SPORTS UPDATE #108

WELCOME!

*** FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 31, 2007 ***

• North Shore, Cy-Fair set for playoff clash (w/ previews) — Whether North Shore can disrupt Cy-Fair’s running game just might determine who advances from tonight’s 5A playoff game at Berry Center. The Bobcats’ Sam McGuffie ran for 1,618 yards despite missing three games

• Coaches not familiar with UIL testing details
  Steroid testing won’t likely begin until after football season

• Coaching search nears finish line
  Scott Joseph of the Lee coaching staff was among those who made the first cut for the head coaching job at Goose Creek Memorial.

• ‘No excuses’ Rangers take on South
  With star runner out and many others hobbling, the Smithson Valley Rangers limp into today’s 5A-II regional semifinal.

• Inspirational words ring loud, clear in Crawford 

• November 30, 2007: High school football playoffs capsules (West Texas)

• November 30, 2007: Mustangs need big game from linebackers (Andrews – Abilene Wylie)

• Streaking Dayton set for Livingston challenge
  One week past Thanksgiving and the Dayton Bronco football team is still going strong.

• Newton heads to regional title game

• Waller won’t sneak up on

• Newton passing its way to regional title game

• New WO-S boys basketball coach enjoying challenge

• Pirates to meet Celina in regional semis

• Danbury downed in 3rd quarter
  NEEDVILLE — The third quarter has been Danbury’s Achilles heel in four games this season. Thursday afternoon in the opener of the Needville Tournament, the third period came back to haunt the Panthers.

• Area basketball roundup
  Sweeny tipped off play in the Brazos Tournament on Thursday and walked off the court with a 52-48 win over Edna.

• 24-5A’s elite volleyballers honored
  Pearland and Alvin hoped their volleyball season would have lasted longer than the 2007 campaign actually did. But both teams put together a successful year and each were honored for the effort, netting players on the 24-5A All-District First Team.

• Swimmers dive toward Freeport
  FREEPORT — The Brazosport Natatorium will become a bevy of activity the next few days during the Brazosport Swim Invitational.

• Only one county team goes gold in tournament
  LEAGUE CITY — Clear Creek moved to the gold bracket in the Clear Creek classic Thursday. La Marque qualified for silver bracket, and Texas City for the bronze.

• Navarro teams, Marion girls in finals
  GERONIMO — Thursday was a good day for Navarro basketball fans.

• Canyon, SV advance at Cougarette Classic
  Both teams post big first-round wins, while NB falls to 10th ranked Roosevelt

• Yoemen bounce over Bartlett  -  The Yoemen made their first home-court appearance Tuesday night and rallied late for a narrow 51-49 victory over Bartlett.

• Best games for McGuffie, Cobb

• Hightower aims for 10th straight win after slow start

• Clements refuses to stay down for long

• North Shore vs. Cy-Fair; Thoughts on TD Club nods

• Broncos expect plenty of fan support for today’s state quarterfinal game
  The tough thing about being a high school baseball player is knowing that if your team wins a state championship, nobody is around to notice.

• Farmers in seek of revenge for opening loss
  Keith Wright was admittedly skeptical when various preseason polls tabbed his Farmersville football team as one of the 10-best teams in Class 2A.

• Broncos top Arl. Heights for first win
  McKinney Boyd got its first win of the season Thursday in the first round of the Collin County Round Ball Classic.

• Heritage takes down McKinney, 59-57
  McKinney head basketball coach Wes Watson called two timeouts with less with two second remaining with his team trailing by two points at the end of the Lions’ Collin County Round Ball Classic Opener

• Lady Bulldogs edge Denton, 41-39
  Members of the McKinney North basketball called a players-only meeting after their loss to Newman Smith Monday.

• Second-half surge lifts Lady Broncos over Howe
  Emily Holmes, Ashley Olvera and Kiana Evans combined for 45 points, including 29 in the second half, as McKinney Boyd defeated Howe, 56-52, in the opening round of the Collin County Round Ball Classic Thursday.

• Gipson lifts Birdville over Burleson   -  Whitney Gipson had 12 points in the final quarter to lift the Lady Hawks past the Lady Elks, 40-35.

• Western Hills hangs on to beat Arlington Seguin  

• Free throws fall short for Carroll vs. Granbury  

• Colleyville Heritage tops Eastern Hills at Mansfield tournament

• Kaufman Lions earn All-District honors  -  Kaufman varsity football players ended their season with a devastating loss, but the players hold top honors in this year’s District 13-3A football honors because of the outstanding season the team played.  

• Score against Salado’s defense? Not so much
  SALADO – Since early September, one advertisement continues to dominate the classifieds section on a regular basis.

• Cayuga peaking at right time  BETHEL — The Cayuga Wildcats look to be peaking at the right time.
  The Wildcats, coming off their first playoff win in school history, will be facing Maud Friday night in the Class A-Region III, Division II regional quarterfinals at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore.  Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.….more>>

• Grapeland tries to find way to stop Tenaha   GRAPELAND — Grapeland head coach Curt Faigle looks back to the Alto game as when he saw his defense coming together as the strength of the Sandies.

• Tatum, Newton both established winners   -  Tatum’s road to its third straight football state championship appearance takes it to Lufkin’s Abe Martin Stadium tonight against Newton, a foe with an established postseason reputation much like Tatum’s.

• ET playoff capsules 

• Raiders’ secondary facing challenge against Estacado tonight  -  The Rider pass defense was a mixed bag last week. A lot of spectacular plays, some not-so-great moments.Full story »

• ARP QB DEALING WITH DAD’S DEATH

• Plenty of toss-ups this weekend  -  At this point, there are still a few heavy favorites out there, but more often than not, football fans are going to find toss ups at their selected stadiums this weekend.

• Copperas Cove’s next playoff test is upstart McKinney Boyd
  WACO – McKinney Boyd coach Don Drake admits that before this football season, he wasn’t thinking playoffs.

• Granger battles similar Shiner for berth in state semifinals
  BUDA – Granger and Shiner are near replicas of each other on the football field.

• Extreme hoops slate finally favors Crosby    ANAHUAC — What a difference a couple of days make.

• 2007 All-Area Volleyball Team 

• Former Eagles soaring for Roosevelt

• 2-minute drill with … Nic Boyd, RB, Red Oak

• High School Basketball Box Scores  (Bryan – College Station)

• With losing behind them, EHS seniors reap reward
  Given his prowess on the diamond and the Estacdo baseball team’s track record for success, EZ Reyna could have easily walked away from football.

• Westerners hang tough, down Brownfield, 73-67
  When the Lubbock High boys basketball team started the season 0-2, it wasn’t a complete surprise considering the Westerners returned one returning starter this year.

• Despite offseason losses, Littlefield back in title hunt
  Littlefield head coach Bryan Huseman took fairly modest expectations into the 2007 football season.

• Frenship smashes Abilene 59-34
  WOLFFORTH – Frenship outscored Abilene High 20-7 in the final quarter, putting the final touches on a 59-34 first-round win at the Gene Messer Shootout on Thursday.

• Tigers win pair at tournament
  FLORESVILLE – The Frenship girls basketball team won its first two games at the Jaguar Classic to advance to today’s quarterfinals.

• High School Football Playoff Capsules
  CLASS 3A Division I Regional Final Andrews vs. Abilene Wylie 7:30 p.m., Mustang Bowl, Sweetwater

• Area High School Basketball Scoreboard.
  GENE MESSER SHOOTOUT (Lubbock)

• Carthage, Diboll athletes top 20-3A all-district football selections

• 11/30 Area basketball scores   (Lufkin)

• Lady Mavs, Ladycats fall twice in Spring Hill tourney   (Marshall)

• Elysian Fields set to face off with Crawford  

• Farmersville to face unbeaten Caddo Mills in regional finals Friday

• Celina takes on Pittsburgh in Mesquite on Friday

• Nederland cruises past HCYA….more>> 

• Memorial dominates Houston Heights 

• WO-Stark gears up for La Vega 

• MAKING IT HAPPEN
  Just for this game, the Los Fresnos Falcons defensive line decided to create a new motto just… 

• Converse Judson carried by its traditionCONVERSE — Losing three of the last four games of the season isn’t something that happens often at Converse

• Maidens flirt with win  -  The Lake View High School girls basketball team came within one point of its first win of the season, but for the seventh straight game the Maidens came up just short. 

• Football: No Parking  -  ARGYLE — Ask Ben Parks what he’d most like to do on a football field, and he’ll respond without much hesitation. The Argyle senior has never been in a situation where he’s had to attempt a game-winning field goal in the final minutes or seconds of a game, and after a bit of thought, that’s a good thing. It’s not that the kicker/punter/defensive standout hasn’t hit a big field goal in his career, just not a for-all-the-marbles

• Bobcats give scouts plenty to ponder
  Scouting Celina is similar to a root canal: the end result is apparent prior to the procedure but if it is not done, the pain will only be greater later.

• Wranglers learn from past experiences to make historical run
  During the past two seasons, there has been plenty to celebrate for West Mesquite’s football program.

• West Mesquite continues to rewrite record book
  West Mesquite quarterback Kendall Thomas threw for a school-record 390 yards in last week’s victory over Whitehouse. But that is just one of several records that have fallen this season during the Wranglers’ record-breaking run.

• Mesquite falls to defending champions in state tournament rematch
  The last time the Mesquite boys met up with Duncanville, it was last March at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, as the two squared off in the Class 5A state semifinals.

• Allen rally still short
  In what’s becoming a pattern for this team, Allen fell into trouble early Tuesday night against Coppell, put forth a furious rally late, yet ultimately fell short of the win, 59-56.

• Young roster, well seasoned
  When District 9-5A girls basketball competitors look at the schedule this season, one name really jumps off the page.

  Wylie boys beat 5A Weatherford in 51-50 thriller  -  After playing from behind for most of the game, the Wylie boys basketball team mounted a fourth quarter comeback to beat Weatherford 51-50 at the Joshua Tournament.

  Football playoff pairings 

  Lake Travis receiver is one tough Bird

  High school football playoff notebook  (Austin – Central Texas)

  Bulldogs down Lions to continue state title hunt   WALLER – The Waller Bulldogs continued their march through the state playoffs with a 28-14 win over the previously undefeated Yates Lions last Friday at Rhodes Stadium in Katy.

  Area hoops teams begin tournament play   -  A trio of Montgomery County high school boys varsity basketball teams begin hosting their tournaments today, with a host of other area boys and girls squads dotting the Houston area and beyond in other tourneys.

  College Park’s Carson coaching finalist  -  THE WOODLANDS – College Park’s Richard Carson is among the eight finalists chosen by the Touchdown Club of Houston for the 2007 high school football Coach of the Year Award.

  Eagles eager to battle Carroll  -  As the final minutes ran down on Southlake Carroll’s 52-0 win over Abilene High’s football team two years ago,

  Abilene squads open with wins

  Title-hungry Bulldogs focused on Andrews  (Abilene Wylie)

  Cisco girls basketball coach reassigned

  AHS’ Brooks was loved by teammates  (Abilene High)

  Hard work paying off for Beach  -  It’s the little things that have made Brenham High School junior Kara Beach emerge as one of the Cubettes’ top swimmers this season.

  Browning tops All-District Football Team  -  To the surprise of nobody, the District 13-3A coaches have named Mabank’s multi-talented junior quarterback Kolton Browning as their Most Valuable Player.

  All-HC Area Volleyball Team announced    -  Miranda Groom of Mabank was named Hitter of the Year on the 2007 All-Henderson County Area Volleyball Team released last week, and her teammate Katie Cross was selected as Server of the Year.

  Area Hoops Roundup   So, enough with this football, already. (Mabank area)

  Calallen knows how to have fun  -  Thanksgiving has come and gone, which means the number of teams left in the playoffs is beginning to dwindle. Only four teams remain in the Region IV-4A Division II bracket, including 12-0 Calallen. It’s not much of a surprise the …

  Area H.S. Football playoff capsules  -  CLASS 4A ‘DIVISION II REGIONAL SEMIFINALS BEEVILLE (10-2) vs. CIBOLO STEELE (11-1) When: 8 p.m. today Where: Alice’s Memorial Stadium Last Week: Beeville 35, Edcouch-Elsa 21; Steele 28, Fredericksburg 21 Next Round: Calallen or Austin Lake Travis Beeville Player to …

  Lions claw past Sunnyvale  -  Sunnyvale’s freshmen proved a little more difficult than Blooming Grove imagined.….more>>

  Bates gets double-double in rout of Abbott  -  BLOOMING GROVE — A young Frost boys basketball team grew up a little in their opening game of the Blooming Grove Tournament.

  Area Boys Basketball Roundup: Tigers top Red Oak JV    -  The Tigers got off to a slow start Thursday, but got it together and went on to defeat Red Oak, 85-62 at Tiger Gymnasium to begin the Corsicana Winter Blast Tournament.  (Corsicana)

  Corsicana Winter Blast Tournament Schedule

  Alto, Joaquin clash in regional quarterfinals Friday

  Area scores, briefs (Jacksonville)

  Area football teams looking to move on in playoffs   (Nacogdoches – East Texas)

  Dragons defeat Tyler Lee behind Hall’s 25 

  Big Mac Classic begins Friday
  The Queens have one more quiz before the district test begins. (Del Rio)

  Half-court bucket gives Irish win in double OT
  Years from now, Alex Loya likely will look back on Nov. 29, 2007, as one his greatest days in high school sports.

  AREA BASKETBALL 11/29   (Nacogdoches – East Texas)
  

SPORTS UPDATE #107

WELCOME

*** THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 29. 2007 ***

• Public can review, scrutinize steroid testing program

• UIL releases steroids testing details

• Statewide pairings:
  > 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A 6-man

• Changing directions -  Palestine High School athletic director and head football coach Glen Tunstall was reassigned by the Palestine Independent School District Monday afternoon.

• El Paso High football coach resigns Tuesday
  Ron Dentinger has resigned as El Paso High School’s football head coach after five seasons, El Paso Independent School District athletic director Ken Owen said Tuesday. Full story

• How Southlake built its dynasty

• Early-Littlefield: The Sequel
  EARLY — Early head coach Robbie Tindol stopped short of calling it a revenge game, but make no mistake — the Longhorns want to give the Littlefield Wildcats a dose of their own medicine.

• Revenge on Bulldogs’ minds
  ZEPHYR — For the Zephyr Bulldogs, Friday’s Six-Man Division II Region IV championship contest is not a typical playoff encounter. Not only are the Bulldogs vying to be one of the final four teams remaining in the state bracket, revenge is on their minds as well.

