SPORTS UPDATE #83

WELCOME TO TODAY’S EDITION:

*** Wednesday – October 31, 2007 ***

• ACHS falls in area round (Abilene Christian HS)

• AHS takes bi-district win over Lady ‘Roos  -  “If you’re not first, you’re last.” The quote from “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” has worked so far for AHS. Tuesday, the Lady Eagles took a four-game win (25-16, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20) in the Class 5A bi-district round over Weatherford.

• Lady Mustangs take historic win (Sweetwater)

• Wylie’s Gilmore relishing junior season

• Junior cornerbacks taking care of business for Coogs (Cooper High)

• Carroll adapting well to position change at AHS

• Lady Lions roar on  -  MESQUITE — The Blooming Grove Lady Lions had a few jitters going into their Class 2A, Region II Bi-District playoff game against Lone Oak. ….more>>

• Lady Eagles beat Crockett, move on to Area round  -  CENTERVILLE — Family, friends and fans waited long after the game Tuesday, greeting each player with cheers, showing them hand-made signs as they filed one-by-one out of the locker room.

• OGDEN: Four teams vying for three playoff spots in 12-4A 

• Tenaha Tigers named Army Strong Team of the Week by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 

• Cypress Woods, Cinco Ranch win volleyball playoff matches — Cypress Woods had a winning playoff debut, defeating Katy Taylor 25-21, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22 in the second match of Tuesday’s Class 5A Region III volleyball doubleheader at the Berry Center. READ STORY

• Clear Creek relies on its defense to advance in volleyball playoffs

• Team tennis championship pairings released

• GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Falcons going live for five

• Volleyball notebook: Net play helps in Flower Mound win

• Coppell enters playoffs with chip on shoulder

• Tigers’ miracle comeback downs Cy-Falls in 5
  What is it about Cy-Falls, big leads and the Katy Tigers?

• Spartans make history in first playoff appearance
  Apparently Seven Lakes wanted to milk its first volleyball playoff appearance for all it was worth.

• Cougars overcome slow start to storm past Lobos
  For awhile it looked like Cinco Ranch might again have the first-round blues in the state volleyball playoffs.

• Taylor toppled in four
  The Cinderella squad of the Region III volleyball playoffs will get at least one more round of dancing.

• Hallsville ousted from playoffs 

• Gilmer advances with win 

• ET Volleyball   

• Sabine bows out in four 

• Wolfe City Lady Wolves defeat Trenton 3-0 to win bi-district championship  -  The Lady Wolves defeated Trenton 25-16, 26-24, 25-12 Full Story

• Football: Panthers respond after taking shots
  The Permian Panther defense took a couple of shots from Abilene High at the start of Friday’s…

• Football: Panthers remain No. 5 in 5AThe Permian Panthers just missed moving up a spot in this week’s Associated Press Class 5A poll, coming…
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• Volleyball: Area playoff scores / boxesCLASS 5A BI-DISTRICT…
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• BC’s Myers heads above 21-3A rivals  -  A lot of Bridge City volleyball fans will be quick to answer who they believe the best player in District 21-3A was this season.

• PNG falls (Port Neches-Groves)

• 32-5A/3A notes: Stars aplenty in these districtsWe all know Weslaco’s big win over San Benito got them one step closer to a district title….
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• Pace head coach reaches milestone  

• 31-5A notes: Getting ready for Snooze BowlCall it the Snooze Bowl. When the Harlingen Cardinals and PSJA North Raiders faceoff at Boggus Stadium…

• Lady Cats start playoffs on sweep (San Angelo Central)

• Volleyball: Raider romp (Denton Ryan)

• Volleyball: Guyer holds off scrappy Honeybees 

• Volleyball: Lady Broncos ousted by Aledo again in 4 games 

• Notebook: Aiming for a better outcome (DFW)

• Girls BB: DeSoto’s Carter commits to Texas A&M 

• Marcus takes down Justin Northwest -

• Lady Jaguars beat Keller Central

• Coppell champion of three games against Keller

• Temple loses close Game 1, then No. 11 Round Rock sweeps playoff match  -  BURNET – The progressive scores of Temple’s volleyball playoff loss to No. 11-ranked Round Rock – 26-24, then 25-18 and 25-12 – might seem like a case of the Tem-Cats giving up.

• Area volleyball playoffs: Salado sweeps Buffalo; Gatesville beats Liberty Hill
  CAMERON – Salado erased an early five-point deficit, then swept past Buffalo for a 25-17, 25-15, 25-12 victory in a Class 2A bi-district match Tuesday night.

• Sterling, Lee exit playoffs in first round
  It was hit or get hit at Tuesday night’s Class 5A bi-district volleyball double-header at Phillips Fieldhouse and Sterling’s Lady Rangers took a knockout.

• Barbers Hill swept
  Crosby falls to Seven Lakes in five

• Area volleyball playoffs: Salado sweeps Buffalo; Gatesville beats Liberty Hill
  CAMERON – Salado erased an early five-point deficit, then swept past Buffalo for a 25-17, 25-15, 25-12 victory in a Class 2A bi-district match Tuesday night.

• Lee’s Jones commits to Army
  Josh Jones will become the sixth quarterback in Dick Olin’s tenure at Robert E. Lee to reach the Division One level.

• Friendswood stymies LC-M -  Friendswood 3, LC-M 0

• Pearland bows out
  The Lady Oilers rallied from a two-game deficit to force a fifth game, and even came back from a 0-4 hole in the decisive frame, but shattered down the stretch losing to Clements 22-25, 23-25, 25-12, 25-23, 10-15 at Manvel high School.

• Danbury gets swept away
  Facing one of the favorites to make it to the regional finals, Danbury was going to have an uphill battle against Schulenburg.

• Barbers Hill falls to Lady Gators
  DEER PARK — The Lady Gators easily slid past Barbers Hill on Tuesday, allowing them to compete against district rival Friendswood in the regional quarterfinals.

• Lady Wildcats thrash Lady Tigers
  PEARLAND — Clear Creek owned the court Tuesday for three consecutive games against Fort Bend Travis.

• Santa Fe reaches quarterfinals with win
  MONT BELVIEU — A second-round victory against Port Neches-Groves has sent the Santa Fe Lady Indians to the 4A regional volleyball quarterfinals.

• Friendswood, Pine Drive both take wins
  Friendswood and Pine Drive both earned volleyball victories Tuesday

• Reagan ousts Seguin
  CIBOLO — The Seguin volleyball team is a program on the rise, especially after qualifying for the playoffs this season.

• Bandera ends Marion’s season, 3-1
  SAN ANTONIO — It was a bittersweet night for the Bulldogs on Tuesday.

• ATHENS AVENGES 2006 LOSS TO CRANDALL

• JT, LEE HOLDING SPORTSMANSHIP BREAKFAST

• ALL SAINTS VB TEAM EYEING ANOTHER STATE BERTH

• BULLARD ADVANCES TO MEET W. OAK

• BIG SANDY DEFEATS QUEEN CITY

• POTEET ELIMINATES WHITEHOUSE IN THREE

• Brice Cherry: Perfection found in small schools 

• Oct. 31 High school volleyball playoff pairings 

• HS Notebook: UHS soccer doing part in community 

• Gilmer advances with win 

• Notre Dame falls in 5-game thriller  -  Notre Dame caught fire in Tuesday’s area playoff, but Texoma Christian Academy managed to put it out just in time to pull out a wild five-set thriller.

• Broussard, Walker boost PN-G ‘D’ 

• Titans Coleman portrait in courage….more>> (Port Arthur)

• Lady Raiders hold off upset-minded Lady Jaguars  -  EDINBURG — Brownsville Rivera demands so much respect that last week the three teams tied for…

• Lady Bulldogs end Lady Warriors’ season ROMA — For just a little while, it looked like McAllen Rowe had a chance to pull off the upset over District…
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• River Road rolls Tulia

• Area H.S. Volleyball Playoff Capsules

• Region I Volleyball Pairings

• Ready for the climb  -  Tonight, second-ranked Amarillo High begins defense of last season’s state title as it attempts to be the first Class 5A team in 20 years to repeat as champions.

• Rockdale refuses to quit, and it’s paying off

• Consol’s Kolbe has traveled winding path

• Brazos Valley’s Top Football Performers

• Destefano, Vikings shoot for playoff win

• Win would clinch Cubs’ fourth straight district title  -  If the Brenham Cubs needed any motivation for this week’s game against a winless Willis Wildkats squad, they have it.

• Cubettes set for another playoff run  -  The Brenham High School volleyball team may be young, but it’s looking for more than the satisfaction of a mere playoff appearance this fall.

• Panthers earn first win
  GRANBURY — A one-win Granbury team was just what the doctor ordered for winless North Crowley, as the Panthers crushed Granbury 37-0 for their first win of the season.

• Bulldogs take a bite out of Eagles, earn 30-3 win
  EVERMAN — Everman’s powerful ground game was once again on display Friday night at Marr Stadium, as Everman (8-0, 5-0) notched a 30-3 win over Crowley (5-3, 4-1).

• Mansfield dominates Burleson 42-0
  MANSFIELD – Burleson’s playoff hopes took a hit Friday night at Mansfield ISD Stadium as the Elks fell to Mansfield 42-0.

• Crowley claims playoff berth with win over Lady Owls
  BURLESON — In District 8-4A volleyball, the regular season ended before all questions were answered as Joshua and Crowley were tied for third place.

• Carroll advances, King falls in bi-district play  -  TILDEN – Carroll still isn’t completely healthy, and yet it really doesn’t matter right now. It didn’t for the Tigers — who played the match with two starters trying to overcome ankle injuries — Monday night, as they cruised past …

• Caller-Times area high school football poll  -  Here are the Top 5 polls for big and small area high school football teams as selected by the Caller-Times sports staff. First-place votes are in parentheses: Moved Up Ray Dropped Out Alice Broke In Flour Bluff CLASS 5A/4A Team …

• Calallen, Refugio still No. 3 in AP state poll  -  Calallen and Refugio both held their spots in the Associated Press’ state high school football poll, released Monday. Calallen (8-0) still is No. 3 in the Class 4A poll after its 35-21 win over Robstown last week. Refugio (9-0) held …

• City’s 1-5A squads will play some familiar foes
  Four of El Paso’s District 1-5A teams will try to take their games to the next level against a tough stable of squads from District 2-5A in the bi-district playoff round today.  

• Steer sneak past Iowa Park, 14-13  -  Many coaches will say one sign of a good team is when it doesn’t play well but still finds a way to win a game. Full Story

• FOOTBALL: Hastings thinking playoffs

• Victory could Spur LHS into playoffs
  Senior Josh Klemme could barely walk off the field Friday night. But when a teammate handed him one of Lubbock High’s most coveted trophies, he found enough energy to remove his helmet and give it a little kiss.

• Monterey seeks first playoff victory
  The Lady Plainsmen have a long history of futility against most of the other programs in District 2-5A, so fostering a winning attitude has been one of Moffitt’s greatest challenges. She often talks about improving the mental approach of her team, and how her players must learn to believe in themselves before they can become consistently successful.

• High school football
  SCORECARD

• 19- 3A District Champs  -  The Mexia Ladycats await the winner of tonight’s matchup….more>>

• Football: Victory keeps Permian’s spot in record book

• Volleyball: UIL playoff schedule

• High Expectations  -  Every team that enters the UIL volleyball playoffs has the same dream of making it to the state tournament in San Marcos, and perhaps, capturing an elusive state title. ….more>>

• Arlington makes quick work of Irving MacArthur  - The Lady Colts serve up a solid first effort for the postseason opener.

• Grand Saline ousts Chapel Hill in three  -  LONGVIEW – In their first trip to the playoffs since 2004, the Chapel Hill Lady Red Devils fell just short. The District 20-2A runner up Grand Saline Lady Indians (22-16) defeated 19-2A third-place finisher Chapel Hill (27-11), 3-0, in a Region III-2A bi-district playoff match Monday night at Spring Hill High School.  More of this story 

• Palestine sweeps district cross country -  The Palestine varsity cross country teams had a complete sweep at district.  The Wildcat boys’ and girls’ team won the District 19-3A championship Saturday morning and each team also had the winning runner — Laquadium Foreman for the boys and Terinika Farris for the girls.….more>>

• Slocum boys run to second place in district  -  The Slocum boys’ cross country team finished second in the District 24-A meet Thursday and will advance to the regional meet. Slocum will run in the regional meet in Humble Saturday.
  Slocum’s Logan Foster and Otis Lackey went first and second at the district meet. Foster won with a time of 16-minutes, 40 seconds and Lackey had a time of 17:02.

• Panthers forced to shuffle lineup
  The football glided through the air — a tight, perfect spiral — and 35 yards later, it landed in Curtney Smith’s outstretched right hand.

• Lady Tigers chasing history
  CLARKSVILLE — The Lady Tigers could make history tonight by winning their first playoff volleyball match.

• NL girls begin volleyball playoffs tonight
  Although the North Lamar volleyball team has its fair share of good players, so does tonight’s opponent, Richardson Pearce.

• Pantherettes ready to make playoff run
  Thirteen is widely regarded as an unlucky number.
  

SPORTS UPDATE #82

Welcome!

*** Tuesday – October 30, 2007 ***

Volleyball: SA Central outlasts OHS in five

• Volleyball: UIL playoff schedule … Full Story… 

• Ladycats face familiar foe in McKinney Boyd   

  Volleyball: OHS draws Mansfield again in playoffs - The Odessa High volleyball program never has had a four-year run quite like this, though there…

• Highland Park ousts Pine Tree  -  WILLS POINT – Pine Tree’s near-perfect performance against Paris in the bi-district round of the Class 4A Region II volleyball playoffs did not carry over to Monday night’s match. However, even if it had, the Lady Pirates may have still come up short. Full Story

• Lady Panthers begin title hunt today   (Abilene Christian HS)

• HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL  -  Diamonds are for her brothers, but little sister is also a gem  -  Making a name for themselves: Emily Danks is following in her big brothers’ footsteps to athletic success: Her brother John is a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, and her brother Jordan is a starting outfielder for the Texas Longhorns. MORE

Cubettes to face Davis in area match  -  The District 18-4A champion Brenham Cubettes will make their sixth consecutive playoff appearance Tuesday night when they face Houston Davis in an area-round match.

Bangs, Grandview set to tangle Tuesday in Dublin
Sarah Bartek (12) and the Bangs Lady Dragons, seeded third out of District 7-2A, will face the 8-2A second seed Grandview Lady Zebras at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dublin in first-round playoff action.

Volleyball playoff pairings (DFW)

• Next stop: next round  -  Despite falling into a 2-1 hole, the Rio Vista Lady Eagles battled back to defeat Colorado City in five games Monday night at Eastland High School.….more>>  

• Lady Hornets defeat Houston Waltrip, prepare for match with Brenham -  HOUSTON — Bring on the Brenham Cubettes. That’s what Huntsville setter Tayler Gray said Monday after the Lady Hornets cruised to their second consecutive playoff victory.….more>>

  Ladyjacks in bi-district volleyball action tonight   (Diboll)

• H.S. Volleyball Capsule: River Road vs. Tulia

• H.S. Volleyball Region I Playoff Pairings

• BULLFIGHTERS: McAllen High routs Laredo Cigarroa in bi-district

• Denton notebook: Aiming for a better outcome  -  With the way their season started, it’s no small accomplishment that the Denton Lady Broncos are in the playoffs. Denton had three of its six starters leave the team before practices began in August, and despite a crushing preseason blow, the Lady Broncos are back in the area round of the playoffs for the second straight year. “It’s a huge testament to these kids that we’ve made it this far after losing half of our starters,” said Denton head coach Heather Stewart, who’s taken the Lady Broncos to the playoffs in three of her five years at the school.

• Tem-Cats play Round Rock in Burnet – BURNET – Last year, the Temple volleyball team did what no other Temple squad could. It won a playoff game.

• Belton faces confident McNeil squad in playoff opener  – ROUND ROCK – The Belton volleyball team has grown accustomed to the underdog role all season.

• Volleyball seniors get playoff reward
  After years together, the seniors on the Sterling and Lee volleyball teams are not ready for the long run to end.

• PN-G volleyball confident, but knows playoffs will be tough

• Danbury’s middle hitter making it
  As the middle hitter for the Danbury Lady Panthers, Breanna Lewis has endured quite a tumultuous season so far.

• Net playoffs here
  For the second time in three seasons, the Danbury Lady Panthers have extended their season.

• Hawkins can’t phase Lady Panthers
  CIBOLO — Things were looking shaky for the Navarro volleyball team on Monday after Hawkins scored 10 straight points in Game Two.

