SPORTS UPDATE #70

  Welcome To The Sports Report!

*** Tuesday – October 16, 2007 ***

• Here comes the son

• College Park QB Josh Parsons doesn’t back down  -  College Park gave state power Lufkin quite a scare on the Panthers’ home turf – Abe Martin Stadium – Friday night.

• Mavs defense cools off Trojans 27-0  -  They say offense wins games and defense wins championships. But since no championship was on the line Friday night, it can also be said that defense cools off teams enjoying their hottest start in 32 years. Memorial High School’s defense, hotter right now than any blue-ribbon chili at the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo Barbecue Cookoff, wouldn’t let South Houston continue its rags to riches story on their watch.

• Robinson provides do-it-all on offense for Klein Oak — Though six games, Klein Oak senior Terrence Robinson leads the Panthers in rushing with 1,143 yards and 17 touchdowns — statistics Robinson credits to preparation time with coaches.

• Madison, Brenham athletes net weekly honors

• HIGH SCHOOL NOTES: Updates on Coaches of the Week

• High School Stats (East Texas)

• Bulldogs blast Rams in 43-13 win in Everman -  The state-ranked Everman Bulldogs remained unbeaten with a 43-13 win over the Mineral Wells Rams in Friday night’s homecoming game at Bulldogs Field.….more>>

• Greyhounds hammer Bobcats in district opener -  The Strawn Greyhounds climbed into the driver’s seat in the Sixman Division I District 9 race on Friday with a 62-12 win over the Newcastle Bobcats.

• Perrin-Whitt climbs to 2-1 in district play with 49-14 win in Cross Plains  -  The Perrin-Whitt Pirates climbed to 2-1 in District 12-1A play on Friday with a solid 49-14 win in Cross Plains.

• State-ranked Panthers cage Wildcats in 63-7 win  – The Gorman Panthers remained unbeaten with a 63-7 win over the Santo Wildcats on Friday at Panthers Field.

• Godley manhandles Millsap 50-7 in district opener – Godley High School quarterback Riley Good and running back Landry Martinez ran all over the Millsap Bulldogs’ defense in a 50-7 victory Friday night at Wildcat Stadium in the District 6-2A opener.

Driven to succeed  -  Spring Hill linebacker making necessary adjustments for Cougars

Lobos move closer to 5A Top 10   (Longview)

Area teams gunning for 30-win seasons 

Cats Morrison was right to be upset  -  I have admit something to Orangefield Coach Blake Morrison and all the Bobcat fans.….more>>

Lady Cardinal seniors share insight to each other   -  They have known each other for almost all their lives and been playing volleyball for nearly as long. (Bridge City)

DEFINED GOAL: PSJA North eyes regional crown
PHARR — The PSJA North girls cross country team traditionally is one of the best in the Rio…

Major Clash: Bobcats, Pirates collide in district tiltIn a district in which teams play only four league games, almost any contest could determine the eventual…
Full Story … (Hildago – Rio Hondo)

32-3A notes: ‘Getcha popcorn ready’Last week saw the first of six HUGE games in District 32-3A, as Port Isabel downed La Feria 26-20 in…

High schools: Denton notebook

GC athletic director keeps sports running
What goes on in Tom Ed Gooden’s control room is as important to the citizens of Baytown as the operations at any area petrochemical plant.

Port Neches-Groves sitting pretty on top of District 22-4A volleyball standings

Tigers rout Rains to begin District 10-3A play  -  The Commerce Tigers stiffened up their defense and took advantage of some uncharacteristic Rains turnovers to open up District 10-3A play with a 30-14 victory on Friday night.….more>>  

Dickinson looks to rebound against Santa Fe
DICKINSON — The Gators set their sights on Santa Fe after a 17-14 loss to Texas City.

Football opens doors for WR Swan
GALVESTON — Ball High senior wide receiver Danny Swan had the best game of his career in last week’s 18-16 victory over Clear Brook.

Santa Fe goes back to basics
SANTA FE — Coming off a thumping at the hands of Texas City, the Indians used last week’s bye to go back to the basics.

Wildcats, Mustangs are local tennis favorites
It looks like the road to Austin for the tennis teams in districts 24-5A and 23-4A will have to go through Clear Lake and Friendswood.

Volleyball teams battle for seeding
GUADALUPE COUNTY — Marion coach Stephanie Langenberg is excited about her team’s opportunity to compete for a district championship.

District win puts ‘Cats in control - Throughout the week, Palestine head coach Glen Tunstall talked about getting into the district’s driver’s seat. After a wild and crazy finish that resulted in a 41-38 Palestine win, are in that driver’s seat as the Wildcast have started District 19-3A with a win.

Panthers hurt by starting off slow -  The much anticipated matchup between Palestine and Westwood didn’t quite play out the way the Panthers would have hoped. Despite a rally of 32 points in the second half to get within three of Palestine, Westwood dropped the District 19-3A opener 41-38.

Burkburnett boys, girls sweep team titles

• Bullard settles score with AHS  BULLARD — District 14-AAA volleyball action is exactly that — action.

• Faces Off the Field: Lake Travis’ Lindsey Hausmann

• Lions’ attitude pays off at Cove -  Coming off a 24-17 loss to Cooper one week earlier, Brownwood coach Steve Freeman had the daunting task of taking his Lions on the road to face top-ranked Copperas Cove on Friday.