• Coyotes targeted by Calvert
  RICHLAND SPRINGS — Richland Springs returned to its familiar No. 1 ranking in the latest sixmanfootball.com poll, but being No. 1 just over three weeks from now is what matters most to the Coyotes.

• LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CAPSULES
  Class 2A, DIVISION II Region I SEMIFINAL

• Girls Basketball Roundup: Cagle scores as much as opponent in Frost win

• Rounding up the Elks -  For the third time, Ryan Steadman stood on the opposite end of the court from his hometown team. For the first time, the Mildred coach whooped the Elkhart Elks.

• Clements refuses to stay down for long — If a team gets a lead on the Clements Rangers, it better not get too comfortable. In four games this season, Clements has trailed by 12 points or more but has come back to win each time. READ STORY

• Clements soars under radar

• HIGH SCHOOL NOTES: It’s mat time at Cy Ridge this weekend

• St. Thomas basketball hands Strake first loss of season

• RATTLING HISTORY: Navasota football team enjoying best playoff run in years

• Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Pick Up Wins   -  Both Wortham basketball teams were in action Tuesday night and both teams picked up wins.

• Next round poses challenges for NB, SV
  Unicorns to revisit Slot-T; Rangers hoping to get past injuries

• Uvaldeans roll over Pearsall in 95-43 basketball blowout
  It was show-and-tell time for the Uvalde Coyotes, who celebrated Teachers’ Night Tuesday with a 95-43 basketball victory over the Pearsall Mavericks.

• UHS girls to take on El Paso Socorro in opening round of Big Mac Classic
  The Uvalde Lobos will be in Del Rio tomorrow morning to begin competition in the 2007 Big Mac Classic basketball tournament.

• Sabinal, Harper to vie in football playoff
  Tomorrow at Hondo High School’s Barry Field, the Sabinal Yellowjackets will go up against the Harper Longhorns in Class 1A Division II regional semi-final football competition.

• Canyon, SV girls record big wins

• Unicorns named “Army Strong” 

• Seymour not satisfied with one playoff victory

• LEE, JT SET FOR LINDALE’S HOOP HEAVEN TOURNEY (Tyler)

• HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: LATE TUESDAY (East Texas)

• WRIGHT-BROWN TANDEM CARRIES PITT TO SUCCESS (Pittsburg)

• Earth-moving O-linemen plow Pirates’ playoff path 

• Nov. 29 High school football playoff pairings 

• HS Notebook: Valley Mills still reaping dividends from 2006 run 

• Brice Cherry: Coaches’ dignity not ‘For Sale’ 

• Martin overcomes guard’s big night

• Haltom guard puts on show in a losing effort

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NOTEBOOK

• Reaves-Brown voted co-MVP as district champion Temple takes 13-5A honors
  It might have surprised some observers that Temple won the District 13-5A football championship in undefeated fashion, but it wasn’t surprising that the Wildcats received plenty of honors on the all-district team released Wednesday.

• Lions put it on the line: Granger’s offensive front overpowering opponents
  GRANGER – When watching the Granger football team in action, one might grow tired of hearing such frequent, repetitive phrases.

• A tale of two Reggies, a tale of two Leanders

• AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
  CLASS 4A DIVISION I
  REGION II CHAMPIONSHIP

• Wildcats win first game   ATHENS — The Palestine Wildcats started the season with a 66-29 win over Athens Tuesday night.
  Palestine (1-0) held Athens to 12 points in the first half to establish a 31-12 lead.

• Pflugerville, Leander eye possible rematch

• Unicorns get defensive

• Gene Messer Shootout promises plenty of action
  When former Frenship basketball coach Grady Newton started up a small tournament 14 years ago, all he wanted to do was showcase the new basketball facilities at the school.

• Area Basketball Tournaments  (Lubbock)

• Kenney’s last-second trey caps Slaton’s upset of No. 6 Cooper

• It’s Splitsville In Karnack 

• Lady Mavs drop first game to Shreveport-Boyd, 80-57   (Marshall)

• Hallsville downs Brookhill 57-51 

• Quick starts helps Rattlers top Canyon  -Quick starts have been the key to the Rattlers’ 4-1 start this season. In every game this season, the Rattlers have started strong in the first quarter and, aside from a loss to Killeen Shoemaker, have successfully fended off the opposition the next three quarters. ….more>>  (San Marcos)

• Lobos stave off the Mavericks, 55-51   (Longview – Marshall)

• When it comes to scouting playoff foes, coaches know it’s a tale of the tape

• Lake Travis hopes to jump on Calallen early

• Bearettes romp past Henderson, 68-28  -  HENDERSON — The Brownsboro Bearettes raced out to a 24-3 lead in the first quarter and went on to take an easy 68-28 win over Henderson’s Lady Lions in non-district basketball action Tuesday night.….more>>

• Jackets earn tough win, 52-43  -  It was the fifth game of the season, but the playoff vibe seeped into Cleburne High School on Tuesday as the Yellow Jackets (4-1) defeated Waco Midway (1-3), 52-43. ….more>>

• 105-98 Cove win features 80-point fourth quarter  read more…     

• Indians down winless JT Lions  (Jacksonville – John Tyler)

• Tournaments headline schedule
  A week after Thanksgiving, El Pasoans can gorge themselves again with a hefty helping of high school basketball today through Saturday. Full story

• Eastwood tops No. 1 Montwood in 1-5A tilt
  After years of coming up just short, the Eastwood High School boys basketball team is meeting expectations in 2007. Full story

•  Ike emerges from Kingwood with win

• War Eagles soar over Brenham (Oak Ridge)

• H.S. boys basketball roundup  -  The Conroe Tigers picked up a big win Tuesday night at The Pit, knocking off the Westfield Mustangs 77-74 in an overtime thriller.  Full Story

• Football playoff pairings

• Arlington Bowie LB’s outlook shaped by childhood scare

• West Mesquite senior receivers sharing the wealth

• Plano’s McJunkin learns center position from father

• South Oak Cliff’s Jefferson cousins provide a 1-2 punch

• Area High School Notebook: Local hoops teams set for tournament action   -  New Waverly basketball coach Bill Goffney doesn’t know a whole lot about the teams the Bulldogs will see starting today at a tournament hosted by The Woodlands Christian Academy.

• Mexia Runnin’ Cats Home Opener   -  Mexia’s Lester Busby (21) banks in two of his game-leading 17 points in their annihilation of Mart 49-12 last night in the Mexia Runnin’ Cats home opener.

• Area teams tip-off at 10 different tourneys
  A bevy of activity will kick up on the hard court as 10 different tournaments will be filled by Brazoria County varsity teams for the next three days.

• Brazoswood downs Kashmere in OT
  CLUTE — In their third overtime game of the young season, the Brazoswood Bucs finally prevailed.

• Brazosport Christian dominates in 73-8 win
  LEAGUE CITY — It took just a few minutes for Brazosport Christian School to prove its dominance Tuesday night.

• Columbia pulverizes Danbury
  WEST COLUMBIA — Towering freshman Arion Short poured in 17 points and raked the backboards for a game-high 20 rebounds as Columbia bounced by Danbury 70-34 in a non-district bout Tuesday night.

• Pine Drive eyeing six-man state championship
  DICKINSON — One Web site lists Pine Drive as an 11-point underdog against Denton Calvary on Saturday.

• Tors secure victory over Coogs
  LA MARQUE — Behind a strong performance from the free-throw line in the second half, Ball High pulled away with a victory over La Marque.

• Palestine’s Bowie gets back into coaching seat  -  During the spring, Booker Bowie was ready to step down from coaching as he announced his retirement. Less than a year later, Bowie is back into coaching after being named the interim head coach and athletic director at Palestine High School  “This is a great opportunity for me,” Bowie said. “I retired and thought I had coaching out of my system but you can never say never.”….more>>

• Indians defeat LaPoynor, 54-40  FRANKSTON — The Frankston Indians picked up their third win of the season to stay undefeated after beating LaPoynor 54-40 Tuesday night. Despite scoring only four points in the first quarter, the Indians found themselves down by only two at halftime.

• Maidens drop first game of season   -  FRANKSTON — The Frankston Maidens saw their early undefeated season go out the window Tuesday night, as LaPoynor handed them their first loss of the year.  “We played hard, I just felt like we got outrebounded,” Frankston head coach Christi Coker said.

 

SPORTS UPDATE #106

Welcome

*** Tuesday – November 27, 2007 ***

• UIL Statewide pairings:
  > 5A   4A   3A   2A   1A   6-man

• AHS time moved to 1 p.m.  -  Game time for the Abilene High-Southlake Carroll Class 5A playoff contest at Texas Stadium has been changed to 1 p.m. Saturday to accommodate two other playoff games to follow.

• Sharks to play Rio Hondo in area
  After breaking one of the longest playoff absences in Texas football history, the Sharks took it a step further and won the bi-district championship.

• Hoops wins keep coming
  The county’s basketball teams are starting the season with a flurry of wins.

• Dunbar cruises to 78-62 win over Plano   -  Jason Smith led the Wildcats with 20 points. Keith Parker added 19 as Dunbar improved to 7-0.

• Danbury nets key honors in volleyball
  In 2007, the Danbury Lady Panther volleyball team returned to the postseason despite several obstacles in its path.

• Tigers’ Hines commits to Gators  (Corsicana)

• Football- Shelby switches back to AD hat after football season ends - On the cusp of a second-round appearance in the 2007 football playoffs, the Rosehill Eagles scrambled to their own end zone only to realize that as quick as the snap of the football the first-round was as far as they would go. Full Story

• Concordia set sights on timely revenge  -  Three hundred and sixty three days prior to Concordia Lutheran High School entering the second-round of the 2007 playoffs, the Crusaders were stunned after losing to St. Joseph’s in the second-round of the playoffs.

• Bulldogs Swept By Axtell – Both Wortham basketball teams were in action last Friday night at home against Axtell and both teams suffered losses.

• With solid showing, Lobos advance  (Longview)

• Prep basketball action heating up….more>> (Port Arthur)

• Rodgers’ 4 TDs too much for Indians  (PN-G)

• Dayton rolls over Texas City

• Lady Jaguars force Lady Titans errors, cruise to 63-42 win  (Memorial – Beaumont Central)

• Gander soccer team off, running for 2008
  Lee’s Ganders might lose some soccer games this school year, but it won’t be because they got winded.

• Basketball dribbles into full gear
  GUADALUPE COUNTY — Late comedienne Gilda Radner’s Saturday Night Live character, Roseanne Roseannadanna, had a famous saying, “It’s always something.”

• High school football playoff pairings

• Forsan falls to Valley Mills, 40-21

• Rule outlasts Happy, 96-72

• Coyotes lay up a win (Alice)  

• Panthers nip Greyhounds in area championship game — HICO – The Strawn Greyhounds ended the 2007 football season on Friday in Hico with a 36-28 loss to the Abbott Panthers.….more>>

• WO-S safety Thomas guides secondary  -  Seth Thomas has found his niche for the West Orange-Stark “Chain Gang” defense during his senior season.….more>>

• High school football: Calvary on to semifinals  -  Calvary head coach Dhati Lewis said he was more proud of his team’s 50-14 win Saturday against Bulverde Bracken than any other victory this season. It wasn’t only because the Lions advanced to the TAPPS Division I six-man state semifinals. But poor weather and field conditions in Temple forced Calvary to adjust its game plan at the last minute.

• Football: Defense pushes Argyle to another playoff win

• Coyotes to host Pearsall Mavericks Tuesday
  Tuesday night in the Uvalde High School Gym, the Uvalde Coyotes will go up against the Pearsall Mavericks in basketball competition.

• Fantasy of Lights basketball tournament results

SPORTS UPDATE #105

Welcome!

*** Monday — November 26, 2007 ***

• UIL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

  Class 5A | Class 4A | Class 3A
  Class 2A | Class A | Six-Man | TAPPS

• Graham knocked out by Argyle  -  Argyle’s finesse offense didn’t have any trouble moving the football Saturday night in Stephenville, despite an annoying drizzle and stifling wind.

• Pasadena Memorial RB, Spring Woods guard honored — The key player in an offense that is advancing in the state playoffs and a high scorer who tallied 44 points in two games received nods from the Chronicle as top performers.

• Football playoff pairings (DFW)

• High school football
  AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (Lubbock area)

• T-wolves trip up Monterey

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
  Local teams get ready to hit the road (San Antonio)

• Farmersville rolls past Winnsboro, Caddo Mills up next in regional final showdown

• Mata, teammates refuse to let Falcons’ season slip away

• Beeville Jones eliminates Edcouch-Elsa

• Lady Raccoons embrace rest after hectic stretch

• A wild weekend in area football
  Admit it. There’s a lot of red X’s on your playoff bracket. You filled it out thinking the Houston-area regions would play out a certain way and they absolutely haven’t. That’s what has made this postseason so great – there…

• In the playoffs, Hebron is where it’s at

• With solid showing, Lobos advance  -  Longview faces Leander Saturday in Corsicana

• Trenton Lady Tigers win Div. III girls championship at Fantasy of Lights Tournament

• Mata, teammates refuse to let Falcons’ season slip awayLos Fresnos’ Jorge Mata is not one of those wide receivers who demands that the ball be thrown in his…

• Area Football Playoff Schedule
  CLASS 4A DIVISION I
  REGION II CHAMPIONSHIP (Central Texas)

• Holiday hoops hiatus over  -  Back from the holidays, Baytown’s high school girls restart the basketball season at home Tuesday night.

• LEE FACES NACOGDOCHES (Tyler Lee)

• Gilmer Holds Off Mabank Comeback Attempt

• DALLAS SKYLINE DOWNS LEE IN BK CLASSIC

• Playoff loss brings end to season for Arbor

• Herd ousts Canutillo

• Valley prevails, 61-38

• Wildcats are movin’ on  -  The high-octane Canadian offense saw the ball bounce its way more than once, allowing the Wildcats to defeat Childress, 43-28, in the Region I Division II Class 2A area playoff in front of 3,000 fans at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.

• Caldwell ousted by Kirbyville 

• ’Horns, ’Dogs earn second chances  -  There may not be a second chance to make a first impression, but the two remaining playoff teams from Brown County can certainly leave lasting ones in their playoff rematches Friday night.

• G-P gains 342 on ground in victory  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-The sloppy conditions Saturday night forced Flour Bluff and Gregory-Portland to keep the ball on the ground. Fortunately for the Wildcats, the Hornets couldn’t hold on to it. G-P (8-4) took advantage of five Flour Bluff turnovers — three fumbles …

• Turnovers prove the undoing of Hornets  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-Gregory-Portland was in a state of denial Saturday night. Whenever Flour Bluff pushed close to a game-changing score in the Class 4A Division I region semifinal, the Wildcats denied the Hornets and then made them pay. Flour Bluff pushed inside …

• Tigers to battle Mavericks at Rice this Saturday
  The Katy High School football team will take on Pasadena Memorial High School in the Region III semifinals this coming Saturday at Rice Stadium at 1 p.m.