• Area teams ready for volleyball playoffs   -  All three area volleyball teams are in the midst of postseason action, with each looking to take advantage of its situation.

• GRAND SALINE DEFEATS MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL HILL

• QUITMAN EDGES VAN IN WARMUP

• Lobos capture bi-district championship with volleyball win over Gregory-Portland  -  SEGUIN -  The Uvalde Lobos rallied from a loss in their opening game of the match to win three games in a row as they downed the Gregory-Portland Lady Wildcats, 26-28, 25-16, 25-19, and 25-20, in bi-district volleyball competition Thursday night.

• District 5-4A football: Final score, stats deceiving in Rider win

• Quarterback controversy brewing in La Marque?
  LA MARQUE — Kevin Sanders sparked the Coogs to victory against Santa Fe, but Coach Chris Jones says Jairus Kerlegan is still La Marque’s starter.

• Indians start strong, falter in second half
  SANTA FE — Coach Brent Southworth hopes the Indians can find a way to play a good game — from start to finish.

• 4 more Bucs to be inducted into hall of fame
  Toby Mongan, Jay Mullins, John Bannister and Kevin Kampe will be inducted into O’Connell’s list of athletic elites.

• Flower Mound CC coach takes one for the team

• Plano manager leaves great legacy

• Cheerleading is dangerous

• The unsel-Fish leader (Port Isabel)

• Complaint filed against Lopez coachWESLACO — A formal complaint was filed Monday by Weslaco High School administrators stemming from an…
  Full Story…

• PA News Player of the Week….more>>

• ‘Cats rally for late win over Spartans
  The Blackcats came to close to an upset from Seven Lakes Friday when the Spartans came within eight points in the fourth quarter.

• Tigers’ playoff hopes dim after loss to Horns
  The Tigers dropped their last sure-thing shot at the playoffs Friday when Schulenburg outgunned Tidehaven’s 400 offensive yards to win 44-19.

• Late scores lift Palacios over Goliad 18-13
  The Sharks edged by Goliad 18-13 in a surprising game that Palacios should have dominated.

• Leps slip into third with win over Danbury
  The Leopards edged the Danbury Panthers Friday with an early two-point conversion and a 105-yard PAT return.

• Bryan’s Friday Football Standouts

• Bryan back on winning track

• Godley features seven runners in regional meet  -  The Godley Lady Cats earned their place as cross country champions in District 10-2A.….more>>  

• High school top 10
  San Elizario ended a 28-game losing streak by upsetting No. 10 Parkland 47-41 in double overtime. 

• Texas high school football scoreboard 

• FOOTBALL: Jones winning despite turmoil

• SportsDay area high school football rankings (10/29) 

• SportsDay football (defense) player of the week: Lubbock Smith 

• SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Lyndi Johnson 

• Football (offense): Jerod Monk 

• Basketball: Wolves begin 2nd season under Minatrea (Shoemaker)

• Down to the wire; Five teams fight for two spots  -  Ah, playoff scenarios. (Laredo)

• Coronado’s Torres tops 2-5A boys’ field

• Heartbreak Hill for Fightin’ Cats; Mexia falls 37-34  -  Mexia’s Fightin’ Black Cats played well enough to win Friday night at Panther Field in Westwood….more>>  

• Bulldogs Solid Play Produces 28-12 Win – The Wortham Bulldogs picked up their second win of the year last night at Bulldog Stadium with solid play on offense and solid play on defense. The 28-12 win over Iola improved Wortham to 2-6 on the year and 1-4 in district play.

• Goats Beaten By Fairfield 30-16  – Groesbeck proved to be the perfect team for Fairfield to schedule for its homecoming. The host Eagles rallied in the second half to gain their first win of the year 30-16. Both schools are now 1-7 on the season. Groesbeck hosts District 19-3A co-leader Madisonville next Friday

• Yellow Jackets remain unbeaten with 52-14 win at Miller Stadium  -  The Stephenville Yellow Jackets came from behind and took a 52-14 win over the Mineral Wells Rams on Friday at Miller Stadium.….more>>  

• Valley View earns first-ever varsity victory 

• Southside Cardinals outscore Coyotes 21-14
  SOUTHSIDE The Southside Cardinals combined the running of their tailback Alex Lovan with three Uvalde turnovers to record a 21-14 district football victory over the Uvalde Coyotes Friday night.

• 10-29 MHS Followup (Midland High)

• Rider repeats as Region I-4A champs 

• Tough games help Longhorns hit stride  -  For those of you who were angry when the Early Longhorns started the season at 0-3, shame on you.

• Big Country player of the week 

• Sixmanfootball.com Top 10 10.30.07

• High School Football – Week 8
  Flour Bluff Hornets 42, Alice Coyotes 21

• AHS runners win 31-4A title (Alice)

• Cleburne falls in regional quarterfinals  -  The Cleburne varsity tennis team reached the regional quarterfinals before falling to Canyon Randall, 10-2.

• The eye of the Tigers  -  Undefeated District 1-4A champs face tough draw  -  At the beginning of El Paso High School’s volleyball season, coach Joe Morales tried to coax a little more emotion out of his players. 

• Class 4A teams to face size in the area-round
  Four of El Paso’s Class 4A teams will take on squads from District 3-4A and 4-4A today for area-round games. 

• Whitehouse beats Lions on last-second field goal
  Whitehouse’s Taylor Burns made a 30-yard field goal with a second left and the Wildcats beat Henderson 24-21 in a District 12-4A contest Friday.

• Tatum slips by West Rusk in battle of 19-2A unbeatens
  NEW LONDON – It was a tale of two halves, but in the end it was all Tatum as the Eagles defeated West Rusk 35-18 here Friday night.

• Mount Enterprise bounces back in huge way
  OVERTON – After a one week stay in the top 10, the Mt. Enterprise Wildcats took the field against Overton seeking a little revenge and hoping for a shot at the district championship.

• Player of the week, game balls  (Central Texas)

• Lake Travis won’t let go

• Five teams to watch during the volleyball playoffs  (Central Texas)

• Ex-Clements star shines in amazing play — The horns of the Stanford band ought to blow a salute to this one. A former wide receiver at Fort Bend Clements was a key player in a college football TD that will be remembered for years. READ STORY

• Trinity’s crazy football finish brings fame to Clements grad

• St. Pius runners shine at championship race

• Safety Hunter feels right at home with Katy

• ‘Jackets prep for Tatum with 62-0 win 

• 19-2A showdown gains luster in poll 

• Football: Crane’s Carrasco runs over anyone in his way

• Bulldogs’ rally falls short
  Orange Grove falls behind 21-6 in the first quarter
  

SPORTS UPDATE #81

Welcome to:

*** Monday - October 29, 2007 ***

• Westfield puts Klein away early in 41-17 rout — The Westfield Mustangs used a good mix of the run and the pass and a strong defensive effort to make quick work of Klein 41-17 on Saturday at Klein Memorial Stadium. READ STORY

• Katy QB leads the way as Tigers rout Cinco Ranch

• Volleyball roundup: Prestonwood duo paces playoff win

• Ursuline’s Devlin runs down state cross country title

• Results: TAPPS Cross Country State Championship

• Rams score biggest win in 10 years
  Mayde Creek, playoff contenders.  

• Tigers flex muscles in 38-9 rout of Cinco Ranch
  On the kind of day that high school football is made for, the Katy High School football team showed a regional television audience why it is a perennial contender for the state title.

• Mustangs make it 13 straight regional titles
  There was no jinx for Taylor’s tennis team en route to a 13th straight Region III-5A title.

• 4A Volleyball Playoffs: Waxahachie stuns No. 11 Cove  -  WACO – Unranked Waxahachie grabbed the momentum and held onto it for an upset over the No. 11 Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs Saturday night at Waco Midway High School in the UIL 4A state volleyball playoffs.

• United stands strong; ‘Horns suffer setback, still come out on top  -  The United Longhorns survived the loss of their quarterback to beat Cigarroa 30-21 Saturday night and hold on to their perfect district record.  Full Story

• Coronado’s Torres tops 2-5A boys’ field
  Coronado’s Donovan Torres was one of the youngest varsity runners at Mae Simmons Park on Saturday, but he also was the fastest.

• Plainview girls repeat as district champion
  Before last season’s District 4-4A girls cross country meet, Plainview had never won a district title in the event.

• Defending champs Seminole earn big victory against Brownfield
  SEMINOLE – Nicky Nave rushed for 93 yards and two first half touchdowns as defending District 4-3A champion Seminole jumped out to a quick lead and pulled away late for a 41-14 win over Brownfield in the league opener for both teams.

• Coronado tennis falls in final of regional tournament
  ABILENE – For the second consecutive season, a Coronado tennis team is headed to Austin for the UIL State Championships.

• Downtrodden programs strike back on Friday

• Chambers powers Ropes to upset over Meadow

• Lufkin two wins from district title 

• Pine Tree Q and A 

• Defense sparks Longview to come-from-behind win 

• Pirates’ offense controls time of possession   (Pine Tree)

• Longview q and a 

• Lady Cards down Silsbee to win 21-3A   -  At least in their heads, which is probably all that matters to them anyway., the Bridge City Lady Cardinals can call themselves District 21-3A champions.

• Country Cool
  DONNA — If there’s one word to describe McAllen Memorial junior cross country standout Tricia…

• Mission takes down KingsvilleMISSION — The Mission High Eagles played like they had something to prove and dominated the Kingsville…
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• Mercedes’ de la Garza defends 32-4A crownMISSION — Mercedes senior runner Alex de la Garza defended his first-place crown at the District 32-4A… Full Story…

• Bulldog Days (McAllen High)

• Texans mow down Bandera  (Wimberley)

• Volleyball: Liberty cruises in playoff opener  

• Swimming: Denton ISD teams open season

• Cross country: Falcons qualify 2 for regionals

• Football: Wichita Falls fights off scrappy Wildcats

• High school volleyball: Aubrey wins playoff spot by downing Blue Ridge

• Football: Pilot Point knocks off Whitesboro

• TOO MUCH HORSE POWER: QB leads Mustangs over Tigers  -  RICHARDSON – Friday night at Eagle-Mustang Stadium was ‘Miller Time’ as Richardson Pearce quarterback Paul Miller stole the spotlight and led the Mustangs (7-1, 4-1) to a relatively easy 35-14 victory over the Terrell Tigers (1-7, 0-5)

• State-ranked Scots dominate Rabbits early for victory  -  HIGHLAND PARK – Highland Park quarterback WInston Gamso tossed four first-half touchdown passes as the Scots (8-0, 5-0) – ranked No. 2 in Class 4A – opened up a 35-0 halftime lead on the way to a 42-7 victory over Forney (1-7, 0-5) on Friday.

• Ganders wait, see on quarterback options
  The muddled picture at quarterback for Baytown Lee cleared a bit Saturday with news that the head of Octavio Torres was doing the same.

• Rangers’ consistency leads to 0-8 record
  In Sterling’s case, consistency on the football field is not a good thing.

• Barbers Hill duo ready to return to the court
  The last time the Barbers Hill volleyball team was on the court, it learned how to win without two key senior players.

• District 21-5A begins to sort itself out
  District 21-5A football is living up, or down, to preseason expectations this fall.

• LC-M volleyball squad rallies to beat New Caney in first round of playoffs

• Tigers snap three-game losing skid   -  PARIS – The Mount Pleasant Tigers scored 28 unanswered second-half points and held North Lamar to -11 yards in the fourth quarter in a key 49-28 win over the Panthers Friday

• Mount Vernon falls to PG, 34-20 Tigers close season next week vs. L-E
  TEXARKANA n It was a tale of two halves with some penalties mixed in for added flavor at Leon Blake Stadium as head coach Kevin Davis and the Pleasant Grove Hawks defeated the Mount Vernon Tigers, 34-20, on a rather chilly evening.

• Columbia inducts 1st class into Hall of Honor
  Dating to its start, the Columbia High School athletics program has produced many great athletes and coaches.

• Bucs get key win
  FREEPORT — In the end, it was too much Yobes Walker and a Buc defense that held firm late in the game.

• Leopards still on top of rivalry with Danbury
  VAN VLECK — Not since 1964 has Danbury been able to defeat Van Vleck on its own turf.

• Pearland takes care of Alvin
  PEARLAND — Through two quarters of play it seemed as if Alvin was going to be able to play on the same level as Pearland. The second half was a different story.

• Exporters fall in 4th quarter
  TEXAS CITY — Brazosport was sunk by its own mistakes as the Ships remained winless in district play.

• Angleton hurt by miscues
  FRIENDSWOOD — Plagued both by costly turnovers and an ineffective pass defense, Angleton provided little challenge in Friendswood’s 41-13 victory Friday night.

• Wright runs wild for Bulldogs
  SWEENY — Eddie Wright pranced through the Wharton defense Friday night for a game-high 181 yards on 16 carries and four touchdowns as the Sweeny Bulldogs galloped to a 52-21 District 24-3A victory.

• Turnovers hurt Columbia in loss
  WEST COLUMBIA — Stopping a train going at full speed might have been an easier task for the Columbia Roughnecks Friday night.

• Brazosport Christian cruises in showdown
  The Brazosport Christian’s Eagles dispatched Tomball Rosehill’s Eagles 60-14 in just more than three quarters of play.

• Warriors win homecoming game
  WEST COLUMBIA — After a slow start, West Columbia Charter poured it on for a 72-34 homecoming victory Friday afternoon over Alvin Living Stones.

• Hitchcock’s Turner is turning into a star
  Jordan Turner has known he wanted to be a football player since he was 8 years old. Now he’s is taking District 27-2A by storm.

• Group runs against grain at La Marque
  At a school where football is king, four La Marque athletes are going against the grain, competing with up to 100 other cross country runners.

• Coogs survive scare; Stings win thriller
  A roundup of Friday night football action around Galveston County.

• Exchange student in regional meet
  SEGUIN — Siri Ag has participated in track and field while growing up in Norway.

• Lifegate eliminated in three games
  GUADALUPE COUNTY — When it’s a win-or-go-home scenario, mistakes can be costly.

• NB netters advance to state once again
  Unicorns best Alamo Heights and Lake Travis, hoping to face Highland Park at state

• Amthor, SV girls advance to region
  NB, Canyon also sending individuals to next stage of cross country carousel

• SV, NB clinch — could Canyon soon follow?
  Last week’s prep football review

• North Lamar loses more than just game
  North Lamar’s 49-28 loss to Mount Pleasant Friday could prove to be more devastating to the season than just a blow to its playoff possibilities.

• Wildcats play hard, fall short
  SULPHUR SPRINGS — It’s been a long time since Paris had something to celebrate, but they felt pretty good about Friday night’s performance.

• Patriots throttle Cooper
  PATTONVILLE — Prairiland used methodical ball control football, with occasional bursts from running back Tim Henry, to capture its fourth district win.

• Honey Grove shuts down Tigers
  Clarksville was officially eliminated from playoff contention while Honey Grove kept its slim playoff hopes alive with a hard fought 12-0 victory Friday.

• Rivercrest, Detroit fall Friday
  A brief roundup of other area games.

• Hillsboro flies past Whitney

• CENTRAL TEXAS HONOR ROLL 

• Brownwood 48, University 19 

• Rider repeats as Region I-4A champs  -  The Rider Raiders didn’t start as well in Saturday’s Region I-4A team tennis final as they did in their district showdown earlier this month.

• Lamar jumps on Westside early in win

• Hermsdorf leads Klein to Region II-5A title in team tennis

• Kimball whips Pinkston, cruises into showdown with SOC

• Marcus has new path toward familiar place

• Football roundup: Seagoville quarterback carries load

• Volleyball playoff pairings

• Estrada steps up at final ACHS home game  -  Abilene Christian High School on Saturday stuck with the run most of the game — but the Panthers’ 28-26 win over Dallas Covenant came down to two throws from backup quarterback Alex Estrada.

• Clyde edges Bucks in shootout; Rotan no match for Roscoe

• Masonic Home played bigger than its size  -  The school no longer exists, but in the 1930s and early 1940s, Masonic Home had one of the best high school football teams in the state for its size.

• Randall rolls to a sweep

• Friday Rewind  (Amarillo area)

• Area high school standings  (Amarillo)

• Dumas cruises by Plainview

• Giddings is too much for Caldwell

• Normangee wins again

• Pratt leads Rattler comeback

• Brenham runs over Livingston

• Bryan’s bounce-back mission

• LIVINGSTOMPED–Cubs use three-pronged rushing attack to take district lead

• Victory moves Burton into third–Panthers would be in playoffs if season ended today

• Bitter Ending — Midlothian snatches final two sets, first-round win over Brownwood  GRANBURY — Tears were flowing freely on the Brownwood Lady Lions’ bench as team members tried to come to grips with what they had just experienced.

