SPORTS UPDATE #73

*** Friday — October 19, 2007 ***

• Clovis coach still teaching  -  CLOVIS, N.M. – In 30 years of coaching the Clovis Wildcats, Eric Roanhaus can compile lists in his mind not many of his peers can: Former players who have gone on to play in college, those who joined the coaching fraternity and, unfortunately, even a short list of those who have passed away since playing for

• Lincoln football team forfeits three wins (Dallas)

• Cy Falls wins shootout over Cy Fair

• Hanks tops Socorro 26-14
  The Hanks High School football team got one step closer to a playoff spot Thursday night at the Socorro Student Activities Complex, dispatching Socorro 26-14 in a game that was close until the end of the fourth quarter.

• Temple reaches new heights: Wildcats nip Knights, clinch playoff berth
  KILLEEN – Unreal. Un-believable.  -  Those were the first words used by Temple coach Bryce Monsen after the Wildcats’ District 13-5A football game against Harker Heights on Thursday night at Leo Buckley Stadium, and they seemed appropriate.

• Connally slams Gatesville

• Cantu-Harkless’ three touchdowns erase mistakes (Crockett – Lanier)

• Temple 45, Harker Heights 42

• Creek holds off upset-minded Wildkats  -  For a time Thursday night, it appeared the long-suffering Willis Wildkats’ losing streak might be at an end.

• Turner, Cy Falls steal thunder from Cy-Fair — Cypress Falls running back Shane Turner stole the spotlight from Cy-Fair’s Sam McGuffie, compiling 295 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns to lead the Golden Eagles to a 49-37 win over Cy-Fair. READ STORY

• Late TD helps Wheatley hold off Furr, 33-26

• 4th-down stops seal it for South Garland

• 2-minute drill with Cistercian’s Clint Murchison

• Johnson has made his mark on Garland ISD

• Shootout in the making for Belton, Ellison
  KILLEEN – When the Belton Tigers and Killeen Ellison Eagles meet in a District 13-5A battle tonight at Leo Buckley Stadium, it hardly qualifies as the old irresistible-force-versus-immovable-object cliché.

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: TWCA to play 11-man football in ‘08

• THIS WEEK’S FEATURED GAMES

• La Vega duo striking fear in ball carriers 

• Allen’s bright star shines on Meridian 

• Coyotes starting playoff push against Sherman  -  The math is simple for the Wichita Falls High School football team.

• Parish Episcopal has powerhouse dreams

• Firepower prevalent in Lee, Memorial game
  The name of the game will be speed when Port Arthur Memorial comes to Stallworth Stadium to take on Lee tonight at 7:30.

• Rangers look to spoil Bruins’ celebration
  Beaumont West Brook is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a school this year and 1982 is definitely a year for the Bruins to recall.

• Surprising PN-G, more surprising Lumberton play for league lead

• Coogs hope nickname becomes known statewide
  LA MARQUE — The defending state champs have a new identity on defense — Make All Football Issues Answered.

• Game Time for Friday, October 19, 2007
  Here’s a breakdown of tonight’s high school football match-ups: (Galveston)

• First Baptist outlasts Lifegate in five games
  SEGUIN — The Lifegate volleyball team would not give up on Thursday against Universal City First Baptist.

• Turnabout from last year Canyon’s aim
  Cougars hope to gain notice by upsetting Unicorns in tonight’s Wurst Bowl.

• NB seeking knockout against Cougars
  NB is one of the few left in Class 4A football that’s still unbeaten, yet opponents think the Unicorns can’t deliver the knockout blow.

• Red River Valley football capsules
  Break down of each RRV game.

• Crosstown Showdown defines ‘rivalry’
  Panthers want to keep trophy with another win. (Paris – North Lamar)

• Central Texas midseason report: The second half

• Off the Beaten Path (Central Texas)

• Parkland in tough spot against 6-0 Canutillo
  From one perspective, Parkland High School’s 3-3 record could suggest a football team falling surprisingly short of expectations after a 10-0 regular season in 2006. 

• Coronado aiming for 10th consecutive district crown
  This is not the way the Americas High School tennis team figured the 2007 fall season would play out. 

• Today’s H.S. football games
  El Dorado (7) vs. Montwood (1)When, where: 7 p.m. today at the Socorro Student Activities Complex.Records: El Dorado is 4-2, 2-2 in District 1-5A; Montwood is 5-1, 4-0 in District 1-5A. 

• Kerr leading Bowie – both on and off the field  (Austin)

• Panthers looking for complete game   (Lufkin)

• Jackson does it all for Groveton 

• Diboll takes top 3A offense into Huntington tonight 

• Entering into the thick of things  -  Marshall preps to push through bulk of schedule starting tonight 

• Hallsville looks for first district win 

• Pigskin Preview   (East Texas)

• Sealy aims for third district win against Sweeny
  Tiger football can take another step towards the playoffs tonight with a homecoming win over Sweeny. The Bulldogs, led by quarterback Marsh Zajicek and his father, Sweeny coach Tommy Zajicek, will head to Tiger Stadium looking to turn around a promising season which has dissolved into a 3-3, 1-2 disappointment.