• No Hitchcock thriller: Salado dominates Bulldogs
  NAVASOTA – It was billed as a shootout, but ended up a shutout as the fifth-ranked Salado Eagles advanced to the Division I-2A regional finals with a 49-0 win over Hitchcock on Saturday.

• Knights start season 4-0 with 70-53 win  (Harker Heights)

• T-wolves trip up Monterey  – ABILENE – Through the second half of the season and on into the playoffs, no football team probably showed more perseverance and tenacity as Monterey.

• Mats mop up Austin -  It may have appeared so at times, but it wasn’t just another day at the office for the Estacado football team.

• Football: Coleman 33, Crane 22

• Football: Iraan runs past Hale Center

• Texans sink the Pirates, Cuero awaits  -  Wimberley advances to regional quarterfinals with 42-6 victory….more>>

• High school basketball: Dallas Roosevelt 47, Aubrey 42

• High school basketball: Krum 53, Maypearl 37

SPORTS UPDATE #104

WELCOME!

*** Saturday – November 24, 2007 ***

• Garrett struggles early but lifts Lake Travis past Tivy, 45-29

• Pflugerville outslugs Klein Forest, 18-7

• Plano shackles Mesquite, 28-7 

• Montwood puts a scare into Permian before losing
  ODESSA — Montwood High School took an early two-touchdown lead on No. 5 Odessa Permian on Saturday, then let turnovers and big plays squash what could have been the region’s biggest upset. 

• Austin’s dream season comes to an end
  LUBBOCK — The Austin High School football team ended its special season Saturday in a hard-fought 47-20 loss to Lubbock Estacado in the teams’ area-round playoff game at Lowrey Field in Lubbock. 

• Canutillo falls to Hereford in 4A game, 13-8
  ODESSA — Face-whipping snow and a determined Hereford High School football team foiled Canutilloâs attempts at its first-ever second-round playoff victory. 

• Cy Ridge ‘D’ stops Eisenhower in final seconds — With the Rams clinging to a seven-point lead and Eisenhower threatening in the final seconds with a second-and-goal at the 2, the Cy Ridge defense stopped an Eisenhower quarterback Kenneth Guiton run at the 1 and time expired as the Rams held on to beat the Eagles 35-28 on Saturday at the Berry Center.

• Hebron ousts DeSoto in four overtimes  - Hebron survived four overtimes and an afternoon of emotional ups and downs and eliminated DeSoto, 50-44, on Saturday in a Class 5A Division II area playoff game.

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Wright powers Reagan’s comeback over O’Connor Reagan running back Marcus Wright rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the final three quarters to finish with 340 in a 35-28 come-from-behind victory over the O’Connor Panthers

• Pleasanton controls Bandera

• Llano scores early, often against Devine

• Statewide scores, pairings

• Hawks survive Warriors in OT
  McALLEN — As he stood on the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium turf after his team’s 30-24…

• Falcons hold on to defeat Redskins (Donna)

• Football: Defense pushes Argyle to another playoff win

• Port Neches-Groves fall to Lamar Consolidated

• Bruins football falls against Clements (West Brook)

• NB, SV football enters third round
  Area football: Both savor big wins; coastal teams up next.

• New Braunfels dumps Heights, 35-3
  Offensive line, defense dominate in eliminating defending state champs

• Dallas ISD teams still in title hunt

• Skyline’s defense proves a point

• Carter overtakes Naaman Forest, 28-20 

• McKinney Boyd capitalizes on Marshall’s mistakes

• Raining, pouring, but Tigers still roaring
  On a raw, rainy afternoon at Rhodes Stadium, Katy played raw, hard-nosed football to again move into the regional semifinals.

• Fallen Warriors  -  Mavericks unable to engineer comeback against McKinney Boyd, fall 21-14 in rain-soaked game

• Garrett, Lobos leave Colonels out in cold  (Longview)

• Johnson sparks Gilmer victory 

• Football: Permian survives tough test from Montwood
  The Permian Panthers didn’t have their best outing Saturday, but it was good enough…. (full story)

• Football: Iraan runs past Hale Center MIDLAND It wasn’t the cool, blustery conditions everyone associates with football weather that greeted…
  Full Story…

• Football: Early 24, Kermit 12 SWEETWATER The Early Longhorns won their ninth consecutive game and eliminated Kermit from the playoffs…
  Full Story…

• WO-S, Waco La Vega have impressive resumes  -  This Friday night, the seventh-ranked West Orange-Stark Mustangs (11-1) will take on the sixth-ranked Waco La Vega Pirates (12-0) in the Class 3A Region III Division II regional semifinals at Sam Houston State University’s Bowers Stadium at 7:30 p.m.….more>>

• HOLY HAWKS!
  McALLEN — Harlingen South is starting to like this overtime thing…. (full story)

• Falcons pull off another late-game comeback winDONNA — Since September, the Los Fresnos Falcons have found ways to win games…. Full Story… 

• Playoff notes: Learning to never count out this Harlingen South squadI don’t know if it was the annoying drizzle or the face-numbing bitter cold at Memorial Stadium in McAllen…

• Longview 28, South Garland 14 (Final)

• More updated playoff pairings 

• Plano wears down Mesquite in 28-7 victory
  IRVING–Mesquite entered Saturday’s playoff game against Plano hoping to prove it was an improved team from the one that lost, 31-13, in the teams’ first meeting on Aug. 31.

• Plano offense takes control in second half in win over Mesquite  -  Plano used a dominating second half against Mesquite to post a 28-7 victory on Saturday afternoon at Texas Stadium to advance to the next round in the Class 5A Division I playoffs.

• Speed helps Timberview past Lubbock Monterey - Timberview (9-3) advances to meet either DeSoto or Hebron in the regional semifinals next week.

• Sack attack wards off late Stephenville rally

• Late interception stops Prosper, saves Glen Rose’s victory in 3A Division II

• Trinity wins, focuses on Odessa Permian

• No. 5 Salado negates Hitchcock’s speed, cruises into Region IV final with 49-0 win   NAVASOTA – The Salado Eagles heard all week about how they wouldn’t be able to handle Hitchcock’s superior speed.

• East Bernard rides potent backs to end Troy’s season with 41-10 victory   BRYAN – By all accounts, it just wasn’t going to be the Troy Trojans’ night.  And with durable workhorse running backs Michael Hayes and Lance Crump, East Bernard saw to it that virtually everything would go the Brahmas’ way

• Lumberton jolts La Marque

• Brazosport Christian slips in playoffs
  DICKINSON — Brazosport Christian could not overcome Mother Nature or the Dickinson Pine Drive Eagles on Saturday.

• Playoff hopes washed away  -  WACO — With rain and wind pounding the field at Floyd Casey Stadium, the weather drastically altered the game plans of both Westwood and China Spring, but it was the Cougars who came out on top, putting an end to Westwood’s historic playoff run in a 38-7 victory Saturday.….more>>

• Cayuga defense stuffs Lovelady in playoff win   -  Heading into Friday night’s playoff game at Wildcat Stadium, it was strength against strength with Cayuga’s run defense against Lovelady’s running attack on offense.

• Llano 40, Devine 6

• Salado 49, Hitchcock 0

• Regents 42, TSD 12

• Williams: Clements ousts Beaumont West Brook

• Katy not slowed by Madison’s long drive in 42-8 win

• Cy Ridge ‘D’ stops Eisenhower in final seconds — On a day when Cy Ridge’s offense did most of the heavy lifting, it was the defense that came up with the game-saving play, stopping Eisenhower QB Kenneth Guiton at the 1-yard line to preserve a 35-28 win. READ STORY

• More from Round 2 — Stratford beats Cy Falls 43-34 to move on to the regional semifinals against Clements. MORE

• Alto holds off Groveton 

• Rider defense holds off Jackets in thriller (Wichita Falls)

• Why walk when you can Flye? (Abilene – Coronado)

• Turnovers help Roscoe to 500th win

• Valley outlasts Throckmorton in 61-38 win   -  Back-and-forth. Throckmorton and Turkey Valley exchanged scores into the second half of the game.

• High school football scoreboard   

• Trojans carve up Longhorns, 48-36  -  MOODY — The Trinidad Trojans will no doubt always remember where and how they spent Thanksgiving in 2007.….more>>

• Canadian, Childress take different paths

• Nazareth tops Gruver, 49-34

• Muleshoe falls in OT, 28-21

• Follett rolls into regional

• Follett rolls into regional

• Shorthanded Elks ousted   – Idalou totaled 327 yards, including 223 all-purpose yards from Tanner Cook, as the Wildcats ended Stratford’s football season with a 20-7 victory in a Class 2A Division II area-round playoff game before 1,500 fans at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.

• Bucks wear down Cyclones   – Bill Bryan’s 40-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-18 play early in the third quarter gave White Deer all the momentum it would need as the Bucks went on to claim a 33-0 Class 1A Division II area-round football victory against Mempis on Friday before about 700 fans at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.

• Navasota rallies to beat Jasper

• Milano can’t hang with Bremond 

• Normangee starts fast but falls to Granger 

• Early throttles Kermit
  SWEETWATER — The Early Longhorns have tried to establish a balanced offensive scheme all season, and their two opening scores in Friday’s Regional playoff game set reinforced that plan. The Longhorns scored on the ground and through the air early on the way to a 24-12 win.

• Richland Springs piles up points, ousts May, 93-43
  COMANCHE — Richland Springs turned four May turnovers into 32 points and the second-ranked Coyotes scored on all 11 of their offensive possessions in a 93-43 Six-Man Division I Region IV semifinal playoff victory over the Tigers here Friday.

• Zephyr storms past Iredell
  Zephyr’s Cord Biddy (14) splits two Iredell defenders and powers through the attempted tackle of a third on the way to a 90-56 six-man playoff victory Friday night in Evant.

• Goldthwaite upends Albany
  STEPHENVILLE — It was vintage Goldthwaite Eagles football.

• Blanket booted, 58-0
  Neil Dove (3) and the Blanket Tigers saw their season to come a close at the hands of the No. 3 Calvert Trojans, 58-0, Friday night in Moody.

• Prep football fans flock to playoffs
  Parents and fans of several area high-school football teams have traveled to Odessa, Lubbock and Pecos to watch their teams in playoff action this weekend despite threats of wintery weather. 

• Dawg pounding: Griffin, Vital power Cove into Region II title game
  WACO – The Bulldawgs turned a 21-0 halftime lead into a 49-point blowout in only four minutes.  (Copperas Cove)

• Salado taking on formidable offense tonight

• Mustangs rip Rebels on ground
  On a frigid Friday night with falling light mist, the Coronado football team continued to show that its pass-happy reputation is just a part of the whole picture.

• Matadors’ success causes excitement
  The funny thing about expectations is it always looks fabulous when they’re exceeded. Perhaps that’s why the buzz has returned to Estacado football.

• Connor powers Frenship, tops 6,000 career yards
  EL PASO – Michael Connor reached 6,000 career yards Friday en route to leading Frenship to a 59-0 victory over El Paso Del Valle at Conquest Field.

• Snyder exacts revenge on Monahans with area-round playoff victory
  MIDLAND – To start the season, Monahans beat Snyder. Later in the season, the Loboes shut out three district opponents.

• Putting On The Defense  -  Elysian Fields defenders halt Mustangs while offense buries Hughes Springs

• Ehrlich’s magic bails out Madison  (SA)

• Judson erases Southwest’s lead

• Reinhart steps up for Smithson Valley

• Wimberley weathers early Lytle resistance

• Roundup: Santa Rosa eliminates Randolph; Blanco, Stockdale move on

• Call or no call, Madison deserves kudos
  Bad karma all season finally turned to good karma as the Mavericks had their backs against the wall against Warren.

• Rivas carries Panthers past Bulldogs

• Spartan effort no match for Cove defense

• Goldthwaite –  Albany

• Big Country playoff scores 11.24.07

• Del Valle suffers 59-0 playoff loss to Frenship
  Del Valle High School’s remarkable football season came to a crushing end Friday in a 59-0 Class 4A Division 1 area-round loss to Wolfforth Frenship at Conquest Stadium.

• Montwood faces Permian in area playoffs
  Montwood High School draws perhaps the toughest match-up of any El Paso football team this weekend, when it takes on No. 5 Odessa Permian in a Class 5A Division 1 area-round playoff game at 1 p.m. MDT at Odessa’s historic Ratliff Stadium. 

• Canutillo faces tough Hereford team today
  The last time Canutillo High School reached the Class 4A area playoff round was in 2003, a day current senior Drew Norris remembers quite well. 

• Undefeated Austin plays Lubbock Estacado
  History once again is upon Austin High School’s football team, but the team is taking this opportunity as business as usual. 

• La Marque knocked out by late FG

• Leander intercepts Klein Oak’s hopes

• Arp comes back to down Harleton 20-17 

• Football: McCamey pulls out win against New Deal

• Football: Coleman 33, Crane 22SAN ANGELO The Crane Golden Cranes season came to an end Friday at the hands of Coleman….

• Football: Lubbock Coronado 44, Midland Lee 28LUBBOCK The host Lubbock Coronado Mustangs (11-1) scored 20 consecutive points in the second half to…

• La Joya rallies past PSJA High
  LA JOYA — Even through the steady rain, the look on PSJA High coach Mel Rios’ face was easily

• Donna, Los Fresnos set for clashDONNA — One year ago, the Donna Redskins were reeling from a 2-8 season….

• Rowe trio hopes to topple top-ranked Hawks  McALLEN — It figures they’d all get sick at the same time….

• Gonzales holds off Pirates, 24-14  ALICE — Hidalgo and Gonzales traveled to Alice in search of re-writing their school’s history books in…

• West Mesquite earns history-making victory over Whitehouse   -  MT. PLEASANT–West Mesquite has one of the most dangerous offenses in the area because it has a wealth of weapons to choose from.

• After close games, Griffin and Vital help Copperas Cove blast Dallas Samuell  WACO – The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs still know how to dominate a football game.  After back-to-back games decided in the final minutes, the Bulldawgs dominated the Dallas Samuell Spartans 55-7 in a Class 4A Division I Region II semifinal playoff game Friday afternoon at Waco ISD Stadium.

• Granger rallies from 17-point deficit, beats Normangee to keep title hopes alive  COLLEGE STATION – Granger would not be denied.  With their state championship hopes seemingly slipping away, the No. 6-ranked Lions roared back from a 35-18 halftime deficit to upend No. 9 Normangee 45-35 in a Class A Division I Region IV semifinal Friday night at A&M Consolidated’s Tigerland Stadium.

• Milano gets off to strong start, but No. 7 Bremond takes over for 50-15 win  CAMERON – Despite starting strongly, Milano fell victim to seventh-ranked Bremond 50-15 Friday night in a Class A Division II area-round playoff football game at Yoe Field.

• Steady, unbeaten Salado meets speedy, 9-1 Hitchcock in second round NAVASOTA – Playoff wins are harder to come by than regular-season victories.  Just ask eighth-year Salado coach Jeff Cheatham and his No. 5-ranked Eagles.

• Troy has surprised even itself entering second-round duel with East Bernard   BRYAN – They missed the playoffs last year and they didn’t think they had what it took to make it this year.

• Lumberton jolts La Marque

• West Orange-Stark throttles top-ranked Giddings

• Stings struggle against Broncos
  LA PORTE — A dismal first half was too much to overcome, as Texas City fell to the Dayton Broncos 42-10.

• Black Friday -  After being held to only 70 yards in the first half, Cayuga sophomore Traylon Shead doubled his output on the first play of the second half, scoring on a 70-yard run and from there it was all Cayuga as the Wildcats got their first playoff win in school history.….more>>  

• Playoff payback   -  LUFKIN — The last time West Sabine and Grapeland met, the outcome wasn’t pretty for the Sandies, who lost 22-20.

• Palacios moves on after 28-7 victory 

• Sacred Heart headed to final 

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS  No. 6 La Vega plays on

• Soto stuns Skidmore-Tynan  -  VICTORIA-Stockdale quarterback Michael Soto has a knack for making big plays. Skidmore-Tynan found out firsthand Friday night. Soto carried 13 times for 239 yard and three touchdowns in a 41-7 Class 2A Division II victory at Memorial Stadium. The senior …

• Wildcats cruise past Sandcrabs  VICTORIA-This time Calallen didn’t need a comeback. The Wildcats (12-0) kept their perfect season intact by dominating Port Lavaca Calhoun for a 27-7 victory in a Class 4A Division II area playoff Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The District 31-4A …

• Snyder runs over Monahans  -  For the second straight year, the Snyder Tigers have avenged a regular-season loss to Monahans by eliminating the Loboes from the playoffs.

• Early ends Kermit’s season

• Cisco dominant in shutout win over Lone Oak

• Second-half scoring leads to Wylie win over Burkburnett

• This weekend’s Big Country Playoff football games

• Beeville headed to semifinals  -  KINGSVILLE-The Texas A&M-Kingsville campus is hardly unfamiliar territory for the Soza clan. On Friday night, Eric Soza became the latest member of his family to make some memories there. Beeville’s junior quarterback threw three touchdown passes to lead the Trojans …

• Refugio pulls away late

• Shiner ends Brackett’s season
  SOMERSET – Shiner proved too much to handle for the Brackett Tigers.

• Fast start propels Red Oak

• Two-QB attack works for Highland Park

• Top-ranked Scots end Bulldogs’ season, 38-6 (HP – Kilgore)

• Eagles battle past Tigers, 24-14  (Tatum – Daingerfield)

• Caddo Mills 34, Henrietta 6
  The unbeaten Caddo Mills Foxes grabbed a 21-0 lead over Henrietta and cruised to a 34-6 victory, setting up a showdown in the Region II-2A Division I finals with Farmersville next week.

• FOOTBALL: Aledo 21, Keller Fossil Ridge 7

• Football: Eagles looking for more offense against Graham (Argyle)

• Brazoswood out of playoff race after loss
  LEAGUE CITY — The Buccaneers ran into a tough Pasadena Memorial defense Friday night, and Bo Snelson ran all around Brazoswood.

• Turnovers hurt Pearland in playoff loss
  DEER PARK — In the end big plays and turnovers hurt the Pearland Oilers on Friday night in their quest to continue in the playoffs.

• Whittington leads Cuero into regional playoffs   -  CORPUS CHRISTI – Quincey Whittington wasn’t quite as efficient as his last outing but he was just as effective. more >>

• Veteran Trojans knock off undefeated Panthers  -  Heading into Friday afternoon’s Class A Division II area playoff game the Windthorst Trojans didn’t have a chance — at least not on paper.

• Williams, Lions whip Sweetwater, 25-7

• Moguls show no rust, crush Pirates 63-0

• Holub, Panthers run over Eagles  (Seymour – Valley View)

• Tenaha advances past Cumby 

• Comeback Effort Just Short, Billies Fall 28-21 (Fredericksburg)

• Round Rock cruises past Klein, 35-13

• Granger 45, Normangee 35

• Jaguars steam past Furr behind Brantley’s TDs to reach state quarterfinals (LBJ)

• New Braunfels gets revenge with 34-3 win over Mules

• North Shore knocks off Pearland to advance — North Shore knocked off Pearland 24-20 in their Division I Region III-5A area round match on Friday night at Abshier Stadium. The win advances North Shore (12-0) past the second round for the first time since 2003, when it won the 5A Division I state championship.

• Dayton overwhelms Texas City

• Hightower holds off Humble for 14-13 win

• Arlington Bowie sprints past Flower Mound Marcus 

• Carroll eliminates defending champ

• Euless Trinity dominates Lewisville, 42-17 

• South Oak Cliff boots Ennis, 12-5

• Backs make their rush for glory in playoffs

• Harper defense holds Chilton -  The Harper Longhorns continued their march through the Class A Division II playoffs Friday night, by punishing the Chilton Pirates 28-13.

• Cove advances as area champions with 55-7 win

• Carthage bows out to Liberty Hill, 41-14 

• Celina Bobcats shut out West, 41-0

• Farmersville Farmers 35, Winnsboro 6

• Football: McCamey pulls it out
  The McCamey Badgers lived to play another day — although they were their own worst enemy in…

• Football: Grady 66, Ira 46LAMESA The Grady Wildcats won their first-ever playoff game Friday, defeating Ira 66-46 in a Six-Man…

• Football: Seminole 49, Anthony 13PECOS Nicky Nave’s legs and Steven Garza’s arm helped lead Seminole during a second-quarter explosion… 

• No. 7 Stangs knock out No. 1 Buffs, 28-19  -  It was a typical West Orange-Stark game Friday night as they”buffaloed” top-ranked Giddings.….more>>

• Sharks give Bobcats the postseason hook
  CORPUS CHRISTI — It’s been a long time coming for the Palacios Sharks….

• High schools blog: Red Oak defeats Spruce, 40-24

• Bowie’s second-half outburst ends Marcus season

• Glen Rose 12, Prosper 7 (final)

• Everman cruises past Wichita Falls, 33-14   -  The Bulldogs (12-0) will play today’s winner between Canutillo and Hereford.

• Avers, defense power Carroll to victory  

• Loftin leads Aledo past Fossil Ridge  

• Wichita Falls Rider sacks Stephenville  

• Colleyville Covenant eliminated from TAPPS playoffs  

• Trinity takes down Lewisville; could Permian be up next?  

• Glen Rose escapes Prosper  

• Grapevine Faith two wins away from a state title  

• FW Calvary tops Shiner St. Paul 32-14  

• Dayton defense rude to Stings  LA PORTE — Dayton’s defense gave Texas City running back Johnny Thomas a rude welcome Friday night.

• Teal helps Tigers knock out Harleton, 20-17 

• Everman knocks out Coyotes, 33-14 

• Munday, Seymour open playoffs at Memorial  

• Road-tripping coach has options
  Dick Olin put on his traveling shoes, but which way to go?

• Corrigan ousts Hamilton 

• Lobos get another shot at Colonels   (Longview)

• Buckeyes facing playmaking QB   (Gilmer)

• Quarterback Alves directs McKinney Boyd in first playoff run 

• Nov. 24 High school basketball score 

• Hornets face tough test against Knights   -  It’s not even December, yet Huntsville basketball coach Doug Anderson expects a playoff-like atmosphere this afternoon when the Hornets tip off against Fort Bend Elkins, a strong Class 5A team that posted a 31-5 record last year.

• CAMPBELL: Postseason a time of enjoyment, excitement

• Brazos Valley playoff capsules 

• Big games ahead in Class A postseason

• Playoff fever lives at area 3A programs 

• High School Playoff Pairings
  CLASS 5A

• Calallen’s holiday tradition  -  Only twice during Phil Danaher’s 24-year tenure at Calallen have the Wildcats not practiced the week of Thanksgiving. This season marked the 18th straight time the coaching staff and players went from the dinner table to the couch to the …

• H.S. Football Capsules: Area Playoffs

  CLASS 4A DIVISION II BEEVILLE (9-2) vs. EDCOUCH-ELSA (10-1) When: 7:30 p.m. today Where: Kingsville’s Javelina Stadium Last Week: Beeville 34, S.A. McCollum 14; E-E 18, Alice 17 Next Round: Cibolo Steele or Fredericksburg Beeville Player to Watch Whether it’s …

• Tough road back for Cedar Hill, Southlake Carroll

• Tim MacMahon’s Hot Picks

• 2-minute drill with … Kenny Davis, West Mesquite, RB

• 2007 All-Area Cross Country teams (DFW)

• Mustangs keep getting big plays at crucial times
  The one thing Coronado football coach Butch Henderson can always count on with his defense is that someone, sometime – especially at the right time – will come up with a big play.

• Littlefield stands in Muleshoe’s way
  The Mules hope for a similar ending, too.

• Today’s Area Round Playoff Games
  CLASS 4A Division II Frenship at El Paso Del Valle 7 p.m. CST, Conquest Stadium, El Paso

• Playoff Pairings
  REGION I

• Strawn set to play Abbott in Hico on Friday  -  The state sixman football playoffs are under way in the Mineral Wells area.….more>>

• Trenton Lady Tigers survive first round of Fantasy of Light Tourney

• The Shredders: Stats mean little for Coyotes, Bears  PHARR — On paper, there was no way La Joya was going to beat Laredo United. It just wasn’t going to happen….

• Rolling at right time   -  Texans take on Lytle in area playoff….more>> (Wimberley)

• Mustangs resume surprising playoff run
  Heading into its biggest game in school history Saturday night, Chisum faces an incredibly daunting task in its Class 2A Division 2 area-round game against seventh-ranked undefeated Gunter.

• Uvaldeans top Carrizo Springs in home opener
  The Uvalde Coyotes won their basketball season home opener Friday afternoon as they beat the Carrizo Springs Wildcats, 57-45, in the first game of the 2007 Uvalde Crash and Burn Classic.

• Sandcrabs facing stern test from Calallen

• BHS boys bury Bears (Boerne)

• Deer basketball team wins second straight (Comfort)

• Where are the Amarillo-metro teams in the playoffs?

SPORTS UPDATE #103

WELCOME

*** Friday – November 23, 2007 ***

• Snyder back grows into leader after tough start in life

• Sparks fly when North Shore and Pearland collide — Tonight, for the fourth consecutive season, the North Shore and Pearland will meet in a win-or-go home scenario as they square off in the Class 5A Division I Region III area round at 7 p.m. in Deer Park’s Abshire Stadium.

• Top-rated talent will be on hand at Texas High School Jamboree

• No. 9 Cove prepares for another dual-threat quarterback

• HIGH SCHOOLS
  Two Browns help power Steele’s run game

• QB Factory: A look at Alamo Heights’ run of QBs

• San Antonio Football playoffs: Five things to watch | Area capsules
    Region IV pairings | Statewide pairings

• Air Raid Coming: Pirates ready for Apaches
  HIDALGO — When the Hidalgo Pirates step on the field tonight against Gonzales, they will be…

• Wylie can extend season with win over Burkburnett

• Alto, Tenaha looking to continue playoff runs 

• Del Valle ready for tough test  -  Conquistadores like underdog role
  Now everyone knows the secret to the success of the Del Valle High School football team — peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. 

• Mathis’ tough-love coaching paying dividends for LBJ  (Austin)

• Staff picks for Central Texas playoff games

• High school football notebook (Central Texas)

• CHS ex Hammock brings Klein Forest to Moorhead  -  This week’s schoolboy football news and notes from high atop the press box: If you haven’t gotten your fill of holiday football by Friday evening, there’s a Class 5A Division II area round doubleheader at Buddy Moorhead Memorial Stadium Saturday worth watching. Pflugerville (8-3) and Klein Forest (9-2) kick off the action at 2 p.m., while Cypress Falls (9-2) and Stratford (8-3) follow at 7 p.m.

• DMN staff picks (11/23) 

• Quarterback Alves directs McKinney Boyd in first playoff run 

• Elysian Fields looks to stop running Mustangs 

• Harleton, Arp overcome different types of adversities 

• Tigers open with 62-45 loss to Smithville  -  Sealy has only one basketball practice prior to Monday night’s match up with visiting Smithville at Sealy High School. Due to the Tigers bi-district playoff berth in football all but three of Sealy’s varsity basketball players were busy on the gridiron instead of the hardwood. Considering then a lack of practice and time to gel the Tigers 62-45 loss to Smithville actually looks pretty good.

• Kilgore takes on unbeaten, top-ranked Highland Park 

• ET playoff capsules 

• Mustangs-Buffs: Round 3  -  Two of the state’s finest will duke it out tonight in what will be a “rubber match” game in the Class 3A Region III Division II area round when the seventh-ranked West Orange-Stark Mustangs (10-1) lock up with the top-ranked Giddings Buffaloes (11-0) at 7:30 p.m. at Pearland High School’s Oiler Stadium.….more>>

• Myers named MVP of All-Orange Leader Volleyball Team   -  The 2007 volleyball season saw quite a few accomplishments for the Orange Leader teams.

• MEETING OLD FRIENDS
  Monty Stumbaugh will see a lot of familiar faces on the other side of the field….

• 32-5A notes: Falcons getting used to holiday footballThe Los Fresnos Falcons are starting to get used to this ‘Thanksgiving football’ thing….

• Keillor Classic tips offs todayHARLINGEN — There’s one thing for sure about this year’s Dr. Keillor Classic basketball tournament —…

• Rattlers place 13 on All-District 25-5A list  -  The San Marcos Rattlers were well-represented in the All-District 25-5A team, with 13 players receiving recognition for their solid play throughout the season. ….more>>

• Granger’s next test is dengerous Normangee
  COLLEGE STATION – One down, four to go.
  That was the attitude No. 6-ranked Granger (10-1) expressed after the Lions disposed of Johnson City LBJ handily in their opening-round playoff game last week.

• Fiesty Dawgs: Resilient Cove battles Dallas Samuell
  WACO – Copperas Cove football coach Jack Welch long has preached that players respond as the coaching staff responds.

• Milano hoping to upset solid Bremond squad -  CAMERON – The Milano Eagles aren’t ready for their remarkable run to end quite yet.

• PN-G has D

• Fred Williams event tips off today (Beaumont)

• Benson is back to full speed
  LA MARQUE — After sitting out two games with an injury, Gaston Benson is looking to lead the Coogs’ defense once again.

• Game Times for November 23, 2007
  Here’s a breakdown of this week’s high school football match-ups (Galveston area)

• Marion makes fewer mistakes in 41-30 win
  SAN ANTONIO — In games like these, little things like free throws and turnovers can make or break a team.

• Panthers win season opener, 58-40
  LULING — The Navarro boys varsity basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat the Luling Eagles 58-40 on Tuesday at Luling.

• Unicorns, Mules in huge rematch
  Tonight’s 4A-I regional playoff could spawn winner to title game.

• Rangers seeking to sting Hornets
  Smithson Valley coach Larry Hill isn’t focusing on his past with East Central, only on beating his alma mater.

• TODAY’S GAME CAPSULES
  A brief look at today’s football playoff contests (Central Texas)

• WHITEHOUSE, SKYLINE HIGHLIGHT BK CLASSIC

• LIONS BATTLE TERRELL FRIDAY (John Tyler)

• KILGORE BULLDOGS VS. HP SCOTTIES

• PITTSBURG PIRATES VS. CANTON EAGLES

• CHAPEL HILL BULLDOGS VS. PLEASANT GROVE HAWKS

• Sandcrabs facing stern test from Calallen

• Cuero’s Arndt calling right signals

• CHAD CONINE’S HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW  -  Unexpected guests arrive at Round 2

• Eskew leads Cougars to coveted gold ball   (China Spring)

• Munday, Seymour open playoffs at Memorial   -  Munday and Seymour didn’t open the postseason last week because of byes, so instead they waited to see who their opponents would be.

• Rider hopes to send Jackets packing  (Stephenville – WF Rider)

• Both Eagles, Tigers have improved since first meeting  (Tatum – Daingerfield)

• Commentary: Panthers have made record-breaking look easy
  Once again, the Permian Panthers are rendering the record book all but useless….

• Del Valle players like their chances today
  Del Valle senior fullback Julian Johnson summed up today’s Class 4A regional playoff game against Wolfforth Frenship best. 

• Dragons hold off Diboll  (Nacogdoches)

• D-line first line of defense for Eagles  -  Injuries robbed Josh Hardcastle and Brandon Rogers of a portion of their 2007 football season. (Abilene)

• Local teams still in title hunt as football playoffs press on  (Brazos Valley)

• Stampede Heads West
  EARLY — The Early Longhorns’ third consecutive bi-district championship proved to be one of their most convincing victories of the season. With the Longhorns rolling in all three phases of the game, the Kermit Yellowjackets are the latest team to draw the task of slowing down a stampede.

• Coyotes, Tigers tangle for third straight postseason
  The No. 2 Richland Springs Coyotes are aiming for a third state championship in four years, while the May Tigers are trying to avoid a third straight season-ending loss to the defending state champions.

• Zephyr looks to continue roll against Iredell
  ZEPHYR — Thanks to their six-game win streak, the Zephyr Bulldogs clinched a second straight district championship and climbed to No. 9 in the sixmanfootball.com Division II poll. Being No. 1, however, is where the Bulldogs want to find themselves when the postseason is over.

• Healthy Blanket draws Calvert
  BLANKET — Following a one-year hiatus, the Blanket Tigers are back in the playoffs. Sticking around, however, will prove to be quite the challenge.

• LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CAPSULES
  Class 2A, DIVISION II Region I Area Playoff (Brownwood)

• ‘Cats prove they’re deep as well as dominant  -  REFUGIO — Noticeably missing from Refugio’s game stats last week was the name Carl Swain. An ankle sprain kept the standout senior running back on the sidelines of the team’s 42-21 Class 2A Division II bi-district victory over Banquete. Although

• Dayton must weather Texas City to advance in playoffs — A storm will be brewing Friday night in La Porte, and if Dayton coach Jerry Stewart’s team can weather it, the Broncos’ playoff forecast will be bright and sunny for at least another week.

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bay Area Christian ready to make amends for ‘06

• Eisenhower to focus on repelling attack of Cy Ridge offense

• Coach responds to South Oak Cliff grade-changing probe

• What went wrong for 9-5A?

• LBJ grabs win; Lady Wolves feast on Hawks in 56-32 victory  -  The Lady Wolves of Lyndon Baines Johnson High School captured their first win of the season Wednesday afternoon thanks to a dominant performance against Zapata at the LBJ gym. Full Story

• United loses to Judson at the AT&T center  SAN ANTONIO – The United Longhorns first trip to the AT&T Center, where Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have led the Spurs to four championships, was a game that they would like to put behind them.  Full Story

• Ralls fans have plenty to be thankful for this holiday
  Justin Velez said he and his family will spend this Thanksgiving like they do every year: eating a lot of turkey and watching the Dallas Cowboys.

• HIGH SCHOOLS
  O’Connor sophomore finds stability in foster family

• Girls Sports Insider: Marion, Navarro savor spotlight

• Notebook: Reagan’s Wright nears rushing mark (SA)

• Football: Montwood strives to raise profile of El Paso football

• Football: Padilla gets a kick out of his role for Crane

• Football: Updated Region I playoff pairings

• HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS, SCHEDULES Thursday, November 22  BOYS BASKETBALL (Ft. Worth)

• Milano’s Mr. Everything: Quarterback/safety Burgess paces Eagles’ playoff charge   MILANO – Chad Burgess is getting the ball. He knows it. His teammates know it. Opposing players and coaches know it.

• Stings turn to polls for motivation
  TEXAS CITY — The latest edition of the Padilla Poll has Texas City ranked fourth in the region behind La Marque, Lamar Consolidated and Dayton.

• Brotherly love is key to Stings’ success
  With Blake Apffel serving as the starting quarterback, his brother Kaleb has taken on a larger role to help the Stings’ leader stay focused.

• No rebuilding for Creek under Simonds
  LEAGUE CITY — Scott Simonds named coach of the year after the Wildcats made a surprising run to the regional finals.

• Seguin keeps high flying Lanier grounded
  SEGUIN — Jim Weaver knew Lanier would be a test for his Seguin boys basketball team on Tuesday.

• Lady Mats still in search of a win
  SAN ANTONIO — The Seguin girls basketball team fell to 0-8 after a 43-30 loss to MacArthur Monday at Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio.

• Buckeyes face Mabank  (Gilmer)

• ATHENS 58, ROBERT E. LEE 55, OT

• WILLIAMS WELCOMES CHALLENGES ON FIELD, IN CLASSROOM

• Injury bug continues to bite Sandcrabs

• Advocate-area high school basketball boxscores  (Victoria)

• Nov. 22, 2007: Girls High School Basketball (West Texas)

• Nov. 22, 2007: Rebel linebackers play key role in winning streak

• BOYS BASKETBALL: Youthful Bellaire toys with Milby

  

 

SPORTS UPDATE #102

Thanksgiving Day!

*** Thursday – November 22, 2007 ***

• Sharks to play Rio Hondo in area
  After breaking one of the longest playoff absences in Texas football history, the Sharks took it a step further and won the bi-district championship.

• For Lago Vista, football is all in the family

• McNeil’s Zach Gorman, Brendon Conley

• Area high school notebook: Bowers Stadium staying busy on holiday weekend (Huntsville)

• Wingrove, Busse co-MVPs in District 18-2A 

• Football: Padilla gets a kick out of his role for Crane
  CRANE When the Crane Golden Cranes are on offense, Daniel Padilla can be seen standing on the…

• Peña has Pirates looking for history
  Jorge Peña’s reputation as a coach preceeds him. … (full story) 

• Volleyball: City players honored on 5-4A team (Denton)

• Plano hits round two with case of deja vu
  Anybody getting déjà vu?

• East the team to beat in 9-5A
  Finding a preseason favorite is not always an easy task.

• Character, consistency define 2007 Wolves
  Plano West head coach Mike Hughes has a bit of extra time on his hands these days.

• The demise of District 9-5A
  If not for “Plano Mystique,” which happened to create a pulled hamstring on a definite game-tying touchdown, and two straight interceptions in the end zone on the final 90 seconds of play, the Wildcats could have lost to Rockwall and District 9-5A would have been swept by the boys of District 10-5A

• Mesquite renews long-time rivalry with Plano
  Who: Mesquite vs. Plano

• Wranglers try to build on playoff victory
  Who: West Mesquite vs. Whitehouse

• Eagles make late push, but fall to Newman Smith
  CARROLTON - A late surge by Allen turned what was a monotonous massacre into a competitive contest at the end. Ultimately, though, the hole was too deep to climb from, and Carrolton Newman Smith took the game, 59-54

• Preparations already underway for 2008 football season
  The respite between the end of the regular season and the beginning of offseason workouts lasted all of five days for The Colony football team.

• Cougar coach employs teaching tool to reach young players
  The Colony girls basketball coach Derrick Osborne is turning to video to bolster his teaching tactics

• Massive meet goes swimmingly for The Colony
  The Colony swim teams each cracked the top 10 on Thursday at the Frisco ISD Invitational.

• Cougars have full plate over holiday break
  As most area basketball teams are relaxing over the Thanksgiving break, the Cougars will be on the grind looking to get in as much work as possible.  (The Colony)

• Fontenot takes his game to new level
  The level that Sterling senior forward Adrian Fontenot played at last season was good enough to be named to the All-District 21-5A first team.

• Playoff traffic heats up for Stallworth
  Holiday shoppers should expect heavy traffic Friday and Saturday and not just from other holiday shoppers.

• Sterling’s Cervenka signs with Texas
  Hunter Cervenka may not have been a Longhorn when he was born, but he was one by the time he left the hospital.

• Rebels go west for holidays
  When it comes to team-building, there’s nothing like a holiday in a West Texas hotel.

• Hardin still buzzing in the playoffs
  Only third-place Hardin remains alive from 24-2A and the Hornets’ coach, Larry Haynes, isn’t about to complain.

• Lumberton started impressive district run with a winning 2-point conversion 

• Jasper relishes chance in return to postseason 

• Pearland set for showdown with North Shore
  Again standing in Pearland’s postseason way is undefeated Galena Park North Shore. The Oilers (10-1) and Mustangs (11-0) will battle in the Class 5A, Division I region quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Friday at Abshire Stadium in Deer Park.

• Donley keeping dream alive
  West Columbia’s Jarrett Donley does not understand the concept of “no”, especially when it comes to playing his favorite sport.

• Advocate-area high school basketball boxscores  (Victoria)

• Unexpected playoff wins shared a blueprint (McGregor – Mart)

• Conine: West quenches a burning thirst 

• Nov. 22 High school basketball scores   (Waco area)

• 2007 Fantasy of Lights Schedule (Wichita Falls)

Lady Hornets roll 51-32 (Hunstville)

Burton ladies fall in debut  -  BURTON — The Burton High School girls basketball team suffered a 64-7 loss to Bryan St. Joseph here Tuesday night in the season opener.

• High School Notebook 11.22.07  (Abilene)

• Wylie quarterback turns “?” into “!”  (Abilene Wylie)

• Scarborough unfair to Cubettes   -  HOUSTON — The Brenham Cubette basketball team couldn’t get off a last-second shot during a 52-50 loss to Houston Scarborough here Tuesday night.

• BHS swimmers see improvement  -  The Brenham High School swim team set 15 personal records out of 33 individual performances Tuesday, but still finished third in both boys’ and girls’ competition against Montgomery and Willis Tuesday at the Blue Bell Aquatic Center.

• No place like home for these coaches

• W. Falls writer upsets Stephenville   -  Moving on to the area round of the playoffs, multiple Big Country teams still have a strong pulse.

• Seeing is believing for Antlers
  High School Football: Coach’s hours spent with game films helps Tivy team take the field prepared.

• Dale’s 33 and 10 lead Shoemaker girls past Waco
  The double-doubles just keep on coming for Shoemaker senior forward Danika Dale.

• Lady Roos upset No. 13 Lady Cougs in overtime

• Basketball: Knights win despite third-quarter shutout

• Offensive surge; Panther pride causes comeback  -  The United South Panthers recovered from some early struggles to run away with a 60-40 win over the San Diego Vaqueros Tuesday night at the South gym.Full Story 

• Self-motivated Plainsmen earn milestone win for coach
  Over the course of the high school basketball season, Monterey’s 68-49 victory over Abilene at The Box will go down as just another step on the road toward the quest for the playoffs.

• Lady Matadors outpace Coronado 60-52
  Estacado outscored Coronado 13-4 in the third quarter to break open a close game and claim a 60-52 victory Tuesday.

• Gibson’s 26 fuels Lubbock High triumph
  SAN ANGELO – Jabree Gibson scored 26 points and gathered 11 rebounds, leading Lubbock High to its first victory, a 59-42 conquest of San Angelo Central on Tuesday.

• Coronado exes invited to Thanksgiving practice
  Coronado coach Butch Henderson will open the Mustangs’ football practice to alumni back in town for the Thanksgiving holiday.

• Panthers coast past Hallsville (Lufkin)

• Lady Rams outlast Lady Eagles in 44-40 win at MWHS   -  The Mineral Wells Lady Rams withstood a fourth-quarter rally and walked away with a 44-40 win over the Brock Lady Eagles on Tuesday at MWHS.….more>>

• Bumpus’ three-pointer sinks Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt   -  Marshall Bumpus hit a three-point shot as time expired in the fourth quarter of a 54-53 Mineral Wells win over Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt on Tuesday at MWHS.

• Millsap tops Huckabay  MILLSAP – The Millsap Bulldogs opened the home season on Monday with a 61-47 win over the Huckabay Indians.

• Basketball: Hobbs knocks off OHS boys (Odessa)

• Expanded Bobcats struggle (San Angelo Central)

• Lady Rebels get physical against Akins  -  The Hays Lady Rebel basketball team got a taste of district-type action before they sat down at the Thanksgiving table.

• SMHS runs past Lehman  -  Both San Marcos girls’ head coach Shad Scharlach and Lehman head coach Danny Preuss faced similar situations when their two tames faced off Tuesday night at The Snake Pit. Both teams were without key starters, and both teams were looking for other players to step up and fill the open voids.

• FOOTBALL: TCA questions officiating in semifinal loss

• PRIVATE SCHOOLS NOTES Wednesday, November 21  -  If the Colleyville Covenant football team reminisces a bit about its first TAPPS Division IV state title this week, it’s understandable.

• Mansfield a complete success

• Seguin needs overtime to hold off Bowie

• Terrell’s J’Lil Herndon and the rest of the Tigers were too much for Rockwall to handle as the Tigers cruised to a 52-32 victory Tuesday at the TISD Athletic Complex.

• Gobblers vs. Tarpons for area championship
  For the fourth consecutive year, Cuero High School’s Gobblers will advance to the third round of the play-offs. Friday the Gobblers will face Port Isabel’s Tarpons at 7:30 p.m. at Buccaneer Stadium in Corpus Christi.

• Statewide award delivered to Brahmas’ Burleson

• Wildcats shoot down Warriors
  The Paris Wildcats started strong and finished stronger en route to a 72-55 victory over the Idabel Warriors Tuesday night.

• Pantherettes take down another ranked team
  Two nights, two games and two ranked opponents taken down. (North Lamar)

• Rivercrest boys open season with a victory
  Detroit, Honey Grove and Prairiland girls all win as well Tuesday night.

• HS BOYS BASKETBALL: LAPOYNOR 77, NECHES 75

• Indians hold on for first win, 52-49     Waxahachie head coach Lonnie Gaylor was hoping he would be playing with a junior varsity roster for three or four weeks.

• November 21, 2007: Rankin, Grady aim for deep run

• November 21, 2007: High school basketball roundup (West Texas)
  

• Lady Lions can’t find touch in loss to Central
  Plagued by a sluggish offensive performance, the Brownwood Lady Lions dropped their second contest in as many nights, falling to the Class 5A San Angelo Central Lady Cats, 52-34, Tuesday night at Warren Gym.

• Things you didn’t know about the Mabank Panthers   -  This week’s CSI report is on the lake area’s only surviving 13-3A team, the Mabank Panthers, bi-district champions with a 29-14 revenge victory over the Athens Hornets.

• Coach Shelton reflects on successful volleyball season  -  Mabank volleyball coach Stacy Shelton doesn’t see herself as an emotional coach.

• Kemp Coach Anderson looks for better things next year  KEMP — The Kemp Yellowjackets didn’t win many games this season, but first-year Coach Greg Anderson likes what he saw.

• Anderson, Jackets beat Texans  – Ethan Anderson scored 10 points in the first quarter to lead the Yellow Jackets to their second win in as many nights over Justin Northwest 60-47.….more>> (Cleburne)

• Chargers get back in win column against Rattlers, 70-36  -  The Keene boys basketball team got a much-needed win Tuesday night against Tolar, defeating the Rattlers 70-36 and improving to 4-2 on the season.

• Bobcats make up for last season  -  After last year, Skidmore-Tynan couldn’t go another season without making the playoffs. The Bobcats finished in a three-way draw for second place, but ended up the odd team out because of the District 31-2A tiebreaker system. It left a bitter …

• Beeville doesn’t mind forecast   -   Chris Soza wouldn’t mind if it rained Friday. A lot. “The nastier the weather the better for us,” said the Beeville coach, whose team takes on Edcouch-Elsa (10-1) in a Class 4A Division II area playoff Friday at Kingsville’s Javelina …

• Moody passes muster with a sound victory  -  The Moody boys basketball team wouldn’t be denied Tuesday night against Flour Bluff in a battle of district champions. Even with one of its starting guards in foul trouble for most of the game, the Trojans weren’t going to be

• Heath crunch  -  The Corsicana Tigers took their vacation a little early.
  At least that’s the way coach Andy Dotson saw it Tuesday in a 47-44 loss to Rockwall Heath at Tiger Gym. The Tigers had a 21-point lead at halftime, but managed only nine points in the final 16 minutes.….more>>

• Lady Tigers slam Venus, 65-11   -  The Lady Tigers got to relax and get a little practice in their game Tuesday. (Corsicana)

• Looking back at the Rams football season
  Look on the bright side, the Rams will be returning a lot of young players with varsity experience. (Del Rio)

• Tigers continue their hot start with win
  Even during the “dark days” of El Paso High School basketball, Ami Neff made it a point to keep her players’ spirits up. Eventually, she hoped, the girls would realize their potential. Three seasons into Neff’s tenure as head coach, the plan has worked. Now, the only thing dark is the shadow Tiger basketball is casting on opponents. 

• New Mexico school seeks reclassification
  SHIPROCK, N.M. — The Shiprock Chieftans football team took a beating this year, winning only two of its seven games. 

• El Paso girls shoot out to perfect 6-0 start to year
  The El Paso High School girls basketball team is off to a scorching 6-0 start, and the Tigers will be looking to notch another win tonight against Horizon High School. 

• Leander runs past Ellison in bi-district

• Queens thump Laredo Cigarroa
  The Queens stuffed some Lady Toros during the Thanksgiving holidays, as Del Rio played host to Laredo Cigerroa on Tuesday night.

• Mabank pays back Athens  CORSICANA — The last laugh belonged to Kolton Browning and the Mabank Panthers.….more>>

• Hoops wins keep coming
  The county’s basketball teams are starting the season with a flurry of wins. (Bay City area)
  

• Lady Panthers Basketball (Aransas Pass)

• Aransas Pass Panthers Boys Basketball

• Caprock 55, Tascosa 47

• Wrestling  -  Strong start The Pirates’ wrestling season began with a resounding 66-23 victory over district opponent J.J. Pearce on Thursday. Read Full Story >> (Wylie)

• Pirates pummel early foes The Pirates opened the season with a pair of convincing victories over Rowlett 75-68 and Frisco Centennial 87-57. Read Full Story >> (Wylie)

SPORTS UPDATE #101

Welcome!

*** Wednesday — November 21, 2007 ***

• Dewhurst ramps up pressure on UIL    DALLAS — Three months into the school year and still no prep athletes tested for steroids, Lt. Gov. David…

• Pressbox plans for Stallworth finalized
  Stallworth Stadium is now set for $2.4 million worth of improvements.

• Class 4A state football playoffs scores, results  -  CLASS 4A DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT EP Del Valle 60, EP Andress 32 Wolfforth Frenship 55, Canyon Randall 21 Keller Fossil Ridge 31, Denton Ryan 20 Aledo 47, FW Southwest 6 REGIONAL EP Del Valle (9-2) vs. Wolfforth Frenship … 

• Class 5A state football playoffs scores, results  CLASS 5A DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT EP Montwood 28, San Angelo Central 24 Odessa Permian 60, Mansfield 21 Lewisville 24, Colleyville Heritage 21, OT Euless Trinity 31, Arlington Martin 0 Lubbock Coronado 23, EP Franklin 21 Midland Lee 28, …

• H.S. Football Playoffs Pairings: Round 2 Class 5A DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT EP Montwood 28, San Ang. Central 24 Odessa Permian 60, Mansfield 21 Lewisville 24, C’ville Heritage 21 (OT) Euless Trinity 31, Arlington Martin 0 Lubbock Coronado 23, EP Franklin 21 Midland Lee 28, …

• Class 2A state football playoffs scores, results CLASS 2A DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT Muleshoe 56, Sanford-Fritch 14 Littlefield 35, Denver City 6 Early 56, Merkel 14 Kermit 23, Brady 20 REGIONAL Muleshoe (10-1) vs. Littlefield (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday, Plainview’s Bulldog Stadium Early (8-3) vs. Kermit …

• Class 3A state football playoffs scores, results  CLASS 3A DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT Fort Stockton (9-1), bye Andrews 43, Levelland 24 Burkburnett 35, Canyon 28 Abilene Wylie 46, Decatur 16 REGIONAL Fort Stockton (9-1) vs. Andrews (9-2), 2 p.m. Saturday, Monahans Burkburnett (8-3) vs. Abilene Wylie …

• Class A state football playoffs scores, results CLASS A DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT Sunray (8-2), bye Quanah 21, Bovina 6 New Deal (9-1), bye McCamey 21, Seagraves 3 REGIONAL Sunray (8-2) vs. Quanah (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Canadian New Deal (9-1) vs. McCamey (7-4), 7:30 p.m. …

• Six-man state football playoffs scores, results SIX-MAN DIVISION I Region I BI-DISTRICT Region I Rankin (9-1), bye Ropesville 48, Robert Lee 46 Ira 56, New Home 8 Grady (9-1), bye REGIONAL Rankin (9-1) vs. Ropesville (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday, Midland’s Grande Communications Stadium Midland Ira (10-1) …

• Vardeman resigns as Jags coach  -  Hubbard coach Mark Vardeman turned in his resignation Friday after violating a school policy, said Athletic Director Clay Mayo.….more>>

• Wylie defeats Brownwood, moves to 3-0

• Heartbreak in the Valley - Alice coach Brent Davis described it best. The Coyotes’ 18-17 bi-district playoff loss was heartbreaking. Despite leading for most of the game, Alice lost the lead late and never recovered. 

• Dragons hold off Diboll  -  The Diboll Lumberjacks outscored Nacogdoches 28-13 in the fourth quarter, including a 9-0 run to close the game, but it wasn’t enough as the Dragons defeated the Lumberjacks 71-60 in basketball action Tuesday night at Dragon Coliseum.Pat Hall led Nacogdoches (2-1) with 25 points and 14 rebounds.

• Agnew’s huge performance guides NHS by Kirbyville 

• Billies Face Tough Area Showdown With Steele (Fredericksburg)

• Harper Advances In Playoffs, Will Face Chilton Friday

• Dragons’ playoff run coinciding with Jackson’s running  (Round Rock)

• Eisenhower to focus on repelling attack of Cy Ridge offense — The Eisenhower football team heads into the area round of the playoffs this week against Cypress Ridge, and the Eagles are right where they want to be. READ STORY

• BOYS BASKETBALL: Youthful Bellaire toys with Milby

• GIRLS BASKETBALL: College Park starts fast, finishes strong

• Katy’s Stayton dominates at Gator Roll tourney

• Two of 3A’s best to go head to head  -  Roosevelt’s Vincent McNeil Jr. and Royse City’s Richard Morrison have never met. Still, there’s a level of respect between the two quarterbacks as strong as one that would involve life-long competitors. On Friday night (7:30 p.m.), in a 3A Division I Region II area-round matchup, they will line up as opponents.

• South Oak Cliff disputes report of ineligible player

• New Waverly girls edge Normangee 73-72

• Bulldogs make it two wins in row  (New Waverly – Kountze)

• Ganders drop to 0-7 in loss to Rayburn
  Area high school basketball roundup (Baytown)

• Kirbyville heads into area round game with best player rarin’ to go

• West Brook tops Central

• Exporters sail in third quarter
  FREEPORT — Brazosport broke open a tight game in the third period to pull out a 79-61 victory over Calhoun on Tuesday night at E.E. “Flash” Walker Gymnasium.

• Sweeny nets first victory
  SWEENY — The Sweeny Bulldogs dashed into the win column for the first time this year by racing past visiting El Campo 83-46 Tuesday night in a non-district basketball clash.

• Bulldogs take on undefeated Salado Saturday
  HITCHCOCK — The Bulldogs’ outstanding offense meets Salado’s stingy defense Saturday in the Class 2A, Division I regional semifinals.

• Canyon, SV boys hoops fall at home
  Area basketball: SV girls on surprising run; Canyon girls even record (Smithson Valley)

• Allison back on familiar ground  BETHEL — When Cayuga head coach Tommy Allison steps onto the field of Wildcat Stadium Friday night, he will be on familiar territory.  For four years, Allison developed one of the best offenses in East Texas as the offensive coordinator at Palestine High School. Now in his first year as a head coach, Allison returns to Palestine in Cayuga’s playoff game against Lovelady Friday night.….more>>

• Grapeland looking for a playoff win  GRAPELAND — When the Grapeland Sandies were in must-win situations their final two games of district, head coach Curt Faigle made specific goals for his team that had nothing to do with the playoffs.

• Dillon’s kicking lifts Panthers  – Since he was three years old, Tyler Dillon has been playing soccer.  It was this hobby that caught the attention of Westwood assistant coach William Raphelt, thus catapulting the freshman into the role of Westwood’s kicker earlier in the season.

• Oakwood going to six-man football  -  OAKWOOD — After years of being one of the smallest 11-man football teams, Oakwood has decided to play six-man football starting next year.

• EAST TEXAS PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

• Vipers raise record to 2-1  (Victoria)

• Midway volleyball riding high after first state title

• Nov. 21 High school basketball scores   (Waco)

• One down
  Dawgs face challenge this week with Navasota  (Jasper)

• Cats claim win over Cleveland
  Kirbyville to take on Caldwell in Humble Saturday

• In big games,’little things’ a key
  Harper: Special teams play helped Longhorns earn shot at defending state champs Chilton.

• Tivy golf team’s roll continues
  Hill Country Sports Roundup: Comfort boys and girls basketball teams post wins on the road.

• Panthers coast past Hallsville, 59-43   (Lufkin)

• Broaddus wins wild one over Central 

• Marshall defeats TK Gorman 52-48  

• Boys Basketball Report: November 20, 2007  Boys schedule… (Valley)

• Basketball: Point taken  -  Considering the lack of varsity experience on the Denton boys roster, each nondistrict game presents a new chance for head coach Harold Jackson to give his players some valuable court time. So the Broncos seized the opportunity to spread out the minutes as they coasted past Pilot Point, 66-24, on Tuesday.

• Plano East wins “ugly game”
  For basketball players that question the merits of spending so much time working on free throw shooting, Tuesday night was a perfect example of why coaches stress it.

• Inexperience, free throw woes cost Wildcats
  After Plano Senior lost to Flower Mound Marcus, 55-38, on Tuesday night, Plano head coach Tom Inman was upset, yet reserved.

• Second-half outburst lifts Hawks past Mustangs
  IRVING  Hebron scored four touchdowns in a 15-minute second half stretch to off Grapevine, 38-28, in a Class 5A Division II Region I bi-district playoff game at Texas Stadium.

• Stars align in third quarter for win
  Carrollton American Heritage used a big third quarter to defeat Trinity Christian Cedar Hill 50-28, Friday at Prestonwood Christian High School.

• Stopping DeSoto’s Gray is key for Hawks
  If Hebron wants to advance to past the area round of the Class 5A football playoffs, the Hawks will have to find a way to slow DeSoto senior quarterback Cyrus Gray.

• Lady Trojans win consolation title at Creekview Tournament
  Newman Smith’s girls basketball team had a successful showing over the weekend at the Creekview Tournament as they rebounded from an opening round loss to win the consolation championship.