• Blanket, May set up battle for potential district title

• Bearcats claw way to win   -  Never mind the final score. The outcome ultimately contains positive things, according to Cleburne head coach Phil Young.….more>>

• Area teams advance to regionals  -  Cleburne’s Melaina Chapman placed ninth for the varsity girls in the district cross country meet on Friday, earning her a spot in the regional meet along with the Yellow Jacket varsity boys, who also advanced after placing second as a team.

• Grandview holds Rio Vista scoreless  -  Grandview racked up 368 total yards in a 44-0 victory over Rio Vista on Friday night at Zebras Stadium.

• Indians hold off Owls’ rally   -  Alvarado scored 14 points in the third quarter and held off a Joshua rally in a 21-18 win in District 8-4A play Friday night at Owls Stadium.

• Playoff hopes kept alive with win   -  The Godley Wildcats (4-4, 2-1) scored early and often en route to a 76-12 win over the visiting Eastland Mavericks (1-6, 0-3) at Wildcat Stadium.

• Mansfield dominates Burleson, 42-0   -   Burleson’s playoff hopes took a hit Friday night at Mansfield ISD Stadium as the Elks fell to Mansfield 42-0.

• IWA wins second straight state title  -  Apparently, one state title wasn’t enough for the IWA boys cross country team. The defending TAPPS 5A state champion Angels did it again Saturday, as they soared to their second straight boys state cross-country title — this time at Brooks …

• King rules over gridiron  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-If King needs something done, Aaron Alexander is the one to call on. The junior scored two touchdowns, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble as the Mustangs cruised past Victoria Memorial 28-13 Saturday night at Buc Stadium. Alexander rushed …

• Alice boys cross finish line with district title  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-The Alice High School boys cross country team joined the district championship ranks for the first time in 13 years, while the Tuloso-Midway girls team defended its District 31-4A championship Saturday. It was quite a banner day indeed for both … Read

• Tigers tennis finishes fourth at regional tourney  -  The lights literally went out on the Tigers tennis team’s season Saturday night.….more>>  (Corsicana)

• Tigers can still make playoffs  -  The reports of the Tigers’ playoff demise were greatly exaggerated. (Corsicana)

• Bullard notches first district grid win   -  BULLARD — With three minutes left to play, Bullard senior Shawn Stevens sacked Chris Mass on the 31 yard line on Chapel Hill’s fourth down attempt to help the Panthers seal their first district victory of the season, 28-21.

• Brook Hill wins 21-14 overtime thriller   -  FRISCO — It was a game for the ages, and one for the record book as well. The running “road warrior” Bullard Hill Guard scored a 21-14 overtime win here Friday night over Frisco Legacy.

• Alto stops Shead, rolls Cayuga 51-0

• Eagles lose homecoming grid game   RUSK — It was a homecoming game that Huntington will always remember.  Not the Rusk Eagles.

• OGDEN: Dragons looking to bounce back after first district loss   (Nacogdoches)

• Cross-Country wins again
  For the sixth consecutive year, the Del Rio High School boys varsity cross-country team won the District 28-5A title.

• Rams lose to Clark, 49-10
  Del Rio came into Saturday night’s game looking to pick up its second district win. Clark had other plans.

• Soccoro, Eastwood win titles
  Rodney Snyder didn’t have the ideal start to his senior cross country season after qualifying to state in 2006. 

• Chapin gets 1-4A sweep; Del Valle, Horizon win
  On a beautiful morning that seemed tailor-made for cross country, familiar names and district favorites lived up to their billing. 

• San Elizario ends losing skid with upset win
  San Elizario snapped a 28-game losing streak Friday by stunning No. 10 Parkland 47-41 in double overtime at San Elizario. 

• Coronado qualifies for state
  ABILENE — The Coronado High School tennis team won the Region 1-5A tennis tournament on Saturday to qualify for the state tournament. 

• Rams rout T-Birds
  Montwood High School head football coach Chuck Veilz wasn’t trying to mimic the New England Patriots, and David Reza wasn’t trying to be Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

• RECAP: Concordia wins close district game, 21-20

• Tigers’ struggles come down to the little things  There is a local Texas singing legend that has a song about the little things and how they affect his life. (Corsicana)

• This weekend’s complete Texas high school football scoreboard
  Class 5AAldine 21, Houston Memorial 13Aldine Eisenhower 47, Spring Woods 3Aldine MacArthur 21, Aldine Nimitz 10Alief Hastings 21, Alief Taylor 14Allen 42, Richardson 14Arlington 34, Cedar Hill 

• Rick Cantu: Monday Morning Quarterback

• Cy Falls QB, Awty runner nab top honors — With three 400-yard passing games this season, Cypress Falls’ Kolby Gray has got defensive backs on the run, most recently in a 42-point win over Langham Creek. READ STORY

• Coppell enters playoffs with chip on shoulder  -  If anything taught Coppell about the dangers that lurk in the playoffs, it was last Tuesday’s loss to Flower Mound Marcus in its regular-season finale.

• Talented teams in danger of missing playoffs

• SportsDay area high school football rankings (10/29)

• ‘Jackets prep for Tatum with 62-0 win 

• Marshall News Messenger Athlete of the Week 

• Lady Pirates face Highland Park in playoffs  -  Pine Tree played its most complete game of the season last Thursday against Paris to advance to tonight’s Class 4A Region II area playoff against Highland Park.

• Blackshire leads Carthage to key victory 

• Tenaha’s McClure leads way in victory 

• The Top Dawg: Valdez leads McHi to playoffs  McALLEN — With the leadership and commitment Rebecca Valdez brings to her team, it’s no wonder… (full story)

• Lady Hawks open playoff journey vs. San BenitoHARLINGEN — What a difference a year makes….  Full Story… 

• Christoval’s Huerta gets individual title

• Temple’s Jordan setting sights high
  TELEGRAM SPORTS WRITER
  She’s second on the team in kills, first in attack average, first in blocks, third in digs and third in aces.

• BH playoff streak in jeopardy
  Barbers Hill’s eight-year football playoff streak appears about to end.

• Pendergast one of Creek’s undersized threats
  LEAGUE CITY — Junior outside hitter Megan Pendergast will be the go-to player when the Wildcats open postseason play on Tuesday.

• 11 Bucs to be inducted in hall of fame
  GALVESTON — The O’Connell High School Buccaneer Hall of Fame will induct 11 new members during the halftime of the Bucs-Baytown Christian football game Friday.

• Westwood offense comes through in clutch

• ATHENS DOWNS MEXIA IN VOLLEYBALL

• LEE GETS RUNNING GAME IN GEAR (Tyler Lee)
  
  

SPORTS UPDATE #80

*** Saturday – October 27, 2007 ***

(Scores and articles links will be updated throughout the day)

• In Stephenville, football is much more than a just a kid’s game  – Football is more than a game in Stephenville, it’s big business.

• District champions! Temple romps over Shoemaker for first league title since 1999 -  Being doused with freezing liquid on a chilly night doesn’t feel so bad when you’ve just solidified a district championship.

• Bryan blitzes Belton with 21-point first quarter, damages Tigers’ playoff hopes   -  BRYAN – For the final three quarters Friday night, Belton outgained Bryan 154–110 and outscored the Vikings by a touchdown.

• Ground-game advantage leads No. 9 Salado over Troy for outright 25-2A lead   SALADO – Troy’s Jacob McMurtry and Salado’s David Rosenau both passed for 255 yards. But thanks to the Eagles’ 192 rushing yards, Rosenau now has one more District 25-2A win.

• Sophomore Kuban delivers big plays as Academy edges rival Rogers in OT   LITTLE RIVER–ACADEMY – It’s a good thing for the Academy faithful that Kyle Kuban graciously accepted his move from his preferred blocking back position to quarterback.

• Quarterback Delgado pinballs Ellison to 49-7 blowout of Harker Heights
  KILLEEN – Quarterback Ivan Delgado and his offensive playmates at Killeen Ellison threaded their way through the Harker Heights defense like a series of hyperactive but highly effective pinball shots Friday night in District 13-5A action at Leo Buckley Stadium.

• Area Roundup: CTCS bolsters playoff hopes; Rockdale beats Taylor; Cove escapes Midway
  The Central Texas Christian Lions (5-3, 3-1) bolstered their playoff hopes in TAPPS District 4 Six-Man playoff by cruising to a 52-26 win over the Cedar Park Summit Eagles at Frazee Field on Friday night.

• Temple boys, Belton’s teams shine at 13-5A cross country meet to advance to regionals
  ROUND ROCK – Just minutes after the completion of the 3,200-meter girls race most of the mere mortals in the field of 46 were trying to regain physical normalcy in temperatures that allowed an ample amount of steam to escape the surface of the lake in Old Settlers Park.

• Palestine waylaid by Mustangs  -  Palestine High School’s hopes of rolling through District 19-3A undefeated were waylaid Friday night by the Madisonville Mustangs.….more>>

• Westwood slips by Mexia  -  After struggling to hold Mexia throughout most of the game, the Westwood defense stepped up when it mattered, helping the Panthers to a 37-34 victory over the Blackcats Friday night at Panther Stadium.

• Elkhart still looking for first win of season  -  CENTERVILLE — Elkhart is still looking for its first win of the season after falling to the Centerville Tigers, 42-0 in a District 22-2A game Friday night.….more>>

• Cross Roads beats Oakwood OAKWOOD — The Oakwood Panthers are still looking for their first District 21-A win of the season after falling to Cross Roads, 21-8, Friday night.

• Sandies fall to Cushing   CUSHING — Grapeland’s playoff chances are dwindling fast after an 18-9 loss to District 21-A opponent Cushing Friday night.

• Alto blanks Cayuga ALTO — The Alto Yellowjackets proved why they are the top team in District 21-A, and the No. 1 team in the state after a lopsided 51-0 win over Cayuga Friday night.

Mart shuts out Buffalo, 44-0   MART — The Mart Panthers proved more than the Buffalo Bison could handle Friday night as Mart (4-0, 7-0) maintained is perfect record beating the Bison, 44-0 to stay atop the District 22-2A standings.

Fairfield earns first win of season   -  FAIRFIELD — After a season of struggles, the Fairfield Eagles grabbed their first win of the season over District 19-3A foe Groesbeck.

Crawford rips Hamilton, 33-12, behind RB duo 

China Spring prevails; Rockets make a point 

Reicher rushes to 38-17 win 

City View ends 33-game losing streak with homecoming win

• Lobos dodge bullet against Lions, 10-6  (Longview – JT)

• Pirates grind out win over Indians  (Pine Tree – Jacksonville)

• Permian wins 3-5A showdown

• MIDLAND HIGH 23, ABILENE COOPER 20MIDLAND Just one week after losing by a field goal, the Bulldogs used one of their own to defeat…Full Story… 

• CRANE 49, REAGAN COUNTY 22CRANE The Crane Golden Cranes just keep on winning…. Full Story… 

• Haskell wins 5-2A duel

• Bulldogs last 7-3A unbeaten (Wylie – Sweetwater)

• Ray’s trick leads to treat  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-Just when it seemed Carroll had Ray on the ropes, the Texans came up with a huge counterpunch. Preston Streight scored on a 68-yard hook and ladder with less than 2 minutes left to play to help Ray slip past …

• Late rally lifts Miller over Moody  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-It was hard to tell who showed more life Friday night — the Miller cheer squad, fully costumed and face-painted as a dancing zombie troupe under a full October moon, or the Bucs themselves, somber and stiff through three chilly …

• Coyotes can’t keep up -  CORPUS CHRISTI-Flour Bluff uses a two-quarterback system, but Nico Gomez isn’t known as the thrower in that duo. However, when the Hornets needed a clutch completion, they turned to Gomez, and he delivered, with a little help from his receiver. Gomez …

• Success passing spells victory for Santa Rosa  -  BANQUETE-The difference between Santa Rosa and Banquete on Friday night was that the visiting Warriors were comfortable and successful throwing the ball. Santa Rosa senior quarterback Raul Garza completed nine of 11 passes, including all six in the first half, …

• Sandcrabs seize control of first  -  PORT LAVACA-Ball control can be overrated as far as Port Lavaca Calhoun is concerned. The host Sandcrabs took another step toward the District 30-4A title Friday night. Riding an offense that scored four of its touchdowns on drives that took two …

• Refugio on top in battle of Bobcats  -  REFUGIO-State-ranked Refugio got its revenge on District 31-2A football rival Skidmore-Tynan and then some Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. Bobcats senior running back Collin Avery scored four touchdowns, threw for another and also had an interception on defense – all …

  Johnson City 56, Center Point 6

  Navasota 49, Smithville 27

  Lago Vista 35, Rosebud-Lott 13

  Regents 21, Hyde Park 6

  Wimberley 48, Bandera 0

  Jarrell 28, Florence 14

  Rockdale 35, Taylor 21

  Liberty Hill 52, Hutto 7

  Travis 44, Reagan 25

  Westlake 56, Seguin 27

  Walker, Brazoswood defeat Ball

• Almost an upset   -  NEW WAVERLY — With playoff elimination on the line, the Bulldogs needed a win in the worst way against a Lexington Eagles team that before Friday night’s game won nine straight District 26-2A contests since joining the league last year.

• Hornets thump Willis   -  WILLIS — Huntsville could have easily pulled the old vanishing act.  A week after their playoff chances ended with a disappointing loss to Livingston, the Hornets played a game for pride Friday and won, shutting out Willis 27-0 at Berton A. Yates Stadium.

• Don’t call it an upset: OF downs H-F, 17-14  -  A tandem of two — seniors Jeremy Granger and Jared Helton — combined for 191 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as Orangefield claimed a 17-14 homecoming victory over Hamshire-Fannett in District 21-3A action Friday at F.L. McLain Stadium.….more>>

• Mustangs use second half to drill Dogs, 41-21   -  How about the amazing play of the West Orange-Stark Mustangs in the second half of nearly every game this season?

• Rio Grande City needs win over McHi tonight  McALLEN — It’s unlikely Jesus Lozano thought his team would be in this situation….

• Valley View earns first-ever varsity victory

• PN-G ‘D’ rises to occasion, holds off Vidor, 14-7  -  Scary memories of the Purple-and-White’s defense featuring names such as Clint Burnett, Zeke Schexneider, Jody McDonald and Jordan Davis will remain in Vidor quarterback Roman Franklin’s head for quite a while as Halloween approaches next week.….more>>  

• Anahuac holds off D’ville, 26-20 -  The Anahuac Panthers scored on their first overtime possession to take a 26-20 come-from-behind win Friday night over the Deweyville Pirates.

  Wildcats bulldoze Cardinals, 67-25  -  It is hard to win a ballgame after giving up 654 yards of offense, especially when it is against the Kirbyville Wildcats.

  Mishak magic  -  SAN BENITO — Weslaco running back Mishak Rivas’ first five carries Friday night against San…

  Valley View earns first-ever varsity victory MERCEDES — You just never know what’s going to happen on any given Friday…. Full Story… 

  South goes OT to beat Memorial

  Football: Bridgeport pass rush sacks Argyle, 24-10

  Football: WF Rider hammers Broncos

  Football: Raiders win big, stay perfect in 5-4A  

  Notebook: Football playoffs not out of the question for Guyer

  Football: Getting a kick  -  CORINTH – Lake Dallas spent all night trying to scramble back after falling behind in the first half of a key District 9-4A showdown with McKinney North on Friday at Falcon Stadium. A Michael Murray field goal made sure that Lake Dallas completed its comeback just in time. The junior capped a five-play, 85-yard drive with a 20-yard kick that gave Lake Dallas a 17-14 win.

  Football: Beyond his years 

  Lobos pull away in second half for win over Titans  -  FRISCO — Little Elm survived a scare from Frisco Centennial on Friday night at FISD Memorial Stadium. The Lobos (7-1, 4-1) remain tied atop District 9-4A following a 33-22 win over the Titans (1-7, 1-4).

  Atascocita too much for Sterling, 34-14
  It was going to happen sometime. Unfortunately for Sterling it happened Friday night.

  REL falls 21-12 to Humble
  The magician has run out of rabbits to pull out of his hat.

  Barbers Hill manhandles Huffman, 47-zip
  Barbers Hill rebounded from a disappointing loss to Smiley last week to knock off Huffman, 47-0, in District 21-4A football action Friday night.

  Coogs claw Jags, 49-7
  There’s nothing more exciting in football than a fast-strike offense that can score in the blink of an eye.

  Dayton blanks Central, 20-0
  Dayton posted its third shutout in four weeks Friday night, moving to 4-1 in district play after a 20-0 victory over the Beaumont Central Jaguars.