• Lobos look to counter Lee’s speed   (Longview – Tyler Lee)

• Similar offenses collide as ‘Dogs host Pine Tree   (Kilgore)

• ET Volleyball 

• LHS tennis team bows out of 12-5A tourney 

• Spring Hill not taking Bears lightly   (Gladewater)

• Football: Austin gives Bronchos weapon with his leg 

• Football: Week 7 Permian Basin preview capsulesANTHONY WILDCATS AT…

• WO-S looks to keep rolling   -  While the West Orange-Stark Mustangs will be looking to extend their District 21-3A winning streak to a whopping 21 games, they will also have to deal with some angry Silsbee Tigers tonight at Dan R. Hooks Stadium. 

• Pirates upset-minded against Jags  -  They’re pratically best buddies off the football field. (Vidor – Central)

• Jasper poses big test for H-F

• RESILIENT JAGS
  EDINBURG — Every great comeback has a catalyst, one play that provides a base and later tilts…

• ‘Jackets, Tigers set for 32-4A showdownELSA — Anyone who’s successfully diverted a friends attention with a pointed ‘Look over there!’ while… Full Story… 

• Lady Falcons prepare for cross country competition in unique waysThe Los Fresnos girls cross country team isn’t at all superstitious. Still, the Lady Falcons each have…  Full Story…

• The fastest defensive tackle in Central Texas   -  It will go down in San Marcos Rattler football lore as one of the best stiff-arms ever delivered.

• Akins looking better than before   -  Since the school’s inception in 2000, Akins has been a perennial district doormat. And looking at the Eagles’ 1-5 record this season, one might believe that little has changed.

• Football: Sanger QB adjusts to new offense

• Football: Denton gets shot at Denison after wild 2006 game

• Notebook: Pride on the line for Ryan

• Pirates eager t o slow down Warriors   -  Both the Deweyville Pirates and the Warren Warriors are in must-win situations when they lock horns tonight in District 24-2A action.

• Bears set for Broncos’ test   -  The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears are not having the type of District 22-4A season a lot of people envisioned before the season started.

• BC’s Rhodes off to great start   -  So far this season the Bridge City Cardinals are yet to have too much to be excited about.

• Ford honors pair of Big Country players (Stephenville – Bronte)

• Huge addition  -  Standout offensive lineman Britt Mitchell isn’t comfortable being the focus of a newspaper article.

• AHS needs to avoid looking ahead (Abilene)

• Area teams in key district games today   -  Teams in area begin to get into the real crux of the schedule, deep into the district races. (Jacksonville – East Texas)

• Dragons heading to the Tomato Bowl  -  Nacogdoches faces struggling Jacksonville team

• A Top 10 battle to take place in Mt. Enterprise 

• Cooper in for season’s biggest test (Abilene Cooper)

• Buckaroos, Indians clash in battle of 7-3A wild cards (Breckenridge – Comanche)

• Doin’ it!   -  Coach Stacy Shelton is much happier after her Mabank volleyball team’s effort in subduing a couple of District 13-3A teams in straight sets last week.

• A most memorable match-up…   -  Note: Since two lake area teams turned in classic performances last Friday against each other, this week’s CSI looks at the game instead of just one team. The game was Eustace vs. Kemp, with the Dogs winning a nail-biter, 41-35.

• Competitors finding Eustace runners hard to catch   -  The Eustace varsity girls cross country team, the JV girls and the JV boys all took first place in Van last Friday, and the varsity boys finished third.

• IWA boys take 2nd in district meet  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-The TAPPS 5A defending state champion IWA boys cross country team took second (with 39 points) at Thursday’s TAPPS District 3-5A meet at West Guth Park behind St. Anthony (30 points). The Angels finished third in district last year before …

• District showdown: Randall vs. PD

• Folks, basketball is here

• High School Football Statistics (Abilene)

• Hornets gear to stop potent Canton offense   -  It took every one of the 41 points the Athens Hornets scored last week to make them a winner in their District 14-AAA opener. It also took every second on the clock.

• Tigers enjoying their first win -  Don’t believe that things worth wanting aren’t worth waiting for? Ask the Malakoff Tigers what they think about that.

• Vikings have closer on defense (Bryan)

• Cubs to face red-hot Waller — Bulldogs come to Brenham on four-game win streak  -  When the Waller Bulldogs roll into Brenham Friday night they’ll be carrying a whole lot of momentum with them.

• Panthers, Tigers face questions on offense — Both teams coming off district defeats as playoff race heats up  -  The Burton Panthers and Thrall Tigers will each look to get their offenses going again when they face each other at Panther Stadium Friday night.

• Cub golfers eighth at tourney  -  MANOR, Texas — Taz Meaux shot an 87 to lead the Cub golf team to an eighth-place finish at the Pflugerville Henderson Tournament Monday at Shadow Glen.

• Full Speed Ahead
  Don’t expect the No. 6 Brownwood Lions to be looking in the rearview mirror or peeking ahead to see what’s around the next curve.

