re: UPDATE: Katy not DQ'd will play Manvel; player disqualified for year

You're obviously going to believe what you want about the KHS program and you're certainly entitled to have those beliefs. But, you really have no idea what those young men go through when they commit to play football for KHS. Trust me, the discipline is strict and they bust their tails day in and day out. FYI, the mother of the young man in question is an LSU alum and former cheerleader.

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Manvelle might be behind it. I think they tried to pull the same shite on Pearland.

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Well it's not like Katy hasn't been DQ'd before for the same shite. And it's Manvel.

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Trust me, the discipline is strict and they bust their tails day in and day out.

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No different than any program.

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FYI, the mother of the young man in question is an LSU alum and former cheerleader.

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Again, a sad situation but you are reaching for sympathy against a possible rules violation.

I was looking forward to the Katy/Lake Travis matchup


Random note: I have an immediate family member on the board of Katy ISD(LSU alum). Can't wait to get the scoop. Already texted him, haven't heard back

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As to your comment about level of discipline, I've heard otherwise. I personally know of several kids that have played for Katy and other programs. The boys themselves speak of the difference and the level of buy in to the program. I also have friends that coach at other KISD schools and trust me, they are trying to achieve the same. I think it has a great deal to dol with the fact that KHS is the oldest school in town and the tradition runs deep. Katy proper/Old Town Katy lives and breathes red and white, the other areas aren't as committed. We've only lived here a handful of years, but it doesn't take long to see the difference.

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It is at a completely different level at KHS. It is obvious in how they have maintain dominance while the area has grown from 3 HS in the 90s (Katy, Taylor, and Mayde Creek) to the 8 or 9 they have now. You would think the talent would be more diluted even if the area grows in size.

They prepare these kids in junior high feeder schools to put on the red and white. It is a whole different level than the other schools in the area. But even that is hard because I think 2 of the 3 middle schools the feed KHS split the kids up when they move on from junior high. The get more buy in/commitment for a larger number of kids than other schools. Apart from Katy, only one program has won a 5A title over the last decade while coming from a school district with more than two high schools.

And to be honest with their success they have become a breeding ground for kids that "live with their grandma" in Katy proper. Recruiting definitely happens in spades at Katy.

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They got DQed on the way to the title game because some backup tight end who forged his report card played 3 plays in a blow out win.

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So, they are stupid cheaters

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So, they are stupid cheaters

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I wouldn't call it that. The coaches didn't cheat to keep some third string TE eligible.

The kids forged his report card in some manner. The whole deal fell on one kid. This was the 90s where technology wasn't as prevalent and I assume it was more difficult to keep tabs. Katy also doesn't have like 50 kids on the roster. They have 100+.

I hope this passes and we get to see them play lake Travis

Don't discount Rockwall either

Lived in the same Katy area and heard the same stories about recruitment and grade manipulation as everyone else knew.

The feeder system thing above is true too. It's part of why they're so good. Same kids running the same plays for twelve years instead of four. They hit the Katy weight room in freshmen year and come out men.

And no your sop story doesn't phase me, we ALL took in Katrina refugees. The area included in the Katy district is full of generous people.

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The school can't help the talent around them and one good example is Aledo who is with a bunch of Ft. Worth ISD schools, Weatherford and Granbury. You have to deal with the hand your dealt, it's not the school's fault.

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Aledo recruits big time.

The high school I went to was a big feeder school to the Southlakes and Aledos of the area. Any time we had a good sophomore player, their parents would suddenly get a new job in Aledo ISD or Southlake ISD. It was like clockwork.

One of my teammates when I was in high school was Sophomore of the Year in our district... he had a single mother. All of a sudden she gets a job in Southlake ISD and can move to Southlake(not a cheap place to live). He plays for Southlake his next 2 years.

It's shady but also legal, sadly. But it only works in schools with one high school in the district. If there were multiple high schools you imagine the others would cry foul, so I am interested in how Katy can pull it off without the other Katy ISD schools getting mad.

Winning high school football is all about the system. It's not about coaching, or talent. It's about execution. When you have Southlake and Aledo being able to run their system starting in 1st grade, its a huge advantage. Throw in the fact that they poach good players from more disadvantaged schools, that's why they win. Euless Trinity is the only exception, but the only reason they are good is because they have a large population of polynesians living in their area so they have massive offensive and defensive lines every single year.