  Bruins roll past Titans  -  WEST BROOK 42, PA MEMORIAL 21

  Lumberton rambles over Ozen 

  WO-S rallies past Jasper 

  Wildcats ready for regionals
  ANGLETON — The Angleton tennis team battled its way to a 7-2 record during the regular season and earned one of two berths from District 23-4A into the region tournament.

  Stings rally in fourth to beat Brazosport
  TEXAS CITY — The Stings rallied for two touchdowns and a safety in the fourth quarter to beat visiting Brazosport, 22-21.

  Hitchcock comes out big in dogfight
  HITCHCOCK — A year after being a beat down by the Boling Bulldogs, Hitchcock returned the favor with a 62-20 thumping on Friday.

  Cold second half dooms Ball High
  FREEPORT — Ball High fell to Brazoswood, getting shutout in the second half after tying the game in the second quarter.

  Mustangs take down Wildcats
  FRIENDSWOOD — The Mustangs took care of business last night at Henry Winston Stadium by throttling the Angleton Wildcats, 41-13.

  La Marque holds on to defeat Santa Fe
  SANTA FE — The Indians lead the Cougars by two touchdowns at halftime, but the defending state champs came back to win 35-14.

  Creek boys advance to state
  Clear Creek junior Tyler Rhone finished second and Ball High senior Frank Bohn finished third at Thursday’s District 24-5A cross country meet.

  SV uses Rios, turnovers to bite Rattlers
  Rangers soar into share of 26-5A lead with 47-27 win over Reagan.

  NB volleyballers bounce Lake Travis in 4
  Unicorns advance to area playoff round against Alamo Heights

  No. 7 Cove wins track meet over Midway 

  Chilton 29, Hubbard 7 

  Abbott 58, Bynum 13 

  No. 8 Teague weathers Marlin 

  Bears prevail over Roughnecks, 27-19  (Gladewater – White Oak)

  Whiteside, Lions run over Huskies, 46-0  -  Craig Whiteside rushed for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Vernon Lions to a 46-0 win over Hirschi Friday night at Lion Stadium.

• Eagles’ miscue costly in loss  -  Odessa Permian has made a nice living this season by taking advantage of opponents’ turnovers. Full story »

• AHS falls to Permian 28-21

• Cooper looks to rebound after loss

• Lions stall Tigers -  Mistakes may have cost the Tigers a shot at the playoffs. (Corsicana – Ennis)

• Lake Travis won’t let go

• Hays survives triple overtime scare, 34-28

• Giddings beats Caldwell

• Stony Point tops Pflugerville to stay hot

• Central Texas’ top single-game performances

• Flea flicker lifts College Park over Conroe — Trey Diller heaved a 62-yard touchdown to Cham King on a flea flicker, and College Park rallied past Conroe 24-21 to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.

• One big play turns sloppy affair in Plano’s favor

• Hebron’s defense stiffens

• Arlington stuns Cedar Hill with big rally

• Running game powers West Mesquite

• DeSoto pulls out wild win

• In the end, Wylie hauls in a victory

• State football scores

• Mustangs blast Mavericks 52-21 to stay in playoff chase
  Taylor senior quarterback Phillip Supernaw wasn’t thinking about injury risk or second-half snaps when he headed for the goal line late in the first half against Morton Ranch Friday night at Rhodes Stadium.

• Too little, too late for Spartans on the road
  BAY CITY – On a night when winless Foster posted a monstrous upset of unbeaten ElCampo, Seven Lakes nearly pulled off a shocker of its own.

• Fourth-ranked Lions dominate Roos in 2nd half
  After trailing only 7-0 to the fourth-ranked Waco Lions after the first half, the Roos fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half and Waco’s Peter Smith rumbled 10 yards to set up the Lions with a first-and-goal at the Killeen 5.

• Coronado QB leads Mustangs to win over Sandies
  On two separate occasions Thursday night, the Coronado football team was perilously close to watching a game get out of hand. Had it been last year, the Mustangs might not have been able to stop it.

• Huntington rolls to 32-6 win over Rusk 

• Diboll’s Stanton runs roughshod over Center 

• Corrigan-Camden coasts past Woodville, 41-14 

• Groveton pounds Burkeville, 57-8 

• Panthers hang on   (Lufkin)

• Kilgore rolls over the Bobcats 

• Waskom Wildcats fall to Timpson, 42-20 

• Jefferson holds on to defeat Harleton, 20-18 

• All alone at No. 1 -  Mavs beat the Dragons for sole possession of first (Marshall – Nacogdoches)

• Jackets trample the Tigers   (Elysian Fields – Troup)

• Victory over Lee gives Humble playoff berth in football

• Katy Taylor, Cinco Ranch remain in hunt in team tennis

• With TD return, St. John’s trips Kinkaid again

• Eagles top Groesbeck -  The difference: The Eagles scored 16 second-half points to get their first win of the season. (Fairfield – Groesbeck)

• Wortham edges Iola

• Dawson can’t keep up with Bremond  -  The difference: In Bremond, the Tigers (6-2, 5-0) defense was perfect once again, recording its six straight shutout.

• Indians’ ground game bowls over Bulldogs  (Rice – Frankston)

• Dragons denied, 14-3  – Marshall prevails in battle for first place in 12-4A (Marshall-Nacogdoches)

• San Augustine takes down Shelbyville, 34-21 

• Tenaha takes advantage of turnovers in win over Joaquin 

• Center falls short of upset, 42-34 

• Austin mauls Andress
  What was expected by many to be a tight game to determine the district leader turned into a beating that made the Austin High School football team the clear front-runner in District 1-4A.

• Cougars win, shut out Trailblazers
  It’s said that the best offense is a great defense, and Franklin High School did its best to prove that old axiom Thursday night. 

• Led by Faulk, Kerens dominates Malakoff

• Mildred downs Lions  -  MILDRED — When the dust settles, Mildred’s Eagles may be hoisting a district trophy. The Lions from Blooming Grove may be asking, “What if?”….more>>

• Connally tops Hays in bi-district match (VB)

• Concordia’s QB Josh Christian named Ford Player of the Week

• Tigers tennis team wins two in first day of regionals  -  The Tigers tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the Class 4A-Region II tennis tournament Friday after defeating Jacksonville 10-0 in the first round and Waco Midway 10-6 in the quarterfinals Thursday in Grapevine.  (Corsicana)

• Region tennis tournaments feature talent-laden teams - Making it to the state tournament from this region is definitely a challenge. The Region IV-4A and Region IV-5A team tennis tournaments feature several of the Top 15 teams in the state this year and the last one standing will …

• Hornets zip past ‘Jackets  -  ROBSTOWN-Flour Bluff wasted no time getting back to the area playoffs. The Hornets made quick work of Class 4A bi-district opponent Edcouch-Elsa, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14, at Robstown High School on Thursday night to set up next week’s area-round showdown with …

• 2007 H.S. Football Super 11: Jeramie Marek  -  Nickname: J-Mar Position: Quarterback/Cornerback Other position I’d like to play: Anything besides lineman My playing style is: Mainly run The best part of football is: Scoring Before games I like to: Listen to music My dream as a high school …

• Playoff push is upon us  -  The high school football season is getting close to crunch time, which puts more emphasis on certain matchups. Tonight’s schedule features several games of importance, including three that involve teams still undefeated in district. With only three games left in …

• Youth is Served — Lady Lions’ development results in postseason date with Midlothian  -  Brownwood’s volleyball season began with only two players on the entire roster boasting varsity experience. A short two months and 32 matches later, the Lady Lions — comprised of four sophomores, six juniors and a pair of seniors — are all grown up and preparing for the program’s fourth straight appearance in the postseason.

• Caldwell vs. Giddings a 3A delight

• 3-1A in for a wild finish

• Timeout with: Spencer Church, Canyon Eagles quarterback

• This weekend’s Big Country football games

  

SPORT UPDATE #79

Welcome To Friday’s Edition

*** October 26, 2007 ***

• UIL’s unpopular split alignment plan may still have some life left in it  -  I can’t say this result was unexpected.

• Strawn football coach assaulted NEWCASTLE — Assault on an educator charges have been filed against four Strawn fans after an alleged attack on Strawn High School head football coach Dewaine Lee.

• Franklin shuts out Americas
  The Franklin High School football team shut out Americas 17-0 on Thursday night in a District 1-5A game played at the Socorro Student Activities Complex. 

• Austin wins showdown with Andress
  Austin High School defeated Andress 45-9 on Thursday night in a District 1-4A football game played at Bowie High School. 

• City teams to play in regional tennis tournament
  WICHITA FALLS – Four El Paso high school tennis teams will compete in the Region 1-4A tournament, which begins Friday in Wichita Falls. 

• New system has Manor sitting pretty in 17-4A

• Off the Beaten Path (Central Texas)

• Player of the year watch, you tell us, we’ll tell you, by the numbers  (Central Texas)

• Klein Oak outlasts Klein Forest 24-20 — DeSean Hales pulled off an eye-popping touchdown run that proved to be the winner as the Panthers defeated the Golden Eagles 24-20 on Thursday at Klein Memorial Stadium. Backs on both sides put up TD runs of 82, 72 and 66 yards. READ STORY

• Family ties much better than wins or losses (DFW Coaches)

• Hudson finds a home at Mansfield Legacy

• Russell takes 7th, Lufkin girls qualify for regionals

• Lufkin hosting The Woodlands tonight 

• Corrigan-Camden seeking first district win 

• District 12-4A MVP 

• Cross country: OHS sweeps 3-5A team titles
  Odessa High School swept the girls and boys team titles Thursday in the District 3-5A Cross…

• Pirates play host to hot Tribe  -  A feisty bunch of Vidor Pirates would love to put a blemish on Port Neches-Groves’ perfect District 22-4A record when the Indians roll into Pirate Stadium tonight.….more>>  

• Cards look to slow down ’Cats -  It is another week in Cardinal Country and another week of trying to find a way to pick up Bridge City’s first win of the season

• Bobcats want winning streak  -  There will be several firsts for the Orangefield Bobcats this week.

• Mustangs, Bulldogs set for huge 21-3A tilt   -  No, it’s not a flashback to the 1980s, but there will be a pretty good “little” Class 3A football game tonight at Jasper’s Bulldogs Stadium when West Orange-Stark rolls in to face the Bulldogs.

• D’ville hopes to keep pace in 24-2A   -  The Deweyville Pirates are looking for a sweet homecoming and their first District 24-2A win of the season tonight by playing host to a struggling Anahuac team.

• OF, H-F face off in Nederland  -  Orangefield will get its chance to make a playoff run Saturday in Nederland.

• PA NEWS GAME OF THE WEEK: WEST BROOK AT MEMORIAL….more>>

• EC-Buna battle for 24-2A lead

• Kelly seeks to remain unbeaten

• Melee at Morrow
  SAN BENITO — When a football game has as many interesting angles as tonight’s Weslaco-San Benito… (full story)

• Rivas, Cisneros named Built Ford Tough Players of the WeekPLANO — Six great young Texas high school football stars have been recognized today as the Built Ford… Full Story… 

• Bloodhounds ready to run their best at TAPPS state meetThe most important cross country race of the season for the St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds is Sat-urday… Full Story…

• Snakes’ smaller than usual line packs big punch   -  Aside from Jacob Rodriguez, the San Marcos Rattlers’ offensive line isn’t an imposing group.

• Schroeder giving Bastrop new hope   -  Bastrop High School made state-wide news last summer with hiring of Ron Schroeder, the veteran coach who led Austin-Westlake to four state titles.

• SMHS swimmers do well at Hoot ’n Holler Invitational

• Sterling girls run to regionals
  They followed their plan so now they can plan some more.

• Barbers Hill sweeps 21-4A meet
  Jess Williams and Samantha Rhodes led Barbers Hill’s varsity and junior varsity cross-country teams to District 21-4A titles Thursday morning.

• Crosby advances with five-game win over Ozen
  In the end, experience paid off.

• Ganders braced for test against Wildcats
  The Humble Wildcats start the tough part of their District 21-5A schedule tonight while Lee’s Ganders finish theirs.

• Sterling to face Eagles in homecoming game
  If Sterling is going to pick up its first win of the season, tonight may very well be the night.

• Mixed results for 26-3A cross country teams
  SEGUIN — For some, the tradition continued. But for others, good things came to an end.

• 2-minute drill with W.T. White’s Terrance Williams

• Westwood in must win against Mexia Friday  -  Friday night’s game between Westwood and Mexia will be a big game for Westwood for several reasons. more>>  

• District title up for grabs Friday   -  Even with three games left on the season, the District 19-3A title may be decided Friday night at Wildcat Stadium.
  Madisonville and Palestine will square off Friday night in what has become a heavy-weight clash. .  

  Cayuga set for No. 1 Alto  -  BETHEL — The Cayuga Wildcats are not going to back down from anyone — even the top team in the state of Texas.
  The Wildcats travel to No. 1 Alto Friday night in a game of undefeated District 21-A teams.

  Grapeland travels to Cushing in critical district matchup   -  With three games left in the season and in “an improved district”, Grapeland head coach Kurt Faigle calls the Sandies’ remaining three games critical starting Friday night at Cushing.

• Key district battles await area football teams   -  Six Mineral Wells area high school football teams are set for key district games on Friday.….more>>

• District leaders to meet Friday — Cubs, Lions each 3-0 in 18-4A action  -  The Livingston Lions have gone old school on their way to a 7-0 start and a share of the District 18-4A lead heading into Friday’s contest between co-district leaders.

• Burton to face winless Bartlett squad  -  The Burton Panthers will hit the road for a match-up against the winless Bartlett Bulldogs Friday.

•  CSI (Close-up Sports Investigation)   -  This week’s CSI examination is of last week’s 13-3A showdown between Mabank and Eustace.

• Cross country: Guyer sprinting to top

• First look for boys’ hoops (Denton)

• Victory against Keller Central give Lady Dragons a share of the district volleyball crown

• Tigers face big test from 6-1 Mustangs  -  Last week, Terrell’s run defense faced a big test against the Rockwall-Heath Hawks and running back Kendial Lawrence.

• Tigers’ hopes of playoff berth begin Friday night  -  Though he has found a way to keep smiling despite the Tigers’ 0-2 start in District 11-4A, Mount Pleasant head coach Jimmy Thompson is all about straight talk these days.

• Playoff races heating up
  District championship games aren’t typically played in October. For the Daingerfield Tigers, Friday night will bring about as big a game as they will play all season. That may appear to be a pretty bold statement for a team that has played state-ranked Tatum and Gilmer this year. But this one means so much more.

• Leopards battle Panthers in key game
  VAN VLECK — With the 2007 season more than halfway over both Danbury and Van Vleck are still in the chase for a playoff spot out of District 27-2A.

• Bucs hope to avoid Tornadoes’ force
  The Brazoswood Buccaneers (5-1 overall, 2-1 district) will try for their third-straight win when they host the Galveston Ball Tornadoes (5-2, 2-1) at Hopper Field.

• Oilers see improved Alvin as real threat
  On paper it’s the most lopsided game on the District 24-5A schedule this week, but it’s a contest both sides are taking very seriously.

• Rested Wildcats still thinking playoffs
  Rejuvenated and rested after a bye week the Angleton Wildcats are ready to make a run at a spot at a District 23-4A playoff berth.

• High School Breakdown
  Brazosport faces first-place Texas City

• Panthers taking it ‘one game at a time’
  North Lamar has reached a point in its season where the old “We’re taking it one game at a time” cliche actually applies.

• Lady Cats begin playoffs tonight
  Last year, the Paris Lady Cats made quick work of Longview Pine Tree in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.

• Uvaldeans to play Cards tomorrow night
  The Uvalde Coyotes will be in southern Bexar Country tomorrow night go up against the Southside Cardinals in a key District 29-4A football contest.

• Lynch, Mumme lead D’Hanis Cowboys to 39-23 win over Sabinal Yellowjackets
  D’HANIS – Behind the play of quarterback Paden Lynch and running back Trey Mumme, the D’Hanis Cowboys topped the Sabinal Yellowjackets, 39-23, in a District 29-1A football showdown Saturday night.

• Corsicana’s playoff hopes on the line at Ennis  -  Since switching to a run oriented offensive thrust, the Ennis Lions have been unstoppable.  Or should we say, Deonte McDade has been running wild.

• Hawks in position to make run at playoffs  Red Oak had went four years without a district win before beating Lancaster two weeks ago.

• October 25, 2007: Game of the year — Mojo vs. War Eagles

• Lewisville looks to stop skid

• AHS looks to keep streaking against Permian

• Sandies back on track after losses -  Peter Hargrave and his Amarillo High teammates gathered in their locker room that Monday in late September knowing the facts.

