior year at South Oak Cliff in 2024. As a Junior in 2023 McNeal was All District, he passed for 1450 yards and rushed for 415 and 8 TDs. The article, written by Greg Powers in DCTF, tells about his father Reggie as the 4th leading passing QB in A&M history with 6992 yards, and was on the cover of DCTF in 2005. Says absolutely nothing about him playing at Lufkin, or winning a State Title at Lufkin in 2001. South Oak Cliff also recently had four-star 2025 DE Kamauryn Morgan (6'4, 230) transfer and enroll from Red Oak . In case you missed it back on February 7th, South Oak Cliff had 32 football players signed national letters of intent to play in college. You read that right Thirty Two players. https://www.hudl.com/profile/16314165/Reggie-McNeal-Jr

School Name *W-L *Pct. *RF *RA W-L-T Pct. RF RA Strk Huntsville 8-1 0.889 48 10 26-4-0 0.867 194 61 4 W Lufkin 6-3 0.667 55 30 18-11-0 0.621 208 113 1 L Kingwood Park 5-4 0.556 41 23 20-8-0 0.714 167 84 1 W Dayton 4-5 0.444 52 41 21-10-0 0.677 233 91 2 L Porter 4-5 0.444 49 45 14-12-0 0.538 151 133 2 W Nacogdoches 0-9 0.000 14 110 11-11-2 0.500 140 153 9 L

16-5A 2024 Standings District Overall W L W L T Lufkin Panthers 11 1 19 6 0 Kingwood Park Panthers 8 4 21 7 0 Porter Spartans 7 5 21 6 1 Huntsville Hornets 6 6 14 12 0 Dayton Broncos 2 10 10 17 0 Nacogdoches Dragons 2 10 5 19 1

It was a long game, Dayton combined pitching threw at least 170 pitches in 7 innings. Whereas, Hillis at one point in the 5th inning had only thrown 48 pitches. Lufkin hitters really make the opposing pitchers work up a high pitch count. Three timely hits by the Pack and about 4 -5 sac hits produced 9 runs.

Lufkin softball girls fall 5-1 on the road to Kingwood Park. The Lady Pack are now 6-3 in district and 18-11 on the season.

Lufkin baseball combine for 3 hits and 15 walks tonight for a 9-1 win down in Dayton. The Pack remaining in 1st place in District in 16-5A with a 11-1 record and a 3 game lead over 2nd place Kingwood Park. Lufkin is now 19-6 on the year. Next game is this Friday night, again with Dayton with a chance to secure the district title with a win.

Lufkin has taken 7-0 lead in the 4th inning, their getting back on track in district.

Panthers are down at Dayton tonight trying to get back on the winning track.

5A UIL Baseball - Top 25 (April 15) 1. Grapevine (25-2) 2. Smithson Valley (21-4) 3. Lucas Lovejoy (17-5-2) 4. Whitehouse (21-5) 5. Liberty Hill (18-5-2) 6. Cedar Park (20-5-2) 7. Leander Rouse (21-6-1) 8. Argyle (18-5-2) 9. Boerne Champion (21-6) 10. Lake Belton (22-4) 11. Lake Creek (19-7) 12. Aledo (18-8-1) 13. La Joy Palmview (22-2-1) 14. Arlington Heights (22-3) 15. Frisco (18-6) 16. Santa Fe (17-9-1) 17. A&M Consolidated (16-5-1) 18. Hallsville (17-7) 19. Lufkin (18-6) 20. Georgetown (16-9-1) 21. Fulshear (20-7) 22. Corsicana (20-5) 23. Corpus Christi Ray (18-8-1) 24. Sharyland Pioneer (20-4) T25. Barbers Hill (19-9) T25. Frisco Lone Star (17-9)

All sounds enticing. It's just been this way for 12 years now, same approach, some folks are just better at being a real good coordinator, than HC/AD. Nothing at all wrong with that, you see it occur at every level of sports. Some assistants do well in the change, while others don't and go back to their coaching strength. That's not a knock on Quick's ability as a coach at all. Your mentor dies suddenly, then the job is shoved right under your nose by Superintendent Knight. What do you do in a moment of sorrow and shock? Quick, who had never been out front before, never a HC, much less an AD is thrust in as the head guy. There is no secret we have not had good playoff success these past 12 years, these last three are unacceptable. Change is coming, whether it's this year or next. How drastic or not? Guess we'll all find that one out at the same time. Ralph is an excellent choice for this community. The others mention I'm sure would too because our Lufkin kids are not much different than those playing in Longview or Center. When the time comes, it will happen. I've stopped being too concerned about it. That's all up to folks in higher decision making positions than myself.

16-5A 2024 Standings District Overall W L W L T Lufkin Panthers 10 1 18 6 0 Kingwood Park Panthers 8 3 20 6 0 Porter Spartans 6 5 20 6 1 Huntsville Hornets 5 6 13 12 0 Dayton Broncos 1 8 9 15 0 Nacogdoches Dragons 1 8 4 17 1

Lufkin baseball drop their first district game in 16-5A tonight down in Porter, a 13-9 Final. The Pack remain in first place with a 10-1 record and 18-6 on the year. They have a two game lead over Kingwood with 4 district games to play, two with Kingwood.

Lady Pack Softball is headed back to the Playoffs with the 8-0 win in Dayton. Lufkin is 6-2 in district and 18-10 on the year.

It will be a total surprise to me.

Hold on to this: 2024 Lufkin Panther Football Schedule: