SPORTS UPDATE #89

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*** WEDNESDAY — NOVEMBER 7, 2007 ***

• Tiger Tuesday: Underachieving Tigers will miss playoffs for first time in 9 years Don’t worry about missing the playoffs, Tigers. It’s just football. Just a game. (Corsicana)

• Officials work to earn their stripes    -  Football officials whistle while they work, but there’s a lot more to it.

• Plenty still to be decided in 15-5A race 

• Central upends Chireno 

• Lady Panthers fall to Nac in season opener  (Lufkin)

• A big win  -  Lady Mavs come back from 12-0 deficit to defeat Texas High (Marshall)

• Ladycats Bow Out  -  The Mexia Ladycats were out of sync from the jump in the Area Round matchup with the Taylor Ducks.….more>>

• Fightin’ Cats gotta’ win by at least 4 for new march to the playoffs  -  The Fightin’ Black Cats have found the playoffs to be less than kind during the past two seasons 

• Lady Goats Grab Bi-District Crown In Five Game Match  — Coach Terry White’s Groesbeck Lady Goat volleyball team started their bi-district match against the Diboll Lady Jacks

• Lady Eagles headed back to regionals (Harmony)

• Ladynecks slam door on Mabank   (White Oak)

• Spring Hill’s Hawkins commits to Lumberjacks 

• Lady Panthers open season with ugly win   (Spring Hill)

• Volleyball: Monahans dominates Lubbock Cooper in 3-game sweep

• Basketball: Lady Bronchos win opener in OTANDREWS Odessa High got a three-pointer from Sammi Salazar to force overtime and then Alisha Willis and…

• Volleyball: Wink nips Sterling City to tuck away regional berthMIDLAND The Wink Lady Cats are going to the Region I-1A Tournament for the seventh consecutive year….

• Football: Permian sets playoff plans

• Volleyball: Andrews outlasts Lamesa

• Lady Cardinals shock Bellville in 5  -  The Bridge City Lady Cardinals probably do not even know how to spell the word quit much less put the term into action.….more>>

• Central takes down Lady Bobcats   -  The Beaumont Central Lady Jaguars toppled the Orangefield Lady Bobcats 69-41 in the basketball season opener for both squads at Jaguar Gym Tuesday night.

• Lady Mustangs fall to Newton in season opener  -  Without question, the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs are going through a youth movement entering the 2007-08 basketball season.

• Tide turns for NHS boys hoops squad  (Nederland)

• Alexander shakes off frustrations, sparks Memorial

• McDonald’s improvement vital for Indians’ progress  (PNG)

• Playoff Run
  Most wide receivers in the Rio Grande Valley won’t record 18 receptions all season. For Brownsville… (full story)

• Canyon sweeps Mission VeteransCORPUS CHRISTI — In their first trip to the Class 4A regional semifinals, the Mission Veterans Memorial… Full Story… 

• 31-5A notes: Red isn’t dead after allOn paper, Harlingen’s offense looked good on

• 32-5A/32-3A notes: Looking forward to the Battle for District 32-5A

• South wins sloppy opener

• Volleyball: Guyer swept from playoffs by Dumas

• Basketball: Denton falls to Decatur in opener

• Basketball: First impression

• Opening outburst: Tem-Cats balanced attack overwhelms Clemens, 72-18
  The Temple Tem-Cats’ biggest concern heading into the girls basketball season centered on how much help all-district players Kaetlyn Murdoch, Trenette Smith and Monica McGill would get from their teammates.

• Pressure defense helps No. 9 Pflugerville spoil Belton girls’ opener, 52-33

• Rogers extends Jewett Leon to four games but falls in regional quarterfinal

• RSS opens season with 44-13 win over Spring
  Area high school basketball roundup

• Tiebreakers favor Gander playoff bid
  It’s good to be Baytown Lee and Kingwood in the District 21-5A football race.

• Barbers Hill pitcher beats the odds
  Barbers Hill senior Johnathan Kelley has been blessed with an athletic frame at 6-4, 240 and a strong arm.

• District 21-5A grid no place fit to be tied
  For the record, the puff of white smoke flew across my horizon at about 4 p.m. Tuesday.

• Angleton dominates Alvin
  Ten different Ladycats scored Tuesday night as Angleton tipped off the 2007 basketball campaign with a 45-27 win over rebuilding Alvin.

• Lady Bucs can’t come through in clutch
  Whether it was a free throw from 15 feet or a layup underneath the rim, the Brazoswood Lady Bucs just couldn’t get the ball in the basket Tuesday night when it counted the most.

• Sweeny outplays Manvel in overtime
  An 11-3 run in overtime assured the Sweeny Lady Bulldogs a good start to the basketball season Tuesday night.

• Lady Mustangs advance to region final
  KINGWOOD — The Lady Mustangs are one match away from a second chance at the state tournament with a regional semifinal sweep of Montgomery.

• Santa Fe falls to Brenham
  SPRING — The Lady Indians couldn’t overcome one final challenge in the Class 4A Region III semifinals, falling to the Brenham Cubettes on Tuesday.

• Wait pays off for Clear Creek’s Smith
  LEAGUE CITY — Using what he watched and learned on the field last year, Justin Smith leads Clear Creek’s receiving corp.

• Creek grads making an impact on gridiron
  Clear Creek grad Bruce Davis continued his trek to becoming a possible first round selection in next year’s NFL Draft with another monster game.

• ATHENS ELIMINATES VAN, 3-1

• WINNSBORO EDGES, WARREN, JT, 61-58

• GIRLS HS BASKETBALL: WACO UNIVERSITY 52, R.E. LEE 41

• GIRLS HS BASKETBALL: MOUNT VERNON 55, SULPHUR SPRINGS 30

• GIRLS HS BASKETBALL: T.K. GORMAN 64, HAWKINS 33

• Chad Conine: Fighting to play on Friday nights 

• China Spring takes out Taylor in 5-set thriller 

• Nov. 7 High school basketball results 

• Nov. 7 High school volleyball playoff pairings 

• High school cross country state meet qualifiers 

• 11-07-07  ET Volleyball 

• Lady Huskies dominate A. Cooper - The Hirschi Lady Huskies exploded for 27 points in the second quarter as they opened their season with a 58-30 victory over Abilene Cooper Tuesday night

• Volleyball: McKinney Boyd finishes Red Oak in 4

• Volleyball roundup: Lake Highlands beats Allen

• Plano West supports A&M Consolidated in tennis dispute

• 4 Duncanville girls make commitments

• Hornets ready for hoops (Huntsville)

• New Waverly girls open season with win

• Nac rallies past Lufkin 

• Central Heights routs Laneville in season opener 

• OGDEN: Eventful Friday night in store in District 12-4A 

• Huskies girls edge Cougars in prep-basketball opener
  The message was sent loud and clear Tuesday night.”We’re here, and we shouldn’t be underestimated,” Chapin High School basketball player Hannah Altheide said. 

• Westwood upsets Round Rock

• Wimberley def. Medina Valley

• Bellaire makes a statement on opening night
  The girls basketball season kicked off on Tuesday night for most of the area teams (there were only a handful of games on Monday) and the first thing I learned is that Bellaire is good. Really good. They’re deep -…

• Cy-Fair volleyball ousts Memorial from playoffs

• Dulles overcomes Kingwood in volleyball quarterfinal

• Friendswood sweeps aside Montgomery in semifinal

• BC hosts Foster in last home game
  The Blackcats will close out the regular season on Friday when they host Foster. (Bay City)

• Palacios in same situation as 2006
  The Sharks have just a short jog before they bust open a 42-year playoff absence.

• Cleburne drops season opener  -  Cleburne head coach Mitzi Marquart said after the 58-44 loss to Granbury that her Lady Jackets started the game with jitters and the fact that this was the season opener showed in terms of nerves and conditioning.….more>>  

• Crowley downs Burleson in opener – Crowley’s Megan Dell made school history Tuesday night in a 63-43 win over Burleson in the girls basketball season opener at Burleson High School.

• Déjà Vu  KAUFMAN — It was déjà vu all over again for the Wortham Lady Bulldogs. ….more>>

• Lady Tigers open with 58-41 loss to Everman   -  It was far from the start Laura Walker-Holmes wanted. (Corsicana)

• An ‘I can’ attitude  -  WORTHAM — There is a new attitude at Wortham High School. It is an attitude that is accompanied with a little more confidence, a little more pride and a lot more team.

  Abilene High rallies for volleyball upset

  Bronte sets Plains ablaze, advances to regional semis

  Cooper seniors relishing opportunity (Abilene Cooper football)

  Undersized Wylie outlasts bigger Bulldogs

  Jim Ned blows past AHS  -  The Jim Ned Lady Indians dominated Abilene High both offensively and defensively en route to a 70-39 win in the season opener for both teams Tuesday at Eagle Gym. Full story »

  Dumas, Randall try to advance

  Canyon, Dalhart to collide again

  Bushland, HP to meet for third time

  VB playoffs resume tonight -  The state volleyball playoffs resume tonight for three Henderson County area schools — Athens, Cross Roads and Mabank.

  HS Football Standings (Athens – Henderson County area)

• Alice’s strength is in its experience
  Coyotes return all five starters

• Pregame hype: Dead coyote and field vandalism
  Alice returns favor on the field

• THEIR VIEWPOINT: Alice-HMK game took on a spirited atmosphere
  Fight for playoffs reached an all-time high Friday night

• Premont comes close, but Bishop wins
  Cowboys drop second nail-biter in as many weeks in district 32-2A

• Lady Vikings, Tigers ready to hoop it up (A&M Consol – Bryan)

• Consol’s playoff run meeting big obstacle 

• Brazos Valley’s Top Football Performers 

• Consol’s Friday Football Standouts 

• Bryan’s Thursday Football Standouts 

• Mathis Cubs’ latest star receiver  -  Brenham High School senior Tito Mathis may be fast, but he’s also patient.

• Cubettes set sights on playoffs — After near-misses in last two years, BHS says it’s ready  -  “Not just building a season, we’re building a program.”

• Cubettes face No. 23 Santa Fe in regional semis - The Brenham Cubette volleyball team still isn’t nervous.

• Lady Horns host Eastland in tonight’s season opener
  Sydney Skeen (11) and the Early Lady Horns begin their quest for back-to-back playoff appearances at 6:30 p.m. tonight when they host Eastland in the girls basketball season opener.

• Twins aiming for playoff wins  -  Calallen senior volleyball players and twin sisters Angela and Becky Hook didn’t mind practicing Monday on their 18th birthday — just as long as the celebration extends well into tonight. The birthday girls sure hope their wish comes true tonight …

• Girls basketball: 5 Teams to watch this year  -  The girls high school basketball season tips off this week with several area teams in action Monday and Tuesday. Here are the Caller-Times’ 2007-08 Fab 5 girls high school basketball teams and what to look for from each team this … Read 

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

• Calallen, Refugio still at No. 3  -  Calallen and Refugio kept their spots at No. 3 in the state in the Associated Press poll. Calallen stayed at No. 3 in the Class 4A poll after beating Tuloso-Midway 41-3 and clinching the District 31-4A title on Friday. The …  Read 

• Queens look to experience to lead
  There’s something different about the Queens varsity basketball team.(Del Rio)

• Blazing trails  -  Americas’ returning talent makes it city’s No. 1 team
  Last season was about proving people wrong. For 2007-08, the Americas High School girls basketball players want to prove themselves right. 

• Socorro senior tailback reaches top form after injury
  Socorro High School running back Ricky Flores had to do an unthinkable thing for a senior starter during the first four games of this football season –he had to watch 

• Prep football coaches keep single wing alive
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The cult meets Friday nights.In red and black, its members take a soggy grass stage under bright white lights. 

• Controversy finds its way to big-time prep teams
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Scandal-plagued Hoover High School of MTV fame may be a poster child for prep football gone awry. 

• Lions’ playoff hopes dashed by Kilgore
  KILGORE – Kilgore scored two touchdowns off Henderson turnovers and that was enough as the Bulldogs beat the Lions 31-16 in a District 12-4A contest Friday at R.E. St. John Stadium in Kilgore.

• Mount Enterprise moves step closer to postseason
  MOUNT ENTERPRISE – Xavier Bryant scored on a 2-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter and Mount Enterprise rallied to beat Tenaha 33-24 Friday in a District 20-A contest.

• Carlisle knocked out of contention
  PRICE – Joaquin got the best of a bruised and battered Carlisle team and in the process knocked the Indians out of playoff contention with a 52-15 win Friday.

• West Rusk playoff hopes take hit
  ARP – For the West Rusk Raiders, Friday night’s game versus Arp had monumental influence on how the playoff picture would turn out for District 19-2A.

• Tatum dodges Yellowjackets
  ELYSIAN FIELDS – Quite often, the game does not live up to the hype. Tonight it did.

• Lady Indians eliminated by Yantis
  GLADEWATER – Patience is a virtue. Carlisle found out the hard way Saturday night.

• High school football on the air (Nov. 8-9) 

• Sidelined  -  Following a 61-21 loss to St. Mark’s in Dallas on Oct. 5, sophomore fullback Christian Lane noticed what looked like a bruise behind his left knee. READ MORE 

• Out of the gate: Danika Dale posts double-double in Lady Grey Wolves’ season-opening win
  The Shoemaker Lady Grey Wolves started their 2007-08 season off on the right foot with a 45-32 win against the Kerrville Tivy Lady Antlers Monday night at Shoemaker High School.

• Girls basketball 2007-08: McKinnon, Lady Eagles look to get out of playoff drought  

• No Swan dive; Senior guard ready to breakout  -  Chris Swan hops onto a scorer’s table and wastes no time in drinking from a replenished water bottle. Full Story 

• Mustangs aim for perfect run through 2-5A
  The district championship is in hand. But don’t think the Coronado football team is just going to cruise into the playoffs.

• Lady Pirates hope to continue firsts
  The Lady Pirates earned a state ranking for the first time – they’re currently No. 6 in Class 3A according to the Texas Girls Coaches Association – and they also won their first tournament championship and an outright district title for the first time.

• Late 3-point goals rally Cooper past LHS
  WOODROW – The Cooper girls basketball team sank a pair of 3-point field goals in the final 14.8 seconds to rally past Lubbock High, 54-52, in a season opener for both teams Monday.

• New roster to sport new look (Lakeview)

• Notebook: Win would give DHS solid cap to season (Denton)

• Girls basketball: Experience could pay for Guyer

• Girls basketball: Denton faces tough road after losing key players

• Girls basketball: Ryan aims for berth in Class 4A playoffs

• Volleyball: Guyer set to face Dumas in playoffs

• Lady Tigers host Paris in hoops opener Tuesday (Terrell)

• ‘Cats’ Foreman advances to state meet  -  HUMBLE — Palestine cross country runner Laquadium Foreman advanced to the Class 3A state meet Saturday in Round Rock.   Foreman finished second overall Saturday at the Class 3A-Region III meet in Humble.….more>>  

• Westwood stays focused on playoff picture   -  The Westwood Panthers have done their part up until now to make the playoffs.

• Slocum sends two runners to state  -  HUMBLE — Slocum’s Logan Foster and Otis Lackey qualified for the state cross country meet Saturday.

• Game still important for Panthers
  Just because North Lamar missed the playoffs this season doesn’t make Friday’s game against Sulphur Springs any less meaningful.

• Nov. 6: Area Girls Basketball Roundup (West Texas)

• Nov. 6: Area Football Standings (West Texas