• Panhandle boys, Spearman girls win in 1-2A

• High School Football Statistics (West Texas)

• Panthers fall to Orange Grove (Aransas Pass)

• Another test for AHS defense  -  And the tests just keep on a coming for the Athens Hornet defense.….more>>

• Searcy helping solidify Bryan’s offensive line

• Lions look to heal wounds at University
  The Brownwood Lions’ 1-1 start to District 16-4A competition might not be a surprise to most followers of high school football. How the Lions achieved that mark, however, is another story.

• Early, Coleman clash for first place, possible district title
  EARLY — The greatest obstacle standing between the Early Longhorns and a third straight district championship is No. 5 Coleman. For the Bluecats, the Longhorns pose the biggest threat to their undefeated record.

• Bangs takes fight for survival to San Saba
  BANGS — The Bangs Dragons lived to play another day with last week’s 32-14 win over Jim Ned. Now the Dragons face the easiest two-game stretch of their District 6-2A schedule, but with the season on the line from here on out, Bangs can’t afford to take any opponent for granted.

• WEEK 8 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS
  Six-Man Division I, District 13 (Brownwood area)

• Lady Cats adapt on the fly  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-Things haven’t gone as planned for the Gregory-Portland High School volleyball team this season. Yet, the Lady Cats still made the playoffs this season, even after enduring a coaching change three matches into district play. G-P interim volleyball coach Lauran …

• H.S. Football Notes: After Week 7  -  CLASS 5A RAY RB Preston Streight didn’t play in the second half of last week’s 42-34 loss to San Antonio East Central after separating his left shoulder but still has a chance to be back in the lineup for Friday’s …

• More than bragging rights at stake for B.G., Mildred  -  In coach Ronnie Wilson’s five years at Blooming Grove he has yet to figure out a way to beat the Mildred Eagles.

• GOLDEN CIRCLE FOOTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULES — Week 8

• Runners qualify for regional XC meets   -  The Bennett family had mixed feelings about the District 16-2A meet Wednesday.

• Indians, Pirates seek first district win   -  The winless streak for either Jacksonville or Pine Tree will be snapped this week

• Bullard Lady Panthers clinch playoff berth

• Going deep  -  Nacogdoches has big-play threats, several options

• Queens stop Stevens to earn win in final game
  Two words can sum up Tuesday night’s contest against the Stevens Lady Falcons — “Queens Pride”.

• Andress, Austin play for first in District 1-4A
  The red-hot Andress High School football team will take on undefeated Austin at 7 p.m. today in a matchup that very well could decide the District 1-4A title. 

• Klein football teams vie on TV, as will Katy, Cinco Ranch

• Scott adds versatility to Longhorns  -  United senior Skyler Scott is using his innate athletic ability to make the most of his only varsity season with the program that adopted him after a mid-high school move.  Full Story

• Numbers affect 29-5A parity  -  Laredo Independent School District coaches know all to well that, while quality is better then quantity, having quantity is necessary come playoff time.  Full Story

• Mustangs come full circle today vs. Sandies
  The impetus for the success enjoyed by the 2007 Coronado football team can be traced back to this time a year ago.

• Ladycats finish strong  -  The Mexia Ladycat volleyball team easily dispatched the Westwood Lady Panthers 25-16, 25-7, 25-18 to finish 25-9 overall, (9-1) in district action Tuesday night.….more>>
  

 

SPORTS UPDATE #78

  

Welcome to the Sports Report  

*** Thursday — October 25, 2007 ***

• Klein teams vie on TV, as will Katy, Cinco Ranch — For the second straight week, a few area football teams will be under the TV spotlight. Two district clashes will be broadcast regionally on FSNH this week: tonight’s 16-5A battle between Klein Forest and Klein Oak (7 p.m., Klein Memorial Stadium) and Saturday’s 18-5A meeting between Cinco Ranch and Katy (11 a.m., Rhodes Stadium). READ STORY

• South Grand Prairie forfeits win over Irving because of ineligible player

• Hankins leads Lady Hornets to regionals  -  The Athens Lady Hornets placed second in the District 14-AAA Cross Country Championships held in rainy and windy conditions Monday at Henderson County Fairpark Complex.

• FW Dunbar’s Pope commits to Rutgers

• Plano’s Kris may be the best of the Lotts

• Skyline’s defense heavy on playmakers

• Mesquite Poteet confident about playoff chances

• Volleyball playoff preview (DFW)

Ready for playoff push -  Chelsea Baker can’t wait to get on the floor for her first playoff volleyball match. Huntsville teammate Kim Black says she’s going to do everything in her power to make sure tonight’s match is not her last.

Area high school notebook: UIL to look at expanding playoff fields   -  Three teams in the playoffs may not be enough, not for the University Interscholastic League anyway.

 Frosh Alonso Rivera wins District 14-6A title
Freshman year is often filled with too many new experiences and some that are none too pleasant. Killeen freshman Alonso Rivera has experienced many in his first year running cross country, but none so fulfilling as winning the 16-4A district cross country meet Wednesday morning at Long Branch Park in Killeen in 16 minutes, 34.39 seconds.

Roos tangle with No. 4-ranked Waco Lions

Running in the family  -  Stanton making name for self as RB at Diboll

Q&A with Coach Outlaw   (Lufkin)

Just getting started  -  Marshall boys hold first practice following an active off-season

Boys Basketball Capsules  (East Texas)

Simmons paces EF girls cross country to regionals  (Elysian Fields)

Lady Pirates take on Paris in rematch  (Pine Tree)

Decker still getting his kicks for Lobos   (Longview)

Cross country: Odessa High shoots for 3-5A titles
Odessa High School’s cross country boys and girls teams have shown this season that they both…

Cross country: District 7-1A ChampionshipsLAMESA The Wink girls and the Iraan boys cross country teams qualified for the Region I-1A meet next…

Football: Wink at Fort HancockWINK WILDCATS AT FORT HANCOCK

Nederland’s Grogan heads team’s effort to seize win at Ozen….more>>

Memorial’s playmakers hoping to turn up heat on West Brook

Volleyball playoffs not quite setThe final three seedings are still up for grabs in District 31-5A….

Lady Rattllers go out with a win  -  Memo to San Marcos High School’s district volleyball opponents in 2008-2009: Rejoice – Jillian Wolpman is graduating in May.….more>>

Lobos tune up for 26-4A meet -  The Lehman boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Texas Lutheran Bulldog Invitational last weekend, with the boys finishing eighth overall and second in the Class 4A division and all 16 of the girls runners setting personal best times.

Flower Mound clinches playoff berth in season finale

With coaches on shaky ground, where do recruits stand?

Cross country: Guyer sprinting to top

Notebook: Special teams spark Raiders (Denton Ryan)

Commentary: Focus, incentive helping drive first-place Wildcats
We’re all familiar with coaching clichés such as “We have to take it one game at a time,” “You’re only as good as your last game” and “We can’t afford to overlook anyone.”

Belton football notebook: Sustaining drives crucial for Tigers
BELTON – All season, Belton football coach Rodney Southern has had the same two-word answer about the biggest key to his team’s success in any game.

Doucet, Rangers want to build on big game
Jerrod Doucet’s 300-yard passing performance last week against West Brook begged several questions.

Lee to face Channelview on Friday
For the second week in a row, the Lady Ganders will travel to Channelview Friday night.

Sterling duo has high hopes for district meet
The Sterling boys’ and girls’ cross country teams are rounding into peak condition, and it couldn’t happen at a better time.

Barbers Hill, Crosby look to rebound
Area high school football roundup

Freshman wins 22-4A cross country race to lead PN-G to team title

Playoff pictures not clear, but finding focus (SE Texas)

Mustangs seek way into playoffs
FRIENDSWOOD — The Mustangs football team may have earned its District 23-4A victory Friday, but they’re still seeking a route to the playoffs.

Mustangs sweep district cross country
FRIENDSWOOD — Not only did the Mustangs take the cross country crown, they managed to obtain a perfect score.

La Marque looks for rebound after loss
LA MARQUE — Friday’s loss to Texas City was hard for the Cougars to digest. They’re determined history won’t repeat itself against Santa Fe.

Navarro teams reach regionals
SEGUIN — It looks like Steve Zaleski’s formula paid off for his Navarro cross country program.

Bulldogs close out 26-3A play
GUADALUPE COUNTY — The regular season is over for the Marion volleyball team.

NB volleyballers hit playoff road
Unicorns play former district foe Lake Travis in bidistrict playoff tonight.

Rangers, Rattlers want leg up in 26-5A race
Smithson Valley doesn’t need another loop setback if it wants to win a third straight 26-5A title.

TONIGHT’S GAME CAPSULE
Smithson Valley takes on Reagan

Unheralded 21-2A leader Clifton saw this coming 

Oct. 25 High school volleyball score   (Central Texas)

District 22-2A Cross Country results 

High school notebook: No. 1 Midway waits as volleyball playoffs open 

China Spring runs table in 17-3A volleyball 

Ryan Robison on the run gives Coyotes more balanced offense  - Wichita Falls High School was flying high with a record-setting quarterback. Full story »

City View closes season with home loss

Ladyjacks top Center, make volleyball playoffs   (Diboll)

Lufkin hosting 15-5A cross-country meet today 

Crossing the line   (Lufkin)

Lady Hornets to play Elgin in bi-district playoff match

Memorial wins district volleyball title

• Katy Taylor looks to extend team tennis win streak at regional meet

• Deer Park finishes perfect volleyball run through 22-5A 

• Haskell, Stanton to clash Friday  -  As the old saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Full story »

• Going deep  (Nacogdoches & 12-4A)

• Andress, Austin play for first in District 1-4A -  The red-hot Andress High School football team will take on undefeated Austin at 7 p. 

• Chapin well-prepared for playoff match
  You can consider Chapin High School well-prepared for San Elizario’s volleyball team Friday. 

• Tonight’s football capsules
  Andress (10) vs. Austin (3)When, where: 7 p.m. today at Bowie’s Baty-Simmang Stadium.Records: Andress is 5-2, 4-0 in District 1-4A; Austin is 7-0, 4-0 in District 1-4A. 

• Bowie’s no-name defense making a name for itself  (Austin)

• Staff picks for Central Texas’ top games

• 14-5A ’snakepit’ has put the sting on more than just its own teams

• Faces Off the Field: Westwood’s Sydney Jennette, Makenzie Smith

• Area teams ready for volleyball playoffs  (Central Texas)

• Blooming Grove defeats Rice 3-0   -  BLOOMING GROVE —Tuesday’s volleyball game between Blooming Grove and Rice at the Lion’s Den had no impact on anything. There were no playoff berths at stake or any winning records at stake.  It was just 12 girls on the court having a little fun.

• Oh, so close  -  DAWSON —Dawson had its defeat — the agony came six miles down the road.….more>>

• HS Football Standings  (Athens – Henderson County Area)

• Two-division proposal on hold   -  AUSTIN — The University Interscholastic League will leave the current football alignment in place and will survey Class 4A superintendents about adding a fourth team to the playoffs in additional sports, the league announced Monday.

• WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS  -  Henderson County area high school baseball
  coaches picking Red Sox, pulling for Rockies

• AHS smashes Brownsboro (Volleyball)

• Cub receiver inspired by brother — Bennett learned perserverence in freshman season  -  Brenham High School senior Justin Bennett wasn’t worried when the Cubs went into overtime Friday in their District 18-4A contest with the Waller Bulldogs at Cub Stadium.

• Cubettes lose top runner with injury  The Brenham Cubettes will run the District 18-4A meet without their leading runner of the season.

• Brenham swimmers overcome wind during tri-meet  -  HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The Brenham High School girls’ 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams each placed first in an outdoor tri-meet here Tuesday afternoon.

• Cubs take aim at district title  -  Brenham High School runners Will Antkowiak and David Wells will each be aiming for the District 18-4A individual championship when they take the starting line at Montgomery on Thursday.

• Lady Panthers win district title
  One goal down; one more to go. (Comstock)

• Permian Player of the Week–Week 7

• BC CC teams roll to 21-3A crowns  -  Everything was rockin’ just right for the Bridge City cross country teams at the District 21-3A Cross Country Championships at Claiborne Park Wednesday morning.….more>>  

• Chapel Hill boys, girls claim 19-2A title to advance to Humble 

• Ladycats fall in 5 game to Madisonville  -  In their final match of the season, the Palestine Ladycats were competitive in a five-game loss Tuesday night against the Madisonville Lady Mustangs in Wildcat Gymnasium, 24-26, 22-25, 25-19, and 15-10.  Palestine started the first game with a 4-0 lead after Tajan Snowden’s kill.….more>>  

• Wildcats trying to end losing skid
  Eight weeks into the regular season, Paris finds itself searching for ways to get its offense on track.

• Lady Pats cap perfect district run
  CLARKSVILLE — It was a supposed to be a battle for the district crown Tuesday night, however, Prairiland had other things in mind against Clarksville.
  
  

SPORTS UPDATE #77

Welcome! 

*** Wednesday – October 24, 2007 ***

• Steroid testing at high schools not likely this year

• Austin 4A school’s flimsy future on football field rare in Texas 

• QB Carter, Sharpstown like the feel of winning record

• HIGH SCHOOL NOTES: Team tennis updates

• Football: Roos honored as 4A team of the week

• Dickson gives ‘Stangs boost on the ground
  ust in time for the stretch run of District 2-5A, the Coronado football team busted out a new weapon for other teams to think about.

• Harger, Cooper complete romp to District 4-3A crown
  SEMINOLE – Kimberli Harger tallied 18 kills, 17 digs, seven blocks and two service aces Tuesday night, and the Cooper volleyball team clinched its first outright district championship with a 26-24, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20 victory over Seminole.

• Spring Hill’s Krupa commits to Texas State 

• Football: Bronchos can’t bask in win
  Odessa High coach Ron King allowed himself the chance to savor Friday’s victory against Mid-land… (full story)

• Football: Playoff picture in 7-2A has range of possibilitiesThanks to Kermit’s domination of Alpine last week, the District 7-2A playoff picture has become quite… Full Story…

• Volleyball: Midland High fights back to beat Abilene HighMIDLAND Victoria Lucas has seen just about everything go wrong in her senior volleyball season at Midland…

• Football: Panthers feel at home in Abilene

• Well-Matched: Hidalgo rallies to defeat Progreso

• Alive and kicking
  Lady Ganders upset Atascocita in three games

• Gander runners chase district success
  The timetable was a little shorter than usual, but it’s time for the final exam.

• China Spring girls go undefeated in District 17-3A

• Team of the Week: Amarillo High Sandies 

• Muleshoe, Sunray, Boys Ranch win cross country titles 

• BC back at home for Seven Lakes
  The Blackcats are back at home for Week Eight and will host the 1-6 Katy-Seven Lakes Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

• Lady Tigers running as a team (A&M Consol)

• CLOSE CALLS– Fourth-down calls were key to Brenham’s win  -  Brenham’s 34-33 overtime victory came courtesy of a gutsy two-point conversion call by Waller head coach Jim Phillips that went awry. 

• t-place showdown Friday
  Collin Rome (18) and the Early Longhorns (4-3, 4-0) put their four-game win streak on the line when No. 5 Coleman (7-0, 4-0) invades McDonald Field Friday in a battle for sole possession of first place in District 6-2A.

• Perfect ending -  Carroll is starting to take this district supremacy thing to the extreme. The Tigers volleyball team put the finishing touches on yet another District 27-5A championship Tuesday night with a hard-fought 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11 victory over rival Victoria Memorial … Read

• Caller-Times area High school football poll  -  Here are the Top 5 polls for big and small area high school football teams as selected by the Caller-Times sports staff. First-place votes are in parentheses: Moved Up Ray Dropped Out Flour Bluff Broke In Alice, G-P CLASS 5A/4A …

• Deer Park finishes perfect volleyball run through 22-5A — Deer Park confirmed it’s the class of District 22-5A by completing a 14-0 run through the district with a sweep that denied Pasadena Memorial a share of the league title. READ STORY

• The Lady Skeeters sweep Longview

• Lindale clinches third with win over Lady Cats

• PN-G’s Tatum keeps dad’s theme alive

• Whitehouse sweeps Hallsville 

• HS Mailbag: Wagner sophomore’s big game could be prelude

• H.S. Football: Rewind/fast forward

• High school football: Week 8 schedule

• Lady Hornets to play Elgin in bi-district playoff match….more>>

• Loss doesn’t slow down Tornadoes
  GALVESTON — According to Ball High’s head football coach, last Friday’s loss hasn’t stopped his team. Their quest for district is even stronger.