• Lady Mustangs claim first basketball victory
  Carrollton Creekview got its first win of the season in the opening game of the Lady Mustang classic Thursday, and finished the tournament they hosted 1-2.

• Lady Lions win third basketball game
  The Lady Lions basketball team won its third game of the year, beating Shelton, 63-27, Monday night. (RL Turner)

• Finishing with a flurry: Murdoch, reserves propel Tem-Cats over University
  Temple’s Kaetlyn Murdoch and Trenette Smith are expected to be impact players. Reserves Terris Goodwin and Alisha Mosley occupy lesser roles.

• AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
  CLASS 4A DIVISION I  No. 9 Copperas Cove (9-2) vs. Dallas Samuell (8-3), 3 p.m. Friday, Waco ISD Stadium

• Basketball: Lady Broncos show improvement in loss (Denton)

• Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s results (San Antonio area)

• Girls Basketball: Tuesday’s results (San Antonio area)

• Defense leads Lady Lobos past Kilgore (Longview)

• Bonham girls 58, Savoy 45

• Basketball: Permian girls beat Lubbock High
  The Permian Lady Panthers wrapped up a tough early stretch of the schedule Tuesday on a positive… 

• Basketball: Permian boys drop pair in AmarilloAMARILLO Lack of players and a key injury hurt the Permian boys basketball team in a pair of losses Monday…
  Full Story…  

•  Basketball: Hobbs knocks off OHS boysHOBBS, N.M. The host Hobbs Eagles dominated the first half and never looked back Tuesday night, routing…
  Full Story… 

• Pirates down Bridge City in OT thriller  -  What an exciting game the Deweyville Pirates and Bridge City Cardinals were a part of Tuesday night in Cardinal Gym.….more>>

• Lady Bears cruise past Deweyville   Holding Deweyville without a field goal in the first half, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears went on to defeat the Lady Pirates 55-26 in non-district play at the Bear Cave Tuesday evening.

• LC-M outlasts Milburn Academy   The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears shook off a rough start and faulty free-throw shooting to eventually turn back Milburn Academy 60-57 in their home opener at the Bear Cave Tuesday night.

• Nederland knocks off Spring

PN-G to play Saturday at 7 in Baytown

Playoff Time: ’Jackets’ Tanguma raises game
ELSA — Big as he is, Aaron Tanguma’s still a kid at heart…. (full story)

• Seeing beyond tough defeat
  Coyotes returned program to glory

• Stung!
  Edcouch-Elsa beats Alice after late touchdown, 18-17

• Slipped away   -  They had it. The Lady Tigers (3-2) took advantage of 17 North Mesquite turnovers in the first half to take an 8-point lead at halftime.  (Corsicana)

• Jaguars run past Rice, 55-34   RICE — Rice coach Eddie Barker was frustrated. He had enough. He yelled at his team over the crowds at Bulldog Gymnasium.

• Jaguars run past Rice, 55-34   RICE — Trailing on the road, Hubbard needed somebody to score, somebody to take charge.  Enter Africa Lang.

• Area Basketball Scores  (Corsicana)

• Nac hoops teams host games tonight  (Nacogdoches)

• Ante up for Tigers, Dragons in competitive area round  (Stony Point – Round Rock)

• BASKETBALL: Mix of youth, experience has Kinkaid competing

• Tough schedule prepared Rowlett for upset of Allen

• High school football on radio and television (Nov. 23-24)

• Ransaw scores 24 as Wolves start 3-0
  Shoemaker improved to 3-0 on the young season as the Grey Wolves beat the Leander Lions 68-61 on Monday night at Shoemaker High School.

• Volleyball: Ellison’s Gardner signs with North Carolina State

• Briefs: No. 12 Roos escape Bastrop with 1-point win

• Half full; South finds positives for offseason   -  Despite United South’s season coming to a close last week at the hands of McAllen High in the 29-5A Division II bi-district playoffs. Full Story

• Mustangs enjoying roller coaster ride
  In the athletic offices and locker room at Coronado, it’s being called “The Great West Texas Adventure.”

• Coronado girls host Estacado before break
  It’s the final night of high school basketball before the Thanksgiving break as teams try to get in a couple of games this week.

• Monterey surges to win over Frenship, 65-40
  Haley Schneider scored 15 points and Toia Wiltz added 11 as Monterey used a big third quarter to race past Frenship, 65-40, on Monday.

• Area high school basketball linescores
  GIRLS (Lubbock)

• High school football
  AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS  (Lubbock)

• Huntsville handles Panthers (Lufkin)

• Apple Springs edges Hudson 

• Apple Springs girls win Wells tourney 

• Lady Mavs down Center, 53-45; Mavs drop close one

• Waskom soundly defeats Beckville, 48 to 26 

• Lady Rams fall in Northwest tourney consolation finals  NORTHWEST – The Mineral Wells Lady Rams basketball team took second place in consolation play on Saturday during the annual Northwest High School Justin Tournament. ….more>>

• Indians run past Rams    -   KELLER – The Mineral Wells Rams slipped to 1-1 on the year on Saturday after a 74-44 loss at Keller Fossil Ridge High School.

• Gordon, Strawn set for playoffsThe Gordon Longhorns are set to play the Trinidad Trojans on Thursday while the Strawn Greyhounds and Abbott Panthers are ready to play on Friday in the Sixman Division I state playoffs.

• Lady Greyhounds take two winsPRIDDY – The 10th-ranked Strawn Lady Greyhounds climbed to 4-1 on the year after back-to-back wins during the Priddy Tournament.

• Basketball: Permian girls beat Lake ViewSAN ANGELO Alex Arzaga and Dusty Westlund scored nine points apiece Monday to lead the Permian Lady Panthers…

• Basketball: OHS girls game called offThe Odessa High Lady Bronchos’ scheduled game Monday at Big Spring was canceled….

• Hypolite settled in the saddle for Mustangs  -  For West Orange-Stark football fans, they’ve had a pleasant time watching a young junior quarterback mature into his own this season.….more>>

• Wylie runs away from Chiefs early

• Chiefs seek to join top tier in district 

• Rattlers wear down Rebels  -  While a premature end to football season is never fun for the players, coaches or fans, some players find the proverbial silver lining in the start of basketball season.….more>>

• Back to-back titles for the Village   -  It could have been billed as the battle of volleyball giants.  (Wimberley)

• Madison ends Snakes’ seasonSan Marcos head coach Steve Van Nest asked three things of his team before Friday night’s Class 5A, Division II playoff game against San Antonio-Madison: Give three hours of complete effort, play for each other and come together as a team.

• White’s return sparks upset of No. 16 Mabank  -  When KaKa White made her first appearance of the season midway through the second quarter Tuesday, the faces of her Lady Tiger teammates lit up with excitement

• Panthers share success with community -  For the Westwood football program, it has been 15 years since the last playoff appearance.….more>>  

• Neches puts up 90 points in win over Elkhart   -  ELKHART — The Neches Tigers defeated Elkhart on the road Monday night, 90-40.

• Hawkins’ career-night paces North Lamar
  A quick start and a strong finish, along with a career night from Johnathan “Hawk” Hawkins propelled North Lamar past McKinney Boyd 71-53 Monday night.

• Lady Cats dominate glass in win
  The Paris Lady Cats overwhelmed Kaufman on the offensive glass and used third and fourth shot attempts to their advantage in the fourth quarter en route to a 52-43 victory Monday night in the home opener for Paris.

• Pantherette’s upend No. 1 Martin’s Mill
  MARTIN’S MILL — The North Lamar Pantherettes shot 60 percent from the floor en route to their most impressive victory of the season, a 43-27 win at top-ranked Class A Division 1 Martin’s Mill Monday night.

• SOUTHWOOD JUMPS OUT EARLY ON LEE   -  A slow start proved to be too much for the Robert E. Lee Lady Raiders to overcome Monday night.  Full Story »

• JT Boys Still Seek First Win 

• Rider, WFHS look for revenge in rematches   -  This is rematch week in Wichita Falls and in Region I-4A as Stephenville and Rider will play for a fourth time in two years at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Justin Northwest.

• Woden edges Garrison by 2  

• Tigers fight past Wildcats  -  CORPUS CHRISTI-Even without its best player from a year ago, state-ranked Carroll doesn’t appear to have lost a step this season. The 18th-ranked Class 5A Tigers continued to play demolition derby with another of the area’s elite Class 4A teams Monday …

• Panthers enjoy the moment   -  CORSICANA — Mabank Coach Jimmy Cantrell took a knee in the back center of the picture, but in front of his jubilant team that made a half circle on each side of him.

• Lady Hounds post 2-1 mark at SAISD tourney (Boerne)

• Boerne tennis players shine at tournament

• Cubs not ready to look to next year  -  Brenham High School head football coach Glen West isn’t ready to look ahead to the future just yet.

• Cubs suffer another near miss as Magnolia wins 40-37  -  MAGNOLIA, Texas — The Brenham High School boys’ basketball team remained winless through five games after a 40-37 loss to Magnolia on Tuesday.

• New season brings Burton new hope  -  The Burton High School boys basketball team returns to the hardwood for another year under head coach Charlie Harmel looking to improve a tough 2006-07 season.

• Lions rally in fourth, upend Clyde, 54-48
  Trailing by six to start the fourth quarter, the Brownwood Lions scored 13 unanswered points to seize control of their 54-48 victory over the Clyde Bulldogs in Monday’s home opener at Warren Gym.

• Lady Lions get closer, still fall to Clyde
  The Brownwood Lady Lions’ two-game win streak was snapped by the same team which handed them their first loss — but this time the final score was much closer.

• Elks drop season opener to Jackets  CLEBURNE — Cleburne jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back as the Yellow Jackets won their season opener 53-42 at home over the Burleson Elks on Thursday.

• Burleson Lady Elks begin season with win, 55-41
  Cleburne faced a 12-5 deficit at the end of the first quarter and couldn’t come back against a physical Burleson team.

• On to the next roundIt’s on to the next round of the playoffs for the Trinidad Trojans and Mabank Panthers.

• High School Basketball Linescores (Amarillo)

• Seven from area named all-tourney (Amarillo)

  

SPORTS UPDATE #100

Welcome to:

*** Tuesday — November 20, 2007 ***

• UIL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

  Class 5A | Class 4A | Class 3A
  Class 2A | Class A | Six-Man

• Realignment is only two months away

• PRINTABLE PLAYOFF BRACKETS:

  Conference 5A Division I

  Conference 5A Division II

  Conference 4A Division I

  Conference 4A Division II

  Conference 3A Division I

  Conference 3A Division II

  Conference 2A Division I

  Conference 2A Division II

  Conference 1A Division I

  Conference 1A Division II

  Conference 1A Six Man Division I

  Conference 1A Six Man Division II

• For some Central Texas schools, playoff wait was better late than never

• LBJ beats Brenham, awaits Furr

• Bowie’s season ends with bi-district loss (Austin)

• Giddings ends Tigers’ season with 21-12 win
  All good things must come to an end and for Sealy (7-4), a promising 2007 football season came to end on Friday at the hands of the top-ranked Giddings Buffaloes (11-0) in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

• Central basketball coach tests young Jaguars squad

• Area roundup: Landycats hammer Lady Bucs
  Angleton burst out in the second quarter Monday and dominated Brazoswood, 54-25.

• La Marque cruises past Galena Park
  With five seconds remaining in a tie game, La Marque’s Jim Wooten hit a half-court shot at the buzzer for a victory over Galena Park.

• Rider, WFHS look for revenge in rematches

• West Orange-Stark faces No. 1 Giddings  -  Mustangs prepare for long-standing postseason nemesis with help from brother running back duo

• Cougars fall short versus Rice in 29-19 loss
  2007 was not a friendly year for playoff football in Austin County. Bellville fell two games short of the playoffs, Sealy lost to No. 1 Giddings in bi-district and Brazos was unable to overcome a powerful Rice Raiders team, also falling in the bi-district round, 29-19.

• Faith Academy passes first playoff test
  Of 19 teams playing TAPPS Division II 6-man football only 12 made the football playoffs in 2007. Of those 12 only eight are left, one of which is Bellville Faith Academy.

• Lady Tigers win versus Rice, 53-37
  Sealy’s Lady Tigers continued a fast start in basketball with a 53-37 victory over visiting Rice Consolidated on Saturday at Sealy High School. With the victory the Lady Tigers have won two in a row and now stand 2-1 on the season.

• Spring Hill downs Rains, 67-21 

• Girls basketball: Lady Chaps win with defense (Aubrey – Whitewright)

• Basketball: Argyle holds off Denton

• Girls basketball: Lake Dallas uses post game to defeat Guyer

• New boys coaches debut at Eustace, Kemp
  CEDAR CREEK LAKE–In addition to new varsity girls coaches, both Eustace and Kemp have new varsity boys basketball coaches starting their tenures this month.

• WHS making history in playoffs  -  For the Westwood Panthers, Friday night’s playoff game against Diboll was the first playoff appearance for Westwood in 15 years. And after such a long wait, the Panthers weren’t ready to go anywhere.
  Westwood won the game 65-59 to keep their season alive, and break school history by being the first Panther team to get a playoff win.….more>>  

• Stopping the Run  -  Many football coaches would say the key to defense is stopping the run.  For Cayuga, the ability to stop the run is one of the reasons why the Wildcats are preparing for the playoffs this week.

• Lobos to play Eagle Pass teams on the road
  The Uvalde Lobos will play the second game of a long road basketball schedule tomorrow as they travel to Eagle Pass to take on the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles.

• Coyotes, SA Christian to do battle in basketball tomorrow night at UHS
  Tomorrow night in the Uvalde High School Gym, the Uvalde Coyotes will play their final home basketball game prior to the Thanksgiving holiday break as they host the San Antonio Christian Academy Lions.

• Advocate-area high school basketball schedule (Victoria)

• High school football playoff pairings

• Williams shines on both sides of the ball  (Vernon)

• Vernon strikes fast to down Perryton

• A special season of volleyball (Amarillo)

• High School Football Playoffs (West Texas)

• Bay City ousted by Texas City 28-16
  The Blackcats dropped from the post-season after a close duel against a tough Texas City team that advanced with a 28-16 bi-district win.

• Blackcats open hoops season with loss
  Bay City basketball coach Eddie Nelson opened his 35th season at BCHS with a smashing blow from the La Marque Cougars Tuesday night.