• Big Country Player of the Week 10.16.07

• Roscoe’s Villanueva earns accolade

• Roos roll over Burleson 31-7
  WEATHERFORD — Weatherford Kangaroos’ slotback Ryan Marley took a pitch from quarterback Chris Jackson as he was being pulled to the ground by a Burleson defender and ran 34 yards to the end zone for the Roos’ final score in a 31-7 win over the Burleson Elks on homecoming at Kangaroo Stadium Friday.

• Crowley spoils Cleburne’s homecoming with shutout
  CLEBURNE — Crowley completed just two passes, but both counted for touchdowns in a 21-0 win to spoil Cleburne’s homecoming.

• Summit comes from behind to defeat North Crowley
  FORT WORTH — North Crowley (0-6, 0-3) jumped out to its first lead of the year over Mansfield Summit (5-1, 3-0) but could not hold on as Summit came back for a 20-7 victory in District 4-5A.

• Crowley spikers take hit in run for postseason
  Crowley’s playoff chances took a hit Oct. 9 with a 25-19, 25-14, 25-23 loss to Stephenville after defeating Joshua 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19 on Oct. 5.

• Timberview too much for North Crowley, 33-21
  MANSFIELD — Mansfield Timberview (2-3, 1-1) jumped out to a 27-7 halftime lead and hung on for a 33-21 victory over the North Crowley Panthers (0-5, 0-2) on Friday night at Mansfield’s R.L. Anderson Stadium.

• Last-second field goal lifts Crowley past Owls, 24-21
  Crowley kicker Aaron Jones lived every kicker’s dream Friday night at Eagle Stadium.

• It’s the Hornets in a photo finish  -  BULLARD — Wanna talk about saving the best for last. The Athens Hornets drove 64 yards for a touchdown in the final two minutes Friday night to pull out a 41-40 win over the Bullard Panthers in a thrill-a-minute District 14-AAA opener.

• Van drills Bears  BROWNSBORO — The Van Vandals used the power running of Jermie Calhoun and the passing attack of Brady Pennington to blister the Brownsboro Bears 41-16 in a District 14-AAA opener.

• Bulldogs outlast Kemp, 41-35   KEMP — The Dallas Cowboys aren’t the only team that can find a wild and improbable way to win a football game.

• Tigers claim first win   MALAKOFF — Sometimes the scoreboard doesn‚t tell the whole tale — like in Malakoff’s 19-6 win over Rice Friday night.

• Sandies top Bobcats, 23-13   CROSS ROADS — The Grapeland Sandies made a 23-13 halftime lead stand up for a victory over the Cross Roads Bobcats in a District 21-A opener Friday night.

• Lady Lions eye fourth straight playoff berth (Brownwood)

• Cross-country teams win in Uvalde   -  As the district meet nears, the Del Rio High School cross-country teams show no signs of slowing down.

• High school top 10  -  Eighth-ranked Burges upset No. 6 El Paso High to capture the District 1-4A team tennis title, its 11th in 12 seasons. 

• This week’s football rankings   -  Class 5A Rk Team Rec Pvs. 1 Katy (3) 6-0 1 2 North Shore 6-0 2 3 Klein Oak 6-0 3 4 Clements 7-0 5 5 Pearland 5-1 6 6 Lufkin 5-1 7 7 Klein 6-1 8 8 Cypress Ridge…

• This week’s volleyball rankings   -  Class 5A Rk. Team Rec. Pvs. 1. Cy-Fair 31-2 1 2. Memorial 30-5 2 3. Magnolia 27-7 3 4. Cinco Ranch 27-8 4 5. Dulles 29-7 5 6. Kingwood 28-4 6 7. Pearland 27-5 7 8. Clear Lake 23-7 8…

• SportsDay football (defense) player of the week: Chris Ellison

• Football (offense): Jeremi Mathis

• SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Kathy Shelton

• SportsDay runner of the week: Kristie Krueger

• Kimball rolls past Adamson, 41-9

• The race for first; Panthers continue strong start  -  The postseason race is tightening as the journey for 29-5A’s Final Four did not weaken in Week 6. (Laredo)

• LHS tennis team drops pair   -  The Lubbock High tennis team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday against Amarillo schools.

• Coronado adds wins to resume   -  Wichita Falls – The Coronado tennis team came away Saturday with victories over Wichita Falls Rider and Wichita Falls High. The Mustangs won 13 of 19 matches in both competitions.

• Boyd clinches its first District 9-4A volleyball title 

• Centennial drops McKinney North for its first win 

• South San tops Uvalde in district opener  -  SAN ANTONIO  -  South San quarterback Jonathan Porterie made a 66-yard run on the first play of the second half to jumpstart his team’s offense.

• Lobos come home to host Floresville in District 29-4A volleyball Tuesday  -  Following two and a half weeks of consecutive road action, the Uvalde Lobos will be back in the friendly confines of the Uvalde High School Gym for District 29-4A volleyball action against the Floresville Jaguars Tuesday night.

• Lorenzo knocks off Kress

• Heritage Classical 88, Holy Cross 42

• My two cents … on Randall’s Blake Bonner