• Comeback gets Lady Indians No. 2 seed
  LEAGUE CITY — They were down by two games, but that didn’t stop the Lady Indians from coming back to shut down the Lady Gators.

• Ex-area football star arrested for assault
  HOUSTON — Former La Marque football star Claude Terrell was arrested on charges of assaulting his wife at a suburban Houston hotel early Tuesday.

• Wildcats matched against district champion
  HOUSTON — Clear Creek drew the No. 5 seed, pitting the Wildcats against District 21-5A champion Kingwood in Friday’s opening round.

• Stings in new role as 23-4A favorites
  TEXAS CITY — After defeating the defending state champion La Marque Cougars, the Stings find themselves in a new role — favorites in District 23-4A.

• Del Valle tops San Elizario in three games
  Del Valle High School dropped only one District 2-4A volleyball match this season, but that was one match too many for these Conquistadores. Full story

• Del Valle tops San Elizario in three games
  Del Valle High School dropped only one District 2-4A volleyball match this season, but that was one match too many for these Conquistadores. Full story

• Denton notebook: Volleyball team ready for playoffs

• SOC to tip off first day of basketball practice today

• Bowling becomes a hit in Plano

• Injured Wylie RB commits to Wake Forest

• The comeback kids – I usually give coaches a forum for whatever is on their minds. Last Friday, I wanted to talk to Dave Henigan about his players. How Omarius Hines and Scotty Bryant did, how the Tigers defense played one of its best games of the season.

• Perfect ending - Carroll is starting to take this district supremacy thing to the extreme. The Tigers volleyball team put the finishing touches on yet another District 27-5A championship Tuesday night with a hard-fought 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11 victory over rival Victoria Memorial … Read

• 32-5A notes: Bobby Morrow will be rockin’  -  The next in the “trifecta” of big games is set for Friday when San Benito hosts Weslaco at Bobby Morrow…
  Full Story…  

• 31-5A notes: Cards have their tails to the wall  – Ever heard the saying, “caught between a rock and a hard place.”… Full Story… 

• Volleyball Standings, Summaries, Scores: October 23, 2007  Standings…  Full Story… 

• Danbury downs Van Vleck
  With a playoff spot already sewn up the Danbury Lady Panthers finished the regular season on a high note by sweeping Van Vleck, 25-6, 25-13, 25-17.

• Royal, Sealy dominate 24-3A cross country
  BROOKSHIRE — The area’s top runners in Class 3A made their way to Royal High School on Monday to compete in the District 24-3A Cross Country Championships.

• SE Texas cross country teams participate in district meets this week

• AHS drops tough match to Midland - The Abilene High volleyball team dropped a five-game heartbreaker to Midland High Tuesday, dropping its record to 6-6 in District 3-5A play and muddying the district playoff picture. Full story »

• CHS posts emotional district win  -  As her team broke its post-match huddle Tuesday night, it turned to see its fans had formed an impromptu human tunnel. And, as Nora Oglesby’s Lady Cougars sprinted through that red-clad archway, she couldn’t hold back the tears. Full story »

• Tight ticket outlook for AHS-Permian showdown

• Belton takes down Harker Heights  BELTON – Just before Belton’s final regular-season volleyball match began, the public address announcer helped bring a much-deserved smile to the fans, players and coaches.

• Salado beats Florence, earn first playoff berth in 8 years
  JARRELL – Any seismic activity that may have been heard around North Williamson County on Tuesday night might not have come from the rock quarries there.

• Powell becomes ‘Cat workhorse  -  When Palestine’s Alex Powell entered two-a-day practices in August, the junior was not expecting to start on the varsity team. More than two months later, as the Wildcats are in the thick of a district title run, Powell not only has earned the starting running back role but he has become the workhorse for the Wildcat offense.  “I expected to come in and help, but I never thought I would be the starter,” Powell said. “I worked really hard this summer and it is paying off.”….more>>

• Vernon off to strong district start following bye week  -  Coaches always like to use a bye week to get back to the fundamentals, and Vernon’s Keith Hall is no different. Full story »

• Passing game lifts Cayuga to win  — Cayuga’s Traylon Shead was held to his second-lowest rushing totals of the season Friday night, but that did not stop the Wildcat offense in a 47-7 win over Oakwood.

• SV dominates in toppling Chargers
  Rangers squander early leads, but battle back to capture stunning volleyball win over seventh-ranked Churchill.

• After Wurst, NB’s best could be next
  Unicorns briefly laud Canyon win, prepare for Steele

• Conroe, Lufkin make strides in 15-5A play 

• Lady Pack closes season with loss 

• Dickson gives ‘Stangs boost on the ground
  ust in time for the stretch run of District 2-5A, the Coronado football team busted out a new weapon for other teams to think about.

• Harger, Cooper complete romp to District 4-3A crown
  SEMINOLE – Kimberli Harger tallied 18 kills, 17 digs, seven blocks and two service aces Tuesday night, and the Cooper volleyball team clinched its first outright district championship with a 26-24, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20 victory over Seminole.

• Trinity tennis tops Midland Trinity
  The Trinity Christian girls tennis team swept the singles and doubles matches, and the Lions won two mixed doubles matches on their way to a 19-1 victory on Tuesday over Midland Trinity Christian at Hillcrest Country Club.

• SOC schedules ‘Evening Madness’ for boys basketball

• Brazos Valley’s Top Football Performers

• Bryan’s Friday Football Standouts

• OGDEN: Nac-Marshall game headlines 12-4A schedule 
  

SPORTS UPDATE #76

Welcome! 

*** Tuesday – October 23, 2007 ***

• UIL rejects split football alignment

• UIL to ask districts about football changes

• Football alignments to remain in place after Monday meeting -  Orangefield Bobcats Athletics Director Blake Morrison knew it was a long shot for the UIL to approve splitting conference alignments on a big school, small school level Monday.

• UIL strikes down bowling proposal

• Oct. 23 High school football poll 

• CENTRAL TEXAS HONOR ROLL 

• Volleyball: Denton ISD qualifies all 3 schools for playoffs

• 13-5A/16-4A Power Rankings

• Three’s a crowd; United still leads district 29-5A race  -  The race for the District 29-5A title didn’t slow during Week 7.

• Lubbock swimmers perform well at meets
  HOUSTON – Lubbock High’s swimming teams finished second at the Early Bird meets – two different meets – held over the weekend in Houston’s northern suburbs, and Coronado and Monterey also finished high.

• Cooper clinches share of District 4-3A title

• Changes pay off for Dobie

• Denton notebook: Volleyball team ready for playoffs

• Leaving Their Mark: Seniors lead Belton to playoffs   -  BELTON – Before the season began, Belton volleyball coach Allison Taylor offered an interesting take on her squad’s goals.

• Gander, Ranger gridders face big games
  A pair of big games await Baytown high school football teams Friday night.

• Tough games ahead for East Chambers football

• Kountze high school hardcourters face big challenges

• Friends could bring state meet title home
  Brazoswood’s Lauren Smith and Alvin’s Brittainy Robertson have been dueling on cross country courses for the past three seasons.

• Stings in new role as 23-4A favorites
  TEXAS CITY — After defeating the defending state champion La Marque Cougars, the Stings find themselves in a new role — favorites in District 23-4A.

• Cheatham takes ‘we believe’ motto to heart
  SANTA FE — With three games left in his high school football career, Joey Cheatham is doing all he can to keep his head up.

• Gators will face off against Indians
  The Dickinson and Santa Fe volleyball teams will play a tiebreaker tonight to determine which team will be the No. 2-seeded team in District 23-4A.

• Creek heads to regionals despite loss to Lake
  But despite the runner-up finish, Clear Creek still advances to the Region III-5A Championships, which begin Friday.

• Area teams preparing for playoffs
  GUADALUPE COUNTY — The level of certainty is increasing for area volleyball teams.

• Lions football play Killeen on Thursday   (Waco)

• Luck leads Stratford to win over MacArthur

• Eagles still looking for first win after 74-25 loss  -  HOUSTON — The Brenham Christian Academy football team will head into homecoming week looking for its first victory of the season after a 74-25 mercy-rule loss to Houston Texas Christian here Saturday.

• Calhoun brothers lift Austin to comeback win against Irvin

• Wertz gives Connally a second option at QB

• Faces Off the Field: Del Valle’s Ray Craney

• Players of the week, game balls  (Central Texas)

• Poll position, you tell us, we’ll tell you, by the numbers  (Central Texas)

• RECAP: Concordia puts down #7 Lutheran North

• QB Carter, Sharpstown like the feel of winning record — Quarterback and former Hurricane Katrina evacuee Sam Carter has led Sharpstown to its best record in 13 years after only seven games. He has put the fun back into a program that has seen some dark times.

• Humble, Texas City coaches draw honors

• Playoff expansion remains goal in 4A football

• Legendary team from Fort Worth remembered

• Cinco Ranch no-huddle  -  Cinco Ranch coach Don Clayton took his coaches to Boone, N.C., during spring break last March to see what they could learn from Appalachian State University coach Jerry Moore and his staff.READ MORE

• Tall Order  -  Mustangs look to bounce back against No. 1 La Marque READ MORE

• Finely-tuned finale: Lady Dawgs sweep Stephenville in playoff warm-up
  COPPERAS COVE – Copperas Cove volleyball fans received one final opportunity to witness a home volleyball match with the outgoing seniors as the Lady Dawgs hosted Stephenville in a playoff tune-up game on Monday.

• Chilton Picks Up Win Over Wortham  -  The Wortham Bulldogs traveled to Chilton last night to tangle with the defending state champions of Class 1A ….more>>  

• Lady Goats Clinch Third In 19-3A Volleyball Standings   -  After putting themselves in danger of not making the playoffs when they lost to Mexia last Friday,

• White Oak’s Loden a perfect 4-for-4 

• Tatum’s Blackmon commits to Colorado 

• Hallsville, Whitehouse meet to settle top seed 

• Lady Pirates set playoff match against Paris   (Pine Tree)

• Four teams, two ties heading into 21-3A finales  - Now this is what a district race should be like every year.….more>>

• PA NEWS PLAYER OF THE WEKK  (Port Arthur)

• Eagles hold early lead in 34-0 victory over Rams   -  CROWLEY – Crowley scored four first-half touchdowns and never looked back on the way to a 34-0 win Mineral Wells on Friday at Eagles Stadium.….more>>

• High School replay  (DFW)

• Volleyball: Bonfield records triple-double as Argyle stays perfect in district

• Football: Calvary downs Dallas Academy for sixth straight win

• Royse City clips Commerce 55-7   -  ROYSE CITY — The Royse City Bulldogs eclipsed another milestone on Friday night when they clipped the Commerce Tigers 55-7.

• Coyotes beat Harlandale in 29-15 thriller
  The Uvalde Coyotes topped off Uvalde High School’s 2007 Homecoming celebration with a football victory Friday night as they defeated the San Antonio Harlandale Indians 29-15.

• Lobos treat UHS seniors to a victory over Floresville in district volleyball
  The Uvalde Lobos gave their Uvalde High School seniors a big volleyball victory Tuesday night as they swept the Floresville Jaguars, 25-13, 25-16, and 25-20.

• My two cents … on Bushland’s football success

• ’Cats give up six-point lead in fourth
  Another overflow crowd filled the stands Friday night, this time in Ricebird Stadium. (Bay City)

• Grimes leads Elks past Paschal
  BURLESON – Quarterback Will Grimes rushed for two touchdowns and threw for three more to lead Burleson (5-2, 3-1) past Paschal (0-7, 0-4) on Friday night at Elk Stadium.

• Tigers dominate Panthers
  FORT WORTH — The Mansfield Tigers (6-1, 3-1) remain in contention for the District 4-5A title after keeping the North Crowley Panthers (0-7, 0-4) winless with a 43-13 victory.

• Eagles blank Rams in 8-4A contest
  CROWLEY — The Crowley Eagles scored four first-half touchdowns and never looked back on the way to a 34-0 win over the Mineral Wells Rams on Friday at Eagles Stadium.

• Experience dots Queens soccer roster
  The Del Rio Queens Soccer program is gearing up for its 2007-08 season.

• Ex-high school stars pay their dues on scout team
  A season ago, Julian Davila was a king in El Paso. A superstar linebacker for the District 1-5A champion Coronado Thunderbirds, he was the city’s defensive player of the year and the No. 1 guy opposing coaches had to account for in a game plan. 

• Apaches edge Sharks 20-18
  The Sharks dropped another heartbreaker Friday, this time to Gonzales.

• Tigers’ win keeps hopes alive
  Tidehaven dominated the Industrial Cobras for a 48-18 win to improve to 4-3 overall with a 2-2 district record.

• Missed PATs lift Leps over Boling
  A mid-game comeback gave the Leopards a 34-32 win over 27-2A foe Boling Friday night.
  

SPORTS UPDATE #75

Welcome to the latest sports news!

*** Monday – October 22, 2007 ***

• Johnson has made his mark on Garland ISD
  Ask Homer B. Johnson who was the greatest football player he’s ever seen in his 60 years as a coach and athletic director, and he answers without hesitation. It was Bobby Boyd, the same player he brawled with on the sidelines.

• Marshall News Messenger Athlete of the Week 

• Cy Falls back, Travis volleyball player net weekly honors — Shane Turner made the most of a national television appearance, tallying 295 all-purpose yards and outdueling Michigan commitment Sam McGuffie in Cy Falls’ win over Cy-Fair. READ STORY

• State steroid program lacking some punch

• Times have changed for Martin, Bowie  -  Arlington Martin and Arlington Bowie are both 7-0 and tied for the top spot in highly respected District 8-5A,

• SportsDay area high school football rankings (10/22)

• Akins no match for San Marcos -  Rattlers end five-game home losing streak with impressive 40-12 victory

• SportsDay football (offense) player of the week: Josh Johnson

• San Marcos sweeps up a win over Akins

• Rebels win a thriller  (Hay – Del Valle)

• Ricebirds squeak by Blackcats
  It was El Campo that came away with the 19-18 win at Ricebird Stadium.

• Gilmer Makes Easy Work Of White Oak

• Football (defense): Markeith Elder

• SportsDay runner of the week: Jodale Burkley

• SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Elaine Minden

• AHS cruises by Tascosa (Amarillo HS)

• Lopsided: Lufkin rolls to 51-7 win over Conroe Oak Ridge

• Converging on a victory  -  Defense bails out offense in win over Henderson (Marshall)

• Eagles try to regain Abilene tennis prestige  -  After winning the district title again this year, the Abilene High tennis team will be trying to win the regional tournament this weekend in Abilene to earn another trip to Austin.

• Road weary  -  Kody Spano threw only three passes in the first half for Stephenville, completing two for 27 yards, including a 26-yard pass to Chris Malone, and didn’t return to the game in the second half. ….more>>

• Dragons broil the Indians, 31-7  -  These Dragons may not breathe fire, but they sure can run the ball.  Waylon Murray was a one-man wrecking crew for the Dragons as he ran for more than 250 yards, scoring once in the 31-7 rout of the Indians.….more>>

• Van defeats Lady Panthers Friday   -  The Bullard Lady Panthers lost a Friday night district game in Van.

• Bullard drops overtime thriller in Van, 17-14   -  VAN — Another big fish jumped off the hook at the last minute. Only one week after suffering a 41-40 nail-biting loss at home to Athens, bad luck hit the Pant hers again.  Two late turnovers bounced the way of Van allowing the hometown Vandals to take a 17-14 overtime win in a spirited District 14-3A football battle.

• Bulldogs drub the Eagles 50-0   CARTHAGE — The Bulldogs scored five touchdowns in the first half enroute to a 50-0 win over Rusk. Fans at the Friday night game in Martin Stadium saw the home team erupt for a big lead they would not give up

• Brook Hill runs wild to 46-2 victory  -  PLANO — The Brook Hill Guard used a powerful running attack to take a 46-2 win over Carrollton Prince of Peace here Friday. The game was played in Plano’s Williams Stadium since the first year Carrollton school does not have a home field.

• No. 1 Alto downs the Sandies  – GRAPELAND — Enthusiasm and a big homecoming crowd might get you the early lead. But that will only go so far, it won’t translate into a win against a team as good as Alto.

• High school top 10  -  Notebook1. Coronado’s tennis team won its 10th consecutive District 1-5A championship following a 12-3 win over Americas on the tournament’s final day. 

• Ysleta overcomes Mountain View in 2-4A shootout
  Ysleta made a 27-8 halftime lead stand up in a 44-32 win over Mountain View late Friday. 