• El Paso High school top 10

• This week’s big plays  (Houston area)

• Longhorns ready to face the future   -  Back-to-back District 29-5A champion United will have some time to think about a three-peat now that its season ended with a bi-district loss to 30-5A’s La Joya Coyotes. Full Story 

• Rams manhandle Porcupines in season opener  -  The Mineral Wells High School Rams basketball team opened the season with a 61-43 victory over the Springtown Porcupines on Friday at MWHS.….more>>  

• Lady Rams top Lady Pioneers   -  NORTHWEST – The Mineral Wells Lady Rams basketball team earned a berth in Saturday’s Northwest High School Justin Tournament consolation finals with a win over the Saginaw Boswell Lady Pioneers on Friday.

• RESULTS, SCHEDULES (HIGH SCHOOLS)  BOYS BASKETBALL (Ft. Worth Area)

• RED RAIDERS CAN’T CONTAIN SKYLINE OFFENSE (Tyler Lee)

• Class 3A football playoff pairings 

• There is crying in postseason football  -  Go to any Texas high school football game in late November, and you’ll see an outpouring of emotion that may get you choked up.

• Lady Cougars struggle late, can’t get past Wall   -  For nearly three quarters, the Cooper High School girls basketball team was able to fend off a scrappy Wall team Monday night  (Abilene)

• Terrell girls finish 0-3 at Highland Park tourney 

• Big Country Player of the Week 11.20.07 

• Seguin duo reaps rewards   SEGUIN — Although the Seguin football team struggled in 2007, more than a handful of Matadors were recognized for their efforts.

• White, Jacobsen get first team all district
  MARION — Kalynn White and Ashley Jacobsen were each major parts of the Marion volleyball team’s success in 2007.

• New Braunfels boys back on track, win 67-43
  Area basketball for Nov. 20

• NB, SV aren’t celebrating wins
  Both football teams prepping for area round of state playoffs.

• NB girls win two to take title (New Braunfels)
  Area basketball for Nov. 18

• Cubs commit four turnovers in loss to LBJ — QB switch helps Jaguars advance to regionals   -   BRYAN — Brenham High School’s fourth consecutive appearance in the Class 4A state football playoffs proved to be a short one here Saturday at Viking Stadium as the Austin LBJ Jaguars eliminated the District 18-4A champions 20-18 in a sloppily played bi-district playoff contest.

• 07 Season Review: Lions begin to bring back the pride
  After wins in four of the first five games, Henderson looked destined to end a playoff drought that dates back to 2003.

• Tatum takes first step to title three-peat
  ATHENS – Tatum made short work of the Blooming Grove Lions 47-14 Thursday in the Class 2A Division I bi-district playoff in Athens.

• Henderson falls to Lindale in Cougar-Patriot Classic 

• Cubettes taking early lumps   -  ROSENBERG, Texas — The Brenham High School girls basketball team suffered a pair of tournament losses here Saturday despite some strong games from senior guard Tamarra Lison.

• Football season comes to a less than mediocre close  -  Three wins in 30 games doesn’t fare too well with most fans. Magnolia and Tomball fans are definitely no exception. Surprisingly, before anyone’s head exploded due to the continual pileup of losses, the 2007 football season ended. Trust me when I say it was more strenuous for the coaches (and, of course, the players) than anyone else.

• Cy-Fair’s Ogwumike to play hoops at Stanford — Cy-Fair senior forward Nneka Ogwumike signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Stanford on Monday.

• Klein Oak beats College Park, heats up scoreboard 

• Tough schedule prepared Rowlett for upset of Allen 

• Seniors key to Plano West volleyball run 

• Cy Ridge earns first playoff win in school history  -  District 17-5A champion Cypress Ridge kept up their sensational season by earning the fourth-year school’s first ever post-season football victory in a 35-7 triumph over Alief Elsik Saturday in the Bi-district round of the Division I, Region III-5A playoffs at the Berry Center. READ MORE 

• McGuffie runs Cy-Fair past Cinco Ranch – Cy-Fair running back Sam McGuffie rushed for 276 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Bobcats to a 40-27 Bi-district round playoff victory over Cinco Ranch (5-6) Friday at the Berry Center.
  READ MORE 

• Playing for his twin and his team, Joe Connell inspires Splendora’s victory
  With his twin brother on his mind, Splendora senior Joe Connell played with twice the heart in helping Splendora to a 22-15 win over Coldspring and a second consecutive District 22-3A title last Friday at Wildcat Stadium. READ MORE 

• Katy-Madison playoff information
  The Katy High School football will face Madison High in the area finals this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rhodes Stadium.

• Home is where the Antlers win
  Boys Basketball: Tivy bounces back with 51-45 victory over S.A. Holmes.

• Inside the Stats
  Ken Eilert writes that Devine’s Stephen Carrillo played the game of a lifetime.

• The game the focus for Antlers
  High School Football: Big game means Tivy must deal with big distractions.

• Harmony’s Busse selected to UIL all-tourney team 

• Trenton Tigers 70, Bells 51
  The Bells Panthers (2-1) traveled to Trenton (5-0) Monday night to face off with the Tigers. Bells was the first to score, but Trenton would lead the rest of the game and go on to win 70-51.

• A&M-C signs Sherman’s Brad Hambrick
  Hambrick, a 6-foot guard, was the top three-point shooter in Class 4A and the second-leading scorer in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in 2006-07. As a junior, he averaged 23 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals a game. Sherman enters the 2007-08 season ranked No. 9 in the state’s pre-season TABC poll.  Full Story

• Lady Bobcats put the clamps on Nederland  -  It didn’t take long for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats to find their stride against the Nederland Lady Bulldogs Monday night at Bobcat Gym.….more>>  

• WO-S’ Zetar steps up on defense   -  He may have gotten is first quality playing time as a senior, but noseguard Carltives Zetar has turned himself into a “man” at that tough position despite his 5-6, 175-pound frame.

• High school playoff pairingsAREA ROUND… (Valley)

• Lady Cats win in romp  (Central – Big Spring)

• Football playoffs to air on tape-delay broadcast   -  Three key playoff games involving area schools will be aired this week on TXA 21. All games are tape-delayed.

• Class 5A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard –

• Class 4A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard –

• Class 3A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard –

• Class 2A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard

• State champions cross paths Friday
  A year ago, Carroll and Cedar Hill found themselves on different paths to Class 5A state titles.

• Youngblood has Dragons off to a fast start
  A relatively young Carroll boys basketball team showed its mettle with a pair of wins at the Birdville Shootout last week.

• Lady Dragons fall in consolation final
  Facing Fort Worth Dunbar in the consolation championship game of the Lady Jaguar Basketball Tournament, Carroll’s girls basketball team tried out a new defense.

• District 32-3A proves its worth  -  All season long, one of the many debates around was which Valley football district was the toughest…. 

• Change never a problem for Smith
  High School Volleyball: Three-time all-district performer at Tivy signs to play at Angelo State.

• Bandera boys hold on for first win
  High School Basketball: Harper, Medina and ITM girls also post wins on Tuesday.

• Cub basketball suffers pair of one-point losses   -  MAGNOLIA, Texas — A pair of one-point losses kept the Brenham High School boys’ basketball team winless Saturday at the Magnolia Tournament.

SPORTS UPDATE #99

Welcome!

*** Monday – November 19, 2007 ***

• Allen’s stunning exit topped a memorable playoff weekend

• Eagles’ offense electric in rout of Rams
  It was probably appropriate that there was a lightning delay at halftime of the Mayde Creek-Cypress Falls playoff game because the Rams’ first post-season appearance was over in nearly a flash.

• A sigh of relief from Harper
  High School Football: Longhorns face Chilton on Friday

• Tiger roll; Tigers improve to 2-0 thanks to strong defense  -  The Martin Tigers have yet to establish a consistent effort offensively, but if the early part of the season is any indication, heady defense and stout rebounding may be all the Tigers need for success.

• Donna ends Nixon’s season   DONNA – The Donna Redskins came up with a big turnover with 1:19 in the fourth quarter and went on to defeat Nixon 28-21 Saturday afternoon in the Class 5A bi-district game at Bennie LaPrade Stadium.

• Eagles fall to Rowe  The Eagle Pass Eagles fell to McAllen Nikki Rowe, 28-27, Saturday night at Farris Field in San Antonio.

• District 29-5A girls basketball preview

• Jones, Harger, Gunset earn high honors
  After guiding the Coronado volleyball team to a tie for second place in District 2-5A and 15 more victories than it had in 2006, Lady Mustangs head coach Chad Jones was honored as the district’s Coach of the Year.

• Ford, Frenship hand Cooper first loss of season, 38-32
  WOODROW – Krista Ford scored 13 points and the Frenship girls basketball team held Cooper to just 10 first-half points in handing the Lady Pirates their first loss of the season, 38-32.

• Wink runs up score, but No. 3 Roughnecks hold on for victory
  ANDREWS – Sundown gave up a season-high in yardage and points Saturday, but it still wasn’t enough for Wink to hand the Roughnecks their first loss of the season.

• Coronado receives improbable break to capture bi-district victory
  EL PASO – This one will certainly go down in the category of crazy, improbable finishes.

• Area and statewide high school football playoff pairings
  AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS  (Lubbock)

• Post falls against Childress

• Beyond 300 wins 

• Plenty of players help Mavs to comeback win (Marshall)

• Mallett, Lady Lobos win tourney with 51-44 victory against Lady Leopards   (Longview – LE)

• Trenton Lady Tigers crowned champions of Campbell Tournament

• Football: Get your playoff tickets!
  The No. 5 Permian Panthers will host El Paso Montwood at 2 p.m. Saturday in a Class 5A Division…

• Football: Defense helps Panthers dictate the dayBROWNWOOD Mansfield High got to the playoffs in large part because of running back Stepfan Taylor….
  Full Story… 

• Football: Crane soars into 2A playoffs

• Permian rolls past Mansfield

• On football: Scott Ford rolls dice again and again and againScott Ford’s got guts. You know the old saying, “no guts, no glory.”…

• Lady Cats win in romp  -  The Central High School girls basketball team rolled past Big Spring 64-23 in a nondistrict game Friday night in Big Spring. Full story »

• High school basketball: Ryan boys take down W. Mesquite

• High school football: Calvary wins big in first playoff game

• High school basketball: Krum 74, Gunter 63

• High school basketball: Pilot Point 46, S&S Consolidated

• High school basketball: Decatur 57, Aubrey 58

• Hoopsters ready for holiday
  The Thanksgiving holiday will make for an abbreviated schedule for high school basketball teams this week. (Baytown)

• Fort Worth Nolan eliminates Kelly

• 3 teams plow further into playoffs
  The Cougars, Stingarees and Hitchcock are continuing their quests for a UIL state title.

• HS BASKETBALL (Tyler – East Texas)

•  DeKalb Runs Away From Grand Saline, 35-12

• High school football scores and week two playoff pairings

• Area high school basketball schedule  (Victoria)

• Midway volleyball wins state title to end storybook season

• Nov. 18 High school basketball scores   (Waco area)

• Ellis County football proving its worth  -  No matter what happens for the rest of the playoffs, Ellis County has earned respect.

• Ennis – Waco in 4 OTs   WACO – Gridiron weather, bad calls, turnovers, hard nosed football and quadruple overtime – what more could you want on a Texas Friday night?

• November 18, 2007: High school football playoff pairings

• November 18, 2007: High school football playoffs roundup

• Bluecats edge Indians in 2A battle (Coleman – Haskell)

• McCoy hurls Graham past bi-district round

• Longhorns continue to roll, bounce Badgers from postseason (Early)

• Second-half struggles doom ACHS in loss (Abilene Christian HS)

• Lady Falcons avenge last year’s loss at state  -  Bushland volleyball coach Makesha Maupin knew her team would bring home a state title before the championship match against Poth had even started.

• Eldorado overwhelms Roscoe  – The Eldorado High School football team did a lot of things right this season on the way to a district title and a trip to the playoffs.

• Iola volleyball team falls at state  (11/18/2007)

• Austin LBJ beats Brenham in playoffs  

• High School Box Scores  (Brazos Valley area)

• UIL Volleyball Roundup 

• Horns make themselves at home
  ABILENE — Never ones to make a cameo appearance in the playoffs under the tutelage of head coach Robbie Tindol, the Early Longhorns appear poised for another lengthy postseason run.

• Lions open with 48-45 OT victory at Marble Falls (Brownwood)

• Foxes outduel Zebras  – Grandview’s five-game winning streak came to an end Friday night at Tiger Stadium with a 41-21 loss to Caddo Mills in the first round of the Class 2A Division I playoffs.….more>>

• One-man band trips up Godley  -  Henrietta came into Friday night’s game against Godley on a roll, winning six of seven district games, and rolled over the Wildcats 15-9.

• Lady Chargers win third straight game   -  The Keene Lady Chargers picked up their third straight win in the Keene Chamber of Commerce Tournament with a 58-40 win over Country Day on Friday morning.

• S-T slides by Hebbronville   ALICE — Skidmore-Tynan erased an eight-point, first-half deficit to post its first playoff win in two years Saturday night. The Bobcats outscored Hebbronville 25-7 through the second and third quarters to erase a 14-6 deficit en route to a 31-23 …

• Longhorns can’t keep up in second half     KINGSVILLE — Santa Rosa outscored George West 20-0 in the second half behind three rushing touchdowns by Warrior running back Sam Salazar in a 38-10 win in a Class 2A Division I bi-district game at Javelina Stadium on Saturday. Salazar …

• Bears pull up short     VICTORIA — West Oso quarterback P.J. Lopez had his line of well-wishers that he greeted. Teammates and opponents came by, hugged, shook hands and patted him on the back. Then, with the line dwindling, Lopez walked over and hugged fellow …

• Area Boys Basketball Preview  -  There is a sign over coach Andy Dotson’s doorway leading into the locker room from his office that reads, “what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets it.” ….more>> (Corsicana area)

• Rice wins shootout against Dawson   -  Huberto Aguinaga led four Rice players in double-digits Friday night as the Bulldogs defeated Dawson 74-56 at Dawson High School.

• Woden boys, girls fall in final game of tourney 

• Amarillo beats Westlake to claim 5A state championship
  SAN MARCOS, Texas — Brianne Barker and Amarillo High defended their titles Saturday in a 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 victory against Austin Westlake for the Class 5A state volleyball championship. 

• Texas High School Football Playoff Pairings | Region 1

• T-Birds get first bi-district win since 1994  MIDLAND — That long, tortuous wait for a bi-district title finally ended for Coronado High School on Saturday. 

• Wimberley, Westlake put six on all-tourney teams

• Klein Oak romps at Moorehead Stadium

• Friendswood falls in 4A volleyball’s title match

• This week’s action  (Houston area football)

• Seniors key to Plano West volleyball run