• Early out to crash through Wall
  EARLY — It might not be labeled a revenge game, but a victory over the Wall Hawks would likely propel the Early Longhorns into a showdown with No. 5 Coleman for the outright 6-2A lead — and potential district championship.

• Now or never time for Dragons
  BANGS — The playoffs begin Friday night for the Bangs Dragons.

• Zephyr looks to continue roll against Lohn
  ZEPHYR — With three straight wins to their credit, the Zephyr Bulldogs appear primed to march through Six-Man Division II, District 14 and repeat as champions. The Lohn Eagles, however, will be attempting to derail first-year head coach Landon Buffe’s squad at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Bulletin’s Six-Man Game of the Week.

• WEEK 7 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS
  Six-Man Division I, District 13

• H.S. Football Notes: After Week 6  -  CLASS 4A CALALLEN The Wildcats don’t play Flour Bluff until Friday night, but coach Phil Danaher knows enough about the Hornets to rank them as the best among his team’s six opponents so far. That it took the Hornets a …

• No guarantees  -  Dave Henigan doesn’t want to hear it. He doesn’t want anyone to think it.….more>>  (Corsicana)

• Blooming Grove shoots for first against Frankston   -  After averaging 30 yards rushing per game in the first four weeks of the season, the Blooming Grove Lions have sort of changed their philosophy.

• The old and new come together at Tiger Gym   -  It was the first day of Lady Tigers basketball practice Wednesday — the first day for “Ennis.”

• GOLDEN CIRCLE FOOTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULES: WEEK 7   -  Mildred, Wortham, Kerens and Fairfield

• Bullard girls beat Athens in volleyball

• Players who transferred set to face old teams
  Jose Andujo was raised a Bowie Bears fan, and as a child he dreamed of suiting up in that blue and white uniform to take the field in South El Paso. 

• Knights need win against Socorro
  The Hanks High School football team’s season didn’t die with its tough loss to El Dorado three weeks ago, but it certainly brightened a bit when the Aztecs’ were upset last week by Bel Air. 

• Tonight’s High School Football Capsule
  Hanks (5) vs. SocorroWhen, where: 7 p.m. today at the Socorro Student Activities Complex.Records: Hanks is 3-3 overal, 2-2 in District 1-5A; Socorro is 1-6 overall, 1-4 in District 1-5A. 

• Finishing strong; Martin looks for last rally  -  Enthusiasm and spirit still entertain Martin High practices.  Full Story

• Coronado-Monterey should be good
  If Terrell Owens were involved, he’d use his classic line of getting the popcorn ready because its going to be a show.

• Today’s high school football game
  CLASS 5A District 2-5A Lubbock High at San Angelo Central 7:30 p.m., San Angelo Stadium

• Wildcats welcome return of Ramirez  -  MESQUITE – The Wildcat cross country team got a pleasant surprise at Saturday’s meet, and not coincidentally, improved their chances of repeating as district champions next week.

• Football: Midland High putting pieces together

• Permian High Player of the Week–Week 6

• Odessa High Player of the Week–Week 6

• Permian Basin Player of the Week

• Donna’s Guzman out for season

• Tigers hope to snap four-game losing streak to Texas High (Mt. Pleasant)

• Westwood looks to bounce back on the road  -  Friday night’s game between the Westwood Panthers and Madisonville will be made up of familiar foes — Westwood head coach Kevin Anderson and Madisonville head coach Greg Morgan.  After coaching together at Shephard High School, the coaches have faced each other three times with Anderson having the upper hand with a 3-0 record against Morgan.….more>>

• Cats not looking past Goats   -  The Palestine Wildcats are coming off an emotional win at Westwood and next week the Wildcats have a critical game against Madisonville.However in between the two is a trip to Groesbeck and Palestine head coach Glen Tunstall knows his team cannot overlook the Goats. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Groesbeck.

• Palestine offense gets into gear last two games   – The Palestine offense has found its groove.  After averaging 268 yards of offense their first four games, the Wildcats have gained over 514 yards on average in the last two wins and Palestine hopes to continue that success Friday night at Groesbeck.

• Cayuga, Oakwood square of in District 21-A play   -  A pair of Dogwood Circle teams — Oakwood and Cayuga — square off Friday night at Scourbrough Stadium on different sides of the District 21-A spectrum.

• Coyotes to play Harlandale in 2007 Homecoming game
  Highlighting 2007 Uvalde High School Homecoming activities this weekend will be the varsity football game between the Uvalde Coyotes and the San Antonio Harlandale Indians tomorrow night.

• TRAYLON SHEAD MAKING NAME FOR HIMSELF Full Story »   (Cayuga)

• Red Oak looking to continue improbable season  -  With first year head coach Mike Shields at the helm, the Red Oak Hawks (4-2, 1-1) have responded to the former Italy coach and are playing very well right now. Last week the Hawks posted a 14-7 win over Lancaster in what many thought of as an upset. But, the Hawks are right where Shields wants them, in the thick of the playoff chase.

• Lady Viking ready for round 2 against Consol (Bryan – A&M Consol)