• LBJ-Manor will determine District 17-4A champion

• Hallsville collapse leads to Wildcats win 

• Ladycats dealt first district loss 

• District 12-4A Round-up 

• Volleyball: Abilene High beats OHS, causes 3-5A jumble

• Volleyball: Permian finishes season with loss to CooperThe Permian volleyball team recognized the team’s seniors before Saturday’s match began….
  Full Story…

• Kermit gets key 7-2A win against Alpine

• Bronchos win! Bronchos win! (Odessa)

•  Lady Bears awaiting New Caney  -  The Little Cypress-Mauriceville know who their first-round playoff opponent will be in the Class 4A Region III volleyball playoffs while the Bridge City Lady Cardinals and Orangefield Lady Bobcats are still jockeying for playoff positioning out of District 21-3A.….more>>

• Plans are taking shape for high school bowling….more>>  

• Battle tested
  LOS FRESNOS — Watching Brownsville Rivera’s Laura Ochoa is like watching art in motion…. (full story)

• Football: Falcons stunned by The Colony

• Football: Yellow Jackets crush Broncos (Denison – Denton)

• Football: Falcons stunned by The Colony

• Aubrey defeats Anna

• Football: Argyle buries Gainesville in blowout

• Rogers emerges to win 16-2A volleyball title; torrid Salado fights for playoff spot -  Few would be surprised that three losses would still be good enough for the District 16-2A volleyball championship.

• Hawks’ late rally keeps Tigers winless in 10-4A  -  On a night that saw four new members inducted into the Tiger Hall of Fame and two overtime periods, the one thing that was missing was a Terrell victory.

• Lions keep it on the ground in district win over Yellowjackets  -  KAUFMAN – Kaufman kept the ball out of the air most of the night and depended on its steady rushing game to push past Ferris, 20-7, at Lions Stadium on Friday.

• Rangers sweep state water polo titles
  Talk about perfect. Sterling’s boys and girls wrote the perfect ending to their water polo season, taking a pair of wins over teams from Clear Lake.

• Lee capitalizes on Titan mistakes
  By all accounts, Port Arthur Memorial should have put Lee away in the first half.

• Sterling in position to play spoiler
  Area high school volleyball roundup

• Legacy Christian football finds heart of their team

• West Columbia Charter blanked
  WEST COLUMBIA — A beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon turned into a long, hot day for the West Columbia Charter School Warriors.

• B’wood gets by a stubborn Alvin
  ALVIN — Brazoswood finally shook off stubborn Alvin with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to take a 28-7 win in a District 24-5A fling Friday.

• Creek peaking in time for district meet
  Cross country coach Ruben Jordan waited to get his team together for practice. As a result, the Wildcats are peaking as the postseason begins.

• Ball control wins game for Panthers
  For North Lamar’s A.J. George, the end — a 16-7 victory at Paris — justified the means: battered ribs, stomach cramps and bloodied hands.

• O-line line paves way for George’s career day
  As a lot of attention goes to North Lamar’s A.J. George for his career day, he couldn’t have done it without the offensive line.

• Pantherettes cap perfect 11-4A season
  It would be tough for North Lamar and Paris to duplicate Friday’s volleyball match, as both teams fought back from mental letdowns.

• Patriots spoil Chisum’s homecoming
  Chisum lost four of six fumbles and threw two interceptions, and Prairiland’s Patriots took advantage of all of them.

• Paris-NL match fit for the big screen
  Had Hollywood executives scripted the scenario for tonight’s Paris-North Lamar volleyball match, it would be laughed off by critics labeling it hokey and unbelievable.

• Whittington, Arndt lead Cuero to 29-3A victory over Yoakum

• Abbott takes defensive battle over Blum

• CENTRAL TEXAS HONOR ROLL 

• Late fumble foils Parkview 

• Missed opportunities cost Pine Tree 

• Conroe runs all over The Woodlands

• Kolbe picks Sam Houston (A & M Consol)

• Down to the wire – again — Cubs stuff two-point conversion to win in OT  -  The Brenham Cubs have never seen a season like this before.

• BHS clinches 18-4A title  -  As the Brenham Cubettes walked off the court Friday afternoon, the chant echoed from the stands: district champs.

• Panthers top Thrall  -  THRALL, Texas — The three Pattersons were too much for the Thrall Tigers here Friday night.

• Zebras earn second district win over Wampus Cats -  The Grandview Zebras and the Itasca Wampus Cats met in a battle of 11-2A heavyweights at Patton Field Friday night. When the dust had settled, it was the Zebras who were still standing. Grandview (5-2, 2-0) used a strong running game along with consistently stingy defense to come away with the win and keep their district record perfect. ….more>> 

• Eagles swatted down by Lions -  Penalties and turnovers can doom any team’s chances of winning and that’s what happened to the Rio Vista Eagles against Dublin on Friday night at Eagle Field.

• Owls shot down by Bearcats -  Aledo’s Kenton Day returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns in the Bearcats’ 59-7 victory over Joshua on Friday.

• Wildcats fall in district 10-2A -  Jeremy Sessums scored four touchdowns in Boyd’s 28-6 win over Godley on Friday night.

• Area Friday night football scores  – A look at how Johnson County fared Friday in district football games

• Indians shut out at home  -  Alvarado allowed Everman to rush for 255 yards on 35 carries as the Bulldogs remained undefeated with a 55-0 win.

• Carroll cross-country teams cruise to district crowns  -  The Carroll High School boys and girls cross country teams own their district. The Tigers boys and girls teams proved that again Saturday by defending their District 27-5A crowns at San Antonio Southwest High School. Carroll’s boys team — which …

• Hornets fly away with 31-4A tennis title - CORPUS CHRISTI-Flour Bluff added another district title to its collection and beat another state-ranked tennis team in the process. No. 15 Flour Bluff upended No. 20 Calallen for the third time this season, as the Hornets posted a 10-4 victory over …

• Willing and Abel  -  See the kid with the short blonde hair, yelling at himself. He knows frustration. He wears it.….more>>  (Corsicana)

• Bryant has career night in Tigers win   -  When the Tigers needed to run the clock to hold onto a big lead, Scotty Bryant came in with a career game. (Corsicana)

• Volleyball roundup: Frost wins district title   -  The Frost Lady Bears clinched their second consecutive district title Saturday, defeating Milford 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-11) on the road.

• ‘Ethan put the ball where it needed to be’   -  Almost sheepishly he answers when asked about his four touchdown passes against Arlington Seguin. With an innocent grin and humbleness in his voice Tiger quarterback Ethan Bryant responds, “It’s Omarius”.

• OGDEN: Dragons take care of Jacksonville, can now look ahead to Marshall   (Nacogdoches)

• Cross-country teams take streaks to district
  Del Rio Cross-Country ran in its last tune up before heading into the district meet next Saturday at O’Connor High School.

• Riverside 42 — Horizon 17
  HORIZON CITY — Riverside took advantage of a pair of turnovers it returned for touchdowns in a 42-17 victory against Horizon on Friday night in a District 2-4A game. 

• Andress still perfect in 1-4A after victory

• Hanks golfers win event for second straight year
  ODESSA — The Hanks High School boys golf team won the annual West Texas Boys Classic tournament Saturday, marking the second consecutive season in which the Knights have won the event. 

• Talented feet put on Friday night shows  (Central Texas)

• Kempner stuffs Elkins for 19-14 win — Kempner’s defense held Wlkins to minus-23 yards rushing, while the Cougars methodically pounded their way to a 19-14 win over Elkins at Mercer Stadium, improving their record to 4-4 overall and 4-2 in 23-5A play. READ STORY

• State steroid program lacking some punch

• OT field goal lifts Hastings over Katy Taylor

• Texas City topples La Marque in OT

• A hole new ballgame for high school teams (Texas Stadium)

• Bears give Taylor the boot in overtime, 24-21
  Once upon a time, you could take for granted that Katy ISD football programs would have a distinctive advantage over their Alief ISD counterparts when it came to special teams play. That apparently is no longer the case.

• Katy’s opening flurry overwhelms Mavericks
  Eight days ago the Katy High School football team flirted with disaster, allowing Hastings to stay in the game until the final two minutes.

• Leader of the Pack: QB Smith earning spot among SHS greats
  Through the years, Shoemaker coach Ken Gray has had numerous talented football players come through his system.

• Flying High; Eagles soar to fourth district win  -  Eagle Pass ran all over J.B. Alexander and its playoff hopes in a 41-13 victory Saturday night.

• Alexander repeats as district champs

• Cigarroa beats United South to clinch 1st playoff berth in 11 years

• Cooper clinches share of District 4-3A title
  LEVELLAND – Kimberli Harger recorded 13 kills, nine digs, three blocks and a service ace on Saturday as the Cooper volleyball team clinched at least a share of the District 4-3A championship with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-20 victory at Levelland.

• Lady Plainsmen rally against Lubbock High to clinch playoff spot
  Having already swept Lubbock High earlier this month, the Lady Plainsmen might have taken their rival for granted at the start of a critical District 2-5A match. Monterey needed a win to clinch the district’s fourth and final playoff spot for the second year in a row, but a lackluster start enabled the Lady Westerners to win a close first game on their home court.

• Coronado tennis wins 10th title in a row
  There was no celebration on Saturday at the Coronado tennis courts. No loud cheers. No high fives.

• Johnson carries Estacado to victory over San Angelo Lake View
  SAN ANGELO – Davoyea Johnson returned from a hyperextended elbow to rush for 152 yards and two touchdowns to lead Estacado to a 42-28 District 4-4A victory over San Angelo Lake View Friday night.

• Area high school football scores
  Saturday’s Result
  

SPORTS UPDATE #74

WELCOME — Check back often as scores will be updated

*** Saturday — October 20, 2007 ***

• Randall decks Palo Duro  -  In a game where leads blew away like a balloon in a 50-mph wind, Randall survived the hurricane of first-half points.

• State H.S. football scores: Week 7  -  THURSDAY’S SCORES Caney Creek 35, Willis 17 Carrollton Ranchview 43, FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis 8 Cornerstone 20, Giddings State School 6 Cy Falls 49, Cy-Fair 37 Dallas Molina 16, Dallas Adams 7 Dallas Pinkston 31, Dallas Adamson 24 Dobie 24, Sam …

• Texas City snaps La Marque’s 20-game win streak in OT — Mitch Russo’s 32-yard field goal gave the Stingarees a 27-24 overtime victory over the defending Class 4A, Division II champion Cougars Friday night at Etheredge Stadium.

• Humble thwarts Kingwood’s upset bid with late rally

• Eisenhower stops late Nimitz drive to preserve 20-14 win

• Turner, Cy Falls steal thunder from Cy-Fair

• Trinity flexes offensive might  -  Euless Trinity’s quarterback gets the snap from right under center. Is that still legal at the high school level?

• Blocked field goal attempt lifts Allen

• Bowie beats Westlake for first time ever, 31-14

• Mesquite erases 21-point deficit

• Marcus seizes axe from its rival

• Waxahachie defense makes stand

• Lincoln senior steps up for emotional win

• Hirtz so good: Cinco tailback delivers 21-17 overtime win

• Rodgers foils Seven Lakes’ bid for victory with 3 TDs

• Temple outlasts Harker Heights in double-overtime
  The Knights didn’t convert on fourth-and-five from the Temple 20-yard line and Wildcat kicker Chris Winkler did. From the Heights’ 20 on

• Diboll cruises past Huntington, 62-15 

• Lufkin out to continue mastery at Moorhead 

• Oliver comes through in clutch for Lobos (Longview)

• Elks hang on, send Panthers to first loss  PANHANDLE – Stratford was able to score more points in one half against the Panhandle defense than the Panthers had allowed all season

• Unbeaten Bushland wins big against Tulia

• Late scores lift Sandies  -  Refuse to lose. Amarillo High, down by 10 points with six minutes to play, handed out a lesson in making hustle play after hustle play with the pressure on, adding yet another unforgettable chapter to the AHS-Tascosa football rivalry, which turned 51 Friday night.

• Consol holds on to Brazos Boot - The A&M Consolidated football team moved closer to the state playoffs and farther from its 0-4 start when the Tigers defeated Bryan 27-22 in the 20th edition of the Crosstown Showdown on Friday night.

• Giddings prevails against Navasota

• Whaley goes off as Madisonville rolls

• Consol tops Bryan in volleyball battle

• Parkland stuns Canutillo 8-6
  Don’t fit Parkland High School’s football team for a coffin just yet. A loss to first-place Canutillo on Friday would have severely crippled the Matadors’ chances for a playoff berth, but instead Parkland kept those hopes alive with an 8-6 victory.

•  Austin holds off Irvin, still undefeated
  Austin High School regrouped after trailing 21-7 in the second quarter and scored 26 straight points to beat Irvin 33-23 on Friday night. 

• Montwood barely gets past El Dorado
  In three years of varsity football, El Dorado has written a nice book on how to build a program from nothing. 

• Jefferson hammers Bowie 42-7
  Jefferson owned home-field advantage Friday night at El Paso High’s Jones Stadium. The Silver Foxes also owned – and owned with a ferocity – both sides of the line of scrimmage.

• Five-TD night for Elsik’s Hills in loss

• Eagles pick off big win against Belton
  With Ellison’s season seemingly on the line, defensive back Daniel Cobb was the man of the hour as the junior intercepted a Cole Dominguez pass at the goal line on a fourth-and-six play with 2:06 left in the game to preserve a 20-16 win for the Eagles against the Belton Tigers on Friday night at Leo Buckley Stadium.

• Belton’s special teams not so special against Ellison?

• Kangaroo defense surprises No. 6 Brownwood

• Cove QB sticks around this week, much to Trojans’ dismay

• Area Roundup: McMurtry leads Troy past Florence

• Right from the start, Coronado-Monterey rivalry created spark that won’t die
  lake Johnston’s dad would wake him up on game day by singing the Coronado High School fight song.

• Coronado seems to be team to beat in 2-5A after dominating Monterey
  Those who questioned Coronado’s season to this point might lose those doubts.

• Muleshoe QB puts up numbers like Tech’s Harrell
  We ran a story earlier this year about how the Muleshoe offense is very similar to the offense used by Texas Tech.

• Tigers keep Plainview without win
  PLAINVIEW – If the Plainview football team was going to pick up its first win of the season Friday night, it probably needed Frenship to play one of its worst games of 2007.

• Fast start powers Hale Center over Olton
  HALE CENTER – It has been said before that it is not how you start a game but how you finish that counts.

• Seagraves keeps rolling with victory over Smyer
  SMYER -Michael Peterson rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries as Seagraves remained undefeated with a 47-6 win over Smyer.

• Post grinds out 4-2A victory over Slaton
  SLATON – Nothing fancy. But it’s good enough for Post, and it looks great in District 4-2A.

• Amherst running attack too much for Whitharral
  WHITHARRAL – Darquinton Cleveland and Eduardo Hernandez each rushed for more than 100 yards to lead Amherst to an easy 46-16 victory over Whitharral.

• Jasper hooks Hamshire-Fannett

• Unbeaten EC rolls over Anahuac

• ’Jackets roll past TigersELSA — Sophomore running back Roger Garcia wanted to show the Edcouch-Elsa fans what he had Friday night… Full Story… 

• Panthers steamroll Bears   (Spring Hill – Gladewater)

• Eagles whip Rebels  (Abilene – Midland Lee)

• Turnovers do in No. 6 Brownwood

• Class 2A Balanced Early defeats Wall

• Calallen remains undefeated  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-After getting pushed around a bit Friday night, Calallen’s defense and special teams struck back at the perfect time. As Flour Bluff pulled to within seven points of the Wildcats at the start of the fourth quarter of the teams’ …

• Chapin rebounds for big win against Burges, 30-18
  By Paul MacKinnonSpecial to the TimesWith its playoff life on the line, the Chapin High School offense turned to what it does best; throw the football. 

• Americas tops Eastwood in 1-5A defensive slugfest
  By Bingo FavelaEl Paso TimesAmericas High School wide receiver Miguel Picos scored the game-winning touchdown with only a minute left in its contest with Bel Air two weeks ago for Americas’ first win 

• texas top 10 Fared
  Class 5A1. Katy (6-0) at Katy Morton Ranch, 2 p.m. Saturday2. Southlake Carroll (6-1) d. Justin Northwest, 65-243. 

• Friday’s heroes in the area
  Larry Arellano, RB, Mountain View: Carried 32 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns, caught a pass for a 7-yard TD and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD. 

• Coronado uses big second half to beat Bel Air
  By David VasquezEl Paso TimesCoronado turned it on in the second half, turning what had been a close game into a rout as the Thunderbirds rolled to a 41-15 victory over Bel Air on Friday night at 

  Austin High 31, Seguin 7

  McNeil 31, Westwood 20

  Connally 38, Lampasas 0

  Burnet 20, Hendrickson 19

  Round Rock 7, Georgetown 6

  Manor 42, McCallum 28

  Hays 36, Del Valle 35

  San Marcos 40, Akins 12

  New Braunfels 49, New Braunfels Canyon 12

  Rockdale 34, Hutto 14

  Caldwell 42, La Grange 14

  Giddings 21, Navasota 14

  Jarrell 21, Academy 20

  Houston Cypress Woods 29, Wimberley 27

  Bellville 38, Smithville 7

  Johnson City 41, Leakey 0

  Troy 35, Florence 21

  Burton 27, Thrall 14

  Too little, too late   -  Mystery solved: The Livingston Lions are pretty good. On Friday night at Bowers Stadium, Livingston remained unbeaten with a 41-28 win over Huntsville. The victory was the Lions’ first over Huntsville since 1945.

  Early deficit too much for Bulldogs to overcome   HEMPSTEAD — For the second straight week, the New Waverly Bulldogs found themselves with a fourth-quarter deficit before attempting a comeback. For the second straight week, the Dogs came up just short, losing to the Hempstead Bobcats 19-14.

  Mustangs win a wild one  MADISONVILLE — Coming into their showdown against the Palestine Westwood Panthers, the Madisonville Mustangs have relied heavily on junior tailback Chris Whaley.

  Week 7 Running Roundup

• Port Isabel moves to 2-0 in District 32-5A

• Belton gets edged by Ellison as fourth-quarter field goals miss mark
  KILLEEN – The first kick came up just short, bouncing back off the crossbar.
  The second kick had plenty of distance but bounced back off the left upright.

• Rogers deflects distrations, rips Rosebud-Lott 38-7 to remain in playoff hunt  -  ROGERS – While news of a handful of players leaving the Rogers football program over a dispute with the head coach spread through the town like a prairie brush fire, the Eagles who did don the all-black with gold trim uniforms simply got back to the business of winning football games.

• Sophomore Townsend’s big passing game leads Cameron Yoe over Taylor
  CAMERON – Yoe Field was flooded with sophomores Friday night. Cameron Yoe’s were better.

• Quarterback Trevino runs wild as Jarrell staves off Academy for 21-20 win
  JARRELL – Quarterback Chris Trevino rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Jarrell Cougars to a thrilling 21–20 District 25–2A win Friday night over the Academy Bumblebees at Cougar Field.

• McMurtry fires five touchdown passes as Troy outduels Florence 35-27
  TROY – Troy is making a habit each week of finding a different way to win. On Friday night, it was Jacob McMurtry’s turn to step up for the Trojans.

• Beechem gallops for 288 yards, six touchdowns as CTCS knocks off Hill Country
  Central Texas Christian’s senior class had a fund-raiser in which a person could send someone to jail in a horse trailer just beyond the end zone Friday night for $5.

• B’wood gets by a stubborn Alvin
  ALVIN — Brazoswood finally shook off stubborn Alvin with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to take a 28-7 win in a District 24-5A fling Friday night.

• Mustangs edge Ships
  FREEPORT — If points were awarded for hustle, perhaps the Exporters wake up victors today.

• Pearland comes out on top of Clear Creek
  LEAGUE CITY — Pearland controlled both sides of the ball to defeat Clear Creek, 20-14, in a key District 24-5A contest Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium

• Columbia taken down in overtime
  COLUMBUS — Columbia and Columbus needed an extra session at Cardinal Stadium Friday night to determine who would take the District 24-3A lead.

• Sealy too fast for Bulldogs
  SEALY — The Sweeny Bulldogs prepared all week for Sealy’s overall team speed, but when the squads took to the field Friday night the Tigers looked more like cheetahs.

• Eagles pound Allen Academy
  CLUTE — Brazosport Christian School moved to 6-1 on the year with a 66-20 stomping Friday of Allen Academy of Bryan.

• Elkhart falls to Leon  -  ELKHART — Sophomore tailback Joel Brumley’s 59-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter gave the Elkhart Elks a 13-12 lead and a head full of steam.….more>>  

• ’Cats’ defense excels   -  GROESBECK — Palestine head coach Glen Tunstall has been waiting to see the Wildcat defense play to its potential.

• Westwood Panthers lose to Mustangs, 63-48  -  MADISONVILLE — Two words: Chris Whaley. The Madisonville tailback had a huge role in the Mustangs’ 63-48 win over the Westwood Panthers (0-2,3-4) Friday night as they remained undefeated in District 19-3A.

• Glen Rose escapes West in 26-24 thriller 

• Defense rises to lift Pflugerville, 28-14

• Cameron Yoe tops Taylor

• Central Texas’ single-game top performances

• Stony Point surprises Leander in 14-5A

• Tigers rock TWHS: CHS ends Highlander run  -  There was no heart-stopping finish. (The Woodlands – Conroe)

• Splendora rushes past Tarkington  -  TARKINGTON – Splendora rambled for 415 yards on the ground, led by 153 yards and three TDs by Josh Ables and 120 yards from Matthew Kite, in its 49-21 victory over Tarkington Friday night at Longhorn Stadium.

• New Caney falls at C.E. King  -  HOUSTON – The New Caney Eagles fell to 1-6 on the season and to 1-3 in 21-4A with a 31-24 loss against previous winless C.E. King Friday night at Crenshaw Stadium.

• TWCA cruises past Clear Lake Christian  -  The Woodlands Christian Academy varsity football team knocked off Clear Lake Christian 73-26 on the road in TAPPS Division I, District 5 play Friday night.

• Galena Park wins over Crosby in tale of two halves 

• Second-half drives lift Humble past rival Kingwood

• Klein Forest edges Klein on late defensive stop

• Highland Park wears out Pearce to stay unbeaten  

• State high school football scores

• Martin’s defense takes what it wants

• Mesquite erases 21-point deficit  

• Corrigan-Camden loses on last-second field goal  

• Harleton grounds Gilmer-Harmony Eagles  

• Permian routs Cooper  -  Taylor Byrd rushed for three touchdowns and Jamison Berryhill rushed for two Friday as the No. 5-ranked Permian Panthers stayed undefeated in District 3-5A action with a 40-14 victory against Abilene Cooper at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene….

• Kermit 30, Alpine 13 (F)  -  Jonathan Mendoza scored two touchdown runs in the third quarter to give the Kermit Yellowjackets a 30-13 victory against Alpine in the District 7-2A showdown at Walton Field….

• Cats “Bowl” over Cardinals, 60-35  -  It took seven weeks for the Orangefield Bobcats to put a “W” in the win column and Friday night’s Bayou Bowl VIII was the perfect backdrop.….more>>

• Mustangs hit 21 straight 21-3A wins; beat Tigers, 17-6  -  Sometimes you just have to grind one out.

• Central holds off pesky Vidor, 34-28 -  The Central Jaguars scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth period to slip past the gritty Vidor Pirates 34-28 at Babe Zaharias Stadium Friday night in District 22-4A action.

• Dayton rolls past LC-M, 42-6  -  After surrending 85 yards on a game-tying first-quarter drive, Dayton settled down to outscore Little Cypress-Mauriceville 42-6 over the final 38 minutes and came away with a 49-13 victory over the Bears in District 22-4A action Friday night at Battlin’ Bear Stadium.

• STILL PERFECT
  HARLINGEN — Legendary wrestler Ric Flair used to say, “To be the man, you’ve gotta beat the…

• Rampant Warriors run all over RivieraSANTA ROSA — Santa Rosa did the hard work before halftime…. Full Story…

• Longoria, Pats escape Gladiators  MISSION — Over the years, Mission Veterans Memorial coach Carlos Longoria has learned many football lessons,… Full Story… 

• Ramirez, Redskins survive late charge by WarriorsDONNA — The McAllen Rowe Warriors scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and tried to knock…

• Football: Falcons stunned by The Colony

• Football: Prosper pulls away from Bearcats in 9-3A tilt

• Football: Wild runners

• Broncos top rival Bulldogs for first City Championship  -  MCKINNEY — All hail the Broncos, the new kings of McKinney.  After a well-documented 0-10 inaugural campaign, those underdog Boyd Broncos just keep getting better, and showed just how far they’ve come as they avenged last year’s 63-7 loss to rival McKinney North with a 49-28 drubbing of the Bulldogs on Friday at Ron Poe Stadium.

• Late TDs lift REL, 29-23
  The Ganders overcame a 23-14 deficit with two fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat Port Arthur Memorial 29-23 Friday night at Stallworth Stadium.

• Rangers unable to hold off Bruins in 2nd half
  Moral victories are not on Herb Minyard’s agenda.

• RSS water polo teams vie for state titles
  The Sterling Ranger water polo teams took care of business Friday and will try to win their first state championships since 2001.

• Crosby comeback fall short, 24-20
  When it was all said and done, Crosby’s shot at sole possession of first place in District 21-4A was Gahn with the wind.

• Smiley’s late score leaves Barbers Hill blue
  In the end, Smiley had just a little more firepower.

• Loss knocks Lady Ganders to 5th place
  If the Lady Ganders do not make the playoffs, the second game of the match against Channelview Friday will remain on their mind.

• BCA falls hard to Legacy
  Baytown Christian ran headfirst into an offensive buzzsaw from Beaumont Legacy Friday night, falling 47-20 to the Warriors.

• Dayton beats up on LCM
  Week after week Gregory Charles is making Bronco head coach Jerry Stewart look like a very smart man.

• Russo field goal lifts Stings over Coogs
  LA MARQUE — Mitch Russo hit a 32-yard field goal in overtime to lift Texas City to a 27-24 victory over archrival La Marque.

• Pearland takes down Clear Creek
  LEAGUE CITY — Pearland controlled both sides of the ball to defeat Clear Creek, 20-14, in a key District 24-5A contest.

• Mustangs keep playoff hopes alive with win
  FREEPORT — A low kick on an Exporters’ point-after attempt allowed the Mustangs to escape Freeport with a 21-20 win.

•  Ball High’s comeback falls short
  GALVESTON — Ball High gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown to Clear Lake’s Eric Canas as the Falcons defeated the Tors, 38-14.

• Honeycutt leads Dickinson past Santa Fe
  DICKINSON — Sophomore quarterback Clay Honeycutt had three touchdowns in the Gators’ 24-9 victory over the Indians.

• NB’s best blasts Canyon in Wurst
  Perez passes for two scores, runs for two others as Unicorns get 49-12 victory over Cougars.

• Canyon defeats inspired Unicorns in 5
  Cougarettes sweep District 26-4A for first time with win over archrival New Braunfels.

• Harmon leads Frankston to win  -  BLOOMING GROVE — Frankston’s Ketrich Harmon has only been held to under 100 yards rushing twice this season.
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• Cayuga tops Oakwood, 47-7   -  BETHEL — Cayuga continued its solid play this season, defeating Oakwood 47-7 Friday night.

• Dogwood Circle Football Scores 

• Midway fed to the Lions, 28-3 (Waco High)

• Scary-good La Vega pummels Robinson 

• China Spring defense stifles Lorena, 23-6  

• WFHS manhandles Bearcats  -  In what had all the appearances of an offensive showcase, Ben Henderson and the Wichita Falls High School attack held up their end of the bargain.

• Vernon holds off Burkburnett, 21-13

• No. 5 Permian rumbles by Coogs

• Turnovers fuel Clyde victory

• Oso’s ball-hawking defense stings Sinton  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-In the first quarter, it looked like West Oso was going to have trouble stopping Sinton’s spread offense. After withstanding an early barrage, the Bears figured out how to stop the fast-paced Pirates – take the ball out of their …

• Turnovers doom Texans  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-A freshman last year, San Antonio East Central running back Chris Johnson displayed such speed and skill on the field that college scouts often showed up for spring practice. Ray found out Friday night why Johnson attracts so much attention. …

• Wildcats hold off Trojans  -  PORTLAND-Momentum is a terrible thing to waste. Gregory-Portland didn’t waste any Friday night, riding a string of 23 straight points to a thrilling 30-21 triumph over Beeville on Parent’s Night at Wildcat Stadium. G-P (4-3 overall) – which didn’t make …

• Sandcrabs devour Trojans despite fumbles  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-Obviously students of mythology, the Port Lavaca Calhoun Sandcrabs knew the best way to defeat the Trojans on their home turf was with a gift horse. To be safe, they offered Moody a trio of them. The Sandcrabs fumbled the …

• Coyotes end three-game losing streak with 28-3 win over T-M  ALICE-Mateo Gonzalez was everywhere, scoring three touchdowns and picking off a pass, as Alice ended its three-game losing skid with a 28-3 win over winless Tuloso-Midway in District 31-4A football action Friday night. Gonzalez opened the scoring with a six-yard …

• Just as planned  -  ARLINGTON — If they played like they did Friday night, history might repeat itself.….more>> (Arlington)

• Frankston outscores the Grove  – BLOOMING GROVE — Frankston’s Ketrick Harmon has only been held to under 100 yards rushing twice this season.

• Mildred conquers the Gladiators for 20-2A win -  ITALY — Suddenly afforded a chance to win District 20-2A, Mildred responded in a big way.

• Kerens gets back to winning ways

• Chilton races past Wortham

• Hubbard rallies to overtake Dawson

• ET Volleyball 

• Kermit gets key 7-2A win against Alpine
  KERMIT Jonathan Mendoza spends a lot of time watching film…. (full story)

• CRANE 36, OZONA 14OZONA Justin Carrasco was a one-man wrecking crew for the Crane Golden Cranes –recovering a blocked…

• ABILENE HIGH 37, MIDLAND LEE 13MIDLAND Abilene High, ranked sixth in the state, scored the first 27 points of the game Friday…

• REAGAN COUNTY 46, VAN HORN 14BIG LAKE Brandon Davenport ran for three touchdowns and threw for two others to lead the Reagan…

• Running Game
  WESLACO — The only thing missing in this game was a baton….

• UnBearableHARLINGEN — The PSJA Bears’ running game is going to be all right…. Full Story… 

• RESILIENT JAGSEDINBURG — Every great comeback has a catalyst, one play that provides a base and later tilts the score…

• Little Elm 27, McKinney High 7

• No. 8 Cove throttles University 

• McGregor 20, Hamilton 14 

• Salado 33, Lago Vista 7 

• Whitehouse outlasts Hallsville, 34-20 

• Buckeyes bounce Roughnecks, 63-7   (Gilmer – White Oak)

• Marshall holds off Henderson, 14-11 

• ‘Dogs deny Bucs’ upset bid   (Kilgore – Pine Tree)

• Cinco clinches third straight district volleyball title
  It may have been appropriate that Halloween is near because Cinco Ranch’s volleyball team methodically sucked the life out of Katy’s district title hopes on Tuesday.

• Cushing runs past Cross Roads 

• Woodville nips SA in overtime 

• West Rusk takes win over Garrison in final minutes 

• Offense shines for Dragons  (Nacogdoches)

• Center gets early lead but Crockett runs away with win 

• Mistakes sink Rams’ hopes
  Del Rio was already down two members of its starting defense when Friday night’s game against John Jay began.

• Brackett thumps Angoras for first district wi
  BRACKETTVILLE — Tiger Stadium roared Friday night as Brackett picked up its first district win over the Rocksprings Angoras, 34-7.

• Shutouts everywhere in 3-4A

• Bryan, Consol seek victory 

• Tigers version of the Hulk has much softer, polite side  – There are two sides to Kevin Harris. There’s the quiet, respectful one. The one who says, “Sir,” and “Thank you.” The one defensive coordinator Scott Doring knows. (Corsicana)

• Win against rival usually vital (Bryan – A&M Consol)

• Classes may see changes in alignment

• Rivalry reaches fourth chapter  -  It used to be that the annual meeting between Flour Bluff and Calallen was nothing more than another sure victory for the Wildcats. That changed in 2004 when the Hornets pulled off a 41-27 upset — the team’s first win …

• 2007 H.S. football Super 11: Joseph Maldonado  -  Nickname: Jo Position: Running Back Other position I’d like to play: Offensive line The best part of playing football is: Being with my teammates and having fun My dream as a high school football player is to: To see my …

• Ray Hall of Fame to induct 6 today  -  The Ray Hall of Fame will induct five athletes at a ceremony today at the high school: DEAN COULTER Class of 1952 Coulter played on the offensive and defensive line for the 1951 football team that defeated Waco in a …

• Spirited rivalry  -  Close friendships led to the arch rivalry that exists today between the Amarillo High School Sandies and the Tascosa High School Rebels. The Class of 1960 might be to blame, said Billy Henderson, a Rebel from the Class of 1960.

• Coaches Corner Q&A (AHS/THS)